LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 115, 9 February 1920, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company Ltd. report on their Masterton sale as follow.'::—We had a "ood entry of riieep and a small entry of cattlo. Competition was not too brisk, ar.d cased off towards the end of the sale. Wo fiuote:—Fat wethera. 365. Cd.: fat ewes. 23b. 9d. to 32a. 3d.; forward two and four-tooth wethers, 265.; store ewes, £16 10s.; twoyear steers, £2 75.; yearlings, 14s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agei-.cy Company Ltd. report, on their Eketahuna sale as follows :--Wo submitted a larse entry of shevp to a pood attendance. The Ealc was a draEcin? .one throughout, but we Quitted most of the lines under t-ho hammer as follows:—Forward two-tooth wethers, 245. to 255. 7d.; two-tooth ewes nnd wether?. 245.; four and five-year ewes, 13a. to 17s. fid.: trood, shorn wethor lani.bs, 15a.: cull do., 3s. Id. to 9s. fid. Messrs. Wright. Stephenson. :>nd Co. Ltd. report havinsr offered a irood yardin; of sh"ep at the weekly Carterton sale on Friday. Biddinc was spirited, and the wholo entry was sold under the hammer. Quotations:—Two-tooth ewes. 235. .2d.; small two-tooth wethers, 20?. fid. to 225.; cull wethers. 15s. 6d.: mixed-ago fives. 175.; w.f. lambs, lis. .fid. to lis.; b.f, lambs, to 1B«. Id.; cull b.f. lambs. !2s. Messrs. Williams ami Kettle Ltd. renor! havin™ held their weekly sale at the Miller's Road yards or. February 6, when they offered a Rood yarding of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. J'riccH obtained lyere as follow:—Fat- ewes. 235. M.; fouryear ewes, from 20s. to 275. 4d.; cull ewes, r*. fid.; medium lambs. lis. Id.: (,ull lambs, 6s. Ad., 7s. 6d., 9s. 3d., and 3s. Id. Cattlo: Yearling stcera, 315.: fat cow 3. £10. Plffß: Weaners made 13s. 6d„ 17k. fid., to J"e. . The New Zealand loan and .Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Da-nnevirke. report the following sales for tlie ?asrt week:—At Norsewood on February 2. we had a irood yarding of both sheep and cattle and disposed of the whole entry. Forward sheep found ready purchasers. We quote:— Two and four-tooth wethers, 255. 4d.; forward owes. 253.; medium lambs, lie. 3d.; store cows. £7; fifteen-month nteers. £2 155.; bulls, £6. At Dannevirke, on February 6, we had a larire entry of cattle and a fair entry of sheep, all of which were disposed of ui'der tho hammer. The major portion of the cattle were low in condition and prices for same conenaueutly Buffered. Wo niiote:—Fat bullocks, £15 It's, to £13 55.: fat. heifers, £11: two and n half--,'ear steers (P.A.). £9 17?. Cd.; Jioifers, £8 155.; poor-conditioned cattle of various a>;es from £5; bulls. £10 10s.: show lambs, 15s. Cd.; f. and f. ewes, 265.; b.f. lambs, 16b. ; small lambs, 7s. Ed.

Mr. Newton King reportsAt Stratford, on January 27, the offering for :<hi'ep wan «mall and of medium -quality throughout. Hand-shorn lambs realised 13s. 5d.; fat and forward ewes, 25n. Ltd. There, was ft fair yarding of cattle, 'lows and lulls made the. bulk of the r.ale. those classes selling readjly. Heitt cowu Diade from £3 to £10; fat heifsrs. £11 2a. £d.; licht ntoro cows, £5 10s. to £7; heavy lutllß. £14 to £17; others, £8 to £11 10s.; M-month to 25-year steers were yarded in fair numbers, but for these ihero -as little inquiry; 3J-year bullocks sold from £9 106. to £!0 17s. 6(1.; 15 to 20-ntonth empty heifers, £4 12s. 6(1. to £6 10a.; dairy cows (springing), £10 10s, to £.12; springing heifers, .££; working bullocks, £32 iOs. to £42 10s. per pair. At luglcwood .on January 20. the demand for sheep was poor, thtie hcing little inquiry. Small 2-tooth wethers selling at 19a. Cattle also were a shade easier; 3j-ycar bullocks, £11 165.; heavy bulls. £14 to £17; othoi'B £8 to £12 10b. ; forward tows, £9 10s. to £10 12s. 6(1. i stores, £7 to £8 IDs,; 20-miinth heifers, r.w.b., £6 Is.; Jersey cross do., £7 65.; 15-20-monih mixed catlc, £•! heifers (springing), £9 10.'.; coirs tin inillc), £.'2 155.; goats, 12s. At Ifokorima, on ,;amio.ry 29. there "was a full yarding of sheep offered to a good attendance of luyern. A spirited sale resulted. The sheep on tho whole showed excellent quality, which accounted for Taranalti buyeru c. lie rating freely. Good 4 and 6-tootli wethers, ills.; 2-tooth do., 265. to 28b. 7(1.: "mailer do.. 21s. to 24h. 11(1.; mixed aged do., 27f.; mlied 2-toolhs, 2o=. 