LIVESTOCK SALES
Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that at Palmerston North, on October 16, they liad a good yarding of both sheep and caW There was a good innnirv-for shcop. Practically the whole of the yarding 'changed handsi at the following prices: - ! sheep, l&t c.\es, ™ Id to £2 lis. 3d.; iat and forward empty ewes, ols., 325. to 335. 4a.; ewes and lambs, £2 Is. to £2 3s. 6d.; woolly hoggets, to 25b Bd„'27s. 6d„ 3l)s. Vd. to 355. Cattle: Fat cows, £17 7s. 6d. to £12 55.; fat heifers, £11 55.; .'forward cows, £6 12s. 6d. to £7 10b. : store cove, £-5 IGb. to £4 15a. to £5 10s.; 2-year steers, to £6 17s. 6d.; 3-yoar steers. £7 15s. to £9 lis.; coloured steers, £2, £2 17s. 6d. to £< 6c.; yearlings and_ 2year heifers (empty), £3 17s. 6d., £6 155., £7 ss„ £7 15s. to £8 10s.; yearling bullß, £5 55.; pedigree Jersey bulls, 6-year, 135 guineas. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Feilding caltle fair, held on Friday:— Our share of tlie yarding amounted to 1030 head, comprising some nice lines of bullocks and a tew peuß of good young cattle, but the bulk of the yarding were of inferior quality, and prices suffered accordingly. Some of our principal sales were:—On account lirucc Estate, 14 2 and 3-year steers, £11 12s. On account H. P. Clare. 22 3-year steers, £io 3«. On account D. Fraser, 9 forward bullocks, £16 5s On account A. Biis>, 11 3-year' steers, £10 . 9s. On account Kichartt Port, 23 steers, £10 2s. Oa account A. Barlow, il 2-ycar 'steers, £7 10s.; 11 2-ycar licifcre, £8 25.; 15. Jersey heifcrß, £7 10s.; 27 do., £7 10s.; 4 small steers, £4; B ao., £4 On account J. J, Casey, 24 Bteers, £4 10s. 6d.; 7 months stoera, £4 195.; 34 P.A. bailors, £5 17s. 6d.; 18 small 2-year steers, £6 365. On account M'Lennan Bros.. 14 steers. £4 17s. On account Smith and Seifert, 18 18-months steers, £5 10s.; 25 2-ycar steers, £7; 36 do., £7 Bs. 6d.; 13 <lo„ £4 3s. (bad colours). On account R. Taylor, 15 yearling steers, £4 Is. On account D. iliggin, 11 6teers, £5 3s. 6d. On account 11. Galbraith. 13 20months, steers, £6; 8 small do., £4 2s. 6d. On account G. Wheoler, 13, yearling steers, £4 16a. Account L. Marshall, 18 yearling heifers, £4 18s. 6d. - The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Co., Ltd., Hawera branch, report hb follows:—At Kakaranica, on October 13 wo had a fair yarding of ptore and dairy cattlc, which sold as follows:—Store .cows, £6 12s. to £S 7b.; canners, £3 to £5 2s. 6d.; yearling boilers, £2 4s. to £5 15b. yearling steers, £2 12b. to £4 3s, 6d.; "yearlings, mixed sexes, £2 is. to £4; springing heifers', £17. to £20 10s.; inferior do., £8 to £10; dairy cows, £25; hoggets, 335. Id.; sows in pig, £6 15s. At Eltham, on OotobeT 15, we had a good average yarding which' met with a ready sale, and most lineß wero disposed of under tho , : hammer. We quote-as follows: iat cows, £12 Is.; store cows, ±6 ss. to £8 3s. 6d.; canners, £4 to £4 65.; 2-ycar empty heifers, £7 7s. 6d. to £8 35.; bulls, £8 10s. to. £15 55.; yearling ncifers, £2 Ba. to £5 55.; yearling, steers, £4 Ba. to £5 Br.; yearlings, mixed sexes, £3 95.; ewes and lambs, £2 55.; forward empty ewes, 345. 9d.; f.m. empty ewes, 245. Sd.; hoggets, 28s. fid.; posts, Ib. 9d.; dairy hoifors, £11 to £17 55.; inferior do., £6 10s. to £10. At Hawera,
on i October 16, we had another good yarding of cattle, and a fair entry of sheep. .Bidding ivas spirited throughout, and practically the whole yarding was disposed of under tho hammer or privately after the sale, at full market raic«. light fat cows made £11 12?. 6d. Lu .€i2 55.; forward cows, £9 lis. to £10; btoru cows, £6 16s. to £0 Us.; empty 2-year heifers, £5 11s. to £7 lis.; yearling heifers, £3 lis. to £4 4s. 6d.; yearling steers, 3s. 6d.; forward empty ewes, 535. id.; hoggets, 22p. 6d., to 31s. fcd.; cullh, 16y 3d.; ewes and lanibs, £1 fa. 6d. to £1 15b. ; stoic pigs, £2 10s. to £3; small do., £1 9s. to ,ti 165.; collie dog, £U 55.; best 3-ycar eiir.iiging heifers, £11) to £23; otliets, £12 ss. to £16; inferior do., £V to £10 10s.; best dairy cows, cloße to profit, £24 to i'2o; otuei's, £13 15s. to £17. At llawera, on October 17, we held our annual bull fair, and altered a large entry to a good attendance of buyers, and report it good sale. The quality of bulls was lacking; good-conditioned 2-year bulls were in demand, lhe following prices were realised:-\>-yeai pedigreed Jersey bulls, 25gus. to <sgus.; 1-year do., 17gns.; 2-year Shorthorn bulls, 12gns. to 21gns.; % year Holßtein bulls, 12gns. to 15gns.; 2year cross breeds, lljgns. to 13}gns.; poorconditioned do., (jgoa. to lOgns.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 23, 22 October 1919, Page 10
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836LIVESTOCK SALES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 23, 22 October 1919, Page 10
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