LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 17, 15 October 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., report having held their Carterton salo on October 10, wheu they submitted a fair entry of sheep and a full yarding of cattle and pigs to * large attendance. Bidding on all classes of stook was ; brisk throughout, and a total clearance resulted under tho ham. mer with the exception of one or two pens of cattle. Quotations are a 6 under :- .tihecp: Ewes with b.f. lambs at foot, £2 os. Id.; extra primo fat wethors, £2 lis.; primo fat ewes. £2 25., £2 95., to £2 an. yd.; extra prime fat hoggets, £2 14b.; ewo* and wethers, 27b., 265., to 475. 6d.; empty ewea, 265. 2d. to 28a. 3d.; hoggets, 175.; cull hoggetß, 10s. Cattle: Luiry cowa, £11 55., £15, £18, £18 ss. to £20 65.; springing heifers, £8 7s. 6d., £8 ICa., £9 I'isi 6d., £10 55., £10 15b., £11 55., £11, £14, £15 7s. 6d., £17' 17e. 6d., to £18.; dairy bulls, 2%ns. to 25JgnB.; potter bulla, £6 to £9 6a.; yearling dairy hollers, £5 ss. to £6; 2-year empty dairy hcilers, £5 17s. 6d., £6, £6 Is., to £7 10s.; nit∈ cowa, £4 6s. Pigs: Porkers, £2 12b';; weanera, Ms., 395., £2, £2 ss. 6d., to £2 18a. td. Horses: Draught mares, £10 to £29 is.

Mr. Newton King reports:—At TVaiwakaiho, on October 3, there was a fair jarding, most of which changed hands at ruling rates. Yearling heifers, £3 14s. to £4 155.: steers, £4 18. to £4 145.; 2-year empty heifers, £6 10s. to £7 155.; choice 15 month Jersey heifers, £6 10s to £7 155.; 2-year-old steers £6 ss. to £7. 10s.; store cows, £6 sa. to £9 55.; cows and, calves/ £9; bulls, £5 to £7. Dairy cattle were yarded in big numbers, Inquiry for good sorts being keen, a good sale Tesultmg. . Cows made £15 to £25; lato calvtr» aud poorconditioned calved sorts. £8 to £11 10s.; heifers (close up and calved), £13 to £18; ■others, £9 to £12. At Douglas, on October 6, cattle were yarded in fair rum bers, all of -which sold, a few pens of good 15-month cattle realising prices in advance of late rates; 15-month Jersey heifers, £6 2s. to £6 10s.; Hoistein heifers, £5 to £5 165.; mixed yearlings, £3 Us. to £4 le.; 2-year empty heifers, £6 15s. to £8; forward cows, £11 2s. 6d.; store do., £6 10s, to £8; 2-year steorc, £« 125.; 4-year-old .bullocks, £12 10s.: dairy heifers (close up), £10 to £12 10s.; later sortß, £7 15s. to £9; cowb, £10 to £12. In conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., a line of 1100 wethers 'drafted to age), on account of Jlr. TV. Terry, of Tututawa. These attracted keen attention, and sold as follow Mother hoggets, 28s. id. to 28s. 6d.j 4-tooth wethers, 34b. to 355. Id.; other sheep made: Hoggets (small), 22b. lid.: owes and lambß, ,12s. 9d. At Stratford, on October 7, the Btore cattle yarding was small, prices generally not showing any change. Yearling jersey heifers, £4 15s, to £5 5b.; other heifers, £4 to £4 18s.; eteerß, £3 18s/Cd. to £4 55.; 2-year empty heifers (Jersey), £9 sb. ; others, £7 ss. to £7 Us.; 2-year jteors,£6 lpa.; fat cows, £11 10s. to £14 7s. id.; forward do., £9 10s. to £10 iOs ; store do., £6 10s. to £8 65.; cowh and calves, £8 2s. 6d..t0 £9. Dairy cattle came forward in rig numbers, the quality en.the whole being poor, consequently inquiry was dull. A few fair quality cows made £15 to £26; best heifers, £12 to £17 10s.; -others, £/ 10s. upwards. At Oliato, on Octobor 6, a dairy herd was -offered on account of. Mr. It. 11. Gray. The cattle were a very nice line of Jersey-ShorLhorn sorts, in ■good nick, and mostly in lull profit, but contained a fair nunuier of aged uows. Buyers attended in strong numbers from ;all parts of the coast and a most satisfactory sale was made. Cow» made from £15 Ho £32, a few n-cond quality, backward sorts, £12 to £13 10s.; heifers (springing), £16 to £16 10d. ; calved, £17 10s.-to £22; very choice 45-month Shorthorn heifers, £8 15s. At li.glewood. on October 8, there was a sniaJl varding of store cattle, and everything 6old, inquiry proving, keen. Prices in mauy cases showed an advance. Yearling to 15-month heiferß, £4 17s. to £5 7s, 6d.; smaller sorts, £3 17s. to £4 3b.; yearling steers, £3 6 S , to £3 12b.; 15-month do., £5 to £5 2s. 6d.; Bmall, 2-year-old empty heifers, £7 ss. to £7 10s. better sorts, £7 las. to £8; storo cows, £7 to £9;, bulls, £11. Tho sheep yarding was small, what pens offered self ing well. Hoggets, 375; od.; ewes and lambs, £2 6b. X report a good sale in the dairy pens; best heifers (springing), mostly 2-year-oldß, realised £15 to £20; later sorts, £910s. upwards; calved heifers, £9 to £12; cows (springing), £12 to £20; calved, £14 and'£l4 IDs,