LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 150, 14 March 1918, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., ,report that at their Levin yards on Tuesday, they offered, a good yardiug of both sheep and cattle. Competition was not Seen, and a dragging sale resulted. Quotations:—Fat and forward ewes, Zss. 6d.; small 2-tootli ewes, 235. 7d.; cull lambs, 45.; Yealere, i) 3 10s.;. light fat cows, f.lu to £10 25.;. forward condition cows to £1 18b.; light fat heifers, JEB 10s.; forward condition heifers, £6 10s.; bull, £8. l> The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Himitangi on Monday we had an average yarding of sheep and cattle. Bidding for sheep, mostly poor sorts, was lifeless. Cattle sold at late rates.. Quotations:—Mixed woolly lambs, ,145.; good 2-tootli wethers, 295.; mixed ,weaners, 225. fd., 325.; cows ■■ and calves, £6 10s.; store cows, £5 12s. 6d.,. £6 10a.,'£5 155., £6 17s.' 6t1. ; forward cows, £7 Us., £9/10s.; forward empty . heifers, £9 15sv; springing cows, £8 10s.; bull. £" I 7s. 6d. ■■ . " The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—We held our annual ewe fair at Pahiatua on Tuesday when wo had a very heavy yarding of sheen. Bidding at. auction was ljy no means brisk/ and a number of lines were passed under the' hammer, but most or them were sold privately afterwards. We j quote: 4-year ewes, 28s. 6d., 25e., 235. 6d., 225. 9d., 225.; 4 and 5-year ewes, 245., 235., , .215. 6d., 215., 23b. 3d., 20s. 7d., 19h. 6d., 18s. Sd.. to 16s. 6d.; cull ewes, Bs. 3d. to 11s. 6d.; m'.s. blackface 2:tooths, 245. 6d.i 2 and-4-tooth wethers, 275. 9d., 2-tooth do.,' 275. Id.; siiiall do., 225.; small m.e.lambs, Bs. 3d. Jlessrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having fceld their sheep fair on Monday, when they oflered a large yarding of sheep before a gooa attendance. Although bidding was not brisk a clearance --was effected at auction with the exception of one pen of 2-tooth ewes and a email pen of lambs, at prices which showed a decline on late rates. .Quotations: 2-tooth wethers, 265., 275., 305.; 2tooth ewes to 28s. 6d.; cull 2-tooth ewes, 19s. 6d.; 4, 6, aud 8-tooth ewes, 19s. 6d., 235., 245. 6d., to 27a. Id. A line of 750, offered on account of Mr. P. Moore, brought 235. Small 2-tooth wethers, 18s. Id.; cull ewes/83. to 12s. 3d.; mixed sex lambs, 6s. 3d.; potter rams. 16b. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.,. report sales for week as follow :-Woodville, March 4: Wo had a good yarding of both eheep and cattle. The prices of cattle wore low, several lines not reaching the reserves, but all sheep we hnd sold at satisfactory j prices. We quoto ub follows :-Cattle: Fat cowß, £10 105.; weaner steers, £4 11s.; store cows, £7 10b.; weaner heifers, £2 6s. bhsep: 4 and 6-tooth cwcb (In fair condition), 203.; f.m. Lincoln rams, 4Jgns.; 3-shcar S.D. ■ ranis, Ign. . Miller's Boad Yard, DanncTirke, March 8: We had a good yarding. There was a fair number of buyers from all parts of the district, and everything we had, with the exception of two small lines of cattle, I sold under the hammer at satisfactory prices. Wo quote as follows :-Oat.Uo: Cowb and calves, £13 63.; cows in forward condition, £8 Ws.; springing heifers, £8 55.; store cows (low condition), £6 10s.; wcanear heifers, from £4 Us. to £5 ?a. Sheep: i'at 2-tooth wethers (good). £2 25.; 2-tooth ewes (small), 