LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 48, 20 November 1920, Page 12

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Atrencv Co., Ltd., report on their Pahlatu'a sale hold on 'fnesday.a had a small entry of pheep nnd cattle, S lltU dull sale. We quote condition woolly hoegets. 295.. «d.: ompt> two-yoar heifers, .£3; springing heilers, £ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report that at their To Horo sale on Monday there was. n small entry of sheep and a full yarding of cattle, and a good clearance was made at the following prices-.-Fat hoggets. £2; fat cows £11 to £12 7s. 6d.; forward condition do* £8: cows with calvcs. £9 10s. to £10: two-year IJohtem steers. 10s.: good duality yearlin- Jersey heifers. JIV mixed-coloured yearling heifers.- £6 5s •' dairy cows. £10 to £15; bulls, £1 10s. to "ill. Sow and litter. £11 55.; small wnatior plKd, 253. The N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co Ltd. report as follows on their Msirton sale, held on Monday :-Wc offer- I cd a heavy yarding of both altecp and cattle to a H'-iall attendance or buyers. Competition for both, sheep and cattle was very limited, and consenuently thu sn'le dragged throughout. Wo nuote.— Five-year ewes, with 80 per cent. Homney lamb's at foot. Ms. 6d. ; m.B. woolly hoget" 253.: prime fat shorn ewes, 295.: fat cows,' £10 15s. and £11 10s.; three-year steers. £9 .to £9 8-..; two-year do., £5 lis. (o £6 175.; vcarllug to flftccn-month steers. £4 Bs. to £4 18a.; coloured ditto, to J3 125.; yearling dairy heifers. £4 10s., £6 'las., to £8 55.: eighteen-month Jersey ditto; £1.7j empty toward cows. £t> 55.. .£6 10s.. to £8: Jersey cowb on "fffrifcr tV. 55.: Holstcin ditto in full profit. £18 10s. Mesßrs. Dalgety and Company. Limited, report having held their monthly sale at To Horo Monday, when only a, small yarding came forward. Quotations: m.s. hoggets, to 225. 4d.: yearling heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £5: 2-year ' heifers, £7 to £7 10s.; J-year steers, to £8 10s.; springing cows to £14 10s. At tlieir weekly sale lit Levin they offered a small yarding of slicop and a full yarding of cattle which met with li poor demand most of tho cattle being paSßod in. Quotations: Fat ewes, to 37e.: woolly hoggets, to Ms. 9d.; ewes with lambs, to 475. 6d.; 3-year steers, to £8' 2-year steers, £5 10s. to £6 10?.; cows and calves, to £8 2s. 6d.; yearling heifers. £3 lfrs to £5 2s. Cd.; springing hcirers. £12 Ro to £17 10s.; heifer ill milk, to £12 E^i.; springing cows, £9 ss. to £17 lOo.; aged draught gelding, £31. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile AronrV Coninaii.v. Limited, renort:—At our palmers! o" North pale on Thursday wi> had a small entry of both sheep and cattle- which 'met «itn very little competition and very little business resulted. We nuotc:—Fat wet.-.iers. 365.; fat wethers. 355.: fat !">geetj. Zsr.; store c.ows. £5: yearlinft helfera, £5 to £6; yearUna bulli, £5.