MATAWHERO BALK.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLII, Issue 6021, 6 March 1914, Page 2

MATAWHERO BALK.

Tim New Zealand Loan and Mcrcautilo AgeuOy Co., Lid , report on I their stock sale hold at Matawhero I Yards on Febiuary SGth as follows :~- Fat Sheep-A small entry and only a fair demand, Medium sorts ewes los, woolly wethers 17s Gd. Fat Cattle—Light weight steers £-I ; os, ditto cows £-3 ss. i Store Sheep —We yarded b 12- and sold 1952. Woolly iambs were well sought after, and advanced about 6d to Is per head on last sale. Ins following prices wero obtained :— Woolly iambs, .^od sorts U)6 Od to 1 is Id, dittosmaifer 7s M. dioto culls -Is Gd, shorn lambs ! cullsj 3s 8d to is CJ; 2 tooth wethers i well grown and in good condition, Ms 1 Id: 2 tooth wethers, small lis Gd to i2*Gd; 2 tooth ewoa, even Ime and ! vreil grown 15s Dd, ditto smaller sorts ! 12s 4d to 12s od; found month owes, I TslOd to lUs <k); cull ewes, 2s to -is Od. j Storo Cattle—The demand for ca'tlo ! was an improvement on the last few. j sales. Good quality steers were < wanted and sold at satisfactory rates. We yarded 2U9 and sold 121 at tne following prices: 18 uiouihs -steers, £1, j 2 year steers £4 10s, 2* year steers, £o I -is"Ofl. yearlings lo 1-3 mouths ditto £2 1 12s 6 I'to £3 lls; cows and calves m Mow condition £:5 18^ 2 lo l>J year I hoifevs £-1, empty cows iv low conditiou, JW 7a Od, empty cows in bettci conditiou.fi I 2s Gl, woaner Jersey heifers 07s, IB months Jersey steers

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