LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2279, 13 October 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mr. Newton King? in, his weekly report, lays:—At Kapqnga, on October 8. there was a heavy entry-.of cattlo and.spirited bidding. Prices were as follow:—Best yearling heifers, £2 Bs. to £2 125.; others, £1 15s. to : £2; smaller, £1 3s. to £1 125.; yearling steers. £2 10s.. to £3 Is.; xougli and.small, £1 14s. to £2 55.; empty 20months heifers,- £3 te. to £3 75.; bulls, £4 2s: to £7 12s. '6d;.;~cows and calves (good), £4 15s. to £5 I0s.;. : poor-conditioned and tiinall, £2 to £3 55.; forward and fat cows, £5 175.; to £7 155.; lighter-framed forward cows,- £5 to £5 155.; store cows (good), £4 ids. to £4 19s'.; smaller, £3 16e. to £4 35.; small-framed cows, £2 17s. 6d. to £3 7s. 6d.; aged cows (poorer), £1 10s. to £2 ss. Some fine pens of springers met a good market; choice o-year heifers selling up to £10 10s.; 'good''sorts, £6 12s. ,6d. to £9 10s.; wellgrown. ,'2-yoar hoif ws, close np, £5 17s. 6d. ..to £7 7e. 6d.; fair sorts, £5 ss. to £5 12s. 6d.; email, £4 to £5; dairy cows, £5 to £7 155.;. breeding sows, £3 15a. On October 5,, at TJronui, there was'.a good yarding, and everything, with tho exception of small or. backward springing heifers, was cleared as follows:—Yearling heifers, £1 16s. to £2 18s. 6d.; yearling eteors, £2 195.; yearling bulls, £2 10s. to £3 7s. 6d.; empty 20-months heifers, £3 3s. 6d. to £3 18s.; store cows, £2 17s. to £4 135.; cows and calves (rough), £3 lis. to £4 2s. 6d.; forward cows, £6 Is. to £6 10s.; fat cows, £7 Is. to £8; 18-months steers,. £4; 2-s-car steers,, £4 195.; 3-year Eteers, £6 to £7 75.; dairy cows, £5 10s. to £7; choice springing Jersey heifers, up to £8; good, £5 15s. to'. £7 2s. 6d.; small, £3 7s: 6d. to £4 10s.; mixed fat sheep, £1 4s. 6d.Tto £1 ss. 6d.; ewes and lambs, £1 65.;. hoggets, 13s. 9d.; store.pigs, 18s. to £1 4s. 6d.; wcaucre, 12s. 6d. On October 6, at- Bahotu, there, was a small entry which sold as follows:—Small yearling, heifers, £1 7s. Bd. to £1 95.; good yearlings, £Z 6s. 6d. to £2 165.; rough .yearling steers. £2 lis.; bulls, £5 ss.j springing hoifers, £4 17s. 6d..t0 £6 10s.; dairy cows. £7 to £7 10s.; empty 20-months heifers, £3. 6s. 6d.; forward cows, £5 2s. to £5 lis.; store cows, £3 Us. to £4 13s. On tho same day, at Stratford, a, good entry of springing heifers was penned, very satisfactory sales being made, the .45 heifers, ami cows-averaging £6 5g.; best 'springing heifers made from £6 ss. to £8 55.; good sorts, from £5 to £5 17s. 6d. ; smaller heifers, £3 10s. to £4 10s.; dairy cows, £6 15s. to £10 At Okau, on October 7, there was a small entry, tho whole of which, howevor, was placed at the hammers at the following prices :—Empty 20-months hoifers, £3 15s. to £3 165.; yearling heifers, £2 4s. to £2 18s.; ycaiiing steers, .£2 19s. to £3'105.; 18-mouths : steers, £3 163. to £4 125.; small yearling 6teera, £2 Is.; Jersey 25-ycar steers, £6 s=!;' springing hoifers, £4 IDs. to £5 10s.; cowp and calves, £4 175.; good store cows, •£4 ss. to £5 35.; small cows, £2 ICe. to £3 10s.; well-bred Shomhom bull, £15 55.; Jersey bull,-£2 14s. 6d.