LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 104, 27 January 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Mr. Mewton Kins reports :-At TTrenui, on January 15, there was a, fair yarding of both sheen and mIU., Win the ciception of a low pern) of 18-2C-nimith Etnorci •t good all-round sale for cuttle resulted, Hie whoio yarding being cleared at the hammer. Fat and forward cows made fivn ilO to ill; store do.. Co to £8 up to £9 10a.j ■ for bigger-framed sorts, cows and calves, £'i 12a. 6d.; 2-2.' r year empty heifrrs £5 sa. to £6 .176. 6d.; 18-month do '.£4 lis. W. to £4 165.; 2-year in-calf heifers £6 55.; oVycar stccra, Jerseys, £8 11a.: 16-montli do., £4 Ba. to £5 7a.; smaller, £4; dairy ho : fer in milk. £8. The sheep vartliu" comprised mostly those on account of Mr. A. H. Hulcombe. All these v„re right off tho isheare, but notwithstanding sola very well, as follow :-2. *~ 6-tooth owes. 255. 10d.; t.f.m. do., 23a.; cull do., 108.; fat owes and wethers, 3?,5. Id.; mixed aged wethers, 26a. Id.; f.m. rams, 175.; best lambs, 13s. 4(1.; cull do., Bs. 10d.; arnall woolly lambs on account of other vendors, made Us. M. At Stony Biver. on January 20, the offering was small, yearliiif; steers made £3 Us.; store cows, £7 to ,G8 2s. (id. up to £9 Ha. fnr forward sortß; heavy bulla, £13 to £15 10a.; ethers, £0 to £10; dairy cows, in milk. £15. ; u Whangamoninna, on January 21, a sheen anil cattle sale was held, in conjunction with the N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Hough weather the previous few days hindered innateting, consequently many lines did not come forward. Outside buyers were in attendance for aheep. cc-2-toolh owes made 275.; 2-iooth wethers, ?6h. fill.; 4-tnot-h do.. Si*. •■<!. tn Wn. ?n. The cattle yarding comprised mostly steern of inferior quality and *izc, for which there was little demand, one pen of 0 - year fteers inane £7 is. M.; store cows, £0 45.; cowk and calves. £7 17s. f.d. At Wiiiwaki'.'ho. on .Janu-'-ry 2-j, mere was a fair yarding of cattle a few pens of sheep also coming forward. There was Clod inquiry for all classes of 'cattle, a complete clearance mulling, four pena nt woanera wore yarded, and met with a ready sale, Jersey heifers realising £.| 12b. 'fid.; coloured heifers, £2 Is.; mixed weaners, 30a. lo 395. fid.; Tat cowa, £!] 2s. 6(1. to £13 12s. 6d.; store do., £6, £8 10a up to £10 for forward sorts; cowa and calvea. £6 5a.; bulla. £8 10a. to £14 10a.; choice 20-month in-calf Jersey heifern, £9 10».; oilier in-call heifers, £6 ss. In £7 lis.; 26-iuunth steels. £4 10s. to £5 3m.; do. (Jerseys). £2 17s (id.: 15-month do., £3 7h. fid.; heifers (ai>rmgin;>), Si; (calved), £3; springing cows. £11 ss. The sheep offering showed rather poor quality, with the exception of one pen of woolly lambs, which realised 19.-1. 2d., a ecu of smaller bile shorn do. making; 125.; f.m. owes sold from 12s. to Vs. Tho X.'i. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Hawcra branch, report :-At

ICakaramea, on January 19, we held our fortnightly sale, when there was a good yarding of cattle, which met with ready nalc. Wo quote :-Sowa, £2 to £3; boar, £2; weaner pigs, email, 125.; fat cows, to £12 55.; store cows, £8 4b. to £9 IBs.; light store cows, £6 7s. 6d. to £7 53.; hulls, £7 15s. to £16 155.; weaneis, 13s. to 255.; 15-raonth heifers, up to £4 12s. 6d.; 3year steers, £12; 2-year steers, £7 19s. At Eltham, on Wednesday, we report a good yarding of sheep and cattle, sheep mooting with ready sale, whilst the cattlo market was easier t'riccs were an follow:—Forward mothers. 335. 9d.: forward ewes, 295. 3d.; fat 2-tooth -wethers, 33b. 2d.; bulls up to £11; fat cows, £12 12s, 6d.; forward cows, £11 to £11 75.; store cows, £7 to £9 10s.; boners. £4 17s. 6d. to £b ti. 6d.; 15-month steers, £-1 7s. 6d. On Thursday, at Ilnwcrn, we held our fortnightly sale,' when there waR practically a full yarding of all classes of stock. We 'luote:-Slorc pens, £3 Bs. to £3 125.; weaner pigs. 17s. to 305.; cull lambs, 6s. 9d.; lambs, lis. 6d. to 15s. 2d.; good woolly Jambs, £1; fat ewes, good, 365. id.; 2tooth wethers, 275. Id.; store hoggew, 18s. 9d.; fat cows, £12 15s. to .£l4 is.; forward cows. £11 4s. to £11 155.; store cows, good, £3 4s. k> £10 10s.; light store, cows, £5 2s. to £7; 3-year forward bullock, £14 65.; 15-monlh heifers. £4 7s. 6d.; steers, £3 10b.; bulls, from £5 to £13.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly stock sale at Carterton on Friday, when they offered a fair varding of bliccu and cattle to a Rood attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, and a clearance was effected 1 at the following prica:—Fat 2-tooth •wethers, 30k. 3d.; fat ewea, 295. Sd.;-for-ward owes, 225. 3d. to 21.'. lOd.j iorward lambs, 175.: empty cows, £4 15s. to £7 10s.; Tellers, 12m.