LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 267, 5 August 1920, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Meuars, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Feildinc on Jnly 30 wo hod a eood entry of both sheep and cattlc. Sheep "vere inclined to bo a bit easier

than previous iitles, Cattle sold well. Prices: Ewes, r.w. S.D. ram's, £2 to £2 55.; owes, r.w. Romney rams, 35b. to £2 35.; fat ewes, 275. 6d„ 295. 6d,, 6d., 355, to 37«. 6d.; medium hoggets, 19b' 7d„ 20b.. to 245: good hoggets. 265. 7d„ 27b. 6d„ 28s. 2d., to 32a. Cattlo: Dairy cows, early calvers. £20 10s., £23, to £23 10b. ; September calvers, £12, £14 55.. £15, to £16 10s.: later lialvorß, £7, £8, £9, to £10; springing heifers, £13 15a., £15, £19 10s., £20. £21. £23, to £26 10s.: empty cows, £5, £7, £7 I2s. 6(1., to £8 12a. 6d.; fat heifers to £12; two-year Polled-Angus heifers in calf to P.A. bulls, £11 10s.: Shorthorn heifers, to £7 1».; fifteen-months empty heifers. £3 12b. 6d. to £6; Btation cows,, empty, £8 ss. to £9 sb. At Foxton 011 August 2 a good yarding of cattle and a small yarding «f sheep came forward. We quote as fol-lows:—Three-year steers, to £10 10s.; empty heifers, £4 ss„ £4 9s„ to £6 10s.; yearling bulls, to £2 10s.; springing cows, to £13, Messrs. Dalgctv and Company, Limited. Palmerston North, report having a very largo entry of Hheep and a Rood of cattlo at their Feildinor sale on Friday. There was a keen demand for all closes of grown Bheep, but hoggets were inclined to" be easier, though all linos changed hands. The cattle also met with a. ready sale, and following are quotations :-Bhe.ep: Small hoggets,'lsa. 6d. to ,18s. 7d.; medium hoggets, 21s. 7(1., 225,. Bd., 235. 6d„ 235. Bd., 245.: very fair hozgets, 255. 2d., 26;. 7d„ 28s. 4d., 28s. 10d.; blackface wethers, 21b.; mixed-age ewes in lamb Southdown Tams, 245. 3d.; two-toot.h emntv ewes. -350. .VI.: fat and forward two-tooth empty ?wea, 40s. Id., empty ewes, 225.; mixed fat sheep, 395. 6d. to 425. 2d.; fat ewes, 08s. 6d.; prime fat wethers, 48s. 6d.; purebred Southdown ewes, 3gnß. to sgns. Cattle: Small yearling ateerß, £3 95.: yearling heifers. £5 65.: empty forward cows, £9; dairy heifers, £1! 55.; dairy cows, to £16. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report having a very fail - yarding of both sheep and cattlo at their Bulls sale on Monday. Quotations Sheep—Small hoggets, 19b. 7d.; fair hogrtjtH, 26b. sd„ 275. 2d.; uood hoggetß, 295. 6d.; light fat ewes, 345. Id. Cattle: Light fat and forward heifers, £4 2s. 9J.; weaner heifers, £2 95., £3 lis.; yearling heifers, £5 Is.; store cows, £5, '£6, £6 10s., £6 17s. 6d.; forward cows, £8 155.; light fat cows and heifers, £9, £10 17s. 64., to £11. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd:, report having conducted a, clearing salo In conjunction with Messrs. Dalgety and Co. on account of Mr. Ruihi Wehipeihana at the farm Ku Ku, Ohau, on Monday. The herd met with keen competition throughout from a good attendance of buyers, a record average price being obtained for a mixed herd (excluding four cows that were threequartored and slipped), the balance of 38 averaged £27 ss. per head. They quote:— August calvers, £24 to £40T05.; September do., £21 to £33 10e. ; October do., £19 10s. to £26 10s.; three-quartered and slipped, £12 10s. to £16 10a.; drill, £30; mower. £1U: moulding plough, £4; tripod harrows, £9 7s. 6d. ohain do., £4 On account of outBide vendors, dairy cows, £16 10s, to £25; springing heifers, £2i; small heifer, r.w.b., £6 Bs.; yearling Jersey bull, £10; six-year hwvy spring-cart mare, £41. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin, 011 Tuesday, we had a good yarding of all classes of flock, which was submitted to a representative attendance of buyers. Bidding for all classes of stock was keen, especially fat sheep, and most lines changed hands at an advanco on late rates. Fat wethers, £s "ft. to £2 176.: fat and forward ewes, 265.;' hoggets, 255. 8d„. Mb. B<i„ to 275. 