LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2261, 22 September 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—Wo held a horse, sale at Fairaerston North on Saturday, and limited the entry to remounts that hud proved unsuitable w the Defence Department. Taking them right through they were a very fair lot of horses, sonic being extra good, whilst, others were a trifle ordinary. Wo offered and sold 84 head at very fatisiactory prices, eonio realising up to £21. Mr. Newton King in his weekly, report eays:-Ou September 11 at the Warwalta ho yards I had a, fair entry. Competition for store cows was exceptionally goo<l, ana there was an improved inquiry £«r jrthOT cattle. Yearling heifers, £1 6e. to £1 IBs. 6d.; empty 18-months heifers, £2 lfc. to £3 2s'.; yearling steers (small), £1 IDs.. to £2 125.: 2-yoar steers, £4 95.; springing heifers, £3 17s, 6d. to £5 155.; dairy cows. £4 10s. to £6 10s.; email stare cows or aged. £2 6s. to £3 95.; store cows, „£3 17s. to £4 lis.; forward cows, £5 2s. io £o IM-, fat cows, £7 135.; hoggets, small, 9e. up to 14s. 7<i. for fair stuff. „„ , , At Douglas on September 11 I had a good yarding, practically everything being cleared at the following prices-.-Holsteln yearling heifers, £2 6s. 6d.; Jersey ycarlia* heifers (good), £3; good Shorthorn yearlingheifers. £1 16s. to £2; yearling to 18-mpnths heifers, £2 9s. 6d.; bulls, £3 to £4 4e.; empty 18-months heifers, £2 195.;- 2j-year eteers, £6 65.; store cows. £3 lj|. to £4 fc., forward and light fat cowe, £5 to £6 55.; dairy cows, good, £8 to £9 lfe.; others, £6; springing heifers, £5 7s. 6d. to £o 10s.; smaller, £4 to £5. On September 12 at Stratford I had a small varding of stores. All the stock offered deai-oct as follows :->earling heilera, best, £2 &>., £2 25., £2 lfl.. £2 os. 6d.; £1 195.; £1 175.; others, smaller stuff, £1 «. to £1 135.; empty 18-montlis heifcre, £2 IBs. to £3 10s.; fat cows. £6 12s. to £7 fe; forward cows, £5: store cows, £4 to £4 76.; small cows, £2 10s. to £3 12s. 5U.; fat wethers,, £1 ss. 3d.; choice. heifers, from £8 10s. to £9 15*.; good well-grown, heifere, £6 to £7 12s. 6d.; others, shade smaller, £5 ss. to £5 17e. 6d.: small. £3 155.. to £4 17s. 6d;; the 81 heifers sold averaging £5 17s. 9d.; dairy cowe. guaranteed, £4 15s. to £5 ICg. , „ . , ~ At Stony Elver yards on September 13 cattle sold as follow :-Ycarlmg Ucifers, ±1 6s. 6d. to £1 10s.; yearling steers, £2 Is. to £2 125.; empty 18-month to 2-ycar heifers £2 17s. to £3 125.; bulls, £6 to £6 7s. 6d.; fat .cows, £7 17s. 6d. to £9; forward cows, £5 Is. to £5 75.;, good store cows, £4 isto £4 12s. 6d.; fair store cows, £3 ■ Us. to £3 175.: old cows, £1 to £1 17s. 6d.; springing heifers, £4 to £7 7s. 6d.; dairy cows, £4 to £6 10s.; f'.m. ewce in lamb, ISs. .On September 14 at Waiwakaiho, for the Spring Horse Pair catalogue of horses, of which . the majority were sold at very satisfactory prices:' Unbroken halfdraught,. 2 and 3-year fillies. £13 to £21 10s.: unbroken half-drauffht a ana ■'-year Ecldings, £13 to £18; Mibroken 3-year threequarter draught geldings, £30; Unbroken 4-vear-olds, £10 lfts. to £26 10s.; broken halfdraughts, £16 15s. to £25 155.; broken three-quarter draughts,' £26 to £30; aged, £6 10s., £16; draught mares, £36 to £fl); harness horses, £11 to £17; cobs. •£! !05..t0 £8 155.; hacks, £4 10s. to £10 10s.: pomes, « 10s. to £10 103.; aged, £2 to £3 ss. Mr. Sheehy's team realised from £9 10s. to £20 55.; and Mr. Koebuck's horses £7 10s. to £16. ■