LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2489, 16 June 1915, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Mr. Newton King reports:—At Stratford on Tuesday. June 8, there was only a fair entTy of . cattle end two small pens of sheep- Buyers were present in good numbers, end good prices were realised. Good cows, in fact anything "with condition on, is inquired for. Fat cows made from £8 15s. to £9 10s.; fat hefers, £6 7s. to £8;. forward cows, £5 to £6 Vs. 6d.; store cows, £3 15s. to £4 Bs. 6d.; aged coW6, with condition, up to £5 10s.; poor aged cows, £1 lZs. to £2- 12s. 6d.; empty heifers, £2 Bs. to £2 lQs. 6d.; in-calf- heifers, two-years, £4 Bs. to £4 165.; springing heifers, £4 to £6 7s. 6d.; dairy cuwe. £6 155.; eighteenmonth steers, £3 13s. 6d.; stags, £4; bulls, £6 10s.*, weaner heifera, £1 2s. 6d.; fat •steers, £8 10s.; aged, ewes, 4s. 3d. to 9s. 4d. On Wednesday, June 9, at the Stony Hirer sale thfjc wee a small entry which cold at improved rates as follows:—Mixed weanors, 30s. 6d.; weaner heifera, 245.; small weaner steers, 295. 6d.; small heifers, 165.; choice two-year Jersey heifer, calved, £7 12s. 6d.; forward cows, £4 15s. to £6 145.; store cows* £3 to £3 18s.; springing heifers, £6. On the same day at Kohtiratabi. there was a fair entry, and tho following sales were made:—Two-tooth ewes, .183.; Small, 155.; two and four-tooth wethers, £1 3s. Id.; lambs, 14s. Id.. 145., 10s. 7d.. 9s. 9d.; store cows, £3 3s. to £4; pony, saddle, end bridle, £8. At Ngaero, on. Thursday, June 10, for Mrs. H. Kenny's clearing gale, there was a good attendance, and the stock having been well cared for and showing fair quality, good competition was obtained, the herd of 30 averaging £9 6s. 3d. The best cows made up to £15 55.; others, £7 to £9 155.; aged or late calvers, £5 15s. to £6 10s.; empty cow 6, £3 155.; bull, £10 156.; weaner heifers, £1 7s.