LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 71, 17 December 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on their Pahlatua Bale held on Tuesday. We had a small eutry of cattle. There was a small, attendance and poor competition. We quote:—Heifer and calf, £5 15a.; empty cows, £5 11a. to £6 55.; yearling bull, £4. The New Zealand Loan and Mercanlilo Asency Co., Ltd., report on their Masterton sale held on Wednesday. We had a. small entry of Bhcep and n fair entry of caitlc. There waa.a small attendance of buyers, and competition was dull. We quote:—Empty cwo3 in wool,- 245.j empty two-year heifers, £4 15s. to £5 18s.; empty cows, £6.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Linjited, report having offered a fair yardifeg at Lcvlu on Tuesday. Prices ruled as tinder:—Fat ewes and wethers, 345. 9d.; fat and forward shorn cwea. 255.; m.B.,twotooths. 205.-. cull vwes. with lambs. ?/ss. 2d.; yearling heifers, £3 10s. to £6; two-year empty heifers, to £8. At Te Horo, on Wednesday, there was a. fair demand. Dry oweß made 255. Id.; m.s. shorn twotooths. 235.; owes with lambs, 325. 6d.; empty cows, £6 ss. to £7 10».; two-year coloured steers, £4 to £5 15b. Messrs. Newton King,- Ltd,, report:—At Urenui, on December 6, the yarding comprised both sheep and cattle. Sheep met with little demand at the hammer, but the whole of the yarding was eventually . cleared. Late rates ruled for cattle, practically tho whole yarding sold. Wool, ly hoggcte, 25b. ; wethers (woolly), 29b., 325. 6d.; ewes and lambß, 31b.; dry owes ly). 255.; store cows, £5 17s. 6d., £6 55.; forward do., £7 10s.. £8 65.; fat cows, £10 10b.; yearling heifcrj, £3 Is.; fifteen-month do., £4 11b., £5 9s. 6d.; empty heifers. £5 17b. 6d„ £5 9s. «d., £7 45.; yearling steer*. £2 10a.. £3 2a., £3 8s„ £3 175.; two-year-old do., £5 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £9 ss„ £9 ICa.. £10 15b.: choicer do., £15, £15 155.; two-year Jersey bull. £26: At Stony River,' on December 7, a fair yarding attracted a irood nttendnnco of buyers, and a Bteady market was maintained throughout. Prices for store cattle showed little change. Dairy cattle were In keen demand. tttoro piga. 325., 385.: vealors, £3 10s.; store cows, £6 10s„ £7 10s.; forward, do., £8 7s. 6d., i'.<) ]7j, 6d.; ilfteen-month heifers, £4 75., £4 10b.; empty heifers, £6 2b. 6d., £6 lis.; un to £9: In-caH Jersey cows, £11 155.; springing heifera, £8 155.. £9 15s„ £11 lCs.; better quality do'.. £12 10a., £13 ss„ £14, £14 10s.: heifers in profit, £11 10s., £12 10a., £13. £13 155.; jyiringing cows, £10 It's. to £16: dairy COW'S. £13 10a.; yearling bhlls, £5 Vs. 6d., £6 2s. 6d.: Shorthorn bull, £18 10s. On December 9 a clearing naie was held at Lepperton. on-account of Mr. J, Payne, Buyero attended Hi strong numbers, and everything offered realised good prices, the cows, although low lu condition, were eagerly sought after. Dairy cows. £9 10s., £10. £12; hotter sorta, £17 10s.. £22, £27 'dOa., £29; springing hoifers. £6 10s.. £12 10s.; stoni cows, £7 155., '£10 10s.; sow and Utter, £5. £5 165.. to £9: seven-year-old mare, £32 10s. At Wuiwakaiho, on December 10, there was a. small yarding, but an improved market, fifteen-month cnttle canedally sold with a much better tone. Btoru cowb, ,£5 55., £6 55.: empty Jersey cowb, £?, 55.. £11 55.: yearling steers. £3 lis., £4 16».: yearling Jersey heifers. £12 10s.; 16month heifers, £5 sb„ £5 lis.. £5 17s. 6d.; empty hellers. £6 135., £8. £9 10s.; springing heifers, £12 10s.; dairy tows. £14: twovear Jersey bull, £11. At Okau. on December 11, there waa a rair vardlng ol both sheep and cattle. With the exception of on» pen of bullocks everything 5? ij ™ e « l * r hoir.gcts, 23a.; ewe hoggets, 233. 4d.; four and six-tooth wethers. 28s. i?," (S 11 '!L th , 0 lv 0 0': otoro eows, £7 55., *' IJj" £8 J 7 ,?-: fifteen-month steers, £4 IDs., £5; aged light draught gelding, £1110s.