LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1902, 10 November 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

'Reporting on his. weekly sales, Mr. Newilon Kins says -.-On Thursday,. October 30, at -Messrs. Sutton Bros.' clearing sale on the Lcith Head, Okato, there was a good attendance. The. dairy cows wore a nice young lot, showing aped factory returns, and sold very readily at the following prices Choice young cows at from £11 us. to £15 10s.; others, carryxns rather much age, £5 153. to £6 55.. averaging over £10 10s. for the line/ a price which must be very satisfactory, .considering that the majority of these cow& ntived in August .or . early In Soptember. Offier pncea were-.-Hoifcrs, finrinffiiiff and in milKt £5 ss. to '+&■. ios.• empty heifers, £4;ompty cow*■ £4 6S<; yearling Shorthorn heifers, £2 18s.; . ye^-lanig Jersey-Shorthorn bull. £3 55.;. fat ewes and 6d. t0.':.£6.:56.,;.-Hore pins, ,£2 Is. to £2 .ss. . weafler-'piESi -lfe.; calves: .6s. 6d.. to 14s. 6d., mare and 'foal, by Empire, £S6; aged raiding, £20: 6-year gelding, £32 10s.; 7-year mare, £28 IDs. On Friday, .October 31. at mv first Waiwakaiho bull fair. I had a fair catalogue of bulls, mostly, Jerseys and Holsteins: ■ There/was ino.uiry for bnlls. especially''for'■ yoiwr Jerseys and Holstcins showing breeding. Pedigree Jersey bulls made from J2gns. to 255n5.; sra5 ra 4 e i' ♦ ?na bulls, from £4 ss. to £9; jyrade- Holsteins, £5 to £11 lCs.r Ayrshires, £8 Bs.; yearling Shorthorns, £5 10s. At Kaponga, on. the same day, there was a good-entry of all .classes, aud good competition for theiuii yardin'c. which sold at the following prices: ■—Yearling steers, £2 6s. to* £3 Is.; empty hcifewi £3 7s. 6d. to £3 lis.; yearling and .15-month heifers, £2 to £2 195.; springing, (heifers, £5 2s. 6d. to £7. 55.; bulls, from £3 2s. 6d. to £9; 155.; aged storo cows. ±2 *o £3 : '55.; good store cows, £3 lis. to £4 Bs. fm.; 'forward now?, £4 16s. to £5'75.; fat cows, £6 3s. On Monday, October 3, at my TJrenui yards, there was a full Tardinj or and from ■£1 lis. to £2 ss. for smaller there was good bidding. Some good lines of 2-year coloured 1 heifers were yaruett, and sold well. Yearling heifers were much improved, the prices obtained for these tattle being very satisfactory. In the dairy •■pens the heifers were-a poor lot, mostly ■tails of lines, but anything showing any nnality sold well. Prices obtained were as follow:—Yearling steers. £2 155..t0 £3 45.. end from £1 lis.'to £2 55.; for smaller steers; yearling heifers, with some colour. '£3'lls, £3 9s. 6d„ £3 35.. £3 2s. 6d„ £3. £2 165.: grades, £2 Bs.-to £2 lfe.; 2-year empty heifers, grades, £3 7'S. to £3 155.; coloured. '£4 10s. to £4 135.; 3-year bullocks, with somo colour, and some small. £6 25.; store cows, £3 7s. 6d. to £4 7s. 6(1.; forward Com>,. 'tf4 12s. to £4 18s. 6d.; fat cows, £6 to £t bs.; bulls. £3 to £11; slip pig?. 139.; fat sheen, £1 Is.: best springing licifcrs, £6 Bs. to £7 10s.; others,' £4,t0 £5 10s.; guaranteed cows, £4 fe. to £6 10s. At Bahotu, on Tues'day, yearling steers made £2 12s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £l ,17s. to £3; -store cows £2 lis. to £4 16s. 6d.; empty heifers. £4 &. 6d.; springing heifers, £6; bulls, from. £4 to £10; small. £2 to £3 ss. At Stratford, epringing heifer yards, on the same day,eprincingr heifers -sold at the following 1 prices£B, £7 10s„ £7, £6 15a, £6 12s.- 6d., is 10s., £6 7s. 6d„ £6 55., £6 2s. 6d.. £6, '£5 15=., £5 12?. 6d.. £5 2g. 6d., £4 10s.; dairy 'cows, £10 155., £9, £8.