LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2677, 25 January 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. reports:—At Aipitl on Tuesday a moderate entry of shaip and cattle met with a fail* sale. Woolly hoggets, 265.; 2-tootlh wethers, 215.; mixed weaners (good), £2 35.; yearling heifers, £2 14s. fcd. to £3; 15-inonths steers, £4 2s. txi.; 2-year steers, £5 to £5 17s. 6d.; steers, £7 65.: 2-year hciftu-d, £4 10b. 'to £4 135.; 2i-year heifers, £5 lOis. 6d.; forward cows, £o 15s. to £7 145.; fat cows, £9 to £10 tOs. Pigs; Slips, 155.; stores, 28s. to 34Sj New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 00,- report:—At Palracrston on Thursday we had a good entry of both sheep and cattle, and sold the bulk of our entry at lato rates. Ased store ewes, 13s. 3d.; fat lambs, 16s. 6d, to 18s.; fat ewes, 205., 21s. fid.; mixed weaners, 31s. 6d.; good weaner heifers, 33s 6d. to £2 5?.; weaner steers (good), 395.; 18-month bulls, £3 ss, to £3 135.; 3-year empty heifers, £4 17s. to £6 17s. 6d.; empty cows, £6 to £7 2s. 6c).; fat coirs, £7 15s„ £8 12s. 6d„ £9, £9 155.;- low-conditioned cows with calves, £5 14s. to £6; good cows and calres. £6 155., £71 dairy cows in milk, £7 155.; 2year bulls, £4 7s. 6d.; heavy bulls, £6 153., £7 Zs. 6d„ £9.

Now ZeaJojid Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At reildinjj on Friday we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a very satis factory sale for all classes of stock. Medium lambs, 12s. Id.; rape lambs, 13s. 1ld.; cull 2-tooth wethers. 16s. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes, 225. Id, to 265. 6d.; 2-tootU wethers, 21s. 10d.; f.m. ewes (low condition). 16s. 9d.; 18-menth heifers, £3 ss; 2-year heifers (in Rood condition), £5 195.; heifers in calf, £5; 18-month steers, £5 ' 12s. 6d.; 2-yca.r 6toers (rough), £5 7s. 6d.; forward cows, £6 17s. 6d.; cows and calves (extra good), £10 Is.; fat heifers, £8 17s. 6d. to £11 Ids.; fat cows, to £9 18s.; bulls. £6 10s. to £7.

FEILDING MARKET REPORT. 'Messrs. A. H. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., quote Folding market prices as-follow;— Poultry, at per ]>air: Hens, 35., 3s. 3d., 3s. 6d.; cockerols, Is. 9d., 25.; chicks, 9d.; ducks, 4s. 3d. Pigs: Weaners, 10s. to 165.; slius, to 215.; stores, 16s. to 255.; .porkers, 275., 345., 365., 415.; potatoes, £6 to £7 per ton. Fruit, at per case: Peaces, 35., 3s. 6d. to ss.- 6d.;.apples, 2s. to 2s. 9d.; plums. Is. to 25.;- tomatoes, 4s to 65.; chaff, £5 10s.; barley, ss. 6d; oats, 4s 9d;; G.P. peas, ss. 6d.