LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 281, 22 August 1921, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Levin and Co. report:— At Bulls sale on Monday a small yarding came forward, which met with fair competition. and practically all changed hands at late rates. Good dairy cows sold well under good competition At Feilding on Friday we had it small yarding of sheep and a fair entry of cattle. Fat sheep sold well at late rates. There was only one pen of breeding ewes to Southdown rams, which sold at 90s Id. under keen competition. Dairy cattle, especially heifers, close to profit, wero in advance of late sales, while yearling Jersey and Jersey cross heifers were very keenly sought after. A single pen of fat Hereford cows sold at £8 14s. Store cattle, of which there was a fair entry, met with little competition, and prices were low. Quotations: —At Bulls: Small mixed sex hoggets. 6s. lOd, 7s. 6d„ Bs. 3d.; Lincoln skin fat ewes, Ils.; fat cows. £5; empty store cows, 195.. 16s , 585.; springing heifers, Holstein. £lO 10s., £ll. £l5 55., £l4 10s.; others, £6, £9 10s.; guaranteed young cows, £l5. £l5 IDs.. £lB, £lB 55.; others. £7 55.. £B, £9, £9 10s. At Feildlng: 6-tooth Romney ewes to S.D rams, 205.; ewes and w.f lambs, 225. 3d.; prime ewes. 155.; 4-tooth fat Lincoln wethers, 15s. Id.: fat ewes and wethers. 13s. 9d.; B.H. springing heifers, £7, £lO 10s.. £l2. £l3; aged cows, £6 IDs, £7; guaranteed cows. £10; empty cows, 165., 225.. 32s fid. to £2 25.; fat Hereford cows, £6 145.; yearling S.H. heifers. £2 55., £2 12s. 6d. to £4- Jersey cross, low condition. £4 Bs.; Jersey yearlings, good, £7 25.; empty 2-yea.r heifers. £5 2s 6d.; yearling steers, 65., 17s. 6d.;2-year discoloured steers. 325.. 22s fid.; 3-year steers. £3 2s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North report having a moderate yarding of both sheep and cattle at their Feildlng sale on Friday. There was a decided drop in values, both for fat and store sheep. Store cattle were dull of sale, dairy stock selling at late lates, with a keen demand for any animals close to profit. Quotations Sheep: 2tooth wethers, Us. 4d ; mixed age ewes, in lamb, 10s. 4d.; fat ewes, 14s. 9d.; fat maiden ewes and wethers. 16s. 5d ; fat wethers. 16s. 6d. Cattle: Store cows. 355. to £2 25.; backward dairy cows, £7 10s„ £lO 10s.. to £l2; P.A bullocks, £5. The Farmers’ Co-oncrative Auctioneering 00.,.Ltd., report:—At Hamilton on Thursday, wo yarded 300 head of cattle, 400 sheep, and 250 pigs, practically the whole of which was cleared. The quality of the beef was a great improvement on recent sales and met with strong competition, values advancing considerably. Best bollocks made to £l4 12s 6d.; medium. £lO to £ll 155.; lighter weights. £8 to £8 17s. 6d.; fat cows made to £l5 55., for an extra prime heifer from Mr. F R. Seddon: ordinary, £6 12s. 6d. to £7 17s. 6d.; light-weight and nlain quality, £4 15s. to £5 55.; forward cows, £3 7s. 6d to £4 10s.; a line of forward steers from the west coast drew good bidding, making up to £8 165.; smaller frames. £5 ss. to £6 65.; 2-year and yearling cattlo varied little' from tho previous week, values being low throughout; 18-month to 2-year steers, £2 4s. to £3. 2s 6d.; heifers, same age (small), £4 12s. 6d.; ■yearling steers. £2; heifers. £2 15s? to £4 55.; small yearlings, mixed. £1 to £1 10s. In tho sheep section competition was also more spirited, and values advanced Best wethers realised up to 255.; lighter weight, 19s. £d. to 215.; forward, 16s. to 17s. 6d.; store lambs, 6s to Bb. 6d.‘ Pigs were again in good supply. but hardly reached last week’s values. Baooners made to £5 Us.; porkers, £3 to £4 2s. 6d.; Slips, 25s to £2 65.; weaners, 9s. to 17s. fid.