MR E. SHORT’S SALE.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXI, Issue 8740, 14 February 1907, Page 2

MR E. SHORT’S SALE.

a’psicrday on account of Hr B. Short of Waltuna, who has sold a portion of his estate,'Messrs Gorton and Son, in conjunction with Mossrs Dalgety and Co., offered for sale without reserve, a portion of his Hock of Eomneys, also a large number of cattle, mostly Hcrefordshiros With tho exception of a few lines‘of ewes which woro sold at tho beginlng, prices realised were highly satisfactory. Cattle sold exceptionally well. Prices as follows ;

Shc-ep : 3£o 2-tooij] Eomney-Lincoln owes;’l7s Id'j 294 S-ycar-old Cv.-es, bred on the Woodcndcan estate, 14s lid and Ms Gd ; 288 Komnoy ewes, mixed ages ils Sd; 1058 6-year'Komney ewes, tiyod by E, Short, 12s 10d; 199 cull owes, 9s 350 4 and (j-tooih Komnoy owes, IGs gd j 18 very old ewos, -is 7d; -a •!! Woodendean owes, 20s; 02 u»J y t.a i 3 woolly lambs, 10s 9d; GO 4 aim -

ewes, bred by A. Levitt, 23s Gd ; 100 cull lambs, 7s sd ; Gd mixed aged owes, well bred, 15s id; 403 wethers, 14s 2d; 000 0tooth Ilomnoy-LUicoln ewes, good lino, ISs ; 350, 4-tooth ewes, ISs, 150, 17s Sd ; 10G0 4ycar P.omney owes, ICs 4d to IGs 9d ; 800 2-tooth ewes, 17s Cl; 1004 owe lambs, 10s Id and 10s 2d ; 1910 wether lambs, Ss Gd, 8s 10d, 9s ; 102 2-tooth cull ewes, 13s 3d; old Eomnev rams, 1J to 2Jgrs. Cattle : 18 empty • cows nearly fat, £3 15s; a line Hereford cows, nearly fat, £4 Gd; 40 3-year-old Hereford steers, £3 14s Gd ; 53 yearling Hereford steers, £2 IGs Gd ; 44 yearling Hereford heifers, 35s ; 7 Hereford bullocks, £7 7s : 7 bullocks, £0 10s ; 5 Polled Angus bullocks, £6 12s Gd; 8 Hereford bullocks, good, £3 19s Gd; 29 2-yr Hereford heifers, 43 14s; 19 dairy hoifers, 42 Cs Gd; 6 empty cows, 42 ss; 10 dairy hoifers, 43 10s; 33 18-month steers, 43 11s Gd; 24 3-yeav bullocks, 44 19s ; IS 21-year steers, 43 17s Gd; 17 cows and calves, 43 10s ; 13 empty cows, 42 12s ; 19 empty Hereford cows, 42 Is ; 2G empty heifers, 22s ; 64 Hereford weaners, 275; 8 Hereford steers, 44 6s ; 24 yearling steers, 42 7s; TI yearling hoifers, 27s Gd; 70 puro-bred Hereford‘cows, passed in-at 42 15 s; GO 2-j'gar Hereford steers, 44 10s Gd ; Jersey bulls, 41 and 25s ; Hereford bulls, 2gns several wore passed in.