LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3013, 26 February 1917, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

si New Zealand Iro&n end ITercantile ■Agency Company, 1/tdL, Dannevirke, reports on the following ealea:—Woodville, February 19.—Two-tooth wethers, S2s. to 345.; four-toGth. ewea, J73L.1 two-tooth ewes, 345.; five-year JSg, cdLj aged owes, from 38s. to ato. 6cLj !\soiaiy lambs, to 20s. Id.;, fat cowa, to £14 165.; storo cowa, to £fl. ™» n f 8 'to h 10s.; bum to lie' Jfakotuku Salo, February 21.—Four and z m - 30s -ilT bB - 106 to 17a. fid., fat cowa, £12 iOs.; stag*. £f e,Co at Kiritakl, FebruS- 20 ' H ®' mw ' s well-known herd.— ; Old oom ;£7 10s.: others, JBJI tug 01 ri n.. 6d., £12 10a, ub to £U fc : • Sundries sold at trood prices. Other entri6S ' £3 ss. to £3 15a.- ernDtv cows, £7 10s. to £9. * y Tha Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Afionoy Company, Ltd.. North, reports;—On Thursday \yfe had a BOO a ' 5f, a fw^ ns Blleo P ft' laiif yarding of cattle. Sheep Bold< V/pli, showing an improvement oil last week's prices. Wo anptet—Fomvtooth.. fat wothors. £2forward wethers, 325, 9d.; four and fiveyear ewes, 275, 64. > mixcdraje ewo3, 275.aged erwes,-lOs. to 15s. 60:.; forward rape lambs, 20s. 6d.; llph-t fat cows, £9 17s. 6d.; eiMteen-jncflith steers, -£S; eighteen-month heifora, £5 to £6. Messrs, Abraham and Tfilliams, Ltd., re.port on tttclr annual Bliet>s fair at Feild113e^0° „ 23. under the auspices i of the Anotioneors' en- ■ try. consisted of ovSr 6000 sheep, principally annual drafts of ewea.l Romneys i (predominating, with a sprinkling of weth- ■ era and lambs, There was a large and representative attendance, competition throughout was particularly keen, and wiUi the exception of a. ■ few linos of inferior stuff everything changed hands, high prices ruling throughout. Tile following prices were obtained for tho various lines submitted;—On account of Mr. - :W, H. ; jQaisXord, 200 Lincoln-Bomuey ewes.

465.; and 406 do., 445. fid. On account of Barrow, 100 two»tooth Bomuey ?S C l' 47s * oxl of Mr. E. Short, 185 four and six-tooth Bomney ewes. 40s. j account of Mr. J. Barrow, 144 four and live-year Eomney ewes, 345. On account of Messrs. B. Short and Sous, 58 two-tooth ewes, 37a. 9d. On account of Messrs. M'Donald Bros., 135 two-tooth ewes, oos. 9d., and 201 four and five-year cwss, 325. on. On account of Mr. W. G. Short, two-tooth ewes, 325. 9d., and 161 fiveyear ewes, 32a. On account of Mr. C. R Johnston, 116 two-tooth ewes, 335. On account of Mr. P. Barrow, 103 four and five-a-Tr breeding ewes, 363. 6d. On account S? V A 86 two-tooth ewes, 365. 9a. On accouut of Mr. O. Pussell, 130 to f.m. ewes (medium), 30a., and 129 four and five-year do., 265. On account of various vendors: Two-tooth ewes teood), 38s. to 435.; others, 345. to 365. 9d.; four and five-year ewes, 255. to 31s. 6d.; five-year owes (good), >31s. to 335. 6d.; others, 245. to 275. 3d.; B.m. ewes, 265. to 325.; f.m. ewes, 21s. to 255.; two-tooth cull wothers, 245. 6d. to 265.; cull lambs, 12s. 9d. Messrs. .A. J. Cooper and Co. report haying conducted a successful sale of their entries at the recent ram fair. They report as followsWo yarded a particularly good lot of Eomney and Lincoln rams, which met with'keen competition, and wo had the satisfaction of obtaining top price of the fair for a shearling Eomi neysold on behalf of Mr. C. "Wagland to Messrs. Percy Bros., the price realised being 200 guineas. Tho following i 6 1 a summary of prices obtained:—On account of C. "Wagland: 13 flock Homneye, from 74 to 18gns., average lOgns.; 9 studs, from 26 to 2Cogns., average £64 12s. 6d. On account of \V; M'Kenzie: 7 flock Homneys at Vgns. On account of A. A. Narby: 3 flock Liucolus a-t lOgns. On account of Percy Bros.: 14 flock Lincolns from 19 to 26gns., average 21gns. On account of Estate late D. M'Gregor: 4 flock I/incolns 20 to 35gns., average On account of Wra. liayner: 5 flock Lincolns, lCJgns. On account of "Wilton Bros.: 10 flock Lincolns, 20 to 23gns., average 22gns. On account of A. M'Donald: 30 flock Lincoln's, 10 to 17gna., average 13gns. On account of J. 6. Moore (Argentine): 12 stud Lincolns, IB to 37gns., average 25gns. On account of James M'GTegor, junr.r 10 flock Roinneyg, 11 to 14Jgns., ayerage 13gns. On account of David Smith: 2 stud Komneys, 18 to 20gns. On account of James Macara: 4 shearling Southdowns. 2gns. .

