LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 69, 15 December 1919, Page 14

LIVE STOCK SALES

Mr. Newton King reports:-Sales during tho laßt ten (lays have in many eases heen small owing to Hhe drop in prices, hut in some .instances, notably Ohurn, Mtony IRivcr, Urcnui, audi IJruti, very good clearances wcro made, although priccs wore easier. At the other sulns there was very little business <lcing. At luglewood ou , December 3 yearling t.n eighteen-month steers made is. to ,« lfs.: lirteen-month heifers, J'3 10s. to £5 IC= • fat cows. £11 and .611 55.; forward Inillneltu. -£12 Zs. «d. to .£l2 10s.;, lulls, .£5 15s. to £13; springing heifers. .CB 10s. to £12 155.; <iair.v cows, up to .-'l3; forward owes. 58s 2(1. to 295.; woolly «etliers, 165.; small wethers, Ms. At Oh lira on Deconiper cii:htcpn-montli steers, tops sold from J. 5 ss. to £5 17s. 6(1.; smaller cattle, £3 ss. t<i £1 55.: eighteen-month heifers, cp to' £6 13a.: fat cows, £12 12s. 1(1.; store cows. £5 lo C 7 55.; cows and calve.?. ,C 6 12s. fd. to £7 17s. 6(1.' two and a half-year sii.crs, £7 2s. to £7 12s. 5(1.; bulls. £6 lo 10 55.; .four and six-toolh welhers, 30s. 1(1.: twotooth wethers. 275.: empty ewes, f.(is. (id. At Ureuul on December 3 liftccn-meiith

steers mado up to £5 7s. fid.; small, £4 and £4 55.; Jersey eighteen-month heifers, £8 2s. 6d.; heavy fat bull, i.18; springers, .£8 to £12; store cows, £7 and £7 55.; forward cows, £8 12s. 6d.; small cows a>,d calves, £6 55.; fat wethers, 38a. 6d.; fat and forward wethers, 325. 9t1.; store wcthors, 28s. 2d.; small Btores, 21b.; cull ewes and lambs. 215.; two-tooth wethers, 275.; small two-tooths, 21a.; mixed two-tooths, £1 ss. 4d.; woollj' ewes and lamps, £2; fat ewes, 30b. 3d.-. Ford motor-car, on account of M'Donald'e Estate, mado £130. At Stony Itivor on December '9, eighteen-month sleers made .£5 7s. fid.; small, £3 10s.; ompty yearling heifers, £3 Us. and. £4 10s.; fifteen to eighteen-month heifers, £5 2s. fid. to £5 10s.; bulla, £8 2s. 6d. to £10 10s.; yearling bulls, £2 15s. to £i 12s. Cd.; Btoro cows. £8 to £10 7s. fid.; rough twoyear steers, 1A 165.; springing heifers, £8 to £15; springing cows, £13 10a.; forward. cows, £11; woolly two-tooths, 355.; hoggets, 245. 9d. At Uruti on, December 10, fifteen to eighteen-month steers i. ado £5 3s. 6d., £4 16a., £4 155., £4 2s. fid., and £3 135.; fifteen to cighteon-montn heifers, £3 10s.. £4 7s. fid., and £4 175.; store cows, email, £4 10s.; dairy cowb, £14; Bpi'lnting heifers, £10; eighteen-month Jersey Cull, £8; pair working bullocks, £JO. At IColinratalii tho samo day empty owob, 3d.; mixed wethers, 275. fid.; cows and calves, £6 10s.; fat and forward cows, £11; thrco nnd fonr-yenr bullocks. £.'2 5?.; two and a half-year sleers, £fi 15b. to £7 lCs.: llfteen-month steers, £4; Dulls. .£6 15s.

Messrs.. Dalgety and Co., j td.. report haying held their fortnightly saie at Upper Hntt on Thursday, when they effected practically it total clearance of a good yarding of sheep and cattle, Quotations Ewes with lambs, to 315.; m.s. hoggets, to 275. 5(1.; potter rams, to 225. 6d.; fat cows,. £8 15s. to £9 IDs.; empty cows, SJa 9s, £7 2s. 6d.; store cows, £4 7s. to £S 10s.; eighteen-month steers, £5 to £5 125.; yearling Btcers, £2 to .« Ms.; two-year heifers, £5 12e, to £5 195.; yearling liel fers. £3 ss. to £3 145.; cows with calvcß, £7 6s. to £8 IDs.; cows, in full profit, £10 17s. 6d. to £11 10s.; bulls, £5 to £6.

Meesrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—The, Stortford Lodge sale was held at I'aßtings on December 10: 11 fat steers, £11 17s. fid.; 1 fat cow, £12 Is., 1 at £10 12s. 6d„ >1 at £10.55.; 9 heifers £4, 10 at £5, 29 at £5, 25 at £5: 19 Poly steers, £9: 13 Shorthorn Pteera £7 12s„ 28 steers £4 55.; 15 2-tootlis, 15s. fid., 17 at 15b. fid.. 451 at 155., 3 at Bs., 10 at 15s. fid. At sale on December 9 the following sales were made: —8 fat bullocks £14 17s„ 16 at £14: 2 threeyenr dairy heifers, £6 12s. fid.; 4 fat heifers, £7,2g. fid.: 2 light fat steers,'£7 12s. 6d.; 3 two and a- half-year steers. £fi: 8 two-year PA. heifers £5 2s. fid., 1 heifer £3 75.; 1 two-year heifer, £4 10s.; 3 eight-een-montlis heiferß, £2 7s. fid.; 1 small steer, 51 ss. ,

The New Zealand Loan juid Mercantile Agency Oo„ Ltd., report that at the TJp. per Hutt on Thursday they offered n .fair yarding of cattle, but no sheep came forward. Heavy rain fell throughout theday, and coiißetiuently the uttenaa.ice was email and bidding was a little slack. They quote:- I.ight fat cows, £9 os, to £10 125.; vealcrs, fair, £2 35.; store cows, c J 3 10s. to £6 10s.; fair quality, yearling'dairy heiferß, £3 35,; eighteen-montlis steers, £4. Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd.. report holding their Feilding sale on Friday, when they had a large entry of both sheep and cattle. All classes of slock "ere dull of salo. They quote the following prices:— Two-tooth wethers,' Ms. to 245. lid.; twotooth ewes. 225. fid.; Shorthorn bulls, £6 6d., £6 10a., £7 ss„ £13 155., to £17 10s.; Jersey bulls, £8 10b.; springing cow, ■ r ft: emoty Holstein heifers, £6; store cows, £4 to £4 17s. 6d.; fifteen-month P.A. steers, £5 12s. fid. to £fi 55.; two and a half-year Bteers, £7 to £8 10s.; fat cows, £10 55., £11 155., £13. to £14; fat heifers, i'B; calves, 215.; eighteen-month heifers, £3 17s. 6d.; eighteen-month Bteers, £fi.