LIVESTOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 19, 17 October 1919, Page 10

LIVESTOCK SALES

The Wairarapa Farmers'' Co-operative Association, Ltd., report having held their weekly sale at Mastertou on Wednesday, when they ottered a heavy yarding of cheep ana cattle to a fair attendance. Competition for sheep was consequently a number of lots vcre not disposed of, but bidding on cattle was keener, and we report a good clearance, quotations being as followSheep--Fat and forward wethers, £2 is. Gd.; eives, with iaml)3 a>, foot, £2 35.; two-loot.li wethers, small, 29a. Id.; ewes aud wethers, 31a. 7d.; cull two-tooth, 12s. 9d. Cattle- Store cows, £5 lis., £6, £6 ls„ £7 Vs., £7 17b.; two-year empty dairy heifers, f/„ £6 is., £6 155., £7 6s.,'£l 10s.; dairy cows, £12, £12 155., £18, to £15; springing dsr.ry heifers, £12 to £18; light fat cows, £9 Jfls. 6d.; twoyear ' steers, £7 lis.; eighteen-month to two-year steern, £5 Ha., J/j ba., to £7. The New Zealand Loan iiid Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., revert on their Pahiatua sale as follows:—tta had a fair entry o{ sheep and a small entry of cattle. We niude a total cleu.i-a.uce of the ;]iecfr and sold most of (7ur entry cf cattle under the hammer. The following prices were realised —Good woolly noggeis, Ms. 3d. to 33b;; fair htggets, 2/3.; impiy ewes, £1 Is.; empty cows, £4 9s. to £6 55.; fairy heifers, £9 ss. to £9 IDs.; yearling t.eifers, small, ii. 'l'he Wajrarapa fanners' Co-operative Association, Ltd., report having held n most successful clearing sale on account of Mr. K. Taucher, at thu farm, fciist l'aratahi, on October 13, when they offered the whole of his live and aeait slock to a representative attendance. Ihe herd of 15 cows camc forward in rice condition, arid met with keen compctotion, averaging £18 Other (juoUitions nre as'* under:—Forward wcthera, £«!; j printing heifers. £12 to £14 10*j talvos, £16; bull £10; draught id arc, £24 10a.; draught geldings,' £12 and £10 10s.. Implements, ««tc.: Plough, £14; cultivator, £6; hay rake, £10; mower, £5 15?.; cart, £16"55.; drill, £14; buggy, £18; fowiß, 7s. -?d. euch; tart, £20 103.