LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 293, 30 August 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Waimrapa Farmers' Co-operative Aseooiation, Limited, report on their Masterton yarding of sheep an 1 cattle came forward welt up to the adTortised numbers, and we sold the whole entry with, the exception of a pen of steers, at very satisfactory prices. Medium white-faced hoggets, 18s. 9d.,.195., to 23s-black-faced hoggets, 16s. 6d.." 19s. 5d., to Hβ. yd.; small two-tooth wethers, 26s 3d • potter rams 25a.; dairy cows, on account and £13 10s ; dairy cowe, on -.account of Messrs. Blatchford Bros., £13 to -£15 5 9 . TL? 0,, " 1 ' 7 aDd Co " T,t(l " Palmer•'on North report having, held their fortnightly sale at Taihape on Wednesday There was a- good attendance or the public, hut only, a moderate yarding of sheep and (Kittle. Sheep met with, ready sale, hut cattle were not keenly competed for. Quo-tations-Two to two and a half-year steers brought from £9 10s. to £10 10s.; dairy heifers, up to £11. ' Messrs. Dolgety and Company, Limited ™J>ort having held thoir Otaki stock sale on Wednesday, when they offered a. good yarding of both sheep and cattle. The principal sales effected boins as follow — Fat ewes, 255. Id. to Kb.; m.s. hotels, lk to ; 275. 10d.j purebred Shropshire) rami hog-' gets, 275. 3d.; empty heifers,. £3 Us • weaners, £1 Sβ. to £1 145.; in.s. yeariimre' £2 145.; springing hoifors, at drop, £10 ss. to £16; cows, with calves at foot, £5 *>• V, £10 Ms.: mlloU cows. £9 10s. to £14 15s.