LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 113, 5 February 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having conducted a clearing buJo of dairy stock on aceount ilr. Carl Larsen, at 'I'e Horo, on Friday. Thero was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was keen for winter calvors. Quotations: April calvers, £15 55., £16, £16 58., £16 10s.; spring calved £10 10a. to £11 155.; pedigree Holstein cow, in milk, 17gns.;. pedigree Holstein weaner heifer, lOgna.; springing heifer, £8 12s. 6d.; store cow, £5 ss. On account of other vendors: Springing cows, £12, £13 10a. to £15; March onlvers, £12, £13 55., £14 <o £14 2s. 6d.; May calvers, £10 10a.; springing heifers (Holstein cross), £15; forward condition cows, £9 Is.; cows and calves, £6 55.; bull, £4 15s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, I'almorston North, report having a very good entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle at.their Feilding sale on Friday. There was a good demand for all classes of stock and practically all lines change handß. Quotations Sheep: Onll lambs, 6s. 4d., 75., 7s. 3d., to Bs. 9d.; small lambs, 10s„ lOd. 3d., lie., to 12s. 6d.; medium lambs, 135., 13s. 6d., 14s, 14s. 2d.: fair lambs, 14s. Od. to 14s. Dd.; good larafis, 15s. 9d. to 17e. 5(1.; onll ewes. 4s. 2d.. 6s. 4d„ 7s. 4d, 10s.; 2-tooth wethers, 275. 3d. Cattle: yearling heifers, .€3 65.; 15-month steers/ £5 ss. to £7 35.; small weaners, 30?.; bulls, £B, £9 6s, £10 55., £11, £13; fat cows, £11 19s. lo £13 10s.

Messrs. Dalgely and Co., Ltd., report havinir held their weekly stock salo at the Millers' Road Yards. Dannevirke, on Friday. There was a fair yarding of stock, and although the attendance was ?iot very large; everything we had sold at satisfactory prices. Quotations:—Cat tin: Fat. cows, £9 2s. 6d.; 2-year empty heifers, in forward condition, £7 13h. ; cows and calves, £8 12s. 6d.; 18-montli steers, £8 25.; heifers in calf, £7: Jersey bull, £8 55.: fat 2-tooth ewes, 28s.'; aged rams, £1; cull lambs, 9s. 3d.

Messrs. Abraham and WtlHams, Ltff., reports—At Waikanae on Thursday we had good y.ardings of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a total clearance at bislrty satisfactory prices, as under:— Sheep: 4-tooth wethers, 30s. Id.: 2-tooth wethers. 255. 4d.: 265.. 265. Id., 28s. 6d„ 295.; cill 2-tooths. 20s. 6d.; f.m. owes, 16s. Bd. to Ws. 7d; lambs (small). 7s. to 9s. Id. Cattle: Forward bullocks, £15 165.; 3ryear steers (small), £13; 2-year steers, £11; 15-month steers, £8; small yearling steers, £4 25.; forward co TO s, £8, £9 Bs.; bulls, £5 10s., £6. £6 55.. £7 45., to £12; dairy cows just calved, £14 10s.; mixed' weaners, £2 9s.