LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 124, 12 February 1918, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Hawko's Bay Farmers' Co-op. Assn. report- on the Uaunevirke sheep fair, held on Friday, as follows:—Our entry did noi uonie forward up to advertised numbers, as two or three lines were bold privately the day previously. We, however, yarded about 9DOu of all classes, of winch number ,we sold jiiet on 7COO, nearly all under tlio hammer. Prices for ewes were considerably below last year's high level?, but nevertheless much better than was generally anticipated a few weeks ago. Good young sheep were in demand, and we realised top price of the day with a very rnce pen i>f 54 two-tooth ewea ofiered on account of Jlr. M. P, Knight, and bought by Mr. Jiorval Speedy. Our next best sale was a line of 277 two, four, and six-tooth Lincoln-croes ewes, sold on account or Mr. T. H. ,L. Ifitehinirs to Sir. Don Bose at 33?. 9d. A particularly [rood line of four-year ewes wa.; passed in at. 325. lOtl.. and we failed to sell these afterwards at the owner's reserve. Wethers, which were offered last in the sale, met with particularly keen competition, prices exceeding vondore' reßerves by about 2s. per head. We made the following sales:-277 two. four, and six-tooth ewes, 335. 9d.; 363 mixed age ewes. 275. 2d.; 195 do.. 275.; 346 do., 275. 2d.; 146 two and four-tooth ewp.s ;>!?.: •54 two-tooth ewea, 34n. 6d.; 166 do., 275. 5'1.; 95 do.. 28s. 6d.': 114 do., 275.; 120 do., 255. i<l; 33 do.. 295. 9d.; 204 cull i-wen, 95.; 190 shorn iambs, 11s. 7d.; 223 aged ewea, 18s. Id.; 126 four-year ewes. 28s. 7d.; 127 four-year ewes, 28s. 4d.; 226 cull lambs, 6s. 1(1.: 300 four and five-year owes. 25.?. Bci.: JjO do., 245. 10d.: 331 two-tooth ewes, 295. 7d.: 139 two-tooth eve?, 30s. 2d.: 25 email two-tooth wethers, 20s. 9d.;,57 cull lambs, 7s. 6d.; 27 cull two-tooths, 9s. 2d.; 14 ewes, 17e.: 166 two-locth ewes. 275. «d.; 64 four and six-tooth ewes, 28s. 6d.; 95 cull two-tooths, 14s 6d.; 40 cull ewes, 12s. 6d.; 90 do., 6s. 3d.; 51 cull lambs, 4s. 6d.;. 32 four-year ewes, 265. 3d.; 95 two-tooth' ewes. Ms.; 42 cull lambs, 2s. 9d.; 52 do., 4s. 6d.; 102 six-tooth ewes. 295. 3d.; 114 twolooth ewes, 275. 6d.: 69 cull ewes, 16s. 7d.; 79 cull two-tooths, Ms. Vd.; 74 mijed twotootlie. 20s. lid.: 289 aged ewes, 14s. 6d.; 516 small two-tooths. 16s. 3d.; 397 good twotooth wethers, 325. 4d.; 295-two-tooth wethers, 293. 3d.; 305 do.. 275. Bd.; 162 do., 30s. lid. We have buyers for good lines of young ewes and also for good four-year-olds. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report:-Tlio annual ram fair was held in tho A. and V. Aisociation's grounds, Pahiatua, on Satur- j day. Though tiic entry was a fair one. it was considerably smaller than last year. Competition for good rams was fairly animated, hut inferior ones were neglected. We made practically a total clearance, as follows:—Romneys: On ac- ! count, of Percy Broß., Maeterton, 16gna., I I2gns.. lOgns.. lOgns.. lOgns.. JOgns., lOgns. | On account of A. M'Kny, Pahiatua. lOsns. On account of Forlong and Suisted, Ashhurst, 9gns., 85ns., Bgiis., Bgnn. Lincolns: On account of Percy Bros., 21gns., 20gns., I7gns.. 17frne.. HJgns.. 15gns., 14gn». On account of J. Bambury, Pongaroa (bred by Bremer). 15gns.. UJgns.. 12gns., 12gns., 12gns.. liens. On account of C. Avery Eβ-. late;'Pahiatua. 121gnn.. lOigns.. lOgns., 9gns, On account of Forlong and Suieted, 7ens. Lincoln ewes: On account of C. Awry Estate. «sgns. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. report:-At EketaMUia. on Friday we had a very good entry of sheep. A good attendance of buyers was present., and there ws? very fair competition throughout the sale. Almost a total clearance was made under the hammer as follows :-Two-tooth wethers, 305.; rn.e. twotoothß, 25*. to 28s; four-year ewes. 28*. 5a.: b.f. lambs. 16b. to 165., U.\ small lambs, Bs. 6d. to Ids. 6d;s cull lambs, 3s. 3d. to 7s. , ... Th New Zealand T,(inn i>nd Mercantile .. <gcncv Co., Ltd.. Dannevirke. report :- We ynrnVd about. MM sheep at the annual cheep fair held or. Friday, and succeeded in disposing of all lot.' with <)ii» exception of one pen. W«« ouote as follows:-Two-tooth ewes, 325. 9d.*to 345.: two-tooth wethers 295. to 31b.; four and five-year ewes, S4s'fid to 305.; shorn lambs, 9s. 6d. to 125.; woolly fat lambs, 225. 6d.; prime fat ewes, 325. 6d ; ■

Oustoms duties collected at the nort of Wellington yesterday amounted to £2220 lis. Id.