LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2780, 26 May 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reptrrt having held their weekly sale at Levin on Wednesday, when thero was a targe, entry of aheap and a fair yarding of .cattle, most of which were disposed of at mliiig'/rates : as' r follows:-Two-tooth ; wethers,' 265. 6d.; fat ewos, 265. 9d. to 305.; fat'iVMlly lambs,'23s. 7d.; fat shorn lambs, 19s. 9d.; forward shorn lambs, 14s. 9d.; small'ditto, ,95., 6d.i. cull ewes,..9s. 3d.;fat coWfiffl '15s, :to: ; £10 145.: lighter-weight ditto;;£6 17b:.-£7.28., £7-.'10s:; store cows, lo £S;JJs.; eighteen-month . steers, £4 -Us.; cm ß,t&Jeifers, £2 14s.;' heifors in calf, to £4. 1K.;.-'springing cows, to £6 10s. ■ MesS'rST-.' Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that last week they held one of the : 'inost successful clearing sales that has been,, conducted In. tho ITangamutu dlstrict.;for.. some time past, when they conducto.cli.an unreserved sale on account of "Brags'.}!.. Oodd, who'has sold his farm. There'was a. large attendance of buyers, sale throughout was in every way a, satisfactory one to the vondor. Dairy cows;, sold at ,£lO 10s., (two), £9. 10s„ £8 15s.^£fi-'-10s.-(two), £8. down to.£s for unEouqiL.opes; gr., gelding, £24 10s. v. Messrs.;' Abraham and ' Williams, Ltd., report '{hat ci their Pahiatua sale, .held on'vTuesday, thero.-was very fceeij inquiry for'nny sheep showing duality and condi-' tionr- Well-bred cattle ' also, wero in' keen demand., especially young: .steers.-' A 'particular!®,',good line of; 249 f. and f. wethers ir'.afJo ; .2/s. 5d.; other wethers, 245. Bd"., 255. W.J_:2(B. :5d.; empty cows made 14s. 2d.", 165., I9si*iid.. 19s. 4d.; 20s. " 4d.';' forward condi'.iOhSd lambs made 14s. 3d., 15s', : 9d., 16s. ld.r*poorer .lambs, 75./ lis.' 2d., to 12s: 7d.; breeding; ewes,'-lis. ..to, 255. :3d. ... Mes'fc W. and G. Turnbull nad'Co., ltd.",'' lepori. having held their usual weekly ealc In itheir" Waipoua .sale yards, Jfaaterton, on Wednesday, when , they - had a heavy yarding of sheep and; cattle, far ahove advertised numbers. Competition was very Jce'enfi'.and a good clearance was made at the prices-.—Fat ewes, 225.- 4d , ®s.»-7dii;®s., 255. 2d., to 255. Bd.; fat lambs. 18g£,2d.-to 21b. Id. :■ woolly, lambs. 13s. 6d., 14s.i v 3d„ 14s. 7d., 155.,' 15s. 10d.', .to 175.; lambs, lis. 6d. to 12s. 2d. ;\ forward store: owes, 21s. 3d. '.to 225. 6d* two-tooth ■we£Bera?;Ms. 3d.', Z4al- 3d.', to 265. ; 3d.; twoand ewes. 265. 4d.; two-toothi-ivethers, small, 18s. 5d.; f;m. ewes in lam-bVi 19s. 7d. to 245.; two-tooth s.m. ewes injlamb to S.D. ram, 255. 2d.; fat bullocks, (Eli'lls. to £12.145.; forward bullocks, £11;

tat heifers, £8 2s, to £9 45,; forward heifers, £4 4s.S tat cowb, £5 14s. to £9 as.; eighteen-month steers, £5 165.; eighteenmonth heifers, £4 7s, 6d.; cows in profit, £7 53.;, Jersey heifer, near calving. £11 95.; yearling Jersey hoifer, £7..