LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 197, 15 May 1920, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. DaToety .and Co., Ltd.. report bavin* held tlicir fortniehtly sale at upner Hutt on Thursday, when, owinjc to the state of tho weather, only n small yardinir caroo forward. Quotations:— Ewes in lamb, to 235.; woolly lambs, to 16b. 6d.j fnt cows. £9/to £10 2s. 6d.; empty cows, £5 to £7; 2-year Btecrs, £4 10s, to £5 is.; 2-year hftifere, £6 153. .to .£7 5a.; potter bulls, to £8 17s. 64. Mesßrß. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follow:—At 'Jfarton on. Tueßdav we had fair of both rtieeD and cattle, and ha\to to report the fol-

lowinfr sales:—'t and 5-year- lewes. r.w. Southdown rams, 19a. 6d.; empty 2-tonth ewes, 325. 3d.; 'f. and f. owes,' 24e„ Ms'.;, store owes, 15s, 2d.; m.s. lambs, '.65.; cull do,, 4s. 6d„ 7s. Bd.; cood weaner heifors, £3 155., £4 175.; fair do.. £2 55.. .€2 175.; weaner steers,. £2 19s. fid.; 18-month do., £5; dairy cows and heifers. £10 to £15. At Hunterville on Wednesday ■ -we held our autumn cattle fair, when a, heavy yarding was submitted to a -;ood attendance. Tho result of the sale was much above expectations. We quote;— M.s. weaners, £3 ss„ £4; small do., £2, £2 10s.; 18-month stoors, £4 3s. 6(1., £5; small do., £3 55.; 2-year steers. £7, £8; 2-year Shorthorn do.. £9 6s. i 3-year do., £11 15s. to £12 55.; others, £8. £9 155.: forward bullocks, £13, £14; fat do., £17; 20-month Shorthorn heifers, £6, £6 10b. ; 2-year dairy empty heifers, £7, £7 10s.; empty cows, .£6, £6 10s.; forward do.. £8. £9 2a. 6d.; lirfit fat cows, £9 12s. 6d., £10 10s.; cull cows, £2. £5 10s.; Tolled Ansus weaner steers, £4, £5 2s. <d.; 20-month do., £9 25.; 2i-year do., £10 2e„ £11 17s. '