LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2825, 17 July 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety .and Company, Limited, report, having held a most successful clearing—sale on aocount Mr.-.C. E. Dean, at . irarigaxmoho, on Wednesday, July 12. There was an exceptionally large. attendance, and bidding was spirited, throughout the. sale':— Three-quarter and backward cows, £6, £7 to £8 55.; fair cows, £8 10s., £8".15s„- £9 to £9 155.; good -cows, £10 10s:,-to £11 *55.; best cows, £12 to £13 10s.; heifers, £8 to £11; weaner heifers, £3 145.; bull®,' £7 to £9 15s. The whole herd of 61 cows 'and heifers averaged £9 13s. 3d. Aged draught mare, £17 10s.; half-draught . mare;. : £19; 8-year mare, £41 10s.; 2-year gelding, £22;, yearling gelding, £11. 55.; yearling 'Ally; £15 10s.: mower. £11 55.; plough, £9 155.; separator, £30; store pigs. 245, ( .-375. 6d.. to £?.. A Hrge o'uantity of sundries were sold at full market rates. . Messrs. A. H. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., sold ,on Friday:—Good store .pins. 375.; light. porkers, 345. to 375.. 6d.: slips, 16s. td'Hte.; sheep pups, 12s. 6d. to 355.; Turkey hens', per pair, 18s.; cockerels, ss. 9d. to 6d-*Jd.; young hens, ss. 9d. 'to 7s. 3d.; table sorts, ss. to 65.: child's pony, £10; aged-horses, £6 10s.: chaff, £5 lte.; oota--toe>, ,12s. to 14s. sack; pig, 3s. 6d. to 45.: baled hay, £5 par ton; prime wheat straw chaff, £2 per ton; barley, 45.-'per-bushel; feed • oat*. 3s. 9d. to 45.; 3d.

The, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., jcport:—We Held our

usral forlnjphtlr ealc at EketAhuna on Friday, when we offered a good yarding of both sheep and c-attlo to a good attendaue? of buyers. .Competition was keen throughout tJio sale, and we are pleased to report practically a total clearance at the following rates Two, four, mid six* tooth ewes in lamb to E.L. rams, 38s. 3d.; mixed aged ewes in lamb, '263. 7d.. 235. 2d., and 22?. Bd.; cull do., 16s. 10d.; S.D. empty ewec», 255. 4d.; fat ewes, 28s. 4d.; fat and forward, ewes, 265.; m.s. two-tooths, 295.; mixed sex b.f. two-tooths, 275.-7 d. to '285.; fat lambs, 245; 5d.; good store lambs, 19a. 9d.; small do., « 14s. 7d.; rams, 15s. 9d.; dairy cows, £7 ss. to £7 17s. 6d.; stritffinpf heifers, £7 10s. to £6; two-year empty heifers, £4 55.; fat hdifers, £8 7s. • bull. £5 10s.; harness marc, £10 55.;-hack, £6 15a.

T.he New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Feildinjr on Friday we had a moderate entry of sheep and cattle, all of which we quitted at late rates." Sledium hoggets,2os.;blackfaco iosgets, 15s. 4U.; small hoggets, 175.; 4 and .5-year ew-es in lamb, 265. 9d. to 31s. 6d.; light fat. ewes, 235.; fat ewes, 28s. 6d.; fat lambs, 265.; 15-months steers, £4 4s. to £5 135.; 18-montli steers, £7; 18-month heifers, £4 75.; store cows, £5;-light fat heifeiv» f £7 195.; cow ia milk, £7. The Kcw Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; Ltd., Dannevirke, report haying held their weekly Dannevirke sale at the Millar's Road So.leyards,, on Friday, when they offered a moderate yarding of sheep .and cattle to an average attendance of the public. Prices of rccent sales were well maintained, and following are quotations:—Ewes in lamb, 255. fid. to 255. 9d.; hoggret-s, 225. to 225. 6d.j ©tore cows, £4 10s. to £6 55.; yearlings, 505.; fat cows, £8 to £9 ss.