LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 311, 25 September 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand K'armerß' Co-op. Distributing Co., Ltd.. report having held tneir fortnightly sale in their barton yards on Monday lait, vhen a ln-ivy yarding of hoggets npuin came forward, also a small entry of cattle. t 'ilie hogget market was a consider:!nlc inii'mvement on recent saleß, and consequently we disposed of the bulk of our yarding as follows :--Best hoggets, 29r. 4d. tu 30';.; kond medium hoggets. 265. 21. 1" 56a J(l; iridium sorts. 225. Bd. to 235. 6d.; culln. 16s. 2d. to 16s. 6d.: fat ewes and wethers, 395.; springing cows, to £16 Tj : springing heifers. to £12 55.: emoty heifers, small, £5, On Tuesday wo held ocr H:i'ir'!vvlle sale, when a small yarding of sheen and a fair entry of cattle came forward. All, cattle were disposed of with the exception of four dairy cows. Good hoggets were also In good demand. We quote :-Uood woolly mix"d sizes, '9s M . medium hogreti. 245. 3d.; empty cows. £5 63.; forward cows. £7 10s.; yearlisg heifers, 325. 6d. to £4 10s.; yearling Bteera, £4 ss. to £5 12s. 6d.: emnty heifers, small, £5 5r,.; springing heifers, £9 62. On Wednesday we held a very successful clearing mile at "Warleigh Farm," Marton. on account 01 Mr. G. A. Withell, tthen there was a very large attendance of farmers. Outsldo buyers were present from Raetihi, Waverlcy, Feilding, and l'almerston, and every let submitted met with keen competition. The special feature of the sale was the horses, which came forward m splendid condition, and were in good demand. Appended are the nrlncinal sales:— Sheep: 2 and 4-tooth ewes, with Leicester lambs at foot, 395,; 6-tooth to 5-yeay do., 37b.; m.s. woolly hoggets. 295.; m.s. shorn hoggets, 255. 6d.; small do., 20s. Dairy cows, in profit, £20 to £23 10s.: November calvers. £10 to £14; poorer sorts, to £9. Horses: 6-year mare, £60; 8-year mare, £56; 7-year mare, £50; 9-ycar geldinsr, £45; 9-ycar mare. £65; 8-year mare, £52; 9-year gelding. £41; filly, by Revolution, £25; 2-year colt, by Revolution, £15. Sow, with litter, £8: sow. to farrow. f,14; Berkshire boar. £6: 5-year cob, gig and harness, £51 15s, Implements: MlCormick 1 binder, £54; steel Queen discs, £33; d.f. B. M'D. plough, £24; 3-ton spring jragon. £64; cultivator, £16; Cambridse roller, £14 55.; stripper, £15: drill. £26; harrows. £10: blocks and tackle, £6 55.; leading harr.es?. £2 15s. to £3 10s.- collar, hames and winkers. £4 15s. to £6 55.; cart, saddle, and britchings, £10 and £10 10s.; oaten sheaf chaff, £11 to £11 15i.; empty sacks, lUd. The Niw Zealand Loaa and Mercnmtile Agency Co.. Ltd., Palmcrston North, report:—At the Himatangl sale on Monday we had an average yarding, and a fair sale resulted. We quote:—Fat 2-tooths, 41s; 6d.: good hoggets, 355.: empty cows, £7 2>.; empty heifers, £5 14s. to £6 55.; yearling steers, £4; cows and calves, £3 2s. 6d.: dairy heifers, Email, ss„ £8, to £9 7s. 6d.: bulls, £4 ss. to £16 ss. On Tueßday we held a sale of pigs 011 account of Mr. John Donaldson, of Ranglotu. The pigs were an exceptionally fine lot-, and sold freely at the following prices:—Sows and litters, £12, £14. £14 10s.. £18 10s„ to £18 17n. 6d.; sows, to farrow, £11 55.. £12, to £14 10s.; later sown. £10, £11, £11 10s. to £12; young sows, £5 155., £6 10s.. £8 7s. 6d.. to £9; store pigs, £4 7s. 6d„ £4 17s. 6d„ to £5 2s. 6d.; weaners, £1 10s„ £2, to £2 5b.; porkers. £2 10.1., £2 17s. 6d„ to £3 10s.; boars, .€< ss. to £8 12s. 6d.; wejrner boars. £3. At our Rongotea sale on Wednesday wo had an average en'try. Competition was Keen, and wo cleared the yard under the ham* mer. We quote:—Fat cows. £11 18s.; forward cows. £7 15s. to £8 155.; store cows, £5 17s, 6ct.; cull cows, £2 155.; Z-i'ear steers, £6 2s. 6d. to £6 55.; yearling steers, 395.; yearling heifers, £4 10s.; springing heifers, £9, £11 55.. to £14 10s.; sprin.glng heifers, small, £6 15s. to £7 15b. . Messrs. Dalgety and (Jo. report as follows 011 their Waipukurau sale, held on September 21:—1 springing cow, £11 55.; 93 m.s. 2-tooths, 2os. 6d.; 1 heading dog. £3 55.; 1 leading do<?, £4 10s. At fltortford Lodge sale on Senteniher 22, 2 fat bul* locks made £17 155.. 3 at £17 155.; 2 empty cowb, £6 Is.; 8 18-month heifers. £<; 3 at £5; 1 empty cow, £2 10s.; 3 at £3; 1 dairy cow, £12 7s. 6d.; 1 at £11 7s. 6d.; 6 steers, £15 10s.; 12 m.s. hoggets, 255.; 64 wether hoggets. 175.; 182 2 and 4-tooth wethers, J3s.; 185 wether hoggets, 255.; 208 2-tooth wethers. 275.; 129 wether hoggets. Ms. 6d.; Z64 at 235.