LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 308, 22 September 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho J{ew Zealand Loan and Mcrcuntilo Agoncy Co.. Ltd.. Ilawera branch, report for week ending September 18»-On September 11 we held our Hawera sprinr horse fair. The demand was for uood sortß of milk-carters and heavy draughts. We ouot.e: Dnu'rhtp (iiKhidinr- three-ans!.rtert. ditto, £28 5n.; hacks and linht harncsß horses, to £26. At k.iUaramea. 011 September 13. we had a full vardinir of good classes of cattle. Biddiue wnE brisk and practically tho whole yardinir was disposed of at the full of the hammer. Wo ouote: Fat cows. £13 2s. 6d, to £14 55.: good conditioned ditto. £8 15s. to £12 15a.: utoro cows. £5 ss. to £7 175.; others at market value: empty heifers. £5 17s. 6d. to £6 135.: yearling heifers (good r.orts) £6: othors, £4 os. 6d. to £4 153.: ewes and lambs, £2 55.; sows, to £7 lis.: stores to £2 155.: woanors. 255.: dairy cows. £12 to £20 10s.: heifers. Jersey cross. 2 years, £19 10s. to £24 10a.: others (belt), to £25 10a.;

others. £12 to £18. At Elthara. on Wednesday, we had a fair yardinc. For tho clacseil of otoro oiittle yonled Borne \eri good nricea were obtained. conditioned cowb. £7 is. to £8 ° :^ poor conditioned ditto. £2 4s. to ±6: e nnty heifors (itood ouaiit.y and condition). £7 7s. 6d.: others, to £7 la.: eonnsinß heiftirs (riope to profit). £1A 10a. to £12 5b.: others. f) ]5n to £17. On Thursday, at Hnwern. we had a Eood yardine of alt clasHe« of stock. Dairy cattle were penned in oxmHionallv larsc numbers, and of these the whole were auitted at auction. JVe ouote: Fat, cov, r y. £13 to -«15 6d.: jjood conditioned ditto. £8 76. &i. to £9 5f1.; medium ditto. £6 2i. to £7 195.: otliere at market value: euinty heifers, to £6 Int.; yearliue heifers. .« 19s. to £5 9.;.: steers £2 85. to £4 7b. : dairy oows. Jersey. £il 10s.; others, to £21 10s.; BDrmsrine heifers, best. £18 to £22: others. £8 lis. to £16: enived ditto. £10 to £16: hoeireM. 16b. id. to 235.: store niss. W* Is. t.o SZ 2b, 6(1.; porkers, f'l 11". to £4 17b.; sows, to £5; weanerfl, 16s. to 3Qs.