LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 232, 25 June 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

' Messrß. v Dalgety and Co.; Ltd., report having held a successful clearing- sale of dairy stock, etc., at Walmii-o-Mata, cn account of' Messrs. Apperley Brothers, on Saturday. Although the cows were a liltla backward .iu noudition there was keen competition for all lots offered in full profit and close to profit. Spring calvcn, considering the condition of the cattle, also sold well. The principal sales were ae uiidcr:—Cows in full milk and close to profit, £17 to £18; spring calvers, £11 to £14 10b. ; need ! cowa, £7 to £11: good ■wringing heifers, £13; medium springing heifers, £9 ]oe. to £10 10s. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:-On Thursday wo held, a. 'clearing sale on account of Messrs. Wil>' iialm and Walter Page, of Italcombe. Them wi'..s a very lares attendance, and th# stock being trod competition waß keen throughout:—3Bo ewe hoggets. 24b. 3d.; 670 wither hogsots, 22b. I0d.; cull hoggets, Ss . ?d.; s.m. ewen, In lamb, kiouthdowns, 325.> mmcd ewes, in lamb, Humneys, 325. j empty ewes, 21s. 6d.; mixed b.f. 2-tooths, 859.; 44 purebred ltomncy ewes, ZJgns.; 13 Hornnew ram lambs; 3}gns.; (lock -rtoath Eom« noy ; rams, 2Jgna. 23gns.; mixed Hereford weainers. £3; dairy heifers, r.w.b., £10 17s. 6d.;\ dairy cows, £8 10s., £10 10s., £11 10b., £14,\£15; empty cows, £3 10s.. £4-108., £5, £5 ft., £6; draught mares. £29, £30. £30 10s., \£3S 10b.; draught geldings, £30 10s„ £<0, £51; aged harness fielding, £11; aged hack, \£U lto.; pony. 16 ss„ • porkers, £3; fowls. 10s. to 14s. pair; ducks, 10b. 6d. pair. At Feeding on Friday we had a fafr, yarding. The market ivas slightly better all round, for sheep and cattle sold more freely than for the past month. Fair hogget?, 18s. 2d.; good v,-other hoggets, Ms. 9d.; .Mootl) ewes in lamb, 275.; f.m. ewes lii lamb. 255. 6d.; fat ewes, 28b. 6d.j yearling hsifers; £4 9b.; 21-year P.A. steers,' £9; dairy cowe, £9, £13 10s„ £14 to £15. I ,

Messrs.. Deriu and. Co., Ltd., Feildinj, report that at their si.le 011 Friday they had a large entry of'cheep ami a fair entry of cattle. There, was a better demand For sheep, especially .for we.theri and ewns. Lauibfi Fold at late rates. Tho ontry included a line of very fine wetheri on account cf' Mr. .T. Northcott. ■ Cattlo were dull cf sale; W? lambs, 19s. 9d,; 85 do., 20s. 6d.: W do., Ms. 4d.; 498 4, 6, and 4-year ewei, r.w.S.l). ranis; sßb. 6d.; 399 4 and 6-year fwi'B, r.w.S.D. ramt, 345. 6d.t U6 do., 34b, 6d.: 78 f. and f. cwc», 225. 4d.: 70 do., 24b. 7d.; 64 fat ewes. 285.; 20 fat ewes, 35b.; 191 f. and f. wethers, 345. 5d.; eprineing Iniifcrß, £10 to £17 155.1 sprlnslni; cows, £855,/ 10 2, 8 ' y fF,^ eer £ £5 195.; Btoro COW 6, £3 2s. 6d.. £5 15t>., £6 to £7 6b.; 1-year steers, £9 19s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., roport on their Feildingr Bale on Friday:-— We offered to a food attendance of buyers a fair yarding of both sneep and cattle.' Shoep sold well, all lots beins aold under Iho hammer, with the exception of one pen. (iood sorts of dairy Btock were keonly -ought for, other cattlo about on a'par with previous sale!. Wo quoteliraptj store twee, 14b., 160. Id.; fat and forward', ewes. 21b., 22a. 4d. to Ms. lCd.i Z-tooth wethers, 235. .d., 25a„ rfs. 6d. to 28s.

fid.; hoguctß. 245. 3d., 24b. M., 258.; two hoggets, £1, ! 255.; ewes In lamb Itommp; rama, £1 Ga. 2d.; fipn ifflng heifers,£lllss., £13 iss, £!6i 10b. to £22 10b.; springing cows, £5, £8 55., £10 1C«. to £16; yearling heifers (sm,ill, £1 "6«.s empty goad heifers, £7 7b.; «d.; sore c0w»£0123.. £5, £5 7s. 6d. At Longburn, 011 June 18, jie held a clearing sale on accouiu cf Mr. H Itcny. The'.attendance was small, and as the cows veflo mostly calyerc, buyera were not keen, the herd aicraginE We auote"-£fl, 'm. *14 £15 10b., £IS. 10* £19, £21 10s-; Way,