LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 157, 22 March 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

■ Messrs. Wright, Stcphcneon and Co., Ltd., report having offered a heavy yarding of sneep and a fair entry of well- . bred cattle at their Colombo Itoad yard's on Wednesday. There was a good attend- , ance of buyers, most of the Bheep and all the Cattle being boM under the ham- : Bier at satisfactary - prices. They quote:— : 2-tooth ewee, 25b. 2d. to 305.: 4 and 5-year ewes,"lßs. to 21b.; f.m. ewes, ■ r 13n. 3d. to 153.; fat Wee,. 29n. to', 31b. ;. me- !".' dium lambs,'l2s.•'.! Cattle: lj-year eteera, ; •' to £1115s.; 2 and 2J-ycar steere, £13 7b. 6d.| !•'' ' 3j-year steers,-£ls 10s.; 2i:year heifers, £12 ;■ "■'.'Messrs. Wright, Stephenson , and Co., '■■■ Ltd., report having held a special cattle *•■}■ fair at Martinborough. on Tuesday last. Ojving to weather conditions a consider- '■ able part of the entry adra-tieed v' - yarded, and the \ attendance was doubt- ! less affected by the same cause. \ In , [ spite of. these-drawbacks they record a I enccessful eale. ' Competition for cattlo ! of good quality was keen, a pen of 50 2Jy'ear VA. steers offered on account-of Mr. i Arthur Martin Otaraia, fetching £15 17s. ! Other prices were:—Light fat cows, to £12 10s.; fat heifers, to £11 75.; forward cowb, i to £10 103,; ftore cows, t« £6 10s.; heifers i- -witli calves, £8 Its.; 2-yeEi , steers (bad > .- nolours), to' £8 75.; lj-year steers, £6 it. ; to : £7 10s'.; m.s. wcaners, to' £3 2s. 6d.; j buUs, £5 to.£11; l i The Wairaraua Farmers Co-operative I • Assooiation, Ltd., Stock. Department, re- * port laving held their weekly sale at the Colombo Eoad yards, Jlasterton. when they offered just on 4000 j sheep. OompetiV tion was keen right throughout the sale, and practically a total clearance was made > at the following prices:—On account of Annedalo Station, 4-tooth ewes, 295. 3d., 295, 4<l. ,to 30e.: 4 and 5-year owes, 235. 6d., /Mb., 255. Id., 255. 3d: to 275. 6d-.; small 2tooth ewes, 245. Account other vendors , : ■ Pat wethers, 325. to 345.; fat ewee 30s. to 325. 2d.; s;m. ewes, 205.. 2Ss., 245., to 26b : «d.; 2-tooth ewes, 255. 'to 275.: 500' good w.f. lambs, Ms. 10d.; cull lambs, 7e. to 10s.; aged rams, 12s. to 14s.