TARANAKI SALES.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13820, 28 November 1908, Page 12

TARANAKI SALES.

NEWTON KINGS REPORT. Mr Newton King reports: — At Stratford on Friday, the 20th, I had a big yarding. Several pens of grown bullocks in forward condition were a feature, of the sale. Bidding for store cattle was not quite so brisk as of late, but the majority of lines were quitted either at the hammer or privately at full ruling rates. The 3.1 to 1-year bullocks were well competed for and sold at the hammer, but the 3-year-olds were passed in. In the dairy pens bidding was very quiet. Prices for springers were low. Yearling steers brought 27s 6d to 40s 6d, mixed calves to yearlings 20s to 23s 6d, yearling heifers 23s Gd to 28s, 18 months to 2-year 40s to 50s. 3£ to 4year bullocks £5 18s to £5 18s 6d. I store cows 39s to 50s, springing heifers

(ordinary) C 2 15s to £1, (good) C 5 to CO, springing cows C 3 15s to C(i HKAt Stony, Ui\er on Monday thcyanh were full, ' and nearly everything .sold nl Ihe hammer. Yearling steers made li!)s (Jd to 40s (id, 2-year L 2 li)s (id to £3 2h, 2i to 3-year 'C 3 (is to Cl, yearling heilei's 2^s to 30s, 2-year 4 (is (id, store cows £2 5s to £2 13s (id, forward C 2 17s to £3 2s, I to o-yeur bullocks £G. At Wiiiwakaiho on Tuesday there was 11 lair yarding and attendance, but bidding was quiet for all classes. Ali.\< v <l yearlings brought 30s, 15 to IH-inontb 15s, 2-year empty heilers C 2 10s to L' 2 15s, yearling steer.s 35s Lo 4Hs, htoiej cows 12s to lss, 2-year Shorthorn bull. £4 4s, springing cows £4 12s (i<l to £5 15s. Tho same day at Kahotu, owin^ lo the heavy ruin in the morning ;i n< l also to the second ballot being helrl. very few cattle were yarded. Yearling steers made 30s (id, 18-month to 2-yeai £2 17s (id, 15-nionth heifers 31s to !2s, springers C<l (is to £5 2s. On the show ground on Thursday the sale of pedigree stock was well attended, and most of the slock offered \\;>s sold »t satisfactory prices. Twelve to 15-month Jersey bulls made 1(5 to 21 guineas, 4-year .Jersey bulls 2(5 guineas, 15 to IH-inontb heifers 25 lo L ; (i guineas, cows in full milk 21 to .'!() guineas, hull calves 5 to G guineas. Ayrshire bull 13 guineas.