LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1216, 26 August 1911, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mo can tile Agency Company, Ltd., report lor the week ending August 25 as follows:-At TeA mn„ on Friday we l.ad a Bood entry of oth sheep uad cattle. Sheep Bold a S f.eclja. of lute, and we disposed of eve.J P"'. Cattle also sold well, tho ■ yoimßW 'grt" empty oivee, ss. 6d. : inferior 1 65.; two-tooth ewes ill lain), lis. tu., cv,<with lambs at foot, 13s. 6d.; <™o ''-OBSC ■ •. 12s. 6d.; woolly ewe hogßets. 1--,' l • : „,, eI ?,' 1 '!: mixed hornets, 7s. -Id.; average nlixu_ no= gets, IDs. Id. to lCs. 6d.; store wetleis,, a.Cattle-. Yearling steers,. 355.; good mixeu yearlings. £2 lCs.; yearling lietfeis, ti *s-. yearling Jersey heifers, £3; ™™g }lf?&: 395. 6d.; backward cows inn!, f "*• Gd.. two-year Jerseys, heifers £5 to «"..«.. springing cows. £o. *>> ss « to T.-'-n' ci . £1: yearling Jersey bulls, *3. At, llang wahia on Tuesday we had only a tmM entry of sheep, and a few .cattle. H°BBets sold with spirited competition. Mixed hoßgets. Us. lCd. to lis. Id.;, medium J other hoggets, 9s. 6d.; small railed hoßf If. is. 9d.; aged cows, in calf, £3 to £3 7s. 6d.

Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report is as follows :-At VniwaUaihc> onThurs day, August 17. there wns a fair ) aiding, mostly of young cattle, which realised satisfactory prices. Mixed yearlings made 33.. to 395. 6d.; yearling steers, 55s- to «- 6d.; yearling heifers, 365. to .£2 65.; do. JOT soy strain, £2 10s. to £3; empty « c ' f . cr £ £2 19s. to £4 35.; springing heiferE, *' »• £6 10s.; store cows, £2 17s. to. £3 se. 6d., forward cows, £3 10s. to £4; springing £5 IE?, to £11 155.; bulls, £3 17s. 6d. to ~J 55.; four and six-tooth ewes, 125.: mixea sheep, Es. A cow which was donated to the Agricultural Society by Mr. S. fernith realised £11 15>. On Friday, August 18, I sow Mr. J. Swancr's herd at Oaltnrn, when there was a good attendance, and the cows (most of which were early calvcrs and in fair condition) realised good prices. Cows, close up. brought from £6 to £10: later, £4 10a. to £5 155.; bulls, £5 ss. to £6; sows, £2 t3 £3 65.; boar, 325.; good stores, 16s. to 235.; porliors, 30s. At my Urenui sale on Monday, August 21, there was a largo yarding, especially of young cattle, which were in good demand. Several lines of dairy cows were offered, but, being in rather poor condition, did not realise recent market rates. Mixed yenrlings, £2 55.; yearling steers, 375. to £2 125.; yearling heifers, 31s. to £2 12s. 6d.; empty* heifers, £3; springing heifers, £4 9s. to £7; two-year steers, £3 Us. to £3 155.; store cows. 38s. 6d to £3 35.; forward cows, £3 Bs. to £4 55.; dairy cows, £4 to £8 lCs.; bulls, £3 2s. 6d. to £4 55.; wethers, 14s. 6d.: sows. 2Es. to £2 Is.; weaner pigs, 7s. to 95.; stores, 14s. to 18s.; porkers. 265. At by fortnightly cattlo sale ot Stratford on August 22 there was a fair .yarding, with a good attendance of buyers. Young cattlo were in good demand, and sold readily. Mixed yearlings,. 335. to 425. 6d.; do., poor-conditioned, 2Cs. 6d.; yearling heifers. 345. to £2 lis.; yearfers, £3 ss. to £3 ISs. 6d.: springing helling steers, 31s. to £2 4s. 6d.; twnyear heifers, £4; storo cows, £3 2s. to £3 12s. 6d.; forward cows. £3 16s. to £4; fat cows, £4 17s. 6d. to £5 Is.; springing cows, £5 5c.; hulls, 345. to £2. On the same day my Stratford dairy yards were filled with springing heifers and dairy cows, which met with a good market. A very choice lino was yarded by Mr. / Geo. fjorimar, which averaged £9 95.; one of the cows reached £19 10s. Springing heifers, close mi, made £6 to £7 17s. 6d.; later, £4 to £5 155.; dairy cows, close up, £6 to £19 lGs.; later, £4 IDs. to £5 155.; very late. £3 7s. 6d. to £4 Es. At Stony Hivcr on Wednesday, August 23 .there wn.s a good yarding, mostly of young stock, prices for which were slightly in advance of previous sale. Romo choice fat cows were disposed of at from £5 12s. Cd. to £7 155.; mixed yearlings mado 2Gs. Gd. to £2 4s. Cd.; yearling steers, £2 to £2 lCs. Cd.; yearling heifers, £2 ss. to. £2 165.; two-year heifers. £3 Bs. 6d.; empty heifers. £3 7s. to £3 175.; store cows, 30s. to £3 12s. Gd.; forward cows, £3 17s. to £4; dairy cows, £5 ss. to £7; bulls, £5 103. to £6; Etoro pigs, 165.; wcauers, 6s. 6d.