18s. 4d.; f.m. ewes, 13s. Id.; cull shorn lambs (small), from 3s. to 3s. Bd.; f.m. rams, Ign. Mr. Newton King reports :--At Ranotu on March 1 a good well-grown pen of weaner Holstcin .stcern, on account ol Airs. H. Morrow made £4 145.; others made lroin 30s. to 455. for poor, and from £3 to Xi 18s. 6d. for good sorts; weauer heifers, £3 4s. to £2 12s. 6d.; 18-month heifers, £4 6s. to £4 103.; 2 and 2S-ycar heifers 111 calf, £6 10s. to £7 2s. 6d.; small 18-month steers, £5 15s. to £5 18s. 6d.; bulls, £8 10s. to £10 12s. 6d.; springing heifer. £7 155.; fat cows, £11 ss. 6d. to £11 135.; forward cows. £9 to £10; store cows, £6 to £8 Is.; small £1 3b. to £5 Bs.; lambs,. Ms. 6d.; small pigs, 83. At Tnhora, on the sanic day. 4-tootn cwcb made 299.; 4, 6, and f.in. ewes, 235. 2d., 4 and 5-ycar owes, 29b. 5d.; aged ewes, Bs., and 9b.; 4-tooth withers, 25b.-7d. to 295. 5d.; rams ljgns. to 3gns. On March 4, 1 at Urcnui, cows and calves made flOlli; fat cows £10 103.; bulls. £5 ss. to £6 155.: forward cows up to £9 145.; store cows £6 ss. to £8; 18-montb Bteers. £6 12s. 6d. to £7 3s. 6d.; 2J-ycar steers, £10 145.; 18month heifers, £4 15«.; 20-month heifers, r.w.b., £5; Bpringing heifers, £7 10b.; r.m. ewes, Us. 6d. to 16b. 10d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethersi. 28s. 6d.; rame, sgns. and Signs.; cull lambs, Bs. 3d. to 12s. 6d. At btony Eiver, on March 5, weaner steers made £0 9s. 6d.; small and cully, 30s. to 405.; 4 ana 5-ycar ewes, 19s. to Zls. 6d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 293. 3d.; mixed fat sheep, 325.; springing cow, £11 2s. 6<1.; empty 18-month heifers, £4 Ba. to £4 !45.; good 18-month steers £8 ss. to £8 10s.; smnll, £5 13s. 6d sand £5 165.; bulla, up to £15; forward conditioned cows, £8 to £9 17s. 6(1. At Kohuratahi, 011 March 6, there was a good entry, practically all of which was sold at the hammer. Four and 6-tooth wethers mado 29a. to 315.; fat wethers, -335. 4d.; small 2-tooth wethcrf, 225. 6d. to 255.: 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 265. to 265. 9d.; culls, 21s. 3d.; 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes, 20s. 9d.: 4 and 5-year ewes, 20s. 6d. to 20s. 9d.; forward ewes, 245. to 265.; f.m. ewes, 13s. 10d. to 17s. 2d.; cull ewes, Bs. to 10s.; good lambs, 16a.; culls, ss. 6d. to 7«.; rams, 4gns. and Spns. At Okurn on March 7, there was a full yardinp and attendance, and a good sale resulted. Two-tooth ewes made 28b. 6d. and 298. 3d.; 4-tooth ewe?. 29a.; 6-tooth owee, 235. 3d.; 2, 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 235. to 275.; 4 and 5-year ewes, 17s. 3d. to 205.; f.m. ewes, 12s. 6d. to 16s. 7d.; cull owes, 3s. 6d. to 10b.; rams, 2 to 6gns,; 4 and 6tooth wethers, 28s. to 30s. 6d.; 2-toot.h wethers, 275. 3d. to 295.; lambs, He. lid. to 145.; email, 7s. to 11s.; bulls, £6 to £7; 18-

uiontli empty lieifors, £4 Wβ. to £5; 3J-jear bullocks, i>l2 10s.; 2}-ycar steers, £9 9a. to *11 6s. j 18-monta Btoers, £7 10s. to £8 Sβ.; small. £6 to £6 lZs.j fat cows up to £11 "a. 6d.; forward cows up to £9 Uβ. 6d.j store cowe, £6 12s. fid. to £8 6s. At Waiwakalho, on Maroh 8, 2-tooth ewes made 275.,; f.m. owes, 13a. 3d. to 16s. 6d.j cull lambs, 9s. i bulls, £9 to £11 55.; 18-raonth steers, £6 12a. 6d, to £7 Bs.; mixed wcanors, £2 195.; cows And calves, £10; forward cows up to £9 18s.; store cowb, £6 ss. to £8 7b. 6d.; fnt cows, £10 Ss. to £11 10s.