Stock Sales

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 42, 19 February 1938, Page 5

Stock Sales

DISPERSAL SALE. The largest attendance for many years at a clearing sale was in evidence at Mr T. T. Bartlett’s sale held by the N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd. It was estimated that considerably over 500 people were present, buyers coming from all over the North Island, and the sale, which went with a swing from start to finish, eoncltded shortly after 5 p.m. Outside buyers secured a fair proportion of the stock. Some of the horses went as far afield as Porangahau on the East Coast, and practically all the cattle went to Wanganui and Taranaki. Some of the breeding ewes went as far south as Te Horo.

The top price for the latter was 32/4, while the top price of £B2 was paid by Shannon Bros, for a very nice 4-year mare with foal at foot, while Mr R. Christie, of Fordell, paid £sl for another mare of the same age also with foal at foot. A good upstanding 5-year gelding was purchased by Mr Geo. Lamp for £44. The dairy cows which were all in profit sold up to £6 and wcreall secured by a Wanganui buyer. .The 20-months dairy heifers realised £6 13s for the Jerseys and £5 10s for the Holsteins. These were all secured by Messrs Horden Bros., of Waverley. The implements and plant which were all in splendid order realised good prices. The lorry went to Mr Lloyd Hammond at £74. while the shearing plant made £4O, and the Lister engine £3O. Taken all round the sale must be considered one of the best held for many years. The following is a summary of prices:—

Sheep: Four and 6-th ewes: 240 at 32s 4d, 250 at 29s 6d, 200 at 29s 9d, 340 at 29s Id, 30 at 275; 4 and 5-year ewes, 300 at 22s 6d, 200 at 23s 6d, 180 at 22s 6d; b.f. shorn lambs, 250 at 12s Id, 395 at 12s; cull do., 5s Sd; tail end ewes, 8s 3d; small 2-tooths 14s 9d.

Cattle: Dairy cows in profit, £4 to £0; Holstein bulls, £5 5s to £7 10s; 21year steers, £6 11s; 18-months, do., £4 Is; cows with calves at foot, £7 11s; 20-months Jersey heifers, £6 13s; Holstein do., £5 10s.

Horses: Four-year brood mares in foal and foals -t foot, £sl to £62; C-year do., £42; lighter sorts, £25 10s; aged do., £l6; 8-year gelding, £4l; 5-

year do., £44; 10-year do., £4O; 4-year stallion “Rhoderick Dhu,” £2B; aged gelding, £27; 3-year gelding, £2O; 2Jyear gelding, broken to lead, £27; one do., £23 10s; one 2J-year chestnut filly, well bred, £2O; yearling colt, £ll 10s; yearling filly, £9. Plant: Top dressers, £24; do., £l9; drill, £l2 10s; binder (old), £5; mower, £7 10s; Chevrolet lorry, £74; tripod harrows, £11; disc harrows, £9; drain plough, £3l; drain digger, £9 10s; cultivator, £10; woolpress, £2O; 3-stand Lister shearing plant, £4U; 4/5 li.p. Lister engine, £3O. A largo quantity of harness, tools and sundries brought satisfactory prices.