LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 32, 2 November 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Daleety and Co.. Ltd.. Palmerston North. Venort having held i their Iluntcrville cattle fair on Thursday, October 28. Owing to the flooded state of the country a number of the entries did not come forward, and the same factor militated against the attendance of buyers. A fair clearance, however, was effected. The following are ouotations: Yearling heifers. £'1 is. 6d.. .£4 155.. £5 (is., to £6: 2-yenr steers, £6 Zfl. 6d. to £8 os. 6d.: 2-.vear Shorthorn heifei'B. £10 55.: 3-vcar heifers, small, £7 10s.: yearling stceers. small, £5 lis. to .-E4-50.: 2-year steers, inferior. £6 12s. 6d.: ordinary 2ycar steers. £fl 125.; 3-year steers. £10 *15b., £11. to £12: 35 and 4-year bullocks, £13 6s. to £14 165.: cmnty cows. £5 17s. 6d. to £7 Is.: cowst.with calvca. £8 3s. 6d.: forward cows. £9 2s. 6(1. to £9 155.; fat cows. £12 10s. to £14 25.: light fnit bullocks. £17 17n.: bulls. £5 ss. 6(1. to £12 125.: 4-vear Frieshn bull 35ens.

The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. Ilawera the followincr market report for thfi week ended October 30: At Kakaramea on Tuesday owing to the boisteroiu weather the advertised number did not coino forward, but in soito of this wo onltted a fair y'ardinir at satisfactory prices. We auote: Forward cows. £8 10s. to £10 2s. ,6d.; stores to £7 17b. 6d.: ycarllmr l.olfers (good) £7 125.: springing heifers, £12 to £19 10s.: calved heifers. £13 ss. to .£l7 15a.: cows (good), to £23 10s. On Wednesday at Eltham. in snite of t.lin very wet weather cattle were penned In averago numbers, and a good sale resulted. Wo uuoto: fat cows (good). £16 10s.: medium cowb. £11 12s. to £12 155.: forwar:' "nws, to £10 15b.; stores, to £7 25.: empty heiforg, £6 35.: yenrliin> Eteers. £2 lis. to £4 is.: yearling heifers, to £4 125.: sorincine heifers, to £19: inferior liciferß. £1 10a. to £13 155.: cows (good) to £24. At Hawera on Thursday we had a good yarding of all classes of stock. Comoetifion was keen throughout, and tho whole varding was sold under the hammer. The dairy cattlo fold exception-

ally well, aud we consider this vrae tho best salo wo have held this reason. We ciuoto: Hoctrets. 325. cd.; Htore dirb, to £3 195.: small plffs, to 285.: fat oowa (medium). £12 Ib. to £13; forward cowa, £9 to £11: etorea. to £6 Ba.: crauty heifers, to £8j 2-yoar steers. to» £8 Cs.; yearling heifers. £4 12b. 6d. to £5 35.: faicorß (poor). £2 Is.: medium prade Jewey bull. £35? maiden Shorthorn bulla. £7 10a. to £15 155.; Kohteina. £11 155.; others at market value; snringinsr heifers (eood), £18 10a. to £25 10s., others £5 15?. to £17 155.; calved heifers, to £21 ss. i cows (beßt). lo £30. others £14 10s. to On Friday at Waveriey we held anr fortniehtU* sale. Prices at late rntos. OwVne to tho wet weather' oiily a small yardlurr came forward.