LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 53, 26 November 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs Dalgcty and Company, Limited, report having a very fair yarding of Bheop and a good entry of cattle at their I'eilding sale on Friday. All sheep met with ft very good demand, while the market for cattle generally- was dull. Quotations:-Shoep: 2-tooth wethers, 23b.; 4-tooth wethers (woolly). 345.; small mixed 2-tooths, 20a. Id.; 2-tooth ewes, 235. :to 23s 6d.; fat shorn cwob, 265. 3d., 275. !>d. to 29s 41. Cattle: Yearling steers, £5 to £5 5b.; 3-year steers,'£9 to £10 10s.; 3jvear bullocks, £11 Us.; 2-yoar Herefordcross heifers, £6 125.; 15-month P.A. heifers £5 10b.; yoarling heifers. £5 6s. to £5 128 6d.; 15-inonth Friesian heifers. £6 17« « to £7 155.; 2-year Friesian heifers, £s'm' 6d.; 2-yen.r S.H. hciicrs, £6 He. 6d. to £6 175.; 2-voar crosßlircd heifers, £9 2s 6d to £10 155.; 2-year Jersey heifers, £12 si. to £13 155.;, rough 2-year heifers « to £7 2a. 6d.; ddiry cows, £14; empty oowsnnd heifers, £6 Mb.; fat and forward cowl £9 2»- «•: 2 -y car S - H ' liulls ' £1 ° 10s. to £13 l Js - '' , „ . The TVairarapa Farmers' Coop. Association Ltd., Fahintua, report on their annual Bpring cattle fair, held in the Mamrahao yards. Pahiatua, on Monday, as follows;-A full yarding of all classes of stock came forward, the number of fho entry totalling just on 2500 head. The ouality of the stock offered was well up to nrovious sales, but most of the entry were in backward condition, which condderablv affected the demand, especially in rrown bullocks, only the best-condi-tioned sorts being competed for. Young nut tic wore not in demand, and. apart from tho few pens of big bullocks mmiired for, tho bulk of the yarding wnH Si "d In unsold. We disposed of «0 bend of our entry at the following prices: -18 fat bullocks, from £18. £16. £15 10b., <m? to £14 10s.; 15 Hereford bulloclfs, £12 10? -2* bullocks, from £14. £13 17s. 6d £13' If> £13. £12 l ss '. £1 ° 10fl - £9 10b - £5 Qa £9" £8 6s. to £7; 40 empty P.A. cows, i»"lsi.s 8 P.A. cows, £8 «b.: 4 fat oows,

from £11 ss. to £8 10b.;, 17 steers, from £8 13b. 6d. to £4 Us.; 33 2-year steers, £7.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report nt their annual cattle fair held on Tui'-d'ay:—Good yardinas of nil classes of stoi*. came forward, and were offered to n representative attendance of buyers. However, the demand was not keen, and only a small portion of the yarding changed hands; the market showing a marked decline on late rates. Quotations; I'orward V.A. bullocks, £15 65.; J-yoar steerß. £8 to £9 10b.; 2-year steers, £4 12s. 6d.; empty cows. £6 to £7 10s.; dairy heifers, £5 ss. to £7 155.; ycarliiiffS, £3. At Wi'.ikanac o:i November 24, we had full yardings of both Bhecp and cattle which were submitted In a good attendance of buyers. Sheep sold well, but cattle were not in demand.. Quotations: Shorn fat wethers, 30s. 6i1.; shorn fat sheep, 30b. 4d.s fat lambs, 225.; ewes and lambs, 345. 6d.; shorn ho|!ijctß, 245. 6d.; cows and calves, to £9; store cows, to £8; dairy heifers, £6 to £7 55.; bulls, £4 55.; yearling heifers, £3 17b. 6d.j yettrliif steers, £3 155.; springing heifers, £10; fat oowb, £10 2s. 6d.