THE FARMERS’ CO-OP.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXI, Issue 92, 15 November 1916, Page 7

THE FARMERS’ CO-OP.

| OPENING STOCK SALE. Shareholders of the Formers’ Cooperative Organisation Society, Ltd., will bo pleased to learn that the opening of the fortnightly sales of the Company yesterday was a great success. The yards, which are situate in Miranda Street adjoining the yards of the other auctioneering firms, were taxed to their utmost, and despite the wet weather there was a very largo attendance of the public, representatives from almost every district from New Plymouth to Waverley and round the Mountain being present. ■ Auctioneers and stockmen do not stand on ceremony as a rule, and so no apology for its absence yesterday on tlie occasion of the proverbial milestone in the history of the Company is*’required! To use a colloquialism, they “just kicked right off” at the appointed hour, 11.30 a.m. And there was need to, for there was a yarding of 1000 head of cattle and 400 sheep. A t the invitation of Mr J. Hobhs, the firm’s capable and popular auctioneer, the gathering responded liberally with bids, and spirited competition was the order of the day. The whole of the lines with the exception of two of steers passed successfully under the hammer. It will be admitted that 170 sales for the ■ opening day is something for the officials to he proud of. It. was a splendid start, and shareholders will he thoroughly satisfied with the initial sale. It is the shareholders’ business, and as such they are to he congratulated, 1 The first yarding was a line of sixteen three-year-old bullocks (real good stuff), and the honor of securing same fell to Mr C. Lillicrap, of Ha-, wera, at £l2 11s per head. Thereafter the sale was continued without intermission until four o’clock. Prices on the whole were as follows; Cattle; Bullocks, £lO 10s to £l2 Ms; fat cows, £ll to £l,s;’forward cows, £9 10s to £ll ; stores, £7 to £9 7s Gd; cows in calf, £8 to £lO 12s 6d ; [empty heifers, £5 2s to £G 17s C‘l; j springing heifers, £7 to £l2; springing cows, £8 to £l4: yearling steers, £5 to £7 7s; hulls, £7 to £ls. i Sheep sold well. Woolly ew - j fetched 345, shorn ewes 255, sho-m j jewe hoggets 21s 9d. The arrangements for the sale wore under the joint supervision of Messrs !J. Hobbs (Haw-era), F. P. Uniacke and A. Stewart (Stratford) all of whom worked hard to ensure success.

and now they have the satisfaction of | knowing that the purpose was achieved. The Company’s intention is to further improve the yarding accommodation to keep pace with the growing needs of a district such as Stratford, and a branch office of the Company will be opened in the Bridge Buildings, Broadway, from the Ist of December for the convenience of shareholders and clients.