LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3035, 23 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Pahautanui on Friday wo had a good yarding of sheep and a small ono of oattlc. There was keen. comDCtitiori for all classes of sheep, all lines changing hands under the. hammer. A very nice lino of 210 four and six-tooth wethers, sold on account of the Estate of the late J. Walker, medo 365. 3d. and 375. 6d.. and another good lino of 142 -wethers, on account of Mrs. Newman, Titahi. Bay, nsad« 345. 3d. Other Quotations:—S.m. ewes, 235, 9d.; aged eweß, 16s. 9d.: wether lambs, 17s. 6d.; miiedrgex lambs, Its. Id., il€. 7d., 12s. lid., to 155.; aged rams, 159.; springing heifers, £9 lOs.j Shorthorn bull, £12. At Johnsonyillo on Wednesday a fair yarding of both slicep and cattle came forward. For all classes of fat stock thera ■was keen competition, but stores wore neglcctcd. Quotations: Fat wethers, 355. 3d. to 365. -Id.; fat ewes, 32g. 9d., 33b. 3d., to 355.; fat lambs, 235. 6d., 245., to 30s. 9d. ; four and six-tooth wethers, 325. 10d.: aged ewes, 155.; small lambs, 9s. 6d.; aged rams, 20s. M. to 1 305.; Yealers, £2 Us.; store cows, £7 125.; fat bull, £14 55.; stags,/£8; weaners, £4 Bs.; heifers in calf, £6 10s. to £7 10s.; springing heifers, £9 17s. 6d., £10 10s., to £12 12s. 6d.; cows in milk, £8 10s. The New Zealand Loan «,nd Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., roport:—At Pahiatua on Tuesday wo had a fair entry of sheep and a small one of cattle. Competition was'fairly animated, and we report practically a total clearance under the hammer at the following rates:—Two, four and six-tooth owes. 31s. 3d.; four *nd fiveyear ewes, 21s, 3d.; small woolly l?,mbs, 15s. 7d.; aged Roraney rams, j9s. to £1 Is.; do. I/incoln rams, £1 Is.; thrcc-yenr springing heifers, £11; heifer, -niih calves at foot, £11. "Wo held our weeMy ssilo in the Colombo Ttead yards cv Wednesday, when we offered a large yarding <>f sheep to a good att-endAojvf of buyers. Competition was fairly animated. &ud prices ware on a par with those rulfug last week. With, the exception of two pons wo made a total el-wanca at the following rater.:—Good-conditkncd four and live-year «-vroa, 275. 9d.: smf.ll two-tooth owes, 235. 2d.: cull owe*, 14s. 6d. to 14s. 9d.; four and six-tooth, wethers, 345. Bd.; w.f. woolly wfether lambs, 2Ps.; sm?.U m.s. woolly lambs, 13?. 7d.;-do ewe iambs, 16<. 3d.; good shorn wether lambs, 17s. fid.* forward b.f. lambs, 19s. 6d.; I'Shoar SJ), rams, 31gnB.