LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 29, 29 October 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co, Ltd., report at Levin yards on Tuesday, notwithstanding the bad weather, they offered a food yarding of cattle to a fair attendance of buyers, and with the exception of two pens a clearance was made at the following prices ; — Fat cows, £10 2s. 6d. to £13; forward condition cows, £17 10s.; store, cowb, £3 6s. to £4 155.; forward condition heifers, £7; vealera, £3 10s. to £4; three-year lowoondition mixed coloured steers, £6 13s. to £7 45.; two-year Polled Angus steers, £7 45.; small yearling coloured steers, £2 to £4; mixed Polled Aligns yearlings, £6 155.: mixed sex Hereford yearlings, £5 2b.; springing'heiferß, £14 to £14 lis.; medium yearling heifers, £4 10s. to £6; yearling bull. £13; small storo pigs, £2 .Bb. to £2 12s.

Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.l report that at Te Horo on Wednesday they offered a full yarding of cat'tle to a good attendance. There wan a better demand for all classes, and practically a clearance was made. They quote: Light fat cows, £10; medluta fat heifers, £i 0 65.; forward condition cows, £7 to £7 18b,; 6tore cows, £5 to £5 155.; 3-year steers, £9 10s.; smnll yearling steers, £3 35.; mixed sex yearlings, £4; Jersey cross empty yearling heifers, £15 10s.; mixed coloured heifers, £7 lis. t6 £8; small heifers, £5 2s. 6d.; yearling ilereford heifers, £4 17s. fid.; heifers In calf, £8 195.: springing heifers, medium, £11 to £13 55.; extra good Jersey cross heifers, £27 10s.; springing cows, £17 to £20; cows in milli, £17 to £17 10s.; heavy porkers, £5 Is.; store pigs, £2 lis. to £4 145.; small wcaners, 21s.

The Now Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Oo„ Ltd., Hawera, report for week onded October 23: —At Kakaramca, on Monday, the large entry of bulls advertised came forward, and practically all of these ivcro disposed of at very satisfactory prices. Wc quote: Grade Jersey bulie, to 36£iis.; Holstein bulls, to £16; Shorthorns, to lftiffim.: others at market value; springing heifers, good, £18 to ££1. On the samo day, at Opunake, dairy cattle and bulls were penned in large numbers. For the latter bidding was brisk, only for Jersey, but average prices ruled for other hrco'ds. Most of tho dairy cattle were inferior sorts. However, we quitted most of the yarding at satisfactory orices. We quote: Store pigs, £2 .2s. to £2 18b.; forward cows, £5 Bs. to £9 125.; stores, £5 10s. to £6 17s. «d.; cihpty heifers, to £7 55.; yearling heifers, £4 155.; steers. £S 10b.; males. £2 55.; pedigree Jersey bull, 48gn«.; yearling ditto, lJgns.; maiden Shorthorns,. to 15'irns.; Holsteins. to £10 10s.; others at market valuer springing heifers, good, to £18; others. £9 Es. to £14; second calvers. to £20 10s. On Tuesday, at Mirnala. We quote:' Store pies, small. £2 Is.; uedigree Jersey bull. 45gn8.; maiden grade 2-yoar Jerseys, to SlEna?.- olhers at. market rnluo. At Palmer Bond, on Friday, wo had a good vardins:. 'especially dairy cattlo and bulls. The demand was only for Jersey hulls, and for thn balanco of other stock yarded good priceß v-ero obtnined throughout. Wo'quote: Small store pips. 785.: forward cows, £8 355. to £9 4?..; frcflh-conditionod ditto. £6 ss. to £7 55.; 21-vear steers. £8 3a.; empty heifers, to £8; stag, £<i 125.; yearling heifers, gcod, £6 145.; £4 155.: steers, £3 Bs.: pedigree J-year ,'ersey bull, 45gn?.: other". lfyns, to Mens.; Shorthorns, to l"gn6.; Holsteins. to 17cns,; others at. market value; wringing heifer?, best, £18 to £25; others. £\3 t° £l?;C 0WB ' b«rt, to £23.