LITE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 270, 11 August 1919, Page 8

LITE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report that at their Waipukurau sale on August 5, 19-20-niontli steers made £4. At the Slortford Lodgo Bale at Hastings ou August 6, two empty cows made £6 55.; 70 empty ewes. 7s. 2d.; 59 rn.s. hoggets, 175.; 51 forward ewes, 275.; 55 in.s. 2-tooths, 19s. 3d,

Abraham and Williams, Lid., report on thoir Marton sale on Tuesday last:—Wo had a heavy yarding of sheep, which met with a keen demand, one small lot of extra good woolly liot'gels making £2 os. 6d. A small yarding of cattle was not keenly competed for. We quote as lot lows:—Mixed sex bosrgets, 295. to 30s. 1(1.; good do., 27«., 28s. 7d.; fair do.. 2os. to 255.; small do., 215., 225. 3d.; cull do., to 17b. 10d.; ewe do, 26s 7d.. 20s. 3d,; small do., 21s. Cd.; 2 and 4-tooth ewes in lamo, | 275. 9d.; 2-tooth do., good, 345., 355.; m.a. do., 235.; poor do., 18s. Cd., IBs. 9d.; culls,) lis 3d; empty 2-tootli ewes, 31s, 31s. 9d.; 2-tooth wethers, to 355. 3d.; empty* ewes, 215.; fat ewes, 275. 6d„ 265.; fat wethers, 3Ss. (id., 395.; dairy cows, £13 IDs.. 103., £10, £11; poor do.. £8, £8 10s.; 2your steers, £7; a. nice pen of forward steer 3 oil account of Mr. G. L. Marshall made £15 ss. „ ... The Kew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. reportsAt our Palmerston North sale on Thursday wo had a fair entry of theep and a small yarding of cattle. Bidding ou sheep was lively, and we cleared the yard, at prices satisfactory to vendors. We quote:—Oood hoggets, 2/s. 6d. to £9s. 9d.; medium hojgets, lßs. 4(1. to 195.; small hoggets, lGs.; empty owes, 265. 2-.1.; ewes in lamo, 2-SS. 6d. to 265.; fat ewes, 335. 6(1.; ewes and lambs, 275.; empty .heifers, £4 10s. to ±o 10s.; springing heifers, £11 10s. At to Horo, on August 6, company offered a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle (the'latter principally dairy stock!, nliccu met with keen competition, but cattlo met with a dragging sale. They Quote: Good store wethers, 325. 9d.; good woolly hoggets, 265. 6(1.; ompty store ewes, 245. to 265. 10d.; springing cows, £li .s„ £U 10s., £13 to £15; springing heifers, £11; store cows, £3 Is. to fo 50.; 18-monlh heifers, £3 155.; cow and calf, £6 /». 6d. At Levin yards on Tuesday .'ast thej offered «, good yarding of sheep and a fair entry of cattlo, to a good attendance of buyers. They quote :—.Medium shorn noguets 21s. 7(1.' to 525.; others, to 17s, fid.; aged owes, in lamb, SSs. 6a.; fat cows, £11. 35.; forward condition do., £7 Zo. 6d. to £8 128.; store cows, £5 ss. to ±6 2a • good eonditiou 2-ycar empty liclfois, £7 25.; vealers, 395. to 405.; springing cows, £9 to £11 155.; springing ncifers, £12 is. to £12 15s. , „ ~ . The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative Association, Stock Department, report on their Carterton salo on August 8.-lint-dine at auction was by no means animated. We were successful in disposing of tho bulk of our entry at tho following prices -.-Springing cows, £iJ, £12, iIJ to £15 j empty cows, 17s. 6d., £5 lt«., to £6 155.; 2-year buh, £8. llgs and sundries; Slips, 285., Jss.. to_ £2 |s.; ' turkeja, 12s. to 12s. 10d.; fowls, Js. 9d. to 4s. 9d. each; clover hay, 4% 6d,, 45._9(1. to 4s lCd. a. bale; hacks, £3 bs. to £o 12s. Cd. At the same firm's Eketahuua sale on August 7 all classes oi stock wero in good demand, and a tbtal cjparanco resulted lithe following .prices-.-2-iooth wethers, om. 3d.; ewes, in ln-mb to Komncy lam, 275. 2d.; ewes, in lamb to Mncolu ram, 24.. 6d. to 255:; ewes, in lamb to fcoiitlido\,u ram, lis. 6d.: w.f. hoggets, 165., IBs.. Id., 235. to 245. 4(i.; potter rams, 10s. Springing heifers. £6 Is., £( 4s. to £« 155.: dairy cowb, duo fjuitoiy dates, vearliuE steers, £4 IDs. Also lit ,* oil August 6, they oil'ereri ovur 1000 head of flheop and ISO liead of cattlo to n. vciy good attendance. Biddiug at auctionv.afl i Keen right Ihrougnout. the sale, and a clcaranco was effected 111 shcei. I but'll. cattle wero harder to quit, l-'iicea aiei as follow:—A line of 300 2 « n^ r vtpSi" l era on amount of Mr. Ct. Hooker, I.keU . huna, mado 375. Id.; forward empty.e«c»,| 265. 6(1.; m.s. w.f. hoggets. 17». Id., J9s. ld. ; Wi c d 10d„ &s. od„ to 2is. 7d.. : wether "hoggots, 245.; ewe hoggets, 235.;, b.f. hoggets, 19s. to 2is.; ewes in lamb to; Lincoln ram, 20s. 2d. Cattle: 3 and 4year bullocks, £13 165.; empty heifers, £5, is., £5 65., to £5 Bs.; store cows, £5, £6, to £8 17s. 6d.; 2 and 2i-year steers, £8 to. Jlr Newton liing reiiortv—At lirenui,; on August 4, there was a full yarding of both sheep and cattle. Demand for all classes, especially for young cattle, was keen throughout, a most satisfactory salo resulting. Mixed yearlings, £2 It's- to £3 155.; yearling Shorthorn heifers (gwd). £5 25.; other sorts, £i 15a. to £4 4s. wl., yearling steers, £3 19s. to £5 Is.; smaller do £2 65.; 20-month empty heifeis, j.4 18s. Cd. to £6 Vs. 6d.; 20-month steers (poor), £4 ITs to £5 12s. 6d.; 2 and 3-year-old do., £8 Is. to £9 Bs. 6d ; i-.veai>old do £11 to £11 155.; 4-year-old inillocks, £14,, forward conditioned cows. £9 la».. to iiu, 5s ; store do., £5 ss. to £7 12s. (.; bulta, £7 10b. to £10; mixed ased ewen, (lit himb), | 27s to 335. : 6d.; f.m. do., 16s. 9(1.; empty sm. fiwes, 255.; fat ewes, cCs.; timed aged wethers, JZs.j .mixed sex (small), He. Sd. s oauT cows, £10 10s. to £15 103.; 3-year-old dairy heifeis, £9 10j. to £14 &s-; 2-year-old do. (poor conditioned and small), £7 10s. to £10; heifers <C At "stony Uivcr, on August 5, th , er ® jJPi a fall vflrdJnff of good claßsea oi cattic, toquiry throughout proving keen, a comidete clcaranco resulting. M-xed yearlings I £2 193. to £4 45.: yearling steeia, W m. \n ft 13s * yearling heifers, £° 16s. to £4 165.; 20-month empty heifers, £5 19s. to ffl Is.; 20-month steers, £o 13s. 6d... to £«i,, storo cows, £6 12s. <d. to £8 16s . bus, 10s • mixed sex hoggets, 200. lud., mixoa iiffed ewes (in lamb), 325. Cd.; dairy cowh. "S'pS.Si! 0 .?*«•»..;. -7 herd was offered 011 account of Ju. | «• Kelly. The cows proved a v6ry e™", 11 " 1 '; in good condition, buyers in atteudiinqe buvfng with confidence, rho herd of 63 realised £20 6s ; best oow ß -,? a A° J? om 'to £38* backward soits, £11 to *»!&• At Lwerton, Sn August 5 a clean.ls salo was held ou account oi Mi. Ij-. Hamblyn. The vendor's herd, comprncit cattlo, mostly of his ou-p rearing, in good n/Miflitioii. and biiowihb a lair pprtuui. age of Jersey. Buyer? >11 bijg numbers u good Tsale rosultlni;. The "viraged £20. Best cows (mostly

