LIVESTOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 241, 6 July 1920, Page 8

LIVESTOCK SALES

>■■"■■■■' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile *■"■' -' Aeency Co., Ltd.,. held its monthly stock K--- sale at. TeHoro on Wednesday. June E' 30, when a small entry of sheep, and a ¥'■'■■'■' fair yardine ■of cattle' (principally dairy (V ' : stoci) 'changed hands at the followinft t-:'- pffceß—Medium hospets, 20s. 9d.:--potter. F - : ■ rams. 155.-; mixed-sex.weaners, 365._: twentyi■■::,' month,,steers. £4,:17b. 6d.: sprinMM' cows. |:v '£lSss.rheiferg in .milk. £3 15>: cowßin P , calf, £7455.: heifers.sorln" cabers. £9 12s. !.'■ ' 6d. to £11 Bs.: late calvers. £5 to r £7 10s. . F ".The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile ; ' 'A'eehcv Co.. Ltd.. report havme held a clearine sale on account, of Mr. Arthur ; Lo'ckwood, at the farm. Te Hpro. on Tucb-' '■'■■ day. June 29. There was alaree attend- \ ' aiice of buvers present; competition was keen, arid the results of the; sale proved :'■ most 1 satisfactory to the vendor. Quota- ' ewes in lamb; 325. 3d.: eood woolly hoe-rets. 275.: small d0..;.U5.: medium shorn do.. 205.: aped rams. 10s.: '.'■ twentv-month - steers. £5 Is.; ten-month ' do;. £3 to £3 10s.: eood spring-cart horses, ; £25't0.£30.. ' " The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ajency Co.. Ltd. (Hawera), report for the ! week ended July 3as follow:—On Monday, , ;.. at Opunake, we had a fair yar'dinr.Thero; ;.-'' was only a- small attendance, and bidding i was far.'from brisk. We nuote:-Fat cows, v '£10 25.-6 d.;. forward cows. £s 155.: store i cowe (medium). £4: empt" heifers. £6 10s.: j wean"ra. £3 6s. to £4 Is.; steers. 37b. to £2. i i On Wednesday we held a very successful '■ rlearine; sale on account of Mr. Harold I Palmer.at Alton. '.There was a lam at- : tendance of buyers.,nnd we'roport a brisk ' sale. The herd.of'Bo cows ayeraeed £19 • 7s. 6d.. prices ranaini from £13 to £32. _ On Friday at Palmer-.Boad- tho advertised ' number did not come forward, However, we quitted the yarding at Satisfactory prices before. leaving;. Wo (mote:—For ward cows. £8 155.:. yearllni Jersey heifers., £6 155.: vearllnc heifers (mixed breedsi, £4 lis. ■-. , ■ ' ' Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. riiport':—At Feildine on Friday we offered a eaod yarding of both sheep and cattle to a fair attendance of buvers. Cattle were keenly souKht for and sheen wore also in good demand. Wo quitted, almost etery pen under the hammer. Wecruote:— Ewes in lamb, to S.D. ram. 38s. 3d.: ewes tu lamb to Bomncy rams, 265. 5d.. 355. 6d.; fat wethers, 30b. 6d„ 31a. 3d., 365. Bd.: fat ewes, 2ss. Id.. 275. 5d.. to 285.; empty ewes. 155..-245. 8d„ to 265. 5d.; hoprgcts. £1 is., 2i«..5d.. h». 7d,, 255. 6d.. 275.; b.f. lambs, Ms." lid. Uattlo: Ycarlinir heifers, £2 65., £.>, 155., £5 10s., £5 15a.. £6 7b.: elehtcenmonth. steers. £5 2s. 6d.. £6 10a.: store r C6WB.'£3 lbs., £3 12s. 6d.. £4 .125.: rat. ■heifers. £7 17s. 6d.. £9; fat bullocks. £10 ;• lis.: springine heifers, £6 165., £10 155., £11. £13, to £14: dairy cows, sorine;lhK, '£•> 155.. £8, £9, £9 155.. £10, £12, £15; cows In milk. £5 2s. 6d.. £9 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., had a small entry of cattle at their Huntorville sale last Tuesday, which sold as follows:—Snrinaimr half erg. £14 to £15: cows, £6, £6 10s.;'weaners. 255. 6d. to Jus. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ascoiicy Co.. Ltd., Palmerston North, rei port:—At IHmatanel, on Monday, wo had a ; small yardlne of both sheen and cattle ■ which were hard to quit. We also sold ' Mr. V. Harris's dairy cows, which met with ' dull competition; We quote :-Stnrc cows. tiii.: snrlnelne heifers. £7 2s, <d. to £8 12s. 6d. On account Mr. Harris: Oows. from £i 15s. to £11. We held a dispersal salo of dairy stock on account-"Messrs. Hood nnd Lucas at Manuawhata on Tuesday. Tlie attendance was eood and the cows, i which wofe of pood quality,, met with keen • competition. For backward -calvcra and 1 three-quarter cows there was very littlo i doinir. Ouotationsi-Best cowb. £31. £32. £34 to £38 10f.: oood rows. £20 to £28 10s.; fair cowb, £14 to £19 10b.; thrcc-.niarter i ,nnd late cows, £5 to £8 10s.' At. Er,ne<itea. on Wednesday, we had a small entry, nnd nrlcee made were in favour of purchasers.' Qnotatlonßi-Hocectß, 10s., 155.. ; . to 165.: emntT ewes. 14a.:'. empty cows. £2 i to £3 55.; yesrlinir heifers, £3 16s. On Thursday we held a clearine; sale on acf count of Mr. Bobt. Davidson ut Olcn Orona. Tho cows were a nice lot, In ereat ' condition, and nrlces made wore up to expeetnt.ion. Best cows, up to £J0: cond J- cows. £18 10s. to £26; fair cows. £14 to £18; tliree-oTnrtcr and late oows. £9 to £1210 a. The Walrarana Farmers' Co-operative '■■ Association. Ltd. (stock department). Pnhlatua. report on the undermentioned pales as follows :-At Pahiatun. on Tuesday, Juno 29, we held our weekly sale In i tho Manrahao yards, when there wao'a

