LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3056, 17 April 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Warrarapa Farmers , 00-operalive Association, Ltd., Stock Department, report having held their weekly caie last X a ? ln the Oarfevton yards, when they offered an extra, heavy yarding- ol plea and a good yarding of sheep and cattle. Upmpetiuon lor pigs was very dull, but weep and catUe were in keen demand. We quote: Pat ewes, 295. 6d., 31s. 2d., to »'*■'• f.i-m.ewcs, 28e.; a-ged ewes, 155., 18s. 6d 195., to 22*.; small 2-tooth ewes and WPlhers. 2Js.; b.f. 16s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.;/ snfall, Ms., 13b. . 6d., to 16s. Cattle: Fat cows, £15, £11, £12 ss. to £13 65.; springing cows, £12 to £13 10s.; springing heifers £11. £11 155., £12 10s., to £13; cows and cakes, £8 to £8 55.; storo cows. £6. £5 10s. £6 135., up to £7 18s.; 18 months heifers, £5 15a.. £6 45., to £6 10s.; weaner calves. £2 15 5 ., £3, to £4 2s. Pigs: Weaners, 65., 10s.; porkers. 255. to 275.; baconers, £2 25., £2 145., to £3 75.; sows, close to farrow, £4 185.,' £5, to £6 13s.' Mr. Newton.King reports: Sales during thie .week following: on tho Easter holidays have been small, but nnces—following the recont rains, havo* advanced slightly. At Stratford on Apiil 10 fat heifers made £9 12s. to £10 55.; forward oows, £10; good frame store oows, £7 Bs. to £8; .small cows', £3 IBS', to £4 165.; boners. £4 12s. ot £5 IBs.: springing heifers £8; bulls, £5 10b. to £7 55.; mixed weanors £3 10s.; in calf 20-month heifers, £5 10srough 20-month stcer3, £7 16a.; 2»-year steers (staggy), £10 25.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 31s. 5d.; f.m. ewes, 18s. 6d.; small lambs, 10s. sd. to 10s. Bd. At Inglewood on April li; store cows made £7 la. to £8empty helfere, £6 Us.; In calf 20-montli neifers, £5 165.; empty 18-month lielferS £4 Is.; forward, oows, £8 Hβ. to £10, ac cording to condition; fair lambß, 14s 10d • culls, 12s: 2d.; ' 2-tooth wethere, small! 295. 6d. A._G.. Wood's clearing sale. Tikorangi: Springing cows, £8 ss. to £9 55,best spring- calvors. £9 10s.. £11 55. ; fair sort<., £8 ss. to £8 155.; small late calvers, £5 10s.; store cows, £7 55.; -weaner heifers £3 (the herd of cows averaged £8- 10b.). At Kaponga on April >!3: Fat cows matte £11 17s. to £13 11s.; forward cows,-£9 7s 6d. to £10 65.; fresh conditioned cows, £8 to £9 2s. 6d.; store «ows. £6 10s! to £7 7s •- mixed weaners, £3 45.; good weaner steers £4 -is., 6d.; fair ditto. £3 35. ; nice line weaner heifers. £3 3s. 6d.; bulls, £7 7s 6d to £10 12s. 6d.; cull lambs. 9s. '6d. : fat ewes, 32e. At Bahotu on April-13: Small weanerß sold at 38s. 6d. to £2 175.; forward cows, £8 Bs. to £8 145.; etoro cows £5 to £7; boners, £4 17s. to £6 2s, U.