LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3144, 24 July 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report on their Wangaiiui sale on July 18. We ottered a medium yarding-of sheep and a small one of cattle lo a good attendance of buyers. There was not much competition for ewoj iu lamb. Wethers and - hoggetß sold well in advance of late rates. We Quote:— Good m.s. hoggeis, 235., 235. 7d., 2is., and 245. hi; medium hoggets. 19s. Bd.; cull hocgets, 10s. to 12s. 3d.; small 2-toolh wethers, 205.; medium 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 295. Id.; better , sorts, 325. At Waverley. on July 20, we oliered a small yarding of sheen, which met with a very Rood demand; We nuote:—Good shorn hoggets, 265. 5d.; shorn S.D. hogects, 18s. 4d.; 4 ijnd 5-year ewes in lamb to S.D. ram 3, 245. 9d. to 255.; cull ewes, in' lamb, 12s. Bd. The Sew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report holding their weekly sale nt the Millar's lioad ■saleyards on Friday, when they oliered a Rood yarding ot sheet) and a few pens of cattle. Sheep showed an improvement on former prices, whilst cattle changed hands at "Tornier prices. Quotations:— Cattle: Cows in calf, £8 55.; empty cows. XI 15s. Sheen: Good breeding: c-wes w> to 405.; 2-tooth ewes, in lamb. 345. 6d.; ewe hoggets, 245.; m.s. hocsets, 235. Bd.; small lines down to 10s. Mr. Newton King rcp.orts:-On July 13, at Midhirst, for Mr. Jos. Cray's clearing sale, best dairy cows sold up to £20; others, £10 10s. to £13 10s., the herd i-vcrngihg £14 17s. 6d. On the same day, a', the Waiwakaiho yards, there was a .good entry of sheen and cat lie, and a very heavy .yarding of springers; all classes were selling well. Mixed yearlings made £4 Bs.: yearling steers, £5 2s. to , £6 55.; choice yearling heifers up to £5: others. £3 Bs. 6d. to £4 135.; bulls, £8 2sl Gd. to £9 2s. Gd.; empty 20-month to 2-year heifers, £5 10s. 6s. to £6 Vs.; fat cows, up to £12; forward cows, up to £9 16*.-; fresh-condi-tioned cow>, £7 18s. to £9 35.; store cows, £5 12s. 6d. to £8 17s. 6d.; woolly lambs. 255. 4d.: f.m. owes, in lamb, 275. 3d. to 30s. sd. Tho herd of grade Jersey eows, sold on account of Mr. Harper Lopper, sold at from £12 to £18 10s., averaging £15 Gs.; Jersey 2-year springing hi'ifci:s, £10 to £11 ss. On account .of other vendors best dairy cows up to £12 16s. At FranMey Road, on July 16,- (or Mr. F. Q. Ycatcs's clearing siili>. best , dairy cows sold up to £14 10s.; others, iu light condition, £8 ss. to £11; mixed yrarlines, £3 2s. On account of other veildoi's, springing cows up to £13 55.; heifers up to £8; 2-year steers'. £9 ss. On the same day , , at Douglas, yreaner steers (small 1 made £5 55.; 2-ycar steers, from '£7 for small; £8 15s. for good cattle: 24year steers, £11 6?.: in calf, 2-year heifers. £6 65.: small empty \cows, £6 4s. to £6 10s.; good store cows, £8 Is. to £8 155.: springing heifer?, £10: ewes in lamb, 21s 6d. to 285.; lambj, 20s. Bd. lo 235. At Stratford, oil July 17, practically everything was sold. I'at cows sold up to £12; forwai cows up to £10 10s.; store cows. £6 15s. to £9 2s.' Gd.; very rough 20-month steers, £6 95.; empty 20-month steers (rough), £5 '!s.: mixed wcaners, £4; we.aner steers, £4 18.--. to ,£6; in calf, 2-year heifers, £7 Is. to £8 10s.: weanor heifers, £3 6s. lo £3 lls. 6d. In the dairy pens dairy cows sold.on account of Mr. O. ftoriheplt sold at from £9 ss. to £15 Ida.; springing heifers, £7 2s. 6d. to £10 ss: On account of other vendors, dairy cows, £10 15s. to £15 10s. The 77 head of heifers and Cows fold averaging £10 Ms. On July 18, at Inclrwood, there vra« a fair entry considering tho very wet weather. Bidding was good, practically everything being cleared. Yearline steers, £5 12s. to £6 2s. 6d.; wcaner heifers, £3 Bs. to £1 145.: empty 2-year heifers, £6 2s. 6d.:.store cows, £6 2s. 6d. to £8 156.;- springing heifers, £8 10s. lo £10; dairy cows, £10 ss. to ±14; bulls. £10 155.; in calf, 2 and 3-year heifers, £9 ss. to £10: in calf, 2-year heifers, £6 10s. to £6 17s. 6d. On tli« same day, at Toko, for Mr. B. J. Hornn's sale, best cows sold at from x £l3 10s. to. £17; others. £i 0 10s 1o £13.'the herd averaging £12 175.: mixed 'yearlings, £4 17s. At l'ungarehu, on July 19, there was a. good attendance for Messrs. Symons Bros.' 'clearing sale. There were, some very nice cows in the herd, these selling at from £14 to £20; the others, which mostly consisted of late and small second calveis. £8 to £13 10s., the herd malting the remarkable, averaen of £10' Mb. Vedinrco Berkshire pigs sold at from 2 to 7gns.