LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 230, 23 June 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

! ■ The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative 1 Association,. Ltd., report. on their sale, i held at Oartcrtou, on June 20, as follows: : -We yarded approximately E«0 -.sheep and ■: just on 50 head cattle, and a quantity ! of poultry,'horses, and rondnee, to a very fair attendance. We havo to report ! a total clearance under Ita hammer ot , cattle-and sundries, and with the ex--1 ceptiori/bfone line of owes, a total elear- ; ance of sheep. Bidding at auctwa ' throughout the sale, was brisk; and rmotations are as under:— Two-tnotn wetnnrs, ' 255. 3d.; empty ewes, 18s.'6d. to 21s. Bd; ; fat ewea and wethers, 265. M.; fat black- ■ faces, 19s. lid.; b.i. lambs. Bs. ,9d 9s. Bd. ! to 12 8 . cull b.f. lambs, 3s. Sd.s w.f. i lambs, Bmall, 9s. Oattlo: Springing heifers, i £12 10s.; fat and fotward cowe.rM cs.-, j store cows. £4, £4 10s.. W 16b., £5 as., £o ' 12s. ,«d., £ito £6 10s. 6d.; 13 montu-steers, i" £5 Is.;' bull, £7; 16-monti heifers,, due • factory, dates, £5 3s. • ; The New Zealand Loan and Mcrcimalo i Agency Co., Ltd., report :-At WanV-inui i Eaet yards on Wednesday wo submitted : a ..fair entry of sheep and 3. small one ■ of-cattle to a good atteiidance of snyeiii. Competition was fairly keen througriout ■■ the - sale, iand prices showed a .lietmct. rise''compared "with those rulinc at the i previouß sale. We quote: 2-looth to -■ : year empty eweß, 245.; fair-conditioned I used ewes, 175.; small m.s. 2-tooths,- 19s. ■' B<T to 19s. 10d.; light fat wethers, 3?.5.; : 20-month steers, £4 19s. ~.-...._ . 1 Hr. Newton King reports :-At Douglas, ■ on--Juno 16, weaner heifers made £2 1 6d to £2 83.; 20-month steers, £4 6s. to ! '£5 Iβ.; smaller do., £3 17s. 6d.; empty heifers, £4 Bs. 6d, to £4 195.; Jonvard-con--1 ditioned cows, £8 to £9 to-Jjloro so., i £5 12s. 6d. to £7 7s. 6d.; bulls, £7 7s. ■ 6d.: ; . dairy heifers Springing), £9 23. 6d.; 2, ;■ and 4-tooth ewes, Ms. 4d.; forward-con- ■ ditioned d0.,'205. 6d.; f.m. do., 18s.; mo--1 dium lambs, 16a. 10d. At Stratford, <m ! June 17, mixed weaners made a; 2 to ii ■. 15b:: • empty Jieifers, £4 IBs/ to. £5 175.; i cows, £10 to £11 12e. 6d.; fresh-condl- ; tioned do., £5 12s. 6d.' to £8 108.; others, ■'- £3 15e.•' choice" Jorscy in-calf heifere, -U3; I Holßteins, £10 10s. and £11; 2-year-olds > and backward, up to £7: dairy, cows, tIJ ; to £16; small 2 and 4-tooth ewee, 17s. 6d.; ' 4-tooth ewes in lamb, 255. od.; ..empty i ; ewee, 16s. 6d. At Inglewood, on Juno 18, : a fair yarding of all classes came for. '■ ward, all meeting with a keen demand. [ Mixed weaners made £1 10s. to iZ .123.; ! iweaner steers, £2 19s. 6d.; weaner heifers. ' £3 Is. to £3 35.; 20-month empty liuifere, : £6 to £7; smaller do., £5 to £5 10b.; i- ; year-old steers, £9 10s.; fat cows, £10 to : JEI2 10s.: light stores, £5 2s. 6u. to ib i 155.; oanners, £3 Bs. «d. : bulls, £9; dairy ■ Iheifers," £9 