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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume IV, Issue 240, 24 September 1914, Page 7

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I Si 081 FORD LODGE STOCK SALE. I At Stort turd Lodge sale yesterday ’ there v.as ciily a small yarding ol sheep aril c.itlli-. There were no fat cattle la.iled. A .small line of forward cows made £” hit wethers made to 25 ' ' fat < wes to 23, I, hoggets (mixed sexes) j2l lorward wethers 21 TO. forward J ewes 19 <’. The various l-rokei s report as follows: — De Pehchet, McLeod and Co., Ltd.—Cow in calf £5 7 -. forward cow £6, 46 fat ewes 22 6, 6 at IS/-, 79 hoggets (mixed sexes) 16/6. Murray, Roberts ami ('<>., Ltd. —O9 fat ewes 23/5. 175 forward eves 19 7. '23 at 19 -, 1-1 at 15 10, I store e --s i S-'4, 22 lorward wethers 21.9, 9 hoggets 19.'-, dairy cow £5 5 -. Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-ojierative I Ass.-seiatipn, Ltd. —2 fat <ows £7 14:-. 13 forward cows £7 7 S'.) hoggets ‘ (mixed sexes) 21 -, 192 at 11 -. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile i A gene v Co., Lid. —6 fat owes 20/7, 3 fat cues 23/-, 13S v-ethers 23 5, 41 ewes. i.l lamb 22 1, 36 hoggets I<S 1. ! Dalgs’ty and Co.. Ltd. —2 fat ewes .and 1 fat wether 23 1, 56 empty cues' 12/-, 3 empty cows £3. I I Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—6 Jersey-i ! cross heifers £3 IK.--, S weaner heifers ‘(mixed sexes) 19 3, 27 store wethers! 21 3, 34 forward ewes 15/9, 11 forward ■ wethers 24/8, 97 forward ewes 177'6, 130 ewes with lambs 23, -. ‘ THE ADDINGTON MARKET. i Christchurch, Sept. 23. 1 At the Addington live stock market to-day there were again medium entries of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle again sold well, but other classes were rather easier, Store sheep were in keen demand, anil there was an improvement in forward wethers Store Sheep.—Very forward hoggets 19 T. other good hoggets 15 5 to 16/6, fairly godd hoggets 13/9, fair to medium Jioggets 12 - to 12/6, very medium hoggets 10 9, small and inferior hoggets 8 9, fairly good ewe hoggets to 16 -, very medium ewe hoggets 14/1, cull ewe hoggets 9 4, very forward 4 anil 6-tooth aethers 19 3 to 21/-, fairly forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers 16'6. 2 and 4-tooth wethers 21 -, 2-tooth wethers 14 - to 15/2, forward merino wethers 15 5. 2-tooth ewes 18/6, ewes (mixed ages) 13 -, aged ewes 10/3, ewes and lambs (all counted) 8 - to 10/9. Fat Sheep.—Extra prime wethers to 36'-, prime wethers 25. - to 31 -, others 19 - to 24/6, merino wethers 16/3 to; 25 6, prime ewes 22 6 to 28 -, others 17 9 to 22 -. hoggets 18 - to 31, 6. Fat Cattle.—Steers £7 5/- to £ll 10 -, extra good steers to £2l 10 -, heifers £6 to £8 10 -, extra good heifers to £l3 10 cows £5 15 - to £8 5 -. extra good cows to £l5 26,. price of beef per 1001 b 36 - to 52 -. Store Cattle. —Yearlings 33 15 to IS-month sorts £3 5 - to £3 9 6, 2-vear steers £3 15 -, 2-year heifers £3 9 - (<>, £3 15 3-year steers £6 5-to£6 10 -. 3-year heifers £4 15 - to £5 15 -, dry cows £1 10 - to £5, dairy co« s £3 10 - to £9 10 '-. Pigs.—Choppers 70 -to 110 -, heavy baconers 67 6 to 72 -, extra heavy baeoners to 79 -, ordinary baconers 55 -t065 -. price per lb 5-3 d, heavy norkers 44'- to 47 -, ordinary porkers 38, - to 42 -. price per lb (kl to 6Jd; large stores 38 - to 43 -. medium stores 30 - to 37'-. small stores 25 - to 29 -. weavers 12 - for small sorts to 20/- for I good animals.