COMMERCIAL

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 19 February 1913, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

FAT STOCK FAIR-. Messrs Abraham and Williams 3 Limited, report having conducted ail exceptionally succes-yiul sale of fat stock on Solway showgrounds yesterday afternoon,' when they submitted a largo entry of extra prime sheep and cattle to a largo attendance of buyers, who wero mostly confined to tlio freezing companies, who competed .vtrcngly for the various lots of sheep submitted. it was agreed on all sides that tlu) exhibition of beef was equal, if not superior, to any put together in tho Australasian colonies, and the bulk of this we offered at auction', the principal buyers being Wellington Meat Export, F. Fairey, of Nelson, T. W. MeKonzie, and Messrs Ogi Ivy and Sons. Ml* G. F. Moore, Ivai Iwi, disposed of the whole of his entry under the hammer, and Messrs W. il. and Hugh Bee than! also practically j'ubniitted their total entry, all of which made very satisfactory prices. The principal sales are appended below: —On behalf of Mr G. F. Moore, Kai .Iwi, one bullock £2l, five bullocks at £2O each, one bullock .CII) 10s, ono bullock £l2 10s, one bullock £l2, ono bullock £ll los. one bullock £ll 10s, three bullocks £ll, 3 24- year steers £7 10s, two heifers £ll 10s, ono heifer £lO, ono heifer £9, one cow £lO. one cow £9. On account Mr W. H. Beetham, 2 bullocks £l3, 2 heifors one cow, £9. J. McMaster ono bullock £ll, two £lO, ono £S 15s. On account Miss M. Pinner, one bullock £l2 H)s. On behalf Sir Walter Buchanan, 15 wethers 275, 10 wethers 2(>s. On accont Mr John Strang, 10 wethers 25y, 10 wethers 245, .5 extra heavy ewes 335, 5 ewes 30s, 10 ewes 265. 10 ewes 255, 10 maiden ewes 21s. On account Mr W. H. ißeetham, 15 wethers 23s 6d, 5 wethers 235, o 'wethers 20s, 10 ewes 24s 6d, 10 ewes 225. On account_ H. J. Booth Feilding, 5 wethers 275, 5 ewes 275. o ewes 235. On account Mr W. McKenzie, 5 ewes 23s 6d. o wethers 20s. On account McKenzie Bros, 10 wethers 255. On accbunt Shaw and Son. 2 ewes 21s 6d. On account W. E, O. Tylee, 5 ewes 24s Gd. On account J. Judd, jun.,, 1 lamb 255. On account Miss Lulu Cotter, 1 lamb 27s 6d.