LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3129, 6 July 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. report, having oflered a good yarding of sheep ml a fair one of cattle, at their Levin «ale on Tuesday. Tbcro was very lit le demand for fat stock, but store sheep and cattle sold well. Quotatior. S .:-A mco even line of 500 shorn wether hoggets fetched 235.; fat wethers. 355. 3d.; light fat owes, 27s 6(1.; two-tooth wethers, 275. 6d. to Mf.. M • in. owes in lamb. 20s. Id.; medium lambs Us. 6(1.; fat bullocks, £18; sore cows, to £6'65.; wcaner steers, &u 11s.; two-tooth wethers, given by Mr. hoißiisuii on acoount of the Horowhcnua J'atnotic Association, brought 275. 6d. • At Otaki on Wednesday there was n, good attendance, and all classes of stock fcloned satisfactory prices. Sales cHected were: Fat ewes, 335. 9rt.; fat'lambs; to 305.; woolly hoggets, to 225. Id.; cull lambs, to 125.: fat cows, to £10: forward cows, to £7 lis.; sprmquiK 6ows, to £11; springing heifers, £7 7s. 6d-.; empty one and a. half-year hcifcrs/to £5 155.; two-year heifers £7; one and a half-year steers. £8; mixed v-aiiers, to £2 12s. Stock given by Mr V. .'I. Ryder and Mrs. Hutliwaitc was Sold for tho Patriotic Association. . Messrs. Abraham aud Williams. Ltd., I'almerston North, report:—On Wednesday wn held a sale of dairy stock on account ol Mr. 0. E. Jones, Kauwhata. which was modorately attended. The dairy cows were a fair lot of mostly Shorthorn cows, and were in good condition. There was a fairly good demand, bidding was spirited, and we have to report having had a buocessful sale. The herd of 40 cows averaged over £11-por head. ■ Best springing cows brouzht £13 to £15 10s.; cows in milk, a,io to £15 55.; fair dairy sorts, £10 to £12 10s.; a few backward and empty cows, .til ss. *-o £9 10s. .--