LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 257, 24 July 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalcety and 00., Ltd.. Palmers ton North, resort on their Raumai salo on July 20: —\V"e had a fair yardin™ of both sheep and cattle, for which there was a. keen demand. We quote:—Small hoceets. 205.: ewca. in lamb to Romney rams. 3Zs. 6d.; two-year heifers, in calf, £9 10a.; m.«. weanera (small). 24a.; threequarter cows, £4. £7, £7 10s.: backward, low-conditioned cows, £7 10s., £8, £10 155., to £11; fair cows. £12 10s., £13, £15 ss„ £16 10s.. to £17 10s. At the Otalu yards on Wednesday, Messrs. Daleety and Co., Ltd., report offering a Rood yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. Competition, for sheep under tho hammer waß good, and all lots offered were readily disposed of at prices in excess of vendors' reserves. Sales effected were aB under:—Poor conditioned 4-year breeding ewes. 305.; medium woolly ewes and hoereets, 245. 3d.; shorn hocsrets. 20s. Id.;.cull hoireets. 13b. Bd, to 14s. 3d.: fat- and forward ewes, 295.; 2 year-old dairy heifers, £10. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report havine held their fortnightly sale in tho Levin yardß on Tuesday, when they offered a Rood yardlne of sheep and medium entry of cattle. Competition for sheen was sound, and all lots offered wero readily disposed of under tho hammer at ratcß on Dar to the previous sale. Tho demand for all classes of steers in anythins llko fair condition was sounder than tho previous one. The principal business done was as lollowb :—3OO mixed sex hotrsetß, 25b. fid.: fat and forward owes, 31s. 2d.; 2tooth wethers, 30s. 9d.; s.m. breeding eweSj 325. to 345.; acred breeding ewes, 27y. to 28s. 9<1.; rcood vealnrs, £3 6s. to £4; 3-ycar steers, £10 10s. to £11. A good entry of dairy cows was also offered. The demand for guaranteed cows was good, prices raneine from £15 to £23. Messrs. Dalzcty and Co., Ltd., report havine held a successful sale of dairy stock, etc., at the homestead bf Mr. Ij. Dixon, Ohau, on Wednesday. Three herds of cows were offered, viz.. on account of Messrs. Dixon, Corner, and Royal. Mr. Dixon's herd of inilkin" Shorthorn-croBS cows came forward in tip top order, and condition, and keen bidding was felicited for all lots offered, the herd making a satisfactory average of just on £20. The ranßO of prices are as under:—3 cows at £30. 5 at £26, 5 from £20 to .£22, 3 at £17, 7 from £12 to £15. Messrs. Corner and Royal's herd also sold -.veil. These cows were not in cuch (rood condition aB Mr. Dixon's, and aB calving dates could not ho supplied this rather cramped competition, still the different lots offered wero eagerly competed for, and all were sold at satisfactory rates, tho range of

prices being:—From £15 to £20 for sound oowbj Door-CoiKlit-lonod lots, from £10 to £14; cows in milk, £21 to £23. m The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Oo Ltd.. Pnlinerston North, report:—At our Eangiotui salo on Monday we had an average entry. Competition was keen for all claascs of stock. Wo quote :-P. and f, ewes, 30s. Bd.; empty owes, 235. 9d.; fair conditioned cows, £6 16b.; store .cows, £5 155.; cull cows. £2 Is.; yearling bulls, £2 65.: dairy cows, to £8 17b. 