LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 206, 26 May 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Wnirarapa Farmers' Co-op. Assoeialion, Ltd.. report on their weekly pale, held on Friday, as follower—We offered a fair yarding of nli cinsefs nf stock. Cattle were, in poor demand, but sheep showed a alight improvement on recent sales. We quitted our entry with the exception of two pons at the folk.winir rrices:— V wooll" lamba ((joori), 265.; 140 woolly lambs. Un. "Id.; 130 rn.s. lamb!. 15s. l<\ ■ 6 loiir tailerß, 15s. 2d.: 69 ra.s. lambs. 155.• other lines, 9s. to 145. 7d.; 115 fat ewes, 29 3 .; 26 fat ewes. 25b.; 7 2-tnoth wethers, 23h. Cattle: Bulls, .€5 2s. 6<i., £7; dairy 1 cows in milk, £16 to .-£l7 10s.; oairy cows at-

drop, £15 15b.; 5 dairy heifers, £7 4s.i 2 steers, £4 Bs.; 5 Bteers, £1 165.; 5 P.A. woanerß, £1 16b. Pigs: 19 weaners, 10s. to 12s. 6d.; 5 weanerß. 11b. 6d.s 4 pigs, 296. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hawera branch, report for tho week ending May 22:-On Monday, at Opunako, wo had o fair yarding of cattle, Hidding was very alack, and most of the dairy cattle offered were paeawj in. We ouote:-Storc cows (medium), l>i 2s. 6d. to '£5 12s.- heifers, r.w.b., £8 165.; dairy cows, £14 55.; Jerßcy weaner heifers. £6 to £6 195.; Shorthorn heifers, £1 15s. to £2 2b.; weaner Bteerß, £1 10s.;. males. £1 lis.; yearling bulls, £2 55.; fat Bheep, 2Cs. 6d. At Mntinia, on Tuesday, we hold our usual sale. Forward cows, £7.185. to £8 10s.; store cows, at late rates; weaner steera, 33b On Frida, at Palmer Road, wo had a small yarding. We uuote:Storo cowb. £5 10b. to £7; medium do., £4 ss. to £4 12s. 6d.; lambß (good). £1; store lambs, 13s. 6d. ».'•<« Messrs. DalEety and Company, Limited, report havlnc a small entry of shew and oattlo at their Dulls sale on Monday, which sold as below ;-Shcop: Medium lambs, 18b.; forward owes. 245.; light lul. owes, 25b. 7d.; wethers and maiden ew-cs, 295.; mixed ago eweß in lamb, 275. Cattle < Dn'iry heifers, £6. ~ Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd , re-port:-On May 18 wo had a very successful oloarinc sale on account of Messrs. Judd Eros., Pohangina. There was a good attendance of buycrn. The cows on ttiij whole were in good condition, and sold well at the following prices j-ilnsl cow a. £20, £21, SP* £23 10s.. £24 to £24 10s.; fair cowb, £16, £17 10s. to £18 10s.; ordinary and late cows. £9 10s., £11 10s.. £12: bows and litters, to £1?. On account of Mr J B. Bassott, of wo held another successful cletirins Bale, The stock which was in good condition, was submitted to. a good attendance of buyers. The following priccß were realised: -160 2, 4 and 6-tooth ewes, r.w. Itomney rams, Ms. 6d.s 100 f.f.m. ewes, r.w. S.l). rams, 355.; 54 fat ewes, 285.; 17 fat.2-tonth wethers. 355. 6d.; ! lambs, 18s. 3d.; dairy cowb, from £13 to £20; 21-year Jersey heifer,' r.n. bull, £13; 18-month Jersey heifer, r.w. bull. £8 10s.; 18-month steors. £6 10s.; yearling steers, £2 10s.; , halfdraimht horaeß. £15 to £25; farm implements also sold well. At Patmerston North, on Thursday, we held our weekly stock sale. There waa a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, which was submitted to a fair attendance of buyers. We quote:—Fat ewes, to 335.; lambs, to 14s. 6d.; poor-conditia"ed breeding owefl, 13s. M.; springing iv;?-'™. £10 10s.; bulif. £6. At. Feilding, on Friday, our weekly stnn: sale was held. We had a heavy yardinc of both sheep and cattle. The demand for sheop was fair, but the demand for cattle was noor. We quote :-Shcep: Fat ewes, 325. 3d. to 33b. 9d.; fat welhera, 34a. 6d.; fat lambs, 255. 6d,; em.ily ewes. 15s. $A., Yin.-, 2-tooth wethers. 275. 6d.: lambs; good. 19s. 3d., 235, to 245.; small 13s 2d. to 14s. 2d.' Cattle: 4 and 5-year bullocks, £13 55,; 2-ycnr steers, £4, £4 7a. to £s;' la-montn Bteerß, £3 2s. 6d. to £4 3s. 6d.; yearling steers. 355. to £2 155.; forward cows. £5 to £7 10?.: store cows, £3 ss. to £4 2s. 6d.; 18-month empty hoifero £3 10s. to £b 55.; dairy heifers, £9. to £11; dairy cows, to £12 10s.