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King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 342, 4 March 1911, Page 5

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1 STOCK SALES. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report: — At Te AwamuUi, on Monday, we ■ had an average yarding of cattle, which nearly all sold at auction or afterwards. Bidding was rather dull, due, no doubt, to the change in the date of the sale. Fat cows made from £5 5s to £6 sb, fat heifers, light £4 15s to £5, 2A to 3 year steers in forward condition £5 17s 6d. store cows £2 13s to £3, 15 to IS month steers £3 IDs to £3 15s, calves 29s to 355. bulls £4 to £5 according to weight, 2 tooth ewes 13s 3d, wethers 13s 6d, pigs, slips 7s 6d to Bs. At Ohaupo, on Tuesday, there was a good demand and brisk competition for all cattle yarded, which realised advanced prices on late sales. A line of 50 2h year heifers in calf made from £4 Gs to £5 7s 6d, 15 to IS month steers £3 14s, 2h year steers £4 31a, fat cows and heifers £4 15s to £5 ISs, IS month heifers been with bull £3 5a to £3 6s, bulls £3 10s co £5 ss, dairy cows in milk £4 to £5 ss.

FEILDING SHEEP FAIR. Messrs Gorton and Son report as follows: —• At the annual Feilding sheep fair there was a very large attendance, buyers being present from all parts of the coast, from Wellington to New Plymouth, and from up the Main Trunk line to Waikato. The total yarding consisted of 28,000 sheep, chiefly breeding ewes, and included a large number of first-class Romney ewes from the flocks of the best known breeders on the coast. Bidding throughout was animated and well sustained, more particularly for the better lines. Mr Arthur Levett's four-year Romney ewes elicited the keenest competition of the day, and topped the market. The finer woolled pen realised 40s, and were knocked down to Mr A. Conway, of Kiwitea, and Mr M. Murphy, of Waitotara took 100 of the stronger woolled sorts at 3Ss 6d, and Mr Oraine gave 29s for 52 of the same class. The first two figures are a record for this class of sheep at a Feilding fair, the previous best price being 33s 6d, realised for Mr W. F. Jacob's ewes in 1905. Only a few pens of lambs and wethers were yarded, and sold at late rates. Taken all over, the 1911 fair must rank as one of the most successful fairs held in these yard, both for quality and prices realised. Quotations: — Eighty 4, 6, and f.f. ewes on account Arthur Smith, 10s 3d; 11 ewes, Joe Gray, 3s 3d; 64 2-tooth ewes, J. Bussel, 153 6d; 71 2 tooth ewes, Henry Cornfoot, 9s 3d; 26 mixed aged sheep, F. J. Dillon, 12s 9d; 229 2 tooth ewes, Henry Cornfoot, 15s 6d; 330 b.f. lambs F. Thompson, 8s 6d; 115 cull mixed lambs, D. IT. McLean, 4s sd; 120 2 tooth ewes, C. A. J. Levett, ISs; 100 mixed age ewes, W. F. Jacob, 17s Id; 150 2 tooth ewes, Adsett Estate, 17s 6d; 162 5 year ewes, A. G. Meyrick, lis 7d; 60 Romney 4 year ewes, C. A. J. Levett, 40s; 48 cull mixed lambs, D. K. McLean, 2s lOd; 33 2 tooth ewes, Don Higgin, 12s 6d; 70 f.rn. ewes, H. P. Lance, lis 3d; 49 2 tooth ewes, do., 16s 7d; 89 2 tooth ewes, do., ISs; 50 4, 6, and f.f.m. ewes (culls), Jno. Northcott, sslod; S3 2 tooth ewes, J. D. Hocking, ISs 7d; 30 4 tooth ewes (culls), D. McLean, 4s id; 91 mixed aged ewes, W. F. G. Levin, 5s 7d; 56 5 year ewes (in conjunction Dalgety and Co.), E. Short, 9s Id; 53 ewes (2 tooths), culls, Jas. McKelvie, 7s 2d; 46 2 tooth up ewes, W. H. Power, 10s 6d; 177 mixed aged ewes, Mrs Musgrove, 9s; 39 2 tooth ewes, Wealleans Bros., 16s; 5 tooth ewes J. Corpe, 16s Id; 103 4 and 5 year ewes (culls) C. A. Leicester, 8s Id; 37 5 and 6 year ewes W. Reid and Son, 14s; 83 4 year ewes, J. H. Waugh, senr., 10s 6d; 62 2 tooth ewes, Mrs M. M. Perry, 14s 4d; 90 f.m. ewes, J. D. Hocking, 12s: 450 4 year ewes, Wilson 8r03., 13s 4d; 100 4 year Romney ewes, C. A. J. Levett, 29s : 127 2 tooth ewes, M. A. Conway, 14s 9d; 201 2 tooth ewes, VV. F. Levin, 123 4d; 110 2 tooth ewes, Don Higgin, 16s Id; 100 5 vear ewes (in conjunction Dalgety and Co.), E. Short, 13s Id; 230 do., do., do.. 13s; 30 mixed aged ewes, T. R. Willis, 14s 3d; 110 2 tooth ewes, Arthur Smith, 9s 6d; 150 2 tooth ewes, Jas. McKelvie, 12a 6d; 216 do., do., 10s 6d; 115 4, 6, and f.f.m. ewes, Jno. Northcroft, 9s lid; 200 do. do., 9s 7d; 370 4 and 5 year ewes, J. R. McLennan, 12s 7d; 520 do., do., 12s 9d; 150 2 tooth ewes, Wilson Bros., 17s 2d; 205 aged ewes, Adsett Estate, lis; 120 6 tooth Romney ewes, J. Corpe, 16s; 234 2 tooth ewes, Cornfoot and Hogg, 14s 6d; 133 6 tooth to f.m. ewes, W. Reid and Son, 10s Id; 100 5 year ewes (in conjunction with Dalgety and Co.), E. Short, 20s 7d; 179 2 tooth ewes, T. B. Pedaie, 13s lid; 118 4 year Romney ewes, J. Corpe 13s lOd; 60 6 year ewes (in conjunction with Dalgety and Co.) E. Short, 14s; 144 f.f.m. ewes A. Waugh, 7s 9d; 161 4 year ewes, R. Shortall, 10s 9s; 354, 4 and 5 year ewes, G'. A. Leicester, 12s 2d; 156 2 tooth ewes, R. L. Levin, 15s Id; 152 2 tooth wethers, Mrs M. M. Perry, 12s 3d. NEWTON KING'S REPORT, By Telegraph.--Special to "Chronicle." New Plymouth, Last Night. At Pohokura on Monday I held my annual sheep fair, when there was a large entry and a fair amount of business done at the following prices:—• Shorn lambs 6s Id to 6s Bd, cull do. Is 7d to 2s 3d, 2 to 4 tooth ewes 14s, do. small 10s Sd, 6 tooth do. lis 6d, 6 tooth to f.m. do. 7s lOd to 9s sd, f.m. ewes 5s 6d to 8s sd, old ewes 2s 9d to 3s 4d, 2 tooth wethers 7s 2d to 11a lOd, 2 tooth Lincoln rams 2$ to 3gs., I and 6 tooth uo. 1; to 2g3., f.m. do. A- to l.vgs. At Stoney River on the same day I held my annual weaner fair when

