LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 115, 1 February 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

, The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operaUvo 'Association, Ltd., 6tock department, report having held their Masterton Bale yes"terday, when they submitted a very good ■;yarding oft sheep to a good attendance. -Biddlßff Tas not keen, but they succeeded '~in disposing of the bulk of their yarding. •Following are the quotations:—Heavy- . -weight fat ewes, £2 55.: fat owes, 315.; iour-tooth. wethere, 30s. 9d.; two and four"tooth wethers, 255. Id.. 275. 2i. to 28s. 3d.; E.m. eweß, 225. Id.; cull owes, 9s. 6d.; ewes ; and ivcthers, 18s. 6d.; b.f. lambs,. 15s. id. •to 18s. sd. (for extra good sheep). > ;.. Messrs. Wright, Stephcnson and Co., Ltd., ■-. report:—Wo held our weekly sale in the Farmers' yards on Tuesday, when we sub'milted a medium yarding of cattle to a 'moderate attendance of buyers. Prices -were in advance of late rates. We quote : 18-month hoifers (station bred). £10 55.; -empty store cows, £4 17s. 6d., £6, £7, and ~£9 155.; dairy cows, to £11; weaners, from ,10s. to 365.; 2-year-old S.H. bull, £16 16s. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operativo '■Association, Ltd., Stock Department, re- '" port on their Pahiatua sale held in the ' Farmers' yards, on Tuesday. We offered a i'good yarding of sheep, included in which i.-were some good lines of Bomney ewes .and lambs, on account of Mr. F. W. ■...Blatchford. The market showed an ini-. ,provement all round and prices realised were decidedly highor than , recent mar"ltet reports. Mr. Blatchford's sheep were "yarded in excellent order and showing ■•good quality elicited keen competition. Top -prico was obtained in this entry for a ■lino of 110 2-tooth ewes, which were'sold' -at 365. 3d., the 220 4 and 6-tooth-ewes sell.ing at 355. Id. The rams .(6-tooth to a years) sold at from 3gns., sgns., 6Jgns., to 'iOgns. We disposed of our yarding at ."auction with the exception .• of one small 'pen of woolly lambs. In cattle we offered '■a fair entry of useful cattle which sold -at good prices. Taking the sale all round - prices were in vendors' favour. Wβ re,.port the following sales:—llo 2-tooth Eomney ewes, 365; 3d.; 223 4 and 6-tooth do., ■ 355. Id.; 68 4-year-old do., 315.; 52 5-year do. 285.; .133 Romney ewo lnmbs (shorn), ex, Blatchford, 205.; 114 wether.lambs,. 16s. Bd.; •233 2-tooth wethers, 265. 9d.; Eomney rams