LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 20, 19 October 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

.Messrs. Dulgety and Company, Ltd., Palnicraton North, report hnvlnc an oxoepUor.nllv larec vardlii" of sheer and a f?ood yarding'of 'rattle at, their Bullr. sale on October 11. There wan a very fair demand rltcht IhrouKhotit. and a rood clearance effeotcd at the following trices-.-Sheep:

Small mixed hoggeta. 18a. Id. to 19s. Id.; fair mixed hoggeta. 235. 4d. to 21b. 4d.; good mixed hogget*. 24a. Id., 275. 2d., to 288. 9d.; Binall R'i'O hoggets, 225. to 24b. 5d.; ' very fair cwo hornets, 26b. Bil., 26b. 10d., to 27a. 3d.: good cwo hogects, 305.; wether hoggets, 255. lOd. to 6d.; b.f. hoggets, 275. KM.; strong woolled ewes with lamu«, 575.; Bhorn fat ewes. 28b.; light fat woollv ewes, 345.; light fat wethers, 33e. Cattle: Yearling heifers, £4 5b.; yearling steers. £4 155.: store cowb. £7 15s. to £8; light fat cows, £10 to £14 2s- A line of 71 four-year-old bullocks realised £15 7b. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Pnltiicroton North, report having a lair yarding of sheep 'and cattle at their i'cildinir edlb on Friday. There was a very fair do-mn-nd for sheep, and cattle met with « rc-ndy sale. Quotations :-Sheep: Medium mixed hoggets. 20s. 6d., 21s. 9d.; medium ewe hoggeta. 245.; medium wether hoggets, 245.; good wether hoggets. 28b.; ewes with lambs'. £2 ss. 7d.; light fat owes, 34* Cattle: Yearling heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £5 '155.; yearling Jersey cross heifers, £Jii eighteen-month steers. £6 Bs. 6d.; two-year steers, £8 75.: Btorer onws, £6 18b.; Bringing heifers, £13, £14 :ob., £15 10s.. to £10 ss. Messrß. Dalgety nad Co., Limited. Palmorston North, report on their monthly Bale at Raumal. on Octohor 12:—TVe liaa nfair yarding of cattle, practically all of which were sold under the hammer at. prices as under:—Quotations: . Yearling steers, £5; yearling heifers, £4 12a. 6(1. hi £7 12s. 6d.; store cowb, £5 to £5 17s. 6d.; fat cows, £12 2s. 6(1..: dairy cows. £12 10s. to £17; backward springing heifers. £6 18s. to £8 10b.: forward springing heifers, £10 10s. to £15 5b.; Shorthorn lulls, £9. At the Waipulnirau sole on October 12 Messrß. Dalgety and 00., Ltd., sold 115 twotooth wether?, at 365. Id. At Storttorfl" Lodge Bale, on October 13, the same firm onote:—Ono dairy cow. £11: 1 dairy heifer, £8 155.; 1 dairy licifer, £8; 1 three-year Ayrshire bull, £9 10s.; 2 heifers. £3; 5 dairy heifers, £8 155.; 6 dairy heifers. £3 Is.; 2 store cowb, £5 Us. 6d. : 4 fat steer".' £16 10s.; 1 fat heifer, £11 12b. 6d.; 1 dairy cow, £13; 1 dairy'cow, £7 '55.; 3 dairy cowb, £5 sb. ; 1 store cow. £5 155.: 1 dairy cow, £15; 7 fat steers, £16 10s.; 26 mixedso: hoggets, 255. 3d.; 6 do.. 275.; 74 mixedsex hoggets. 275.: 9 b.f. hoggets, 26b.: 141 ewe hoggets, 265.; 200 wether 'hoggots, 275. 4d. