THE STOCK MARKETS.

Waipa Post, Volume XVIII, Issue 1010, 23 October 1920, Page 7

THE STOCK MARKETS.

The Farmers’ Co-operative Co. Ltd., report:— At Te Awamutu on Saturday, 16th inst., we held our usual sale and yarded about 1350-head cattle. Beef was slightly easier and a number of pens were passed in. Bullocks' made to £l7 5/ cows to £l4. A good many three year steers were penned and met with brisk competition. Best realised £lO 11s, second quality £8 15s to £9 12/6. Any two year steers were of inferior quality and nothing , over £6 17/6 were realised. Fresh conditioned cows sold readily up to £lO for best, medium frames £7 to £8 10/, light £4 10/ to £5 10/. Two year empty heifers also were in good demand and reached £7 11/, although the quality was not tip top. Other £5 12/6 to £6 10/. A nice pen of 15 months Jersey heifers were eagerly sought after and sold for £l4 12/, The demand for yearlings was not as brisk as at some of our recent sales and some pens failed to reach reserves. Steers reached £4 14/, next quality £3 7/6 to £4, heifers of the same age made up to £5 14/, inferior quality £3 10/ to £4 7/6, dairy cattle sold freely if near profit realising £27 10/ for best cows, others £l2 10/ to £l6 10/; heifers up to £18; second quality £9 to £l2 10/. At Eureka on the 20th inst., we held a dispersal sale of Mr W. Leask’s Red Polled. Cattle. These though not pure were highly bred, bu(? being uncommon in this locality there was a certain amount of speculation as to what sort of reception “would be accorded Considerable popularity was, however, soon induced, which resulted in brisk competition throughout. Amongst the qualities prominently exhibited were good constitution and quiet temperament with heavy milk yeilding indications and it is not unlikely that the breed may advance in dairymen’s favour. ‘The herd was a choice one, the individual cows reaching 34 guineas with an average over the 54 sound animals of about 27 gns. Two year springing heifers up to 19 gns., empty heifers same age made from 7to 10£gns. Yearling heifers 3J gns to 6 gns. Calves lgn. to 2|gns. The pedigree .bulls were well competed for, Waikato’s Redman (bred by Heaton Rhodes) realising 66 guineas; Waikato’s Ajax 72gns. and Dominion Rubicon, a Weraroa farm production 50gns. The horses were as usual in strong demand making up to £4l for unbroken ahd up to £53 for the workers. Implements, etc., sold at current rates.