LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2885, 25 September 1916, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

■ :■■ ; Messrs. Dalgety , an 4. Company quote l-froni their monthly, sale at Otaki, on Tuesday last :-Fat wethers'.-• 375. j 18-month stoors, to £6 16s. 6d.; yearling steers, to £4 95..-•yearling heifers, to £5 175".; lightweiglit'fttt. cows, £7 10s., £8 10s. to £1135.; store cowe, £4 lis.. £6, £7; springing heifers, £5 is.; £7 4s. €d., £8 125.;-spring-ing cows, to £9 165.; young bull. £5 ss;; slips, 225. to 225; 7d. ; child'* pony, £2 10s. 1 At the Upper Hurt, .on Thursday-Store cows, £4„ £5 Kb.,' £6 lis., £6 155., £7 lis. to £7 16s/; lightweight fat cows; £8 7b. 4«' £10 55.; springing heifers, to £7.35.; spring-, ing cows, £7 2s. 6d„ £7'55.;'18-month bulls, £5 75.; yearling, bulls, to £4; mixed year-, lings, to £2 165.; 18-month heifers, to £4 Os. 6d: ; half-draught gelding,. £26'. 10s. At Levin, on Wednesday, a line of prime wethers, offered on behalf of the ll'Donald Estate, realised £2 os. 4d., ond'two other, pens of wethers, on account of-the samo vendors, fetched 395. Some other prices were:—Ewes in lamb, 355.; fat.bullocks. £17 to £18; light-weight fat.cows, £7.. 195.,' £8 10s: to £9 10s.; etoro cows, to £7 12s. 6d.; cows'in calf to Shorthorn bull, £8 12s. 6d.; springing heifers, to £7,155.; young' Shorthorn bull, £11. " The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. quotes, at Eangiwahia:—Fair hoggets, 255.; springing hiifors, £8 10a. On account of Mrs. Lizzie Tozcrl Motoith— Be 1 * cows, £12, £13 55.,' £14 55., £15, £15 10s. : fair cows, October colvers, £8 to £12; late and aged cows, £5 to £8; hoifers, in calf, £4 12s. 6d. to £5; yearling heifers. £3 7s. 6d. to £3 145.; small yearlings, £2 135.; sows with litter, £7 2s. 6d., £9 55.; empty Sows, .£3 55.; boar, £2; stores, 265.; slips, 12s. In conjunction with MeSßra. Dalgety and Co., on account of .Mr. J. P. Connor, To Matai:—Best cows, £17, £18, £19, -£20 10s.. £25. and up to £33; good cows, £12 to £16 10s.; aged, late, and three-quarter cows, £7 to £10 10s.; bes£ heiferß, at drop. £11 to £17; backward, heifers, £5 10s. to £8 10s.; empty cows, £5 105..t0 £8 155.; a pedigree Jersey.cow made 154 guineas; yearling colt, £14 Ifesi aged mare,'£ll; harnesß horse, £25; milking plant, £128; lorry, £28 10s.; dogcart, £15 10s.; drill, £12; mower, £6; and small lines at full market rates. At Palmer-ston'r-Mixcd hoggets, 235. 2d;, 245.; good wether.hoggets,.27s., 275. 2d.; store cowb £5 15a.; £6 145.; fat cows £9 10s., £9 15s. At Peilding:—Prime, fat wethers, £2 Is. • to £2 -3s. 6d.; prime fat owes, 395. ; t0 £2 35.; yearling heifers, £4 14s. 6d. to £5 Is.; yearling steers, £6 35.; empty 2-year heifers, £5 2s. 6d.. to £7 2s. 6d.; small heifers, just calved, £4 ss. to'£s; backward iand small heifers, in calf, £5 Is. to £5 12s. 6d.; springing heifers, '£6 2s. 6d. to £8; Btore cows, £5 ss. 'to £6 7s. 6d.; fresh cows, £7 12s. to '£8; light fat cows, £9 25.. to £10; bulls, £6 to £7 10s.'. ' : Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, quote from the Levin sale on Friday:— Fat wethers,.£2; fat ewes (light), 30s. 3d.; forward wethers, 325. 10d., 335. Bd., J4s., 345. 4d.; forward empty' ewes, 255. 6d.. 265. 3d., 275. 6d.: store ewos, 155., 17s. 3d. to 21s. :3d.; ewes, 100, per cent, blackface lambs, £2 45.'2 d.; ewes and lambs (low. condition, ed),. 295. 6d: to- 30s. Id.; hoggets (bost), 235. 9d., 235. lid.,'2ss„ 255.'3d,, 265. 1d..; medium hoggets, 20s. 'sd„ - 21s. Id.; 225. 6d.; fat cows (medium), £10; £11 Is.; fat cows (light), £9 Is.; forward cows, .£6 145., £7. £8 10s.; store cows, £5, £6 12s. 6d;; mixed yearlings, £2,195., £3 3e.; yearling heifers, £3 Os. 6d„ £3 Is., £3 6s. 6d„ £3 Us.; 15-month. heifers, £4 Is., £4 10s. 6d.; yearling steors, £3 55., £4 4s. to £6; 3-yea.r steers, £12; 2 and 25-year steers, £1 Bs.; dairy bulls, £9; cows iu milk, M, £11; to £13 55.; cows, close to profit, £8 10s., £9 lte., £9 15a. to £12 15s. ' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, quote from Palmerston North: Hoggets, small 175.; forward hogcets, 235. 6d„ 245. 2d. to 255.; fat hoggets, 30b. ; forward Cmpty cows; £7, £8 ss. to £8 17s. 6d.; fat cows. £10 155.; store cow, £6 10s.; daV? c<iws, £6 12s. 6d. to £9 7s. 6d.; 20-monUi steers, £8 to £9; '2-year' heifers, £4 10s„ '£4' 12s. 6d. to. £4 135. : 9d.;' yearling heifers, £4 55.; mixed yearlings, £4 10s.; yearling steers, £3 10s. to £i 18;. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., quote:—Forward 6tore ewes, 255,. ,265..-2 d. to 265. Bd.; wether hoggets. 30s. Id.;, woolly hoggets (mixed sexes), 28s. 9d. to 30s. 2d.; medium, 225.; b.f. hoggets, 265. Pigs: Woanets, 18s., 18s. 6d., 19s. 6d. to 20s. 6d.; slips, 235. 6d. to- 295.;- small porkers. 335. Cattle: '4-year bullocks, £13; 3-year steers. £10 175.; 2-yoar steers,. £8 Is., £8 25., £8 ss. to £9 195.; yearling steers £5 to £5 125.; 6ma11,'.£2 165.; 3-year Hereford heifers. £7 135.; 20-month heifers, £4 10s., £4 125., £5 to £5 165.; yearling heifer*, £2-10s.. £2 125.,. £3. '£3 10s. to . £4 10s.; fat and forward cows, £8 145.; cows and calves, £5 10s. to -£7; springing hoifers (close to profit), £8 2s. 6d., £8 12s. 6d. to £9 12s.' 6d.; calves, 305.; bulls, £7 2s. 6d. to £9. At Eketahuua:—F.m. ewes, with lambs at

foot, 345.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 345.; store ewes..27s. to 295. Cattle: Cows in milk, to £8 155.; springing heifers, £6 ss, to £6 10s.; Etoro heifers, £4 to £4 165.; store cews, £5 14a„ £5 10s. to £7.