SPRING CATTLE FAIR.

Levin Daily Chronicle, 4 October 1917, Page 3

SPRING CATTLE FAIR.

Messrs Dalgofcy & 00. l td. roper!.: At our Annual Spring Cattle Fair lio 1:1 in Levin Yards on Tucr-dav, a. heavy yarding ciini. 1 ('< ; ward, in excess of advertifml 11111:1 „«rs and inch ilml 111 the entries wore some really first class lines of forward conditioned good coloured Bullocks.

I There was a largo and representative j : attendance, buyers being present from Palmeiston North, Wanganui, Wairarapa and Taranaki Districts and a most (satisfactory sale has to be recorded. Competition for ail classes of forward and fair conditioned eattle of good colour u-as animated fn m opening to close of sale and Vencloi'B rw.enes wore in many instances exceeded. A complete clearance was made <_f all lines of l<nlJoe);.- ottered, the only lines passed being a few low conditioned cows and young steers and heifura of btul colours and poor quality. Principal saios'eftected were as under : 4 3'oar forward Hereford bullocks £17 13s [J & 4 year fair conditioned bulloc a 3355, 3405, 3 year steers, 300 a, 297s Gd, 2905, 2803. An extra choice line of pood condit-

ioned Polled Agnus and Shorthorn Crosa Wearier Steers made the satisfactory figures of of 2045.

Light weight fat heifers, 17Is, to SliHs, fair conditioned empty count, 1755, to 182s (id. Forward empty <■< \vs, 220s to 222s (id, choice springing heifers, 200s to 2755, yearling steers, 103s, to 140s. Yearling heifers, 80s to 1345.

The JN Z. L. M. A. Co Ltd. report I (ii their Spring Cattle Eajr lielrt at i their Levin yards on Tuesday, 2nd inst. j when thcv ofi'ered a fuil yarding to I a lav-.'.; attendance of buyers. Competltioi' \\';js keen mid a good sale resulted. A tt> ; r cuiry of '-beep ilso met with gtv.uly s:il<!: « v MutnU»us> .-- Fitt and fvi-wju'.-t wehers, 3.">s f>d, fat ii*;'! ewes, .->2s ; goc'l c.m.litt«»n B.F. iJojruets, J'k! t.. -M, good Romnev liKggotß. iios 7d. I ! W<viir<! condition 3 yr stee; : i; li> 1 (u-r eondition ditto £13 (is to i'ls :2 year steers, £11, £3 8s 6d, 12 st>wr?, £G 18-.; ditto (Jersey soi l.» IM Yearling heifers, £5 14s, 12 mus. Jr'-si-v Bulls, £4 14s, weaner calves, £2 7s. light fat J cows, £11 os. Forward condition cows, £8 10s to £9 2s; Store Cows £<> 10s to £8 7s 6d, empty heifers, £7 15s, co«s with calves, (inferior) £7.; springing heifers, £7 10s to £11. Cows in niillt,' £'.) 10s. LEVIN STOCK oALF. Messrs Abraham & Williams Ltd. report :— At Levin on Tuesday wo had fair yardings of both sheep and cattle. Competition for all classes was spirited, fat stock especially being keenly sought after. We had a total clearance at the following quotations : — SHEEP. Fat wethers, £2 4s to £2 10s, fat ewes, 39s Gil to £2, fat lioggets, 31s to 31s Gil. Empty ewes, 22s 3d, 22s Gd, forward wethers, 33s 9d, medium no-;gets £1. 235, cull hoggets, 14s Id, mixed aged ewes and lambs, 34s to 40i. OATIjIS. Fat cows £I 1 5s st< re cow:; 122.', 151:,Joiis; forward cows 100s to 1'.»5;-, yearlmg heifer:; 80s to 1 <s yi arling stairs 151s to 17os, heifers in calf 139 m, bull* 150s to 210s. PIGS. Smal! storis 19s (id to 22s Gd, porkers, 4Gs.