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Auckland Star, Volume XLIII, Issue 205, 27 August 1912, Page 7

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STOCK KALES. The New Zealand Lou and MercuntU Afctuoy Co., Ltd., report:— At tfjuigiriri, oa. Wednesday, 21st inst., we yoraeu ?|J3 head of taiUe of good (awUUiurt iWU tiuuliiy, which, niei witu v i-eudy sale, buyers being present "iroui an' pans of Upper mid " U<wer Walkato. I'riee.S:— i- yut-ymu-vto flocks iv toward condition, £< ip/ to £8 S/; a to 3i-year-oM steers, £o l"i/ to £U 10/; ;£ to .i-year-uui steers, x.O 6/tJ to £5 13/; S-to ii-yeiu'-iria scters, £4 is/ to i.4 17/; yearling stceus, £2 10/ io £3 107; yeaniug Betters, £2 10/. to £3 -/f>; BiJxi'Q yea rungs, £2 10/ to £3 2 '• i B . mouths to li-yeai-oiu empty heifers, Xi 5/ to £-1 8/; storo cows, £j a/ to £4 Hi/,' ue-' cortliug it) couditiou; tat cows, £li to *8; »priusujs heifers, 4:5 17/e to *7 U/&; dajry cows, J£o 5/ to £7 7/0. f At Ngaruawuiiia on VtUXxs, fat aud forward wetJicrs realised 16/7 ; atoie cov»>, *.o 5/ to £3 Mi/; --year-old.empty lieiftrs; xi 5/; empty iiws lv forward canJUtiou, in io/ to £5; yearling heifers, £3 1/ to £3 i, ■ ycariiug steers, £2 10/ to £3; springing heifers, £5 10/ to £7 5/; dairy cows, £5 0/ to £0 15/. Tiie thinners' Co-opeiatlTe Auctioneering Co., Ltd., report:— ' ' At Cambridge, on August 19th, we had an entry of 40 aheep, 30 pigs, an a 456 cattle. There was fair competition right tlirougtt uuu most of the stock was aisposed of. Uoggeis made 11/1 to 14/6; wearier pigs, ■M/; slips, ;S4/ to 36/; small fat steers, £9 7/6; lat cows, £6 to £7 10/; empty two-juar-iud beifei's, £4 10; store cowb, £;i id/ to £4; rrrsh rows, £-| 10/ to £5; "good veiivlliijts, £3 to £3 »>/; smaller aud i>C.ir«ji•orts, 36/ to 46/; best dairy cows, jut. 1.1/ to £io; utUera £o to £«; liest hciters, j.s to £9: more backward sorts, £5 13/ t» £;: .i few nice jersey cows cross bcifeis .it pjront, £12. At Ohaupo, on August 2oth. we liiiil an entry of 42U sheep ami ISXi head of enitie There was good competition for all classes, and practically everything was disposed of. Store wetbeis sold at 16/; ewes in iamb, 17/U; hoggets, 12/0 lo 13/8; forward steers .'tf turnips. £6 0/ to £7 4/; fat cows mid heifers, £6 15. ; tvo-year-oid steers, £4 3/ tv &i 18/; store three-year steers, £5 0 ; store cows, £3 10/ to £4; goqd yearling steecs, £3 to £3 5/; backward wins, £2 5/ to £ - 113/; best dairy heifers, £7 10/ to £?; others, £5 3/ to £6. At Tirau, on August 21st, we had an entry of 1307 sheep, 51 pigs, and 743 head of cattle, as well as a assortment of sundries, implements, etc. There was a large attendance, and competition was good throughout. Weam-r pigs made 10/ I" -'" : slifis, up to £2 5/; sows, £4 I.V; forward wethers, 16/ to IS,'<!: fat wethers. £!..•«; fat ewes, 15/ to 17. : bnggets, 12/0 to 14 :i. The advertised ilairj- herd oil behalf -if W. Ilatcllfi'u made from £7 to £13 I.V, the thirty averaging just over £10 each. f'rinie fat cows sold from £8 to £9; medium fat cows, £,> 10, to £7 5/; two-year-c#i stei-rs, £4 fi to £4 12/6: two-year-old heLfere, £3 19/ to £4 3/j 18-months stqers in backward condition, £3 14/ to £3 17'; good yearlings, £.1 .:' to £3 12/; backward sorts, 30/ to 30/; dairy heifers. £6 10/ to £S. On August 22nd, we held our usual Hamilton stock Rale, the entry comprising 7i)u head of .-attic. 70 pigs, and 2.(i22 sheep. nil available space being again in use. There was good competition for all stuck except backward and doubtful dairy stock: .-my thing forward in calf and jruaranWd ',« In good request. ■\YeniuM- |>is's liuide up 1.. 24 ; slips, up to 40': luMlYy fat wethers. -!-' i.i 21", medium f:ii wethers, is/it i,, i.'."!); small fresh wethers. 17 ; heavy fill e-wes. 23,-'; raedlnm weights, I.V to 17 ii: prime Cut tiogprets, 27/; store hoggets, 12 r to 14 0; heavy and well fattened steers. £14: medium weljrbt. well fattened steers £0 in/ to £11 17/: small fat Mirers £<" Io £0 .V; heavy fat cows, £!) tn £lil'lO ; medium fa letiefl cows. £."i I.V ii> 11T- «..f>.\ yoarlins stoovs. £3 to £.". .". : nrt<H>r.»ni>ntli« steers. £:\ V! fi; empty two-yen li-i'iom £4 15 : c'loirp yearllne feiilnuri-.'i lii-'fn-? £4 7'; hi>t iliiirv liolfers. forward Mi -ilf £7 to £0: lifl-kward. f..*i in i., vi;- .■,,-.,-■ *5 5/ to £0 Id. ' On Anyns) if>tli w» ''"ifl ■■ «;if.T; ; -i nI. Of b(iliftcl;s In the T« lsi-,l;: r:irrt« .-.-I. ■ ■•' rtf Mfswv Wll«ni. 1.-.1 r;,.-... .-.- i-,-.--,-ThCre was coml , '»!■"pot Tt;,-.,-, (•,„ ;;.. ,-,. i* ing £S ?, .__ Every home .i'.io-.iKl '*?■)? V* ■•,"••'« Schnapps—the domestic safeguard Ad.