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., in conjunction with Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having held a successful clearing sale for Mr. Ray Parsons, of Ikmgo, Eketahuna. The dairy cows and heiferß were in firstclass condition, and the heifers especially showed a lot of quality. We auote:—Best dairy cows, £16 to £18 10s.; good dairy cnwH. £13 to £15; late culvers. £8 to £12; 3-year dairy heifers, £11 to £15 10s.; 2-year dairy heifers, £7 tn £9 10s.: yearling heifers, £3 Is. to £4 12s, 6d.; yearling steers, 35a.: Jersey bull. £13 155.; Shorthorn bull. £6 65.; half-draught horseß, unbroken, £10 s*. to £15; spriii" carter, £20; light harhess flllv (unbroken), £12. I'iVs: Slins, £3 3?. to £3 lis.; breeding sow, £15 10s. Sheep: SHxelt s'ffx 2-tooths. 325. 6d.: hoggctfl, 245. 9d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited. Palmerston North, report havin" a large yarding of both Bheep and cnttlo at their Pending salo on Friday. There was a keen demand right throughout the day, and following are nrices realised Sheep: Small hoggets, 16s. 6(1. to 18s.: fair ho»gets, 235. 9d.. 345. 2d., 245. 6d„ 255. 3d., 265. 3d.; good hoggets. 275. 2d., 28s. Id.: 2-tooth wethlfs, 355. Id. to 365. 2d.: aged ewes in lamb. 17b. 7d„ 19s. 6d„ 245. 6d., tn 2Sf.; mixed cpe ewe». in lamb. 295. td„ 31s. 6d„ 33a. Bd.; light fat wethers, 38s. Cattle: Small, yearling steers, £3 9s. to £4 lis.: yearling to 18-month helfera. £3 Ib., £4 9b.. £6 Bh. : empty Btore cows, £4 15s. to £6 10s.: dairy cows, £12 55.. £12 10s., to £13 155.; forward cows, £8 10s. In conjunction with Messrs. Levin and Co., Ltd., the firm Bold on account of Mr. E. It. Saunders 257 3, .4. and 5-year-old bullocks, which sold at £12 15b., £13 lis., £13 165., £14 55.. £15, £15 15s„ £1« ss. Messrs. Dalgety and 00., Limited, Palmerston North, rcnort having a fair yardin<r of slock at their Bulla sale on Hondav. -which met with a ready sale at the folliwing prices:—Cull hoggets, 14s. IOd.; small hoggefs. 20b.; f. and f. mixed 2-tooth. 365. 7d.; yearling to 15-month heifers, £4 2s. 6d.; dairy boifers, £12 55.,- fat and forward oowa, £12 10s. Tho Wairarapn Farmers' 00-operatlve As sociatlon. 1,t(1.. Pahlatua. r«port on their weekly sale, held in the P.F.A. yards. Pahiatua, on Tuesday, as follows:—We v-a-1-cd 720 sheep, and 46 head of cattle. With tho exceotion of one pen of ewes, in lamb to Southdown rams, all the sheep were sold, and with the exception of 20 Shorthorn heifers, tho whole of our entry of onttle was sold at satisfactory prices. We quote the following sales:—44 4 nnd 6 tootli wethers, 415.; 80 2-tooth do., 365. 6d.; 35 do., 345. 3d.: 5?, Bmoll do., 31s. 2d.; 90 empty ewes.. 31s. 6d.; "52 m.B. hoggets, 295. Id.; 18 do., 235. 5d.: 40 do.. 235. 4d.; 2 fat ewes, 305.: 15 cull empty ewes, lis. Onttle: Ttniry cows, £14 10s.: 2 at £14, £13 10b.', £12 10s.; 2 at £12; 2 at £11. £9 10s.; 4 dpiry 6 tin.. .£6 15fl

