COMMERCIAL.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 382, 29 July 1911, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

- -- --<- - - - The Farmers Go-operative Company report:--At Matamata on July VJt'h, we had an entry of (iSt) cattle and :".!:!'.• sheep; for all classes of stock there was a keen demand, and with the exception of a few dairy cows the whole yarding was sold under the hammer. Prime fat ewes 17s 7d, fat we(h< ;s 17s, fat hoggets lis thi. aged ewes in lamb i)n Id to lis, small store wethers Ss (id to lis fi (1, small hoggets 'Js 7d, sound mouth closo woolled ewes in lamb i:'s, good framed crosshed ewes in lamb lis .'id to 159 I'd, fresh empty ewes Ss od, small 2 tooth ewes m land) I If, fat cows and heifers Xa to X 7 'Js fid, small fat steers, off turnips X(i Is, fresh empty cows f/A fis to XJ H'?, store o year steers Xa -is. 2k year steers XI 1 Is, empty heifers about 2 months Xo !*s to XJ Us, choice calves £2 lbs 1,0X2 IDs, good sorts XI Ss to X2 v hs, small XI IDs to XI 1 as. bent dairy cows and heifers XX to XT L r is, best" backward sorts Xa to Xa Ifis, cull cows XH IDs to XL

At Ohaupn, on Tuesday. "..Vird, we had an entry of .Sfi::; 1 , sin c ' and ■i. r . cattle. The sheep consisted of apnioximately 1500 store and for waul wethers. .1000 hoggets. '.'.000 ewe* in lamb. Buyers for boggei.s and wethers were plentiful, but the sale was a dragging one and no one seemed keen to operate. However, must, of this class of sheep found buyers, '1 tooth ewes and good framed ■!<;, and S tooth ewes were required, but aged ow< s were dull of sale and only the low price which owners seemed ngrernblo to take enabled us to sell what, few changed hands. A Hog.'! her CM2 sheep were sold, 1 :>!*<> were panned, the latter being roughly (,U(! hoggets and N<M) ewes in lnm!\ aged fat. ewes Lis, prime fat, wethers :'os ;>d, forward and well grown "tooth wethers I•' h (>d, small but. fresh '.' tooth wet.heis ;\j ve-ry bark war,s longwool wethers' les. small close woolbd

wethers Ss In, medium iuuM.s I'm <*<! (0 KIH .'td, host, shorn hoggets :t '' <fl (o Ids Ud, medium sorts Ss to <k\ cull hoggets >'3 l' l l ' ; ' ; •"•''• really choice 2 tooth ewes in lamb 17.- The to V. 1 Ss lOii, good framed :.' •!, !i and S tooth ewes 15s 2d to Ids lit. aged cr..sshn d ewes fls Gfl to l 1 Id, full mouth close woolled owes in lamb V- ('-.). The cattle entry consisted ( - !i n- {!>■ <d yeailings :iihi dairy cows, for the form, r there was :i keen demand, hen port, making X2 Is to .!'.:■: ds. medium sorfn £2 2s to £2 Ids, fat cow:- .;.'<} 10% dairy cows ami heifers .''.'> ids to £r» las."