Abraham and Williams

Manawatu Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 7825, 26 September 1903, Page 3

Abraham and Williams

Since our /last weekly ; report sales ; have been hold ■* at,:'Danneyirke, Pahiatua, Shannpu, Otaki, and Palmerston.. ; At JUannevlrke last Friday, we" had a; fvery, large eutry of • cattle, and several pines'of sheep came forward. Cattle. :buyers were in attendance, but their ideas of values were not in accord with, vendors' reserves, and as a result the ■majority of the pens were passed in 'under the hammer.; Business, however, privately was brisk, and.the bulk of the younger cattle changed hands.! ''; \ At Woodville on Monday the entry was confined to a moderate yarding of cattle, the usual amount of business resulting. At Pahiafcua on Tuesday Mr Gordon ■Eliotfc i kindly officiating, stock came forward ih excess of advertised numbers, especially cattle, a very full yarding being submitted, the quality on the ■whole being above the average. The [attendance was large, Including .buyers | from a distance. Business under.'the hammer was brisk, a keen demand for :: all classes of stock being experienced, and a sound healthy tone prevailing throughout the sale. All the sheep were disposed of at auction, and also the : bulk of the cattle. The few pens passed were subsequently disposed of by priIvate treaty, and with the exception of one or two small lots we have to report a total clearance. . | : At Shannon on Tuesday the yards , were well filled, and there was a good attendance. Bidding was brisk, and a good clearance was effected, with the ' • exception of backward heifers, for which high prices were wanted. At Otaki on there was a good demand for all classes of stock, and the tram horses offered also sold well, averaging about £16. At Palmerston on Thursday the entry was below the average and consisted principally of female stock.. Guaranteed dairy cows and heifers near calving sold well.

Quotations: — At Dannevirke—Fat heifers £6 5s to \£7, dairy cows (poor) £5 to £5 ss, 2-yr steers £g 15s, £4 ss, £i 10s, 2£-yr steers £4 16s, yearling and 15-ino steers £2. £2 10s 6d, £2 13s 6d. At Woodville—Fat cows £6 to £6 12s 6d, yearling heifers £2 14s 6d to £3 7a 6d, mixed yearlings £3 7s 6d, weaners 31s. At Pahiatua—Fat oows £1 to £1 12s, 2£-yr steers £5 8a 6d to £5 17s 6a, 2-yr steers £4 10s to £4 14s 6d, 18-mo steers £4 4s to £4 6s, well-bred 15-mo Shorthorn steers £4 9s, heifers £4 10s, mixed yearlings £2 15s to £3 Bs, 18-mo empfcy heifers £3 13s to £4 2s 6d, springing heifers £4 13s 6d to £6, and £1 for an extra good lot, backward heifers £4 2s 6d to £4 ss, cows in calf £4 10s to £5 15s, store cows £2.9s to £3, 155, fat ewes and wethers* 17a 2d, hoggets 10a 7d to 18s Id, store wethers 16a 4d, weaner .pigs 18s. At Shannon—4-th wethers 14s sd, | ; hQggetß 11s 2d to 11s 7d, yearlings £2 8» 6d, weaners £2 0s 6d, yearling heifers £2 16s, 18-mo steers £3 10s, forward bullocks £1, springing heifers £6 15s, 2 to 3-yr steers £5 7s, store oows £4 to £1. At (Hay~-2-yr steers £4 ss, heifers in calf £5 2s 6d, springing cows £6 to £7 i 2s, yearlings £2 11s, store ewes 12s 2d, 4 : th' wethers 16s, hoggets 11s. At Palmerston—Ewes and lambs made 21s Id, forward ewes 13s 6d, hoggets 11s Id, to 11s 4d, springing heifers £Q JOs to £7 13s, heifers in calf £5 15s to £6 ss, cows in milk £6 to £7, 2-yr empty heifers £4 7s, yearling heifers £2 12s to £3 6a.