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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 22 June 1912, Page 3

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N.Z.L.M.A. CO.'S STOCK REPORT

At Kakaramea on June 17 we had a heavy yarding. Store cattle came forward in average numbers, and considerably more than the usual number of dairy stock were yarded. There was a large attendance, bidding was animated and we had almost a total clearance. Stores and young cattle sold well, and dairy stock brought high prices. Ayrshire heifers in calf made £8 12s 6d; Jersey cross do. (good), £8 10s to £9 12s 6d; Holstein ditto, £8; Shorthorn ditto (good), £7 5s to £8; dairy cows (poor;, £4 5s to £d 17s 6d; fat cows, £5 6s to £6 4s; fresh-conditioned cows, £5; forward cows, £4 to £4 17s 6d ; stores,, £3 10s to £3 18s; aged cows, £2 5s to £3 3s; bulls (young), £2 15s to £3; 18----month empty heifers, £3 6s to £3 15s 6d; 15-month steers, £2 15s; yearling colored heifers (small), £2 3s to £2 12s 6d; mixed yearlings, £1 3s to £1 14s 6d; yearling steers, £1 7s to £1 12s 6d; yearling Jersey bulls (poor), 16s; calves, 10s; forward ewes, 12s Id.

The same afternoon we held a sale of dairy stock and farm implements, on account of Mr W. Fairweather. The cows were a fair lot, and sold well, best dairy sorts brought from £7 10s to £9 os; later calvers, £4 2s 6d to £6 ss; implements and sundries sold at usual rates.

On Tuesday, June 18th, we held a most successful clearing sale on account of Mr W. E. Broderick, Te Roti. There was an exceptionally large attendance, and competition throughout was keen. The cows were a good lot, good dairy sorts commanding high prices, and the herd averaged over £9 per head. The horses were good sorts and brought full value. The implements and farm sundries were in good order and sold well. Best dairy cows brought from £11 10s to £14 10s; others £8 to £10 15s; later calvers £6" to £7 10s; unsound and cull cows, £2 to £3 10s; forward cows, £4 to £5 2s; yearling heifers, £1 12s to £3 ss: yearling steers, £1 16s; breeding sows, £2 12s 6d to £4 15s; pedigree draught filly, 55 guineas; light draught gelding, £27 10s; waggon horses, £18 15s to £36; gig mare, £13; draught foals, £10 os to £11 ss; fat and forward ewes, £13 4s; hoggets, 12s; waggon, £36 10s; long-shaft gig, £20; dray, £13 15s; implements and farm sundries sold well.

At Eltham, on June 19th, we had a moderate yarding of store stock —principally female cattle —and a fair yarding of dairy cows and heifers. There was a good demand, and very little was left unsold. Fat cows brought £6 7s to £6 9s; light weights, £5 7s to £5 18s: forward cows, £4 4s to £4 19s; stores, £3 10s to £3 17s; aged cows, £2 15s to £3 2s Od; boners, £1 5s to £2 2s; 2^-year steers, £4 10s: 2-year heifers, in calf, £4 13s 6d; 20-month ditto, small, £3 3s to £3 17s; 15-month steers, £2 10s; yearling heifers £1 19s 6d to £2 os; yearling steers £1 10. s to £1 15s; mixed yearlings, £1 5s to £1 14s. In the dairy yards, sound dairy cows (early calvers), £8 5s to £9; later calvers, £4 12s 6d to £6 ss; 3-year heifers, in calf. £7 7s.

. The same day, in conjunction with Messrs Gillies and Nalder, we held a clearing sale on account of the Executors in the estate of the late Joseph F. Pease. The sale was well attended, and bidding throughout was brisk. 2-year old draughts brought £19 5s to £23 10s; 3-year old ditto, £13 10s to £23; aged draught mares, £21 10s to £27 10s; farm horss, £14 5s to £16; hacks, £10 10s to £12 10s; dairy cows (late calvers), £6 10s to £8 15s; Romney ram hoggets, £3 3s; cull ditto, 11s'; Romney ewe hoggets (studs) £2 2s; 4tooth Lincoln rams, 18s; mixed hoggts, 10s 9d to lls; Lincoln ram hoggets, 13s 9d. A large number of farm implements in good order, and sundries sold well.

At Hawera on June 20th, we had a fair yarding of cattle, and a good yarding of sheep — mostly hoggets. There was a good demand for the cattle, most of which found buyers, and all the sheep were disposed of at prices in advance of late quotations. Fat cows (heavy), £6 los; fat heifers (good), £5 10s to £5 19s; forward cows, £4 10s to £4 19s 6d; stores, £3 7s 6d to £3 18s aged_ cows, £2 lls to £3; empty heifers, £3 5s to £3 16s; 3-year steers, poor, £3 12s; 2-year bulls, £3 5s to £3 10s; dairy cows, £6 15s to £8 os; springing dairy heifers, £5 to £6 15s; 2^-year heifers, in calf (late), £4 15s; mixed yearlings, £1 5s to £1 10s; fat wethers (extra heavy), 18s 7d; fat 2-tooths, 14s 7d; fat and forward, 10s 6d to 12s lOd; mixed hoggets, 10s 7d to lls; good ditto, 12s 6d; cull ditto, 7s 9d; workers, 38s; slips 17s 6d; breeding sows, £1 to £2 15s-

