STOCK SALES.

Auckland Star, Volume 304, Issue 304, 23 December 1926, Page 4

STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Lekl tl.t-ii regu- j lax stock sale at Matamata on We&nesd .> \ md as is usual with the pre-Chi istmas sac. .here was not a large yarding of cattle.. A line of prime fat bullocks was passed n at £8 10 . Fat cow? ranged from ill -i £6 15 ; stores. £2 to £3 5 . Pigs.—The market was rather quiet, the I seasonal demand having been satisfied foi j he time beinc. "Wearier. brou___.: from l 5 to 14 and slips from 2(i to 25 . Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. Whangarei j report having held monthly stock sale at ! "the following centres during the oast ' week:- " ' j Kamo. December 16. 1926—There was a small yarding of cattle of all classes. Competition was dull throughout. Practical)? j the whole yarding changed hands under the j hammer. Sheep were penned in smali : numbers, also being dull of sale. Light fat j cows. £5: four and five-year steers. £." 12 . _o 16 to £6 2 : three-year steers. £4 1.". to £5 : two-year steers. £3. £3 6•' to £3 12 6 : Inferior sons. £2 to £2 ." : one-year steer-. I £1 3(i / to £2 : cows and calves. £3 17 . I £4 6/ to £"1 30': inferior sorts. £_; I<l " I store cows. £1 10/. £1 37 6. £2 5 : forward conditioned cows. £3 3 : heifers, two-rear. | £3 30 to £1 Ifi : stags. £2 IT 6to if, 10 : ! bulls.. £3 1" to £'■',: beavv-weigbl vth-r- . 21 3. j Mangawai. Dee-ember 16. 3926.—There , was small yarding of both sheep nnd cattle j Sheep sold under fair competition, while beef and Store Cattle were flllll of sale t.elow late rates. Inferior yenrling steers. £1 1 to £1 2 6: forward conditioned cows. £3 •" ' : heifers, three.year. £_; to £2 __ : cows and calves, inferior sorts. £__ 6 : yearling heifers. £3 to £1 4 ' : bulls. £3 Id-. £1 __> r, in £1 17 6. Sheep: Two-tooth wether;,. 13 9 two-tooth ewes., small. 3". 6. Kaikohe. December 17. 1326. — There was a small yarding of all classes of eutlie Competition was keen throughout for young steers at an advance on late rates. Femal" cattle were dull of sale. Two and n-half- ! year P.A. steers. £5: two and a-half-vear j steers, S.H.. £4 3' to £4 10': two-year steers. £5 5' to £3 14': 1". month steers. I£3 : one-year steers.. £1 17 6 to £2 30 ' : I cows and c-alveF. £4 : rwo-v«>ar store cows. £1 10/ to £2 5-': heifers. £1 3" . Alfred Buckiand and Son = . Limited, repot.:—During tbe week we had .ale? a* Pukekohe. Westfleld. Turua. Helensv:lle, Clevedon and Poteno. also . ]ear.n_ sale? on account or Mr. Henry Ro_-er=. Pukekohe. i ana Mr. Lance P__;!lip.. Papai'.pp-ie. Trip cows at both rlf.-t]. -ales B _. f h,_r_i-cla--grade Jerseys ana r-l:'-.:<.r_ kf-r-n .-itnpet,tton. selling at rrom £1. 1 ■ £_1 : best cow; at the ordinary sales. j_o t -1 £ 1 2 . second-rra-de row?. £7 j. iv. other da:rv rcnr=. I£4 to £0 10': best sprinsrui- _ei>r?. £t to £9: other springing _.-:!>?•-. £4 10' to £<" 15 : empty young row=. £1' Ifi to £3 10 . store ("'.- if 10 'TT .T [i-.ni>; young COW? and heifers. £r. r. to £7 10 : la; cow?. £4 lo £5: boner row?. £1 Ifl 'to £" 1"• : fa; steer?. £9 to £10 15/: [">rward cond uoned ronr-year-nld steers. £7 to £7 ir, / ; three to four-year-old steer?. £J 10' t ., £f, it-": two to three-year-old ?teer?. £4 ; n £?. 7 •-•: rearlmg 10 rwo-year-old ?t"er=. £? 10' r £:: 17/6; well bred elghteen-inotitb-old dairy beifp-?. £3 10 to £4 15 ': 8"! odd pen of extra choice up to 'tt. i" : other . ;jr_t_*-i m.ntb -dd heifer?. £i- to £3 7 •': _.->-_ value?. £1 1"' ti £1 1 •"-■■ : smaller calves. £1 1/ to £1 -': -mall and weedy calves. 10 10 I_'" i ound vounp herd bull?. £5 to £? _ : heavy bull?'. £3 1"' to £•"• 1:•' : other bull?. £! 1" to £3 s'. There wa- a full entry ol p g- at Putetohe. which s'.d at , \ve_i_l»-ld quotat.on?. The Xew ealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, report:—At the Hamilton sale on Tuesday last we had a medium entry of beef, for which prices were aarin easier. We offered an aevrage vardinp of fat shee-n and lambs, which realised late rates. "We quote: Fat cows. £6 2 6 to £7 2: lighter cows. £4 14 to £5 11 : rough fat £3 18' to £4 9 : bulls. £2 10 to £3 15 : fat wethers. £1 3' to £1 4': aged fat ewes. 13' to 13 1: fat lambs. £1 2' to £1 15 . A small yarding of pigs met with fair comr>etition. We quote: Medium baconers. £3 to £3 7 : !i___t baconers and porkers. £2 S to £2 !?•': stores. £1 14' to £1 19 : slips.' £1 5 to £1 10 : weaners. 19 to £1 3 .