STOCK SALES.

King Country Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 94, 7 August 1908, Page 2

STOCK SALES.

The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Company, Limited, report as follows :•

We held a sale of Messrs. Ryburn Bros.' dairy herd oil their farm, Paterangi. on Wednesday. There was a good attendance, and although the herd was a. particularly good one. prices were not quite so high as some of the sales we have held this season. The henl of seven cows averaged £(> IPs ; the best cows making from Cy up to i'lo 5s : bailers in calf. L'S to £6 ss ; heifers noi so forward. £3 to £4 2s (xi : yeatings. £- M- sows, £3 2s 6d to £4 2s (\i : wearers. I 2s. At Hamilton on Thursday wc yarded 375 head oi cattle and 400 sheep. Fat sKvrs, £8 7s to £9; lighter sorts. ;»s : fat cows and heifers, £5 2s od to j.; 15s: forward steers £0; forward cows and heifers, £3 IPs to £3 pk : pS-months steers, £.l to £3 4s : yea lings £2 os ; •.•.ood calves, .vis to ;rsod : iS-njonllis heifers £2 8s: store rows. 12 i> to £3 4s ; springing cows irom la— MeC.nvrn, £0 to £8 5 s : hciiers from 'Tut clients £5 i." !-/ Mr those cli --r 10 prolil; others, £3 to C; 2s eg : .001! cows, £3 to £3 10: fat sheep, 20s ; forward wethers, 15s: fat hoggots, 10s ; for forward ewes, i ;s ; wcaner pigs, 13s; sows, £3 ss. We held a cle.uing sale at Koromatua last Friday on account of Jas. Chocqueel am! have to report a successful sale. Pairv cows, £5 to £8 IPs ; older and backward cows, £2 tii £.J ; farm horses, £2l to £26; ioal by Royal Hem. L~ ; sows, £4 Iss; boar. £2 2s : wagoig .120 : and sundries making the usual 'price.