Waikato Stock Salas.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 341, 6 December 1907, Page 2

Waikato Stock Salas.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.’S BEPOBT. On Tuesday, 19th inst, wo. held our Ohaupo spring cattle fair and second bull •ale and odered ever 109 bulte of all ages and 2,100 head of store cattle of all classes. Generally competition for bulls was not brisk, excepting for well grown two-yr-olds, which class realised from 5$ to 11J gna ; 12 to 18-months bulls, £3 3s to L 4 10s. Forward bullocks and 2-vr-old -teers elicited good competition,but low conditioned 3-yr steers were rather dull of site. Forward 3j to 4-yr steers made from £1 Ss to JS7 Ils; fresh 3-yra, £5 15s to £6 12s 6d; 2-yr steers £3 5s to £4 10s; yearlings to 18-montbs steer*, 42 4s to £2 18s j mixed yearlings, £1 16a 6d to £2 2e ; fresh cows, £2 17e 6d to £3 12e; store cows, £2 4s to £2 158 , fat cows and heifers, £5 5a to £6 l’)e; qrvet empty 2-yr-oid heifers, £2 Ils to j£3 2s; cows and calves, £2 17« 6d to £3 10a.

On Friday, 22nd November, we held our spring cattle sale at Ngaraawahia, and or er 1200 head of all cl-wses cam; forward, necessitating a second yarding Competiou throughout was inclined to be dull and prices lower than recent Rales. Fresh 3 and 9} year steers realised from £6 12b 6d to £6 8s ; ?i-yr steers, £3 18s to £4 15a ; 2-yr-old steers £3 6s to £3 12# 6d ; 12 to 18-months •S-ws, £2 Is to £2 toa; mixed yearlings, £1 IBs 61 to £2 «•; this seasju’s selves l 's to 17e; quiet 2-yr empty heifer’, £3 Ila to £1 3s.

THE FARMERS CO-OPERATIYhi AUC- : IO NEE RING CO.’S REPORT. At our Morrinsvilie sale on Friday we 25i) head of cattle, the majority being sold at auction pri es ruling about the same as iate quotations. Forty three beef penned w«re required ; fat steers, L 8 1 6a 6d to L 9 10a : fat cows and heifers, L 5 2s 6d to L 6 ; 2 and 2 J-yr steers, L 4 4s to L 4 16a ;18 to 20 months steers, L 3 7s to L 3 15h ; yearlings to 15 months steers, L2 12s <»d ; calvt s, 17« (Jd to 85s ; empty baiters, 18 m"ntba, L2 8m to L2 l‘"«; yearlings, 3<s 6d to L2 2s ; bulls 1,3 7r 6d to 5 guineas ; springing cows, L 9 2s 6d ; ». ringing h"ifere, I*4 7s 6d to L 5 ; 240 store sheep penned were wanted : fat wether, 21s 4d j ewes, 16s fid to IPs 6d.