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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 104, 23 April 1908, Page 4

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SOL Til TAKANAKI STUCK MAIiKET. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Lid. (Iluweia), report: I During ihc week .-lock sale- have been jheld at Upunakc, Kllliam and llawcra. j At Upunakc on the lillli iiisl. ihere vw-, la good attendance and a verv large culm, the vards being overcrowded. There was a good demand for nil classes and consequently Lidding w.'s animated, laic prices being fully maintained.

At Klthain on the lllh there was al-o a heavy varding of cattle of a useful class, for which' there was a fair demaud. With the exception of a fewlines of IS-inonlh lo 3-yoar steers, which did not realise vendors' upsets, nearly everything was quitted.

At llawcra on the llilh. there was a full yarding of cattle, and sheep were also yarded in large numbers. There was a large attendance of buyers, and a fair demand for both cattle'anil sheep, most lines changing hands before leaving the yards. lln Monday, the Kith iiist.. we held a verv successful clearing sale on account •of Mrs. McSweeney, Mokoi.i. The cows were a good-conditioned lot, and considering the earliness of the -eason, sold well, realising from iM 2s lid to .CO ss. Weaners (mixed) brought Ills lid. year ling heifers 2Ss. farm horses (aged) up to Cl 3. l-'tirnituee and imple nts sold well.

During the week we also disposed ol Mr. .1. Weir's farm of lll'.i acres to Mr. a. C. O'Connell, at a sali-iaclory figure.

At Opunake -Weancrs (mixed) Ills lid to las lid. do. heifers 1(1... do. sleet's ills. yearling steers 27s lid to 2'.'-, l-"> to IS month -steers :lSs to 425. 2-year slears C2 Ills to V.2 Ills, empty heifers 255, 1S-

moiith heifers in calf 3Ss lid, 2'< r ycar do. C2 14s, 2'/, t" ilvcar steer. CI 3s, forward bullocks Ma lis to 'J.'i 12s. fat cows .t4 2s lid lo C.) Is, forward do. .-C2 17s to ,C:l 10s, store do. CI ISs to Ml os, boners 28s to iills, bulls C2 las lo £3 15s. At Eltham—Weancrs (mixed) »s ml to 17s, do. steers 20s to 2:is, empty heifers 255, IS-monUi heifers in calf O 15s tid to Cl 18s, 18-nionth steers C2 7slid. ■"/,-vear Reel's .U 1-ls (id to C 4. fat lichcrs £3 15s to CI Is. fat cows CI |-'s to C 5. forward cow. c:! 7s lo C.i 15s, store cows ,C2 Ss lo C2 1:1s '/I, hon'ers illls to :iss. bulls C 3 lo C-L At. Ilawera—Catllii: Weaner. (mixed) IDs fid to 17s, do- steers ISs to 225, yearlings (mixed sexes) 23s to 2,Ss.', 2-year empty heifers 33s to 3lis, 15 to 18-month steers .C2 5s (id. - to -Vi-yt'i'r steers MS ss, 2-vcar heifers m calf VI -is (id to ,C2 13s, fat heifers M 3 Ss to "a Us, fat cows Mi !)s to C-l 17s, forI ward cows £3 4s to .C 3 18s, store cows , £i 3s to £2 14s (id, boners 30s to 34s (id. Sheep: Lambs (mixed) us Id to 7s culls 2s !ld to 3s 7d, hoggets (mixed) Ss'lOd, fat ewes lis 11(1 to 13s, i and atooth forward ewes !>s 2d to lbs M, eull ewes 4s to as Gd, forward wethers (good) 10s.