FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY'S REPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue LXXIV, 11 May 1918, Page 8

FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY'S REPORT.

The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society report as follows:

At Okaiawa yards on Monday thero was a. fair yarding of stock, which sold at fully late rates. Fat cows £12 to £13 15s, forward cows £9 to £11 14s, store cows £6 10s to £8 12s 6d, boners £3 to £5 15s, weaner steens £3 13s, weaner heifers 20s to 365, store lambs 16s Id.

At Eltham yards on Wednesday we had a large yarding of cattle and sheep. Buyers were in attendance, and a satisfactory sale (resulted. We quote: Fat cows £12 to £12 15s, fresh conditioned cows £10 to £11 18s, forward cows £8 17s to £9 15s, store cows £6 to £8 Bs, boners £3 to £6, 2^-year steeira £12 7s 6d, bulls £8 weaner steers £2 12s 6d to £4 ss, weaner heifers 17s 6d to £2 15s, f.m. ewes 13s 3d to 18s, good' store lambs 15s i*> 17,s 3d, cull lambs 8s 7d to 9s Id, weaner pigs 12«.

At Hawera yards on Thursday there was a large yarding of cattle and a good muster of sheep. Cattle sold at late rates. Sheep were in demand and improved in prices on previous sal©. Fat cows £13 to £13 17s 6d", fresh conditioned cows £7 to £8 10s, forward cows £8 15s to £9 18a. store cows £7 to £8 10s, small framed store cows £5 to £6 15s. boners £3 10s to £'6, bulls £10 to £14 2s 6d, weaner steers £3 10s to £4 4s, weaner heifers £1 10s to £3 17s 6d, empty ewes 17s 6d to 20s, lambs 15s to 17s Id, cull lambs 12s 9d to 14s, fat sheep 28s 9d to 365. At Waverley yards on Friday we had a good yarding of cattle and sheep. Cattle were hard to quit, but jgheep sold well. Store wethers 27s 6d, lambs 10s to 14s 6d, store bullocks £10 10s to £13 17s 6d 20-month steers £7 to £8 10s, store cows £5 18s, fat cows £10 to £12, weaners 20s to £3 10s. I