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sal© at Levin on Tuesday:— Fat ewes (heavy), 355., 355. 91; fat ewes flight), 30s. 7d.; fat .-wethers, lid., 365. 6d., to 395.; mixed light fat sheep, 295.|9d., 315.; - two-tooth, wethere. 31s. 6d.; Bininoy raws, £5 55.: tvo-toot-h ewes, 355., 365.; four, six, and f.f.m. ewes, 345.; six-tooth and f.f.m. ewes, 335. lid.; mixed acred ewes, 265., 28?.' 6d.; s.m. ewes, 23f.; mixed twotooths (small), 235.; medium lambs, 15s. Fa-t cows (heavy),£l2 10s., £12 155., £-13 5c.; fat cows (lights, £9 10s., £9 155., £10 Is.'. £10 10s., £11, £11 2g.; forward cows, £6 10s., £7 55.; store cows, £4 65., £5 2s. 6d., £5 65., £5 10s., £5 125.; two-year steers, £9 lis.; mixed weaners, 395., 445., 565.; small sorts, 225. 6d., 255.; mixed-sex bust-fed p.a. weeaers, £5 lis.; low-conditioned cows and calves. £5; hulls, £8 7s. 6d., £10. £10 10s.; springing heifers, £9 55.; weaner pigs,. 55., 75., 7s. 6d., 95., 125.; stores, 17s. f 195., 205.; porliers, 315., 325. 6d.. 335., 365., 375. 6d., 395. 6d„ to 445.

Messrs. Abraham and "Williams, Ltd., report on their sale at Johnsonville o«: Thursday Fat' wethers, 365. Id., 365. 10d.« fat ewes, 345. 7d., 345! 9d.; four and sixtooth wethers, 335.; two-tooth -wethers, 31b. 6d„ 31s. 10d., 335., to 335. ild.; s.m. ewes, 2?-s. 6d., ?.55., to 265. 6d.; aged ewes, 14s. 3d., 15s. 7d., 195.; cull ewes, 9s. 6d., 10s. M.rlls.: lambs (best sorts), £1 os. Id. to £1 Os. 6d.; medium lambs, 14s. Id., 14s. 6d., 15s. 6d.', to 16s. 9d.; small lambs, 10s., 11s., lis.. 6d.; aged rams, 175., 18s., 20s. 6d.. to'23s.; fat cows flight), £10; three and fotlr-year steers, £14 10s.; two -and a half and three-year steers. £9 10s.; springing heifers. £10 55., £10 10s., £10 155., £11 2s. 6d., £12 10s., to £13; forward empty cows, £5 10s.. £6. £6 55., to £7 10s.; small weaners, 365., 365. 6d.; better sorts. £2 75., £2 12s. 6d.; yearling steers, £5 10s.