LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 198, 17 May 1920, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs.'Abraham and' Williams, Ltd., re- ■ port" that at Levin'on May 11 they had a good yarding,of .both sheep and cattle, . • which was submitted to ,a good attendance ' \ of' buyers. ■ The demand for sheep and fat cattle.was keen, but bidding for store cattle was dull. Fat ewes, 28s. Id. to 335. 3d.; fat wethers, 335. to 365. Id.; ,fat 2tooths, 295.; forward ewes, 275.; lambs. 7a. 6d., 13a. 9d., lie.- 3d. to 16s. 3d.;'fat heifers, £12 155.; fat cows. £10 15a. to £13 17s.'6d; fat steers, :£io-12s. 6d. to £12 35.; vealera, 355.; forward c'owa, £0 55.; store cows, £3, £3 10s., £4, £5; 3-year- 6teers, £7.' 10s.; weaner steers, £2 2s. fid.; yearling heifers, £4 7s. 6d. to-£5-10b. ; heifers in otilf, £11 10s. to £13",'5s.;,weaner, pigs, 17s. 6d.,'185. ' 6d. to 26s'.;'storo 'pigs, 355.. £2,'£2 Ib. to £2 25.; porker^,.£3,,'£S to £5 10s. , , The N.Z. Loan : and. Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Danhevirke,,.report, the following: Bales for the .past week:—At- Norse- • wood, on Monday, wo had a fair entry' of sheep and cattle. Bidding generally was dull, and a.faJr amount of stock was passed in.—VWe/however, succeeded in clearing the major portion of our entry. ■ We onote:—Dairy cows (culled), £7 10s., £4 75.; '18-mbtith' Bteers, £4 7s„ £3, 65.; empty ewes,-19a.- 6d.; store cows and boners at nominal figtircs; At Papntawa. on Wed-nesday,'.-we' conducted a most' auccessful clearing salo „on behalf of My. Stewart Aim. Although the day was; against ns, there was.,a big attendance of buyers. Wo' quote:—l'orward ,ewes, 235.- Id.: 2 and 4-tooth wethers? 33b. ; ?,-tootu cwob, 26b. Ed.; ewes in lamb',- 275.; well-grown lambs,. 21s. Id!; .dairy cows; from £22 to £6105.; heifers from £14 10s; to £8 55.: steers (mixed agea),:£6 Is.; horses, from £26; implements and general sundries sold ■ at prices well in keeping,with clearing, sale rates. At Dannevirke, on Friday, we had a small yarding of sheep. and a fair entry of cattle. Lambs ahd forward ewea. wero in -good demand. Cattlo Were - hard - to quit; but vendors were willing- to meet tho market, and consequently the major portion of our, entry'- v/js disposed of. We Juoto:—Forward ewes. - 255.; dairy cows. 1 £13; £8 5a.; bull, £7 12s. 6d.; fair-conditioned cows, £6 10s.; .store cows. £4 10s.; weaners, 275.. - , 1 The N.Z. -Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held a clearing sale on account of Mr. Harry Wells. Taita, on Friday. -Pigs sold exceptionally well,. ..but cows were-ratlier hard to quit; nevertheless they sold all lota offered' under the hammer at the following prices:— Cows,' .€.5 ss. to "£l6; hulls; £4 -to £7 10s.; pisrs. £1 75.. 6d. to £10 10s. '~ - The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile AgencyCo.. Ltd..-report- tliat at their UpperTlutt f sale. held on Thursday, they offered a. smal! yarding of 6heep and cattle. Rain fell incessantly throughout the day. Sheen sold well, but cattle were rather dull of. sale: They quote:—Good woolly lambß, ' £1 3s. ,4d.; fat ewes, £1 14s. Sd.; weaner , . calves,"'£2 ICb. to £3 155.; vealers, £2 10s. to .53 10s.: dairy cows. £9 to £15; heiferß fsnring c-alvers), £9; store cows, £4 10s. to £7 ss. ' ' Jtcssrs. Wright. Stenhenson and Co., ttd„ report that .at the Martinborongh sale on Thursday they offered a fair yarding of Rhcei). Bidding was dull, but, with the exception of one pen of wethers, the entry was sold at undermentioned prices: —Forward ewea, to 23a.; store ewes, to. 17s. : 6<1.; cull ewes. - 10s.; cull 2-tooth withers, t l9= to Kls. 6d.: m..«. lambs. 15s. 6d. to 465. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Associa-tion--Ltd.. Dannevirke. report, of •;their, i weeklv sale, held Fridi-v, as follows:—We submitted a good yarding of.both Blieep - and cattle. The demand for, Blieep was ' good, and we disposed of our total entry at satisfactory prices. Cattle, wero in fair demand, and with the exception of one pen we quilted the whole of otir yarding. A line' of P.A. weaner steers.' ex "Olawhao," realising £4 lis. We quote as follows:—l 67 2-tooth wethers. 325. brl.;' 16 b'.f. 2-tooths. 31s. 7d.; 112 fat ewes, 30s. H.: 4 wethers, 28b. ; 5 wethers, 205.; CO '-tooth wethers, ZOs; 6d.; owes," aged, Or. 9d. to 135.: 125 lambs. 14s. 3d.: 169 lambs, 335.": other lines. 10s. 4d. to 13s. Cattle: 1 fat heifer, £11: 5 fat cows. £10 17s. 6d.: 19 crossbred cows, calf to P.A. bull, £6 ?.s. 6d.;"23 P.A: cows, calf to P.A. bull. £6: dairy cows, in profit and to calve, £10 to £11: bull". £<i 7s. 6d. to £7 55.; store cowb. £4 to £7; 1 bullock. £8: 23 P.A. weaner ' steers, £4 lis.; 18 P.A. weaner heifers, £3 10s. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Association Ltd.. Pahiatua, report having held ji very successful clearing sale on behalf of C. T. Carman, 1?6q.. of Ngaturi, on May- 6, aa follows:—There was a sood attendance of the public, and bidding throughout waa of a very spirited nature. Sheep sold well, and cattle sold well up to lnte market reports. A good pen of 600 2-tooth wethers realised the satisfactory price of 32a. We quote the follow- '• ing : prices:—soo 2-tooth -wethers. 325.; 422 do.,' 31e. id.; 160 2-tooth ewea, 28b. 4d.; 33 P.A. cowb, with calves at foot, £8 10b.; 35 'P.A. heifers. £7 : 9 20-mohth steers. £5 18s.; 1J 4-year bullocks, £10 IDs.; 16 3-year, steers, £6 175.! .29 21-year Bteers, £9 15b.; dairy cowb, at £29 ss„ £23 10a„ £2J, £15;

horses, £26 10s., £18, £15, £B, £5; (logs, JSI2 10a. and £2. " . . . , Messrs. DalßCty and Company, Limited, report on their Palmcrston North sale on Thursday p-Wu had it fair yarding of cheep and'cattle, which met a fair demand at- the following prices—Sheep: HI. lambs, to 235.; fat and forwaru ewes. 275. to JOs.; 2-tooth wethers, 285.; mixed 2-tootlis, 30.1. Cattle; 20-month steers, Pi ' 17s.' 6(1.; empty heifers, dairy sorts, £6 55.: dairy cows, £9. 10s.; heifers, r.v.b., £6 10s„ £9. £11 55.. to £11 10b.