LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 107, 30 January 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The K"ew Zealand Loin and lercantilo Agency Co. Ltd. report that at the Levin yards on Tuesday they offered a small entry of sheep and a- good yarding of cattle, the bulk of which sold at the following prices;— Medium fat cows, £9 18s. to £10 145.; light fat heifers, £9; vealers, -ss. to 505.; forward-condition tows, £7 2s. 6d. to £8 10s.; store cows. £4 7s. 6d. If £6 45.; yearling steers, £3 to £3 '45.; small yearling heifers, £4; good Jersey cross heifers (r.w.b.), £9 10s. to £10Ms.; weaner calves, 20s. to 505.; yearling hulls, £2 12s. 6d. to £4 Bs.; Jersey bulls (potters), £7 2s. fid. to £9 12s. e-tl.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agciiiiy Co. Ltd. report on their lirst Pongaroa ram sale held on Wednesday. There was a largo entry, especially of one and two-shear Romnoys, also a lot of aged used rains. Although the competition was not keen, any good rams sold well. Quotations:—One-shear Roinucys. 3i to 51 guineas; two-shear Romnoys, 4, 5, 6, and 7 guineas; throe-shear and four-shear Romleys, 2 to 5 guineas; three-shear Lincnlnn, 6, 7, 8, to 9 guineas; four-shear Lincolnn, 11 to 4 guineas.

The rJew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ajroncy Co. Ltd. report on their l'aliiatua. sale as follows:—We had a small entry of sheen. Competition was keen, and we sold all our cheep under the hammer. Wo (liiote:—Two-tooth wethers, 235. 3d. to 275.; asred cull ewes, Bs.; four-year ewes, small, £1.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company Limited, Palnierston North, report having hold their fortnightly sale a! Tstihape.on Wednesday, when a good yarding of both sheep and cattle came to hand. There was a good attendance of .buyers, and all lines submitted were disposed of at prices in favour of sellers, the market being inclined to harden for all classes of stock, especially lambs and wethers. Quotations:— Cull lambs, 4s. 4d., 65., to 6s. 9d.; mixed shorn lambs, 12s. 10d.; mixed, woolly lambs, small. Us. 9d.; better sorts, !ss. to 15s. Id.; two-tooth ewea, 275. 6(1.; two-tooth wethers, 27a. lid.; mixed-aged iwcs, 19s. 9d. to 20s. Id.; four six-tooth ewes, 265.; cull ewes, Us. to 14s. Cattle: Small fifteenmonth heifers, £3 lis.; fifteen-month steers (small), £5; two-year heifers, £5 :65.; twoyear steers, £7; cow 3 and calves. £7 55.; culls, £4 10s.; bulls, £8 10s. to £15 ss. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. report having offered a. good yarding of sheep at, the weekly Masterton sale on Wednesday. In spite of competition being far from brißk, a total'clearance was elfctd at satisfactory prices. Quotations:—Fat ewes, 29e. 7d.; forward wethers, to 28s. 9d.; forward ewes. 255.; small fourtooth wethers, 255. 7d.; two-tooth wethers, 18s. Bd. to 21a.; cull two and four-tooth wethers, 13s. to 17s. 4d.; b.f. lambs, 17s. Messrs. Dalgety and Company LiYnitcd report having held their weekly stock Bale at Levin on Tuesday, when they offered a good yarding of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. A good clearance wub effected and the principal quotations aro as follow:—Pat ewes, 26n. 6d. to _Bh.; fat woolly ewes, 38s. 6d. to 405.; fat and forward ewes, 235. to 245. 6d.; m.s. lambs, 15s. 3d. to 16s. 6d.; storo lambs, Bs. lOd. to Ss. 6d.; eighteen-month steers, £3 15s. to £4 7s. 6d.; vcalere, £1 to £2 10s,