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a clearing sale on nccount of Mr. W. 11. liechcr 11 his farm at Levin on Thursday. There was a largo attendance of the publi?, and c.omnetitlpn was keen. The herd was composed, mainly of grade Jerscyß, most of the .co\y?, lie'.ng bre/i bv the vendor. The ltWest price was £20, anil the highest £47 10a. Some oiher oricea wore £25. £26. £29. £30. £36, £38, £39, £40. £40, £41, the averago reaching £27. A oen of yearling heifers' retched £17 55.; calves to £4 2s. 6d.; twoyear heifers, r.w.h.. £T*: pedigree loßryear Jorsißy hull', 80 guineas; mixed-sex hoggeta brought: 2ts. S?.; norses, to Zt!.\ sown. £15 15s. to £16 10a.; Durebred Berkshirs boar, £13. The Sew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Dannerirkc, renort as follows:—We held our weekly sale at Dannevirkc on Friday, when we offered a good yardine of both aheen and cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Although tlio market was distinctly in favour of the buyers, we quitted the majority of our entries. We quote:—Fat-wethers, 37b., 545.: fat uwea (medium), 29a.; culled wetncrs, 23a.; store ewes, 21b. 6(1,; hoggetß, 24a. 9d. to 19a.: 2-year Polled j. ngiiß steers and heifers. £8 10s.; 2-year steers. £7 125.; eimpty cows. £&; lnforior voung Btuff, from £3 2a. to 29a. The majority of our entry of dairy cattle was- passed, tlio beasts not Bhowing forward enough for the inquiry. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-od. Assoclation, Ltd.. llannevlrke, renort having held their weekly sale in the Miller's ltoad saleyards on Friday, when they offered a lairly good entry (for the time of year) of both BheeD and cattle. The demand for Bhccn waß slightly in advance of last sale's renort, and there was a decided improvement in the cattle market. Heat oiulitv dairy IoU were keenly competed for. We effected a good clearance at the following uricoai—l29 4-tooth wethers, 38s. 6d.; 3 fat ewes, 33b.; 41 ewes and lnjnbs, 325. 3d.; 3 wether.*. 315.; 2 ewes la. lamb, 30r,.; 87 hoggets. 295. 6d.: 24 hoggets. 255. 5(1.;..2 hoggets, 265. 2d..- 46 empty ewes. IVs. Oattlo: 1 'Jersey cqw in protlt, £23; 1 Jersey cow in nrofit. £20; 1 dairy cow and calf, £21; 1 3-yenr heifer. £1?.; 1 springing heifor. £12; 1 heifer and calf, £10; fat cows, £14. 155.. £13 is., £10 155., to £9 10s.: 9 empty heifers. £6 16a.; 7 15month do . £5 25.: 13 2 and 3-year empty heifers, £Z Yin. id.; 1 store cow. £7; 3 store cows. £5: 3 store cows. £4 9b.; 7 3-year steers. £9 10."..; 8 2-year do.. £4 12s. 6d. Pigs: 7 wcauer pigs, £2 Bs.; 3 do., £2; 4 do.. £1 175.; 3 do., £1 16s. 6d.; 5 do., £1 135.: 26 do.. £1 :2a.: 3 do.. £1 10s. Messrs. .Levin and Co. renort that at. their Feilding sale on Friday they had a big yarding of both Bhccn and cattle. Tho market for cattle, war, much firmer than last week, but Bheep, unless of. good quality, were dull of Bale. We quote the following prices :—On -accourit. Floekhouse Station; 44 yearling Hereford heifers. £4 95.; 24 yearling Hereford stcerr,. £6 175.; 32 yearling Hereford steera. £5 15a. 6d.; 17 Polled Angus yearling helferß. £4 12b.: 30 Polled Anffiia .Wiirlincr ntecra. £6 11b. 6d.: 7 fat bullocks. £19 12a. 6d.: 3 fat blillocka, £24: 6 fat cowa. £18; 7 bullocks. £12 10b.; 31 bullockß, £17 7b.. On account F. Krull: 3 fat cows. £13; 9 fat cowa, £18 7h. 6d. Springing heifers, from £12 to £20; Bprimrtng cows, from £16 10s. to £23: Jersey bulla, from £6 10a. to £30: store cowa. from £5 to £8 10s.: purebred empty Hereford heifers. £7 10s.: 2-year steers. £5 15s. to £8. Sheep; Account C. E. Vile: 217 wether hoggetß. 