15s. to £11; smaller- and bacii- ' wdrd sorts, £8 7s. 6d. to £9; dairy cows, £11 Ss. to £14 15a.; lambs, 15s. to 165.; : f.m. ewes, 15s. Sd. On Juno 14, at Matapa, '■ a dispersaJ sale was held on account of Mr. P T. M'Carthy. Buyers attended in : good numbers, bidding throughout proving ■ -very brisk. Desi cows made £15 to i2B; backward sorts, up to £14; store cows, £6 2s. 6d. to £8; heifers calves, 345. M.; ; store pigs, 275.; sows, £5 and £8 is.; . boar, £3 15s. On Juno 16, at Cardiu, a salo -waß held on account of Mr. E. , Q. : Koss. Best cows made £14 to £18; back- ' 'ward Eorts mado lip to £12; 20-monta inr calf heifers, £6 IO3.; wcanor heifers, £\ • Iβ.; farm horse, £22. On Juno 17. at !■■ jiawhitiroa, in conjunction with the Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., a dispenial : aalo was hold of Mr. J. Walsh's herd. Tho ■ cows were a very even line, mostly llol- ' eteins, fanciers in this, particular breed ! attendinK in strong numbers. A few ■ head of pedigree Friesiane made aa fnl- : Jow:—Oo-ws, 65 and 15 guineas-, heifer calf, ! 19 guineas; 'bull calf, 17J guineas; 3:yoar- • old bull, 20 guinea*; best grade Hoistein ; COW 3 made £15 to £25; backward eorte, fAi to £13 10s.; Jerseys mado £10 to £11 •IDs • 3-year-old Holßtein heifers (choice, £!3 10s. to £16; smaller and backward eorts. £9 to £12; farm horses, £21 to .r3B. On June 18. at Puniho, a dispersal er.le ' was conducted on account of Messrs. Wrill? ; and Butler. Buyers attended in Btronu numbers. Tho cows wero a fairly i-vcn line, showing plenty of condition, and, considering the sizo of the herd, » satinfactory sale resulted. Best cows made £14 to £21; backward sorts, up to £13; Jieifers (calved), £10 to £12: 2-ycar-nld Phorthorn heifers, £10 sb. to £13; smaller tlo £8 15s. to £9 155.; choice 2-ycar-010. Jersey helfer3,- £11 10s.; yearling steers. £3 4s • mixed weaners, £2 55.; farm horsus, £13 and £21. On Juno 19, at Huirangi, a clearing sale was held on account of Mr. W. fflooll.-- The cows proved an exceptionally flno lot. in the pink of condition, and showing plenty of Jersey. Bidding was very brisk throughout, the heril averaging tho satisfactory figure of ,*:18 16s. Beat COT7B mado £18 to £25 10a.; late ■ carvers, up to £14 10s. to £17; 20-month ■ : choice Jersey , heifers, £11 sb. to £13; cnoic* • Jersey weaner hoifcrs, £5 12b.; sroats. 11s. i 6d. and 17a. 6d.: store pigs. 26b.: sows, ■ £5 5b.; porkers, £3; farm horses, £18 nrid ! £19 10s At Tataraimaka, on .'imo 19, • on account of Mr. R. Mctcalf, best cows '■ made £13s. lCd.to £17; poor-conditioned and ' tlaofcward'eorte'.iwtdai. yilsoatTataraM : maka, on same day, on account of Mr. O. ! Bae, beet cows, Jil2 to £15 10s.; otlierß, £9 108. to £11; store cows. £5 12s. 6d. to • % 17s. M.: heifers (calved), £9; in-ca-lf I heifers, £10; empty do., £4 10s. to 7.6; ! JSnll. £12 10a.; farm lioiaea. £12:

I CUSTOMS BEVESUE/ I Customs revenue collected at tli'c port of ' Wellington ou Saturday amounted to i 1192 ;6s. 2d.