LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3019, 5 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Aepn°(.v N n V 3. c *J and Loau an < l Mercantilo Tiffi . ' re Porl>;~On Thursday, at sd m n Cr f St ?" Ul * Ivo tcldj °" r annual 11/ I i l6 ontl " y aS beloW thC nu ]?ker for this sale, and consisted cniofly 0 f aged owcs< Competition was not strong, and several lines failed 1 to raako vendors reserves at auction. We. !wn. C, iu I '' c ' citved the whole of our entry, jutn t&o exception of two pens of -wethers, before the close of'the sale. We quote — <*ood four-tooth owes, £2 55.: fair twotooth eves, 325. Id. to 33h. 6d.; b.f. twotooth owes. 27b. Id.: forward condition I.m. ewos, 275. to 295. 6d.; f.m. owes, 21s. 6a., 235., to 255.; forward b.f. lambs o? 00 !/)' 4{ *.; shorn forward lambs, 60s. 6d. to 225. Id.; three-shear S.D. rams, 3i and 4Jgns. Messrs. Abraham and "Williams, Ltd., iij^ on ' re P° r t a-3 follows:—On Monday we !i i 3, spec^ sa J O in Mangaweka yards, and have to report a good clearance at late values. We quote:—Mixed-ago ewes, tßs. 1o 28s. 6d.; five-year ewes, 30s. to 345. I W.; four-year ewes, 355. 9d. to 365.; three i and four-year ewes, 295. 3d. tr» 305.; twotooth ewes, 345.; email ditto, 28s. to 305.: ! two-tooth "wethers, 285.; weihsv lambs, 195.; I fair ditto, 16s t 6d. to 16s. Bd.; medium ditto. ! Ms. 9d.;_ small owe lambs, 14s. 6«i.: /mi-cd ! ditto, 15s. Bd.; culls, 55.. At Euntervilic, > on Tuesday, -we had another very hnavy ; yarding of .sheep and a vory fair entry ■ lof cattle. Sheep sold extremely veil, but ' only a few cattle buyers were present. I Wo quote:—Jtapc lambs, 19s. lid. to 20s. j Bd.; mixed lambs, to 17s. 61: others, 155., « 15s. 10d.; medium ditto, 10s. 6d. t<> 12s. Id.; I cull ditto. 6s. 6d.; two an& four-tooth I wethers, 345. 2d. to 365. 3d. t sn : al! ditto, i 20s. 6d. to 225.; two-tooth wethers, 31s. 6d.; I mixed two-tooths, 335.; small ditto, 20s. to 255.; four and five-year cv,•<>{>, 87$. to 30s. « 6d.; medium, to 235.; cull, to l?s.j two,! 1 three, and four-year, ewes, 3?/;. 3d. to 35-, l 6d.; others, 205.: two-tooth, f.-mz, Zls. fc 3/s.; fair ditto, 325.; medium ditto. 255. 9<3, to 265. 3d.; smalt ditto, 20s. to 2is. In connection -with Messrs. Levin and Co., on account of Mr. Jas. Bull, two-tooth ewes, £2 Is. to £2 55.; four-tooth, six-tooth, and four-year ewes, 395.; wether lambs, 19s. 10d.; springing heifers, £11; two-year ditto, £5 10a.; store cows, £6; fat cows. £10 10s. to £10 155.; f. and f. bullocks. £16 10s.; bull, £10 10s. Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Limited. Palmerston North, report having a very good entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle at their Feilding sale on Friday. Competition -was fair," and nearly all lines changed hands. Quotations:— Small lambs, to'l4s.; woolly lambs, to 18s.; mixed-age ewos, to 275.; two-tooth wethers, 325. 6d. to 335.; forward wethers, 345. 6d. to 355.; cull two-tooth ewes, 24b. 6d.; ttoroney rams, 3 to 3Jgns.; Southdown rams. 2J, 3, 4, 5, 6, to 7£gns'.; mixed weaners, 375. 6d.; Store cows, £5 9s. Wairarapa Farmers' Cb-operativo Association, Ltd.,' stock departmont, report on tlieir Bketahuna'sale as follows:— We submitted a heavy yarding of sheep,, comprising some good lines of breeding ewes of mixed, ages, lambs and wethers, also a medium entry of cattle. The attendance was large, and on the wholo business at auction was animated, a successful sale resulting. Practically a total clearance was made at prices generally in excess of owners' anticipations. A line of 221 Eomney two-tooth ewes from ""Brooklands" made 345. 6d. to 355., ajid the heavy-skinned ewes of the same ago, 38s. 4d. Quotations:—B.H. breeding ewes, 295. to 335. lOd.: two-tooth ewes (good), 345. Bd., 355., 365. 6d., to 38s. 4<L; older sheep, 235. to 255.: failing-mouth ewes in low condition, 18s. to 205.; good two-tooth wethers, 295. 6d. to 365.; well-woolled ewe lambs (small), 19s. 4d.; same description wether lambs, 175.;, b.f. lambs, 18s. to 20s. 6d.; culls, 13s. 3d. to 15s. 3d.; forward cows, £9 15s. 6d.; store cotvs, £6 65.; eighteenmonth steers (bad colour), £7 7s. 6d.; eighteen-month, £4 18s.