LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 8, 5 October 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their annual spring cattle fair in the Martlnboroueh yards on Tueaday, when 'a pood yardin w of c&Wl© vrb submitted to n. attendance of buyers. Owinet to tlie flooded rivers and other miBCS several lots did not come forward, but the Quality and condition of the yardInir on the whole was eood. and met with keen competition. with the exception of one nen whteh failed to reach tho vendor*' reserve a total clearance was effected n't the following prices :-Four-year forward conditioned bullocks. £16 5a.; twovear Shorthorn steers, £9 25.; two-year Bhorthorn Folled-Aneu* and Ilc.reford cross steerß, #8 12s. 6d.; yearling Shorthorn steers. £5 Bs.; empty cows, £4 19s. to £7 165.; three-year l'olled-Angus heifers. £8 15b.; yearling Shorthorn heifers. £3 17a.; yearline dairy heifers. £5; two-year Shorthorn heifers, £7 55.; potter bulls, £4 sb. to Tho' New Zealand Loan and Mercantile AEency Co., Ltd., Hawera' branch, report Tor week ended October 2: —At Kaltaramea, on Monday, wo had a full yarding of both storo and dairy cattle. We practically disnosed of the whole yardine at. late ouo'tations. We quoteSowb, £5 10s. to £7 10s.; stores. £4; ditto, mcalum, £2 to £2 65.; hoegctß, 233.; forward cows, £9 Is. to £11 2s. 6d.; fresh-conditioned ditto. £6 17s. 6d. to £7 65.; others at market value, empty heifers (&md quality), £8 9°.; others, to.£7 25.; yearling heifers, £2 5s to .« Is.; steers, to £2 95.; Jersey cross two-year springing lieifers, to £21 155.; other breeds (good Borts), £17 to £20; others, £10 15u. to £15; cows Becond and third calvers. to £22 10s.: "tilers, to £16. At Elthara on Wednesday, (wing to tho wet weather, the advertised number did not come forward. Wo quote:—Store pigs, to £3 10s.; weaners. to 31b.; forward cows, £11 Is.; medium ditto, to £7 10s.; others at market value. Empty heifers, £6 l,Ss., £B 125.; yearling Jersey heifers (pood), £12 la.: imrimrlne heifers (best), £17 ss. to £19: others, £9 10s. to £13 10s.: cows. .best, to £25; others, to £15. On Thurat-Sty at Tlawcra. we had a fair yarding of sheep and store cattle, but dairy cattle were again penned In large numbers. Most of tho latter we sold under the hammer, and satisfactory priccß were obtained. Wo quote:-Store pigs, £2 14fj. to £3 165.; sow and litter, £9: weaneri, to 315.; fat eveß, SX\ hosgsts, 21s. £d. to 235. Id.; fat and forward cows, £8 to £9 4*.; fresh-condition-ed ditto, to £7; others, to £5: empty heifers, £6 10b. to £8; in-calf heifers, £7 65.; yearling heifers, £4 17s. to £6 7s. 6d.: maiden bulls, £8 10b. to £8 155.; Jersey p.prinainc heifers, to £25: other breeds, best, £16 to £17 155.; others, to £13 10s.; calved heifers, to £15; dairy cows (best), to £23. On Friday at Waverley we hold our fortnightly sale. Prices at late rates.