Waikato Stock Sales.

Kawhia Settler and Raglan Advertiser, Volume IV, Issue 405, 12 March 1909, Page 2

Waikato Stock Sales.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN & MERCANTILE 0 AGENCY CO.’S REPORT.

We held our second sheep fair at Ohanpo last Wednesday, and have to report a very succeasful sale. There was a large attendance and bidding was brink throughout. We yarde 1 19.500 sheep, comprising 4500 lambs, 12,037 ewes, 2450 wethers and 300 rams, and with tho exception of 1600 sheep all were sold. We quote : Fat and forward ’ imbe, 9s 2d to|Hs ; less conditioned lamb?, 7s to 8« lid ; store lambs, 5s Od to 6e 7d choice 2-tooth ewes, 14s 6d to 17s ; smaller shi-ip, 12s 5d to 13s lOd ; choice 4 and 6tooth eves, 15a 6d to 17s Id ; others, l.is 3d to I3e fid sound full mouth ewes, 10s 3d to 12® 6d ; fa’ling month, 7s 3d to Os 8d ; old ewee, Is 6d to 6s ; fat wethers, 12s lid ; 2tcoth wethers, 10s 2d to Ils 5d ; smaller; beep, 8s Id ta ys lud ; 4-tooth wethers, 10s , tidtolUGd; 2-tooth Shropshire rams, 2; ; gns : 2-tootb English Leicester,*2gns to 2:5 j ant: 2-tooth Romney iijgns to 4gas ; 2 I tooth l.iuoo'ne, 3Jgns to igns: 4-tooth Lin- j coins, IJgns : old rams, 2« Sd to 21s. •At Morriuswilte on Friday 6th inst. wo j had a yarding of 2616 str-fp and 430 cattle, i Prices showed a decline. Good 2-tooth ■ ewes, made fjom Ils to 1.6® 3d : smaller > framed and black 2-tooths, 10= 3 I to Ils 3d ; ' fat lambs, 13s Id ; store lamb.?, 6s !d to 9s ( 2d ; 2 and 4-tooth ewes (mixe I), 15s; sound • mouth ewes, 10s 2d to 12s ; aged ewe- ' (gummy and shaky months}, 3s to 4s Pd : ! aged ewea (fair to shaky),6a to 9s : English j Leicester rams, 1| to 2gns; aged Romney rams, 10s to las; fat heifers and cows, ’ 10s to £4; ‘.mall fat steers, £5 to £5 16s : i 24 to 3-yr-old steers, £3 17s 61 to £1 8j; 2- , yr-old steer?, £3 to £3 l?g : steers £2 5s to £, J 7s 6d; 15-mos steers, £2 . good c sires, 24s 'sd to 30s ; !8-mo3, heifers, £1 5? ; to £.l 7s « 1.

We held our usual monthly sale at Cambridge fest Friday. I nere was only a moderate yarding and bidding was dull. Pat and forwari bullocks. £5 to‘£7 I« ; Bnnllef steers, £5 2s 6d to £5 9s ; fat heifers, £4 4 : ; fresh empty cows, £i 16s to £3 los mos steers, £2 Its 5d to £2 19s , yearlL;gs, £2 to £2 4s ; store limbs, 6s; cn’.l ewea. G» 9d, Pigs: Porkers, 24s 6d ; slips, 8’ to 15s,