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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 24 January 1925, Page 8

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FARMERS’ CO-OP. REPORT. 'The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation Society (N.Z.), Ltd., report: At our Hawera sale on Thursday we had a full varding. every sheep pen being tilled, and some 500 head of cattle coming under the hammer. The attendance was large, buyers being present from all along t-ne coast. Ridding in the siieep section was particularly keen, eveij lot with the exception of one small pen changing hands at auction at highly satisfactory prices. A spirit of confidence prevailed, and the sale was easily the best conducted since th<J boom period. , Shorn Down iambs on account ot Mr. John Quinn made from 22s 6d to 23s 6ct ; on account of Mr. Jas. Robertson, 105 6-tooth wethers 375. An exceptionally good line of shorn lambs, principally wethers on account ot Mr. Thos. Tarrant, met with spirited compctitiou and were knocked clown at 24s 6d; the smaller lambs from the same line made 235. A forward line of 2tootli wethers from Mr. J. R- Alexunder made 36s «Jd. Southdown 2tooths on account <>l the same vcndoi 345. fat 2-tooths in the wool on account of Mr. S. \. Masher £2 10s. On account of Mr. Gordon Wills woolly lambs 25s 6d 2-tooth wethers 33s 6d, forward ewes 245. On account ot Mi. J. A. Robertson fat 2-tooths ,39s to 425. On account of Messrs. Williams Bios. 332 bush wethers, store condition 33s 3d On account of Mr. Geo. Harding, fat 2-tooths 31s 3d. On account of Mr. W. Corcoran several pens of lambs from 12s to 15s. On account of Mr Andrew Larcom, cull lambs Us 3d. On account of Richard Thompson 2tooth wethers 325, 6-tooth do. 36s 3d, lambs from 10s 6d to 20s. On account of Mr Phil Bremer, woolly lambs 21s, cull lambs 11s 9d. On account of Douglas Bros., forward ewes 21s 3d; fat cows made from £7 to £B. On account of Mr Charles Bayly, 39 bullocks £8 16s, 26 do. £7 15s, 41 do. £7. Forty works bulls made from £3 to £8 7s 6d, according to weight; fresh young com s £5 to £6 15s. heavy works cows £5 10s to £6 10s. lighter to £5 10s, boners £2 10s to £3, dairy cows £4 10s, empty 2-year heifers £3 iOs, cow s with calves at foot to £5 10s, s'tore pigs 36s 6d to £2, slips 20s to 30s, weaners 10s to 19s. At Waverley, on Friday, we had a large entry, over 100 head of prime fat cows and heifers being amongst the offering —in fact, it was the best yarding of fat cattle ■we have had the pleasure of offering for many years. Bidding was spirited and every line was sold. On account of Mr. Jack Haw ken. 9 Hereford heifers £9, 9 P.A. heifers £8 10s. On account of Messrs Johnston and Walker, 9 heifers £9. 9 do £8 10s, a cows £8 9s, 9 do. £8 2s 6d, 9 do. £8 55., On account of Mr. F. Farr, fat bullock £l2 10s. On account of various other clients, fnl cows from £7 to £B, heavy works cows £6 to £7, lighter £4 to to £4 10s. boners £2 lfeto £3 10s, empty heifers £5 19s, wofkslbuTls £4 to £9. On account of_Mr. Geo. Johnston, 281 2tooth wethers 34s Id. On account of Thorn Bros., Southdown lambs 22s 6d, low-conditioned, ewes 15s 6d. On account of other clients, cull lambs from 10s to 15s, weaner pigs from 10s to 20s.

BURNSIDE MARKET

SHEEP AND CATTLE EASIER

Prices for , sheep and cattle were easier at the Burnside Dunedin sales this week. There was a drop of from 2s to 3s in sheep, and- about 30s in < attle.

Sheep.—They were a representative lot, with many ewes and some extra prime wethers and freezing sheep. The opening was quiet, and there was little change for a time, with a Is to 2s drop in prices for heavy sheep. Other classes v.ere generally easier. Towards the close of the sale there was another fall. The general drop was from Is to 2s 6d on heavy aethers, and l~s 6d to 3s on ewes. Extra prime heavy wethers made to 48s 6d ; prime 40s to 44s 6d ; medium, 3L. 6d to 38s 9d; light, 33s 9d to 34s 9d. Extra prime heavy ewes made up to 40s; prime, heavy, 35s 6d to 38s: lighter, 31s to 33s 6<l; medium, 25s 9d to 38s.

Lambs. —An entry of 888 head. The quality was only fair, there bqing too great a number of unfinished sorts. There was a good demand for lambs suitable for freezing purposes, while unfinished sorts were rather easier. Prime fats showed little change. Extra prime made 475; prime. 41s 3d to 44s Cd; medium, 34s 9d to 36s 3d; unfinished, 275 l 9d to. 325.

Fat cattle. —A large yarding, 361 head being forward. There were same nice prime steers in an entry in which, cows and fair to average quality bullocks hulked largely. There were a number of plain steers. Competition at the commencement of the sale was very dull, and prices were easier about 30s ner head.. Good bullocks made from 'T? 10s to £l4; extra prime, to £l6; medium, £lO to £11; inferior, £8 to "9. Best, rows and heifers made from £7 10s to £8 10s: medium. £5 10s to CO 10s: inferior. £3 to £4 10s. Values of extra crime beef were on a basis of 37s 6d ner 100 lbs., and prime heifers, 27s 6d. Pigs.—There were 146 fat a.nd sixtyseven stores. At the opening of the •ale it.seemed that baconers were about the same, while prices for pork were a trifle better.