STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1924, 5 December 1913, Page 10

STOCK SALES.

The'- N.Z. Loan ontl Mercantile A?ency Co., Ltd., report a moat successful rale of dairy 6tock on account of Mr. D. F. Ayson.-'of Fitzberbert, who has sold his property. The herd of W dairy cows, including -scternl. three-nuarter cows, averaged'. a-'Jittle over £9. Quotations: Best cows £11 to £17; medium cowg, £8 to £10; aged and unsound cows. £4 ss. to £7; forward' empti clows, £4 155.; bull, £6 2s. 6d.; 15-moufhs heifers, £4 to £4 155.; 15-months steers, £3 11a.; wearier heifers, 10?. to £1; .woolly, .hojgcts, 16s. 6d.; shorn fat sheep, 165.; store pign, £1 S3.' Si.

lhe N.Z..Loan end Mercantile Agency ■C 0.,-. .Ltd., .Teport:—At Apiti. on Tuesday, we had a medium entry of cattle, and have to report «. very food *alc, all lines beiuu sold «rt---> auction at prices in favour of 'veridor's'.i"Quotations:—Sheep: Fat hoggets,' woolly, 225. 6d. Cattlo: Cull yearlings, £1 to £1 Ms.; ycai-lins 1 gtcers. £3 2s. 6d. to ■".-EJ-"&:-";"yearling heiters, £3 12s. to SS; IJ. months Jcrscy-croES heifers, £4 165.; 18: months heifera, £3 155.; 2-year heifers, £3 19s. 6d. to £4 45.; store cows. £3: cows in mill:. £5 12s. 6d.: bulls. £3 to £4. Pigs: Slips, 14?. to 155.; storu;, £1.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile -Aej.'.'cy.sCPv-I'td., rcport:-We held our .niual ..we'duy/salo at Tahiatua on Tuesday, when- wc submitted a, sinal leutry of cattlo to the„uaual„attcndancc-,of-buycr?. - -The following prices were realised :-Store cows £3 18s. 6d.; 15-months heifers; £3; bulls. £2 10SV"to' "£4: "'

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo Agency Co., report :—At Solwny oil Wednesday .we offered a, email yarding of sheep, which,'mot with 1 good competition, every line^lfeing' sold under the hammer. Forward, store:ewe? made 14s. 6d.; medium do., 12j.-''t6",-lZe. :3d.j. back do., 10s. Va.

Messrsr'Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. re--Woodbillo stock sale, held on-Monday,.; as follows:—Wo had a, small yarding/of-sheep and" a particularly largo one -b.E iCcattle, upwards of three hundred head.,.'-of-, : , all '.classes being offered. Wo a good sale, nearly every liho-.'.bpin'g" quitted before tho close of the day, - Quotations:—Two-tooth wethers, 16s. 3d.: v ycnflitfg heifers. £2 17s. to £3 75.; fat -.heifers, £5, £5 Is., £5 2s. 6d. to £5 7s. 6d.: heifers 'and calves, £5 to £5 55.; mixed yearling's, £1 195.; yearling steers, £2 10s.; 2-year- steers, £4 2s. 6d. to £4 7s. 6d. A nice line of-70 2-year steers made £4 12s. ,fd.;...fat'.jcowe (light). £4 10s., £5, £5 2s. to £5 Bs. '6d; (heavier weights). £5 14s. 6d., £6 to " £6.' 7s. 5d.; cows in milk, £6 to £6 7,3. 4d.;- springing cows, £4 15s„ £5 to £6 55.; store cows. £4 ss. to'JB4 45.: Hereford .bulls.'.£2"to £2 10s.; Jersey buU;, £1 13s. ■6d.,'-.£3 125.-6 d. to £4. The firm report on their Pahiatua stoel; sale, held on Tuesday, an follows:—Wo had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle. Quotations:—Two four, and-siy-tooth ewes, with lambs at foot. £1 4s..to.£i ssi-6d.; 2-tooth to f.m. fat and forward ewes. 17« Id.; ewes and lambs (all counted), 10s. 7d.; Jersey bulls. £1 15s. to £3 155.; Jersey tails. £2,.£3 7s. 6d. to £5 55.: yearling bulls. £1 10s.: heifers, on tho drop.-£5 155.; yearling heifere. £2 17s. 6d to'£3 5.3.; 154nonth3 heifers £3 10s.; yearling steers, £3 55.; cows and calves, £3 175.; -storo cows, £4 12s. 6d.

.Messrs." Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their wcohly sale at Solway on Wednesday, when there was only a fair yarding of stock, which met with keen competition. Tbe firm report a total clearance under the hammer at tho following prices :—F.m. ewes, with lambs at foot," 14s. 6d.; forward empty cows, £4 165.;, hulls, to £5 10s.

Messrs. "W. and O. Tnrnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly, solo in their Waipona, (itnsterton) tale yards, on Wednesday, when they offered a sood yarding of sheep and cattle well above advertised numbers. Competition being very keen, tlio' whole yarding was Sold at auction at the following prices:—Sheep; Twotooth ewes; and' .wethers. 12s. 7d. to 14s. sd. f.'lo'r emnty ewes, l£s. 6d.: old stpro owes. B=. od.; 2-tooth wethers, ite. 6d. Cattle': Forward emotv cows. £4 15s. to £4 IBs.: store cow,?, £3; 2-vear empty heifers. £'!; 15-month Hereford-Cross steers, £3 19=.; 15-month Hereford-Cross heifers, £2 195.; 18-months Hereford-Cross heifers. £3 17s. 6d.; yearling'dairy heifers, £3; year steers (poor) £2 ss.