LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 12, 9 October 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety.and Company, Limited, report 'having held a stock sale at Greytown on Monday, when they offered a pood yarding of ehcep and cattle. Competition lor sheep was keen, but not bo keen fs-r cattle,' and the following pricee were realised :-W. hoggets,. 27b. 6d. to 295.; b.f. hoggets, Ms. to 24b.; cull liosgets, 155.; small m.s.'2-toothe, 255. Id. to 30b. 3d.; 4tooth wethers, 355. Id.; springing heifera made.from £7 to £12 10s; yearling heifers, £5 65.; yearling steers, £4 155.; small 2year heifers,' £5 10s. The W.F.C.A., Lid. (Stock Department), Dannovirke report on the undermentioned sales held during the past week Octo,ber 3<at tho annual bull fair (held under the auspices of tho Dann».virke A. and P. Association), we yarded a lair number oi the various breads catalogued. Polled Angus predominating. The bulk of , our entry consisted of rough and low-condi-tioned sorts, which were, not in demand. There was a good demand, however, for host Quality animals ir. condition, some good prices being paid for safte. We report, as follows:-Z yearling P.A. bulls, K and 20gns.; 1 18-months do.. rtena.: 2 2yoar do., 35 and 37gns.; l'S-ycar <io., Wenj.; 2 5-yoar Hereford bulls. 25 and 2fens.; 115month Holstein do., lOJgns.; 1 5-year d 0.,At the -weekly Dannovirke sale, held on October 5, we yarded a medium entry or sheep and a fair yarding of cattle. The sheep entry, agitin, chiefly consisted of loggete. The sale was not <is spirited aa previous sales, although prices lor best lines were well maintained. Medium sorts were not as saleable. I)airy cows and heifers clo'se to profit were in pood demand, end vouiif stock also showed an upward tendency- We report the folomnir sales:— ",4 woolly hoggets, 305.; 406 medium do., 23s • 50 cull do., 10s. 7d.;.85 forward empty wee. 28s. Bd.i 11 'dairy cows (sprjngere), •■SL\ 10s.-, £12 10s.. £13. £13 10s.. £14, ,£ls. 515 10s. to. £16 10s.; 2 springing heifers (email), £9 55.;'7 etore cows. £6 10s. tn £7 10s.; 1 2-year empty heifers. £4 145.; o cows and calves, £10; Z-yearline heifers, £4 lbs.: 6 small yearlings. £1 Us.: 18 m.s. ycarlinze (dairy-roared), £5 «•