LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 10, 7 October 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a successful cleariln; 6ale of dairy stock, etc.. on account ot Mr. J. T. -Singer, To lloro, on Thursday. Mr. Singer's cows were recognised as being a good herd, and although the condition ot the stock was not of the best, still a satisfactory sale of the grade cows resulted, prices being as under—Cows, October calvors, from £15 10s. to £25; cows in milk, from £8 10s. to £13. Although a number of purebred Shorthorn -bilking -cows were offered, competition for this claßß of stock was not animated, and most of the iotß offered failed to reach .vendor's idea of value. Purebred Shorthorn bulls made frorii 20 to 22Jgns.; purebred Shorthorn cows from £20 to £23 10s.; dry cows, £6 Its. to £B 10s.; yearling heifers, from £5 10s, to £6 15s.

Mr. Newton King rcportß:-At P.ahotu on September 26 the yarding w.a small, prices ruling mostly at lato rate*. Yearling steers, £3 16s. to £4 9b.; heifers, £4 to £4 165.; 18-month Btecrß, £5 10s.; 2-year-old empty heifers. £6 12a. 6d. to £7 Vs. 6d.; smaller do.. £o Is.; forward cows, £10 17b.; more do., £i,lt's. 10 £7 Lin. There was a strong local demand for dairy heifers, those oit'ermg being most small two-year-olds. Forward Boris made £13 ltis. to £17 10s.; others, £-3 llis. to £11; dairy cows, £10 to £14 10s.

At Kaponga, on the same day there was an average yarding.. iearhng Jieit'ers (small), £2 10s. to £i 10s.; steers, £5 175.; 15-mouth heircrs, £6 to £5 I#.; 2-yeur-oid empty do., ±4 lis. to £7 18s.; store cows, £6 to £8 18s.; oulls, £9 to £11. In the dairy pena cattle showing quality sold well. Oalved cows, £14 10s. to £21; springing cows, £14 IDs. to £22 10s.; . later sons, £9 to £12;. lieifors, £11 to '£17 lus.; small do., £7 lus. to £9.

At ijrenui on September 29 there was a full yarding of both Siore and dairy catHe. Prices generally Jor all classes were a. shade easier, iritu the exception of wellgrown empiy heuers, -which showed an advance. Tiie advertised siock (mostly steers), on account of jar. i'. n. Bluuaoii, was yarded and Bold at the hammer. Uiiu sutep yarding was Bniail. I'tuning Lteers, OS. to Ills.; Hellers, m ii, 4 . to los.; &montti ateers icoiuared sorts), trtl. to ±t Jos.; omerc, xn io Js.; 2-year do., At lss. io bb.; i-year no iW), ius. to t9 2s. fcd.; 4-ycar, t/j Ciioice 15-moiuh jerßey heuers, £< 7b. od.; 2-j-niDiitii empty lienors ismim;, &b Us. tu. io ±,7; otnerb, jbv las. io jio los.; cows and enlves, 2s. {a.; store tovs, £0 li/s. to £b los,; iat do., is los.; uulis, .to K-3. Io ill 10s.; tin sheep, 2s. lu tiio uairy section 1 urtu-cu j ma yaidmg, niuiuded in which w,i» a uno ol w lieners iroin illoitau. iin of vnesu <o'id, as aid mostioi luu yaruing, aimuiigu pricua proved snaue euSitr Luinparea witu lato caiuo. uoivt, springing, to Jim ius.; caived, iill lUs. io ji,i2 lus.; spi-ingmg neiiers, lorward sorts, £u to i,io «,■ biuuller and abekwaru uo., £i to .-tlu. '

At tjtony itiver on bupiemoer 3u there was a lair yarilliig, uuu inquiry guiioi'any was <iun, uood li-moiitii steers, 40 is.; ycai-n.'o' do., lis.; neuers, xt, 6a.; 2-yuar empty noners, jj/ to m it/a.; small d 0.,. £6 OS. to id us.; iat cows, Jii3 store do., Jbb Bs. to x,i 10s. cd.; buils, t-il Ills, to til os. Dairy jieifers yarilea were mostly duaersinea iiite sorts, soiling from t# to £iZ; cons (Cio6e up unn caiv eu) maae £M to £22.

At o'ai'i'iiigtoii itoad, New Plymouth, on beptomuer m, a dispersal sale was neid 01 peiugree jerseys on account of nir. li. b. apeiice. A very good sale was iuaue! jersey men attonuiug in strong iinmoers irorn all .parts ol 'iaiiiuam. Ujws realised from 2o to lwjgus.; o-year heuers, iogns ■ ii-year do., 20 to M/gus.; 10-2u-moiitn do., 00 to %gns.; yearling do., 0/ to ougns.; 2 anu o-yuar builß, 22 to VOgns.; yeaning do., li to Hlgus.; lienor cahx-o, i 4 to ouu caivea, 0 to I2gm. ' ' . Ac waitoitoi on- aepiember 27 a clearing saie was held on acueunt ol Mr. j. it. faiy. Inure was a .g-oou attendance 01 ouyers, a good Bale oi everytnmg resulting. The nerd of .21 cows was a v-ry cnuiee lot, and sold from llis. 10 £31 averaging £10 los.j 10-montii Jersey hetf* ers, a very niue line, ruuised us. • ouor yearling to 10-uionm Jieilers, i.l-, yearling steers, Jt4 lus.; ev,cs anu lamos ois. anu oes,; hoggeis, ois.; farm horses! £l(> to .£3l.

