Waikato Stock Sales.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 372, 24 July 1908, Page 2

Waikato Stock Sales.

NKVV ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.’S REPORT. On Tuesday at ourOhaupo aal<i we yarded 370 cattle, principally calve® and 18-montha months to 2 year-old ateers. Thu advanoed prices for young cattle of the last two weeki ruled throughout, only one pen of oalywi tailing to reach the owner’s reserve at the hammer. Eighteen month® to 2-yr-old »teers realised from £i 12b to £8 9s (aonrdtag to size and condition) - yearling steer* £2 4e to £3 8s: strong good calves, £1 13® to £2 1® ; others, £1 6® to £1 7s 6d ; Sj-yr-old steer®, £4 5s ; store cows. £1 16s to £2 2s, Seven hundred and thirty sheep were penned and all sold ; 2-tooth, wether* end ewes realised 12s 2d ; shorn hogreta, 8® Id ; culled hogget®, 4e Id, THE FARMERS' 00-OPERATCVK AUCIONEERING CO.’S REPORT. We held our annual dairy eale last Thursday. About 380 cows and heifer* were yarded, There was a good attendance and a good demand for young cow* and heifers to oaive early. Cows in milk, £6 St te £6 17s 6d ; to calve, £5 10a to £7 6® far th® beet; other®, £1 te £5 : backward cow*, £3 to £3l7s 6d; choice heifet*, £5 IS® <d to £7 10s; others, £4 to £5. At Hamilton, on Thursday, we yarded 200 head of cattle and 400 sheep, Fat wether*, 16b to 17s ; fat ewes, 14e; fat hogget®. 10b 4d to 13a 6d. Heavy fat cow, £7 12® 6d’ other*, £5 7s 3d to £6. SJ-yr-eteere, M Jewing sfaen; 80s 6d ; mixed calve®, 30s ; younger calve®, 18 month® and two-year empty heifer®, L2 5b to L 3; freeh-conditioned oow®, L 3 to LI 16s. At Cambridge on Friday last we yarded 300 head of cattle and 200 sheep. There was a good attendance and ruling prices were maintained. F.t steers, L 7 ISe ; fat cow* and heifam, Lo 10b to L 6 15® • store cow®. ST® te L2 H®; 18- months and >.yew ■teers, L 3 te to L 3 13s ; backward oonditioned 15 and 18-mouths steers, LS to L2 ; heifer., 23, to ST, ; 2l, to 31, : fMbogiets. into 11, M; rtoraa, la «d : CJW, ud olam to profit. L 6 10a t« LS Sfl ; other hotter,, Lt 12, lid to LS 5, ■ huexward cowl, L 3.