LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 42, 13 November 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Azencv Co. Ltd., report that on Monday they held a clearing Bale of dairy cows, etc!'on account of Mr. Aired Avery, Levin. There was a large attendance of buvcre .present, and bidding was keen throughout the sale. The herd averaged (including several unsound cows). £23 per cow Best cows, £20 to £30 los.; fair cows, £15 to £18; December ami January cnlvcrß, £13 10a. to £22; three-quartered cows, £11 10s. "to £15; springing heifers, £13 to £17; yearling heifers, £9 l?a.; 2,ycar Jersey hull.-£l3; 1 yenr do., .-£7 15a.; empty bow, £7- 10b. : boar, £2 10s.; weanor nigs, £2 lie. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., report that at Levin on Tuesday they offered a good yarding of cattle, and with the exception of two pons, their entries changed hands at the following prices —Medium fat cows, £10 10s.; forward condition do.. £8 ss. to .« 15a.; Btore do., £6 2b. to £6 123. 6d.; medium cows, with calves, £7 Ms. to £9; aged d 0.,. £5-178. 6(1,j vealers. 325. 6d. to £3 10s.; good yearling heifers, £7 to £3; small do.. £4 55.; smnll mixed sex yearlings £2 6s. to £3 45.; dairy cows, £lo 17s. 6d. to £13 15».; springing heifers, to £11; yearling bulls, £5 to £7; 2 : year do., to"£l2. ■•■" . The-New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report on their Kangiotu eale.beld on • Monday:—Wo had a large yarding of cattle. Owing to tho rough wea-ther, the attendance was small, bill ■we managed to dispofo of mos.t lines at prices satisfactory to vendors. Quotations: Fat cows, £10 10s., £12 to £13; forward cows. £6 Hβ., £7 75.. to £8 19b.; dairy cown. £10 ' to £13; ■ springing heifers, £8 las. to £9; 2-ycar empty heifers, £5 155., £6 6a., to £6 10s.; yearling hcifer3, £4 45.. ;E5, £5 65., to £5 16?.; yearling steers, £2 10s. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington,-report having held their weekly stock sale' at Levin on Tuesday, when 'they offered a- good yarding of sheep nnd o, fair yarding of cattle. Tho principal quotations are as follow:—Fa-t ewes, £2 to £2 oa. 6d.: owes with lambs, 35a. to 575.; jn.8..-woolly hoggets. 255. to 345. 6d.; empty heifere, £5 10s. to £7; empty Jersey heifers. £6 to £7; B. and W. heifers, on drop, £11 10s. to £12 10b.; small B. and. K. heifers, on drop, £5 10a. to £6 10s.;' Jyear steers, £9 to £9 155.; m.s. yearlings, £2 103. to £3.