OHAUPO.

Waikato Times, Volume XL, Issue 3260, 20 May 1893, Page 2

OHAUPO.

Thk Salks.—On Tuesday last, at Mr McNicol's yard*, thero was a good muster of turnip steers from the Thames Valley Estate. They were really good animals, three and four-year-olds in good forward condition and must have come oft a Rood country. The yards being muddy tlioy did not show to such advantage as they would havo done under more favourable circumstances, as they were standing in six inches of mud. However, they realised fair prices, A good many pens were passed at first, but these were afterwards sold. A very gond pen ot four-year-olds (reds) fetched £7l2s lid; a pen of whites, £7; the average prico would be about £b' 10s. Not much demand for old cows j calves were lower in value; good beefsold at about 18s per 1001b, -Sheep: There was a good muster, but not many of good quality j although I could not by any means call it a brisk sale, it was a marked improvement on the lust. Good strong lambs seem always to sell fairly well, Gs and fislOd, and 4s (id for poor sorts. Aired empty ewes, good mouth?, 5s 2d; good longwool ewes, full mouth, 8s offered, 9s wanted; a line of crossbred wethers in good condition, 9s Cd ; a line of small halfbred 2-tooth wethers from Napier sold at 3s j also another lot ot big framed half-bred, wethers sold at 7s O'd. For good longwool wethers in pood condition, 10s lOd was offered, 12s wanted. On the whole the sale was a very successful one and our friend • George bids fair to becomo a popular auctioneer; he has such a persuasivo way with him that a fellow can't help putting in a laid whether he wants the stock or not (I don't mean fictitious bidding)—but then he's, an Irish-: man.

FuKn-Feed is still plentiful. I never saw so much at this time of the year, but I am told the turnip crop is not -turning out so well as it ought, the lower leaves falling off and the bulbs are not anything like what tlißy ought to be, The continual wet tells very much against slock, especially lambs. FaotOIUES.-Thero is still a fair amount of milk sent to tho factorios,owing no doubUn tho pastures being so good, but I am informed they are to cluse for tho season at the end of this month,

Tub Roads.—lt is to be hoped no moro traction engines will travel over the roads this winter, tor the last one that passed left it-! mark which is likely to remain for months to Mmo>