LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 312, 21 September 1918, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

f : ■'■ The New Zealand Loan, and .Mercantile f •' igency.'Oo.7"lJtd„"reporti-At our Palmers- !'■ ton North'sale-on' Thursday, we,; had. a - small yarding'of sheep and cattle: The ■' attendance was small and stock Bold at i late rates. Quotations: Fat and forward ii '-■• ewes, ■32b.-W.-j- hoggets, 21s.- to 255. 3d; ''■ BP. hoggets* 12b. ; cows and calves, £6 1 '-Ms. to £11; springing cows, '£9; forward I cows, £7 10s. ,to £8 65.; 'store cows, £4 • 2s; 6d.; small weaner heifers, 19s. to 29b.; '! fair yearling 'heifers;'£4 12s. to £5,43.-6(1. i - -- "The New; Zealand Loan and -Mercantile Agency'.Co.'- report :-On Thursday we held ; ! .• ■■' tt'dißpersal sale of: pedigree' Fricsian cati 'tlo on account-of. Mr.. Robert Gilmonr, i Tiakitahuna. There was a good attend--1". ance of buyers, and, although the cattle i' ; '-"..were somewhat low In condition, the sale i■■• ■'"..proved most satisfactory, with the execp-■''■'•■-■■-.tjon of the bulls, which, failed to Hell. t':.- Pedigree cows sold from-26 to 76gns., overi - ":■ age 45gtfB.; unsoujd;pedigree'cowb, UV,12.. 16. 17, 22, and 26gns.; 2-year pedigree heif- !.'' -ere,- {n calf, 39 to 71gns.; yearling pcdif gree heifors, 16 to 51gnB. (9 yearlings averi'- aging 28gna.); .pedigree calves, 11 to ps»s.; averaging 15gns.; grade cows, in mills, £10 t0:£16.105.; yearling grade heifer £7. i 'The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile i 'Agency Co. report:-At our Eangiotu ,sale !'■■' on Monday we had a small yarding of : -■" 'both sheep arid, ofittle. The attendance wbb ! . 'good and we olearcd tho yard in favour '-)'■ of vendors.. Quotations:-Fat cows, £14; i'' lighter cows', £11; forward cows. £7 165., ( .'£B -6»„ £9-55..'t0,-£M7s. 64.; emptyihcif- !■' ers, £4 55.; small springing heifers, £3 ••'■'■. lk 6d.; fat wetherß, £2 Is.; hoggets, ■■'Messrs. Abraham and Williams,. Ltd., rel sort:-At Levin on Tuesday there was a - : largo entry of both sheep and cattle, which !'. 'was submitted to a good attendance of, buvers. Bidding for sheep was much duller than of late, but there was a, icon. '"• demand for all olasßes of cattle; and .'-, practically every line changed hands. Quo-tations-Fat sheep, 365.; fat ewes. 275. sd. to £2 ss. 6d.; fat hoggets, 295. Id.; wether '■' hoggets, to 235. Id.; mixed hoggets, 19s. i-- *ii. 20s. 6d., to 245.; springing heifers, ' £11 10s. to £12 55.; oowb in milk, £10; fat ,- - -bullocks, £14 16s. to £18 10s.; fat cows,, £11 to £11 'ss.; '3-year bullocks, £15; empty cows, £5 53.. £7 125., to -£B 10s.; yearling heifers, £4 55.; mixed yearlings, £2 195.; i .-'. weanor pigs, 265. to 26a. 6d. ; sows in pig, £5; store pigs, £2; porkers, £3 25., £3 4s, £3 125.. £4. £4 25.,. to £4 135.; empty i'-' sows, £2 Us. 6d. to £8.125. !'•"■: Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re- ',.' nort:-At Shannon, on Wednesday, we. !: had good yardings of both sheep and cat'tie. There was ,a largo attendance of ' buyers.and bidding was very spirited and practically all linos changed hands at satisfactory prioes. Quotations: S.M. ewes. in lamb, and with-lambs at foot, to ■ m. '4d.: mixed sex hoggets, 235. Id., 30a. 7d. to 335.;- fat wethers, to 345. 4d.; fat cows, • .< £11 15s. to £12; empty cows, £4, £5, « • -5s £5 17a. 6d., £8 to £9 Bs.-; 15-month '■." Steers,-£4,'£4 2s. 6d„ £4 10a.. £4 155., to ■'-■' £5; mixed yearlings. £3 2s. 6d.; empty '• heifers, to £7 10s.; Jersey bull, £6; spring- ' tog heifers, £6 10s.. £8 17s. 6d., £9 2s. 6d., to £11 2s. 6d. ; . ■ ' '■■'■ -Messrs. Abraham■ and Williams, Ltd.. "; wport:-On Monday we conducted a most '"■' ftocWul clearing sale, on behalf of the .trustees of the estate oi the late M. it. h. florringe. : There was a large attendance Of the public- and bidding was paitieu- . iarly spirited; and very /satisfactory priceß were'realised. -ft ices were aj follow :- Stud 4-tootb Bomney rams 5} guineas ah. rams. li' guineas; S.D. ewes and lambs, '355.: B.D. owe hoggets, 345; ewes and lambs, 235. bd.; empty ewes. 19b. 10d.. ;■-:. mixed 2-tooths, 31s. 6d.; hoggets, 19s. 6d., .-.SSi.6d.to *•*! ipered « dairy cows £9 17s. 6d. to £11, Hs. w... , Sging noifers, £97». 6d.-to £9 I03;i empty *™>. & 13 ? - T pty hcl i% is' «d,? 2-jear steers, £7 6..; Wibm £3 U. to £5; calves, *»«*- 1 f 0 &£ £29; aged mares, £12 to £14. ino snear ing plant and engine realised tm.