LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 91, 10 January 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having offered a good yarding of sheep and cattle at their Levin yards on Tuesday. Although bidding was sfack, the bulk of the entry was 'disposed of at satisfactory prices. Store ewes, 175.. 21a., to- 246. bd.; cull ewes, 125.; woolly lambs, to 165.; fat cows, to £13; forward cows, to £9; forward empty heifers, to. £8 10a.; three and a half-year Btcera, to £13 165.; 6tore cows, to a 10s.; springing heifers, to £9 55.; heifers in milk, to £t0 10s.; vealers, to £3 10?.; m.s. woaners, to &l 55.; bulls, £7 10s. to £12 12s. - The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having hold their usual weekly stock sale, at Lovla rards on Tuesday. A small entry of ebeep and cattle met with a good clearance at the following prices :-Qood-«on-dition b. f. ra. s. two-tooths. 225. 6d.; Email do., 20s. 5d.; forward condition cows, £8 los.; eighteen-months heifers, £5 to £7 2s. (id.; yearling etcer.3, £5 10s.; twoyear Jersey bull, £9 56.; wcaner 6t«crs, £2 to £3 17e.; miied-sex weanors, £3 4b. to £3 ss. The New Zealand loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd.. report :-At Pahiatua on Tuesday we had a fair entry of cattle, -which was submitted to a medium attendance of buyers; Competition was fairly animated, and a total clearance was made under the- hammer as follows: -Empty cows, £7 15s. to £6 7s. 6d_; empty heifers, £6 10s. to £8 7u.; heifers and oalres. £6 Ss-; fifteen-months heifers £4 7s. 6d.; bulls, to £12. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Tuesday wd had small yardings of both sheep and catlio, but prices were a little better than a,t the closing sale of Jast year. Store lambs, 7s. 9d., 10s. Bd.; store ewes. 17s. 9d.j twotooth wethers 235. 6d., 255. 6d.; light fat lambs, 17e. 4i.; potter ramg, 285.; light fat cowe, £9 15b., £10 55., £10 12a. 6d., £10 165., £11 Iβ.; forward cowb, £7 165., £8 Is., £8 5b., £8 12s. 6d.; etore cows, £6 55., £6 fe.; two and a half-year steers. £12 3e. 6d.; Email yearling etecre, £5 Is.; weaner steers, £2. 4s. 6d., £2 6s. 6d., to £3 9d.; weaner heifere, 325. to £2 Us.; mixed weaners, 4Ze. 6d. to £2 155.; potter bulls, £7 2s. 6d., £7 ,65., £13 2b. 6d.; £13 7s. 6d • weaner pige, 9s. 6d. to 13s. 6d.; etoro tries, 14b., ' 18b., 203.. 21a,: porlters, 335., Mβ., 365., 425.' 6d., 485., 535. 555., 575.