LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 72, 19 December 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

... I Tho Wairarapn. Tanners' Co-openuno Afisooialion, Limited Pallia tna, > T '!?° rt d £" mix Bprhiff cattle fair. „rdqc follows:—An exceptionally lica>y 3 3*" inc of all classes came . fo 7 va, '<L™" B 'lf" ably in excess of advertised " u Hnad entry tolallinir n- 111 tin ovor MO headTlie ontrv of bullocks (3 and ear "®V!,J comprised about 1000 heart, these l '* n & J: iTnuality from row*, tn some fino lineo of •\vpll-br?<l cattlc in (tood condition, which ™t/ith petition. About IBM head of ivcll-brea yearling and 2-year-old rtcorsand lie fers were yarded. the balance of tho entry consisting of the usual fflley.-rd soi.s (mostly rough stuff). Our own yards(hoth sheep and cattle) were taxed to their fullcat capacity, also Dnlgety's yards adjoining. which were luridly for Iho occasion. Buyers wcro present from WW rni"i j'.rann-val.u. Uawks's Bay, Wangfliiui, and from all parts of our own district, the lots sold being distributed ow he various districts mentioned. A pleasing feature of the sale was that outsido linyora who have been consistent purchasers at this salo for many years. l ,a ,^ l,cul ?!'v' in bullocks, were apam operating tins being practical proof of- the populanti of tho cattlo bred in this district. Tho entries of bullocks from Ealfou.. Estate,- It.' Alpass, Hrs. Stewart. J. 1. Crawford. 0. H. Arrow. A. D. iglintpn. 'j. Moughan, and T. Hodgine were yarded in splendid order, prices rcuigniß from £15 to £13 ss„ tho latter price being paid for a nice line of 14 fat and lorward Hereford cross, 6old on.account of Mr. M. Alpass. Tho sale started punctually at 11.30 a.m. on bullocks, and by 12.1» P ; ™. we had disposed of 918 head at auction out of the 1000 entered at prices in Bomn cases exceeding: vendors' expectations, and again proving that our clients are alwayß readv to meet the market. Thero was good demand. Tor best, lines of well-bred 2-year steers, these selling at good prices. Kough sorts were practically neglected, however, and a good number of these were turned out unsold. Following is a rango of .prices:—3-year steers,- £11 155., £12 10s., to £13 155.; 4-ycar bullocks, £14. £15, £16 65., £17. £19, 1.0 £19-55,; 2-year Polled Angus steers. £13 55., £13 is., £13 10s„. to £13 12s. fid.; 2-vear steers (ordinary sorts), £8 10s. to £9 11b.: yearling stoers (bent lines), £8, £9, to £10 la.; ordinary sorts, £4 to £5 10s.; Hereford cows and calves, £17 Is.; 2-year hcifcrß (best lines), £10, £10 10b.. to £10 166.; yearling do.. £8 10s. to £9 55.; fat cows, £11, £12. £13 2s. 6d. to £14 7b. 6d.; -empty cows, £6. £7, to £8 15s. Innumerable other lines sold at lat.o rates. Two-year Polled Angus bulls, 25Ens.; yearling Hereford bulls. Hjgns.; yearling Polled Angus bulls, flgns.^