small attendance of tho public We were successful In dlsposine of tho bulk or our entry ai the following prlcoa':—Fat ewes,. 335., 28a., 27a.. to 25b,: lambs, from 195.. 18n. 4d.. to Us. Id. At Konini on Wednesday, June 30 wo held a very successful clearing sale on account of Mr, J. A. Nicholson, to a eood attendance of buyers, and wero successful in disnosinff'of the bulk of our entry at satisfactory prices. We nuote:— Pour and flve-.vear eweß in lamb to Romney ramß, 255, 6d.: 18 m.a. ewes. 245. 6d.. 9b. 3d.,- two and four-tooth wethers. 30s. 6d.; m.B. two and four-tooth wethers. 295.: m.r. lambs. 23a. 3d. to 16s. 6d.; 81 head of dairy cowb averaged £12 68.; some of tho prices being £24. £21. £20. £18 10s.. £18 155., £17 10s., £17. £16 15b.. £16 10s.. down to £8 Ss.i a line of two and a half-year heifers realised from £13 to £7 15b.: Shorthorn bull, £9: three sows realised £1410 a., -£8 55.. and £6 sb. At the Woodvillc yards on July 1 we held a clearirte sale of live Btock on account of Mr. G..P. Alloway. There was a fair attendance of the public, and we were successful in disposine of the whole of thoftntry at satisfactory prices. We ouote:-Two. four, and six-tooth ewes, 305.: four and five-year ewes, 31s. 7d„ 25a. 9d., 215.-M.: two-tooth wethers. 295. 7d-. 20a. 6d.; lambs, 17s. 6d,: rams, from 225.. 17b., to lOb.jHwo and a half-year to threeyear steerß, £6 15b.: two and a half-year do.. £5 10s.: twenty-month do.. £5 la.: I dairy cows, due Anmist., £14. Tho.New Zoaland Farmers' 00-on. Distributing Oo„ Ltd.. renort having; held their Uarton sale on Tuesday. June 29. when a total yardinir of 1300 nhnen and 20 head cattle came forward. Biddintr on wethers and empty owes was brisk, but lionets were inclined to drair. We auote:—Fonr and six-tooth wethers, cood, 355. M. to 365. 3d.: forward empty ewes, eood moutha. 30b.; wether hoejets, 25a.; springing heifers, £14 65." The same firm also report having hold a clearinc sole of dairy herd on account Jfesftrs. W. and A. Knox, "Lakeside Farm." Turakina. on Thursday, July 1. The attendance was not larco. but cowb and heifers Bold well. ' We quote: Good dairy cows, to £20: poorer auftlity, £13 to £16: Borineinir heifers, £13 15s. to £14: breeding eow». £11.