LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2902, 14 October 1916, Page 12

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Uimatauci, on Monday,. v,-e had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. All classes of stock wore, in keen demand, and -wo sold practically tlio whole yarding at. late n S ' T ,\° r «'ard cows sold particularly well. F.M. ewes with lumba, 345. 6d.; aged empty ewes, 20s. 4d.; fdt ewes, 365. 6d.;-yearling heifers, £3 ss. 6d.; yearling steers, small, £2 14s„ £2 19s. 6d„ to £4; two-year empty Jersey heifers, £5 55.; discoloured three-year steers, £9 55.; fail' storo cows, £5, £5 65., £5 10s., £6 25.; forwardc ow3i £7 to £8 135.; fat cows, £9. £10, £10 10a.; good dairy cows, £9 7s. 6d., £9 155., £11-123. 6(1.. £12; best springing heifers, £9„£9 105,,; two-year springing heifers, £6 to £7 55.; small and late heifers, £4 2s. 6d„ £5 2s. 6d., £5 7s. 6d„ £5 155.; cons with calves, £7 15s. tkl.; tv.-o-year S.H. bulls, £5 lis., £8 55., £10, £10 5e.,'£10 10s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., .Ltd., Ifalmerston North, report having held their fortnightly sale at Taihape oh Wednesday, where, owing'.to the wet weather, only a small portion of the entry, tamo forward. We Quote; Sheep—Small ewe hoggets, 275. Id.; mixed hoggets, 295.3d. Cattle—Small cows with calves, £7 75..6 d. to £8 3s. 6d.; springing heifers, £7 to £7 75,. 6d.; store cows, £6 ss. to £6 >10s.; fat cows, £11 to £12; fat bullocks, £15 6s.

Messrs. Wright, .SU;phcnson, and Co.. Ltd., report on their sale held in the Waipoua yards on Wednesday as follows:— Wo had a largo yarding of sheop and a medium yarding of cattle. The wethers oifered were particularly good. Awapiripiri four-tooth,s realised 375. 7d„ and W. T. Douglas's 365. 6d. Sales were made as follow:—Sheep: 202 four-tooth, wethers, 375. 7d.; 262 four-tooth wethers. 365. 6d.; twotooth wethers, 355. 10 fat ewes, Ws.j 30 fat ewes, 3*s. 6d.; 26 forward ewes, 30s. 1<1.: 10. forward ewes,-283. 7(1.; 100 eives and lambs and ISO wether wether hoggets- did not reaoli tlio reserve placed on tliem. Cattlo-r.'Fat cows, £11 155.: springing heifers, £6 125.; store cows, £4; yearling heifers. £2 18s.; yearling steers, £3 10s. . At the Feiiding annual cattle fair yesterday over 4000; head were yarded, mostly stores. Prices' at late firm rates were generally maintained, though in some lines they were slightly easier.—(l'reßS Association.) ,