Jersey) realised .£2O to £30 10s.; other sorts, £11 to £19; pedigree Jersey bull, 35kiis.; 20-nimilli in call betters, ±10 10b. to £13; ■backward sorts, to £8 165.; empty lieifers. £6 10s.; yearling heitCM, £3 2a.; mixed sei mixed aged owes (in lamb), 305.; sqiv and litter, sowt (in farrow), £8 and £11 305.; store pi ß >, £J 2s. 6a.; farm Jiortes £23 and £26. At Toko, on August 6, a dißperaal saio was held ou account of Mr. J. micqusi-. 'Jlliero was <i big attendance of buyer* from all parts, everytlims .meeting with keen competition, resulting 111 a. most eat. isfactory sale. Prices were; Mixed aged ewes, ill lamb, oos. 6d. to 3/».; fl-tooUl wethera, 5^3.; l'.m. cnipiy ewes, IBs. 6U.: mixed sex hoggets, 275. bd.; poorer sorts 23s 9d ■ raui, 2(;ns.; i-year-old bullocks, VO ;Ba'• 20-nionlh to 2-year-old steers, .85 •V 6d to St 165.; 20-mou'ui empty lieifers, £6 17b 6d.; bulls, £1U anil £11; yearling; steer- £3 fe.; yearling betters, Si 195.; alore'eoivs, £5 Ib. to ASt> 10a.; dairy cows, in milt, £1j- ana • E? - 1 l 0 larm l lorsoS ' £15 10- to £26. Slock, ou account of otlior v'eihV/rs realised as follows ;-3-year-old dairy lieifers, £12 to £1H liw.: dairy cows, £10 to £lii.