LIVE STOCK SALES
The New Zealand Farmers' Co-onerative Bistriliutiiur Co., Ltd.. renort having held tiioir Marton sale on Monday last, when a heavy vardins of hoKuets and a ]ar»e entry of cattlo came .'forward. Hofifetß aKain met -with a draggine sale, but cattle of all sort? Bold -well nn to late prices.' Quotations:-Good m.s. hocgetn, 6d. to 275. lOd.: medium sorts, to 225. 5d.; culls, 155.: fat ewes. 335. 10d.: fat hongets, b.f.. S7e.: dairy cows, to £15: threeyear dairv heifers, £11 to £12 6d.: twoyear do.. £9 10s.: two-year cmnty heifers, £5 16s. to £6 10b.,; mixed yearlincß, £5 Is.; rep. four-year steers. £12 12b.; aged cows were hard to auil. At the Huntcrville sale on Tuesday last, only a small yardine of cattle came forward: however, every ten was sold. Q.uotations:-Two-ycar steers. £7 7b. 6ct,: cmDty heifers, £5 is. to £6 17fl. 6d.: 3>-year steers. £11 2s. At Taihapc sale on' Wednesday a eood yardine of r.Ueen and .a fair entry (of cattle came forward. Bidding was indited to be dull on stock of all description. Quotations: M.b. hoEtrets 235. to 24a. 6ft.; aged ew™, in lamb to Bomney lams. 345.: fat cows. £1' to £15: harness mare, £12. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Acency Co.. Ltd.. Hawcra branch, renort for week endine September 11:—On Monday, at Opunake, dairy cattle were nenncd in laree numbers. Biddine was fairly Krißlt all through, and most of (lie yardine,was sold at the fall of the hammer. We ouote:—Empty heifers, £6 2s. 6d. to £6 Bs.: yearline heifers (eood auality), £6 9b.: others. £3 Is. to £4 75.: yearling bulls. £2 183.: ttood quality Bprineini! heiferß, £17 10s. to £20- others, £8 15s. to £15; maiden sows. £4 10s.: Btores. to £2 17s. 6d.; weaners, £1 2b. 6d. At Manaia on Tuesday wo had a fair yardine of all classes of Btock. We auitted the yarding at satisfactory priqfß. We ruote:—Shorthorn Bprlneine heifers (late £12 10s. to £13: forward cows, to £8 155.; medium do., to £6 10s. and £6 17s. 6d.; others, to £3; sows (second litter). £4: empty do., £3 10b.: fat 4-tooth ni.a. sheen'. £2 12s. On Friday, at Palmer Road, we had practically a full yardlnjr of all claßses of stock. Biddine was brisk, but a little lasreinsr for dairy cattle. Most of the vendors had come prepared to meet the market, and all tho store cattlo were disposed of at late Quotations. We quote:— Fat cows, to £13 135.; forward do.. £7 to £9 15b. : medium do.. £5 17b. to £i IU.; others, to £4 12b.; empty heiferi, £5 ll«. to £6 tit.: yearline heifers, £4 Is. to £4 10s.: cows date calvers), £14 2s. 6d.: Jer-sey-cross snrincin" heifers, to £18 5b.; Shorthorn bulls. £6 lis. to SI 15a.; store pics. £3 to £4 135.; smalt do., £2 95.; hogpi'is. 235. 6d. to 265. 9d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report as follows on their supplementary Ilalcombe hoceet fair:—Sheeo did not come forward in advertised numbers; only about 6000 belni submitted. The quality on the whole was excellent, but owintr to the scarcity of feed and surplus of hogcets on the market the salo was lifeless, only about 2000 changing hands, at prices in favour of buyers. Ewe hoßgets, 225. 3d., 235. ld„ 235. sd„ to 26g.; wether hoirectr,, 235. Id., 235. 6d., 265. 6d„ to 28s. fid.; mixed hotrgets, 20s„ 21s. Id.. 225. 4d„ to 265. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report:—At I'almeraton North sale on Sep-, tembcr 9 we had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Wc quote an follows:— Sheep: Mixed hoggets, 16s„ 215., to '255.; fat hoseots, 30s, 6d. to 31s-; small twotooth wethcrH, to 21s. 6d. Cattle: Sprinfflne cows, £9 to £10; empty heiferß, £3.
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 301, 14 September 1920, Page 8
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627LIVE STOCK SALES Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 301, 14 September 1920, Page 8
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