345.: account L. F. Peurce: wether hoggets. 30s. 9d.; account W. Itodmayne: mixed-Bex hoggetß. 21s. to 235. 9d.: account W. T. Pr,M-t: fat hoggets. 34?.; account 8: Shepherd: fat ewes, 41s. 2d. The New Zealand, Loan 1 and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Hawera branch, report for the week ending October 9:—At Opunake on Monday dairy cattle were again penned in large numbers. Competition waa keen throughout, and satisfactory prices were obtained. Wo quote:—Medium ntore cows, to £6 15b.; empty heifers, £6 15b. to £8: yearling do!, £4 Ibj Jcrncy do., £8 10?.: springing heifers (good), £17 to £20; others. £10 to £15; small Btoro nlg», 27b. On Tuesday, at Manala. we Quote:Empty heifers. £6 12a. 6d. to £8 10a.: dairy cowa (poor). £10 15s. to £13: springing heifers, to £12. At Palmer lload on Friday we had a full yarding of choice dairy cattle, which met with a keen demand, and practically all were Bold at tip-top prices. We quote:—Forward cows, £8 14s. to £12 Bs.; medium stores, '£5 10s. to £7; Jersey-cross yearling heifers, £9 9b.; empty hoiferß. £5 35.: dairy cows (best), to £34 10b.; ofhdrs, to £24; springing heifers (best), £20 to £30 10s.; others, to £16 SB.; grade Jersey bulls, to £24; (Shorthorns, £10; sow and litter, £10. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report :-At Palnierston North sale on Octobor 7 a modorato yarding of Bheep and cattle came forward. Wo ouoto as lal-Iows:-Sheep: Fat ewes. 335. to 36b.; forward ewes, to 255.: hoggeta, to 21a.; even and lamba. to 36b. Cattle: Springiii" heifers. £7 10b., £12. to £20: dairy cowa, £12 to £14 10b.; store cowa, £5405., £6 las., to £7 155.; yearling steers, JiJ.lSs. to £4 Vs. 6d.; yearling Hereford heifers, to £4; 2year'ateers, coloured. £6. At Feildlnc on October 8 a good' yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward. Pat sheep were keenly sought after. Cattle showed an improvement on previous sales. We quote: Ewes and lambs, to £2 2s. 6d.: fat fihori) (vcthcrs. 13b. to 34b. id.: -fat wethers, woolly. 38s. 2d.. £2 45.. £2 Bs.. to £2 14a.; fat ewes, 38b. 2d. to £2 95.; fat hoggetß. 25a. to £2 45..; wether hoggeta. to 26a. 6d.; ewe hogcots.' to Ws. 6d:- hogcote, to ZBa. 2d.; dairy cowa. £8. £11 10e„ £13 15a.. £17, £20. to £25 10a.: sprioginj hciferi!, £9 10b.. £10, £13, £15. to £16 5a.: yearling Jersey heifers. £8 Bs.. £12 65., to £14 10s.; yearling Shorthorn heifers, to £4 155.: Polled Angus, stuera (yearling), to £4 15a.; Btoro cows, £6 2b. 6d.. £8 155.: forward cows. £10. £11 2a. 6d., to £12; fat 3-year buM lockß, to £18 7b. 6d.; fat cows, £11; 18month steers. £5 5r.. to £6 15s. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., Pahiatua, report on tho undermentioned Bales aa follow:—At Woodville, on Monday, to a good attendance of buyers wo offered a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. Tho bulk of tho Bheep were 'passed in at auction, failing to realise vendors' reserves. There was a good douiand for best lines of springing heifer and dairy cows, and .a good clearanco was made. Wo report tho following saleß:—Ewe, in lamb, 445.; hoggets, 32b. 4d.; 11 springing heifers, from £10 10s„ £13 sb„ £13 10s.. £14, £14 5b., £14 15s„ £16, .