LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1151, 12 June 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mr. Newton K-ng, New Plymouth, supplies tho following weekly report:—At Rahotii. on Tuesday, there was an average yardhiE and Rood attendance, with good competition for nearly' all lintu. Calves and storo cows wore in irood demand, and sold at improved rates. Small calves made 17s to 225. 6d.: good do., 255. to 3te.: 15' to 18niontha heifers, Hi 2e.; Jorjey hoifer calves. Ms. 6d.; Vi to 3-year heifers, in calf, £3 lOf. to £4 Us.: fat cows. J* us.|io *:6 95.: storo cowc Rl Ife- to Si 100. At Puiikorehu. on Wednesday. I held a clearing sa'.o on account- of 3lr. Smithem, wlicn, in spile of the rain, there was a rood attendance, and satisfactory prices were realised for both live and dead stock. Tho cows werp a good lot, and any showing ouaHty and forward sold really well. Early culvers made £6 10s. to .fill 10s.; late do., Mb 103. to £6 10s;: springine heifers, £5 to £5 lCs.: yearling heifers, £2 75.; sundries and furniture made satisfactory prices. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, cattle' c.-ime forward in excess of advertised anrt thero was a good attendance. Several

pens of heifers w«rc yarded, but Heine iTio-'tlv backward cilverr, were not in miiiTtl for. Good culvers mre in demand, but few came forward. Mixed wcinerr niivdo 2C~. to 275.; heifer tlo., 365.: !3-mo:it!i3 In 2-year steers'. £2 1!)-. £d. tn £3 6.;.; tprinc , - inc heifer-", fn It £6 7.-. f-d.-. ttore cows. £2 to E2 175.; fat cows. E5 35.: forward rows. £i £•;. to £3 11;.; bnlU Jtj 18s. Cd. to £5 <s.; working Inillo.-ks. . f 2,1 10s. per pair: lambs, Bs. M.; old c>vc:<, £<=. !d. Jlrssrs. A. 71. At-kin.-.nn and Co.. Ltd.. Fe-MinK. rrpon ha-.-Mic h:w! !-Jri;c general entries at Friday'.'; rale, l'oiili.ry of usual t'est-ription wa:- not no keenly for. Several linen ot piss entered were: not forward. Pot.itoou were in full supniv. and demand limited. Onions sold well. Ilor.-u carrots immircd for, and none forivaril. Quot.itioiw:-Capo barley, is. 3d. to 3s. M-; whole wheat. <s. Hi. to '..=. M.; maize. 1?. Jd.: seed oats, 3s. 6d. ; bran. 7s. pollard, lit. 6d.; pumpkins, e-\ £d. eacUT marrows. 65.: potatoes. 7s. to 95.; cnuli(lowors, Zs. to 2:;. 3d.: small, to 3d.; oruoii';. ""■ 6d. to 3-. per JOlb.; farmers' dre=?cd cocksfoot. 6d. per !I>.- f- per bushel. Horses: Ascd hack.-, to £3. " Poultry: Hens. 2s. to !X 9d.; corkerols. 2=.. ?'?. 3d. to ?,-. 6d.: ducks, 3s tn 3s. 9d.; pullets. 3-i. 6d.; turkey hens, Bs., 95., lls., all at per pan-.