LIVE STOCK SALE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 284, 27 August 1919, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALE

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report that at Palmerston North on August Zl, we had a small yarding of sheep ana a Rood.' entry of cattlo. The lollowtng priceß were realised:— Sheep: Fat ewes, to '325. 3d.; aged ewca in lamb, 17s. Cattle: Fat cows, £10 to £10 10s.; light fat steers. • £10 to £13 5a.; forward cows, £t, £8 10s. to £9; store cows, £■», £4 12s. (.4.,. £5 12s. 6d to £7; empty heifers, £3 2b. 6d.. £3 17s. 6(1,, £4 12s. 6d. to £7; springing dairy cowa, £6 10s., £3, £9 155., £10 tts., £16 ■ 1(13., £18 55.; springing lieifovs, £10 10e., £12 to £15 sb. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Jlawera 'branch, report, as follows :-At Kakaramca, on Augiißt ID, we had a- good yarding and. attendance of buyers and bußineaa was transacted at the following prices :-Btore cows. £6 15b. to £8: forward J-yoar steers, £11 155.; 2ycar empty heifem, £7 ss. 6d.; yearlini heifers. £f Bs. to £4; mixed yearlingn. £1 10s to £3 75.; f.m. ewes and lamba, oU.; hoggctß, 25a. 3d. to £1 12s. Thti advertised slimming heifer* on account of. Sir. 3., 0. Tonks were an exceptionally c.hoico lot, ami- boat Jersey sorts made £20 to £26 10s.; others, £14 ss. to £18 10s. On account of other vendors, BpringiiiE hoiiera nmilc £li sb. to £22 Ms.; dairy cows, nloso up, £13 10s. to £21. At Eltham. on August 20, we had a fair yarding:, and RaUsfactory prices ruled throughout. Wo (juoto an follows:—Fat cowc £10 ss. U £11 2b. Cd.; forward cows, £8 lZe. W. to £9 Ba.j atoro cows, £7 4s. to £& is.: 2-.v«a.r empty leifcr.i, £6 la. to £7 14h.; a eood lino <if ditto realised £8; yearliiic Btenrs. £2'15? to £i Hβ.: yearling; heifere, £3 7s. to £4 175.; eprimting heifers, backr'ard forts f.7 to £12 10b.; dairy cowb, £15 I.os. to £21, 10s. On the same day we hold a clearing sale at Normnnby on account at Mr. Richard Burke, when there was a, large attendance of buyers, and good prices were realised throushoiit. P.est dairy rows randu £20 15s. to £29 108.; others, £14 to £18 5e.; egrinitinK heifers, £16 15b. to £18 H l * ; hill, £29; milk cart horje, £2S 5e.; pow, close to farrow. £23 10a.: sow a.ud litter, £19 10s.; boar, £Jj storo pigs, £3 5». At. Hawera, on August 21, wo'held our usual fortnightly sale, when w» submitted a good a-voraste yurding. I'ractitiallT everything was disposed of under the hammer at the following pricce. Good forward cows, £10 tf £fl; othere, £8 Js.'to j!9: sxm* cows, £6 to £7 155.; l\ tr> 3-year Bteers, £9 65.: yearlings, mixed, bmos. £2 to SA; yearling steere, JB 19s. Id. to £4; yearling heifers, £3 2s. 6d. to £3 Ss.; f.m. ewes (dills). 9s. 6d.; fat hoggets, 365. 3d.; othere, 19». 3d. to £1 12b. 9d.; mixed aged empty owes, 245. In dairy pejiß, spring- . injr heifer« made *12 to £16; dairy cow» £12 to £17.