FARMINGS COMMERCIAL

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 71, 17 December 1917, Page 8

FARMINGS COMMERCIAL

LIVE STOCK SALES Tho New Zealand loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report r-At Palmerston North on Thursday we had a fair entry of stock. Competition was not so good, and several lines failed to make vendor's reserves. Quotations. --rAged shorn ewes, with lambs, Ms. Id.) Jersey weaners, 205.; springing lieifera, £7i cows with calves, £7 10s.; storo .cows, £6 to £7. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Johnsonville on Wednesday wo had good yardings of both sheep and cattle, and wa have to report a total clearance at the following prices:—Quotations: Sheep—Fat cwos (shorn), 255. 7d. to 265. 7d.; forward wethers, 275., 28s. 9d., to JOs. 9d.;- store ewes. 28s. 41: light fat lambs, 17g. sd. Cattle—Light fat cows, Xll; forward cows, £8 ss„ £8 Us., £9 165.; store cows (good), £7 IDs. to £8; two-year liolfers, •£6 18, to £7| fifteen-month heifers, £3 <s. i discoloured two-year steers, £7 to £9j yearling' sfeors, £5: wcaners. 355. 6d.i vealera, 375. I Jersey bull, £6; fat bulls, £9. Messrs. Wright. Stephenson and Co., Ltd., roport having held their 6upolcmentary cattle fair in the Oolumba Eoad yards en Wednesday, when they offered a large yarding of well-bred stoclc. Bayers were not numerous and prices for well-bred young cattle showed a decline ton late rates, while badly-bred stock was practically unsaleable. The following is a list ,of the prices realised:—Yearlings, £8 125., '£8 165., £9 55., to £10 10s.: two-year steers. '£10 55., £12 55.. £12 Us., to £14 135.; threeyear steers, £13 10s„ £14 65., £14 15n.: four and five-year bullocks, £15 145... £16 19a.. '£17 79. 6d.. to £10 155.; forward cows sold at, from £9 Is. to £11 18s. ■ The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., stock doparttnent, report having held their weekly sale at Carterton on Friday. A good yarding of sheen, cattle and pigs was submitted to a fair attendance. Bidding at auction was

NEWS AND NOTES.

I rather sluggish, nevertheless wo have to report a successful sale. Following arc the quotations:—Sheep: Extra prime sixtooth ewes, £2; forward ewes, s.m.. 28s. to 28b. 6d.; two-tooth ewes and wcthorß, 275. to 28s. Cattle: Forward store cows, £8, £8 7s. 6d., £8 145., £9, £9 10s., to £9 lZs.; store cows, £6 195., £7 Is., £7 6s„ £7 9.5., to £7 18s.; elghtoen-months to two-year steers, £7 45., to £10 125.; cows and calves, £9 12s. 6d.; bulls. £9, £10 155., to £13 10s., for extra heavy Borts. Pigß, etc.: Baconors, £3; light porkers, 255.; slips, 16s. 6d., 18s., 18s. 6d. to 205.; weaners, 125., 14s. Si., 155., to 165.; ducks, 2s. 9d. each; fowls, 2s. each. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Co., Ltd., report:—At Palmerston on Thursday wo had a fair entry of stock. Competition was not good, and several lines failed to mako vendors' reserves. Aged shorn owes with lambs. 20s. Id.; Jersey weaners, 20a.; springing heifers, £7; cows with calves, £7 10s.; storo cows, £6 to £7. At Feilding on Friday a small entry of sheep and cattlo met with a dragging sale. Two-tooth wethers (good), 295. 3d.; two-tooth ewes (medium), 26a. iOd.:' rams, 24b.; yearling heifors. £3 10s.; small yearling steers, £3 15s. to £4; forward cows, ,£9; light fat cows, £11 155.; Shorthorn bull, £14 15s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale at the Miller's Road yards, Dannevirke. on Friday. Thero was a big yarding of stock, also a large number of buyers from all parts of the district, but the prices were low. Quotations:—Fat cows, from £9 12s. 6d. to £12; store cows, £7 55.; springing heifers, £6. _ Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., fitd., Palmerston North,' report having a good yarding of sheep and a fair entry of cattle at their Feilding sale on Friday. Sheep were in good demand, but cattle in some cases failed to reach vendor' 3 reserves. Quotations:—Sheen: Small two-tooth wethers, 19s. Id.; medium two-tooth wethers, 235. to 235. 9d.; good two-tooth wethers, 275. 3d. to 275. lid.; a line of 600 two-tooth wethers, sold on account of Mr. 8. Williamson, realised 31s. Id. Cattle: Yearling heifers (small), £3 25.; small mixed yearlings, £3 95.; storo cows. £6 145.; forward cows. £9 25.; light fat. heifers, £8 9s. to £9 Is.; light fat cows, to £10 Is.

Mr. Newton King, New Plymouth, reports:—At Rahotii on December 7, fifteenI month heifers mado £5 2s. 6rl. to £5 12s. 6d.; fifteen-month steers, £6 10s.; fat cowb, £13 Is.; forward cows, £9 3s. to £10 lis.; store cows, £6 10s. to £8; fifteen-month Shorthorn bull. £13; other bulls, £7 to £10 10s.; weaner nigs, 20s. id.; At Urcnul on December 10 there was a good entry, all classes meeting with competition at prices in advance of recent sales. Jersey fifteenmonth steers made £5; empty two-year heifers, £6 Is. to £7; yearling and fifteenmonth heifers, £4 to £4 10s.; two and a half-year steers, £10 55.; three and ft halfi. year eteera. £13 65.; fat and forward butI locks. £16 65.; bulls. £8 15s. to £11; stags, £lt ,155.: fat cows, £12 to £15; forward cows, £9 2s. 6d. to £10 55.; cows and calves, £9 6s. to £11 155.; store cows. £6 3s. to £7 18s.; springing cows, £8 155.; springing heifers, £7 10s.: empty ewes, 20s. 6d. At. Stonev Biter on December 11 yearling and fifteen-month heifers made £4 3s. 6d. to £5; two-year heifers, £6'7s. 6d. to £6 12a.; small two-fear steers, £9 3s. 6d.; springing heifers, £6 12s. 6d.; fat and forward cows, up to £12 65.; store cows, £6 16s. to £8 165.; small store-cows, £5 25.; bulls, £9 2s. 6d. to £15: two-tooth wethers, 255.: mixed weaners, !6s. 6d. At. Kohuratahi on Decembor 12, fifteen-month heifers made £4 to £4 10s.; fifteen-month steers. £7 165.; two "and a half-year steers, £10 ss. to £11; daj,ry cows, £10; store cowb, £9; ewes and lambs, 325.