LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2385, 15 February 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

; ' . Messrs. Dalcety and Co.. I/td., report hav- [ -nnd 6-tooth wethers, 18s. forward shorn I ; the Eahaufcanni Yards on Thursday, when i ".itlieyyoffered: a good yarding .of'sheep .and i -.ft smaU-.yaTding of cattle. They rePgrt a ' very . satisfactory eole,. every . line offered : being disposed 1 of 1 before the , end of the • day • Prices were as under:—Forward, *, f .and 6-tooth wethers, 18s. 6d. ; forward shorn !'. -,lambs.-lis. 3d.: fflillrig-iuoutji ewes, Bs. 6d.; mettfum -shorn lam be,' 6s. v 3d. to os. IQu.; j. .springing heifers, £8. Messrs. Dalpety, and Co., Ltd„ report Im.t--:ing held their weekly EaJe in the' Levin I 'Yards on. Friday, when exceptionally neavy i ; yarding of both sheen and'cattle came fori.' wardi' ;'.Althongb biddinc on sheep lacked animation, practically all lines .submitted !'. i found'.'iiew owners. ; In 'cattle offered i : ; conic exceptionally good lines of store and ' llorwerd bullochs, end the sale for this class '.'•'iofistoci was very animated, high prices •" "being'recordcd. The principal sales effect I ->cd were as-under:—soo 4 and 5-year owes, 1 *'Ms. 9d'.; 300 failing-month ewes,: Bs.'6d.- ; toi *!Bs. Bd.: forward, 4. and 6-tooth empty ewes, f . !19s. l.d; 4-tootll -wethers, 175." 5d.; 6-tooth ! • if.m. ewes (stood condition). 155.; heavy yard -of lambs met fair competition. sales being: [ , rsma.ll- woolly lambs, 7e. to 7s. 5d.: ; good <'~ shorn, -lambe, 9s. Bd.: fat wethers, 21s. 6d. -to 225.:. fat ewes, 18s. 7d. to 13s. 4d. Cattle—, ' iForward bullocks. £9 10s.; 3-year ' -store bullocks, fair condition. £8 18s.; 18- (• imonth!-rmpty hcifera. £4 Is.- 6d.; 18-month isteers, £3 6s. 6rl. to £3 10s.; forward stOTe : i-cows.'£4 4s. to £4 lfs.; 25-year. steers, £5 18s. rto £6 '25.; 2-ycar dairy heifers. £3 18c. to i | £4' 12s.;,weaners. steers, 20s. to 225.: yearling t jieifers, 395. to'4ls. : ;' ( cows'in calf,'£4 : la. ;''S4o' £5 ids.; springing heifers, £6 7s. 6d. to ! tE£!l: fn.t cow, large entry, £6 2s. to £7' 10a.: C/Slills, £4 25.-6 d. to £b. ' !• "Ij.- ITessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., rei »vcrrt- bn their Feilding'sale on. Friday:— : " .There was an extra heavy yarding of sheep, i iof which our entry- comprised... 8000 odd j idieep,imostly lambs.' : Prices showed a der ; !«line from last/week, owing to the. number ijarded.- However, we have to report a i. fvery.emcceßsful sale, very little going, out {■■onsoldj/ TVe had a good entry; of cattle, ! .{including some well-grown bullocks, which t tTealieed.-.£9 "155..-."-We quote :-rSheep: Beit ; lambs, 9s. 4d.,'95. 6d.,-95:10d., 10s„ i* .fcto. 10s.;5a.;',bcst shorn'-lambs, 9s. to 9s. lOd.; i' omedium,' wooll.v : lambs, :7s„ Bs. 9d., to 9s. i rati medium • short - lambs,'fe.', /6s. 7d„ to W 3d.;..«n1l lambs.,4s.. 6d.,. ss. Id., 5s. _ 3d„ ... fto ss.r6d.;'<s-year breeding ewes, 14s. 9d.; : Kf. and f. ewes. ife. 10.: 2-tooth wethers,-

: 7155. Id.; % 4, and 6-tooth ewes, smell, 12e. I Ballocfes, £8 55.. £9 7s. 6d., £9 155.; i': If at ;co>^»' t; £B' v l3s.T'o'tiere,' £5 • 10e.: store i fycows, ; £2 .15s. to £4 145.; weaners, 21©.' to ; (1345.': . . ], MCOST3. "W. .and G. Tnrnhull end Co., Hjtd.f report having held their weekly sale ; /tin their Carterton yards on Friday. A I jJigobd yarding of eheep, cattle, and pigs jjoame forward, and a good clearance was jmade 'at tho following prices:—Fat ewes, i' M 55.'9&,; fat 2-tooth wethers and f.m. ewes. 9(\i; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 16e.; 2 end / 4-tooth" ewop, 175.: 4-tooth to f.m. ewes, : .Itevforward woolly lambs, 14s. Id.;'shorn !■ 3ombs;« 95.; • b.f.-lambs (medium), 6s. 7d., j<6s. Bd.', to 75.; small; 3s. 9d., 4sr v ßd., to sg. ils. Pigs: Weanere, fe. 10d.; porkers, 18s.. 9d., 255. 3d., Cattle: Fat cowe, £7 Vs., £7* 55.,.t0 £7 7f.; forward store* cows. •£4, £A' n 25,, £4 45., £4 £6., £4 96., £5 55.. to ' • ?£5 8g.4 store rows. £2 25., £2 3a, £2 11b.; \ "£Z 12&, £2 155., to. £3; springing heifers, £4,145„v £5 3s. 6d., £6: 2-year steere, £5 Bs.: 2-ycarvforward heifers, £4 75.; st-ecr calves, 1*225. '6&.v light veal'calves, 205.; bulls, £3 10e.wwing: to next Friday., (sale, day) being ' 'people's t dfly at Masterton (Solway) Show, there .will "be-no eale in the Carterton • js&rde. < •;