Tho New- Zealand Loan o.nd Mercantile Aire>"y Co.. Ltd., Howpra brunch, report for tho week ending July 17:—At Opnnake, on Monday, we had a fair vardin? of store cnttle. and on account of Mr. Kelly wo offered a herd of 25 dairy cows, which soM well, according to the conditions: prices realised un to £18. We quote Dairy heifers, £15.175. 6d.; wenner heifers, £4 10s.: sows, £6. On Tuesday, at Itanala, heifer* fin calf) realised £9 55.; boners. £3 10s. At. Palmer Eoad. on Friday, we had a Rood vardinsr of youni? cattle, which met with keen innuirv. There was a' Rood' attend, n.nco of buyers, and competition waa brisk. We quote:—Forward cows. £10; medium An., £6 5a.; boners. £2 10s.: dairy cows f?ood), £21; otherß, £14; Shorthorn (in calf), heifers, £8 195.; 2-3"car emoty heifers. £6 175.; weancr heifers, £4 to £5; uteers. 325. to £2 16s. 6d.: male". £2 2s. 6d.; fat 2-tooth aheep, £2 6s. 6d. Mos&rn. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their last Mnrton eale:-Thero was a decided rise In all classeß of r/ock, which realised tho following prices:— M.s. hog?ets, 28s. Id., 25".. 6d.; amall do., 23a. 6d„ 245.: mixed aged eweß, J.w. Eomney rams. 345. 9d.; do., r.w. Southdown rami, 38s. 9d.: heifers in calf, £9 2s. 6d.; dairy cows, £17 to £25 (for a, very nice Jersey just in profit). Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at Levin yards on Tuesday they offered a fair entry of both Bheep and cattle, and a clearance was made at the following prices:— Medium fat ewes, 335. fd.: small two-tooth empty ewes, 265. 9d.; trood woolly Eomney hoceets, 255. 5d.; shorn do., 21a. lOd.; b.f. hoesets, 21b.: (rood condition 31-year steers, £12; vealcr3, £3 ss. to £3 10s.; store cowb, '£2 10s. to £5 10s.; 10-month steers, rouffh. 375. 6d.; small weaner heifers. 395.; dairy cows,, £9 to £12. 10s.; omptr sow, £6; storo pics, £2 165.; weanMessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having held a very successful clearing Bale op account of J. Taylori Whakoronea. Tho cows, boinc a very Rood lot of Jersey-cross', were keenly sought after, the whole herd averapinp £21 ss. Quotations: Best cows, £23 10s„ £24, £25, £26, £27, £30, £31, to £35 55.; later calverß, £15, £16, £17. £18. £19. to £22; Jersey aprinf? heifers. £19, £20, £25. to £26 55.; youm* breeding sowb, ,£lO. £10 ss. to £11 10s.: sows, with litter. £12 to £24; boar, 10 months, £20 5».; horse, cart, and harness. £60; pony, £12. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Acency, Co., Ltd., report having held a very sutfccsßful clearing Bale for the: oxeoutora of C. It. Burlins's estate. There was a larue attendance of buyers, including Bevoral from tho Walratapa and Hawko's Bay. Bidding for the aheep waa vorv keen, and rocord prices for tho district were obtained. Tho stock was of pood, quality, and in splendid condition. Quotations:—Two-t«oth wetherß. 355. 10d.; 4-tooth wcthors, 365. 6d.; ewe lambs, 275. 4d.; wether lamhs. 28s. Bd.; 2-tooth ewes, £2 Is. Bd.: 4 and 6-tooth ewcß, £2 4a. fid. to £2 ss. 6d.; cull wethers. 295.; cull hoc;nets, 255. 5d.: Lincoln rams, £3 35.; 3-year P.A. powb. £9 13=.: m.s. P.A. wenners, £4 155.; 2J-year to 35-year steers £11 55.; 20month P.A. heifers. £6 145.: 20-month P.A. steers, £7 155.; 4 and 5-year bullocks. £15; empty cows, £6 75.; P.A. bull, £8 15s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Apency Co., Ltd.. held thoir weekly Eketahuna. Bale on Thursday, when they offered a uood yardinc of sheep and cattle to a lareo. attendance of buyers, and report ai total clearance under tho hammer tft the followlns .■prices:—Modium w,f. lambs, 21s. 6d.; b.f. lambs, 16s. Id., 18s. 10d„ to 21s. 7d.: cowb. In calf to P.A. bull, £5 125.: 2-year 'Jersey steers, £3 155.; 2year Shorthorn-Holstein steers, £5.