COMMERCIAL

Northern Advocate, 5 February 1926, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

SHEEP, CATTLE AND CLEARING SALES.

DALGETY’S REPORT.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held sheep fairs at Ohaeawai, January 26; KaiLohe, January 27; Bassett’s Yards, Nukutawhiti, January 30; usual monthly stock sales at Kamo, January 28; and clearing sales at Okaihau (January 25) and Moerewa (January 29). Sheep Fairs. —At Ohaeawai there was a small entry of sheep, the yarding being chiefly lambs. Competition was dull, with bidding very erratic. Southdown R X 2-tooth ewes, 18/6; medium fat lambs, 17/10; fair W woolly ewe lambs, 12/; medium W woolly M.S. lambs, 8/3; cull lambs, 4/2. At Kaikohe. —A good entry of all classes of sheep came forward, with competition fair for ewes, while young ewes and lambs were keenly sought after. 2-tooth wethers, fair sorts, 19/6; 2-tooth ewes, good, 26/8; 4 and 5-year ewes, medium sorts, 14/1; inferior sorts, 10/ to 11/2; good ewe lambs, woolly, 15/; good wether lambs, woolly, 13/1 to 14/6; cull lambs, 7/4; 3-shear S.D. rams, sgns, Shropshire rams, 3-ghear -sgns.

At Bassett.’s; Nukutawhiti.—There was a good yarding of sheep, being principally . x ewes, which met with "keen competition at an advance on late rates. A particularly fine line of 500 4 and 5-year ewes came forward from Pakotai on account of Mr. T. N. Blake and realised 20/9 and 21/. 4 and 5year Romney X ewes, 14/6, 15/3, 17/, 17/6, 18/ to 19/2; inferior sorts, 12/; culls, 3/6; 2-tooth ewes, 24/ to 26/6; cull lambs, 5/7; F.M. Romney rams, IJgns.

Cattle Sales. —At Kamo there was an average yarding of cattle. Bidding was fair, with prices on a par with late quotations. Sheep were yarded in small numbers. Light unfinished bullocks, £7/8/ to £8; Si to 4J-year steers, £6; 2J-year, £4/10/; 1-year S.H. steers, £2/4/; cows and calves, inferior sorts, £2/17/; boner cows, £2 15/, £2/17/, £3/8/ to £3/17/; store

cows, £2 to £3/10/; inferior sorts, £1 5/ to £l/15/; 2J-year S.H. heifers, £2, £2/5/ to £2/9/; 15-month S.H, heifers, £l/14/; bulls, boners, £3/10/, £4 to £4/10/.

Clearing Sales.—At Okaihau we held a very successful clearing sale, there being a big attendance of buyers with competition keen throughout the sale. 4 and 5-year R X rams, 13/9, 15/1, 15/2; cull ewes, 7/6; S.D. X rape lambs, 12/6 to 13/; cull lambs, 4/10; 2-tooth ewes, 23/8; 2-tooth wethers, 17/6; 4 to 6-tooth S.D. ewes, £2 12/; S.D. ewe lambs, 20/; S.D. E. lambs, 26/; 4-tooth S.D. rams, sgn, 6 gn, 7gn; I’M. S.D. rams, 3gn, Sign, 4 gn, 4igh; R. rams, F.M., IJgn, 2-Jgn to 3gn; 15-month steers, £2/10/; cows and calves, £3/1/; 15-month heifers, £l/10/; dairy cows, £3/5/, £3/10/, £3/12/6, £4 to £4/10/; 8-year gelding, draught, £3O; aged draughts, £l6, £2l to £25; single-furrow plough, £5; disc harrows, £lO/10/; tine harrows,. .4 leaves, £5/10/; spring dray, £l3/10/; chaff-cutter, • £ls/10/; shearing maeh-. ines, 3-staifd, £6O/10/; cultivator, £14.Clearing Sale at Mangapai.—There was a good attendance of buyers and all lots sold under keen competition. Draught horses, heavy, £35; medium heavy, £2O, £2l, £24, £25, to £3O; medium draughts £l4, '£lß to £2O; metal drays, £ll/2/6; to £ls/10/; wheel scoops, £l2 to £l7; 2-year J. i X heifers, £3/15/9; 15-month steers, £2.