LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 133, 22 February 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs.■ Abraham and~'W:illiamß,.Ltd., report on their Marlon sale—We' had an ixtra heavy -yarding of sheep, some 8000 coming forward. There was a good demand tor all classes of sheep, and we have to report a very' good salo,; only, about five lots going out -■unßold-.'-.-iC; fair yarding cattle soldi at'lata .rates.- Wocuote:Shorn rape lambs. 17s< 6d.,- 18s. id;; smaller rape do., 16s. 2d., 16a. 6d.; medium do., 14s. to 16s. 2d.; fair sorts, Us. 3d. to 13s. 2d.; small do., 7s. 9d. to 10s. 3d.; cull do., 4s. 3d. to 6s. 6d.; 4 and 5-ycar.ewes, 255. to 265. 6d.; fair sorts, 215.. 3d. to-245. 6d.; 5year ewes) 17s. sd-. to -18s. 3d.; poor do., 10s. 6d. to 145.-Bd.; cull do..' 4s. lOd. to Bs.; old wethers, 18s.; m.s. 2-toothß, 295. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes, 325. 2d., 345. Id.; 4-tcoth do., 345. 4d. On account E. Newman, Esq.. %■ tooth Romn'ey ewes,_37s. 3d.; 6-tooth do., 38s. 6d.; fat ewes, 30s. 9d. to 335.: others, 265. 3d., 28s. Bd.; fat bi. 2-tootbs,. 275., 275. -7d.; 2-tooth Eomney - rams, £6 65.; 4-vear do., H, 4|gns.; old do., 305., 2}gns.;. Lincoln rams, 325. to ljgns.: 2-tooth Border Leicester rams, £.1 2s. to:'<|gm.; ; oldTams, 165., 27s.;\m.s. weaners, 30s. to ,£2 55.; 2year heifers, £5 10s., £6105.; weaner stoers,'£3 25.; forward cows, £B,' £8 10b;; .yearling tteers, £4 7b. 6d.; fat cows. £11 to £12; fat tteers, £155.; yearling bul', £4-7s. 6d.. Messrs. Abraham and . Williams, ■ Ltd., report:—There was a large attendance'at the sale held on Tuesday at Taumarunui. and a good demand ' for - practically all classes of stock, ot which we .had-a good muster. Prices all round showed a marked improvement, especially for sheep, and the market had a much-improved Hone. There was an unsatisfied demand for all classes, and practically' everything changed bands. Plain fat wethers brought 325. 6d.; two-tooth wethers, 28s. 4d.; cull ditto, 20s. 3d.; two-tooth ewes, 30s. 2d.; full-. mouth ewes and wctherß, 23b. 3d.: medium ■'-'woolly lambs, 15s. 3d.; small ditto, lis. 3d.; ■ small shorn lambs, 7b. 4d. to Bs.; medium -Itoraney rams. sgns. to s^gns.; ' small inferior .ditto, 2Jgns. to 3gns.; aged ditto , (potters), 305.; medium Lincoln ramß. 4gns.: medium fat cows, '£14;. store cows and heifers, £7 15b. to £8 Us.: small store 'heifers, £5 to £7; two-year heifers (poor), £4 to £5 10s.; fifteen to eighteen-month "Jersey cross heifers in calf, £5; thrca-year steers'(small), £9 12a. 6d. to. £11 175.; twoyear'steers, £8 15s. to £10; fifteen-month mixed £5 12s. to £6 10s.: small fifteen to ' eighteen-month steers, £6 10s. to £7 25.; WIJ mixed yearlings, £4 2s. ;6d.; Bmall mixed weaners, £2 2s. Pigs: Slips, 12s. to 12s 6d • ■ Mesßrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report—At Levin,-on Tuesday, we yarded fair entries of both sheeo and cattle, and have to lenort a good clearance at satisfactory prices. Quotations-Sheep: Pat ewes 31b.; light fat ewes and wethers, 29s -light fat lambs. 18s. 3d.: four and-six-tooth (small), 265. 9d. ; lng ewes, 245. 6d.; f.m. ewes. 16s. to 17s. Ba., .small four-tooth wethers 255. Jd.-»8«™ lambs, 13s. 6d. to 14s. 7d.; small lambs, 12s to 12s. 3d.; cull lambs. Bs. to 9s. 9d.; two-tooth Uomney rams. »W£ Ssgjj £ Bgns.; two-tooth Lincoln ram, 6gns. Cattle: