LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 199, 18 May 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.. report that on ■ Saturday they held a clearing sale on account of Mr. H. A. Bunny (who has sold iiis Ekctahuna perty). Taken throughout, the sale was very successful; Bheep sold well, hut, with the exception of dairy heifers, cattle, in common with moEt recent sales, fetched low prices. Quotations:—2-tooth to 4-year ewes, 325. 6d.; 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes, 325.; 5-yea.r ewes, 245. 3d.; cull 2-tooth ew.n, 245. 3d. j ewe lambs, 205.; wether lambs, 19s. 2d.; b.f. 2-tooths, 265. 9d.; b.f. lambs, 18s. 4d. Cattle; 2),-year steers, £6 15a.: mixed age steers, £5 135.; lj-ycar steers, £2 to £4; heifers (due factory dateß), £14 12s. 6d.; dairy cows, in calf, '£12 10s. to £17 155.; bull. £10; horses, £15 to £21 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Limited, report that on Monday they conducted a highly-successful clearing sale on account of Mr. S. Sorensen, Tokomaru. The stock came forward in good condition, and was submitted to a good attendance of buyers. The following price? were realised;— Mixed 2-tooths, 275.; bent dairy cows, £18. 10s., £20, £21, £21 ss. to £24; other*, £12 10s., £14 10s. to £17 10a.; forward cows, £6. £8 7s. 6d. to £8 10s.; horses; draught. £22 to £31; farm' implements and jundricß also sold exceptionally well. Messrs. Abraham,and Williainß. Limited, report on their monthly Foxton sale, held May 10:—A pood yarding of cattle- and sheep came forward. Dairy heifers sold exceptionally well, but there was a poor demand for other classes of stock. W« quote :—3-year steers, to £11 10s.; 3-year S.H. heifers, r.w.b., £9; 3-year S.H. heifers, r.w.b.. £12 to £12 lis.; S.H. bulls, £5 10n. to £10 ft. Sheep; Emnty ewes, 20s. 2d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Limited, report on their l'almerston sale, held May W:—A poor yarding of sheep and "attla came forward. We quote:—Sheep: Woolly lambs, to 21s. 4d.; shorn lambs, 12s. 3d. to Ms. 7d.; small lambs, 9s. to 12s. 3d.; f.r.f. ewes, 21b. to 285.; empty, heifers, £4 Ss.; heifers, r.w.b., £8. ( Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Limited, report on their Feilding Bale, held May 14: Wo had a hcnv> yar'llng of both, sheep and cattle. All o,la.n«fl« of thuep w<-r(S selling at late rateß, but cattle were ine'lned to be a little better than previous sales. Hairy stock sold exceptionally well. Sheep: Fat wethers. 28n -Zi in .flu. lid., 335.; fat ewes, 255. 9d„ 265. 3d., 235., 30s. to 31s. "Ul.; empty ewes, 19s„ 20s. 10d„ 215., 225. lid. to 225. 6d„ 238 3d. Cattle: 3-year steers, £8 1 35., £8 195., £9 175.; 2-jjoar steerH, £4 15a„ £5 Is., £5 13a. to £7 125.; yearling steers, £2 17s 6d. to .£3'loa.; fat cows, £8 55.; forward cows. £5 Ifa.. £R to £7 %; Btore cows, &2 15s. 4d., £4 15s. to £5 3b.; 2-year ompty Hereford heifers. £3 12a. (A.\ dairy cows, £12, £16, £18 IDs., £19; dairy heifers, • £11 to £13.