STOCK SALES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume I, Issue 28, 3 May 1907, Page 2

STOCK SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile .Agency Co., Limited, report as follows : On Tuesday last we yarded over 300 head of cattle. There was a good attendance, but competition was dull at the hammer, 110 doubt owing 1 to the turnip crops in many eases being a failure. With the exception of a few 2 1 7-year-old steers, and a few forward bullocks, all were sold before leaving'the yards at the low values I'll ling' at recent sales. St ion;', calves sold at from K>s to 20s, is to lfimonth steers £2 .-js to £2 7s (>d, 2 and 2 1 .1-year steers .1'.,:; 10s 6d fo .(.3 ; s , 3year steers £,j ss to £3 Is, fresh-con-ditioned cows and heifers £2 10s to £2 l/s 6d. The 2700 ewes from Kangitikei, though looking lired after the. journey here, were a good line and all sold excepting I(>t) aged ewes, but at a considerate reduction in price e >inpared with oni sale of the 0(1) i.ist. I 300 lariiy-framcd ,j-year ewes realised l,js<jdlo I ;,s <kl, I nil- inou I lied I3 s 6d to 16s. 1000 sheep and lambs from local sellers sold at the following' pries : ,|(>o shorn lambs, Ms Kid, island forward woolly lambs ()s 6d to I2s 0.1, eull luinbs 3s Oil, |'n| ;md forv> ird ewes I Is o<l to 1(1:,, On Wednesday and I hursday, 2,jth and 23111 A pril. 'we held our annual autumn ( )haupo h< use fair and during' the two days offered 380 broken

< 1 ran;h( ;m<! light horses, ;ind 11nbroken draughts and light colls. A large attendance of I)ut• r:. was present from i'almcrston North, i r it-I<li11; A nek land, 'IV k'uiti, Kawhia, Raglan, Paeroa, and all pai'ls of YVaikato. Competition was brisk throughout for all really sound horses of ;my class, and with the exception of a I'cvv aged draughts, and fi inferior hacks, everything was sold al pi iocs equal, and in many cases al higher values than at Ihe spring sale;;. The entry of active and heavy draughts was better than at any previous Ohanpo sale, and a credit to the surrounding districts. Heavy draughts realised from £,|S I" £SO (the latter price for a gelding bred and owned by Messrs Seolt Hros.,ol Marshnu'adows Estate), active draught mares and geldings £,v| tos (o unbroken medium draughts iVH to £,jo, light 11a 1 uess sorts £ls to 1.,!.; lOs, light hack colts i"7 'os (o £l.?, upstanding g<>l >d hacks and hunters £:.!(> Ss to .jo guineas (the latter price for a gelding by "Nestor," bred and owned bv Mi' I''. McCovern ol"IV A\vamillu), u; c(ill hacks £1 ,| IDS to £|o, good cobs £lO IDs to £ 1 (), ,!',ood buggy horses and li.",ht harness soils £l<> lo £;.:], useful harness sorts £<S los to £llist fill cobs and ponies £5 ;;s to £lO. small ponies £l J-Js to £2 ?ss, children:;" ponies £j lf,'s to £7, gig and harness £ 12, conches and light' waggons £<S 10s to £i 1, n |o| of waggon and coacl) harness £l los to £2 7s (id per set.