£l6 10s., £16 155., £17, to £17 155.; 6 springing cows, from £8, £11, £15 55., to £13 15a.; cows, in milk, from £6 to £7 10«.; 1 cow and calf, £10' 2 Tat cowb, £10 17b. 6d., to £14 55.; 2 atore do., £4 ss. Imd £4; 6 yearling* heifers, £5 25.; 11 empty heifers, from £6 2a. 6d., £7 £8 10b. to £10. At. Pahiatua, on Tuesday, in the Mangahao yards, wo held our wcokly sale, when we hud a fnir entry of" both sheep and cattle. There was a poor inquiry for sheep, most of which were piißsed in under tho hammer. Good dairy cowb and springing heiferß were keenly sought after, the bulk of which were sold at pricea slightly In advance of late saleß' reports. Wo report the following sales:-8 empty cweß, 31s. Id.; 2 wethers, 385.; 2 ewes and tombs, £2 )O S .; 19 fnt hoggets, 32b. 7d.; 190 mixed do., 25a. 7d.; 11 spripging heifera, from £9 55.. £10, £13, £14, £14 55., £14 10s., £15 10s, £17 2b: 6d., to £21 5a.; 9 P.A. heifers, £6 16a.; 11 empty heifers, from £5 10s., £6 155.. to .£8; 1 cow, in calf, £12 5a.; 5 dairv cowb, from £15. £16, £17 15a., £19, to £19 lOfi.; 3 springing cowa, from £10. £12, i-o £12 5a.; 6 Btoro cowl, from £6, to £8; 1 bull, £5 10b.; yearling linifers. - from fi 2s. to £3 10a.; 9 «lcor«, £2 2s. 6(1.: 1 5-year pony, £12; 1 (illy. £13 15s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. Palmersi ton North, renort on their Palmerston i North aale, hold on October 7. Wo had a small yarding of sheep and a" fair en-

try of cattle, which met a slow nnlo. Quotations :-Shecp: Illack-fase hoggets. 265.; fat hoggets, 31u. 9(1.; fat ewe?, 26a. Cattle: Two-year steers, £5 10s.: store cows, £6 2s. (id.; fat cows, £9 155.; small Jersey bulls, £8 sb. , . ~ ... The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. Palmcrstoii North, reDort—On Wednesday wo held a special hull sale at Kongotea on account of Mr. John Hill. The attendance was good. For fair-conditioned hulls competition was keen, but poorer bulls were noglectcd. wo (mote Two-vear Jcrsey-cror.s hulls, 135, ■' 22} OT *o 31 guineas; yearling Jcrsey- , cross bulls, 91, lCllgns.: 2-year Shorthorn ' bulls, pood condition, 171, 18, to 24gn9; , 2-venr Shorthorn bulls, low condition, 7 3 to Wens • yearling; Shorthorn bulls, good. • 6 73 9 to Huns.; Holstein bulls, 7*. 8. : Mens'.- other sorts. sto Tuns. On Thurs- . day we had an average entry of cattle. I, Bidding was dull and stock hard to quit. 1 We quote: 18-month Jersey heifers, £12; 12-month Jersey hoifers, £5 2s. 6d. to £7; - 18-month Shorthorn heifers, £7; yearling ; Ivifsrs. £3 18».: sprinp-imr hrifern £111 i three-quarter dairy cows, £8; forward ■ cows. £7 17s. to £8 10s.; Btore cows, £3 to ; £5 15s. i The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agencv Co., Ltd., report on their Eketa- , lunia 'sale, held on Thursday:-We had i a fair entry of cattle, which met with a dull sale. We quote: Dairy hoifers, £9, 5 £10 10b., to £11; dairy cows. £14; yearling |. steers, £5 7s. 6d.; 2-ycar empty heifers, ■ £7 5n.: empty cows. £5 is. Mr. H. Ernest Leighton reports that