LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 237, 1 July 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Mr. Newton King reports :-At Urcnui on Juno 23. owing to the wintry weather, only a small yarding came forward. A choice line of Jersey yearling heifers, bn account of Mr. J: L. SorroiiEon, realised £o Us.; well-srown grade Jerseys, two-year-old empty heifers, £7 12s. 6d.; twenty-month smaller do., £4 155.; fat cows, *11 2s. cel., fat heifers, £10; forward-conditioncd cot/8, £9 to £9 155.; store do., £6 2s. 6d. to £7 f>s.: two-year-old bteere, £6 Ih.; bulls, £6 W to £7 12s. 6d.; cows and calves, £7 12b. *d.: dairy cows (backward sorts), £9 ss. to £10 IDs,; two-year-old . in-calf heifers, £10 6s. to £11 10s.; smaller do., £6 os. to £7 10s.; farm horses, on account of "Mr. J. L. Sorrcnson. made from Ai9 to iZB. At iitony River on .',llllO 24 weal her conditions were again unfavourable, very few pens of cattle coming forward. ti'eaner heifers made 535. 6d.; steers, 285.; Btore , cows. £5 to £7 12a. «d.; ennners, £2. Oil Juno 23 a clearing salo was held on uc-1 count of Mr. A. E. W'atkins, at Okaiawa. j Mr. Watkins's herd of high-grade Jerseys i was eagerly sought after. The herd of 100 which iucluued over 20 bead 01 unsound cows, averaged the <j f £20 03. 4d. llvlt cows made £«!0 to Ml; i backward aorta, £9 to £17; bows ami In-; ters, £11' ss. and £19 10, 1 -:.; sow, £J , pigs, £3 75.; farm horses, £10 and £22. ; At Matapu on June 24 a ..dispersal sale .was held of the whole of Mr. J. C. Wrjglil s , pedigree' milking Shorthorn cattle. -Bidding proved brisk throughout, and a rcj cord sale resulted. Cows realised from to to 240 guineas; thref-Tear-uld heifers, 24 to 100 guineas; heifer caiven. la to 90 guineas; imported buiis, 83 and £00 guineas; other mills, 30 and 130 guineas; bull calves, »to 62 guineas.; grade bliorthorn cows (second calverß),_ on account ot .Jr. Wricht' made frum all 10s. to £— At Stratford yards on June 24, on account a Mr. J. W. Hogcrs, choice three-year-old, in-ealt' Jersey ncifers made £16 12s. 6d.; two-year old do., £7 2s. M. to £3 «s.; two-year-old Holstcin in-cair heifers, £7 as. to £B 7s. 6d.; weaner heifers, £& 10s.; empty twenty-month heifers, £5 Is.; twenty-month steers, £5 145.; store cows, *7 2b. Gd,; cows and calves, £3. is. 6d. At Wa.puku on June 25 a clearing sale was held on account of Mr. i. Fcaver, Best ;ows realisPR £14 to £20: poorer-conditioned aiitt backward aortJ, £9 to £ } 2 '.. Btor % c S s : £4 10s. lo £7 10s.; weaner heifers £2 lot steers, £21; boar, £3 55.; sow, £3 10a. O» the same day. at Awatima. m conjunction witli 'the Fanners' Co-op., a sale was held on account, of Mr. I*. DuEKan. lho lieru made a very satisfactory i.veiage of £17 lis. On June 26, at Oakura, a dispersal sale was lieid on account of Mr O C. (Srover. 'iho cows were a fairly even line of big-framed .Terseys, most in good condition and snowing well forward. Best cows made £18 to £31; later cal.crs. .AO upwards; choice Jersey three-year-old n.calf heifers, £11 to £15 55.; smaller and backwartl sorts, £6 10?.; choieo yca.ri Un? Jersey heifers, £6 as.; bulla, £g> l«s. to £6 fe.; store cows, £4 10s. The herd of 72 made the satisfactory average of £16 ss.