LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2155, 22 May 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

jrcsars. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report- having held their monthly,sale ot Waikanae on Tuesday. There was only■ « medium yarding of sheep and cattle, out all lots were largely competed for and prices obtained were very (satisfactory. >> e quote Aged ewes in lamb, 125.; fat and forward ewes, 15?. 10d.; fat wethers, £1 Is., £1 35.; cull lambe, 4s. 9d.: fat cows. £5 12s. 6c1., £6 145., to £7 10s.; forward bullocks, £6 Bs.; heifers in calf, £6, £6 12s. 6d.

Mcesre.. W. and G. Tu-rnbull and Co., Ltd., .report having held their weekly sale in their Waipoua (Masterton) salc.vftvds on Wednesday, May 20, when they ottered, a very small entry owing to trie boisterous weather experienced the last week. There was only fi email attendance, and bidding was rather dull, but the following prices were realised :-Fat wether*. 20*.; woolly lambs, 12e. 9d.; smalt dhorn lambs, 6s. 4d.; old rams, 10e.; fat cows. £6 17s. 6d.; store <-ows, £3 2s. to £3 lfo.; bulls, £o; porkers, 29? ' Tlio Kew Zealand Loan and MarranlileAgency Company, Ltfl.. report:—At Solway on Wednesday wo had a very fair entry of sheep ond a small one of cattle. Owing to the bad weather a number of advertised lines did not come forward. There w«p a: fair"attendance of buyers..but competition, tvdei not At- all keen, with the result that several lines were paseed. Our principal sales' were Forward empty ewes. 17g. ; small 2-toot.li wethers, 16s. 9i1.; _medium woolly .lambs, 1 12s. 3d. to 13s. 7d.: fat cows, M 163.:. forward cows, £4 l«s;; 3 and 4-year bullocks. £5 7a

The/New, Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Company. Ltd., Tcport:—Wc. held our weekly tale at l'ahiatua on Tuesday, when we submitted a good entry of both sheep'and cattle.. Competition for sheep 'was keen, good ;ewes especially meeting with a brisk'.sale, though'- lambs were, sllxhtly easier. The demand for cattle was not so good. number Of lines were passed at auction. The following were the nricera realised:—4 .and . 6-toot-h ewes in lamb. 19s; 6d.; 2-t.ooth ditto. Us. 2d.: mixed aged ditto, lis. 6d.; fat and forward'ewes, 17s. 5d.: fat lambs. 16s. 9d.; medium shorn lambs, Us. 9d. to 125.. Id.; cull ditto, 6s. to 7s. 3d.: medium 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 19s. )od.: 20-months steers, £4 75.: store cows, £2 2s. to £4 75.; wcancr calves, £1 7s. 6d. to £1 19s.