at . "the sale of dairy stock held on behalf of - Mr. W. H. George, at Haywards on Wcdr ncs'day laet, there was a good attendance i. of buyers, and spirited bidding resulted, f The prices realised were from £11 10s. to t £30 per heid, making an average of £19 ; tar (he hesd. The heifers came forward ■ in rather poor condition, realisms; from ; £7 15s. to £13 10s. per head. i The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile . Agency Company, Ltd., report on their ) Pahiatua sale held on Tuesday:—We had ii smn.ll entry of cattle and no sheep. 3 Competition was dull, and a- good many . lines were passed. Wc ouote:—Dairy 1 cows. £8 55.: store cows, £4: two-year j steers, .£5 10s.; ycartijig bulls, £4 10s.' to £5 7s. 6d. r Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited. 5 report having offered a good entry of 5 sheen and oattlo at the Otaki sale on ..' Wednesday. A good yarding of fat • sheep was penned, but competition was' i dull. The tone- of the cattle market j showed a decided Improvement. Quota- . tions—Sheep: Fat and forward wethers, . 355. 6d.; fat hoggets. 335. 6d.; mixed-sex 1 hoggets, to 255. B<l. Cattle: Forward.cows, , to £11 95.: two and three-year coloured steers. £8 10s.; yearling heifers, £5 2s. 6d. , to £7: springing heifers, £7 to £11 10s.; :- springing cows, to £22; porkers, £2 10s. t to £3. , a Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., l report:—At, Levin, on Tuesday, we had - good yardings of both sheen and cattle. !! which was submitted to a good nttendt ance of buyers. The market .for fat :. sheen wns not keen, but hoggets were In i, good demand, whilst cattle were much a firmer'. We quote:—Fat sheep. £2 65.; s' liirht fat wethers. 365. 9d.: ewe hogiretß, - 235.; wether hoggets, 21s. C-d.i mixed-sex • lionets, 245. to 265. 10d.; store wethers, ; 335. 4d.; fat. cows, £14 to £14 55.: light fat I bullocks, £15 65.; forward cows, £7 7s. 6(1. • to £9; store cows. £4 15s. to £7 2s. 6(1.; threo-year steers, £9; two-year stcern, £5; 3 bulls, £6 155.; cows in milk, £5 t,. 6d. to b £9 55.; store nigs. 355„ 375., 395.. to £2 Is.; - norkers. £3- 155., £4 10s. 6d., to £4 14s. At i Otaki, on Wednesday, wo had a full yard- ) ing of both sheep and cattle, which was j submitted to a g;od attendance of buyf crs. Fat eweu, £2; forward eweß. 295.; f forward four-tooth wethers, 375. 6d.; fat , cows, £11 IDs.; forward cows, £9 65.: store - cows. £6 14u.; empty heifers. £6 lis. to . £7 155.; three-year Btcers. £7 55.; weaner i steers. 325. 6d.; three-year Jersey bull, £15 ; 155.; springing .heifers, £12 to £13 106.; , springing cows, £11 10s. to £16 10s.; dairy ? cows, late calvers. £5 2s. 6d. to £7 10s.; 3 sows in pig, £5 10s. to £6 55.; stores, 32a. r 6d. to £2: light porkers. £2 17s. to £3 Is. . Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, - Palincrston North, report that at their 1 Ashhurst- sale cm Wednesday, October 13, [ they had a small entry of Bheep and a i good yarding of cattle. The cattle sold ) well up to recent market rates. Quotat tions:—Yearling heifers, £4 ss. to £6 7b. t 6d.; yearling steers, £3, £3 15s. to £5 95.; 1 2-ycar empty heifers, £5 ss. to £8; 2-year t steerß. £8 10s.; store cows, £4 10s., £5 12s. 1 6d., £6 ss. to £9 10b.; fat cows, £11 15b.; e springing heifers, backward, £6, £3 20s. i, to £11 10s.; springing hoifers, forward. £12 '■• ICb„ £10> 155., £18 to £18 10s.; dairy cowb, '. late calvers, £8 Ids., £10 to £12 55.; bulls, l. S.H., £9 2s. 6(1. to £12 155.; grades, £9, £10 '• to £12; weaner pigs, £2 4s. J Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, 1 report having a small entry of sheep and :• cattle at their Palmerstou North sale on • Thursday, October 14. Quotations:—Ewe :■ hoggets, 2S«. 4d.; empty heifers, £6 2s. 6d.; *" empty cows, £3 2s. 6d.; light fat bullocks, f. £15 17s. 6d.; aged bulls, £8; yearling.bulls, I £11. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile '• Agency Co., Ltd., Damicvirke, report:— '■ We held our fortnightly sale at Norse- " wood on Monday, October 11, when we . yarded a> fair entry of cattle, the ma.iorl ity being dairy class. Competition was J fair, and we succeeded in disposing of , tho greater part of our entry at prices satisfactory to vendors. At Dannovirke, on Friday, we offered a fair yarding of I cattle, priccß if anything being an im--4 urovement on the previous weok's sale. . We quote:'—Dairy cows, £23; empty heifers, .' £6 155., £5 2b.; store cows, £6 15s. £5 55.; '. (springing heifers, £14. Meßßrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., rc- ! port us follows:—At Marton, on Tuesday, I October 12, wo had-good yardings of beth 1 Bheep and cattle, which sold as below:— 3 Wether hoggets, 265. 8(1., 275. '7d.; owe do., ) 25b. 9(1., 265. 3d.; m.B. do., 235. 6d. to 245. > 6d.: m.a. ewes, with lambs, 385.; fat • wethers, 465. 6d.; fat ewes, 305.; yearling 1 helfciv, £4 Bs. to ,£6 65.; backward dairy r heifers, £9 12s. 6d., £9 155.; poor do., £4 . 2s. 6d.; springing do., good, to £16 10s.; t springing cows, to £16; othei'B, £7 to £9; ; m.s. yearlings, £i 17«. M.; cull do., £2 to - £2 2s. 6d.; 2-year steers. £6 6s. 6d., £6 135.; : 3-year do., £9; empty cows, £6 10s. to £7; : fat do., £9 12s. 6(1. to £12 155.: weaner pigs. 335. to £2 55.; baconers. to £6 ss. i At Hunterville on Thursday we held our '• annual cattle fair. Although the quality ' of tho yarding was not up to tho usual 1 standard, we were successful in quitting 1 tho bulk of the entry at the following- ' prices :-3 and 4-year bullocks, .£l3 55., £lo 1 15s £14; 3-vear do.. £10, £11.13 6d.; poor do., > £8 10s.. £9': 2-ycar steers, £6 15b. to £7 19s : ■ yearling do., £6 Is., £6 16s.;'fair do., £4 1 19s, £5 65.; m.s. yearlings, £3 125.; year- ■ ling heifers, £4 ss.'. £5; 18-months to 2vear do., £6 Is., £7 155.; 2-year do.. £11 2s. ' to £11 125.: 2-year P.A., £7 2s. to £8; empty ■ cows £7 l-3s. to £7 155.; poor do., £4 175.; forward. £8 10s., £9 10s.; fat do., £13; ' bulls. £8 10s. to £10; dairy cows, £11 2s. 1 6d.. £11 10», 1 Messrs. Abvaham and Williams, Ltd., ' renort that ut their Palmerston North ; Bale held on October 14, a. small yarding of sheep and tattle came forward. Quo--1 tations:-Shec)i: Fat ewes and wethers, to 1 J9s • good mixed hoggets. 21s. £d., 255. 6d. to 295. ?<L Cattle: Dairy cows, £12 to ' £l 8; yearling Jersey heifers, to £7; Holstciii bull, £16.