LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3033, 21 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, t/td., report;— Yesterday we hold a. siook 6ale is our Linton yards, when our offering comnriscd 760 sheop and 300 cattle. Tho sheep sold readily, as buyers wcro present from the surrounding district, and good prices wore realised for orey pen. Cattle wcro rather slack taken right through, though good prices wore paid for anything killable. Wo quote.—Sheep: 200 extra, prime fat ewes on acoount of Mr. Hugh Akcrs, 38s. sd. to 425. 6d.; fat owes, on account of Mr. K. li. Wilton, 355. 9d.: mixed fat two-tooths on acoount of Mr. r. M. Young made 30s. Bd.; light fat ewes, on account of other vendors up to 29a. Breeding owes (good mouths), 19s. 3d., 21s. Bd., to 275. 6d.; b.f. lambs, 14s. 4d.: mixed lambs, Us. 9d. to 15s. CatUe: Fat oows and heifers, £10 155., £11 7s. 6d.. £12 125., to £13 12s. 6d.; forward oows, £8 2s. 6d. to £14 155.; storo cows, £5 to £7 75.; aged cows, £2 12s. 6d. to £4 10s.; two and a half-year steers, £10 10s. to £13: springing heifers, £12 55.; heifers, in milk. £8 10s.: -weaner steors. £2 10s. to £4; bulls, £2 13s. 6d. to £8 155.; stags, £8 ss. Messrs. Abraham and Williamß. Ltd., report:—At Palme'rston .North, on March 15, wo had a fflirly good muster of stock. Prices for sheep advanced considerably, whllo cattlo were also in good demand. The bulk of tho stock yarded changed hands. Full-mouth forward ewes brought 30s. 3d., 30s. 10d., 31s. 2d.; aged store owos, 205., 225.;' cull owes, 13s„ Ms.; forward woolly Down lambs. 205., 21s. 4d.; Bhorn ditto, 19s. 6d., 50s. Id.; shorn storo lambs-, 16s. 4d. : oull woolly lambs, 12s. 9d„ 13s. 2d., 13s. 6d.; fat heiferß, £11 Is.; light fat cows, £10 25., £10 12s. 6d., £11; forward cows, £8 17s. 6d., £9 2s. 6d„ £9 17«. 6d.; j fresh-conditioned cows, £7 15s„ £7 18s., £8 2s. 6d.; store cows, £6 155.. £7 55.: boners, £4 45.,.£4 10s.; woanors, 305.; bulls, £10 to £11 Bs. At Fcildjng, on March 16, we had a fair yarding of .stock. There was a, good domand for all classes. Prices, all round, were firm, and we had practically a total clearance at the following rates :— Mr. J. Harding's WoodTillo, annual draft of breeding ewes brought Ms. Ud.; a lino of Bomnev shorn wether lambs offered on acoount of Mr. T. A. Smith, Colyton. made 19s. 7d.; a line of aged breeding ewes, offered on nocotujt of Mr. G. F. Johnston, realised 285.; ft lino of two-tooth hill-bred ewes, sold on account of Messrs. 'M'Donald Bros., Eaumai, brought 355.; a line of four and five-year ewes, on account of same vendors, bought 295. M.; ft lino of twotooths on account of Mr. Frank Simpson, Feilding, mode 345. 7d.: a nice line of two and a half-yoar Hereford cross steers, sold on account of Mr. 1). D. Twigg. were knocked down at £14 l?s. On acoount or other vondors:—Four' and five-year ewes brought 275. to 295. 3d.; two and fourtooths, 355.; full-mouth ewes, 245. to 285.; failing-mouth ewos, 13s. 6d. to 215.; fat lambs, 245. to 275. <d.; forward lambs, 19s. 7d.; store lambs. 16a. 3d. to 15s. 7d.; cull lambs, Us. to 12s. 9d.; springing heifers, £9 10s. to £11 155.; fat cows, £12 10s. to £12 155.; snail mixed weancrs, 30s. to 395.; bulls, to £10 15s. • Messrs: Dalgoty and Co., Ltd.. report:— We held ouv weekly stock sale at Eannevirkc on Friday, when we offered a moderate yarding of sheep, chiefly aged ewes and lambs. ■ Few cattlo camo forward for this sale. Wo traoto as follows :-Fmir and five-year ewes, 305.. 9d. to 31s. 6d.; cull ewes, 65.. 10s., 175., to 17s. Jd.; rape lambs, black-face, 165.; two-tooth wethors; small, 295. 6d.; eighteen-month heifers, to £8. , The WaiTarapa. Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd.. stock department, report having held their weekly sale at Carterton yesterday, when they offered- a .heavy yarding of pigs and cattle and a good one of 6hcop. Owing to tho continuous drv weather bidding at auotion for nlioop war, casual, but cattlo and pigs mot with, good competition. Following were the prices. Fat ewos, 325. to 335.; forward owes, 27b. 6d.. 28s. 6d., 295., to 30b.; store ewes, 18s., £1, 235„ to Ms.,-.small wethers, 265. 6d.: b.f. lambs, 15a. 6d. to 16s. 6d; small lambs. Us.. Us. 6d., to 133.; fat made fitt. *» 155., £11, £12 55., to £13 7s 6d.- forward cows. £8 is.. £8 lus., to £9 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £7 10s. to £8 10s. cows' and calves £< 10s. to £8 3s ; small weaner calves, 255. to 305.; hghtSitionld bulls £5 2s. H.: porta ( in 28s! 6d„ 355., to £2; weaner pigs. 10s., lis. 6d,', 125., up to 13s. 6d.