The Wairarapa. Farmers' Co-op Association Ltd., Pahiatua, report on the undermentioned sales as follow:—At Woodvillo on Monday we offered a small yarding of sheep and a fair entry of cattle. Sheep wero in good demand, and a good clearance was effected. Cattle met an improved market on late reports. Fat and forward cows in particular sold at good prices. Wc report the 'following sales:-54 four and six-tooth c-of, mndium. 25a. 9d.: 180 f.m. ewea, 19s. 3d. to 20=.; 7 woollv hoeeclb. 305.: 2 fat wetlierp. 41s. Cattle: 30 fat cows and hcifcru (in lots!, £10 10s., £11. £11 6:i., £11 17a. M„ to £12 155.; 15 forward sows, £7.. .c? 12s. 6d. to £8 17 s . 6(1.; 7 store cows, £4 6s. to £5 10s.; 5 twn-ycur-old steers, £7; 7 yearling do., £3 7s. 6d.; 10 weaner steers (bad colours), Us. to 155.: 6 two-year-old heifers, £4 35.; 2 hcavv hulls. £11 and £12 7s. 6d.; 1 two-year-old bull, s& 10s. At Pahiatua on January 27, in the Mangahao yards, we offered a good yardii'sr of all clauses of sheep nad a fair entry of cattle." -Sheep were in particularly (rood demai'd, and praelicallv all lines were disposed of at auction at prices in advance of late sale reports. The market was particularly rood for two-tooth wethers and coed lambs, a nieo liim of 37 woolly lambs selling at the satis-fnetnry price of Wb. 3d. We report the Cillowinr: sales:—M.S. lambs, shorn, ss. 2d.; m« v.onllv. f""ra lis. 10d. to 175.: l"-n-tnot'i we'hers, 265. 6(1., 27n. Id., fo 275. 3d.; and eix-lonth ewes, 28s. 6d.: a u'ce line of two-tooth to f.m. ewes, in Rood "onrti. Hon. made. 3H Id.: tv;o-t"Mh ewes. 2J». 1d ?.is. M., to 27p. : 7 ewes. '9b. 6d.: croed for-"•ard-''ondition cvoe. t" 275.: n pen of *t.ud Lincoln ow">. from t'rn-tinth tn f.f."i„ made 325. ?A.\ sl-nd Lincoln ewe lambs, Ws. 6d. to ?.'».: F'nrl Lincoln r"m lambs. "'".; a ni«n Hn" nf two-t.neth wethers made 325. Cattle: Tho demand for entile wi« 'imited to !•■<* ind forward ''nvg or Iml. ticks, nios' of tho store cowp how nnss"'' in a* a , " ,| ii"i. We quote:—Fa*, cows C 9 2s. 6.1.. £.11 2s. 6d.. to ft?: <roon. forward, "ntir'iiinnpd storo cow?. Troiii '6 '"s. t 0 fj 2s. 6d.: two-ronr heifn's : n e-'f, £5 2s. t.\ . thrcc-ycr "tors. £9 7s. f<l. ; yearlimr olncrs. £3. r 3 Is., for,3 35. ; two-year sleers (g"od condition). £7 16«.

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STOCK EXCHANGE, riv ivi»if •■■ - 1 ■ » Chrlstcliurr.h, Janmry 29. Sates rencrteft:- Cai'trrlnirv Frrzon" \i,, n i .£ti Its.: Vow 7ca!itul Kef-'K-nllnir fr,',i|y paid), .£?. 9i>. 61!., MDs. mid), .£1 Vs. 6d. Duncdin, Jnaiian' 29. Sales:-lluililart Varlier (orilinsirvt 52« 9d U'cflpnrt C'-jal. JC«. 3d.: .Vow inland tri-eri-.ting (contriK) l'7a. (•:!.: S'le reported-: Nati'.'iial fiiFiirnnce. 1%:.; Huddart I'ni'lior, 525. M. and 533.; Canterbury Meat £15 ion.