STOCK SALES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6667, 21 July 1928, Page 4

STOCK SALES

Abraham and Williams Ltd., report having held a very satisfactory clearing sale- of ■ dairy cows oh of Mr. Si Green of Mt. Biggs, Fcilding on,,Wednesday last. The cows were in good condition and met; with keen demand, the whole herd of 44 cows making an average of £l2 4s. Quotations- as follows:—Best- cows £ll, £ll 15s, £12y.£12 10s, £l3 ss, £l3 15s, £l4, £l4 'ss, £l4 10s, £l4 15s, £ls, £ls 5s £ls 10s, £l6, £l6 10s, £l7, £l7 10s; later culvers £B, £8 ss, £9, £lO to £lO 10s; others £6, £6 ss, £6 30s, £7, £7J3s : ; springing! heifers £7 2s 6d to £8 10s; weaner heifers £4 Is to £4 12s 6d;.-bull £l3 13s; sows £2 10s, £4,. £4 15s- to. £5 10s; milking plant £7O; Separator £l7;-; sundries _ sold well at .late rates.’ Abraham and William's Ltd. report having held a clearing sale of dairy cows; and sundries on. wS-. count, of Mrs.. G. X. Bates of Kairanga bn ■ Thursday, when a very nice ■ herd of cross-bred cows was submitted _,to a fair attendance of buyers. Any J cpw showing close to profit sold particularly well, but a fair number were October to November calvers ; and tho demand for these was not so keen, The whole herd averaged £lO 10s. -We quote:—Best Cows £l9 .to £2O; cows close to profit £l3, £l3 10s, £l4, £l4 10s, £ls to £l6; later calvers £4 355, £5, £5 10s,-£6,' £6 10, £B, £9 IQs, £lO to £11; herd! bull £IT 10s; sows in pig £5 10s; implements, harness and sundnOsl sold well at-' late' rates.'