LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 181, 27 April 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Co., Ltd., report having held their monthly stock Bale at Waikanac on April 14. when a good yarding of both sheep and cattle was offered to a goud. attendance. Sheep were in good demand, and cattle also met with a good clearance. They quote: Prime sheep. 40s. 6d.; medium 2-tooth wethers, 275. 10(1.; fat lambs, &35.; rams, 1 to 2gnn.; medium lambs, 15s. Id. to 15a. 6d.; 4-year good conditioned bullocks, £13 155.; good coloured 3-yoar steers, £10 155.; yearling steers, £3 10s.; yearling heifers, £5; heifers, r.w.b., £8; store cows, £4 ss. to £4 10s.; cown in calf (low condition), £6 155.: bull, £3 10s.; dairy cows, £13 to £15; hcifora, in milk, £13 sb. to £13 12b. 6d.; springing heifers, £10 10b. to £12. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd.. report having held their fortnightly salo in the Wan?anui East yards on Wednesday, when tliey offered a good yardine of sheep and cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Though the bidding was not particularly keou most of tho entries changed hands at satisfactory prices. Quotations: 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 325. to 335.: 2-tooth wethers, 315.; 2-tooth ewes,'2Bs. 9d.; 4 and 5-year ewes, in lamb to Romney rams, 255. 7d.; mixed aged empty owes, 23b. fid.; fat and forward ewes, 255: fat cows. £11 10«»; forward cows, £8 10s. to £9 55,; store cowi, £2 2s. 6(1. to £6 10&; sitrinalncr heifers, £10 10s.; yearling steers, £3 6a. to £4 55.; weaners, £1 2s. 6d: to £3 6a.

Messr«, Abraham and Williami, Ltd., report on thoir Palmereton North Bale, held last Thursday, aa follows:—We had a irood ynrding of botli sliofcp niul cattle. Sheep were in good demand, but cattle worn slightly easier than previous* sales. Wo Quote:— Sheep: Pat ewes, to 335. 6d.; eninty owes, 2Js. 7d. to 34a.; 2-tooth ewos, ISa. 4d.; mixed i-toaths. ZSt, lOd.j woolly lamJjs,

to 225. IM.; medium lambß, 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.; small lambs to 12s. 6d.; purebred ewe lambs, Ugns. Cattle: Pat bujlockt, £18; fat cows, JEJ3 55.: empty cows, £6 ss. to £6 10a.; 12-inontll steers, £5 6s, to £6 145.; dairy heifers, £14 as., /-W ITb. 6d.; 18-month dairy lieifers, £11 lon. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At FeUding on Friday we had a very heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep were inclined to be a little ea«icr than previous paled. Cattlo wore quitted at late rates, ffe quote:Sheep: Fat ewes, 28s, 3d. to 29b.; lat lambs, 23b.; 2-tooth wethers, 25a. 6d., 255). 9d., to 30b.; ompty ewes. 16s. 3d. to IBs., good woolly lambs, 19s. Id., 19s. 2d. 19b. 7d 21b <d„ 21s. Bd., to 21b. lCd.; medium lambs, 14s. Id., 14s. 6d„ 14s. 10d.. 15s. sil„ 15s. 6d„ to 15s. 9d.; Bmall lanfts, /«. 7a. Ba 9d, to 12b. 9d Light fat bullocks, £13 165.; fat cows, £10, £12 2s. 6(1.; I.gilt fat cows, £9 is.. £9 15a., to £10 45.; 4 and 5-year bullocks, low conditioned £11 16a ; 3 a,nd 4-year bullocks £10 45., £10 £13 10s.; 3-year steers, .£7 18s., £5 106-, £5 ca o B fid to £9 15b.; 2-year steers, £6 lis., £7 3s! 6d., £7 155., £8 10s.: steers £A 10s. to £5 17s. 6d., to £6 15a. • veavlinff steers, £3 10b., £3 155., w purebred Shorthorn cows, r.w. Shorthorn Bull, £12 55.; 3-year Shorthorn heifera, £8 18s.: 18-month Shocthorn heifers, £7 Is. to £B 2a. 6d.; yearling P.A- lieifcrß, £3 45., £3 14b., to M 3s. 61; dairy heifers, £14; dairy cows, £12 2s. 6d.; bulls, £8, £10 %c6Brs?°Dalsety and Co., Ltd.. T j;Port karamu," Carterton. The nheop, which camo forward in good oondition, met with keen competition, but the cattle, with the cxcoption of dairy heifera, met a poor sale. The following are the prinoZl prices realised :-38fii six ande.ehttooth ewes, in lamb to B.F. ramn, 3Cs. 2d., 331 two and four-tooth ewcß, in lamb to Romney rams, 30b. M-s 376 two-tooth wethers 30s 5d.: h.f. two-tooths. 276., South down ewes, 275. 6d,; cull wethers, 20s. 6d.; cu ewes 9b. 6d.; cull w.f.. lambs, Mfcl bf lambs, lis.; .pinging dairy heiferß, £12 2a. 6d.; empty heifcrß £5 1b„ £6, to £7; 25-year steers, £7 lis., 1} year steers, £2 10s.; calves, aOs.