LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 9, 6 October 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham and Wi hams, Ltd le-port:-At Palmerston North on Thursday we offered a small yarding o sheep and a good yarding of cattle. There: v,ae a goocl attendance of buyers, repetition foi both Bheep and cattle bemfi fair, u . etcally all tnc yarding being bold'uudei•the hammer. We quote-Sheep: hn all, hoßgets. 205.-. Cattle: Fat cow, £8 16b £11, to m 5a.; store cows, ±3 lfe.. £5 l{». w., £6 12s. 6d., to *8j Ja.thcitcrs.il2; 18rnouth empty hellers, £5 12s. 6d. to £6 16».; small yearling heilcrs, in. W. to w 6b.; good yearling i 5 65.; UU snrine nc nelfers, £5 '»•, *' ""'i °?.. > S?S«, £9 is., £10, f"^ : *} u £ £11 155.; heifers in niUU, tl 10».; springinir cowa, £14 55.; cowb m unlit, ±81». I/car Holstcin ste'era, £7 5a.; horn iteen. «.W«. «*.; yeaning -teera ; £3 10a. to £3 lba-i-IS-moiitii stceis. AS, Jersey yearling bulls, £4 to £5 10a. M Peildmß oir Friday .we ottered to a good attendance.'ol- "uyera a - ,small yuding oE sheep and a good yarding^ of ,, c n a " le- t bll a e u e P sold well but cattle were cany at auc •tion. *wi Quitted practically the whole of our entry alter the sale at i.ite la tea. Wo Fat, ewe , Jfc.; en p y ewes, 27b.; ewes and lambs,.*«• M- > D "" a hoKKeta, 21b. Cattle: springing . neiferj, latfand amall, £5, £6 I ''"^ l prfl £7 15s. £8 25, 6d„ £8 10b., A 8 1/s. ou.. £11; BpHng'ing- coVs. £15 loa.; heifers, m milk, small, £A, £5 2b. W., £5 6s & I7u- M • cowa in milk, £8 on. to to «»■> ss, 2-year Shorthorn | ees £7 £7 IDs £8 2s. 6d., to £8 os., ijuu folßtfin 10 steerB! £8 '2». '6d, »J«r -»-j rai xed .colour.. £8 ss, mall y athng steers, £1 hs., *,4 0S- ' *~. .' %» 17„ Vh • •port:-At Levin on Tuesday «e had a wethc?s making the record pme. ol £5 3a. . We quote:: Extra pr me ™ I ™*-.%. ni ■ Drime wethers, £2 Us., od., *,& "»• MU'to™ I*. 9d.; extra »•»««««. f r tn £3 IP* • fat ewes, iis., iW. "U"."'. £2 9s ; fat hoggets, 34a. M, ».. fat rams, 30s, ewes and Jamb s, £» Uto to VVorwrd 4 and 5-year bullockj, gB oa, forward. 3-year steers £8. £8 12b m ef^p|jUveA, deadly, under the hummer but the ca^ hoggets. 295, 2-tooth wcthera, amall, 27b. a eood yarding of pigs, sheep, and-cattlo wa« offered to a good attendance. Comiet tion was keen for sheep, and pigs, but bidding was rather, alugijißh on cattle Several lines were disposed of 'Jy private frp-itv SheeD- Fat wethers, 48s. to £2 10s.; hogge y tV 17s Mi 2-tooth wethers 31s; i°gft fat ewes, Jss, Olttle: Springing cows AW. All, spri heifers, £6 10s„ £7, £3 10b.,, ±8 Im., & 17s H £10 ss. to £12 5a.; empty cows, ««5: « ÜB.: £7, f 7s„ to £8 10s, 18 to 20-month steers, bad colourß..£4 Is. to £4 ss, yearling heifers £4 7s. to . M 10s,: 2-year-old empty heifers, £5 18s., buls £5 ss. Pigs': Porkers, £3.15.; slips, ffls'; -32b. 6d.. -345., to ste. W, wcaners, 26b., 295., to 31b. . , _ , Messrs.. Dalgety and Co., Limited Pa ■ meraton North, report on their aimerston North sale on Thursday. hadlft fau entry of both sheep and cattle, but bid dh % in» dUU and, a number of l«w« v.ew turned out unsold. Quotations : r Sheep M™d hoggets. 32s;'6d Cattle: Light fa Bt»ers £11 7b. 6d, fat heifers, £S iub., to'cows, .£4 ss, yearling steera & Ms.;yearling heifers, £2 10s., £1 4e„ £6; bulls, j *Th"Vet- Zealand Loan and Mercantile' Agency Co., Ltd.. report havine conducted a clearing .sale oii.accoun of Mr. J. H. Martin, at the farm, Levin, on Septcm- ■ ber 24. -There wa*. a good attendancejof buyers present, ,aild considering the cows were in poor condition, jood Pr«|e? »«• ohtained. They quote: Medium cowk.-AKi to £20; others, £8 10s. to £13; empty atore cowsi £5 6s. to £7 10s, heifers in calf, £7 empty 18-month heifers. £4105.; mixed . sex yenrliwa, £3 12s. 6d, bulls, £5 los. to £8 6s, small hoggets 205.. 3d, spring cart mare, £25; hack, £4 7s. 6a, spring, dray and harness, ££> ss.