LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 218, 3 June 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Mr. Newton King report 8 :-On May 24, at Ratapiko, for Mr. a. D. Carr's clearing sale, there was an excellent attendance, nmding was good and the cows (a good grade line) averaged £13. The best cows sold up to £17; others, £9 10s. to £14 10s.; heifei'B, in calf, £9; woanar steers, £4 55.; weaner heifers, £2 135.; lambs, 20s. and 21s. 4d.; store piss, 295.- On the same day, at Uamotu, weaner steers sold up to £4 155.; small and weedy, £2 95.; weaner heiiers, up to £3; fat and forward cows, £10 165.; store cows, £5 128. 6d. to £8 45.; 18- | month steers, £7 4s. "On May 27, at TJrenni, there was a small entry, mixed weanera, good, up to £3 195.; weaner heifers,, £2 15s. to £3; heifers, in calf, £7 15s. to £9; rough steers, £5 65.; springing heifer, £7; fat cows, £11 6b.; forward cons, up to £9; empty cows, £5 15s. At Albert Road on May 28, for Mr. E, J. Iblea's clearing sale, there was a good attendance. 'Competition throughout was good. I arm horses sold at from £9.105; to £21; cows, £12 10s'.; Btore cows, £7 and £7 55.; empty ewes, 16s. 9d. to £1: small weaners, £2 ss. to £3.' On the same day, at Stony River, weaner steers sold up to £4 ss. 6d.; weaner heifers, £2,25.; empty 20-mon h heifers, £4 18s.'to £5 145.; fat cows, £11 45.; toward cows, up to £8 16s; stove.coyre, £4, 17s. to £6 12s. 6d.; small heifers, m calf, £4 155.; small 20-month steers, £5 14s. 6d to £6. On May 29, at- Urnti, there was a good yarding. Sheep sold exceptionally well; cattle, with the exception of 2i-year steers and'heifers, were of ready sale. Weaner heifers made.£2 13s. to £2 15s" mixed weaners £2 165.; weaner steers, £4 7s. 6d.; 2£-year Holstcin hull, £13; 24year Shorthorn bull. £10; 18-month hull, £8?-empty. 2-year. heifers. £6; 2-year he. - ers.in calf, £7 75.. 6d.; empty heifers £7 18s.; rough 21-year steers, £8 to i>9 10s ■ forward cows, £8 12s. to £9 12s. 6d., store cows. £6 6s. to £7 10..; f.m. wethers; 225. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes and weaners, 275. 6d. to 28s. 3d.: cull lambs, 14s. and Ms. 4d ; ewes, guaranteed ompty, 245. 6d On the-sale day at Omata, for Mr. J. Rams'bottom's sale, dairy, cows sold at from £10 10s. to £14 15s ; small weaners. £2 ss. At Stratford, on May 30, for Mr. R. T.-U. Mellow'a pedigree Jersey sale, there was a verv large attendance. Bidding throughout was good and a very satisfactory safe was held. Cows sold from 18 to 80gns., heifers from 22 to 71gns., and bulls 21

and" 2Zins. ','„,,, ... Mesßrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report :-At our weekly sale at - Palmerstou North.'on May 30, we had a' full yarding of sheep and a. small yarding ot cuttle. There was a good attendance ot buyers and practically. all lots changed hands at satisfactory rates. The prices ruling were as follow :-Shcep: I orward wethers, 245. 6d.to 255.; fat and torward ewes, 225. 7d., Ms., 255„ to 28s. Sd.; ewes, in lamb, to 28b.; lambs, medium, Us., 3s. 16s„ to 16s. lOd. Oat',!e: Store cows, w> to £7: weaners, £2, £2 17s. 6d. to £3. At Fcilding, on Hay 31, we submitted a good yarding of both sheep and cattle to a largo attendance of buyers, 'and practically the whole yarding changed hands at current rates. We quote as follows :-Fat ewes, 30s. 9d.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 335. 6c1.; halfbrcd 6 and 8-tooth wethers, 225. 9d to 335. 3d.; empty.store ewes, 16s. 6d. to 19b ; owes, in lamb, 235. to 28s. 7d.; lambs, 16s. 6d., 17s. 9d., 19f1., 215., to 235. Bd.; small lambs, lis. to 12s. 3d. Cattle: fat cows, £10 17s. 6d. to £16 55.; store cowa, £6 65., £6 12b. od., to £7; 18-month iters to £8-7s. 6d.; S.H. weaner steers,, £4 8s: 6d. to £4 17s. 6d.; S.H. weaner heifers, £3 15s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly.stock sale at the Millers Hoad yards on May 31 . A fair yarding of sheep came forward, but only a very few cattle were offered. Buyers attended from all parts ot the district, and bidding, especially on hoggets, was brisk, one pen of exceptionally good hoggets realising 265. Id. Quotations: 2-tooth wethers, 28s. 10d.; empty forward ewes, 15s. 3d. to 20s. 3d.; B.F. hoggets, 15s. 9d.; woolly wether hoggets, 265. Id.; store cowb, £4 10s. to £7 10s.