STOCK SALES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 71, 28 February 1908, Page 2

STOCK SALES.

The 'Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Ltd., report us follows : -

At Tc Kuiti (Mi Feb. 19 we yarded 525 cattle and 2000 sheep. The yarding was not as large as we expected the continuous dry weather n.. deulu keeping some of (he stock baa'!;. There was a good demand for cattle and prices ruled about the same as YVaikato ps-iees. We quote, * and 3'i-year steers £.\ > Is to £5 ,v- ; 2 and 2 1 2-year steers £3 Xs to £.l ; i«S-month steers, £2 to£2 I2s (id; really good calves, 10s 6d to 25s 6d. Fa I ewes. I2s; fat and forward lambs Os to 10-. cull ewes 2s to 5s ; Romney rams i',}. The furniture sold on account of Mr F. R. Gibson soid readily, and made good prices. At Morrinsville 011 Friday we had onlv a small of cattle, ISO head and 180b sheep. There was a good attendance. Fat steers made £S : calves, qs ; choice 2-b l oth ewes, iSs ; 2-tooth Wethers, ISs M j bu cows and heifers. £3 ns to £S 12s ; fat wethers. Iy- Od to i; ; s ; fuil-nKMitlied ewes, Ns od to 10s Qd ; 4 and (Mootli ewes, 13s io ISs 3d : shorn lambs, bs to ;s id ; woolly iambs, /s lid. 1

The New Zealand I-nan ami Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows :-■- On Thursday at our lLnmlfou sale only a small musterofealtle and sheep came foj ward. Seventy fat cows and heifers soid really well. Ueilers realised from £4 l"ss. to £> 7^. f> d". cows, £.j igs to £<; ;s, ap.cd cows, £2 10s to £,; I2s6d, fat ewes. I ?s. dairy cows. 1..\ JQs to £s 15s. 3-year-old steers £s '/*. A hiryc entj-y of PVZ* !-?)'d at satisfactory prices store pi.us J>is lu £1 3s, slips 14s to lbs 6d, weanciv <-> a[o <)s. Useful ponies, £3 10 to £3,