6(1.; 'i-6-tooth ewes, 225. to 255. 3d.; 2-tooth, ?4v; f.m. do.. 7s. 9d. to lis. Bd.; lape lambs (shorn). 14s. Id. to 14b. 7d.; small do.. 9s. 3d. At llahotu, on January .50, the yarding was small. l''at cowb, .£ll to £12 5r.: 'tores. £7 30s. to £9; 20-month empty heifers, £5 75..t0 £6 155.; in-calf do., £6; U-mentli steers, £3 !ss. to £4 55.; weaner heifers. to £2 ss. At my KoimraUhi yards, oil Jnnu.tr> 2il a. sale of sheep was held on account of Mr. V. A. M'C'titelicon. whose farm the Government, lias recently tfiirchnsod. Tn all about 7000 sheep were -arded. Buyers were in attendance from all pa *'s of Tarnmiki, also from as south ai Jtarton. The whole yarding, with the exception of ono line of f.m. ewes and a few pons of stud sheep, changed hands, good prices being obtained throughout although bidding at times was Inclined to drag. Stud sheep: Fives, 1shear, 2Jgns.; 2-shear, ljgns.; 2 and 3-shear, <$gns.; e.we lambs, 2(Js. and 20s. fid.; Lincoln rainS, 4gns.; Eomney do., 2 to 15gns. Flock sheep; 2-tooth eivcs. 2Ys. and 275. Id.; 4-6-tooth do.. 245. to 253. ?d.; .2tooth maiden do., as. Gd.; J-tootn wethers, 245. 6(1.; lambs, lis. 6(1. and 125.; -rams, 1 to 2Jgns. At Okau, on January 31., a sheep fair and a cattle sale was' hide. Hough weather prevented all the en'riea of sheep from coining forward, but r.rver theless there was a tfoad yarding, and keen inquiry throughout, prices realised being on a par with the local lwirket. fimall 2 and '4-tootn ewes, 235. 7d. to 255.; s.m. do., 14s. {d. to 155.; fat do.. 30s. 3d. to 325. 6d.; 4-tooth wrthers, -ss.s. id.; shorn lambs, Us 6d. and Us. b(l.; 6-tootll rams, 23gns. Cattle sold readily, there being a good yarding in this section. Vat eov.'s, £11; forward sorts, *9 7s. to. to £10; store do., £6 to £6; cows and < alien, £7 12s. 6d. to £8; fat bullocks, £lo 155.; bulls. £8 to £11 10s.; 2-year in-calf heifers, £7 17s. 6d.; heifers (springing/, £8; cows (in milk), f)'i is. oj-year steers, £10 7s. to £12; 2j-year do.. £8 2s. fid. r.i.d £8 45.; Jersey do., £6 to £6 7s. 6d.; iOmonth j do., £4 155.; 15-inonth mixed cattle, £4 Bs. . Tho New Zealand Loan and Uereantllo ! Agency Co., Ltd., report that at Levin on Tuesday they had a. fair entry of sheep and cattle. The market was better all round both for'sheep and cattle, and a good clearance was made, They quote;— Store ewes (aged), 14s. to 19s. 5d.; small woolly lambs, Bs. od.; medium fat cows, £9 155.; forward-condition cows, £6 15s. to £7 65.; good weaner heifers. £3 18s.; weaner bull, £2 145.; yearling bulls, £4 to £6

Messrs. Wright. Stephenson aud Co., Ltd., report having ottered a large yardTng of sheep at the weekly Mastcrton siilo on Wndueedny. Competition was teen, especially for good stuff, -jind they wffro suece*'ftil in disposing of the ivholo entry, with the exception of one pen of owes, at fliUNiadtory prices. Quotations:—Forward wethers. 30s. 3d.; small 2-tvoth wether#, 225.; 4 and 6-tooth bwcb, lo 235. Gd.; w.f. wether lambs, 16s. Id.. 175., 155.; cull lambs, Bs. 7d., 10s. to 13s. 4d.; cull m.s. 2-toothß, 19s. 9d.; potter rams, 18n. 6(1. The Wairarapa. Farmers' Co-oper.itivo Association, J til., report that at their Jlastei'ton sale they offered a good yarding of sheep, a small entry of cattle, and 25 horses. Woolly fat 2-toothß, 345.; good 2-tooth wethers, 275.; medium blackface lambs, 16s. fid.; medium 2-tooth nethers, 265.; 4-tooth wethers, 235. id.; medium blackface 2-tooths. 225. to 255.; stiring heifers. £17, .t'l'i 10s. to £11: half-dra lght brake horses, broken, .€lO ICs. to £12; unbroken harks, £8 ss. to £5.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, l.td., report on Jtarton pale, hold on ."uewlay, as follows:—An exceptional}- heavy entry of Bheep e.ume forward, nil classes except m.B. 2-tooths meeting with a ready pale. The drmnud for lambs waß ury keen. AVi- onolo as follows Woolly lambs, 18s., 20s. id.; shorn lambs, Tss. 9(1., Iff. 3d.; medium do., 12a., 13s. 6d.; small, 9s. 3d. to 10s. 6d.; culls, ss. to iif„; .n.s, 2-lt.-r.lhs. 265. od. to 275.; small do., 215.; 2-toolh ewes 24k. 3d., 275. 9d.: 4-tonth cveß, 29a. 9i1. ; ' 2-toolh vretliern, 88s. 2d., 295.; fair do., 215., 245. 9d.; 2 and 4-tooth do., 27b. <d„ 295.; forward owes, Ms. ,245.; fat do., 305.; heifers. in calf. .€6 12s. Sd., £6; empty do., £3 10a., £4155.;.18-mon',hß steers, £3 7s. 6d„ £3 10s.; m.s. do., .f.2; hills, £7 10b.. £11 7s. 6d.