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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 189, 30 April 1918, Page 8

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it the weekly Btock sale at the-Carter-ton saleyards, the W.F.0.A., Stock Departr jnsnt, submitted a fair yarding of nheep, oattle, and pigs to a large attendance. Competition was good, quotations being: —Sheep: Light, fat wethers, 30s. 3d.; twotooth wethers' (small), 235. 4d.: four-year «wea, in lamb to Romney rams 255. 6d.; forward ewes, 24b. 10(1.; fat' lambs, 245.; M. rape lambs, 17s. 6d.; others, 7s. 7d„ 01. 6d„ Bs. lOd: to 9s. 6d. Cattle: Fat nows. £10 155.,. £11 £6'7s. . M.; Hpringing cows, guaranteed, .fill 65.; yearling steers, £3 lis.; -yearling hoifefa, £4 V.; weaner. calves 209. Pigs: Porkers, 30s. i weanors, 4s. to-13e, Messrs. D'algcty and Co. submitted a fair yarding of sheep and cattle, and found competition animated throughout. X'raotioally a total olearance was made under tho hammer at the following prlceßSheep: Two-tooth wrthors, 275. Id.; forward-oondition b.f. _t?/o-tooths, 255. 2d 1 .; 6mall two-tooth wethers, 225. 4d.j forward empty ewes, 205.: f.m. breeding owes and S.D. ram?, 12s. 9d,j b.f. lambs, 10s.

Bel. oltUe: Fat cows, £9 <65.; store cows, ®> to £6 45.; 18-months steers, £5 3a. mi ES: Winers, 9s. to iZs. The Now Zoaland Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Feilding, on Friday, a small yarding ot sheep and cattle came forward. There was rather a brighter tono in tho sheep market. Ewts m lamb, 18s. 9d.; small wethers, £1 Os. Sd.; 2-tooth wethers, 275. 9d.; forward cows, £8 Us. Mr. Newton King reports:—At Douglas on Monday, 2. 4, 6-tooth, and f.f.m. ewes made 225. 5d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 25;.; mixed age wethers, 275. 3d.; aged wethers, 12s, 9(1.; lambs, 10s. to lis. Bd.; empty I\year heifers £7 10s.; empty 20-month heifers, £3 19s. to £5 13s. : bulls, £7 to £7 12s. 6d:; forward bullocks, £13 7s. 6d.; forward cows, £5 10s. to £9 17e.; store cows, £6 7s. 6d. to £7 10s.; storo cows, £4; 15-18-month Bteors, £5 17s. At Stratford on April 23 there was a good yarding, with fair inquiry for cows and weaners, but other classes were dull. Fat cowa made £10 to £10 17s. fid.* forward cows up to £9 2s. 6d.; store cows, £5 15s. to £7 'os.; small cows, £4; meaner steers £2 3s. to £2 .198. fid.; weaner heifers, up to £2 6s. 6d.j mixed weaners, up to £2 12s. 6d.; empty 20-month heifers, 7s. 6d. to I £4 small 18-month, steers, £5 165.; springing heifers, £10 to £ll 55.; forward Bheep,, 19s. 3d.; cull wothors," 17s. 9d.; cull ewes, fo. At Inglewood on April 24 there was a smaller entry than usual, hut with a good demand for' cattle; Bheep were dull of sale. Weaner Btcerß sold up from £3 7s. 6d. to £3 18s. 6d.; small, up to £2 165.; Jerseys, up to 335.; weaner heifers £2 10s.; small. 235. to 34b.; fat oows, up to £10 Us.; forward cows, up to £9 125.; store cows, £6 10s. to £7 95.: Bmall cows, £4 25.; Holstein bull, £10: empty heifers, £4 17s. 6d.; ewes in lamb, 13s. 6d. to 235.; f.m. ewes, 12s. On Friday, at Hr, v iotu, a fine line of 50 Short-horn-Holstein steers realised £5 45.; smaller norts, 395. to £2 10s.; weaner heifer?, 395. 6d. to £2 65.; empty Shorthorn heifers £7 65.; 18-month steers,/£7 65.; forward cows, £8 to £9; store tows, £4 2s. to £7 6s.