COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2297, 3 November 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SALES,

■ ■ -NEWTON KING'S REPORT. . On Friday, October 23, at my Waiwaltallio yards, /I had a full, yarding of cattle, with a; good atteiniauce of buyers. Competition was "uood for most lines, although price 3 showed a plight decline, consequent upon, the shortness of feed throimhoiit the southern districts. Good 15-month heifers made up to' £3 18s.; choice Jerseys (rather on Ilie small side). £2 155.; good yearling .-heifers,. £2 to £2 7s. ,6U.; small, £!'&. ,Iq.£l 165.; yeariins to 15-month steers, £2 lfc. to £3 9s. 6t1.: yearling Eoltfloin bull, £5 10s.: yeftrlmc Joj'seys: £1 7s. 6d. to £2 -12s. Gd.: dairy bulls, £4 12s. 6d. to £8 10s.: small cows, w.ith calves. £2 17s. .{d. to £4 195.; empty two-year heifers. £5 2s. to £3 lis.; heavy fat cows up to £9 2a. others (light), £6 Us. to £7 95.: fat heifers, .£6 Bs.; 'forward cowe up to £5 155.; cood store cows, £4.65. to £4 195.; smaller cows, £2 18s. to £3 155.; boners. £1 2s. 6d. to £2 55.; dairy cows, £5 to £7; Kood heifers. £5 15s. to £7 155.: small. £3 12s. 6d. to £4 10s.

At Stratford on Tuesday. October 27. there was a full yardinc of cattle. The inoyiry throughout was (iulet, but fair business was done, prices..being a shado lower in most oaseei—Choice 15-month heifo'rs, £2 165.; good, £1 155.-to £2 Bs.; smaller. £1 10s. to £1, 125.. 6d.: yearling to 15month 6teers, £3 Is. to £3 lis. for good, and from- £2 4s. to £2 18s. for smaller; empty two-year' heifers (good Shorthorns), up to £4 is.-, others. £3 85..6 d. tr £3 155.: bulls, £3 to £9: cows and' oalrcs, '£5 to '£5, 55.; light, fat cows, £6 18s. to £7 165.: forward cows, £5 ss. to £6 25.; store cowh (good), >£4 Is. to £4 135.; lighter framed cows, £3 2s. to £3 165.: aged cows (mostly : poor-conditioned), £2 to £2 18s 6d.; 3-year bullocks. £7 10s.: hoggets. 175.. 16s. 6d., 15s. Id.: empty ewes, 18s. 9d. At Stony Hirer on Wednesday, Ootobcr 28, there woe good bidding, practically all lines being oleared:—ls-month Shorthorn empty 2-ye-ar hoifers. £3 ss. ,to £S 7s. ■ 6d.: heifers made from £2 to £2 35.; email. £1 6s:'to £1 fc.'; Shorthorn 15-month steers, £3 4s. to £i 123.; others, £l;16s. to £2 175.: fat cowf. <6 163. 6d. to £8 155.; etore cows. £4 to £5 15s. ;• small framed cows. £2 7s. 6d. to £3 10s.; springing heifers,' good. .£5 17s. 6d. to £7 10s.: fair sorts up to £5 Ids.; small, £4 to £4 10s.: .dairy cows. £5 15s. to £9 35.; 2J-ycar steers, £6 55.; HolEtein - bulls; £5 17s. fid. Ho £11 155.; Shorthorn bulls, £12 to £15 2s; 6d.;.Jersey-bulls, £.4-ss.'to.£6; fat .sheep;-£l,ss, 6d.; fat hoggets. £1 2b. 3d.; - store pigs, £1 Bs. 6d.; wcaners, lis. <>d.

,'.'■■ PEDIGREE STOOK- SALES. On Wednesday imnortant sales of 1 , pccjirrreo Eolstein cattle will bo held by Dal«ety and Company, Ltd., on account-of Mr A. 'J. .Oallicnan aj]d Jlr. W. I. Lovelock, at ttieir respective -homesteads near .The females beinj: offered on. account of Mr.. Gallichan comprise' two yearling- heifers, oner nye months heifer, one cow • bred to Canary Paul /Fnbes . Oak (imp.), (and three.. 15month heifers Kincr Billy, only son of Holland, Q.ueen, whoee.'semi-official record for the pa«t season reads 20,639.91b. of milk;. 755.781b. of butter-fat. . The: bulla catalogued ire eight yearlins to'ls-months aiumals, and. the oi-yciir-oidimported .bull Canary Pa-tU Fobea Oak, whose seven nearest ,dame. average' 80lb, milk with 3.282Jb. fet per day. This bull 'is guaranteed riffht : in;every respect- is well -grown, and-in splendid condition. y-: Mr. W.. I. Lovelock, the well-known "I'riesland Park" breeder, has : catalogued twenty yearling; 18-montJis. and. 2-yeoj-old bulb',.' which; have for their various' pires the well-known champion bull Ciiffsicle Laddie, King Segis, (WildXßose Homestead (imp.), 'Colantha-Sir Winanan (imp.), and King The above young, bulls are. all br*sd from high-record 'dams, wlwe returns will bo given at titao ot' : 'sa!,e. The females being offered a,re t\vo yearling heifers by. King of Domlnos. and onc cwo-year-old heifer, bred ,to Friesland King-Segis. • Drags -will-'leave the auctioneer's office nt 9 a.m.. for ITr. Gallicban's' kile, which com- j roences at 10.30' a.m.' ,6harp. and buyers j will be. .conveyed from there to Mr. -Love- I lock's'sale,'which staxts-at. 1.30 p.m. . •