LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3124, 30 June 1917, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company report Tiaving offered a good yarding of caille at their Upper Hutt yards on Thursday. Prices:—Fat cows, to £11 95.: forward cows, to £7 Is. 6d.; two and a half-year ; £6; cows, fo calve in August and September, £8; springing cows. £6 lCs. to £9 2s, 6d.; springing u heifers. to £10 10s.: cows, •with calves, to'£9; bulls, to £6 18s.; weaner pigs, lfe. Messrs. Dalgety aud Co., Ltd., Palmer«ton North, report- on their Ta.ihapo sale on June 27:—Cull ewes, ss. 3d.; wether lambs, 15s. 4d. to 245. Id.; owe lambs, 15s. lid. to 16s. lid.; mixed lambs, 16s. to 16s. 4d.; wooUy lambs, 245.; two-tooth wethers, 34e. 3d.; two to four-tooth wethers, 355. 4d.; mixed-aged ewes in lamb, 225. 7d. to 28s. yearling - lieifer, £4 43.; twenty-mouth heifers, to £7 55.; twenty-month steers. £9 Bs.. to £9 17s. 6d. • two and a half-yew oteers, £10 ss. to £10 10s.; three-year bnilocks, to £13 195.; fat bullocks, £20: cows and calves. £16 Us.; dairy cows, to £10103. Palmerston North. Juue 28:—Empty ewe-s, 169. 6d.; forward ewes, 225. 3d. to 255. 6d.; light fa-t «wes, 275., 235., to 305.-, four and five-year ewes in lamb, 255. 6d.; two-toota ewes in lamb, 325. 2d.; empty heifers, £7 Ss to £7 45.; empty cows, £7, £7 145.. to £8 17a.; light fat cows, £9 18s.. £10, to £11 Ss • dairy heifers, £7 2s. 6d., to £8 10s u to £9 7s. 6d., to £10: small weauer Bteers, £3 4s • yearling heifers, £4. Caxterton, June 22:—Sheop: Two-tooth wethers, 265. to 285.: f.m. breeding ewes in lamb to Uornney rams, 245.; store ewes, 225. 6d.; m.s. Komuey otoss lambs. 20s. to 23. 3d. : medium do., 19s. 6d. Cattle: Two and a, half-year steers, £12 Bs.; store cowe, £5 ss. ;' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., ltd., report on their "Opner Uutt sale on June 28:-Aged ewes, to Us.; springing cows. £12; cows with calves, £7 55.; spring calving heifers, £7 12s. 6d. to £10 2s. 6d.: empty.heifcrß. to £5 Is. le Horo June 27:-Fat ewes, 325.; four aud six-tooth ewes in lamb to Bomney rams. Sis 7d ; empty owes, 21s. 3*.; two aad

four-tooth ivctho'3, 295.; medium Komncy lambs, lfe. 6d., ZOs., to 205.-2 d.: b.f. lambs, IBs. l<1.; cows Ht drop, to £22: fat. cows, to £12 Is.; forward cows, to £9 12s. 6d.; storo cows, £6 10s. to" £8 lls.; aged store cows, £4 »o £4 10s.; springing heifers (olioico), £12 10s.; springing heifers (good), £7 Is. to £8 15s. to £10; spring calving heifers, £6 2s. 6d. to £6 18s.; heifers with calves, £9; yearling heifers, £5 65.; weauer heifers, £2 10s. to £3 6a.; tightcen-month steers, £8 165.; yearling bull, £3 12s. 6d.; 3 Bheop on account of Horowhemio. Patriotic Society, donated by Mr. 1!. D. Harkness, 32=.

Messrs,.. Wright,. Stcphonsou, and Co., Ltd., report a .successful 6ale on Tuesday last on account of Mr. T. Pholpp, Kiritaln. Prices: The whole herd, averaged £11 12s. per head, and implements and sundries sold exceptionally well. Young cows.closo to profit, £12 10s.. £13 2s. «., £13 10s., £15, to £15 17s. 6d.; aged cows, £8 10s. to £9 10s.; Hfilsteiii bull. £10 10s.; weaker heifers, £5; wcaiier steers, £3 155.; pony, £7 7e. 6d.; disc .harrows, £9 ss. 5d.; milkcart, £7 155.; gig, £7 155.; harrows, £3 7s. 6d.; o.s. chair, £7 per ton; harness, £3 15s. to £4 155.; cow-covers, 135.; s.f. plough, £3 55.; cnltivacur, £4 10s.; jack, £2 17s. 6d.; milk-cans, 15s. each. Clearing sale at Mangamaire, on account ot 3ir. J. 31, C'o'giu (on active service) of 50 dairy cows, dry stock, and farm implements. The cows ranged in price from £9 155., £10 55., £12, £12 10s., £13, £13 10s., £15, to £15 2s. 6d.; Holsteii) bull. £12 125.; weancrs. £3 15s. 6d.; horses, £4, £8 55., to £9; spring-cart, £10; gig and harness, £10 and £8; d.f. plough, £17; 4-horsc chains, £4 155.; harrows £4 55.; milk-cans. 145., 15s. 6d.. to 20d. Other «uudrics at full market rates. Clearing sale at Kaitawa.. on account of Mr. .1 T. Kotlowski: The average for 27 cows was just over £10 per head: late calvers were not in demand, and sales were made from £7 10s., £7 155., to £8 10s.; store cows £5 12s. 6d. to £8 7s. 6d.; dairy heifers. £9 7s. «d. tb"£9 17s. 6d. to £13; forward store cows, £10 to 1 £11. Pahiatua sales: (96 two-tooth to f.f.m. ewes, 063. 6d.; 366 f.m. ewes 25s 9d • 50 f.m. ewes. 325.; 52 twotooth ewes, 278.; 46 cull ewes, 175.; 107 b.f. lambs 12s ■ 323 two and four-tooth wethers, 323. 6d.; 380 m.s. hosTgeUi, 18s. 6d.; 100 m.s. 12s 6d.; 15 cull rams,. 255.: 7 cull ?ams? lfe. 6d." 60 b.f. lambs, 13s. 9d.; 17 wooUy lambß, 205.; 388 two-tooth ™fMS. 38s. -Twenty-five 20-month steers, £11 U)».. £0 dairy cows, £10 55.; 25 dairy cowfi. £11 9s. M.T4I dairy cows. £12 15s: 10 dairy S'Sr^owl;^^^^!^:; weanere. £5 17s. «d.; 6 store cows, £9 10s.; 3 heifers, £9 10s.: 12 store cows, £7 10s.; 2 HoS buUs, £12 125.; 5 Rtore cows, £5; 44 m.r. weaners, £6.