LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 96, 17 January 1921, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loa Mereantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. -. p ,r ni j av a t Onunake. entries anil attendance of buyers. Praeticany : X?’ d nlso had a irnali yarding. On TYiat Palmer RoadL there was a medium faiHv The r %> Ul £9 15s. t.n £lO Us : fo . rwa^.d^o 1 t B ° tP f n 8 h’b fe^ 11 £3 1 58 nO cuU O jorsev.fr 7 dBS wee ner heife”: £4 ifc bulls. £4 15s. to £9 15s. The'Farmers’ Co-op. Auctioneering O -. Ltd renort:-At Hamilton on Jannarv 13 we had a good yarding of cattle, but the supnlv of sheen was small. for beef was more spirited, and nracti - nllv the whole yarding was cleared. Lightsteers made / 8 9 ’’ X^s' 0 ? a tn lighter weigrhtß, £8 to <tiv db. , u eonple of good lines of 34 to 4-vear steers from tbe coast were penned, and although vendors’ reserves were not reached under iho hammer most of them were disposed of nrivateiv. Thopo sold made to £l2 Jis., 24-vear steers sold to £8 165.: smaller sorts £7 2S. 6d. to £7 10s.: fresh-condition-ed cows were not keenly RoucYit after, realining from £5 ss. to £7: heavy, bulls from £6 10s. to £l3 2s. 6d.. according to size. There were only a few pens of fat Bhoen. which were well competed for; wethers, to 335.: coolly hoggets. 315.: a dpt) of store lambs made 16s. 9d. The yardine of piers was hotter but values confddernhlv declined. The best made to £4 Bs. Store nis-s and weaners were also nronortionateir low. T ., Moasrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report on Felldincr Rale, held on January 14. as follows:—We had a small entry of sheep and a fair yardimr of cattle. Sheep, owinir, no doubt, to the continued dry sneh. were practically unsaleable, and owners must realise that they will have to reduce reserves considerably if they want io business. Cattle were in fair demand, vv e ouote: —Sheen: Fat 2-tpoths. 21s. 6d.. 265. 6d.. to 245.: woolly lambs. 15s. Cattle: Fat and forward cows, £6 12s. 6d._. ±7 to £8 155.: store cows. £3 18s. to £4 ds. ; two* vear • steers, mixed colours. £6 7s. to £6 17s. 6d.: Tolled Ancus 2-ycar -tears. £7 10s.; forward steers. £9 Bs. Messrs. Dalerety and Co.. Ltd.. I n’merston North, report ha vine a fair yaYdine of sheep and a small entry of "attle ai their Feildimr sale, on Friday. T’i e biddim; was not at .all keen, and several lets were passed out unsold. Quotations: Sheep —Small lambs. 7s. od. to 7e. Fd.; very fair lambs. 12s. to 12s. 6d.: lieht-condition-ed youner ewes. 10s.: fat and forward ewca, 18s. Id. Cattle —Small 2-year steers. £5 Ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aer«?cy Company. Ltd.. Palmerston North, report :—At oar Roncrotea. sale' on Wednesday we had a small entry. The attendance was small, yet we managed to amt the yarding* at vendors’ reserves. We quote:—Small 2-tooth wethers, 17s. 6d.; fat ewes. 205.; store cows, £3 55.. £3 10s., £3 134. 6d.. to £4 Us.; forward cows, £5, £6, to £6 10s.; fat cov/a, £7 155.. £8 12s. 6d.. £9. £9 10s.. to £lO 10s.; potter bulls. £4 10a. to £9 10s. Tile New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. Jtalmerston North, report:—At our Himafansri sale on Monday. wo had a small yardiner of both sheep and cattle. Prices were below recent sales, yet we cleared the yarding under the hammer. We quote :—2-tooth wethers. 225. 6d.: yearling empty heifers. £4 65.; forward cows, £5 10s. to £6 11s.; dairy cows, £l2.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At our Palmerston North sale on Thursday stock was hard to s_cll. We quote:—Store cows. £4 18s. 6d.; forward cows, £6 Ils.: fat cows, £8 10s.; yearling heifers, £2 155.: weaners, 25b.