LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 46, 18 November 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly Btock Bale m their Lincoln "Road yard?, Carterton, on Friday, when they offered a Good yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs to the •usual attendance. Competition was. fairly keen, and a clearance was effected at this foJowine prices Woolly hoggets, 295. 7d.; fatv.oolly ewes, 52a. 6d.; empty cows, £7 75., £8 3?., £8 5*.. to £9 135.; cows and calves, £7 15a.- cows, in calf. £8 7p. 6d.; dairy heifers,' £S sp. to £6; store pige,. 445.; weaner pigs, 27r., 31b., to 355. The New Zealand Farmers Co-op. Distributing Co. report having opeued their new ferro'concretn saleyards at Huntervillo on Thursday. Thero ivas a. very large and representative gathering of farmers from all parts of the district, buyers being present, from ns far north as Ohakune. Tho total yarding consisted cf 677 head cuttle, comprising all classes from yearlings up to four-year bullocks. Tho sale although inclined to draft slightly at the start, livened up, and as ii result 4aß head were disposed of under die hammer at market rutes. Quotations:— Four-year hm* locks, good, £16 175., £15, £14 155., £14 10s., £13; three-year do., fair condition. £11 14a., ,£io 55.. .610 2?. 6d.; medium, £10, £9 ss„ £8 23. (id.; two-year steers, good, £10 2s 6d.; medium, £8. £7 lis., £6 10s.; a nice line of 28 well-bred Hereford steers, specially advertised, by Mr. J. J. Brycc, ol .llinau, realised £9; Shorthorn yearling steers, good colours, fair condition, £7; other?, £5 Is., £4 161=.. £4 145.. £4 7s. t to £3 15b. ; poor condition, £2 10s.; mixed-sex yearlings, medium condition, £3 3s. to £3 10s„ £2 13h.; two-year empty heifers, medium condition, £3 3s. to £3 10a., £2 135.; two-year empty heifers, medium condition, £i, £6 16s„ £6 Zs. 6d.; yearling heifers, £4 l«s„ £4 7s„ £4, £3 12k. 6d.; small, £3, £2 12s. 6d.; fat cows, £14; fat heifer, £11 10s.; springing heifers, £9, £3 55., £7 55.; springing cow. unsound. £7 10s.; empty cows, £8 lis.. £7 10s.. £7 50., £6 17s. 6d.; two-year Hereford bulls, 22gn.H„ 2li:nn., 15sns.; SliorU horn bulls, lOgns., £10 l"ssi Messrs, Dalgety and Co , Md„ report having held their -weekly stock sale in tho Colombo tisd yards, Masterton, on Wednesday, when a fair yarding of sheep and cattle came forward. Competition was inclined to drag, but a total clearance was eflectcd under tho hammer at satisfactory prices. Following aro the principal pales; -Woolly hoggets, 255. 3d.; t.wo-U>oth shorn

wethera, 255. Id.; forward ewes, 325. Id.; fat cwch, 355. to 405.; cows nmt calves, £7 125.; bulls, £11, £12, to £13 10s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd,, report on their liketalninit sale, held on Thursday;—We had a small entry of nheop, which met with fair competition. «We quote:—Fat woolly four and six-tooth wethers, £2 10».; fairly good hoggets, 295. 3d. ■ .

The New. Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Co., Ltd., report on their Alfredton cattle fair, held 011 Friday:—The yarding was well up to advertised numbers, and comprised mostly well-bred Polled Angus and Hereford cattle. The attendance was disappointing, and competition was dull, a good number of lines being passed. Prices are as follow:—Two-year 'Horeford steers, £9 10s. to £11; coloured two-year steers, £6 to £7 10s.; cows and calves, £7 lla.; store cows, £6; yearling Hereford and Polled Angue steers, £3 55., £3 18s., £5, to £5 -lZe. 6d.

.Messrs. Dalgety.and Co., Ltd., I'almerston North, report on their Palmerston North cattle fair, on Thursday:—We had a good entry, our 'share of the yarding being 650 head. Bidding was dull throughout, but. the majority of lines changed hands. Quotations:—Yearling Polled Angus stivers. £5 Ha.; yearling Polled Angus ■heifers, £5 45.; two-year I&lstein heifers, £7 2s. td.; two-year Jersey heifers, £7 17s, 6d.; mixed yearlings, 31s. 6d.; two to two and a half-year steers. £5 lis., £9.35.; threeyear bullocks, £11, £11 10s., £11 15s„ to £13 10s.: store cows, £5 175., £7 2s. 6d;, £8 7s. 6d.; fat and forward cows, £8 10s., £9 Ms. 6d., fill 10s.; cows and calves, £8 65.: a splendid lino of fifteen-months Holstein heifers, on account of Mr. 11. H. Green, Kairanga, realised £12 7s. Cel., being purchased by Jtr. M. J. White, Kairanga; The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., llawera, report:—On Monday, November 9, we held our fortnightly Bale at- Kaliaramea, wheu cattle came forward in large numbcrß. Prices' were:—Store pigs, £2 ss. to £4 10s.; fat cows, £13 2s. 6d.; forward cows, £10 15k. to £lt IPs.; store cows, good, £8 15s. to £10 25.; light store cows, £5 to £7 55.; bulls, £o to £11; dairy heifers, £8 10s. to £12 ss. Tho advertised heifers, which were yarded in' large numbers, met with ready sale, and we quote:—Two-year, empty heifers. £6 15s. to £8 175.; best yearling heifers, £5 to £7: small sorts. £3 to £4 10s.; yearling steers, £3 10s. to' £4 16s. On November 11, at Eltham, a full yarding of sheep and an average number of cattle were penned. Sheep were' dull of sale, but the cattlc •sold well up to ruling rates. Prices were: Pat and forward owes, £2. os. 6(1.;. store pigs, £2 65.: Shorthorn bulls, £16 10s. to £17; Holstein 'bulls, £15 to £15 10s.; unsound bulls. £4 to £7 10s.: forward cows, £10 ,55.. to £11 135.; storo cows, £6 10s. to £9 9s.;.wcaner heifers. £3 4s. to £5; weaner steers, £2 ss. to £3 175.; dairy hciferß, £6 to. £12. On November 12. at llawera. there was a very large yarding ef all classes of ?tock. Sheep came forward in exceptionally large numbers, and although (lull of sale at the hammer a great number were sold privately. Cattlc met with keen demand. Quotations: Ewes and lambs, 36a.: . hoggets, 265. to 315.; owes Slid wethers,. 345.; bulls (unsound), £4 to £13'55.; sound bulls, £6 to £10 10s.; yearling do., £4 15s. to £6 5b.; dairy heifers, £7 to £12 10s.; cow, £16; Btore pigs (small), £2 10s. to £2 125.; weancr do., 13s. to-26b.; fat cows, £12 165.; forward do., £10 12s. 6d. to £11 195.; store cows, £6 17s. to £9 12b. 6d.; empty two-year heifers, £7 16s. to £8 Is.; good weancr he!-' fers, £5 Jis. to £6 5b.; weancr heifers. £3 to £4 95.; steers, £3 to £4 oa.