LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2994, 3 February 1917, Page 3

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their waikanao sale on Thursday they offered a full yarding of sheep, but few cattle. The latter failed to reach. the vendors' reserves. Practically .all -sheop offered were disposed of at the following prices:'— Two-tooth fat wethers, 345.; two-tooth store wethers, 20s. to 295. Bd.; m.s. ditto, 245. 9d. to 265. id.; mixed-age breeding ewe 3 (inferior), 235. 6d. ts 265. 6d.; store owes, 19s. Id.; cull ditto. 16s. Ed.; small lambs, 9s. 2d. to 10s.; Homney rams, Ijgns. to 6Jgns.; potters, 17s. ■■■' ■ i Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., PalmerBton North, report having a very good entry of both sheco and cattle at their Taih'ape sale on Wednesday. Although bidding was inclined to drag, vendors were In most cases inclined to accept prices offered, and a good clearance was effected. Quotations:—Cattle: Woanere, £3 55.; fifteen-month heifers, £3 17s. 6d„ £4, to £5; store cows, £6 Is.; J. and f. cows, £9 15b. ; eighteen-month steers, £9 2s to £9 125.: two-vcar steers. £10. 35.; two and a half-year steers, £11 lis.. £11 175., to £12 7s. 6d.; cows in calf, £11 155.; fat. cows, £14 7s. 6d.; light fat bullocks, £16: fat bullocks. £J8 25.; heavy V-ills, to £14 10s.. Sheen: Cull lambs, Bs. 6d. to 10s. 2d.; shorn lambs to 16s. 6d.; azed. stare ewes, 14s Ed.- f.m. ewes, to 205.: .two-tooth wethers', to 30e.; four-tooth fat and fopvard wethers, 345. 3d.; four and five-year ewes, 245.; two-tooth to five-year ewes, 295. 3d. to 295. 7d. ; fat ewes, 315., 335. 6d., 335. ed., 345„ to 345. lid.; f.f.m/ Homney rams. 3gns.; siT-tooth "Bomney rains. 33gns. At the Tiraumea- euwrinsr sale on Thursday eighty two-year-old Hereford heifers •we're sold to Mr. .Newton King, of New PWmonth. a,t;£i6 ISs.iper head.. ■ The Walrarapa Farmers > Co-operative Association, Ltd.,. stock > department, report Having held their sale- onrWednesday at Oolumba. "Road yards. Masterton." when thev offere'd 1800 encs,.wethers, .and.lambs, alson. ..number of- cattle.-to. a-good attendance of buyers. Bidding «t. auction was not animated, but the firm 'Tenon having nuitted the whole Hi the enti„.« at the following 'prices:—Ponr ; tooth. ■ six-■ aged ewes, 20b. 2d.. 225., »o .2K 3d:; two and four-tooth wethers, 32s Id.. 325. 3d.; two-tooth wethers, light condition. 255. 2d.: w oonvlambs,,.l6s. 9d. to 195.,9 d.': small Sly. lambs, 14s. lM.t forward cows £9 176.; weaner calves. £3 4e.:.bulls, */ ius.