LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 246, 5 July 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., l'afnierston North, report bavins held their fortnightly sale at Taihapc on <1 uly 3. when a fair entry of sheep and cattle came to hand. There was a good attendance of buyers and most of the lines submitted met with ready sale at late rates. Quotations:—.Mixed aged ewes, in lamb, 17s. 6d.; empty ewes, 205.; mixed lambs, 20s. Bd.; mixed fat slieep. 30s. 6(1. to 31s. 6d.; small weuiier heifers, £2 10s.; weaner steers, £4 10s. Mcsbvs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held, their weekly sale at Levin on Tuesday, when they offered a Rood yarding of lioth sheep and cattle, l'riees were on a par with late rates, the principal nates being as under:—Medium shorn hoggets, lis. to 15s. lid.; forward empty ewes, Ms. 6d.; good conditioned 2-toolh wethers, 275. to 28s. Cattle: On account of llr. W. H tlathbone we offered a lino of 52 2J to 3-year steers, and these were sold under good competition at from .13 13s. to £10. At Otaki on Wednesday Dalgety and to., Ltd., offered a small yarding of both sheep and cattle. A number of the entricß advertised did not come a low? owing to the Tough weather. A small attendance of buyers is reported, the. sales effected being as under:-Light-weight, fat cows, £8 7b to .£0 lis.; empty store cows. .C 6 10s. to £7; 2„yca r steers, £6 10s. to £7; weaner steers, mixed colours, 50s. • The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A«enev Co. report :-Ou Wednesday we held' a sale of dairy slock ut the farm on account/ of Mr. <1. H. Uassett, of Ashhiirst. The cows were a good useful lot. but, owing to a small attendance, prices were somewhat on I lie low Hide. The her' 1 averaged £12 12s. Quotations-.-Best. cows, £13 to £18 155.; cood cows, £9 10s. to £12 155.; late calvers,• £8 55.; heifers, £7 to £11 10s.: vcarliiiE steern, £6 6h. The New Zealand Loan and Jfereanhle Apencv Co., report.:—At Eongotea un Wednesday, we had a good yarding of both sheep * and cattle. All lots met with a good inquiry, and we sold out at following prices:—Small lambs, lis.; good mixn' lambs, 23b. Id.: fat and forward ewes and wethers. 23a. to 255. 7rt.; fair yearling heifers. £2 10s. 6rt.; yearling steers, £2 155., £3; 18-month heifers, £5 135.; empty cows. £i 2s. 6d.: fat c.owe, £10 69.; good 3-year ■ springing heifers, £12 10s.