LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2423, 31 March 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mcssts. D&lgety and Co.', Ltd.,"report At our Foilding sale on Friday, vre had an exceptionally good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle, and competition was keen throughout at advanced prices. Quotations Cull shorn lambs, 6s. to 6e. Bd.; 6mall 'shorn lambs, te. lOcl. to 9s. 4d.; medium shorn lainbs, to lis.; good shorn lambs, to 135.; email woolly lambs. 9s. 9d., 9s. 10d., to 10s. Id.; small two-tooth •wethers, to 15s. 7<U aged ewes, to 96.; mixed age ewee, 12e. lid., 13s. 4d., 13s. 7d., to 14s. 5d.; good four-year ewes, 18s. to 19©.; fat and forward ewes, to 18s.; two and four-tooth wethers, to 20s. 3d.; twotooth Southdown rams, %ns.; eighteenmonths steers, to £4 7s. 6a.; good twoyear steers, £5 116. to £6 le. The New 'Zealand Loan and* Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report having held their weekly eale at Levin, on Friday, and offered a small entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. We • cjuote:—Two-tooth flock Homney rams, 2Jgns.; mixed two, four, and six-tooth wethers, 17s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 10s., £6 12s. to £6 165.; forward caJvers, £4 15s. to £4 IBs.; store cows, £3 7s. to £4; springing heifere, £5 3s. 6d. to £7 10s.; weaner steers, 245.; weaner heifers, 245. The Farmers' Co-op. Organisation Society of. New Zealand, Hawera, report:—We held our opening sal© at Opunake on March 22, Our yards were quite inadequate to hold the stock that came forward, but, thanks to the kindness of tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co., we were able to fill their yards also. Just over 2000 head. of cattle were yarded, the great bulk of which wae sold. Bidding was very brisk throughout the sale, every claee of cattle, with the exception of weaner heifers, being eagerly competed for. The following were some of the prices realised for the different classes of cattle:—-Grown steers,- £7 10s., £6 155., £6 10s.. 1 £6 Bs. 6d.; eighteen-monthe steers, £4 5e., £4 3s„ £3 195., £3 135.; do. heifers, £3 2s. 6d., £3, £2 145., £2 12s. 6d.; heifers (r.w.b.V. good, £3 155.; weaner steers, £2 35., 355., 31s. 6d. r 275. 6d.. 255.; cow 6, fat, £9 165., £9 Us., £9, £8 19s;, £8.175., £8 (Is., to £8 2s. 6d.; cows, • forward, from £7 to £5, according to Sfze and condition; bulls. £14, £11, £10 "7s. 6d., £10 55., £9 155., £9 10s.. £8 10s. At Manaia on March 23 we had a fair yarding, despite the bkak, wet day. Tho cattle yarded wfcre aU.cows, and mot with a ready gale, prices again •hcing in favour of tlie Tensor. / *