STOCK SALES.

Matamata Record, Volume III, Issue 154, 16 October 1919, Page 3

STOCK SALES.

MOERINBVILLIi^^ —L —''ktTPffoneering Co.’s --•A&oiTinßvillo sale on Friday was one of the largest yardings that has been koto for a considerable time; a total of 960 cattle bein" penned. A large number of outside buyers were m attendance and buyers from Thames Valley and Gisborne were operating. .Beef sold freely prices being equal to Westfield. There was an advance in yearlings, about £1 a it is noteworthy that some -bigger prices than 2 year olds. There was a good demand for 'Stores, and sheep sold well. A lot of poor quality animals were yarded in the dairies, and in consequence prices suffered. For any thing good there-was a keen demand, And big money wns realised. Prices : Beef. A pen of fat steers offered by Mr b. A. Pollen sold at £2l lOs ; 4 beasts offered -by Mr J. Clulow sold dt '£22 lOs ; others £ls 10s to £lB 4s ; a line by Mr\Y. Dickie were sold for £2O ss. 1’ at cows, prime, from the Mnukoro estate, £lB lis 6d to £22; lighter cows £lO 10s to £ls 10s; a line of 200 well-grown steers in poor condition from North Auckland were sold at prices ranging from £l2 2s 6d to £l3 10s; 2-year-old steers, good quality, £9 8s 6d to £9 3s; poorer sorts £6 18s to £7 6d ; yearling steers, extra good, £6 6s to £7 7s : ordinary quality £4 4s to £5 10s; poorer sorts 30s to £2 JOs; 2-year-old heifers £6 (is to £7 5s ; •p, line of fine yearling heifers offered by Motion Bros., £7 17s 6d; others £4 15s fci £6 7s ; poorer sorts £2 10s to £2 lis 6d. Dairy cattle-Choico dairy _cows £2O to £2B; medium, £l6 to £l7 10; others £l2 10s to £l3; heifers £l3 10s to £1(5; others £7 10s to £9 10s. Sheep ; FAt, mixed sexes, £2 to £ 29s ; fat owes 425; fat wethers 39s 9d ; fat hoggets £2 12s; fresh store hoggets 24s 6d; stove ewes 12s 6d to 21s 6d. Pigs, porkers, £4 Is to £4 11s; slips £2 14s ; weaners 37s to 435. MORRINSVILLE HORSE SALE. About 200 horses were entered at the Farmers’ Auctioneering Co.’s horse sale on Tuesday. There was a great difference between the prices realised at the sale and war prices. All classes of animals sold well, and the prices were a great deal higher than at last year’s sale. It was very noticeable that the number of horses passed was comparatively few.. Heavy draughts sold up to £42. Spring cart sorts were in strong demand and sold at from £22 to £32. Hacks found owners at from £i4 to £lB, one particularly line hack brought £2B. There was little en(iuiry for weedy sorts and prices were low. J HAMILTON The yarding of beef and fat sheep was small, but keenly competed (or. The yarding of young cattle was good and practically the whole yarding changed hand. Prices— Heavy fat cows £l7 10s to £2O, lighter £l3 10s to £l3 2s 6d, fresh cows £B, stores £5 17s Cd to £6 Is, good yearling steers £4 17s 6d to £5 10s, others £2 16s to £3 15s, good heifers £5 lls to £6 16s, others £2 8s to £3 7s 6d. prime fat ewes £2 5s to £2 9s 6d, fat ho»nrets 30s 6d to 325, fresh ewes 27s 6d, owes and lambs 37s 6d, store ewes 21s, heavy baconers £6 8s to £7 10s, porkers £4 9s to £5 10s, slips £2 to £2 17s, yveaners 26s to 36s