LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 289, 26 August 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their Upper Hutt stock Bale on Thuraday, when they offered a fair yarding of cattle. The following are the principal sales effected:-Fat bullocks, up to £14; eighteen-month steers, £3 Us. to £4; bulls, up to £10; milch cows, £6 to £10; empty cows, £5 17s, 6d. to £7 10s.; store cows, £5 155.; springing heifers. £8 to £9 15s.

The Viairarana Farmers' Co-operative Association, Limited, stock department, report:-We held tho weekly so.lo'at, Carterton on Friday, when we offered a fair yarding of sheep and a good one of cattle. Competition was fairly keen, and wo were successful in disposing of the whole of the yarding at the following prices :-Good white-faced hoggets, 26?. 6d.; medium ditto, 16a. 6d., 18s.. to £l;.bl.adt-fc f «l ditto, 14s. 6d. to 175.; potter ewes. 10s. 6d.; r.or;s. close to prolit, £11, £12. £13 £s.. !:) £14 10s.: Bprinprlnt' Jieifers, £3 17s. M., S.t 13s, £10 55.. £10 12s. 6&:, £11 12s. 6d., i« Si?,; weaner heifers, £3 to £3 45.; meaner steers, £3 6s. to j>3 10s.; two-year empty heifers, £5 2s. to £6 155.; store cows. In-v condition, £5 to £6 25.; slips, - 303. to 32b.; lu'nko horse, £13; milkciiria, £2. £3, to. £3 11s.

Messrs. Abraham and Vvilliams, Ltd., report a l : ;; hl yardinsj of both sheep and cattle at Palmernton North ealo on August 22. There was a poor attendance of the public, but the firm auifted all lots at satisfactory prices. Quotations are as follow:—Light fat wethers. 305., 345. 3d.; light fat ewes, 275. 3d., 28s. 3d., 305.; fat hogget 3, 2?s. 6d., 325. 3d.; ewee in lamb, 235. id., 265. 7d., ffis. 9d.; empty ewes, 13s. 215.; good hoKueta. 22a. 5d.. 235., 245. 2d.; small hoggets, lls. Id., 13s. 6d.; store wethers, 195., 255. 7d. Cattle: Store cows, £6 25., £7; cow and calf, £8. £9 65.; mixed yearling's, £3 17s. 6d., £5 75., to £6 25.; weaners, 395., £2 10s. to £3 lla.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report having held a most successful sale of pedigree Jersey stock on account of ilr. J. JJ. Brown, of Ohau. on Thursday Buyers were in good attendance, and competition for the various lota right throughout waa very keen, the result being a total clearance at highly satisfactory prices. The 19 cows averaged 41 guineas, five two-year heifers 44 guineas, 9 yearling heifers 19 guineas, and 10 calves 15 guineas. The full list of buyers and prices are aa follow:—Cows: Suuriao, J. Nicholson. 22igns.; Frivolous Rosebud, P. Earle, Jlunterville, 30gnn.; Fox's l)atch. E. H: Lancaster, 45gns.;-Patch's Lizzie, E. S. Lancaster, 40gns.; Esinn, 31. J. Lenihan, 31gus.; Delia, J. Nicholson. Manakau, 43eiis.; Eilee, J[. J. Lenihan, 35gn3.; Frivolous Jeseamine, P. Oag, Levin, 28gns.; Verbi, P. Earle, 58Jgns.; gilvo, A. Berg, 52giiB.; Snowlette, 11. Biirrell, Bunnythortie, 58gns.; Doesie. 1 , . Earle, 67gns.; Smut, "E. Hogg, Ohaii, 28gns.; Streamlet, 8. E. Lancaster, 63gne.; Vixen, P. Earle, 36{gne.; Palm-Tree, H. J. Burrcll, 39|jns.: Trethella's Snowball, S. R. Lancaster, 56gns.; Trethella's Mab, R. L. Home, Manakau, 47gns.; Daylight, J. Nicholson, 21gns. Ifeifers: Oaklands Brooklet, E. L. Home, 53gns.; Oaklands Fancy, J. Hartstone, Woodville, 26gns.; Oaklands Sunbeam. A. Berg, 22}gns.; Oaklands Lassie, S. R. Lancaster, 67gne.; Oaklands Patchless, J. Hartstone, 48gns. Yearling heifers: Oaklands Aline, Atkins Bros., Manakau, 14gus.; Oitklands Betty, 8. E. Lancaster, 18gns.; Oaklands Chance, P. Earle, 17gne.; Oaklands Dorinda, B. L. Tippler, 16iens.; Oaklands Fawn, S. J!. Lancaster, 17gns.; Oaklands .Jleta, B. L. Tippler, 16|gns.; Oaklands Jtaire, J. Curran, 28khs.: Sprecka, .Bishol and Nicholas, 22gns.; Squirrel. 8.8. Lancaster, 18gna. Calves: Trethella's Patch, S. B. Lancaster, 16gns.; Trethella's Tecnie, E. S. Lancaster, Hgn.s.; Trethella's Snnpliade, E. S. Lancaster, 9gii6.; Trctiiclla's Roseleaf, P. Earle, 13tens.; Trelhella's Warbaby, R. G. Wall, lOgns.: Trethella's Marjorie, S. R. Lancaster. 2S<rns.: Ti'ethella's P.ilm, P. Earle, leigns.; Trethella's Nancy, S. B. Lancaster, ZOsns.; 'ftethella's Joan, E. 12gns.; Trethella's Jean, R. G. Wall, lCSpns. Bnlls: Cenlurian, J. Nicholson, 75gns.; Free Lance, A. Saxon, Shannon, 20gns.

The If.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Distributing Company, Ltd., report:—Wo held our inaugural clearance sale on August SI on account of Mr. F. G. 11. Philpotu. at his farm- at Pohangino. We had no difficulty in disposing q£ everything at pricee that were ono3t satisfactory to the vendor. The 6lock and sundries were all exhibited in- pood order, and the Bale went right throughout with a good swine resulting in everything being cleared at an early hour. The following are tho prices of the principal lots 501d:—276 hoggets, at 19s. 10d. ; 123 small hoggets at 10s. 6d.; 10 culls at 5a.; 11 two-tooth wethers, at 26b. 6d.; 1 Ilcrcford three-year hull, at £31 10s.; 15 run cows in-calf, at £12; six three-year run heifers, at £13; 16 two-year heifers, at £8 55.; 19 yearlings, at £7 12s. 6d.; 10 two and three-year 6teer3, at £11 10s.; 10 mill; cows, at £9 ss.