LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 264, 4 August 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgetip and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report on their Palmerston North Balo on July 31:—There was a- fair entry of sheep and a good entry of cattle, practically everything changing hands. Quotations:-Sheep; S.M. ,ewos in lamb, 21s. 3d.; mixed hoggets, 9s. 6d., 235. Cattle: Wcaner heifers, 245., 255., 305.; yearling heifers, £4, £5 55.; twenty-month heifers. £6 10a.; weaner steers, 205., £2 165.; dairy cows,- £10 10s„ £7 155., £9 10s.. £10, £10 55., £12, £13, £14, £14 10s.. £14 155., £15 155., £16 10s., £17 12s. 6d.; empty cows, £5, £6 Is.'; two and a half-year steers, ' £10; bulls, £i 10s., ±7, £8. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, in conjunction with Messrs. Levin and Co., Lto\, report having held a sale on account of Mr. A. E. Eglinton on Tuesday, when there was a very largo attondaneo. Competition was . keen throughout tho day, and the following aro prices realised:—Cull ewes in lamb, 10s. 3d.; four, and five-year ewes in lamb to 3.D. rams, 205., J6s. Bd., 375. Sd.; black-face hoggets, 19s. 9d.; owes and lambs, 38s. 6d.; Southdown ewe lambs, 235. 2d.; Southdown ram lambs, 245. 6d.; mixodage Southdown rams. £1 to 365.; dairy cows, £11, £13 10s.. £19, £20 55., £21, to £23 10s.; dairy heifers. £7, £8 55., £9 10s„ £10, £12. £16 155., to £17; yearling heifers, £3 7s. 6d. to £i 17s. 6d.; yearling Bteers, £3 25.; backward dairy licifers, £7 Us.;' young bulls, £5 10s. to £5 155.; draught horses, £18, £19, £21, £36, £37 10s.-. £40 10s., £59; horse, gig,, and harness, £33; hack, £8 55.; sow with litter, £21 10s.;' breeding sow, £16;' store. pigs, £3; woolpress, £16; drill, £28; s.f. plough, £19 155.; Bpring dray, £23 ss.' Mes6ra. Abraham and William's, Ltd., report:—At Shannon on Tuesday we conducted a most successful clearing salo of pigs on account of Mr. S. W. Carter. Competition for all classes was exceptionally keen, and excellent prices were realised, especially for breeding pigs, the top price for a bow being £23. Quotations:—Sows to farrow, £14, £16 10a., £18 55., to £20 10s.; sows and litter, £12, £14, £15, to £23; tows, r.w.b., £7, £7 ss. £7 155., £8 10s., to £10; boars. £1 10s., £5 65., to £7 75.; stores, £2 lis., £2 lbs. 6d., £2 19a., £3. to £3 lis.; weaners, 30a., £2 Is., to £3 35.; porkers, £4 7s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Otaki on Wednesday we had a fair yarding, of both sheep and cattle, which was submitted to a fair attendance of ■ buyers. Competition for 6heep and dairy cattle was keen, and we quitted most linos at late rates. Ewes in lamb, 19s. 6d. to 20s. 2d.; ewes in lamb (broken mouths), 7s. 2d.; forward ewes, 255. 6d.; hoEgets, 12s. 2d. to 225. 7d.; heifers, £12 to £13 10s.; cows in milk. £7 10b. ; "ows and calves, £5 os.; Shorthorn bull. Q<s. 1 Mr. Newton King reports:—At Waiwa- . kaiho on July 25 there was a good yarding j of Btore cattle, every pen' of which changed hands at the hammer, at advanced prices. In tho dairy section herds on account of Messrs. F. J. Cowling, C. -Oolson, and J.Eobinaon were offered. Buyers attended in big numbers, bidding being very keen throughout, with the exception ol tho registered Shorthorns, which wero harder of sale, but - everything else sold well, Yeaf?.ng heifers. £1 IBs. to £3 lis.; yearling Bteers, £2 6s. to £3: mixed yearlings, £3 Is.; twenty-month