LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2903, 16 October 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

FEUDING CATTLE PATE. JJf 68 ™ vi ", and Company, Ltd., re- i Fr™ number of cattle yarded was $Lsj ■ % ?, r f. atost aat D «3 ever been ?lm ™„ri Falim B- Taken right through tlie Quality was good and compared more than favourably with offerings in previous eJS' . B J'y er6 were prcßent from all parts, ot the island,.and wo made practically a clearance under tlie hammer. All lines of bullocks with age were well competed for, and imces were firm. Young- bullocks were slightly casior. Yearlings and twoyear cattle were in strong demand, «« were store cows and heifers. Taken right through, the sale was highly successful, and sellers'should be well satisfied with the rosults. Quotations:—Prime fat hoif«J S ' /» 15s. j fat heifers, £17; fat cows, £15 to £15 155.; fat bullocks. £17 ss. to £17 65.; forward bullocks. £14 10s. to, £15 2s. 6d.; store bullocks, £13 3s. 6d. to £14 7s. 6d.; three-year steers, £12 to £12 15s.' 25-year steers, £10 17s. 6d. to £11 10s.; 18months steers, £7 10s. to £8 155.; yearling steers, £5" 4s. to £7; weaker steers, £4 145.; empty, cows, £« 7s. 6d. to £8 175.; cows m calf. £9 7s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £4 ss. to £5; weaner heifers. £3. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. report that there was a combined yarding of over 4000 cattle, of which number they offered 1250 head.' With the exception of threo lines, they sold the whole of their entry at prices slightly better tlnn late sale rates. Quotations:—On account of Mr. L. Pleasants, of Halcombe, 70 3-year bullocks at £12 10s.; 21 2-ycar steers at £10. On account of Messrs. M'Mullian Bros., of fitratford, 108 yearling steers at £6 10s.; .20 mixed yearlings at £5 10s.; 35 2-year steers from £9 Is. to £10 16s. On account of Mr. P. B. Nicholson, Feilding, 11 wcaners at £3 Bs. On account of Mr. H. P. Glare,' Waituna, 15 2-year steers at £8 175.; 11 2i-ycar steers at £11 10s. 6d. On account Mr. B. Frasor, of Bulls, 16 light fat bullocks at £16 12s. On account of Messrs. Bryant and Scott; 67 J-y«*r bullocks at £13 125.; 68 J-yeor bullocks at £11; 621 21year steers, £9 Jfls. to £10; 24 2-year steers at £7 155.; 84 4-year bullocks, £15 12s. to £15 14s. On account of Mr. B. D. Boger6. Feilding. 132 bullooks, £15 lis. to £15 125.; 6 heifers at £7 10s. On account of Mr. D. Gordon, 12 young cows at £5 Is.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo Agency Company, Ltd., Danrievirke, report:—Wo held our weekly sale at the Millar's Bead saleyards on Friday. The yarding waß an averago one, for both sheep and cattle and the attendance of buyers was good. Competition was keen and spirited, and resulted in' a hardening of prices all round. Wo cruets for this sale:—Sheep: 4 and Mooth wethers, 375. Cattle: 3-year' steers, £11 10s. to £12 10s.; fat cows, £11 10s. to £14; 3-ycar springing heifers. £11 155.; 2-ycar springing heifers. .£6 10s. to £8 10s.; yearlintr steers', £5' to £6 10s.; yearling heifers, £4 10s.