LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 222, 14 June 1920, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Ths New Zealand and Meroantilo Acenoy Co.;'ltd., report that at Waikanao on, Batiireay they conducted a clearitti Bale ot dairy stock, etc.. on account of Mr. David Hunter. Thero was a »oo'd attendance of buyers present, competition was keen, and the results proved satisfactory to the vendor. They auotß:—Auffur.t calving cows, £14 to £21 ss.'; Sciptemher d 0... £11 to £18 155..- (Jctober do., * £12 to £16 10b. ; cows in full milk.'£l4 to £18 10s.; several lata calvintr do., £9' to £10 10s.; heifers'in calf, £3 Is. to £13 10s.; weaner bulls, 375. ■6d.; weaner heifers, £3 2a.; four-yeaf draujrht mare, £35 55.: aged sprine-carß niareV-£lB 55.: boy's nor.y. £7 JOs.: yearling haltdraughtfllly.-£l6 55.; store pies, i6s,; does; £4 to £4 10s.: ducks,-per pair, 16s. Bd.; fowls, per pair, 10a. 6d. Tho New Zealand and Mercantile Agency Co., 1 Ltd., report that at To-Horo- on Wednesday' they offered a'fa'ir entry of cattle, ana a amall yardine'of sheep to a small attendance of buyers. . They uole:—Fat and forward ewes. -Sris. 3d.; eicht-monili stosrs (good), £3 10s.: 'good condition cowb JES - 10a. to £6 65.; low condition cows, £2 2s. -to £3 10s.; bull. £3; weaner pies. 255. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Asio. ciation, Ltd. Pahiatua, report on tho undermentioned sales as follow:—At Pongaroa, on May 27, we held our monthly sale, when we offorcd a email entry of sheep

and a fair yarding of cattle to a fail attendance • of the public. Sheep main- , tained the values lately offering, and quote: 4-tooth-to 4-year ewes, 31e.'6d.; Lambß, 18s, Considering the dullness of vthe market we effected a good sale. We quote: 9 ZJ-year dairy Jieicrs, £10 7s. (d, ■ •■ to. £7 10s.; 10 2Vyear station-bred' hoifere, ■ £l;r6 20-month steers, £5; 23 m.s. wcancr.. - JG3;. 3 15-month steers. £3 15s. At Woodt • ville, on May 31, despite the inclemency of the weather, wo had a Tery faira yarding of sheep, and a heavy yardfhg of cattle. Competition for sheep was par-, ticularly keen, but cattle, as wbb'to be .expected, were dull of sale. Vf.e quote the following sales :-51 2 and 4-jooth wethers, 325.; 34. ewes and' wethers,iSs, 3d.; 40-fat ewes, 275. 7d.; .47 2-tooth to 4-ycai ■' ewes, 275. Id.; 20 ompty owes, 245. 9d,; 9V hoggets, 225. 6d.; 32 do., 18b. 6d.; 25 do., 15b. -6d.: 46 do.. 14a. 10d. Cattle: i'at cows, from £8, £7175. 6d., £7, £6 105.,'£6 to £4 7s.i store cows, from £4 7s. 6d. to £2; dairj cows, from £14 to £6 ss. At Pahiatua, or June 1, we'held our weekly salo in thi Ma'iigahao yards, when we offered'a fail entry of sheep and a good yarding ol cattle. Sheep sold well, and we were successful in disposing, of the whole oi our entry under the hammer. Cattle, ai usual, were dull (if 6ale. V7e quote tin following -sales :-22 2-tooth blackfaces, 26a : 2d.- 19 m.a.' ewes, .245. 3d.; 25 m.a. ewes 235.V 13 empty ewes, 20s. Bd.'j 9 m.s. 2-tooth« 225. $d.;-50 mr. hoggets, 17s. Id.; 26 do. 13s' : .'ld. C""le: Dairy cows,'from £11 £11. £8 10r. ..'.. £6 12s. 6d.; weancr Jersej heifers fi' p; steers, £6 10s.; store cows £3- 10b., ;03 ''< £2. " Mpsftb. '• » and Co.. Ltd.. report thai it their Feildins sale on Friday they, ha< ». larota'yardirip of both sheep and cattle There" was little demand for grown sheep but hoggets sold well uo to last weeki prices. There was little. demand foi cattfa and prices were greatly in fayoiii of buycrs:-Two-tooth-, wethers, 265. 103. 245. ; 6d.. 225. 6*. (smallk lambs. 241 at 21s 267 ft a«« Id., 146 at 196.. 17 at 10b. 6d., X at 19a. fid., 55 at ■ 265.: empty' ewes, 253 a 1 6s. 6d,: ewes, running with Southdown ' rams, 31b. 3d.: springing heifers. £11 10b.| store'cows, £2 10a: to £4: empty heifers £4: P.A.'weaners, 30s. j Hereford weanera \ 335: 6d. to £4:' two-year steers, £3 to «• llSij bulls, £2 to £4; eighteen-montl'.

steera. £3; Hereford • cross empty. , 5i4 7a ed.i fat bullookß. £13 Bs.: . threeyenr Shorthorn steers, £7 Bs. The flra report that at Eon E ot«a they had a Ml Yurdiwr of cattle and ft small jarclinir.oi Bhcep, irnich were sold at the foUowmii prices :-Xjambs, iUu.: sprin c lw hellers, M 10s; to £12 10b.; dairy cows, £10 10s.. *"• 55., £10 155., £12. £11! 15b... £« &?• *«'■ 6toro cows. £2 17b. 6d. to £6 Zs.; fat cowb, £8 t u £10: weaners, m.s., 30b.: Jersey , vjaancr helferß, £4 2s. 6d. to £5 9s. 'I'hlj Hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report-.on their Eketahuna sale, held on Thursday :-We. had a small entry of Bhcep and cattle and a laree entry of horses. All classes of stock wena dull'of sale. Wo quote:-Two-year dairy heifers, in calf, £7 155.: lisht : BpW cart horoea, £10 to £24 10s.; hacks, £3 to £3 10s.;--ei(r. £15. , -s, ~ ... The New Zealand L»an and Mercantile Anenoy Co., Ltd.. report on their Pohiatua Bale, held on Tuesday :-\Ve had a fair entry of ahcen and a Bmall entry of dairy cattle. Hocrirets .sold well. Kwcb were hard to auit. and cattle were almost unsaleable. Wo nnote: 2 and' 4-tooth -wetherß, 295.: fair lambs, 18s. 2d.: small lambs,'Bb. At Mastorton wo had a small entry of sheep, comprising a good line of fat ewes, which realised the satisfactory price of Sob.