STOCK SALES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIII, Issue 6672, 27 July 1928, Page 10

STOCK SALES

Dalgcty anti Co., Ltd., report havlhg held a very satisfactory dairy sale on account .of Estate W. Strachan at the Taihape Salcyards on Wednesday, 25 th July. The dairy herd came forward in good condition but prices were somewhat affected owing to the majority of them being very late calvers. Quotations.

Crossbred cows £5/5/-, £6, £6/15/-, £7/10/-, £8 to £9; Holstein Cross cows £7, £B, £B/15/-, £9/10/-, £ll .to £l2/|ls/-; Jersey Cross cows £7/10/-, £B, £9, £9/5/-, £9/15/-, £lO, £lO/5/-,'£lo/15/-, £ll/5/-, £l2/5/- to £l3/15/-; 3 : yr. heifers r.w.b. £5/15/-; 2-yr. empty heifers £6; small weaner heifers-, £2/1-1/-, £3/9/-; wcaner Jers. Cross hcifdrs £5; forward cows £5/2/-, £5/6/-; light fat cows £6/10/-; Purebred Jersey bulls 8 gns., 15 gns. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. report having held a successful dairy sale on account of Mr. W. Walsh, {Siberia, Ashhurst, on the 23rd July, and the following are prices realised. Quotations: Best 'cows £ll, £l2/10/-, £l3, £l4, £ls, £lß,' late calveis £7/10/-, £B, £9, £lO, Jersey weaner heifers £4/5/-, springing heifers, £6 to £9, weaner pigs 30/-, 32/6, sows l£4/10/-, £5/5/-, aged gelding £l2/10/-. Dalgety 'and Co. Ltd. report having a small entry of sheep and a large entry of cattle at the Ashhurst sale on' Wednesday, 25th inst. The entry of cattle comprised mostly dairy cows, and, heifers which met with a very keen demand, a total clearance being effected at prices satisfactory to vendors. Quotations: aged ewes r.w. S.D.E. 15/- to 21/6, fat hoggets 28/-, 28/6 to 32/10, store cows £2 to £3/15/-, forward cows £4/4/-, Jersey weaner heifers £5/5/-, potter bulls £5/7/6, heifers in milk £B/5/-, Jersey-cross springing heifers £l2 to £l3/10/-, dairy cows at drop £9/10/-, £lO/5/-, £ll, £l2 to £l6, late calvers £6, £7, £B/5/-, to £9.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report on their weekly sale held at Levin: We submitted! a small yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle to a largo attendance of buyers and effected almost a complete clearance, bidding being brisk and in vendors favour. Wo quote: Eat and forward wethers 35/-, prime lambs 27/9 to 29/2, m.s.p.a. yearlings £3/19/-, cows in calf to p.h. bull £5/2/6, Hereford and P.A. heifers to P.A. hull £5/17/-, 3-ycar P*A. steers £7/7/6, fat cows £6/12/6 to £B/17/6, forward cows £4/5/- to £4/10/- and £4 /17/6, potters £2/15/- to £4; dairy cows £7/10/-, £B/10/-, £9/10/-, £lO, springing heifers £ll/10/- to £ll/12/-; pigs, slips 15/6, 22/6, 24/-, pikers £3/4/-, £2/5/-, £2/12/- to So.