LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 95, 16 January 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tlio New Zealand Loan and Mercantile; Affcnoy 00. report/.—At our Himatangi Biilc on Monday wo , had an average surding of sheep and, a email yarding of cattle. The attoddanco was small and bidding dull, but .we made it total cleoriince at the following prices :—Forward owee, ZOa. 7d. to 355. (id.; store ewes, 135.; fnir kinbs. 145.; fair 2-tooths, Zsfl. 6d.; citll 2-toothe, 17s. 6d.j yearling Etccrs, £3 Iβ.: weancr hcifdrs. HI; mixed weaners, 235. 6d.; potter Bulls, £8, £11, to £15; pljjß (slips), 275. to 33n. Messrs. Dalgety apd Company. Limited, report having licld. their weekly Bale nt Levin on Tuesday, when they offered a email yarding*, of sheep and cattle. Quotations as follow:—Fat ewes, to 275.; fat trethern, to 2ffs.; fat cows, £10 2s. 6d. to £12: fat aui/. forward cows. £8 10s. to £9 65.; fat heifers, to £7 65.; yearling; steers, to £7i 18a.; yearling heifers, to £3 13s. 6d. / Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report harAngf hold their monthly wile at Otaki, when they offered a, large yarding of both «Jieep and cattle. The principal 'quotations aro ae folow:—Fat ewes, to 25b.; m.B. 2-tootli. from 19s. 9d. to 26b.; 2-tooth wcthcrn, : to 235. 9d.; potter rams, 10s. to 245. 3d,;'fat cowb. £9 Oa. to £11 14s.j for•ward ci;.ws, £7 7s. 6d. to £9; empty etoro cowb, from £6 2s. 6d. to £7; yearling heifers, £7, 153. to £5 155.; Bmall wcanei's. to £1 16a.i springing heifers, from £10 to £13; springing cowb, £9 to £12 12s. 6d.

Th« New Zealand Loan and Mercantile) Aeenrfy Co., Ltd., report ha-ving hold thoir anncml cattle fair at Ekctahuna. on Monday. / A heavy yarding of cattle cameforward but competition was limited, and tha bulk of the yarding -was passed in. TWs following are some of tho prices reaJiaed:—3-year Hereford bullocks; £15; 3ytar Hereford bullocks, £12 12s. 6d.; 3-year coloured imllocltß. £9 to £10 2s. 6d.; storo i;ows, £10 65.. £9 123. 6d., £9 55.. £9, £8 Hβ., £5 Sβ. 6d.. £7 135.; 2-ycar heifers, £8 Is.; yisarlins heifers. £6, £5 3s. 6d., £5; 15month steers, £9 11s. £6 55.. £4 155., £4 53.; ra.B. yearlings, £4 2s. 6d.; hulls, £8 to £20.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Asency Co., Ltd., report:—At Pahiatua on Tuesday we had a. fair yardinp; of sheep and cattle. Competition was not particularly brisk, but a Rood clearance wns made as follows :Forward .c-ivcs, £1 Oβ. M.; vrhifcface'm.B. lambs. 13s. 6d.; cull do., 4s. 9(1.; fat oow9. £12; store do., £9 155., £8 We.. £7 17s. 6d.