LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2748, 17 April 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

[ The New- Zealand Loan' 1 end' Mercantile' j Agency Co.' Jbtd., report having held their weekly stock sale at the Millar's* ; Road>'sa.le-'' yards on-Friday, when a both sheep and cattle was- submitted >-un--iler ,tho hammer. The tone of ,was ea6ier tfciui the previous sale'.for-.all classes, of stock offered. . Following ' aro the chief sales of the day :—Sheep:', Fat wethers, 225. 6d- to 24«.; fat ewes, 16a.;'- to 155.;--i<mi', and five-year-old ewes; 205.;'6d.. to 245. 6d:;-full-mouth ewes,.Ms'. 6d. tbJEe.; good woolly jlambs, v lte';to : ;:l6s.f~-shorn heavy .line,: making. To'-lßsVCs'thall' and'.piej; dium, 125.'.3d:-"- Cattle: ; Fdt'COWS,C£6-. to £9 15sV; fal£:heifers;:£s::lss'.'.-vt6-.£9;; ;if6r-i----jvard empty cows, £s'to; £6 .'ss.; I old -cows,''. £3. to £4- ss. :* two .'and'-of hal£-year'-Btccra7: £7 15s. fo.'£9, r 'aos.|;'ohe:;and:ta:,;h.alf-ycar. steers, £2 55.--to £4 ,'los.;~weaner,-?eteers. (good); 255. to? £3; wea'ner "steers-(small); 15s. to 225. 6d.. Pigs:. Su'oker6;-;{6s;,..t<)'..Bs.' 6d.; . good'-slips; to 255. ->v 5.....-.(., •„■,.'.;;■, ;vMessrs. Dalgety and Co.','^Ltd.^-held'their fortnightly- sale at Mangaweka'. yards..oh', (Thursday,: when there was a good yarding l of both, cattle- and sheep;'.' which:;changed hands. at "the* followiug prices ;—Fat- cows, £6 to £10;;eight«en-months.Bteer6,' £610s:; two and-.a half-year steers, £10;.fat':bill; locks; £13 10s.; eighteen-months - heifers,. £5 2s. to.£s Bs.';' weaner steers,.'4ls.; lambs,' shorn, 14s.- lid- to 165.; two-tooth wethers, E2s. lld.;'mixed aged'ewes, 205.-9d..'\-. - i Messrs.;tDalgety .aD.B'''.Co;,'..LHr,'''report.' having »• very.-fair entry, of. Eheep'andaEmall, entry 'of- cattle -at' their--'Hiinter-ville .sale.:,on .'April' 11, all' of which, met: with a ready-sale-at the following prices:-r-Oull lambß,"to -7s.- 7d.;' smaU: : lambs|' to' ' 10s. lid.;« ; small two-tooth ewes,, 18s.. 6d.; small two-tooth wethers, 18s.;' wether lambsi to, 155.: 6d.; four-tooth ewes, to 245. Bd.; f.m.-Homney rams, 1} to 2gns.; mixed yearlings," £2. • , , ■.■•■■ i, Messrs.;Dalgety. and Co., Ltd.,"Palmer's-' ton North, report having a very fair entry of stock at* their Feilding sale on Friday, which sold as below:—Oull lamba, ts. 10d.; email lambs, Us. 5d., Us. fid., l l2s. Zd. to. 12s. 7d.; fat two-tooths, to 21s. 6d.; forward ewes, 19s. Cattle: Bulls, £4; for- - ward heifers, to £4 145.;-' yearling steers;' ' ! £2 14s. to £3 10s.; fat cowe, £7 135., .£7 17s. 6d., to £8 Is. 6d. - ■■-■ -. ' 'v - . I Messrs. Abraham'and Willianis, Ltd.', re"- : :' ■ »

'Port on their Feilding sale on April 14:We had a good yarding of all classeß of stock, which met with a ready «ile at current rates. V r e quote :—Sheep: Two-tooth wethers;! 245.' 4d.; fat and forward ewes, 23b. 4d.; aged empty ewca, 13s. 3d., 14s. 6d., to 14s. 9d.: shorn lambs, 14a., 15b. 3d. to 17s. 9d.. (good); b.f. lambs, 12s. 3d.; fat-ewes, 21s. M., 235. 6d,. .to 235. 9d.; small twotooth, 19e. 2d.'Cattle: IYit tows, £7 13b.,' £7 145., £8 10s., £9 35., to £9 17s. 6d.; forward cows, £4 to £6 10s.; wcaners, 195.; springing dairy, cowb, to £15 ss. ■' FEII/DING MAE-KET. • Messrs. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., report prices for week-end as under:—Weaner, Eigs, 6s. to Us.; stores, 225.; porkers, 375.; ens, per pair, 2s. 6d. to 3s. 63.; cockerels, 3s. to 4s. 3d.; ducks, 4a. to v ss.'9d.; geese, 4s. to 55.; turkey gobblers, 205., .hens• Bs. 6d. to 9b. 6d.; potatoes,-Bs. to" 10s. sack; onions, 6s. to Bs.'cwt.; apples, 3s. to 3s. 6d. half-case; tomatoes, Is.-6d, to 2s. 6d. case; pears, 2s:: to :3s. 6d.; chaff,' £5 10s.; oats, 4s. to Sal' 6d, "'"'"- '