THE STOCK MARKETS.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 182, 3 July 1936, Page 5

THE STOCK MARKETS.

I ASHHUKST SALE. . ; Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report an average penning of sheep with an excellent, one of dairy cows and heifers, aiiso a full yarding of fat and store cattle at Ashliurst on July 1. Values in all sections were sound and there ■was a total clearance at highly satisfactory values. Quotations: —4 and 6-yr. ewes, r.w. S.D. r., zJs; springing cows, £4, £4 10s, £4 15s. £5, £5 10s, ,£G; cows in milk, £O, £5 os, £5 10s, £6 10s, to £7; springing heifers, - £4 10s, £5, £5 ss, £5 10s, £6, £0 10s,' £7, £8 10s; tat cows, £3 10s, £4, £4: 10s to £5 ss; fat heifers, £4 ss, £4 -7s Gd, £4 10s, £5 10s, £6, to £7 12s 6d; potter cows, 30s, 355, £2, £2 ss, £2 10s, £2 15s Od. CLEARING SALES. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report holding a highly successful sale of dairy cows on account Messrs Minsoiv and Marshall, Waituna, on Thursday, July 2. The cows were submitted to the public in excellent condition, reflecting great credit on Messrs Miusou and Marshall for the way in which they were brought forward. Full details of each cow as to age, etc., along with butterfat records over a period of four seasons, were provided. This undoubtedly helped to stimulate the keen competition which was displayed. The whole herd, taking in three-quar-ter and aged cows, realised the record nverage of £l2 3s, this average constituting a record for the last six years. Several of the top cows realised £ls, £ls 10s, £l6, £l6 10s to £l7. Quotations: —Top cows which produced 400 to 5001 b of butterfat over the last season, from £l2, £l2 10s, £l3, £l3 10s, £l4, £l4 10s, £ls, £ls 10s, £ls 1 os, £l6 to £l7; others, £7, £7 10s, £B, £9, £lO, £lO 10s to £l2. .Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report a highly successful clearing sale of tows, etc., on account of Mr G.~L. Gray. Woodville, on Wednesday, July 1. All the Live stock submitted to auction sold under keen competition, the herd cows making the good average of £9. Pigs, etc., also sold well up to late rates. A quantity of sundries and household furniture sold at late rates. Quotations: —Rest Julv and August calvers. £B, £8 10s. £9. £9 10s, £10; others, £O, £6 10s, £6 15s, £7, £7 10s, £7 los; sows with litters. £7. £7 ss. £7 12s Gd; lann horse, 21; separator, £l4 ,10s.

A further indication of the good demand in the Wail; ato for dairy cattle, close to profit, was the satisfactory average of £8 6s, realised when a herd of 100 cows was offered at a clearing sale at Elwitahi, Morrinsville. Twentyfour heifers averaged £8 ss.