LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 200, 13 May 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Wright, Stepheneon and 00., <<td, report.that they offered a fair yardingot sheep at their Oartort«n yards to a good attendance of buyors. Oomnotltton was good, and a clearance vtae made at the following and four-tooth wothors, Ms. Id.; fat ewes, ffls.i fat and forward ewes,i6s. 6d. to 275. 2d,; forward ewes, to 225. 6d.; b.f. lambs, 12a. Sd. to'-lSs. Messrs. Dalgety.and Co.;. Ltd., PaimorsJon North, report on''their Pahnerßtou North sale on Say 9. A fair entry of both isheep and cattle came forward, tic "majority of which clanged, hands at 3atlß- - prioes. Mixed lambs (small), J 6ti. 9d.;.miied Lambs (good), 15b. 9d.; forward empty ewes, Ws. 4d.; fat ,ewoa, 295. Id., K9a. 2d.; small ipised weanerß. lls. CA.;

store oowß, £4 95., £4 165.; forward cows, £5 165., ..£9 Is. At their wookly etook s&le at the Miller's Koad yards, Danqevivke, on May 10, thore was a good yarding of both sheep and cattle and a fair attendance of buyers! Sheep sold freely at slightly advanced prioos, but the demand for :oattlo was rather poor., Empty s.m. eives, 21». 2d.; oull lambs, 2e. Bd. to !a. M.| Btpre cows, £5 to £5 Js.j'ycurlioff heilow, £3 68.; weaner hoifore. £1 10s. Messrs. Abraham Ltd., report :—At Peildlng on May id we had a moderato yarding of stock. The' market bad-an upward tendenoy. and praotically everything yarded sold at Improved ratee. Fat cows braught from £10 16s to- £13 108.1 forward cows, £9 10s.' to £10 7s. 6d.j (tore cows, £6 10s. to £8 65.; boners, £4 103. to £5 155.; three and-a half-year bul-' looks, £15 2s. 6d.; dairy cows, £8 17s. 6d. .to £13; springing heifers. £10 to £12 10s.; hoifers and cows in milk, £B 10s. to £11 10s.; fifteen to oijjbteen-month steers, £8 65.; fifteen-month heifers, £4 18s. 6d.; mtxed woaners, £8 17s. 6d. to £4; fat and forward ewes, 23b. to 255.; small two-tooth ewes, 25a.; empty ewes, 18s. 3d. to 20s. Bd.; ewes in.lamb, 235. to 28s. 3d.; lambs, 16s. 6d. to 17s. 3d.; medium do., 12s. to 12s. 9d. At PoJmerston North on Thursday we had a good yardluf of sheep and (a fair one of cattle. The market showed an improved tone, and the following prioes were realised:—Fat. ewes, 265. 6d., 28s. l<l., to 335.; fat and forward ewos, 19s. 6d.; empty ewes, 18s.; four land six-tooth nwes, 17s. to 205.; aged ewos, 6s. Bd.; lambe, (food, '21s. 2d.; small, 6s: 4n., 63. 6d., 7s. Sd., 7s. 7d., to 95.; empty'cows, M; empty heifers. £4;. dairy cows, inferior, £6, £8, to £7 4s. At Levin on Tuesday we yarded Urge ontries of toth sheep and oattle, and a good ealo lcsulted, competition being keener than for several weeks past, with the result that most lines changed hands at satisfactory prices. Fat maiden ewes, 345.; prime fnt ewes, 325., .14». Id.; medium duality owes, 275. 6d., 295. 3d., 295, 7d., 30s. Id.; two-tooth to f.f.m. ewes In lamb, 245.; small two-tooth wothers, 225. 6d.; store owe 3, 13s. 7d., J£s.; cull ewes, 6s. 1 good woolly lambs', 18s. Id.; medium lambs, 12s. 3d., 135.; cull lembs, Bs. 9d.; heavy fat cows, £13 55., £14; liglit fat coWs, £10, £10 55., .£11; forward cows, £8 155., £9 2a. 6d.; store cows, £6, £6.58., £7; heavy vealors, £6Jos;;light vealera, £2 4b. id.. £2 19s. 6d.; yearling steers,' £5 18s.; two and two and a half-year Bteers, £9 10s.; mixed weaners, £1 10s.; cows, close to profit, £13; hackward oalvers, £9, £10. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Hongotea on Wednesday we tad a good yarding and «old practically all lots nt late rates. Forward ewes, 215.; aged ewes, '13s. 3d.; mixed lambs. 14s. 4d., 14s. 6d... 15s. 3d.; b,f. lambs, 95., 11s.; small lambe, 55., 75., 7a. 6d.; fat cows, £10 10s., £10 17s. 6d., £11. fat heifers, £12 2s. 6d.: forward cows, £7 10s., £8, £8 55., £8 10s., £9; store cows, £4 17s. 6d., £5; aged cowe, £2 10s., £3, £J 10s.; three-year steers, £1\; eighteen-month heifers, £4 65.; weaner steers, £2 155.; small weaners, 205.: Af'.Pongaroa on Thursday we had a good yarding'of both, sheep and cattle. There was a good demand for sheep, but oa,ttlo were" rather neglected. Wβ quote:—Mixed iged ewes in lamb, 19s. 3d. to 21s. 2d.; empty ewes, ]ss. to 20s.' 3d.; m.s. ehorn lambs, 10a. Ud. to 14j. 6d.; oull do., 6s. 5d.: • m.s. weaners, £4 25.; m.s. yearlings, \£6; P.A. weanor heifers, £7 10s.; Shorthorn do., £7 10s., fat cows, £10 55.; dairy cowe, to £12 10s.

The Wairarapa, Farmers' Co-oporative Association, Ltd., stock department, report:—At their usual Carterton sale, they offered a good yarding of piss, 800 sheep. and 200 cattle. They also sold, on account of-Mr. Jacob Compton, 80 stud Lincoln ewes and hoggets. Competition for all lines was keen, and they disposed of the bulk of the yarding* Prices were:—Light fat wethers, 31sy 3d;: forward empty ewes, 255. j B.m. ewes, light condition, 17s. Id. to 209.' 6d.; good black-faco lambs, 16s. 2d.; smaller ones, 6a.' Id. to 10s. 2d.; springing cow's. £12 to £14 10s.: store cowe, £9 S 55., £8 12s. 6d., £7 10s., .£6, to. £5 35.; lowcondition cows and calves, £9 ss. to £10 j cows, calving" spring,. £7 sb. to £8 10s.; dghteen-months heifers, £5 to £5 17s. 6d.; two-year steers, £8 to £9; good yearling »teeiß,£7 to £7 55.; weener Holetein sleets, £i 58.,"i£3 l£s., to £4 13.; weaner Shorthorn steei'B and heifers, £3 10s. to £4; others, 29a.;. 'bulla, '£6 19s. to £11. Pigs:- I'orkera," 273. 6d.; slips,-18s., 195., Zle. to 233.; w«an- ! ers, 10s. to 125.; account Mr. J. Compton, etudliinooln hoggets 2}, 3}, 35, 4, to'4Jgns., stud.Lincoln, ewee i3j, 4,. 6J, B, 6}, 6}, to «3gns:; ■■' y/';.;/;> -