Good business has been done privately during the week, .and iorthis season of the year stock is selling particularly well. There is a good demand for all classes and it is difficult to find enough stock to fill our orders. There is a shortage of store cattle and fats are none too plentiful, and high prices are ruling. Dairy stock is also selling particularly well and best dairy sorts are wanted. Sheep (all classes) are being enquired for and are selling well. lhe folowmg prices have been obtained during the week. Pat bullocks, £8 10s to £9; prime fat cows, £6 10s to £7; tat heifers, £5 5s to £5 los; store bullocks, £6 to £6 15s; 2} to 3 year steers, £4 10s to £4 17s 6d; fresh-conditioned cows, £4 17s 6d to £5 ss; dairy herds £8 10s to £10 10s; Jersey cross heifers in calf, £8 to £10 155.; Holstein ditto £9 to £10 10s; 2i year heifers in calf £6 to £7; 20-month to 2-year empty heifers (good), £3 10s to £4; colored yearling heifers (good), £3 5s to £4yearling steers, £2 to £2 6s; fat wethers, 18s; fat ewes, 14s to 15s; fat and forward ewes, 12s to 13s; 2to 4 year old ewes m lamb, los; full month ditto, 10s to 12s bd; mixed hoggets, 10s to 12s; bacon pigs, &2 5s to £2 12s M equal to 4d per pound.

Th« New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Stratford branch) report as follows;—

. On Monday, June 17, we held a clearing sale on account of Messrs Judd ■Brofs., Tariki road, Tariki. There was a very large attendance of people, about comprising local purchasers as well TV.VUye^f + i fron» Tututan-a, Douglas, Toko, Eltham, Hawera and Manaia! lhe sundries were first disposed of with keen local competition, and every lin© was cleared at full market rates as fol--1( >ws:—S.F. plough, £6; 2-leaf Tine harrows 48s; Donald jack, 455; cans, 13b to 20s; spring milk cart, £15 2s 6dharness, £5; tip dray, £8; roller, £1 Horses were sold as follows: 7-year-old horse £26 2s 6d; horse, 4 years, £25 *Si;* P -.nUgh ™orse > £14 5s 5 g^ hors e> £16 10s. The sale of the stock commenced with a very nice line of weaner cattle, mixed, which fell to a Ngaire client after spirited bidding, at 54s A line of very nice Holstein-Jersey heifers, rising 2 years old, in calf, elicited very keen competition, and were purchased by a well-known Tariki farmer at £7; 2-year-old Jersey bull, £6 ss. The dairy herd of .41 cows which followed, appeared to be a well selected and cared-for line, among whih were a large percentage of Ayrshire type. Bidding was spirited for nearly every cow, prices ranging from £6 5s to £15 5s for a nioe colored Holstein, which appeared to be the favorite color. The cows averaged just under £10.

TVe also offered on behalf of Messrs Hannan Bros., by the kind permission of Messrs Judd Bros., several nice 'useful horses and a ' quantity, of sundries, £lj of which were sold &t satisfactory

prices as follows: Gig pony, £5; draught horse x £27 10s; plough horse, aged, £12; s.f. plough, £3; tank, 425; cooler and outfit, £5; cans, 19s ; choking tube, 13s; 4-wheel brake, £18 ss; 1 sow, £3 os; 1 sow, £3 10s.

We also offered on account of Messrs Tichborn Bros., two purebred Holstein bulls, sired by the famous De Kol Pontiac Burke for which there was keen competition, the smaller one being passed in at 44 guineas, while the larger one was sold at 95 guineas.

On Tuesday, June 18, we held our usual fortnightly sale in conjunction with Messrs W. H. H. Young and Co. Stock came forward in greater numbers than usual, 2-year-old steers being especially in evidence. Prices realised were as follows:—Mixed weaners, small, 29s 6d to 365; weaner steers, 36s to 425; yearling heifers, showing Jersey strain, £3 9s 6d to £3 15s; 18 months empty heifers,. £3 10s to £3 13s; 15 months steers, 48s to 55s 6d; 2year steers, £3. 15s to £4 ss; 2-year heifers, in calf, £4 5s to £6 ss; 3-year bullocks, £4 12s 6d to £4 15s; dairy cows, £6 5s to £7 15s; 3-year-old fat heifprs. £o 5s to £5 10s; fat cows, £6 to £6 ss.

During1 the week we have disposed of several lines of cattle and sheen privately at the following prices:—2-year empty heifers, 66s to 70s; yearling heifers, 50s to 555; yearlings, mixed, 30s to 38s; 2£-year "heifers, in calf, 105s to 123s : 3-year steers £4 12s 6d to PA 15s; lambs, 8s 6d to 10s 6d; ewes, lls to 15s 6d: dairy herds. £8 8s to £10 ; 1 2-year Holstein bull, 20 guineas.