Waikato Stock Sales.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 396, 22 January 1909, Page 3

Waikato Stock Sales.

NBW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE AGENCY CO.’S REPORT.

At Ohaupo on Tuesday we yarded over 400 head of oattie. amongst them being 280 calvee. There was a good attendance of buyers, and all Bold readily at the hammer. Three year old eteers made £5 to £5 16s; 2 to 8J year do., £3 9a to £3 lie ; IS months •teem, £2 10» to £3 ; 18 months old heifers, £1 J 5 to £3 5e ; well done calves, £1 4e to £1 6b ; empty store cows, £2 2b to £2 17s; fat eons, £4 7b fid to £5 6e ; cows in fresh condition. £3 5s to £3 12s 6d ; dairy cows in milk, £3 to £4 10b. At Hamilton on Thursday we penned 9 beef, 643 fat and store sheep, 70 store cattle, also pigs. Small fat steers made np to L 6 15s; fat beifera, good quality, L 5 7s Sd to L 5 8s ; fat cowe, L 4 6s to L 5 5*,grown steers, L 6 ; 18 months to 2 year old steers, 1.2 15s to L 3 7s 6d; 2 year old steers. L 8 17s; 18 months old heifara, L2 Is to L2 6s; calves, LI 2s to LI 3s ; store cows, LI He to L 3 10s; do. in fresh ondition, LO 6« to L 3 IBs. Sheep : Fat ewes, 10b to Ila ; store do., 6s to fis fid; fat lambs, 10s 6d ; store do., 5s Be. Pigs: Slips. LI Is; weaners, 12a to 14s 6d.

At Ngaruawahia on Friday wc had a good yarding of well-bred oattlo. and these being wanted by several buyers, all sold under keen competition at must satisfactory prices. A line of 60 3J year old steers from Waingaro realised from L 5 10s to L 6; 2to 2| year steers, L 3 17e to L 8 19e ; IS months steers, L2 12s to TJI 4a ; 18 months beifera, LI 17s to L2; best calveo, LI Is to Ll 8s; ordinary, 16s to 19s; empty store cows, 1.2 to L2 10s; fat cows and beifois, H 7s 6d to L 4 12s fid ; fat ewes in wool, I ls.

We held a sale at Pirongia on Saturday, bat owing to the buiy season, less tuan the usual number of cattie came forward These ware required by the buyers present, and al) changed hands at prices ruling at lute sai-jti. Small fat heifers made L 4 10s ; store cows, L2 to L2 16s ; 18 months old steers, R2 10? to L2 18b; best calves, Ll to LL ss; ordinary, 15s to 18a; forward wethers, lie fid to I2b 9d,