steers, nioßtly coloured, £4 6s. to £5 155.; twenty-month empty heifers, small, £4 to £5 145.; store cows, £5 6s. to £7 12s. 6d.; bulls, £7 to £10 10s. Mr. Cowling's herd, which comprised mostly registered Shorthorn cattle, sold from 10 to 18gns.; two and three-year-old heifors, 9 to lßgns.; grade Shorthorn cowb, £11 10s, to £20 10s. Mr. Colson's hard contained some nice grade Jerseys, all milking, sorts, tkcoe selling from £20 to £27; other sorts made from £14 10s. to £19 10s., lato oalvers, •S9 to £12; on account of tho same vendor, sows mado from £4 to £10; farm horsfe, £8 to £26, The cows in Mr. Hobinson's herd were on (ho aged side and realised from £14 to £20; backward sorts, £11 to £12 10s. Dairy cows, on account of other vendors, made £10 to £18; two-year-old In calf heifers, backward, £9 10s. to £10 ss. At Douglas, on July 28, there was a full yarding of cattle, sheep also coming forward in big numbers. All classes wero in keen demand, practically the whole of tho yarding being cleared- at tho hammer. Prices wcre:-Yearling heifers. £3 10s.; yearling steers, £2 10s. to £3 U. 6.; mixed yoarlings, £2 7b. to £3 4b. 6d.; two-year-old empty heifers, £5 to £6 155.; twenty-month steers, £4 10s. to £6 45.; two and three-year-old do., £6 15b. to £8 10s.; store cows, £5 12s'. 6d. to £7 35.; 'dairy cows,. £13 to £19; two-year-old in-calf heifers, £8 15s. to £10; smaller and backward sorts; £6 10s. to £8; mixea-sox lioggetß, Z2b. 9d. to 255. 5d.; four-tooth wethers, 325. 4d.; mixed-aged do., 31s. 3d.; four-tooth ewea, In lamb. 245. Id.; six-tooth do., 265. 6d, to 2Bs. 3d.; mixedaged do., IBs. to 225. 3d.; cull lambs, 10s. 6d. At Stratford, on July 29. thero was a full yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a marked inquiry for all classes, a good clearance resulting. Mixed yearlings, £2 Us. to £4 125.; yearling steers, £2 sa. to £2 10s.; yearling heifors, £3 2s. 6d. to £4 95.; yearling Jersey heifers (choice). £6 10s.: two-year-old empty heifers, £5 Is. to £6 145.; twenty-month steers (small), £4 10s. to £12 lis."; forward-conditioned do., £8 10s. to £10; store do., £5 10s. to £7 10s.; mixed-sex hoggets, 225. 9d. to 295.; fourtooth wethers, 30s. 7d.; four and six-tooth ewes, in lamb, 275. 6d. to 355. 10d.; f.m. do., 13s. 9d.; empty ewes, 16s. 4d.; fat do., 245. In the dairy section, best cows realised'from £15 to £20; poorer conditioned and backward sorts, £10 to £13; cows in milk, £14 to £16 10s.; three-year-old dairy heifers; £12 10s. to £18; two-year-old do., £9 10s. to £13. At Bell Block, on July 28 a clearing sale was held on account of' tho estate of the lato Mr. James Ha-mb- ' lyn. Buyers attended In big numbei'B, a most satisfactory clearance 'Of everythin" resulting. Best cows rcalipml from £14 to £20 10s.; late calvers, £10 10s. to £12 10s.; two-year-old in-calf heifers, £11; yearling heifers', £5 55.; store pigs,, 325. 6d.; bows. £7 and £8 10s.; farm horses, £14 10s. to £18 10s. At Waihi, on July 29, a clearing sale was held • on- account of tho estate of the late' Mr. G. Fetch. Tho herd of 20 cows contained somo very flno cattle, all in the pink of condition, and mostly early ' calvers. Thero was a big attendance of buyers, bidding being brisk throughout, tho herd averaging £20 6s. ' Best cows realised from £20 to £29; others, £14 upwards; Shorthorn heifers (springing), £19 to £20; Shorthorn bull, £16; yearling bulls, £4; mixed yearlings, £4 25.; store pigs, 375. 6d. to £2.