COMMERCIAL.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 1 December 1913, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

CARTERTON STOCK SALE,

Messrs W, and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual fortnightly stock sale in their Carterton sale yards on Friday; November 28th, when they offered a very good yarding of cattle, sheep and pigs. * They also offered about 20 horaea on account of different vendors;. There was a very big attendance of buyers present, and competition was keen throughout, consequently the whole yarding of cattle, sheep ajnd pigs was sold under the hammer at prices very satisfactory to vendors. Among our horse entry wo offerer! on account of Mr Joseph Cadwaliader his team of draught mares and geldings, which all sold well. The following prices were realised: — '

Sheep: 2-tooth ewes ami wethers (shorn) 17s,'store ewes Bs. Pigs.: Weanerg li>«, porkers 22s to 275, baconers ■SSs.' Cattle: Weaner calves 19s to 225, empty store cows £3 10s to £4 17e 6cl, fat cows £5 12* to £5 14«, 18-oiointiis atecrs £4, year steers £2 14s to £2 39* yearling dairy heifers £2 10s to £3, yearling bulls £2 2s 6d to £3 lis, '3-year old Jersey bulls £4 5a to £4 Mte'j 4-year-old Shorthorn bulls £5 5* to £6 10s.

Horses*: Four-year-old gelding £45 10s', 9-year-old draught mare £4O 10s 6-year-old gelding £47, 5-year-old mare £B9 10s, 7-year-old three-quar-ter draught gelding £3l 5-year-old three-quarter draught gelding £3O, 9-year-okl draugth gelding £35, 7-year-old draught gelding £3B, 4-year-old three-quarter 'draught mare £29 10s, ok! hack*) £2 4»"£2 10s. Pair buggy mares, double buggy, and h«nH»vs £39.