IMPORTANT DISPERSAL SALE

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 525, 23 April 1920, Page 2

IMPORTANT DISPERSAL SALE

OF GRADE JERSEYS, BY MR. JOS. FULTON, TUAKAIJ. The dispersal sale of pedigree grade Jersey cattle, on behalf of Mr ■ Joseph Fulton, was conducted .at the JM farm. Whangarata Road. Tuakau, 011 Wednesday last, by Messrs Alfred Ji>ii'kl.ind und Son;:. auctioneers. there was a 1 airly large attendance of buyers from all over the province, notwithstanding the inclement weathe. 4 experienced a couple of days previous to the sale. The w hole of the stock advertised for sale came forward, and on the whole tiiey were a line lot. being in fairly good, condition for this time of the year. •Reference to the quality of the stock has already appeared in the '•Times," and the "prices obtained was ample evidence that our remarks were justified. A number of the cows brought faii'ly good prices, the top price (£3O) being paid for the cow Kabv. The animal was acquired by Mr. 11. E. Allen, of Pukekohe. This buyer also secured several others, .anging in price from £l3 to £?5 10s. The next highest price (£2B 10s) WM paid by Mr. W. Young, of Waiuku, liiii- cow Vera. A number! were knocked down at .£25 10s, £22 10s. 121 10s. £2O 10s. £l9 10s. £l9. £lB , 10s £l7 10s. £l7, £lO 10s. £l6. £ls pis! CM 10s. £l4. £l3 10s, £l3 and as low as £8 for an inferior cow. The i i.ows will lind new homes at Waiuku, ' I'ukikohe, Buckland. Tuakau. .tilen- ' b >ok. Puni. Ngaruawahia. Matamatu; in* fact, the principal dairying districts in the province. A summary >how s that best cows realised from (.19 los to £3O. others from £l4 to J. 19, infejior from £8 to £l3 10s. v - There was keen competition for ! the springing 18-months heifers. The i top price paid vvas £24. Two realised ; and another £l9, while the remainder w-eiie disposed of at prices ranging from £9 10s to £l3 10s. Ml-0 jur Spragg, of Onaheke, was a keen buyer and secured the pick of theline. M.«. Porritt, of Ngaruawahia, bought the majority of the eight and nine months' old heifer calves at prices from £9 10s up to £l3 15s. The springing heifers and calves were spoken of as really good sorts, and the p.ices obtained made the sale one of the best ever held in this district.

The Bulls. There was not spirited competition for the young bulls. Pinegrove's l'ride was purchased by Mr. Poritt, of Ngaruawahia for 27gns, while Silver Hope's Jellioce found a new owner at 19gns in Mr. F. Lawson. Sil\er Hope's Geno/al was passed in at lOgns. Mi 10 Meadow's Prince, the sire of most of the stock, was ih keener demand and for a time bidding was brisk. He was started at 1 40gns and gradually nose until 55gns was offered. At this figure bidding ceased but Mr Porritt, who was after a «*»d bull, caved in and gave an extrSJjSitts, reaching the owners reserve fcr'wgns. Miro Meadow's % Prince will in future be found at. Ngaruawahia, and his services should be ir. keen demand. The auctioneers also offered the pedigree Jersey Bull, Jamieson's'y' l Echo, on behalf of Mr. G. P. Ew-. f ing (of Whangarata). Bidding did" not reach the owner's reserve, and the bull was taken home again. ' A nice bull calf owned by Mr. i£wv<-/f----ing, who claims Jamieson's Echo s»s 6 his si. e and Lady Nettle, a daughter /.,• of K.C.8., as his dam, was by Mr. W. Landon, of Bombay, ior-{<: 20gns.