LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 33, 3 November 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho VTairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., report having held their annual fair on Tuesday. October 28, when they yarded just on 1400 head of cattlo to a large attendance of buyers from all parts of the district, including Pahiatr.a and the Manawatu. The cattle, consisting chiefly of well-bred station lines, were a credit to the district. Competition under tho liamnicr was keen, several pens being passed in. However, we wore successful in disposing of a-hout 1000 head beforo the close of the day. Quotations are as under:—A line of 60 4-year-old bullocks. on account of Anncdale Station mado £15; 124 3-ycar-olds. on account- of the same station, made £12; 230 Z-year;ol(l steers, on account of ilranccpef.h Station, realised £11 10s.; 42 yearling heilcrs, oil account Branccpcth .Station, £6 165.; 40 El-month and 2-year steers, on account of Kumu Kuniu Station. £10 Is.; yearling heifers, on. account of the same station, £7; 50 yearling steers, on account, of Tyucsido Station, £6 175.; 23 .Shorthorn yearling Btccrs, on account of the same station. £6 14s. On account of other vendors; 4-year bullocks, all colours, £11 155.; fat- cows, £11 175., £12 Is., and £15 Is.; light fat cows, £9 Is.; Hereford yearling steers, good. -f'o. SA 10=.. £6 175.. £7 65.. £7 lip.; yearling heifers. £3. £3 75., £4 155., £7 6a.; 2-year empty dai.-v heifers, *64 15's„ £7 35.. £7 17s. 6d.. £8 J:i., £8 10a.: bulls, £6 15s, £7 55., £,' 7s. fd., £8, (£8 10s., £8 155.; store cows, £f> 2s. fill.; yoarliofr steers, dairy sortH, £3 7s.

Tlio Xew Zealand Loan and ilercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report on their Eketahuna Bate as follows!:-\\'e bad a fair entry of sheep and a smalt one of cattle ■which wo offered to a pood attendance. There was fairly keen competition for fcheep, but cuttle were dull. VU quote:— Dry ewes, 28s. 2d.; hoggets. 255. 5d.; ewes, with lambs at foot, 325. 6(1.; dairy cowa, £10; yearling steers, £5; yearling heifers, 12s. 6d.; backward dairy heifers, .£5 325. 6d. to £7 7s. 6d. The Xew Zealand Loan nrul Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report on I be saiu of fat stock at Carterton Khow. The ouality of the fat stock shown was well above the average, and competition was very keen amongst the local fat -locn buyers and Wellington butchers, 'their entry comprised some 17 ipens, all of which sold under the hammer. Quotations: Shorn fat •wethers. 38=. to £2 6s.j fat o.vc-j, shorn, '£2 to £2 45.; fat hoggets. in wool, £2 is.; fat. lambs, 2 £ s., 255.. 253., to oOs. The New Zealand Loan anil Mercantile Agency Company report:—Un Tuc.iday wo flield a clearing sale of dairy cows, ctc„ on account of Mrs. Pearson, at Kaimalarau. The cov.-s, which were an exceptionally fine lot, sold freely; the herd averaging .£l6 3a. liest cows. £17 lo £19: good cows. £15 to £16 155.; aged cows, £12 15s. to £15. On Wednesday we held a clearing salo of dairy stock on Account of Mru. Setter, of Setter's Line. The cows wero in low condition, but managed to mal.o gciott value. Best cows, to £!8 cs.; good cows- ,£l4, to £17 155.;, ordinary cows, £10 to"£U; small heifers, in milk, £6 ICs. to £0 10s. „ , .Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd.,_ jeport on their I'almcr.-ton North sale: Vt'e had a fair entry of nheep and cattle, tile maiority of'which were disposed of at prices 8s under:—Ewes and lamb 3, 355. 3d.; mixed ioggcts. 235. 7d.; empty forward ewes, t9s.; springing heifers, to £8 10s.; cows, in calf, £7; cows and calves, to £7 55.; Itoro cows, £5 55.; mixed yearlings, email,

£2 7s. 6d. to £2 155.; Shorthorn heifers, £4 12a. 6d. to £5.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a very good yarding of sheep and cattle at their I'eilding sale on Friday, which sold as follows:—Hixed shorn 2-tooths, 19s. 2d., 21s. 2d., 235. 2d., 235. Id., 255. 10d.; light blackface 2-tooths, 265. 3d.; fat (shorn ewes, 29s to 32b.; fat woolly ewes (light), 36r.; empty ewes, 295.; ewes and lambs, Jos., 365. Id.; mixed hoggets, 275.' 9d. to 365. Cd.; cows In millt, £11; email yearling Polled Angus heifers, £5 7b.; small yearling Poll, ed Angus steers, £5 5b.; yearling steers, £4, £4 "a. 6d.; store cows, £6; forward cows; £8 10s., £9 25.; 2-ycar steers, £7 63.; bulls, £6 15s. £7 15b., £16. /