LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2595, 18 October 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile "Agency Co., Ltd..' report:—At Apiti on Tuesday,-a small entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle camo forward. Cattifl ■were in good demand, and sold freely. Yearling heifers, £2 25.; empty, two-year heifers, £3 145.; yearling steers, £4; eight-een-month steels, £4 135.; tliree-y<Sar steers, £5 Is.; dairy heifers, £4 9s. to £5 10s.; and £6 to £6 155.; store cows; £4 to £4 lis.; forward cows, £5 to*£7 Vs.;' store pigs, 21s. to 285.; slips,- lEs. 6d. to 20s. At FeUding on Friday we had a small yPJ-'d-ing of slieeip and cattle, which sold as under:—Hoggets (good). 255.'; yearlings (small), 30e.' to £2 65.; yearling heifers, 37e. to £2 9s. 6d., and up to £2 17s. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 175.; dairy cows, £7 to £8; forward cows, £6 13s. to £8.

Tho 'New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., report:—On Wednesday, ■we held a highly successful clearing • sale at Maharahara on account of Messrs. lloachem Bros: The bidding -■ throughout the sale was fairly spirited, which resulted in An average price of £7 7s. 6d. being obtained. This. considering that the herd consisted-,mainly. of two-year-old hoifefs, is, v,'G - thin];, very satisfactory. - Quotations: Heifers in. milk, £7 to £11; springing heifers; £5.105. .to £7 55.; late calvers, £4 IGb.'.'to £5 10s.: two-year-old Ayrsliire bull, £6 . 10s.; Jersey- bull,'; £3;. Holstein Irull, £2 -55.; owes with la'mbs, 31s. 6d.'; yearling- heifers, £2-2s. 6d.; two-yoar empty heifers. £3 10s. f store pigs, 19a. 6d. to 2f0.; heifer calves, ss. 6d.; ia.s. hoggets, 19s. lid.

Messm Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. report At Levin on Friday good yardmgs of all closscs of stock were offered. Competition throughout, the eale was ltcen, particularly for fat sheep and fat cows. A clearance 'was effected of all lines offered at tlie following quofatione:—Fat wethers, Ms. 6d. to 38s. 9d.; fat ewes, 335. Id. to 335. 7d.; fat- hoggets, 235. 5d.; shorn fat ewes, 245.; shorn, two-tootli wethers, 215.; shorn mixed two-tooths. 19s. 2d. and 19s. 5d.; woolly hoggets. 21s. Id.; fat and forward woolly ewes, 245. 7d.; fat cows, £8 2s. to £10 65.; forward cows, £5 6s. to £5 175.; store cows, £3 17s. to £4 155.; springing heifers, £6 ss. to £9 Ife; heifers in calf, £4 10s. to £5 65.; springing cows, £6 to £7; yearling steers, 365. to £2; yearling heifers, 3tte. to 335. 6d.; veo-lers, 25<?. 6d.; bulls. £6 to £8 10s.; an entry of 70 pigs of all classes met with kenn competition and sold readily at the following quotations:—Weaners. ICe. to 18s. 9d.; store pigs. 16s. to 205.; porkers, 275. to £2 os. 6(1. Messrs. W. niul G. furnbull and Co., Ltd.. report having held their weekly sale at their Carjerton salo yards on Friday. A oimll yawling of sheep but a heavy yarding of cattle and pigs came forward. Bidding was keen throughout, and practically Q. clearance was made at the following prices;— Sheep: Fat woolly ewes, 355.; fat woolly hoggets, 295. to 295. Id.; forward woolly liosgetG. 20s. to 225. Pigs: Slipe, Us., 145., 14s. 6d., 15s. 6d., 16s. 6(1. to 175.; porkers, 28s. 'to 345. Cattle: Fat forward cows, £5,' £6, £{ fo, £6 125.. to £6 12s. 6d.; forward store heifers, £5 35.; store cows, £3. 2s. 6(1., £3 Ss., £3 12s. 6d„ to £4 Es.; old store cows, £2 Is., £2 'la. 6d„ to £2 lte.: springing 'station heifers. £o 195.; cows and calves, £3 12s. 6d. to £3 155.; store heifers, £2 lis., £2 135., to £2 183.; yearling steers. £2 14s. to £2 155.; yearling lieifers. £2 145.; dairy cows (close to profit), £7 10s. to £8; dairy licife!vs (close to profit). £A 25.. £4 lfo, to £4 18s.; Holstein bull (3-yoar), £8; yearling Jersey bull, £3. The firm also sold on account of Wounded Soldiers' Fund one woolly hogget, donated by Mr. Tlios. Mutray. which, after being sold several times, realised £3 10s.