COMMERCIAL.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8014, 11 April 1918, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

WAIPUKURAU STOCK SALE. At tlu* Wnipukurau saleyards on Tuesday there was a largo yarding of both sheep and cattle, and a good attendance of the public. Most, of the entries were of inferior quality, consequently the bidding throughout the sale was slack. Prices showed a drop on previous rates. A good line of heavy wethers from Ashcott realised 30s 3d. The brokers report as follows: N.Z. Loan and Mercantile, Ltd.—l fat cow £lO 17s (id, 1 Hereford bull £O, 10 weaners £7, 43 weaners £7 I.ls, 130 fat ewes 24s 2d, 321 empty ewes 20s (id, 150 (i-tooth ewes in lamb 255, 152 empty ewes 10s sd, 141 forward ewes 20s 7d, 121 2-tooth ewes and wethers 22s (id, 110 2-tooth wethers 225, 00 f. and f. ewes 23s Od, 122 forward ewes 18s od. Williams and Kettle, Ltd.—l dry cow £l2 15s, 1 empty cow £B, (> steers £7 11s, 11 steers £lO 2s (id, 10 steers £0 (is, 11 do. £lO, 18 do. £0 15s, 12 cows and calves £l4 ss, 5 steers and bullocks £(i, 10 steers £lO, 34 steers £l3, 12 steers £l4 2s (id, 203 4-tooth wethers 25s 3d, 400 w.w. lambs 18s, (i lambs 2s (id, 17 ewes (is, 3 lambs (is 3d, 10 hell wethers 255. H.B. Farmers’, Ltd. —1 dairy cow £7 10s, 1 at £4, 3 forward cows £8 10s, 3 cows in milk £7 11s, 18-months steers £(> Is, 0 21-ycnr steers £lO 10s, 42 m.s. weaners £5, 54 m.s. weaners £1 10s, 5 21-year steers £4 ss, 5 m.s. winners £3 15s, 45 21-year steers £ll 13s, 25 do. £ll 15s, 28 do. £lO 10s, 40 m.s. weaners £3 15s, 7 store cows £4 10s, 0 cows and calves £5 ss, 270 m.s. lambs 12s Od, 128 4, (i and 8-tooth ewes 21s, 104 m.s. ewes 21s (id, 154 m.s. lambs His, 02 wether lambs 15s 2d.