LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 37, 8 November 1920, Page 6

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zoalaud Loan and MercantileAgency Co.. Ltd., report that at Levin yards on Tuesday they offered a small outry ot sheep and a full yardinc of cattle to a good attendance. Competition was keen, and practically a clearance was made under tho hammer. We quote: Medium hoggets, 23a. 6d.; fat cows, £13 5u.; fat heifers, £11 10s. to £13 2s. 6d.; tor-ward-condition cows, £7 10s. to £8 -Vs.; storo do., £4 ss. to £7 6b.; vealers. 535. 6d. to £3: rough 2-year steers, £6 Us.: yearline steer?, £112s. fid. to £5 2s. 6(1.; 2-year 911 empty heifers, £8 Is. to £3 4s. 6d.; yearling do., £5 2s. .to £6 75.; dairy cows, £12 to £19 55.; springing heifers, £1058. to £18 155.: 2-ycar hull, £10 155.; yearling do. £4 to £7; bacon pigs, £6 Bs.; porkers. £3 10a to '£4; good forward-cijndiDou steers, £3 Is. to £3 6b.; on account of Mr. James Nicholson, yearling grade Jersey heifers (medium-sized and good quality). '£16 155.; small ditto, £13. The Now Zealand Loan and MercantileAgency Co., Ltd., report on their >,ketalmna sale, held on Thursday :-V,o had a small entry of cattle. . No sheop came forward There was fair competition. Wo quote:-Bniry heifers, £11 55.. £11 10s. to £12: weaner pigs, 225. to 275. The Sew Zealand Lean and Mercantile. Agency Company, Limited, report:—At our Ilimatangi cattle fair on Monday wo had a heavy yarding. Tho attendance was good Prices throughout were slightly in advanca of recent sales, and we practically- cleared the yarding under tho hammer We quote: 3-year bullocks, £9 10s. to £10-' rough 3-yoar bullocks, £7 ss. to £7 17s M ■ 2-year steers, £5 15s. to £7; year ling steers, £2 15s. to £3 65.; fat cows, flO to £11 10s.; forward cows, £6 to £7 9, ■ store cows. £4 to £5. 155.; cull cows. • 30s to £2 10s.; 2-year heifers, £6 155.. £7 5s £7 15a., to £11 55.; yearling heifers. £4" £4 155., £5 15s. to £6 2s. (kl.; dairy cows £10 to £23; springing heifers, £10 to £15 155.; bulls, £5 to £16. ss. Tho N T ew Zealand Farmers Co-operative Distributing Co., Ltd., report having told their annual cattlo fair at Taihape on Tuesday. An entry of 420 head came torward and with the exception of a lew pens 'of mixed tittle the hulk of the yr.rding -was disposed of at prices on a ia-r with recent sales. Quotations :-4-yeai- bullocks.£l3 13s. to £14 25.: 3-ycar ditto, £9 15s. to £11 175.; 2-year steers. £6 12s. 6d. to £10 155.: 2-ycar empty nei.cra, £5 2s fid to £7 Bs.; m.s. yearlings, small. £3 4b to £3 155.: empty cows, £5 7s. 6d. to £7 165.: springing heifers, to £14; fat cows £11 ss. to £12 7s. 6d.; forward cows, to £10 12s. 6d.; fat heifers, £11 ks.; cows, in profit, £11; springing "cows, £7 los. to £12.