LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2264, 25 September 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

,Messrs." Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re:"nort on . the ■ llasterton sole .held at Hol- ■•■" way on Wednesday as follows :-We- offer--cd a good general-.yarding of. stock, un- ; ■ i doubtedly: tlie best 6inoe the .outbreak; of -'■ war, and have to report a .satisfactory ■■sale. iTwo or: three lots of exceptionally ";' prime heavy fat sheep ■full of-quality we offered .on behalf- of -.Mr:, John, Holmes,. : Matawihi; nothing better .hafiNbeen seen ' -, in the yards for'many days, in fact, the sheep were good enough for; the •'show ring.' The •wethers ,mado 305., and the ewes 28s. 3d.', We offered a. good entry .-of '-': cattle, including 100 store - bullocks oE . hard; country, and "considering, the- qua!-: '-' it* they mode..full value... Young steers: '■'■ were keenly sought- after. Uuotafaons:. . Beefy bullocks! up to £9 . 12s. ~ . 6d,;n for- ' , ward bullocks,...£B; store .bullocks, £7 .fe. • . : '. to £7 15s.j springing iheifers .(small), £i 6s;; heifers in milfc £s; ' \ woolly hoggete (good),- 165.: 6d.; shorn, 14s'.; extra prime fcvt wethers, hen-vy-weighte, 305.: extra ' -prime fat.ewes, 28s.- 3d;; others, .235... 9d. ,: . Messrs. W. and .G. - t [Ttornbulland: Co.,' tAA., report having.held their'-weekly,sale • .to their Waipoua,. (Jlaeterton) sale.yards ) on -Wednesday,when they .offered a.good j-arding of sheep and cattle, .well, aboyei •advertised numbers. Airthc.shcep found buyers, and the bulk of the cattle wero also sold. The following prices wero re-M -allsed:—Fat ewes .arid Aethers.: 2fs. ' 6d.; ' fat cwc3,-19s.'5d:; hoggets, 13a. to. 13s. 3d.; fat, cows,' £7 7s. ;■ dairy, cows,", close to calving, £5 10s. to. £6 16s.'j. ! heifers, in '. .milk, £4 156;; springing heifers, £4 10s., ■'■' £4 125., to\ £s\\5 \\ yearling": fitters and- hek ' fore, 38s. ■ to 435.'6 d.';: mixed [weaners, 315".; • yearling heifers,,'36s. 6d.j:'three-year steers, '■.£«. Pigs: Weaner'3,'vlss.'6d. to'. 17s.' 3d.,