The Egmont Fanners' Union, Limited.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4366, 13 March 1893, Page 3

The Egmont Fanners' Union, Limited.

Uaweiia, March 9. Our Stratford sale on Friday, tho 3rd inst., showed no diminution in the number of its stock entries, on the contrary they were rather increased. The attendance was also good, and each lino was well competed for, so that nearly everything was sold under tho hammer or immediately after the sale, Wo quoto 18 months to 2-year steers, £3 0s to .£3 18s; 12 to 18-' months steers, £2 3s to £3 4s; mixed weaners, 17s to 37s Gd; cows and heifers in calf, £3 3s Gd to £4 8s; 12 tolß-montbsheifersJ2to£2lßs. Thero was a very largo number of both cattle and sheep yarded at Hawora on Wednesday, the Bth inst. The cattle consisted of a good number of both fat and forward bullocks also forward cows, and tho sheep entered were mostly composed of large lines of lambs. The great feature of the day was the sale of the Okehu herd of Shorthorns belonging to Mr John Handley, and as tbo salo had been well-advertised a very largo number of persons were thus drawn to the salo. The bidding was keen for all classes of fat stock and fresh conditioned steers, Sheep still remain dull of sale, though we managed to dispose of the bulk of what wo had yarded. Bidding for the purebred Shorthorns was hardly as keen as what was anticipated, though all of them were sold, and prices, thoueji not very high, were considered fairly satisfactory. We quote: Fat bullockß,£s 18s to JtG 10s; 2to 21year steers, £4 to £4 13s 6d; fat cows and heifers, £4 2s Gd to £5 Is; springers, £4 12s Gd to £5 7s 6d; empty cows, £3 14s Gd to £4. Sheep: Fat wethers, 12s Id; fat ewes, 10s 7d; woolly lambs, 6s. J, Handley's purebred stock up to 20gs,