LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2306, 13 November 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

; .Tho New .Zealand Loan and Mercantile , Agenoy oo"mpany,: Limited, report:—At Rongotea eale'on Wednesday wo had a.n exceptionally heavy yarding. ..The attend-ance-was good, andebmpetition ,was:brieK throufhout, - except for yearlinge, which n-ere easier. Wβ qnoto:—lUt shorn ewes, 18s. Bd.j wcaner pi?a, 12s. 6d., 176.; slips, 245.; good porkers, J63.;' yearling etoera. £2, 155.:. discoloured two-year 'steers,- £4 17s. 6d.; springing -heifers,' £5, £5 55., £6 is. 6d.; two-year empty heifers, £i 155., £4, £4 10s.; empty cows, £4, £4 4s. 6d.," £4.105.; forward cows, £5 to £5 '.165.; fat -cows, light, £6 7s. 6d., £6 125..-' 6d.,- £6 155.; heavy cows, £7.'55...£7 10s., £7 155.. £8, £8 153.; fom-ard. bullocks,. £10 sa. j two-yeer Holstein bulls, £5 55., £6 105., ; £7; two-year Bhorthorn btdls, £10 10s j ,'.. •■■■■■ ■/.. i :.

Messrs. Abraham and .Williams, Ltd., report .as follows:—At Pahiatua. on. November 10, wo,yarded a few, pens of ehcep and a., good' entry: of cattle-..-Competition was not keen under'the hammer,, put;we subsequently-.Wide. practically a '. total clearance at late rates. ■ Quotations: Fat sheep, .235.; good springing heifers. £6 to £7 10s.; others; £5.55. to R5.125. 6d.; eood dairy-cows, "to £9 17s. v 6d.-; - .'fifteen-month' heifers, £2 15s. to £3. ; 25.; yearling-heifers, £2 2s. 6d. to £2 10s.;: empty cows, £4 to £4.6e.;; store cows,' £2 103. to £3 Is.; .twoyear steers, £5 7a.. 6d,; yearling steers,' £3 3s. to £3 10s.; a large number of bulls made £2"3e;to £3 195. ! 6d.;f0r fifteen-months 1'olde;:. and- £4,.16s. i -td:"£6:.-10s.>-foiv two-ytor-olds. ' Six , heifers,- kindly donated by Mr. P.P. Nelson, of Pori, on behalf of- , the Belgian- Belief Hund.-ieolieed £28,75. .6d..; ,

Messrs.' w> anld'.G. Turn-bull and"Co., UA., report having held their usual weekly sale in their Waipoua- (Maaterton) sale yaTde on Wednesday,. November 11. A good -raiding .of,sheep, cattle, and pigs was offered, and competition being keen throughout the -was a good clearance at the following rates:—Fat woolly ewee, 255.; woolly ewes and lambs, 25e, 4d.; woolly hoggets, 14s. Bd.; woolly B.F. hoggets, Us. Bd.; cull hoggots, 10s. Pigs: Weancrs," Bs. to 10s, 6d.;'small porkers, 235. to 2?5.; etoro pigs, '30s. Cattle:' Fat cows, £8-65.'..t0-£8 10s.: fat heifers, extra'prime, £10 65.; good, £7 10s.; light, £5 10s. to £6 10s.; fat cows and heifers, £8 55.; fat bullooke (light), £9-15;. , t0 £9 is. 6d.; forward empty, heifers,'.£4 10s.; sp*aging'■ heifers, £5 155.; epringing cows, £5 lie.; cows and calvee, £3.' 155.. to £4 165.; old store. cowe,V£2 ,135.;. yearling steers,-' £2 155.; -eighteen-monthe steers, .-63 5a.;. Jersey .bull, £6 sa. A bay Hony mare donated to the. Belgian Belief Fund by Miss Jtay M'Lafen, Homehush, brought £10.10s.': •••••: . .. ■