LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 141, 10 March 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, | Paimerston North, report having a good j yarding of sheep at their Paimerston Mrth j 'sheep fair on Thursday. Tho demand was i not very keen, the result being several , lines Jailed to reach the vendors to- | serves. Following are quotations: 2-tooth j ewes, 243., 265. lOd. to 355. 94.: 4 and 5- ; year ewos, Bmall. 15s. to 255. lOd.; 2-tooth | wethers, small, 22b. to 24b. lid.; 2-tooth liomncv rama. U guineas to 2i guineaß; aged rams, 205.; 2-tooth B.D. rams, 5 guineas to 5? guineas. Messrs. Abraham and illiams, Ltd.. Lovin, report:—At Koputaroa, on .Thursday, wo conducted > a moßt successful clearine qsilo of dairy fltock on account of tho Publio Trustee, in the estato of O. B. Mitchell. There was a. larpo attendance of buyers from all mparts of tho district, and bidding was very . spirited throughout. Good spring c&lvers, £12 15a. to f-23 63.; lato oalvera and backward-con-ditioned cowb, £5 6s. to £9 155.: 2-year heifers, r.w.11., £4 7s. 6il. to '£6 1.75. Kd.; 18montha steers, £4 14b.; Jersey bull, £11: mixed weaner3, £2 45.; fat woolly hoggets, 36s 3d.: r»kers. £2 10s. to £3 12a.; empty sown, £4 2s. 6d.; sundries also sold at; satisfactory prices. I The Wainarapa Farmers Co-operativo Association, Ltd.. "report on their weekly Halo hold at Eketahuna last Thursday, as follows :-W<> offered a larso yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle to only ,n lo<.fil attendance of buyers. Competition for all elaßßOs of sheep was decidedly slack, but In most instances vendors met tho market. Quotations:-2-tooth ewes, 20a. to 225. 6d.; 4-ycar ewos, 17s. to 21s. Id.: 2-toolh wetlierij. 14s. 7(1.. Ms.. 265.. 275.: 5 ' and 6-year ewes, low condition, 4s, 10d., 6?., lis. to 155.: b.f. lambs (small). 4s. 7d„ 7s. 3d.. Bs. 7d.: w.f. lambß (small). 3s. 4d. to ] ss. 7(1.: "vv.f. lambs (medium). 12s. Cattle: Sprimrini: cows and heifers, £9 to £11: fat cows, £11 17s. Gd. Tho Walrarapa Farmers' Co-operativo Association, Ltd., report on their weekly sale at. Carterton as follows:—Wo submitted to a. largo attendance <o very heavy vardinj of cheep and cattle. We quoto as follows:-Sheop: Fat ?rtoolh cwea. oZs. 4(1.: 2-tooth ewos, 265. to 265. 9d.; forward ewes, 20s. 6d.: aged ewes, 13s. 6d. to 14s. 6d.: cond 2-tooth wet-horp, 26b. to 265. 6d.: small 2-tooth wothors, 17».: b.f. lambs, 15s. Id.: w.f. iambs, 15s. Cd. lo 165.; iculls, 10s. 3d. to 12s. 6d. Oattle: Fat cows, £9 10s., £10 10s. to £14 10a.; forward cows, £7 12s. to £8 12s. 6d.; cows with calves at foot, £7 1o £8 155.: heifers, oaiviiiT in sprinsr. £5 103. to £8 55.: calves, 225. to 355.: hulls, £9. PiRS: Porkers, £2 3s. to £2 Bs.: sllna. 15s. to 175.; weaners, Bs. Cd., 12b. 6d. to 16s. Messrs. Wriirht. Stephenson and Co.. Ltd.. rnport. having offered a good yt.rding of oattle at the Carterton sttleyar,"a o-i Friday. There was fair competition. ami Ilie bulk of th!> entry was quitted at the following prices:—2-year Bteers, £9 Es. to £9, 155.; li-yenr st«ors. £5 155.. £6 to £7 10s.; IS-year P.A. heifers, £8 10a.; m.s. yearlings, £4 10s.: P.A. yearling bull, £10 10s.