AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

Southern Cross, Volume 2, Issue 24, 8 September 1894, Page 12

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

The J. Gr. Ward Farmers’ Association of New Zealand report having held their fortnightly stock sale at the Invercargill yams on Tuesday. The entry was only a small one but in some of the pens of both sheep and cattle the quality was good and _ competition for best quality keen. Our entries were 446 fat sheep, 400 stores, 33 fat cattle, 6 stores, all of which we sold as under. Fat sheep—Extra heavy ewes and wethers, (top price) ; ewes at 14s 7d, 13s 7d, 11s 9d, and 11s Id ; wethers and ewes, 12s 6d, 11s and lls 9d ; small half fat, 10s 9d, 9s 10d,and 10s ; ewes in lamb, 200 at 9i, and 200 small hoggets at 7s 4d. A pen of lambs, the first of the seaeon brought 10s each. These were bred by Messrs J- Eeid and Son, Monte Christo, from their famous Shropshire rams, and were very forward. , , „ „ r -. Fat cattle Bullocks brought L 9 7s 6d, L 9, L 8 17s 6d, and L 7, small down to L 6, and email cows, Lsl2s 6d, 105 5s and 306. Store cattle—Cows ranged from L 6 5s to 305 10s for best, and low-conditioned and old from L 3 to L 4; young cattle (only a few forward), yearlings 30s, steers L 4 to L 5 10s. Horse Market —On Saturday, on account ot the very rough weather, the entry was only a email one and the demand good. Several buyers of young draughts did not get supplied Best sorts brought L2O to L 23 medium sorts Ll2 to LlB. Hacks are still dull of sale unless for upstanding young sorts.