7d.; fat steers, £15; fat cows, £10' 15s. to £12 Is.; fat heifers, £10 ss. to £12 7s. 6d.; forward steers, £11 to £13 10s.; three-year steers, £9 25.; two-year steers, £6 155.; store cows, £8 ss. cows and calves, £8; springing heifers, £9 2s. 6d.. £10, £11, £12, £13 10s., £15 10*, £16 10s., to £17; dairy co.ws, £12, £13, £14, £15, £17. £17 10s.: yearling heifers, £3 55., £5, to £6. The Walrarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., Pahiatua, report 011 their weekly sale held in tho Farmers' Yards, Pahiatua, on Tuesday, as follows:—A particularly good entry of sheep came forward, comprising some very flno lines of ewcß in lamb, fat wotherß. and good liogEets Owing to there being no outside buyers present, the salo was flat throughout, r and the bulk of the entry wan passed in unsold. A few lines of extra rood quality, however, realised prices up to and exceeding late market rep.orts. The cattlo yarding Included good quality lineß down to rough sorts, for all of which there vajs kood competition under the hammer. Best dairy cows were inquired for, but in some iustances vendors were not prepared to give guarantees, and for these prices were only ordinary. We report the following sales:—so four-year ewes. in lamb to S.D., 48».; 200 four and live-year do., 33b. 9d.; 29 four and five-year ewes, 335.: 19 forward do., 295.: 163 m.s. hoggets. 29b. 7d.; 104 do., 255.62 do., 245.; 43 fat wetherß, 435.; 2 fat sheep. 355. 6d. and 345.; 14 b.f. two-tooths, 345. 9d. Oattle: 3 Springing cows, £17 10s„ and 2 at £10 1 cow at drop, £20; 9 dairy cows, from £13, £12' 10s.; 2 at £11 17b. 6d.; 2 at £6 7b. 6d„ £7, £6, £5 7b. 6d.: 2 empty cows, £5 153. and £3 2s. 6d.; 6 m.s. yearlings (P.A.), £5; "8 m.s. weaners, £3 195.: 17 do., £i 18s. Messrs. Newton King, Ltd.,- report:—At Stratford, on July Zl, wo had a full yarding of both sheep and cattle, and a- very Btrong demand for both classes. Practically a full oloaranco was made, cattle selling with a very firm tone. Ewes, 265.; two-tooth wethers, 275. 9d. to 345.: mixedaged wotherß, 20a. 6d.; store cows. £6 6s„ £6 145., £7, £7 12s. 6d.; forward cows, £9, £9 55., £9 12». 6d.; fat cows, £10 ss. to £11; mixed yearling heifers, £3 2s. 6d. to "£5 35.; yearling Jersey heifer, £6: yearling steers, £3 18s.: twenty-month steers, £5 55.; twoyear Btoers, £6 Is.: two and a half-year do., £8 to £8 165.; empty heifers, £4 125., £6 10s„ £7 Bs. 6d„ £8, to £8 195.; bullß, £6 15b. At the Stratford dairy sale on tho same day there was a. big yarding of both heifers and cows of fair quality throughout. Good quality and earlycalving cattle sold readily, but backward Borts wore in little or no demand. Springing heifers, £12 6s„ £13 155.. £14, 10s., to £1610b.: dairy cows. £12, £14; letter classes, £18, £19, £22. to £23 10s. At Inglowood on July 23 sheep sold well throughout, prices if anything showing nn advance 011 receDt. quotations. Store cattle, yearlings, and two and three-year steers. eßuecially wore eagerly sought after. In dairy cattlo also a very brisk sale resulted. Lambs. 16a. Bd.: hoggets, 275., 275. 6d.. 28s. 7d„ to 305.: empty ewes, 275. 9d.: in lamb ewes, £2 3b. 3d,; mixed-aged ewes. 20s, 24s 6d.. to 355.: four-tooth wethers, 31s. Id. to 325. 6d.; store cows, £5 12s. 6d., £5 165.. £6, £6 lis.: forward cows, £7 5b to £9; build, £4j mixed yearling heifers. £3 155., £4 7s„ £4 10s., to £5 155.: mixed yearling steers. £2, £3 55.. £3 10b.: 15 to 18-month steers, £3 .14s„ £4 155.; two-year steers, £6 65.: three-year stoers, £9 145.; bullocks. £10 5b.; dairy heifers, £10 10b.. £11 10s., £12, £13, to £14: better classes. £15 10s„ £16 10s„ £17, £18 10s„'to £19; dairy cows, £10, £13 10s„ £16, to £17:, better olasses, £18, £20. to £25. On the same -day, at Rahotu. a clearing sale was held on account of Mr. W. B. DawBon. Tho herd of 25 particularly choice Jorsey cows averared £27 14b. Tho orices for most of the cows ranged from £25 to £28, while a few of the choicest cowb sold up to £32 10b. and £34; three choice two-* year Jcraey heifers realised £22 10s.. £23 10s„ £20 10s.: respectively while a few yearling Jersey heifers were disoosed of at £12 12s. 6d. Other Quotations:—Fat hoggets, 285.: aged mare. £25: six-year do., £22: aged gelding, £32. At llahotu. on July 30, late rates prevailed, Ewes in lamb, 335.: store cows. £6 10s.. £6 7s. 6d., £6 10s„ £7, £7 12s. 6d.; Jersey cows in calf-, £9 103.: fat cows. £9 165.. £10, £10 10s. to £14; mixed yearling heifers, £2 17s. 6d,, £3 19s„ £4 5b.. to. £4 75.: mixed yearline steers, 29a. 6d„ £2 7s„ £2 11a.; 18 to 20month steers, £5 3s„ £5 69., to £6; two and a half-year steerß. £8 55.: empty lieifers. £6 7s. 6d., £6 10s., to £6 17s. 6d.; springing heifers. £14: dairy cows. £12 10s„ £14 10s„ to £15. At Kaponca. on the Bamo day. thero was a good yarding. Storo cows, £6 12s. 6d„ £6 165...£8 Is.: heavier sorts, £9 lis. to £9 12s. 6d.: mixed yearling heifers, £4 4s. to £6 4b.; mlxud yearling Btcei's, 335. 6d„ £2 17s„ to £3 10b.; yearling Jersey heifers, £12 17s. 6d.; bull (Jersey), £6 2s. 6d.: empty heifers. £7; springing hoifers. £12, £18, £20; dairy cowb, £20 £23, £26 10s.