Waikato Stock Sales.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 311, 10 May 1907, Page 2

Waikato Stock Sales.

MESSRS M'NICOL & CO.’S REPORT. At Waihou, on Ztfth, we bad a yarding of 607 head of cattle, and marie practically a clearance of the lot at slightly bettor prices than chose ruling at Waikato late markete. Prime fat eteere, £7 15s to £8 10e; small fat steer*, £6 2a to £6 6s; well fattened cows and heifers, £.j to £5 15s; aged fat cows, £4 to £1 10s; light fat heifers, £4 to £4 10s; heavy fat calves, 32? 6d to 4O»; store COWS, 85a to 455; fresh cows. £2 10s to £3; freak conditioned 3|-year-old steers, £6; well-bred 2$ year ste-rs, £3 10s to £3 15 B ; 8-year-old steers, £4 6s to £4 15s. 15 t > 1«-

monthe eteero, 85s to 42s 6d; *|-Tear-old dairy heifers in calf, £.l 15s to £3; yearli ; and 15-months heifers, 20s to 30s; extra gu ii calves, 20s to 255; fair calves, 15s to 17s fid; smaller sorts, 12s to 14s; fa 1 ; ewes, 15s 6d to Us 6d;.fat withers. 325; store weth. rs, 14s; store ewes, 9s to Us; fat lambs, 13s 6d; store lambs, n S; weane’- pigs, ss, At Ohatxpo on Tuesday, 30th April, we had a yarding of 200 head of catt.’e and 2800 sheep. I’be cattle were nearly all dis posed of, bat prices were low and uuuh the same a? those ruling lately. Forward 3$ old steers, £5 6s; well-bred .‘-yfar-oid steers, 8s to £4 10s; 2-year-o I steers, £2 10e to £3 ss; 2-year-old heifers, £2 2a tO-£2 7s 6d; f'tsh empty c WB, £2 12s; 18 months heifers, 30s to 35s ; good calves, 2 3 to 255; 1970 2 ant 4-tvoth wethers, from BZariori (inland Patea). made irota 13s 6d t 17s 3d ; woolly store limbs, 7s 6d to Ils 3d, according to co ndiSi n.

At Cambridge, on May 3rd, we had a yarding of 150 heed of cattle Agtd fat oowr, £3 to £4 103; fat heifers, £ , £5 3--to £5 ss; calves, 15« to 20s; 2i-yeur 01-l steers, Li 2s 6J ; weaner pigs, 6s fid to 9e 6d ; fat sheep, 16s 6d. NX LOAN A MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.’S REPORT. On Wednesday, at Matamato, we had a good yarding of ca'tle B- ek ijn ruled through for all cluf-s 3, everything being so’d at the hammer or afterwards, ex cepting one pen of fat calve* a id a few aged store cows. Good 24-year-cl steers realised from £3 15a to XI 3s fid; ‘ <s-mouths oteers. £2 7s to £2 12s 6d : yearling to ldmonths* heifers, £1 13s to JSI 17*; good calves, 18s to £1 2s 6«i; others 12a 6 I to 14s; fat cows and heifers, 45s to 57s 6d ; 3 end 4-year-old bulla, £‘i 5 to £l. A Urge raam bar of dairy cows were offered, due to calve in two or three months’ time. >!<Ht of them realis-d from £3 12s Gd to £4 7s 6d, Cows at point or near calving, £4 to £5 7s 6d. A medium, draught d- ire and foal, £l7 ; harness mare, £9 12a Gd ; useful hack. £8 10a,£ On Thursday, May 7th, at Hamilton, we had au average number of cattle. Aboat 70 fat stt irs and heifers aold much better than at rt»nt sal ■ Ugat weight steers lealieed from £6 15a to £7 17a 6d; fat heifers and young cows, £4 7a Gd to £5 10s ; . ged cows, £3 10s to £4 123 6d ; 2 j-year-old steers, £3 18s; IS-months’ steers, £2 7a 13 £2 12s 6d; good calves, 17s to £1 3s ; springing baiters near profit, £i 5-< to L 5, At Te Awamutu on Satt day. May 4th, we had a lull y rding of c ttle and a large attendance. Goode re isedfrom 18s , Lite; others, 14i 6d; 18-mjn'hs’steers, L2 St to L2 83; yearlings to 18-months heifers, LI 13s to L2; store cowa, L2 5s to L 3 13s 6d; fat cows an I heifers, L 4 10? to LI 17s 6d ; fat sheep, 15s. A large number of pigs sold well. Good weanera. 8s 6d to 13s ; small pigs, 3? 6d to 5s 6d -. porkers 16a to Ll is. A useful horse, buggy and harnaaa L 33 Ibe; cob, Ll sa. A lot of farm produce, poultry, etc., at usual rates.