LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 211, 1 June 1920, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. .Abraham and Williams, Ltd.'s weekly report :-On Monday, May 24, we held a successful clearing sale on account of Messrs. Woidroffo Bros., Foxton. Tho herd of 53 cows was submitted to a small attendance of buyers, and averased £13175. 6d. Beet cowi £19, £111. £21 10s., £22, to £23 10a.: medium cows. £14 10s., £15 10s., to £1? 10a; ordinary and late calvers, £6 to £11 10a. On -May 2-5 we held our monthly sale at Raumai. We had a fair yardinn of sheep, but a noor yardinc of cattle. Wo quote:—Two-tooth empty ewes, Z7s.: four-tooth to four-year ewes (runnine with Southdown rams). 315.; four-tooth wethers. 365. 9d.; lambs. 12s. 6d.; dairy cows, to £16. : On May 26 we held a clearing sale on Account of Mr. Ancel Gray, Kairaaua. There was a small attendance of buyers. The stock, which was chiefly prown bullocks, met with a poor demand, but the sheep and sundries sold at late rates. The following nrices were realised :-fiix fat bullocks. £16 lis.; 19 lieht fat bullocks. £12 Is.-. 19 ftve-year fat and forward bullocks. £12; 14 four-year bullocks, £9 155.; 34 three and a half-year bullocks, fat and forward £11 25.; two. and a half-year Bteers, £7Job.j dairy'cows, £10 to £28: fat cows, ~ 51 P153. Sheep: Five stud Southdown ram lambs. 21t'nB.; 11 stud Southdown ewe lambs. wns.;_ four do. four-tooth ewes. 2tens.: 8 do. six-tooth ewes, 2Wns.; 4 do. four-year ewes, ljgns.; 77 fat ewes. 30s. Bd.: 52 fat and forward ewes. 225. 6d.: 31 fat lambs, 255.. 21s. 7d., 21s. 6d. Sundries also sold well. On May .27 we held our weekly Palmei-fiton liorth sale A irood yardin? of sheen and cattle came forward. There was a poor demand for all clasßes of stock. We .Quote: Lambs, 16s. to 245.: small lambs. 10s. to 13s. Cattle-Fat cows. £7: fat heifers. £6 2s. til.: store cows. £4 55.: cows and calves, £6: snrins'.ii" heifers, £10 10».: dairy cows. noor. £7 to £9; bnllß. £3 to £4 1 5b.' On May 28 we held our weekly Fcildimr sale. A good yarding of sheep and cattle came forwari All classes of sheep, chiefly wethers, showed a Bharp decline in prices, cxeeotine lambfl, which met, with a fair demand. The cattle all tbrouph were dull.. We mioto:— Fat ewes, 325.: fat wethers. 325.: two and four-tooth wethers. 285.: trood woolly lambs. Els.. 245„ to 255. 6d.; medium lambs. 15s„ 165.. 17b. 7d.. to 18b.: small lambs. £7. £11. £11 4s. to £14. Cattle: Fat Bteers. £12 155.: forward cows. £5. £5 ss. £7, to £8 155.: store cows. £2 10s.. £3 sb„ to £4 Is.: oiehteen-month steera, to £4 155.: wonnera. 235. to £2; dairy cowb,*£9 10s.. £12. £12 10s.. £14. £14 10s.. £15 2e. 6rt. A herd of 16 rows, on account of Messrs. Krecsher Bros., soldi from £7 to £16 10s.