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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue LXVIII, 13 October 1914, Page 6

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NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT

t At .Kaponga on Friday, 2nd instant, I had a heavy entry of cattle, all yards and races being packed. There was a good attendance of buyers, who made spirited bidding for all lines offered Prices were as follows-.—Best yearling heifers £2 8s to £2 12s, others £1 15% t# £2, smaller £1 3s to £1 12s, yearling steers £2 10s to £3 Is, rough 'and small 14s to £2 as, empty 20-months heifers £3 4s to £4 7s, bulls £4 2s to £7 12s bd cows and calves (good) £4 15s to + J£%' -Poor-conditioned and small: £2 % ££. 5s > forward and fat cows £5 17s to 7 iss, lighter framed forward cows £5 to £o 15s, store cows (good) £4 10s to £4 19s smaller £3 16s to £4 3s, smallframed cows £2 17s 6d to £3 7s 6d, aged cows (poorer) £1 10s to £2 ss. I had some nne pens of springers, these meetmg.a good market choice 3-year heifers S £Vq p ™ 7iOs' good *°rU £Q 12s oci to £9 10s, well-grown 2-year heifers ■(^ »P) L £s 17s 6d to.£7 7s 6d fah ' sorts £o 5s to £5 12s 6d, smaJl £4 to fo^SFloT *° £? US > breedhlg On Monday, sth inst., at Urenui, I had a good yarding, with a good demand for all classes, everything yarded - with the exception of small or Backward springing heifers being cleared at the hammer as follows .-—Yearling heifers £1 lni tofo 2 }? 6, d ' steers £2 19s, yearling bulI« £2 10s to £3 7s-6d, empty 20----months heifers £3 3s 6d to £3 18s, store cows £2 17s to £4 13s, -cows and'calve! (rough) £3 11s to £4, 2s 6d, forward S TO iq 61S& £6 1OS > fat °°ws £7 Is to £8, 18 months steers £4, 2-year steers lys ; 3-year steers £6 to £7 7s, dairy cows £5 10s,to £7, choice springing Jersey heifers up to £8, good £5 15s to £7 2s 6d, small £3 7s 6d to £4 10s, mixed fat sheep £1 4s 6d to £1 5s 6d, ewe s and lambs £1 6s, hoggets 13s 9d,"'store pigs !&> .*P £1 4s 6d, Aveaners 12s 6d. + On Tuesday, 6th inst.; at Rahotu, there was a small entry, which sold as follows:—Small yearling heifers £1 7s + iS $■ 9s ' ood vearli"gs £2 5s 6d v « i° s Lroush yearling steers £2 11s bulls £o ss, springing heifers £4 17s 6d 6 i9 s ' dairy cows to £7 10s, empty 20-month heifers £3 6s 6d forward cows £5 2s to £5 11s, store cows £3 11s to £4 13s.

On the same day at Stratford I had a good entry of springing heifers for my morning sale, with a good attendance, very satisfactory sales being made, the 45 heifers and cows averaging £6 ss. Best springing heifers made fe ££ 5s t(\ £B 5s J goo* sorts ho™ £5 to £5 17s 6d, smaller heifers £3 10s to*£4 10s, dairy cows £6 15s to £10 At Okau on Wednesday, 7th irist.', I had a small entry, the whole of which, however, was placed at the hammer at the following prices -.—Empty 20-months heifers £3 15s to £3 16Sj yearling'heifers £2 4s to £2 18s, yearling steers £2 19s to £3 10s, 18-months steers £3 16s to £112s, small yearling steers £2 Is, 2i-year Jersey steers £6 ss, springing heifers £4 10s to £5 10s, cows and calves £4 17s, good store cows £4 5s to £5 3s, small cows £2 10s to £3 10s, well-bred Shorthorn bull £15 ss, Jersey bull £2 14s 6d.