COMMERCIAL.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue 9303, 9 March 1907, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

YOUNG, HOBBS AND CO.'S REPORT.

On Wednesday, 6th inst., we held our supplementary slieep fair and cattle sale at which, the yards* were tared to the utmost. The standard quality of the sheep yarded was better than anything that we have yarded in Stratford for some time. The train communications being suitable, buyers were in attendance from Wangamu 10 the White Cliffs. Although the bidding was not so spirited as # at our annual fair held a month ago. prices wer<? fully main tamed. and with the exception of two 'lines of good store wethers everything changed hands

Roroney -Leicester 2-tootJh. p.wes.macle 15s lOd to 16s. Romney-linooln do 16? *■<{ in 16s lOd. good Lincoln do. 17s, superior do. 19s, blaok-faoed do 13s 3d, 4 and btooth ewes 16s lOd, sound-mouthed ewes 10s to 12s, f.m. breeding ewes 12s 6d to 15s, old ewes 5s to 9s, store wethers 14s 2d to 14s Bd, fat ewes 13s, gdod shorn lambs 9s 2d to 10s sd, smafll 7s 4d to 8s 9d> culls 4s 6d to ss, 2-tootih Lincoln reims £4 4s to £6 6s, Romney do. £2 2s to 4£ guineas. English Leicester 3£ guineas, f.m. do. 10s to £2. 2£ to 3-year steers made £4, 2 to 2£ do. £3 la to £3 7s 6d, i-5-month steers £2 Is 6d to £2 ss, 15-month lA-dfers 245, fat cows £4.