THE PRICE OF STOCK.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5350, 5 February 1916, Page 5

THE PRICE OF STOCK.

EKETAHUNA SALE

Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their usual weekly sale at Eketahuna, when there was a good attendance of local and outside buyers. There was. a full yarding of sheep and ouiy a few pens of cattle. Bidding right throughout the sale was very dragging. However, last week's prices were maintained. The followiug prices were realised: Sheep— Fat and forward 2-tooth wethers. 21s lod to 23s 2d: Jat wethers. 24s 9d; fat and forward b.f. lani 1»- los ; b.f’ woolly rape' lambs, 13s Hd ; -horn w i lambs 11s lid. Cattle: M. S. we«tiers, 355.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report: We had a good yarding of sheep and a small one of cattle. A large attendance of buyers were present, and bidding was fairly animated throughout tiie sale. \\ itli # the exception of one small pen a total clearance wa.s made iiriuor the lui minor tit the following rates: Good b.f. rape lambs ; los Bdgood w.f. wether lambs. 14s 3d medium m.'. lambs 12s lOfl; small do., 10' to 12s 3d: low conditioned 4 and

-year e wes 1.5 s 8d to 16s 3d. aged ewes, 12s 3d. store cows, Co T7s 6d; w. nner heifers. £1 os. Meters Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pongaroa stock sale on 3rd mst : We had a large yarding m sheep and a medium one of cattle. With the exception of three or tour head of cattle a total clearance of our entry at prices sliVhtsr i Ul, ii er t * lose n, hng in the FortvMile Bush district. Full-mouth ewes made from 10s lid: 5-year ewes. 10s to 19s; mixed-sex two-tooths, 18s ld-0-tooth to f.f.m. ewes. lf>s 6d : shorn lairne. 6s 6d; lambs 10s: eniptv 2-vear heifers. £3 10s; 2-vear steers £6 -2 year heifers, in calf. £3 19s’6d fat cows. £6 10s