LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 194, 6 May 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Wairarapa- farmers' Co-operative ' Association, LIU., Stock Department, report, having held their weekly Carterton sale on Friday, when they submitted a lull yarding of cattle and a small one of sheep and pigs, to a good attendance. Bidding was brisk, and although one or two lines were passed in at auction they were quickly disposed of by private treaty the result being a total clearance, with the exception of a line of weaner calves. Following arc the quotations :— Shoep: Good s.m. ewes, 16s. 9d.; fat lambs, 20s. 6d.; w.f. lambs, lis. 7d. to lis. 9d. Cattle: 2J-year steers, £9 165.; light fat do., £12; light fat cows, £8 125., £8 17a., £9 2s. 6d., to £9 155.; store cows, of which thero was a largo entry, £4 'IDs., £5, £5 12s. 6d., £6, £6 55., £6 17a., £7, to £7 2s. '6d.; spring cow, guaranteed, £12 10s.; cows and calvea, £6 17s. Pigs: Baconers, £2 103., £2 lis.,, to £3 lis.; porkers, 30s. to 365.; slips, 12s. to 14s. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmereton North, report having a fair yarding of sheep and cattle at the Feildiug yards on Friday. Competition was keen throughout, which meant practically a total clearance. Quotations follow:Sheep: Cull lambs. Vs. 3d.; mixed lambs, 18b. Id.; forward wethers, 30b. to 325.; empty ewes, 20a. Cattle: Springing heifers, £10 12s. 6d.; springing cows, £11 ss. to £11 7s. 6d.; weaners, small, 16s. to 275. 6d.; others, £2 2s- £2 Us.. £2 16s- to £2 18s.; forward cows, £8 165.; old empty cows, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Co. report:—At Feinting on Friday a small entry of sheep and cattle camo forward. The tone of the market all round was brighter and competition was good throughout. Medium lambs, 17s. 3d.; fat and forward ewes, 275. 3d.; small weaners, 30s. to £2 165.; 18-month heifers, £5 2s. 6d.; 18-month steers, £6. 25.; 20-month steers, £8 13s. ■ ■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report :-At Palnierston. North on Thursday we had a small entry of sheep and a fair entry of cattle, which sold at lato rates. Quotations :-Good o.f. lambs, 15s. lid.; yearling steers, £3; yearling heifers, .£3; aged store cows, £2 10s., £2 155.; store cows, £4 12a. 6(1., £5 10s.; forward cows, £Bi 3-year bullocks (discoloured), £12 178.; springing cows, £9 15s. Mca-fl. Dalgety and Company, Limited. Palmcrston North/report having a very irood yarding of sheep at their sale on . Thursday. Quotations are as follow:—, Sheep: Cull lambs, 4s. Cd.; Miiall lambs, I 9J7 Vfttir lambs, 16s. 2d.; small 2-tooth wethcH, 21s. Bd. to 225.; store ewes, Bs. 94- fit ewes, 315.; forward owes. 20s. 9d.;. fat lambs, 265.t empty sound-mouth ewes, 14s 7d.; mixed age ewes and lambs, 15s. 6(1. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report that at flfel? Mautanui tale they offered a me'iuni yarding of both sheep and cattle. Biddin? was s kecn (especially for lambs) and they cleared practically at f«f y METW T wXTaS M. to «-; mpty ma ewes 4 1.1, 24-year steers, £10; b.ll. nuii, *", «= i '^^^leLlanTLr^^reantile km yarding of both sheep and cattle o I fa" attendance, and «ld a arge portion at satis-factory prices \U <iuot. c. 2-tooth to full-mouth wethers, 2 s 9u\, woolly lambs, 14a. 6d. to 16s. sd.ain.s. ucunors, 295. to £2 lis. W.i forward condition cowb, £6 155., £9 125., t° *1083 store cows, £3, £4 14a., to £5 55.; springing cows, £11; 2-year to 21-year steers, £8 12s. 6d., £9 Bs. Cd., to £9 10s. f, » ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Company, Ltd., report:—At our ' Upper Ilutt yards wo submitted a large ' yarding of both sheep and cattle to a fair attendance. Thero was a fair inquiry , for lambs and forward cattle, which enabled us to sell our entry at satisfactory prices. We quote: 2, 4, and 6-tooth owcb, in lamb, 265.; cull ewes, lis. 6d.; cull lambs, lis. to Us. Id.; forward cowb, £9 6?., £10, to £10 17s. 6d.; store cows, £5 155., £6 lis., to £7 165.; 18-month heifers, £6; 2-year Holstein heifers, to £8 lis.-, i spring calving cows, £8 2s. 6d. to £10;

July calvers (good), £14; springing cows, £15; 18-month llolstein bull, £10; yearling heifers, £4 10s.; 2J-ycar discoloured steers, £8 10s.