LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1959, 16 January 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

The New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile A?ency Co., Ltd., report :-At Roneotcti OH AVeduescta-y, we liad a vory zod yJirdlne of oattle, which, sold readily 5t late rates. Quotations:— Aged store cows, £1 10s.- to £2 Its.;' fair .store cows, £2 155., £i. £5 7s. to £3 15,=.; forward cows, £4 7s. 6d.i hqifor.s, r.w.b.. £3 la.; cows and calvos. £■( 10s.; birtl.?, £J Zs. 6d. to £5 15s. Pies: Younff Devon boitrs, £1 > 163. Messrs. W. an'd G. Tumbull and Co. Ltdi, report having held their weekly, in their Waipoua (Masterton)- jalo yards on Wednesday, when they offered a, eood yarding of sheep nnd cattle well atibvo advortwefl numbers. Biddinc was keen, and the whole of the slicen entry waa eold under the haminer, and the best part.of . the cattle entry changed hands." The followirig prices were rea,lised:—B.f.■ lainbs,, 85. 9d., 10a. to 12s.;.fat ewes. 16s. IOd.: fat lambs, 15s. 6d.; forward wethers, 15s. 6d.; 2 and 4-tqoth ewes, 133. Jd.; small 2tooth wethers 13s. Id.; ktooth ewas and wethers (good). 16a. 7d.; wbolly lajnb?.- 95.Id. to 133. lid.; small woolly lambs,' te. 3d. to Bs. IOd.; poor condition f.iri. ewea, Bs. 7d.; forward store cwee, 1?3.' lOd. to' 14j. Cattle: 3-year steors. £.6 2e. 6d. to'£610s.- fat oows,' £8 2e. 6d.-. forward sows., £4 16s. to £4 18s.; store c'ows, £3 93. to-£3-10e.; cows and calves,. £4 7e. to. £4 1.6?,.; springing heifers £4 10s. to £4 155.; 2-year heifers, in calf, £3 18s., £4 Is., £4.35. 6d., to £4 55.; 15-m6nth3 'heifers, in calf. £2 15s to £2 -17a.; year steirs, £2 12s. id.. £3*b.to £3 11s.; year stie'rs arid heifers, £4 55.; weaner Jersey heifers, £1 16s. The New Zenland Loan sjid Jtiroantile. Aisiinoy Co. Ltd., Levin, report:-Wo hold our opening sale at Pahautailni on Tharsday,' when wo submitted a good entry .-of eh'ecD - and cattle. ' A bright tone in .the biddin; prevailed, several outsido. buyijrs operating freely, and wo made a total clearanco at fpllowlnsr raleei—Cull lamb's, t0.33. 2d.; others, to-53.'; B.F. ewes (low.condition), .to. 10s.; B.P. lambs, to 10s.;. forward, ewes, to 1.35. 6(1.; 2-too'th wether's,. to "15s. 7d.;*18-m6nths heifers. to ; "£3,lts.; forward cows, £4 12s. At Waikana-e, on Tuesday..tho firm had a n'ood yardini; of shce'p and cattle, which, met. with good competition uglier tho .hammer. They rtv port 0. clearance, with tlio exception of oue pcii of sheep, as lqllowa:—Woollv lambs', to-9?. 9d.; Z-top(h wetliorj femall), to Us. 4d.; forward; wcthprs passed n,t 18s.. 4d.; calves, iU.;- wcaher heifers /small)-. £1; better, to £1 <a.; store, cows; .-f-llfe.;, cows and calves, to £4.15.; 20-nionths.steerf, £3 lfcj.: heifers, r.w.h., 'to £S 17s. 6d.p.?J- ---■ •ycar-'fteers, £4 65.; etae's, £4 6?.; bulls.:to £3 its. ■ ■ ■ • .' ■;.-'.