STOCK SALE.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 14 August 1928, Page 8

STOCK SALE.

MESSRS NEWTON. KING’S REPORT. - Messrs Newton.JLing.Ltd.’s report of 'stock and cfleamhg sales held during the week ending Saturday, August 11: On Monday we -held la clearing sale at Pungarehu, on account of Miss Sophia Campbell; '-who has sold' her: property. There was a good attendance of buyers and a satisfactory clearance was. effected. The herd of 47 cows averaged £lO 10s. Choice Jersey dross cows at the drop made from £lB to £l9, good sorts £l4 10s to £l6 os, more backward sorts £9 to £lO 10s, others £6 5s to £7. The implements and sundries submitted sold at rates on a par with those ruling in other centres;

On Tuesday we ‘held our fortnightly stock .sale at Stony River, where a fair entry was isulbmitted. There was- a good at tendance of buyers and competition was keen throughout, with tihe result that .practically every entry changed hands at .satisfactory prices. Quotations are: Forward conditioned cows £5 10s to £5 I.7is, sound empty cows £4 Us to £4 Bs, store caws £2- Us to £3, Iboners 30s to 335, good quality yearling Jersey heifers £5, others £3 15s to £3 19s, medium quality dairy cows £lO 10s to £ll, others £7 to £9, medium, quality springing heifers £8 to £9 as, others £6 10s to £7 as, store pigs 18s to 19s. At Wiaiiiwakadbo on Thursday a small entry -was submitted and changed hands at tlie following prices : Sound empty cowsi £3 to £3 17s fid, store cows £2 ■ 17s fid to £3 as,) boners 30s to 365, mixed. Coloured yearling jersey heifers £3 3s to. £3 10s; springing heifers £7 las to £8 10s, dairy cows. £9 10s to £lO 15s, poorer and more backward sorts ;£() 15s to £7. . . Ajb 'Douglas on Wednesday we held a -sale, of approximately 4000 sheep on aedbunt of id client. TQuis sale attracted great, interest amongst sheep farmers', buyers being in 'attendance from Otalci, Shannon, Wanganui, King Country, Waiiijiato, and the various Tarafhialkii districts. The ewes and wethers included iu the offering bad been (running on high country, and, generally speaking, their condition was a (little light. However, in spite of this fact buyers operated freely, and the results of the sale Werte of a highly satisfactory nature, the whole offering changing hands. Prices realised for the various classes were as follow: 4- and 6-tooth wethens 31s to 82s 9d, mixed wethers (light condition) 28s 9d, best ewe hoggets 30s Id, lighter conditioned sorts 245, best wether hoggets 26s lid pooler sorts 22s 3d, m.s. hoggets up to 27® lOd, best mixed age ewbs, in fair condition, in lamb to 8.1). rams 35s<2d, lighter conditioned sorts 29s to 33s Id, others 26s Id to 27s lOd, failing mouth, owes in low condition 20s 7d.