At Aonuratahi on October 1 a clearing sale was neia 011 account ot Jlr. T. Joyce A most satisfactory sale ol everytning was mane, buyers attending in strong num Dors irom ail parts ol the district. Four ana b-year dullockb made £li; i and i?? r v/ d t0 .^ 12 COWB, 1/d. 7d.; buiis, id its.; mixca sueeb, id.

ihe New Zealand Loan and Mercantile agency Oumpuny, ijimueu, iiawera brancu, report as louows:-At oiakaramnu on atu. tember a we had a full yarding 0 £ ail uiaven ot stock. ami report a tood sale ? J . a .tV atUB ' ± ' a heifciii, £12 is. food forward conditioned cows, -fo i t0 Üb ' : Btol ' o <:u,v '. £1 t<> - ,*'. eanners, £4 to £5 lis.; empty 2year Jioilert, £6 l'/s. to £7; yearling licitera, £4 to £4 12b. 6d.; dairy yows, ±'ly lus.; inferior dairy cows, iJlu sa. to £13, springing aeifera (good Jersey cross), ±1; M. to irf; Others, £12 to £14 55.; backward and inferior sorts, £7 10s. to £10 10s.; ewe hoggetß (good Quality;, its. id.; store hoggets, 28s. Id. At Eltluim on Octooer 1 we had a .jood average yarding ami report the following prices:—l'at cows, £14 3«.; prime fat mat' (ten heifers, £15 165.; forward cows, £9 1(8. 6d.; store cows, £7 Ib. to £8 10s ; bulls, £13 Ills.; good yearling heifers, £3 ss. to ±6; others, £3 ss,' to £3 13a.; yearling steers, •£-. lo £3 17b. 6a.; 2-year empty heilers, £7 55.; ewes and lambs, £2 128.: food forward conditioned sheep, £1 15-j i ( , £i .lfis.; springing toilers, £10 to £13; iuferior sorts, £5 10s. to £8. At liawera on October 2 we had a very heavy yarding of dairy and store nnttlo and report a successful sale at the following prices :—l'at cows, £12 Ks. to £14 12s. 6(1.; forward cows, £9 10a. to £10 £3 ■ Store cows, £6 15s. to £8; casners, £4 Us. to £5 lis.; empty 2-year .hi/ifers, £u to £6 18s.; 3-ycar steei'B, £11 5'.; 2-year , stcc ", £7 95.; yearling heifers, £3 10s. to £4 18s.; good ditto, £6 35.; yearling steci-B, £4 Bs.; small ditto, £2 18b.'; mixed smcb yearlings, £2 '6s. to £4 165.; fat sheep, £2 Ib. ; prime fat hoggets, £2 ss, to *2 Bs.; fat wethers, £2 2s. 6d.; medium store pigs, £3 la. to £3 10s.; others, £2 la. to £2 lis.; iveaner pigs, £1 3s. We submitted a large entry of dairy cattle for sale, and prices were I'imor yj' l ''' sales. Heat springing heifers, jpl4 los. to £24 55.; others, £11 to £13 55.; interior sorts, £5 to £9 155.; dairy cows, £15 10s. to £20. l'lto Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., tlaniievirke, report 011 the undermentioned sales as follows :-At falaramoa 011 October 1 wc held a clearing sale of dairy stock, implements, hud sundries on account of Mr. h. Adams, who has sold his farm. There was keen inquiry for the dairy cows, which were practically all m.proiit and in moderate condition, prices ranging from £13 10s. to £27 10s., the herd of 34 head averaging ±20 per head, which must be considered highly satisfactory. Other principal sales "were: Milk cart horse (ag«di, £29; 1 do £17 10s.; yearling' heifors, £4 75.; 2 bulls' £8; h.f. lioggets, £1 10s.; weaner pigs' 355. 6d. a breeding sows, £6 to £8 5s • milk cans, £2 to £3 75.; Cambridge roller'. £20; s.f. It. and G. plough, £17; mill; cart, £21 Ids.

At Danncvirkc' on October J. at the weekly sale, we offered a full yarding of sheep, chiefly hoggota, included in which were some exceptionally line lines, ex Tiratu, which commanded keen competition throughout, with the result that priccs all round showed a good rise on leccnt EttlcH reports. We yarded about 3250 Bhecp of all sorts, and were successful in clearing every lot. Cattle sold on a par with late sales. We report the following sales; 537 wether hoggets, ife Bd.; £>B ewe do., 345.; 206 wether do.. 345. fid.; 313 m.s. do., 325.; 618 h.f. hoggets (good), 275., 30b. 6(1., to Jls. 6d.; 23 m.s. hoggets, to 3Cs.; 5 ewes and lambs, 325. 6d.; tei aged empty ewea (lots), 19;).. 205., 20b. fd., to 21b.; 12 small yearling steers, £3 to £3 10s.; 6 springing heifers to £7 55.; 2 bulls, to i>l 55.; 4 Highland bulls, to £4; 3 Highland cows and calves, to £7 10s.

The Akitio harbour scheme was discussed by a meeting of reprcfentative men at Pongaroa. After discussion it was finally agreed that a survey for a port should bo obtained from a marine engineer, and a committee was sot tip to further the projoct.