LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2625, 22 November 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, 'Wellington,. report having their weekly Levin sale on Wednesday last, when, they offered fi god entry of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle.' Quotations:—-Shorn fat ewes, to 2Ss.-;, a line.-of mixed fat sheep, Ms.; 2-tooth ewes, shorn, 14s„ 16s. Gd.; 2tooth, wethers, shorn, 175.; empty ewes, 195.; yearling steers, £2, £2 4s. to £2 10s.; 18raomth steers, £3 • 55., £3 10s., £3 14s. to £4 Js.: yearling 18-month, heifers, £3 55., £3 7s/6d., £3 lis. 6d. to £4 ss:; 2-year steers, £5 Is., £5 10s. to £6; weaners, 225. to 315.; 2-ycar heifers, £3 7s. Gd., £4 55., £4 10s.; forward cows, to £7 Is.; springing oows, £5 7s. 6d.; bulls,. £5, 6 10s. to, £7,. • V '•

- The New Zealand Loan - and Mercantile' iAgency Company, Ltd., Palmers toil North, report:-—At Palmerston , North, on Thursday, wo had a good entry of cattle, which met with a ready saio at late rates:— ifcarling . heifers, £2, £2"165.; yearling steers, £3 10s., £3 165.; P.A.:yearling steers, £5.165. 6d.; 2-year steers,;.£s,lss. to £6 145.; 2-year Jersey heifers, v good,'. ;:£4 :ss. ',6d.; springing 'heifers, £4 55.. to' £6 15s.;. empty, forward heifers, £5 165.; storo cows, £1 Is;, £3 iOs.; forward oows, £5, £5 16s. to £7 10s.

The "New Zealand Loan and ; Mercantile Agency ; Company, Ltd.,. report oil the fortnightly- Dannevirkc sale, 011 Friday, as follows •—Weaners, small, 205.; yearlings, £2 to £3 J .25.'6d.; empty heifers, £4 ss. to £5 2s. M.; forward 3-year empty huifers, £5 ISs.; empty cows, £5 10s.; porkers, £1 53. The New Zealand Loan and' Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd,, report on their Kile «tt- Feilding, on , Friday:—Light . fat ewes, ,215.; light fair wethers, 21s. 3d. to 235. 2d.; forward 2-tooth wethers, 19s. 4d.; hoggets in 'w<i6l, 235. 7d. to 1 245. Ed.; owes and lambs, 365.; yearling' steers'-(Jersey-cross), £2; yearling hoifers, £2 175.; store cows. £4 Bs. 6d. to £5 175.; forward tows, £6 1?3. 6d; to £7 55.; light fat cows, £7 15s. to 438 IKb;;'- prime fat cows, £12 10s.; 2ji-year steers. £7 10s. to £3.55.; bulls, £5 10s. to £7 ids

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report on their Fcilcjing sale on Friday:— On account J. Lane, 205 ewes and - lambs, 38s.' 2d.; on account G. Taylor, 14 ewes and lambs, 355. 5d.; on account J. Honeyiield, lod 2-tooth ewes, shorn, 17s. Bd.; and 204 2tooth wethers,, shorn. 18s. 3d: to loi. Cd.: on account Dr. Wall, 211 mixed 2-tooths, 183. id; .Fat cows. £10 15s. to £14 10s.; store cow.rf, £4 65., £6 13s. 6d. £6 15s. .to £6 19s. 6d.; forward cows. £7 17s. to £8; 2-year steers, £4 ; lis. to £6; yearling steers, £3; yearling heifers, £3 ,ss. 6d.: springing cows, £5, £5 105.,' £5 12s. 6d. to £7; empty heifers, £4 10s.; bulls, £3 10s., £4, £4 Us. 6d. to £7.

Hl?3£rs. Atkinson, Ltd.. report prices for grain, chaff,-etc.,-as unaltered. Old potatoes are not procurable; new, 16s. to 17s. pvt. \Pigs -were rather. easier in price.

Dairy cows in iuilk;. 6 to £8 15a.; good weaiicr pigs, 155.; indifferent sort 3, lis. (id. to 135.; slips, 17s. 6d. to 195.; suckers, 9s. 6d.;. porkers, 355. 6d.; poultry, per pair, .hens, 4s. to ss. 3d.; ducks, 6s. 3d.