LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 64, 9 December 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Sew Zealand Loan and • Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., veport:-On December. 1, at Opunake, tvo had a small :'ardinK of etock, which cold at late rates. We quote: —Store pigs, Binall, £2 !55.: weaner piss, JOs.;. store cows. £7 7s. td. to £9 125.; Jersey bull. £14: yearling heifere, £4 to £5 10s. 6d.; dairy heifers, to £9 10s. Un.Tueaday, Deceml)cr 2, 'we held our fortnightly' «alo at Manaia. when tho :dvcrtised cattle camo forward in good nnmliern, a eatisfactory sale resultinj;. We quote:— Store pigs, £i.U. to £4 os.; weaner pigs, £2 5a.; bows in pii;, £6 l?.s. 6<l. to £8; bulls, £7 15b. to £14 155.; forward cows, £11 12s. <d.; j>tor,o cows, £7 6b. to £9 165.; empty heifers, £6 9s. to £3 33.; yearling heifers, £4 135.-; dairy heifers, £11 2s. 6d. to £14. On December 3. at. Palmer lioad. cattle ■were yarded in average numbers, and prices wcro in the vendors' favour. Fat cows, to £13 165.; forward cows. £10 10a. to £11 155.; Btore cowa, £7 10s. to £9 153.; light storo cowb, £4 to £6; sows in pig, s£6 ss. ■to £10. . On the same day, at Waverley, there v;ae a poor yarding of cattle, but numerous, eunfincs which were offered sold at ruling rates. Mesere. Ualgcty and Co., LtH., report having held their monthly salo at WaiItanoo on Wednesday, when, owing to tho etato of tho weather, only a small yard. ing came forward. Quotations:—4-tooth •wethers, to 265. 3d.; 2-tooth wethera, to 25b.; shorn hogsuts, lo Ma. Id.; 2}-year eteers, to £8 123.; 15-monch heifers, to £5 17s. 6d.; yearling heifers, to £4 4s. 6d.; springing heifers, to £11 7a. 6d.; ejiringing cows, to £16 15s.

Jtesers. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding nalo on December "5' as follows:—We had a uood yarding of-both sheep and catt'e. There wae very poor competition for sheep, prices being in favour of purchasers. We quote: Fat eivee, to 335.; 4-lnoi't. wethore loiv co;:ditlon, 225. od. to 23a. 3d.; 2-tooth ewee, 19s. 6d. Cattle: Fat cows, £13 to £14 55.; empty, cows, £5 ss. to £6 17s. 61; lowcondition 3-year steers, to ,19 155.; 2-year P.A. steers, £7 10s. to It 155.; S-ycnr'S.H. eteere, £7 IDs. to £8 7s. Id.; i.ad-coloured Eteora, £3 45., £4 135., £4 ',2s. Cd., £5 to £5 6a.; 2-year S.H. heifers. .45. £5 175.. £-5 10b. to £7 la.; yearling heifers, £3 to £3 35.; jpringinc heifers, £6 Us., £7 <!s. to £12; bulla, 2-ycar. £8, £8 55.; yearling bulls, £3, £4, to £5.

MeHars. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Palinerston sale, on Decomoer 4:—Wo had an avcraso yarding ot both aheep and cattle. We Quote tho followine Dricesi-tiheen: <l-too"tli ewes, to 229, 9d.; woolly hoRRCts, £1 Oβ, Bd. Cattle: Fat coiva, £10, £10 10s. to £11 55.; forward cows, £7, £7.5e., £8 6s. to .«9; store cows, £3 10a.. £4 ss. to £5 IBs.; fat steer?, £10 15s. to £1? 17s. 6(1.; yearling steers], 33s 6d. to £3 5b.; yearling heifers, to £3 155.; eprin K in K heifere, £7 15b. to £8 55.; cows in ffiilk, to £J.