LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2869, 6 September 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and! Williams, Ltd.. report:—At Levin on Friday wo yarded heavy entries of botli sheep and cattle, and practically <ill lota undor the hammer at satisfactory prices:—Quotations: Fat "wethers,' 355. to 38®., 6d.; fat ©Tves, 30s. 3d., 31s. 4d., 32fr 3d.,. 325. 7d., •s3s. 4d.; store wethers, -30s. 9d., 335. 3d.;ewo hoggets, 245.; wether hoggets, 235.; mixed'-sex hoggets, 19s. lid., 205., 225. 6d.; ewee in lamb, 355. 7d.; forward ewes, 275. 6d.; fat cows, £12 to, £12 10s.; forward cows, £6 4si, £6 175., £7 6fl.* to £|; 6toro cows, £4 9a., £5 45., : £5 7s. 6d„ £5 12a. 6d.: three-year steere, £11 ssi, £12 2s. fid., £12 7s. 6d.; two-year steers,' £6, £7 75.; 'yearling hcifcrs, £2 95., £2 125., £2 15b.; cigliteen-jmyitli to tuo-year empty heifi ers, £4 Is., £4 6&». £5 4a.; dairy cows, close to profit, £8. £8 153,, £9 95., £9 10s., £11; springing heifers, £7 45.. £Z 6s„ £7 17a.. Pigs: weavers, 9s fc .<d., k 3d., 19s. i .9d.; stores, 225. £4., 245., 28s; porkers, 325.;. 385., 455., 47«. 6d., 48s.

•' lir. : Newfcon Kin? reports: On August 23, at Inglewood, a most satisfactory sale was held, prices throughout showing a sharp advance. Yearling helfers'modo £5 15s. to £4 Is.; yearling steers £5 45.„ small £3 2b.; empty 2-year heifers, £5 14s. and £5 155.; Shorthorn .yearling bull, £6 12s. 6d.; Email store cows, £5 4s. to £5 155.; good 'store cowe,. £7 ss. to-£8 lis.; forward cows. £9 16s. to £10 153.; springing heifers, £6 to £9 7a. 6d.; dairy cows, £12 15e.; hoggets, 23i. 7d. to 245. j forward wethers, 375.; ewes in lamb, 30s. 6d. On August 24, at Bell Block, for Mr. Charles Hoskine's clearing 'sale, the purebred English. Leicester ewos made 23 guineas, ewe hoggets 1$ guineas, rams If guineas to 3i guineas, mixed hoggets 225, 9d.to 235. 9d. On August 25, at •WaiwakaCio, there was a full yarding, which sold readily; one four-year maiden Holetein fat heifer made £14 10a., maiden Jersey fat heifers £11 17-s. 6d., small pen of ewes -with 200 per cent, lambs at foot 30a.. fat ewe 3 375. 6d. Other prices were: Springing heifers up to £10 155., springing cows £7 ss. to £10, yearling heifers £3 11a. to £3 145., yearling steers up to £5 25., small store oows £5 2s. 6d- to £6 7s. 6d., good stores £7 2s. 6d. to £8 19s. On the same day at Toko, springing oows made £10 5s m springing heifers £7 17s 6d. to £8 10s., yearling steers up to £5 25., small store sows £5 ' 23. 6d. to £6 7s. 64., good stores £7 2s. .6d. to £8 395.; yeaHing steers £4 2s. to £4 lis. (small); yearling heifers £3 15s. .to £4 45., empty cows £6 14s. to £7 155., fat cowa £10 to £11 Is., fat hoggets 275. At Douglas on August 29, empty heifers made from £4 9s. to £5 125., small yearling steers £4 3s. fid. to £4 75., empty cows £5 12s. 6d. to £7 195., fat cowß £10 10s., springing heifers £6 15*. to £8, springing cows £8 to £10 10s., 3-ycar steers £9 ls„ hoggets 265„ 235. Id., 225., 2Ja., cully 18s. 6d. to 19s. On the same day' at Frankley Road, for Mrs. Crozier's .clearing sale, the best cows sold up . to £16 10s., others £9 to £12 155., small cows (in milk all .the winter) £4 ss. to' £7 10s.. calves lis. 6d., fat sheep 295., store pigs 865.. 6d., farm horses £18 to £26 10s., pedigree 3-year Jersey bull 14£ guineas, small yearling heifers £3 U.y springing heifers £5 lOe. to £9.' At Stratford on August 29, best fat cows sold up to £12 155., forward oows £8 lis. to £10 Bs., store cows £7 ss. to £8, small store cows £4 18s. 6d. to £6, Jersey yearling heifers," choice, £4 165.. others £3 ,13e. to £4 25., smaller cattle £2 12s. 6d., yearling steers up to £5 55., rough 2year steers*'£7, cows and calves,£7 to £8, em pty 2-year-heifers (mostly Tough) £5 2s. to £5 3s. 6d., bulls £5 10s. to £8 10s. In the dairy there was a good inquiry, and best cowe sold up to £14, others £9 10s. to £11; backward sorts £6 15s. tg £8, springing .heifers, best £10 to £12 '108.,' others £6 ss. to £9. On August 30, at Inglewood, springing heifers made from £7 ss. to £11

155., dairy cows £6 10s. to £9 16a., bulla £6 to £9 10s., empty B-year heifera £5 'Is. to £5 125., 2 year Btccrs, rough, £5 ,18n., yearling steers £5 2s. 6d., .small £3 2s. 6d. to £4 Bs., yearling heifers £3 49.''to £4 Insmall store cows £5 7fl. fid. to £5 195.. good stores £7 2j.. 6d. to £8, mixed aged ewes iu lamb 31a.