LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2205, 18 July 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, 'litd., report, bavins held a most successful clearins solo of-dairy stock on account - o{ Messrs. Itcad liros., of Ohau, on Wednesday la6t. July calvers made from £7 to £14; August calveTS, £7 to £14 10s.: September calvers, £5 15s. to £10; springing heifors from £6 to £6 35.; breeding sows, £4 2s. fid. to £7. The whole herd of 60 cows mado the satisfactory averago of £8 ss. 6d, Dalgety and Company, Ltd.,' Palmeretoii North, report on a successful clearing salo on] account of Mr, T. Carson, at his lioinestcad, Jiangiotu,. on Tuesday last, aB follows:—Mixed age ewes in .lamb, 20s. 9a.;. small mixed hoggets, 13s. 8d.; ; Flock Book Romney ewes, Ugns. to . 2Jgns.; Bomney rams, 3$ to sAgns:; 15-months .empty heifers, £2 15g.;" cull mixed weaners, 255.; weaner heifers, £2 3s.;'3i-year bullocks, to £8 14s. 6d.; bulls. £3 2s. 6d. to £5 12s. 6d.; -store cows, £3 165.; forward cow 6, £4 12s. 6d.; .backward dairy cows, to £6 10s;; medium cows, £7 to £7 10s.; very fair cowe. £8, £8 10s.,'£8 165., £9, to £9 155.; best cows, to £11 155.; 5-year-old mares, £22 to £24; largo quantity of sundries, ■ sold at full market rates. At oi dairy sale on account of Mr. J.. H. Gibbs at-his homestead. Fern Flats, Marton, on; Wednesday last, cowa were rather low in condition, and being backward calvers did not meet with keen competition* the prices only ranging to £8 10s. There were also sold a mower, £6 125.. 6d. j hay rake, £5 10s.; and spring dray. £15.. Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., Palmer 5 ton' North, Teport having held their weekly stock .sale on Thursday, when they offered a fair yarding of stock. Quotations were as follow:—Failing mouth ewes, in. lamb to B.D. rams, 18s.; fat cows, £6 10s.; mixed weaner steers and heifers, £1 2s. 6d.; yearling steers, £3 55.; springing cows, £7 ss. to £7 7s. 6d.; store cows* £3 15s. to £4. Messrs. TV.. and O. Turnbull and Company, Ltd., report having held a very successful clewing sale on Thursday, when, they sold o«i account of Messrs. Dyer and . M'Guinness' the whole of the dairy ,herd, heifers, and .young" cattle, horees, harness, pigs, etc. Every lot. was well competed .for. The cows and . heifers, which were In very good condition,'were keenly sought after, and the cows brought good prices. August talvers brought £6' 25.-'6d.,'£6 10s., £7 2s. 6d.. £7 10s., £8 25., 6d„ -£8."10s.. £9 6s„ £10.' £11, £12 05.,. to £13; average of £8 75.; .September calvers, £5 10s.j £5 125:'6d... £6. £7 55., to £8 7s.'6d.;'aveiage of £6 lCs.;;lato calvera and 3-quarter cows, £4-2s. 6<1.. £4 ,17s. 6d„ £5,i £6, to £6 17s. 6d.; 2-year heifers, duo early/£6 to £7 155.; weaner heifers, 415.; Holstein bulls. 2 years, £7 7s. to £8 Bs.. Horses—Draught gelding Nuesatt, £32;, bar gelding Larry, £17; hay gelding Pat, £26; bay'gelding Snider,. £12 175.-6 d. PigsSows with litters, £4 15s. to £8 155.; sows in pig, £2 12s. 6d. to' £5 10s.; empty sows, 31s'.; pqpkers. £2 17s.;' slips, 195.. to 245.