LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 48, 20 November 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Wright, Stenlienson and Co. Ltd. report having held their annual cattle fair at llasterton on November 18, when they offered a heavy yarding, consisting mainly of well-bred station ■ lines. The large entry of over 2500 head severely taxed the accommodation of the Colombo Road yards, and Messrs, A. J. Cooper and 00. Ltd. offered the use of their adjoining yardß for the overflow. Owing to tho widespread shortage of feed, the usual outside competition was very iittfe in evidence, and prices ruled in accordance. Vendorß. however, in most cases, met the market with the result that the greater . proportion of tho yarding was sold. Prices ruled as under:—Fat bullocks, £21 2fl. 6d.. £22 2s. 6d. to £25 155.; light fat cows.. £11 to .£l3; fat heifers, £8 2s. 6d., £9 15s. to £10 os.; 3-year Btcers, £12.75. to £13 155.; 2-year steers, £10 to £12 65.; yearling steers, to £5; 2-year heifers, to £6 125.; yearling heifers, £6; coloured 4-year stcei'B, £5 to £6 75.; 2-year empty dairy heifers, £5 los. to £8 55.; store cowb, £3 to £8; forward cows, to £11 175.; m.e.' yearlings, £2 10s, to £4; hulls, £10 7s. 6d. to £12 10s, A good yarding of sheep was also offered, and although most lots' wore passed at auctiofi thev s'ere eventually sold al'prices quoted :-Fat shorn ewes, 35a. to 38b.; woolly 4-tooth -wethers, to 405.; woolly ewes, 345. 2d. to 385.; m.s, 2-tooths in the w001,.. 30s. .

Tlic Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report on their Pahiatua Bale,-held on .November 16:—Wo had a fair entry of sheep and cattle Sheep sold well, but some classes of cattle were hard to quit. We' (juote:-I)ry ewes, £1 os. 6d., 25a. to 275. 6(1.; fat ewes, shorn, 335. 6d.; shorn 2-tootlis, 20h.-, dairy cows, £12 55.; dairy heifers, £1C 10s. At Mas-' terton, on Wednesday, we offered a fair yarding of sheep, but in moßt cases vendors' reserves were too high, and they to sell. We quote:—B.f. Biaall Bhorn 2-tootha, £1 Os. 6d.

The W.F.C.A. Ltd., Dannovirkc, report on the spring cattle fair, held on November 14. a« follows Our entry came forward well up to advertiMed numbere, in. eluding aoine fine station lineß of wellbred yearling and 2-year steers and heifers from the Tiratu Estate. Very few lines of grown bullocks were yarded, and these were mostly in moderate condition. The effects of the unfavourable season was very noticeable in tile backward condition of the stock offered generally throughout the sale. 'X'hib was also responsible for the laek of competition, and prices offered and realised showed a drop of fully £3 per head on the main lines compared with the corresponding salo of last year. Our. vendors, however, were prepared to meet the market,, and we disposed of about BOD under the hammer and by private treaty out of our entry of 834 head. Competent .fudges impressed the opinion that-the- 'saile throughout was better than recent outBido market reports. We report the following sales:—s7 2-year Hereford steers, £8 10b.; 52, 2-year mixed do,, £6 10s.; 19 2-yoar rough do., do.. £•! 10s.; 61 2 and 3ycar rough do. £6 10s. (conjunction with H. 3). Farmers); 141 yearling Hereford steers, £6; 42 yearling Hereford etecrß, £5 53.; 19 yearling. P.A. steers. £6; 117 2ycar Hereford heifers; £7; 129 yearling heifers, £5; 28 yearling heifers, £3 155.; 15 fat cows, £11 7s. 6d.; 37 empty station cows, £7 4s. 6d.; 21 cows'and calvcß, £5 7s. Cd.; 9 empty cows, £7 Bs. 6d.; 24 m.6. P.A. and Hereford yearlings, £2 10b.; 15 2-year empty dairy heifers. £6 lis.

The N.Z. Farmers. Co-op. Bistribut-irw Co. report having held a motl Huccc6sfii? clearing sale on nccounl of Mr. ,T. s. Brighton, Utiku. . There whs a good attendance of farmers from all parts of the district. The principal feature of the sale wan the horse*). which were a fine stamp, and came forward in splendid Condition. Buyers were present.. from Shannon, Wanganui, and as far north as Ohakunc. Competition was very keen, and. a capital, sale resulted, a 7-year-old marc realising the handsome figure of £60 10s. QuotationsDa.y mare Rose, 7 years. £60 10s.; brown marc Bloss, 6 years, £43; bay puldiu; Kugget, 8 years, £<3; bay maro Bell, S years, £52 10s.; brown mare Honnio, £30 10s.; aged.inaros, i'P to £26; spring cart horses, up to £16. ft also disposed on account of other vendors mares and geldings froin £23 to £36 10s. ,