LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3046, 5 April 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

. The New Zealand Loan- and! Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., report:—Wβ conducted a clearing sale at South Karori on Monday, on account of Mr. Sidney Lowe, and had e, successful sale and highly-satisfac-tory prices. The following prices wero obtained:—Cows in milk, £15, £18 ss. to £21; April cows in milk, £9 6s. to £11 55.; May cows in milk, £10 to £11 55.; June cows an , milk, £8 7s. 6d. to £9 55.; July cows in milk, £7 10s. to £9 10s.; August cows in milk, £7 7s. to £8; September cows in milk, £7 15s. to £9; October cowa ia-miilk, £7to£ll 55.; November cows in milk, £7 10s.; springing heifers, £10 ss. to £10 18s.;'18-montha heifers, r.w.b., £5 Us. to £6 2s. 6d:; empty heifers, £6 65.; yearling'steers, £6 55.; bull, £6 55.; ag«d mares, to £8.155.; nlsooutsido entries of stock at prices well in advance of vendors' reserves. . . The, New Zealand Loan and Mercantile .Agency 00.,. Ltd., report:—At our weekjy stc-jk sale, held at Levin yards on Tuesday, wo offered a small entry of cheep

and cattle. Quotations:—Two-tooth store wothera, 233. lid. to 305.; aged ewes, 13s. 6d., il4s, 6d. and 155.; fat cows, £9 to £10 17s. 6d.; heifer and calf. £7 35.; miied wcanore, £2 10s. The Now Zealand toan and Mercantile' Asenoy Co., Ltd., report:—Wβ hold our annual autumn cattlo fair at. Eketahuna on' Monday, when we offered! about 800 head of mixed cattle. There was a good attendance, but competition under tlje hammer was by no xneanii animated. Howevor, moat of the passed-in lines were sold privately afterwards, Tory few to- ] maininff unsold at the close of the day. l Wβ quote:—lß-months steers, £10 65., £18, £9 10s., £9 75.. £9 2a. 6d., £& 135., £8 10s., i £3 7s. 6d. to £6 65.; cows and heifers, in calf, £14: 3-year heifere ip, .calf, £14 2s. 6d.j 18-montha and 2-year do., £9 IDs. to £8 7s. 6S.j 2-y«ar empty heifors, £i 2s. 6d. to £9 153.) weaner heifers, £1 68. to £4; .iTOsraer steers, £2 7s. 6d, to £4 2s. Gd.; m.s. weaners, £1 ss. to £4 165.; fat cows, £10 10s. to £13 12s. 6d.; store do., £7 ss. to £9 10b.; , bulls, £10 to £12 7s. 6(1. Messrs. Dnlgety and Company, Ltd., report having, hold their weekly sale at Levin on Tuesday, when they offered a Biuoll yarding of sheep and cattle. Although most of tho entry was eventually 6old, there mis a la«k of animation, doubtlees due to the prolonged dry /weather: They quote :—Fat wethers, 355.; fat ewes, to 335.; email fat lambs, 20s. Bd. to 225. M.; 2 and 4-tooth Trethors, to 3Ss. 9d.; Jf.m. ewe«, 20s. j medium lambs, 14s. 9d.; cull lambs; 65., 10s. to lls. 6d.; weancrs, to 38s. ■ • , ■v'