LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 59, 3 December 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Airency Co., Ltd., rtport having conducted a successful clearing sale of dairy etock and implements, on account of tiie estate of the late Archibald Gray, at the farm, Levin, on November 26. There was a large attendance of buyem present, competition was good, and the ; results cfsa e satisfactory, best cows selling at £22 to £27- low-condition heifers, in milk, £10 to £16 10b.; yoarliuß heifer*. £6 10s. to £10 15i ; bull, £6 ss. i rows with calves. £7 ll 64.i bucket calves, Ms.; aged draught horses, £18 ss. to £30; hack, ±13; harness. £7 to £7 10s. ; spring dray. J>W; cht £17; 5-h. disc, £18 55.; s.f.l. plough. £19 10s.; 3-lcaf ""0 harrows, £8. . The New Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Iftstribiiting 00. report on their fortnightly •Me hold in their Taihape yard., on November 24. as follows:-* small yarding nf sheen and cattle came forward to a rood attendance of buyers. Contrary to Stations, competition for. all classes of stock was very keen, and a tottl clearance resulted as follows :-Shorn 0- . „Yfc withers. Sob.; lighter ditto. 315.; of and °rW woolly "ewes, 27s 27s M. !„!>?«• nis hogeits, n wool, 315.; need ram lambs at foot, 335. 8d ; «i«w springing heifers, £15 Is., and MSIOB ""yea" ditto, £9 7s. Gd.; cowa with caves at foot; £9 165.; 3-year steern r 1 is -fat cow., £10 17s. 64., £12; faj, heifers, £10 12s. to £!2 15=.; liKhtcr dit o, £9 ss; lending dog, £4 2s. sd.jpnps.JSJ. The same firm report on their fortnightly .•lie held in their Marlon yards on lionrtrv' "is follows:-A fair entry of both "iiecn and cattle were submitted to -« small attendance of buyers. CompetlK was dull throughout tho sale but with the' exception of one pen of cattle wo disposed of tho whole yarding as follows'.-Shorn wether hoggets 24i. 2d.; sulls.ni. ditto 16s. lid.; empty heifers, ft u« £6 10s. to £8; store cows. £6 to £6 5„ :' yearling steers. £3 18s. to £4 7j.; yearling heifers. £J 10s. to £4 2s. 6d.; »m "Vo'ncw Zealand Farmers' Co-op. Distributing Co. report in toUown;-At oor Ilunterrille .ale, held on Tuesday, we offcre a good yarding of cattle to the W»al attendance of buyers. Fair com-

petition brought values well up to late rates, but vendors wero not inclined to accept Iho reduced tlgures. We ijuoto;-Krnpt-y dairy heifers, £6 10s. to £8 155.; smaller ditto, £5 3s. 6d.; yearling steers. £4 1?». to £5; springing cows, J-'S Ms. Messrs. Newton King and Co., Ltd., report:—At Urenui, ou November 2, pricm eased a, shade i'or all classes. A lair yarding came forward, the bulk of which was cleared at the hammer. Woolly hoggets, 2?s. '3d.; shorn ewcß, 245.; Btore cows, £4 155., £5; forward do., .£7 2s. 6d., £7 17b. 6d., £8 10s.; tat cowb. £9 15s„ £10, £10 10s.; yearling heifers, £o lUs.. £4, £4 lis.; 5-mouth do., £5 if-;. empty heifers, £6, £6 10s.; yearling stce..,, £2 7s. 6d., £3 2s. 6d., £3 Bs.; 20-month do., £4 2s. Gd.; 2-year-old steers, £5 10s.; 4-year-old bullocks, £9 155.; springing heifers £12, £15 155., £18. At Stony Biver, on November 23, competition was keen, and a stcadv market was maintained throughout Buyers attended for all classes, and little of a full yarding remained, unsold. Weaner pigs. 10s.. 205.; store pigs, ti; store cows, aged, £3 55.. £3 10s.: better sortß, £5, £6 165.: forward cows, £7 7b. Cd., £B 155.; light fat cows, £10; yearling heifers, £2 155.. £3 its.. £4 2s. 6d., £4 15b. i Jersey do., £6 17s. 6d.. £7 2s. 6d., £9; 20month empty heifers, £5 12s. 6d., £6; 2-year do.. £6 10s, £7 55.: Jersey 2-year empty heifers, '£11 10s.; yearling steers, £2 10s., £3, £3 lis.; 15-month do., £4 35.; 2-year steers, £5 Bs.; in-calf heifers, £15: springing heifers, £3, £10, £12; choicer quality do., £13 10s., £14 10s., £15; Jersey do., £16, £17 10s.; dairy cows, £11, £15. £16; grade Jersey do., £36; heifers, calved. £iO, £14 155.; Jersey bulls, £21, £24; Shorthorn bulls, £5 10a., £7 ss. to £11 15s. At Walwakailio yards, on November 26, a sale of pedigree Jersey cattle was held, on account of Messrs. II atonei. C. W. Huebe, and J. 11. Street, and several other vendors. The cattle were an exceptionally fine collection, and were all in show condition, with the result that some record figures were obtained. Quotations: Cows. 45, 80, 85, 160, and 190 guineas; 2-ycar-old heifers, 152 175. IE6, and 312 guineas; heifer calves, 56, 62, 63, 67, 92 and 160 Ijmneas; bull calves, 66 guineas; 2-year-old hull, 105 guineas. At the. Waiwakaiho sale, on the Bame day, a fair yarding came forward, and a good clearance was made. Dairy cattle and store cows maintained late market values, but other classes, voung cattle especially, eased consider-, ably Vendors, however, were in most cases prepared to meet the market M.s. woolly hoggets, 255. 104. j store cows, £7. £87 onvard do., £9, 55., £9 155,; rat cow , £9 17s. 6d.. £10. £11 2s, 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 135., £4 10s.; Jersey do., £12 o*. 5-month heifers, £6 7s. M; empty hotfcrß £6 10s., £7,105.; yearling steers, £2 17s £year steers. £8 17s 6d ; : heifers £8, £8 155., £9 ss. to £12 10s.; dairy cows,'£lo 5 5 ., £11, £I j^ d,0 £ £° do.. .£l6, £19; Jersey do. £29. £24 lfc•.£<»• Messrs. Dalgety null ton North, rcnort hnvTmT fi> heir ..in nlemcntarv cattle fair at. Foil * , "^, on „ n t t :' div when there was as!o a email entry ofVeP Competition W'Wl.W * ok and a number of lines fa led to chlngc hands. o«<' t a tl 9 nß M° •' with lambs 295. 9d. : m«<!d h'-Mjts^Ms... £m°onth " B e>rs C '£sr2-vear heifers £6 6s tn £8 12s. 6d.: forward cows, £. 19a.; tat ind forward heifers. £9 125.: Jersey-cross yearling JK a/to £7 10s.; Fnos.ancross yearling heiferß, £6 6b.