there was a large attendance of buyers and a good class of weaners was yarded, the demand for which was better than of late and everything sold at advanced rates. Mixed weaners made 23s to 335, wearier heifers 29s to 29s Gd, do. Jersey strain £2 10s to £3 2s, weaner steers 30s 6d to 445. J At Rahotu on Tuesday there was only a fair yarding, young cattle being well competed for and nearly everything was sold at the hammer. Small weaners made 10s to 19s (id, good sorts 35s Gd, barren heifers £4 4s Gd, store cows £3 5s to £3 9s (id, old do. £2 9s, forward cows £4 5s to £4 13s 6d, fat cows £4 16s Gd to £5 2s 6d. heavy bulls £4 17s to £6 16s, bulls £2 15s to £3. At Toko on Wednesady I held a cattle and weaner fair. Mixed weaners made 23s to 533, weaner heifer 3 29s Gd to 40s, weaner steers 26s to 2Ss, store cows £2 63 to £3 3s fid, forward do. £4 to £4 2s, 3 year bullocks £5 os, bulls £4 0s 6d. At Urenui supplementary sheep fair on the same day sheep came forward largely in excess of advertised numbers, about 10,000 being penned. There was a good attendance of buyers, but bidding for old sheep was rather quiet, though a good number were sold at slightly reduced prices. Young sheep were in good demand and about held their own with the exception of lambs for which there was little enquiry. Shorn lambs made 5s to 7s 9d, 2 tooth ewes 12s Id to 15s 6d, 4 tooth do. 15s, 6 tooth to ! f.m. do. 9s 6d to 10s, f.m. do. 4s 6d to 6s Id, culls do. 3s 6d to 3s 9d, 2 tooth wethers Ss 2d to 12s, 4 and 6 : tooth wethers 13s 6d, do. forward j condition 15s Id, 2 tooth Lincoln rams j | to 2| gs., English Leicester rams | 2igs., Romney rams 3 to sgs., Border ; Leicesters 3£gs. j At Waiwakaiho on Thursday wean- j ers made 26s 6d to 355, steers £2 8s j 6d, heifers r.w.b. £3 14s to £3 18s, springing heifers £5 15s, store cows £2 14s to £3 Is, 5 forward cows £4 83 j to £4 14s, fat heifers £5 Is, 3 year | fat bullocks £7 10s, working bullocks j £l4 15s per pair, heavy bulls 5 to £6 i 7s 6d, ordinary do. £2 6s to £3, old I workers £3 17s to £5 10s.