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Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLI, Issue XLI, 7 May 1921, Page 8

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FARMERS' CO-OP. SOCIETY

At Opunake on Monday we had a full yarding of all classes of stock. Grown cattle sold well and were all cleared at auction, but the weaners were hard to quit. We quote:, Dairy heifers £8 15s, good-conditioned cows £3 10s to £3 15s, store cows 15s to £1 Is, better sorts 35s to, £2 10s, weaner heifers (mixed breeds) £1 17s to £2 17s. On Tuesday at Manaia we had a large yarding of cattle, the whole being soldsat the hammer. Buyers were in attendance and bidding was fairly brisk throughout. Store pigs 16s 6d, i good lambs to 11s Bd, fat cows £5 17s to £6 lls, fresh-conditioned do. £1 17s 6d to £2 10s, store cows £1 to £1 7s 6d. bulls £1 10s. Jersey cross heifers £2 10s. I At Eltham on Tuesday we report a full yarding of all classes of- stock. There was a fairly keen demand for cows, and practically the whole yarding 1 changed hands before we left the yards. I Fat cows £5 5s to £5 15s, *freshI conditioned cows £3 10s, store do, 17s 6d to £1 ss, Jersey weaner heifers £4 ■ 10s, dairy heifers to £12, store lambs 6s 6d to 8s 6d, f.m. ewes in lamb 7s 6d. On the sth ins't. at Hawera we report a i ullyarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a slight improvement in the market arid the whole yarding was sold. We quote: Fat, wethers 17s (6d, 4tooth wethers to 13s, 4^and 6-tooth do. to 13s Bd, 4-tooth ewes< in lambi to B.L. rams lls, fat lambs. 10s Bd, good lamba 8s 3d, others to 4s 9d, 3s-year i fat bullocks to £8, 3§-year bullocks i £5 17s 6d to £6 10s, fat maiden Heifers : £7 12s, best cows ■to £6 10s : good- .! conditioned cows £3 to £3 10s lighter j sorts to 30s, store do. .(light) 15s to I £1 Is, wearier heifers , (Jersey , cross) ; £3 125,, others to 30s, weaner steers ■ , to* 10s 6d, dairy heifers? to £11. I i On Friday a^ Waverley we had a ' small yarding. Stock was dull of sale . and very little changed hands. Store J pigs 10s £o 10s 6d, store lambs 5s lOd, ; I empty ewes in good condition 9s 6d, ' x dairy heifers £11 ss.