LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 283, 19 August 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

' Meeers. Daleoty and Company, Limited, Irtport:—At our Wansanui sale on 'August '14 we had a small yarding of ?heep .■;mid a fair yarding of cattle.' Competition ' for eleep was not very brisk, but we mannged to dispose of tlie bulk of our yardIng before the close of the day. There [was practically no competition at all for • cdttle, and most of tho- yaiding went 'out unsold. We quote:—Medium m.B. liog- [ gete, 245. 3d. to 255.; smaller ditto. 215.; : cull cows, £4; small lieifora, in calf. £4 tin.; m.3. ■weauers, £2 Is. At Waverley, on

: August l<, tvo had a- medium yarding; of j jheep and a email yardinjr of cattle. There was not much competition for either ieheep or cattle, and most lots wore passed in. Wβ managed to dispose of several nenß iof sheep afterwarda at nrices equal to 'Ute Tatea. We quote:—Small m.s. hop- | gets, 205.: medium. 235.; small 2-tooth '■wethers, 28s. 3d. The firm's Palmer3ton : North branch report havinp a, small yard- : ixiff of sheep and a fair entry of cattle at iiheir Feilding enlo on Friday last. Quotations:— Sheep: Small hoggets. 14s. to 155.; ■mixed; aged ewo3 in lamb, 173. 3d.: fair hogpets. 225.; empty etoro «o\vg, £6 2s. !to £6 65.; yearling steers, £s'lss. to £6 155.; 2-year heifera, £5 155.; springins cows, to £17 15'. • The New Zealand Loan and_ Mercantile 'Agency Co. reports:—At Fcilding, on Fri(day, there, wae a small yardinp of bot.h I sheep and cattle. Good hoggets showed ■'an improvement on recent sales. Good ■■woolly hospets. 26§. Sd.; pood hosrpots, Ma. ;ld., 265. Id., 265. 7d.; fair hoggets, 175.. 119s. Id., Ms. 6d.: li.r. TioekcLs, 175.: small hoggets, 98. 6d.; forward coy,-?, £7; light ; fat cowe, £10. I Jlessrn. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., 'report having huld Iheir Sandpn hogset : fair on Auctust 15. ct irr...Fagin'e yards, I Randon. Owing, no doubt., to the inclc- !■ mency of. the weather, a. fair number of ■ hoggets did not como forward, but all ! lots yarded ivero sold at advanced rates. : The following were the prices realised: j : On account F. B. Farmer, SJ9 wether ho«- . cctß, 293. M.; ewe?., account same vendor, ' 28s. 6d.: account W. Fay, 253 wte hopipeta. 235. Id.; account A. Matthews, t'9 ; mixed hospets. 24». 4d.; account S. J. Qunr- ' ric, 209 mixed hoc;srets, 245. 7d.: account A. Gray, 322 mixed liowets. 225. 2d.; other : riOEgets made from 20s. 6d. to 2>.s. At 1 Mmerston North yards on Aiignst 15 wb ' lind. , <v small yarding of holh bliccp and cattle. There was a poor attendnno.3 of : buyers, and the pale dragged throughout. I'rices were as follow:—Fat wethers, to 345. : 5d.; f«t ewes, to 265.; 2 and 4-tooth wth- ; era, to 255. Ed.; 2-tooth ewea (small). '17?. to IBs.; ewes in lamb, 17s. Gd. to 2Zs.; : mixed hoggets (small); 11s. 9d. to 13s. 3d.: •■fat cows, to £10 2s. 6d.; store cows, £6 ; 13s to £9 45.: gpriucrine cowh. £10 to £12 •5.1.; yearling heifers, £2 17e. 6(1. •At FeildinE, on August 16. we had a : small yarding of b.oth shen and cattle, ' hut all lot? yarded: met with eood comi petition, and Ihc tone of tlie market was i preatly improved to ,previons sale. The i folio-wing are prir.ee realised:—Fat ewes, >1o 535. 9d.: 2-tooth wethera, to 30<. .6.1.; •ewe hopgets. 3d.. 245. 7d.. 2fe. 2d. i in 275. 9d.; mixed liogpets, 11s. fid., 20s. 4d. ■ 1o 21s. 6d.; springing cows. £7 10s., f.% £12 MOs. £13 17s. 6d. to £14 10s.; enringinu' ' heifers ££ 53. to £10; miied yearlings, £5 ' 10s. to £7 93.; bulls, to £10.