LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 167, 10 April 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Ifcssrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report • having a very good yarding of sheen and a small entry of cattle at their Taihape sale on Wednesday, which sold as belowOull ewes. sp. 6d, ss. 8d„ 7s. 9d.,-to 125.; cull.lambs. 6b. fid., 6s. Bd., to '9s. 3d.; small lambs. Us. 6d. 12s. 3d., to 12s. 6d.; 2-toot.h. ewes. 235. 3d.: middle-UKC ewes. 225.; 2-tooth wethers, 255.' 6d.; 2-tooth.wethers, 325. 7d.;. mlddloagp wethers, - 325. 7d.- to 335. 4d.; 3 3i-year Etecrs, £12 10s. Messrs. Dalcety and Co., Ltd.. report on their Stortford Lodge sale, held' on April 72 'fat bullocks. £14 12s. 6(1.; 2 forward bullocks. £12; 8 3-year P.A. steers. £11 15s.i 14 fat, wethers. 31s. 6(1.: 45 2-tooth to 4-year owes. 15b. 3(1.; 50 4. 6, and 8-toot.h ewes. 215.; 7 woolly lamb 3. 16b. 2d.; 40 2 4 and 6-tooth wethers.- 265.; 50 4 and 5-year ewe», 7s. 5d.; 17 2-tooth wethers, 255.; 196 mixed-sex 2-tooths, 19s, Id.; 245 2. 4. 6, and B-tootli ewi'P, 13*.; 124 I and 4-tooth wethers, 265. lOd.; 191'- 4-tooth to f-yoar ewes, 19s.' lid.: 156 woolly mixed-sex lambs, lis. 10d.; 140 4. 6. and 8-toot.h .ewes. 215.; 161 mixed-sex 2-tooths, 17s. 5d.: . - Tho New Zealand Loan'and Mercantile Agoucy Co., Ltd.. report that at their montlily stock sale held at To Horo on Wednesday they offered to a- rood attendance a full yiu.dimr of both sheep and cattle. Competition was keen for sheep, female cattle met with, a fair demand, but steers wore neglected. They cruoto:—Vat owes, 30s. sd. to 31e.: mixed-sex, eood-con-dition sheep, 28s. 7d.: fair 2-tooth ewes, 275.; mixed-age ewes. 225.; asred Btoro ewes, 15s. to 16s. 6d.; medium 2-to'oth .wetbers, 255. 6d.; small woolly lambs, 15s. 6d.; shorn lambs (eood), 215.; potter rapis. 225. Bd,; fat cows, £10 to , £11 lOs?; forwardcondition do., £7 10s. to £9 15s;; store-d0.,-£5 t-o £& Us.; poor-condition do'., H to £4;- heifers. In calf. £9 10s. to £10; 12month -heifers, .£s' 2s. to £5 16j.; good weaner heifers, £2 ss. to £3 Is.; miiedsex weaners, 325. to 40b.; bulls. £6 to J'9. Tho New Zealand Loan and • Mercantile Aeency Co.. Ltd.. report on their Ekctahuna sale as follows;—We'-submitted a fair entry to a small attendance of buyers; Competition was fairly brisk, especially for lambs. We auote:—Ased owes, 21s. 9d.; small m.s. 2-tooths. lfjs. lid. td 19s. 6d.; small lambs, 13s. 3d.; cull lambs,. 6s. 7d.; dairy holfer. £10. The N.Z. Farmers' Co-operative Distributlmr C 0... Ltd.. report havine held their Taihapo Btbck sale on March 31, whea a largo yardinr of . both sheep and cattla oanie forward. Lambs wero still in good.: demand, but ewes seemed a thiido easier as compared with recent salef princioally due to the proximity ol the Easter holidays preventing outside buyers operating.' Oattle were still inclined to drac. - However, with tho oxception of three yens ol sheep, and a few cattlo. all lines were disposed of under the.hammer. Oo(,d lambs, 19s. 3d., 205., to .20s. 6d.; mpdium do., 145." sd. to 14s. Bd.; Bmaller sorts, 9s to 10s.. fid.; m.a. owes. 20s. lid., 225. 10d„ 235. Id., to 245.; 2-tooth cweß (small], 215." 7d. to ! 23s. ; Id.; medium do., to 265, 9d.; 4-tooth wttli-. ers, 305.; fat and forward, ewes, to 28s. 3d.; 25-year steers, £8 ss. to £8 135.; forward cows, £9 2s. 6d.; sprineinc cows. £7 • 10s. to £8: well-bred weaners, S7s. (.'d. to , £4 lib.; bulls, to £8 8s The same ftrnialso report havint; held their .fortnightly , sale at Iluntervlllc on Thursday, April Hi when a larco yarding of cattle and a fair . entry of sheep camo forward;. Lambs wc-ro '.. again brisk, and good -.sprtg wore keenly ' competed for. Every pen: of sheep was cleared raider tho hammer. Good-'well-bred steors sold well. and . tho bulk of the oattlo were emitted at prices satisfactory . to the vendoi'B. Quotations: Good voolly lambs, 235, Id.; eood-shorn lambs, 21s.'to 21s. 10d.; b.f. woolly lambs. 18s, 4d.; oulls, 7s. Id.; 4-tooth wethers, 325. Ud.: mixed 2-tooths, 265. Bd.; m.a. ewes, medium oondition, 13b, 7d. to 17H 6d.; culls, ss. 6d.; -

20-month steers, extra, Rood, £8 to £9 35.; 18-inniith steers. £6 6s. to £7 2s. fid.: smaller sorts; £4 12a. 6d. to £4 155.:- heifers,, r.w.b., £8. £9 55., to £11 Zs. 6d : empty cows, £8 to £10 5b.;. fat cows. £9. £9 55., to £11; empty ■ heiferfl, small. '£4' 155.; weauers, 31s. t-o £2 165.; cow. with 2 calves at foot, £16; springing cows, £8 is. to £12 15a.; risine 4-year bullocks. £13 10?.; store • cows, poor condition, .£4 10s. The same firm- report holdinc their Marton sale. on ■ April 7. when an oiceptionjlly heavy yardinc of sheep came forward, 4100 beinu yarded, and 90 head of cattle. Competition' for all classes of sheep "Wuk exceptionally keen, recent prices heinir. Well maintained; 3900 were disponed r.f under, the hammer. . Lainbß and fresh-con-ditioned owes were in keen demand. Cattle wore inclined to drag. v Quotations; M.a.. ewes, r.w. Homney rams. .18s. 7d. to 27b. 9d.; empty ewes, fair condition. 21b.. 22a., 235. 6d„ to 25b. ; eocd shorn lambs. 17s. 7d'.. I9b. 5d., to 19s. lOd.; woolly lambs, 17» 3d., 18s. 6d„ 20s. 4d.. to 21s {it.: cod ewe. lambs,- 22e. 6d.; b.f. lambs. 15s. 2d, to 16»6d.; cull lambs, 12s. 6d ; medium 2-tooth wethers, 25b. Id. to 26?. 4d.; cull do. l's. lOd.; 4-toot.h wethers, 30&. 4d, to 335. 01.\ ra.s. 2-tooths. irood. 30s. 7d.; 4-tooth maiden ewes,. 255. 2d.: cull ewes, lis.- 3d. to r2fli lOd.;, sprincinc cotvs, £3 15b. ; mixed weaners.' £3