LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 228, 14 June 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Wnirarnpa 'Farmers' Cooiierative Association, Ltd.. report on thn undermentioned Bales us follow;—At Woodyille on Monday we offered a small - yarding' of - both sheep and cuttle lo a limited nuni- . ber. of buyers. Sheop. in sympathy with - recent sales' reports, especially hoggets, .were slightly ennier. We .quitted praotic- ' ally the whole of our entry at auction, 1 however, an follow:—2s fat and forward wethers, 28s. Bd.; 6 do., 30s. Id.; 43 .fat. and forward ewes, Ms. 7d.; 40 do.. 235. lid.; 128 ■ do., 255.; 16 f.ui. ewes in lamb, 18s.; 29 do., 165.;-17 good hoggets. 203. 4d.: 10 f.nj. ranu, 215.; 8 woaner heffors, £2 IZs. id.; 4 Hereford Mlo., j£s; 10 storo cows, £5 10b., £.6 10s., to £7. At Pahiatua on Tuesday, ■ at omvirangahao yards, we oflered a fair entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. We were successful in disposing Qf the bulk of our sheen entry on a par with recent sales' reports. 21 fat ewes', We.;-: ] 41 aged empty do., 16s. 3d.; 75 two-tooth wethora (medium), 285.; 51 four-tooth to four-year ewos in' lamb, 258. 3d.; 38 do., 25b. 3d.; 53 ! .tw0-tooth do., 265.; 22 aged do,, 14s. 9d.; 34 good lambs, 20s. 4d.; 60 shorn lambs, 16s. Bd.; 45 do,, 14s. 3d.; 36 do., Hβ. 10d.; 125 do., 13s. 2ri.; 158 do., 12s. Bd.; 67 small do., 10s. 4d.; 32 do., Bs. '6d.; 28 do., Js. 10d.; 60 do., 76. 10d.; 9 do., 10s.; 1 fat cow, £10 2s. 6d.; 1 do., £9; 2 store cows, £3 165.; 17 coloured twentymonths steers, £5 10a. to £5 17s. 6d. Tile Wairaraju Parraws' Co-operative Association. Ltd., stock department, reDort- having held their weekly Jlasterton sale In the Colombo Eoad yards on Wednesday, when they submitted a good yarding of sheep to a larffe attendance. (Jom- ■ petition was rather dull, nevertheless, we disposed of the bulk of the yarding atHhe following prices:-Wetheie, 325. Bd.; l'ut ewes, 31s. Id.; fat aad forward honcoM, 193. Jd.; others, 16s. 3d.: w.f. hoggets, 225. Id.; cull hoggets, Bs. 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Fahlatna on Tnesday we bad a large entry o£ sheep «nrt a fair one of cattle: There wna a eood attendance, and competition was lairly animated throughout the sale. Quotations :-Forwnrd two and four-tooth wethers, 345. Id.; two, four, and elx-tooth ewee, lnUarab to Homney rams, 325.; mixed aged do., -285.; ajed do., 17s. 6d.; five-year eweS in lamb tu S.l>, rams, 215.; cull empty ewes, 7s. to 95.; .wonlly lambs, 225. Bd.;. good shorn m.s. lanMss, 205." 6d. to 225. ; medium do., 16a. 7d., 16s. 6d., and 14s 9d.; email do., 7s. to Us. 10d.; rams, 20a.; heifers in n>lf, £7 7s. 6d., £6 25.; and £5 2s. 6d.;. cows in calf, £4 ss. to £8; m.s. weaners, £4. -

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ajency Co., Ltd., report:—At llastprtou on Wednesday we submitted a fair yardin? of she.op to a good' attendance of buyers. Competition wa's animated through-out-the sale, and «. total clearance wna made under the hammer at the following rates:—Small forward-conditioned two-tooth wethers, 275. ,6d.: forward empty ewes, 28s. 3d.; medium w.f. lambs, lie.; medium b.r. do., Us. id., 13s. 3d., Us. 7d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., ro. ])ort:-At Levin on Tuesday we yarde'd a large entry of sheen and a medium one ;ol cattle to a big attendance of buyers.Bidding throughoal for sheen wan spirited/ and good prices resulted, but tattle • were inclined to draff. Quotations —Sheep -;Fat maiden ewes, 335.; fot ewes, : 275. 6d. 27e. Bd., 28s. «., Mβ. Bd.; sood forward ewes, 265.; fat lambs, 21b. to 245. Bd.: forward wethers. 295. 6d.; auiall two-tooth empty ewes,. 235. Id.; small two-tooth wethen, 22b Ed.;-medium two-tooth wetbere, 26a. 5d.; medium lambs, 145., 185., i 19s. 9d.; cull lambs efl- tr fat cows, £12 35., i}l\ £i Ky*-J A ". £U lOs - i[ « bl fit 1 cows, ilO 55., £11 IBs.; forward cows, £8 l!s. 6d, I £9; store cows, £6 7s. M., £7, £7 75.; mix. Ed weanere .s2 Bs., £2 17a.; efehteen-months % m 'ft , 12 ?'' £ 7 2'. 6d.; patter bulls, ,' - 6 ! l '' da "T cows (July and August calvcrsj. £10.55., £11, £10 lfe., £12. Pigs- ■ Weaners, 12s. 6d., 165.; stores, 18s.; porkere, Ms., Ms., 425., «a. 6d., 525., Ms At ptaki on Wednesday stock came forward in excess of advertised numbers, but the tone of .the market was quiet and a draeRing sale resulted. Quotations: SheepJrediuui lambs, 13s. 7d.; cull lambs, 7s • cuU ewes in lamb 9s U 9 . ; two-tootli wethers 275. 7d.; four-tooth wethers, 305.; four and five-year ewes in lamb, 22e. and 285.: four: tooth ewes m lamb (good), 325. • li ff k fat ewes, 255. 6d. Cattle-Store cows' £5, £6 .;.Sessre. TTright, Slephensou and Co. Ltd report Jawcg: Offered a good •' yarding of sheep at the Colombo Koad yards. Masterton on Wednesday. There was a keen den.nnd for wethers and good lambs. Quotations: Tiyo and four-tooth/ wethers, 29s 6d.; ewes m lamb to Lincoln rams, *s. 6d ■ (Sr r Vmbl: 20° E . 265 - ; fllOre . eWM ' ,8S ' W: - :