LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2618, 13 November 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report that at their ■Levin stock sale held on "Wednesday, they submitted a fair entry of sheep and pigs and a large yarding of-'cattle. Keen competition was -the rule throughout, which enabled them- to clear tho bulk of their, yarding at satisfactory prices.' They quote:' —Two-tooth shorn, wethers, 18s.; cull do., lis. j two and three-year steers (good), £8 95.; three-year steers, roush, £7 75.; eightr cen-monthfi to two-year steers (Jerccy colour), £4 17s. 6d.; mixed yearlings, small, 355.; twelve-months heifers, £2 6s. 6tL; eight-cen-montha heifers, £3 Is. to £3 10s.; twoyear heifere, £3 195.; cows with calves, £6 to £6 Eg.; store cow-s, aged, £3 to £4 125.; forward cows, £6 2s; 6d. to £7 Bs.; light fat heifers, £5 15s. to £7 155.; fq,t cows, £8 15s. to £10 4s.i Shorthorn buU,..£l2 12s. Pigs: Weaner.pigs, 10s. to 175.; slips,. 16s. '6d. to 20s. 6d.; light porkers, 31s. to -365.; heavy porkers, £2 7s. The Sew ZeoJand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—At our weekly solo at Palmorston North on Thursday we. hetd a, small yarding of sheep and a goocl ; voiding of cattle. All classes of stock were in good demand, nd the bulk.of tho'entry was sold. Mixed woolly hoggets, - 225.; small mixed yoarlUigs, 335., £2 la.; yearling steers, £3 lie.; good Jersey-cross yearling heifers, £3 55.; eig.hteen-months Shorthorn heifers, £3 10s., £3 lis.; forward empty cows, £5 15s„ £6, £6 65.; fat cows, £8 10s., £9, £9 7s. 6d., £11; forward bullocks, £12 25., £12 10s.; springing heifers, £6; cighteenmontlis Holetein bulls,. £5 lCs.