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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 February 1925, Page 8

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AIELIIOURNE AIARKETS. UY CABLE—PRESS ’ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT. (Received Feb. 13, 10.55 a.m.) MELBOURNE, Eeb. 13. Oats, milling 2s 9d and 2e lOd, feed 2s 6d and 2s 8d; barley, English Os 9d and 7s, fair 6s 3d and 6s sd, Cape 5s 8d; potatoes, £5, £5 5s and £5 15s; onions, £8 and £8 15s. WOOL SALES. SLACK DEMAND AT SYDNEY. SYDNEY. Feb. 12. At the wool sales under very slack ■ A'lnancl and general dullness of competition the irregularity of the previous sides was accentuated, and a further fall of live to ten per cent, was recorded for all merinos, . and poorly grown crossbreds were also lower by five pet i i nt. Greasy merino, sold up to 351 d. NEWTON KING’S REPORT. Messrs. Newtoit King, Ltd., report : Douglas sheep fair, Monday, 9th February. 1925.—We held our annual ‘■beep fair at Douglas on the above date. Sheep came forward ci.n.sidcra’ol.y in excess of advertised, numbers. We report spirited competition for all ’■iiies offerecl at practically a, total clearance under the hammer. Cattle were .also penned in large numbers and a satisfactory clearance was made at auction. Quotations.: -2-tooth ewes 30s. Bd, 31s Id, 34s fid to 38s ; 6-iootJi and f.f.m. ewes 29s 6d; 4 and 5-year ewes 255, 2/s 9tl, 30s to 365; 2-tooth wethers 30s to 32® 4d, and 6-tooth wethers 34s to 365; woolly lambs 22s to 25s Id, and a fine line. on. account of Air. G. F. Chapman making 335; shorn lambs (m.s.) 23s 3d to 24s 7d; ewe lambs 23s 6d; wether lambs (small) 17s 6d; fat bullocks £9 6s. store bullock £7 down to £5 17s fid; 18-months steers £3 14s to £4 7s 6d ; store cows and. bulls at- late rates.

Pun.nvh.akau sheep fair, Wednesday, Nth February, 1925. —Our annua! c-ale was held at Puniwhakau as above. We i report a. good yarding of sheep and a large attendance of buyers. All sheep yarded were sold under the hammer. Quotations: 2-tooth ewes 35s to 36s Id; 6-tnoth and f.f.m. ewes 26s 7d to 30s 3d; 4 and 5-year ewes 24s Id to 25s 3d; 4-tooth wethers 34s fid; m.a. wethers 345; m.s. lamibs 17s to Ids 2d. At the .same sale we also offered .approximately 1000 sheep on behalf of Messrs.. Alalone and Worthington. The 4-veair ewes made 27s 6d end m.s. lambs. 19s lOd. The cull ewes were sold at 1-5 s fid and the. lambs at 12s 2d. FARMERS’ CO-OP. SOCIETY. The Farmers’ Co-operative Organisation of New Zealand report having held their first. Annual Sheen Fair at Mr. 01ms. AlcCutchan’s yards, Tahora, on Wednesday, when a good entry came forward. The yarding was made up mostly of ewes of parteularly goon quality, which would compare more than favourably with any hack country sheep in this or any other district. Buyers from .he outside, realising this factor, were eager competitors arid secured most of 'the. offering. Four tooth ewes made oHs, 2 tooths 35s to 38s fid, 4 and 5 year ewes 29s to 31 s fid; lower Conditioned 5 and six year ewes 21s to. 265, good woolly lambs 22s fid, small do, 14s .o 15s. Romney rams all ages £2 2s to £5 ss. 2 year P. A. heifers £3 17s fid.

UPPER WAITOTARA SHEEP FAIR

Tiie Farmers Co-operative Organisation Society of New Zealand, Limited, wish to draw a tent ion to their Upper \Vaitotara Sheep Fair on Tuesday the 17th inst., to, Ire held in Air. .1. Peat’s .veals. Trm cast ewes from this district are .veil framed, heavy honed, good consti- ■ itlion, early shorn sheep. I r e t" age, and are ideal ewes for lai lamb raising, nsii'passed by sheep from any rtiit*r • lis'. r:ct.

Iri' U.d d in the vimling will he some .’l' d wei'o's, mostly 4 and (1 tooth, likewise early shorn and in good forward condition, which will scon fatten, if brought out to the open country. The auctioneers have every confidence in .re ominemling buyers to attend this fixture. Cars leave the’offices of the auctioneers on the morning (early) of the sale, and intending buyers are requested to reserve their seats early.