NGATIMOTI STOCK SALE.

Colonist, Volume LIII, Issue 13057, 17 March 1911, Page 1

NGATIMOTI STOCK SALE.

The. Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile- Agency Co. Ltd., report: Wo held our monthly Ngatiinoti sale on Tuesday last, when wp offered about 1600 sheep and 70 head of catle to a large attendance of buyers, who present from Tapawera," Dovedale, Motueka, Nelson and the surrounding district. Owing to the shortage of feed, buyers wore a little cautious and sales wore affected with difficulty. However, under the hammer, and privately afterwards, we disposed of a fair quantity of our entry. The following are some of the prices realised : 2-tooth ewes up to 10s 6d; 6 and Btooth 3s 4d; breeding ewes 9s 6d; sound mouth ewes (guaranteed) 9s, 9s 3d, 9s 4d, !)s Bd, 10s Id; failing mouth ewes 6s 3d, 7s 9d, 8s 3d; broken mouth ewes from 5s 6d to 6s 3d ; halfbred, 5 year old ewes 5s lOd; lambs (mixed sexes) up to 7s 3d; wether lambs in forward condition 7s 4d to 8s; fat wethers and ewes up to 11s 6d; fat wethers up to 13s; <2| years old steers from £4 15s to £4 19s; 18 months old steers up to £3 10s; yearling steers (small) up to £2 ss; springing heifers £5, £5 os, £5 7 S 6d £6; 6 month old foa] by Ba.'moral £7; full mouth Eomney rams 255, 30s, £2 and ] £2 Is; English Leicester rams, 4tootli £2 os to £2 10s. I