LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 238, 8 October 1936, Page 4

LIVE STOCK MARKETS.

STORES AND "DAIRIES." GOOD SALE AT WESTFIELD. There was a good entry of both store and dairy cattle at Westfield to-day. Store cattle sold readily at late quotations. For-ward-conditioned cows brought £3 5/ to £4 15/; other cows, £2 10/ to £3 3/; boner cows, £2 to £3 7/6; yearling heifers, £2 10/ to £4; herd bulls, £5 10/ to £7 10/; other bulls, £3 10/ to £5 5/. There was a keener demand for dairy cattle, with values advancing on last week's rates. Best dairy cows and heifers brought £7 to £8 15/; medium.. £5 10/ to £6 15/; aged cows and inferior heifers, £3 to £5 5/. KAMO BULL SALE. WHA X GAR EI, this day. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report holding a special pedigree bull sale at Ivanto yesterday. The full advertised number came fonyarcV and were submitted to a large bench of buyers, practically the whole .offering changing hands under the hammer, Anything of outstanding quality Diet keeii competition at prices fully on a par with late rates. Top price of £21 was paid by Mr. If. A. Suoniinen, of Te Korae. Broadwood. for Mr. C. Steven's yearling Jersey Crystal Springs Tenor. Other good prices realised by this Maungatapere stud were:—Yearling .Jersey Crystal Springs Laddie, sold for 19%gs, to Campbell Bios., Otonga; l yearling Jersey Gamboge Hero, sold to F. G. Hick, Broadwood, for logs; yearling Jersey Crystal Springs Sage, bought by Mrs. J. McKegg, Matarau, for 14%gs; yearling Jersey Crystal Springs Neptune, F. C. Hick. Broadwood, 13gs; others made from 6gs to 14%gs. On account of F. M. Tapley, Waipu:— Six-year-old Jersey Pilot Legion, H. Underwood. Otaika, 15gs; yearling Jersey Austral .Red Gum, IT. E. Finlayson, Piniwai, lOgs. On account of M. J. O'Shea. Wfta-ngarei:—Two-year Jersey, W. E. Martin, Matarau, 12gs; yearling Jersey, V. McKinnon, Tikipunga, lOgs. On account L. Haidie, Glenbervie: —Yearling Shorthorn Glenbervie Buster, G. King, logs; Glenbervie Earl, Mrs. S. Smith, Tahere, lugs.