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Waikato Times, Volume LVII, Issue 8087, 26 December 1906, Page 2

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CAMBRIDGE STOCK SALE. '! he New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports:-On Saturday last at Cambridge we had a large yarding of cat'le of all classes and report a sucoesftul sale. The beef pens contained 80 prime steers and cow beef which sold readily. Well finished steers from Messrs W. C. Morgan, Hannon tiros., H W. Mackereth, Win, M. I'arr snd o'her sellers realized from jBSSs to X!>good young cows and ht-ifurs, X.~> to X'> 5s ; »g'd heavy cws, X 1 to X~i 1-. A number of buyers wire pres nt requiring store stock, and with the exception t' one pen of grown steers at.d a few calves all were sold at prc's similar to recent sales. Fresh-cotiilitioned «r«wn steers realised from X 5 4s to X 7; choice 2 and 2j-year steers, X 3 15s to XI lits; IS months st< era, X2 Us to X 3 7s; yearling steers, X2 2-i to .£2 its; mixid yearlings. XI Ills to X2 ,i ■, others, XI 5s to XI lis; this season' 6 Clives, 12s to 20-; quiet ernp'y IS months and 2 year In iters, X2 7s to X 3 ss; fresh cows and lieit'e:s, X2 18s to Xt; store cows, XI 13-< to X2 ; 3 ami 1-year-old bulls, X2 15s to XI. The tioO sheep advi rtised realised the following prices Two pens 1 and ti-tooth aethers, 17s (51 j store wethers, 15s; 2 pens hog- • ets, 1-is (5d ; 2 petis fat e*es, 15s lOi to His ld ; 50 ewes acd lamb;, 12s per head all counted ; good weaner pigs, 12s to 1(1- ; only a few lairy cows aud heifers yarded hut a poor demand. Good cows sold up to Xfi; heifers, X 3 15s to XI 10s.

NG ABUAWAIIIA STOCK SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercintile Agency Cempsny, Limited, report as follows:—On Friday we yarded SilO head of cattle, a number of these well-bred steers from 2J to 3J-year-old. This class met with a ready sale at ruling prices. God Competition existed throughout the sale for all classes, evury lot being sold either at the hammer or afterwards, excepting one pen of mixed yearlings. Weil-bred 3 and 3J-year-jld steers realised from X 5 5s to XS (one hue of lib at X 5 13s); good 2J year steers, XI oi to XI 17s bd ; 2-year steers, X 3 Is to X 3 ltis; choice yearlings to 18-months steers, X2 us to X 3 ; mixed yearlings, XI lis to X2 ; others, XI Is to XI 9s; this season's calves, 15s to XI Us 01; yearling heite r s, XI I3s ti £-; <piite empty 18-nionth an 1 2 year heiters, X2 7= tid to X 3 sj; fresh conditioned cows and heifers, X2 15s to X 1 2s tid ; fresh cows, Xo 3s to X(j; fat steers, X 7 ss; dairy c -ws either in calf or near calving, X 3 lUs to Xo ss; springing heiters, XJ los to XI 10s ; Immediately after stock sale we sold Mr O'Leary's homestead ant 15 acres of laud tor five years lease at XI 7s per week, double buggy, X2B; harness, X 7 ; buggy mare, Xl 7; riding mare, X 7 10s; spring cart harness, XI 10s; cow X 3 2s t>d to XI 10s. Figs, XI 5s each ; sundry farm tools and furniture a f . good prices.