LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 49, 22 November 1920, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. Felldiog. report :-On Friday, we had a fair yardlne of sheep and a large yarding of cattle. There was a fairly good demand for shorn sheen, but woolly aheep were more difficult !o quit. Fat sheen showed a considerable drop on recent prices. Cattle were hard to sell, nud prices, were, in favour of purchasers. Fair shorn mixed two-tooths, 235. 7d.: Rood fat shorn ewes, /75,; yearling heifers. £2 to £4; yearling steers. £4: 2-year steerß, off colours. £5; to £6 10s.: springing heifers. £B. £10. £14 10b.; dairy cows. £14 10s.. £16. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on their Paniatua cattle fair, held on Thursday:—We had a good entry compnalng a lot or well-bred cattle, although they were most'ly backward In condition and rough in the coat. There was hardly any competition, and most lines were passed at auction. However, we managed to sell a fair number privately sttor they were passed in. Wo quote :-4-year Shorthorn bullocks, £12 10s. r Hereford 4-year bullocsts. £12 55.: 4-year Polled Angus bullocks, £12 7e.; empty cows. Shorthorn and Hereford, £8: others. £7 iSo.: empty two-year dairy heifers,'£9: bad coloured 2-ycar steers, £4 10s.; emptv 2-vear heifers. -£4 10b. ; fat bullockß, £16. , ' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, iitu., Marton, report on their Huntcrville sale, held on Tuesday:—A fair yarding.or cattle sold as below:—2-year empty heifers, £9 12a. 6d.. £10 10s,; yearling do. heifers. £7 106., £7 lis.: heifers, in calf. £8 10a.; yearling ateerß. £3, £5; 2-ycar do., £6, £8. At Mnngaweka on Thnriifiliy a good yarding of cattle was disposed of as follows:— Yearling Hereford Bteers, £5 135.: 2-year do., £9 2s„ £9 Ms.; 3-yenr do., £12 10s.; !-vear Polled' Angus do.. £12 10s.: 3 and 4-vcar Shorthorn do., £12, £13; 18-month Bteers, £6 10b.. £7 55.; yearling Hereford heifers, £4; dairy yearling heifers, £4 10s., £6 135.: 2-ven'r do., £8 155.; 2jear Polled Angus do., £6: poor cows and calves, £3. £6 sa. Messrs. Abraham and 'Williams. Ltd.. report on their Talmerston North sale held on November 18. A small ynrding of sheep and a good ontry ol cattlo came forward. There was a; smajl attendance, and bidding was dull. Hwcb and lamba. to £2 Bs.: empty ewes, to 275. 6d.; empty dairy heifers. £5 10s.. £6, £6 7s. 6d., to £7 lit.: springing dairy cows. £8 to £12; springing helferß, £7 7b. 6d. to £8; fat cows. £9 15s. to £1(1: store cows, to £7.. Mesßrs. Newton King, Ltd., report:—At Stratford yards on November 12, in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd., we conducted a dispersal salo of dairy stock (totalling- 220 cows and heifers), on account of Sir. R. H. Phillips. A very keenly-conteßted salo resulted, the record average of £20 being made for tho total numbor of cattle offered, cows selling ud to £50 and heifers to £27. A fcatum of the sale was the very strong demand right throughout. Quotations: Springing hoiferß, £10, £12. £14; choico do., making up to £25; heifers, in profit, £11 to £27; aged dairy cows, £10. £12, £13; medium quality do. £14. £15. £17; better classes. £19. £22. £23; choice Bortu, £24, £27, £29, to £32 10s.; grade Jersey cows. £45. £50; pedigree do:. Signs., Wens. At Stratford on Novcmbc*- 16. a full yarding camo forward, but the mar. Vet had an easier tone throughout. Store CiKga. aged, £$ £4 i 0 3.. bettor sorts, £6 £7 7s. 6d.'; forward cows, £7 155., £8 155.. £9 7a. 6d., £9 #■».; fat do., £10 12s. (i„ £13 17s. 6d.; yearliug heifers, £3 2s. 6d.. £5 6a.; 16-month do., £6, £8; extra choice Jersey do., £16 2s. 6d.; empty heifers. £7 55.. £7 17s. 6d., £8 ss„ £9 7b. 6d.; other do., £11, £11 17s. 6d.; yearling Rteera, £3 2s. €d., £4 la.; 3-ycar do., £8 15s At Stratford'dairy salo the yarding was only of moderato quality throughout, npd prices wore dow'A a shado In consequence. Springing £11, £12, £13 10s,; better quality do., £15 10s.. £16 10s., £17 10a.; heifers, calved; £9 10s., £10, £14 10s. : dairy cowb, £11, £13. £15. At DougIns sate on November 15 thero waa an exceptionally heavy yardlne of cattlo and a Eood attendance oT Tiiiyera. The offering comprised a big proportion of bullocks, outside inguirjr accounting for most of this claas. Other classes sold at late rates throughout, young tattle, If anything, easing a shade. Ewes and lambs £2; store cows. £7. £7 10s.. £7 155.; lor!»ftj ti A S 3 ||- , £loi Bteers. £2 Bs., £3 15a„ £5; 2-yoar,i)ld do., £ 6165. £7 12si.i 3-year steers, £> 17s. 6d.. £10, £10 i J-Ww-oW <10.. £12, £12 10s.. £13 fat <">? forward do., £15, £15 65.; fat cows £10 163. £11 12s. 6d.. £12 16s : yearling lifers. £3 7s. 6d„ £4 16«.. £5 6s. jersey do., £10 55., £10 155., £12 55.. £14- cmntv > £9 12s. 6d.: dairy cows, £7. £8 16a.. up f 0 £16: Jersey bull. £13 10s. " °

Ihe Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Association, Ltd., Dannevirke, report having held their ealo of hides, ekins, and tallow, eto., on Thursday. There was n Mr attendance of buyers, and although wS.*' M , W '' ! ' (,u1 '- ever - v lot °f ™« » ; it' %i, B ° cntft loguo was disposed of at the following prices, wliich, if anything, were slightly in advanco of recent, sales, and higher than the Christchuroh sale. First crossbred, dry*, 03d • first coarse, GJd.; hoggets, Gd.; first, dead! 5d.; pelts, Gd,; first crossbred salle'V from Bs. 3d. to Gs. 5d.; hoggets, Gs. Id. to ss. id.; lamliß, Is. 9d.; pelts, Is. 9d Hides: Prime ox, from Old to 7d.; cut ox, OJd.; prime cow, 7Jd. to 53d.; cut cows, s}d.: kips, GUI.; first calf, 14Jd.; meat)', 12d.; cut calf, 10d.; calf, 9-lOlb., 12] d.; calf, fl-81b., 12Jd.; tallow, 2fis.