Karere Stock Sale.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 133, 15 November 1884, Page 2

Karere Stock Sale.

Mr Snelson may he congratulated on the success which attended his in- ! nugunxl stock sale at Karjare yoster- : day. The weather was. favourable, : though m consequence of the being up some of the atocfc catalogued viz., forward bullooks, could not be got to the sale. For these there were several buyers, who had to submit to disappointment. No blame attached to anyone m this respect, as had the state of the river permitted, the cattle "would l have^been m "the "yavtfs. r The attendance of purchasers was good; there being present repreise.ntatiyes •wm-mnh^^^ Mesys Ball, of Kangitikei, -anA MefJiepdT 4fter: the at nv^w the) train, a number of those who came to the .<sale,swere'takea to-Mr S.ly's hoise, m his express, which was m waiting' at the statioa.- Having partaksn of some refreshments supplied m Mr Sly*s proverbially hospitable ] style, . those .- present adjoorned to thje *&ale Lyards. ' The condition of all -tlfei stock yarded, but more particularly of thtr Herefordsj was greatly admired, being simply, TSuchy re narks '.'am' /* What a . pictui-e," "Pi»t model '.'.J&Q.-&C, might have.De^nffi^ quently heard m referenoe t ) the Merefo^dsifgr w ; hich there ( was good, inquiry, and the bidding spiriteel. FbV the remainder of the female ntockr •however,' this could not be said. One Hereford cow fetched as high as £12. The auctioneer, before commencing the sale, "addressed . a few words' to those , present, sayjng ... . thatj the 'inaugural s4lewa^ J a business v4n^u,re. ; on Litu part, which he hoped would result m Benefit to the district aud. all parties, . himself, mcludedj. jr He j hbj)ed itikt all^ fftfcure sites at the Karere yards would prove as Successful as the inaugural one promised to ,He waa glad to. see, res|entapf'.i).uyers_',from the adliacent distvicts,'and even from remote localities,* as such showed that cattle jjre m. demand, and that stock from Man*- i! fwatu- at,y m■> good : ; repn te». He; then I pfoceected with tie sale "which lasted till afternoon, was well advanced. This J v|reathet became showery towards evening, apd that combined witlh they lateness of the hour induced thi bidding foi horse stock,' &e,, towards end pt the sale to somewhat fall jaway. On the whole the sale may be s&id to have " been a complete success] the yards being well filled, the attendance of buyers numerous^ and the bid-, ding. generally speaking satisfaictoVy.' The following aye some of the prices realized : — Hereford icatthv Yearling heifers, £2 5a to £2 12s"6d ; 2i-year-oldheifei-s* £4,lQs to JBS 2^.^d; cows, £ll2>i 6il, M 15s, £7, anil^p to £12 j heifer calVe^l7s'6ji j ;bwll calves^ 26s to 32s i§"d ! ; yearling j i/ull, £3 40s; pure bred bull ! , JRobii Mood, passed m at' 23 jwuineas. Qtbei' cla'ttle. Fov a pen of foiwai ; d bullocks £6 2s 6d wlas offered, but reserve' was higheri 2-year-old steers, j 3-year-old Steers 2# 12S ; ffl. td'^'lOsj^^rearold heiftrfs;' L 2' 10*' t6 £3 ; 'yfeairlin^s,' til' 7s 6d. The sheep did not reach re-' "serft'tf." There wasf^no demand , for f A: ! Sow with a litter |o)f-"IQ sold for L 3 12s 6d. . !'„ !\