LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2919, 3 November 1916, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale at Pahiatua on Tuesday, when they offered a fair yardinK of cattle, consisting principally of dairy sorts. Practically a total olearance was made under the hammer at the following rates :-Cows in milk, £8 7s. 6d. to £9 10s.; cows snrliiF. ing,, £9 15s. to £11; heifers, springing, £8 2s. to £10 10s.; licit fat heifers, £9 55.; The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co:, Ltd., report that "on Wednesday th ey held their monthly stock sale at re JJoro. A fair entry of sheep and ft pood yarding of cattle was offered to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, and, with the exception of three head of cattle, the whole of their yarding sold under the hammer, at prices m favour of vendors. They quote — Lxtra, 'prime fat owes, 13s. 3d.; fat wethers 425. lid.-, rat and; forward'wethers. 41s. 2d.; f. and f. mixed ewes and wefliers, 40s. Id.; Etore ewes. 265. 6d.; hoggets. 30s. •3d.; rams (pottere), 215.; light fat cows, £9 Ms. to £10 125.; light fat heifers, £8 175., £8 195., £9 165.; forward-condition cows, £X 13s. to £10 55.; store cows, £6 13s. to £7 los. : mixed-scr yearlings, £5 2s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £3 Is. to £4 25.; eprineme heifers, £8 2s. to £9 155.; vealcrs. 40s. 6d.: bull, £9 14s. ,

Messrs. Abraham _ and , Williams, Ltd., report, oil their Levin sale, held on Tuesyarded medium entries of both sheep and cattle, and all lots met with, spirited competition. Prices right throughout being well maintained at late rat.es. Quotations :—Sheep: Fat woolly wethers, 77 1 shorn wethers, 315., S' 3d ' : ompt-y woolly owes, 355.; ewes, 100 per-' cent. b.f. lambs, £2 Bs.; shorn, two-tooths, small, 21s. Cattle: Fat bullocks, £18 63., £18 145., £19. £19 10s.; very forward bullocks. £16 10s.;. fat cows (heavy), £11, £12 45.: fat cows (light), £9, i " £ 6d., £9 155.; forward cows, £7 65., £7 lbs., £8 35.; store cows, £6 155.; fat,, maiden licifera, £11 Is.; fat heifers (light), £8 45. ; two and a hall anil tlirctiyear. steers, £11 12s. 6d.; two-year steers, 7 14 f- „ 6d '. : Tcarling and fifteen-month. steers. £4 55., £4; yearling- and fifteenmonth heifers, £4, £4 Bs. 6d„ £4 12s. 6d.; springing heifers, £9, £8 17s. 6d., £10. £<0 ss, £10 7s. 6d„ £11 10s., to £12 ss. Pigs: A good entry of pigs met with ready sale. Prices:—Weaners, lis., 15s. 3d., 18s.; stores, 21s. 6d.. 225., .235. 6d.. 23b., 245., 255.; porkers, 295. 6d„ 345. 6d„ 395„ 425„ 4( s . 6d.; baconcrs, £2 155.. £2 19s„ £5.

Messrs. Abraham and' Williams, Ltd.. report having held a very successful clearing sale on account of Mr. C. 0. Higgmson. at Kopat-arua, on Monday. The stock all came forward in good .order, and met with keen competition. Quotation?:—4s3 light fat wethers. 315.; 128 prime wethers, 345. 3d.; 120 prime wethers, 355. 5d., 31 empty Hereford li«lfers, £'0 19s.| 12 empty Polled-Angus heifers. £10 17s. fid.; fat bullocks, £17, £18 6 5.: fat cows, £15; dairy cows, £7, £8 ss„ £9 ss„ £9 155., £10,_£il, £14, to £15 155.; fouryear draught horses (light unbroken). £20 £23; five-year light draughts (broken), £29 £35; aged draught TioEEes. £13 155., £23 ICe., £25; light horses, £5 10s., £6 10s., £7, £9 55.; dogcart, £37 10s-

For Children's Hacking Cough, Woods' Great I'eppormint Cure*