LIVE STOCK SALES
Messrs. DaJgety and Company, Limited, report—At our Palmeioton North sale . on Thursday wo have to report having only a, small yarding; of sheep and cattle, which sold as below:—Aged ewes in lamb, to lis. 2d.; weaner heifers, 255.; dairy heifera, to £3 55.; backward dairy cows, £3 55., £4 ss, to £5. Messrs. Abraham a.nd Williams, Limited, Pahiatua, report ns follows:—At Wo.jdvlle on Monday we offered Rood yardinßS of both sheep and cattle. There was an improved demand for all classes, all the sheep selling and the bulk of the cattle. R.M\ owoa in lamb, 14s. Id.; f.m. owe* in lamb, Bs. 9d. and 65.; shorn lambs, 10s. Id., 12s. efl. to 135.; frit cows, £7 10s., £6. 10s. to £6; empty cows, £2 Bs. 6d. to £3 175.; steers, £4.145.; 18-months steers, £2 Us.; empty 18-months heifers, 316. 6d. to £2 2s. 6d.; 18-months heifers, in calf, £3 3s. At Pahiatua, ou Tuesday -we offered a eood yarding of both sheep and cattle, practically. ail the sheep and most of the cattle selling at better values. -Mixed aged ewes In lamb, 14s. 9d. to 19s. 4d.; f.m. eews in lamb-. Bs. 3d.; 2-tooth wethers, 20s. lOd. to 225. lOd.? fat lambs, 15s. 6d.; shorn lambs, lis. 9d.; empty cows, £5; store cows, £2 1«. to £2 65.; weaner steers, 355.; small weaners. 10s. to'l6s; At Mr. W. Hardwick'a clearing salo at Woodvillo on "Wednesday we have to report a moe« successful sale of dairy stock, furniture, elc. The cows were «. nicf <ot, gelling well, .up to £10.10s. being pa-id, the herd averaging well over £6; heifers in calf made £3 2s. 6d. to £5 12s. fid.; weaner heifers, 253. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports:At PalmerBtori North, on Thursday, we had a fair entry of both cheep and cattle. Competition for all classes of stock showed a slight iirijjrovemeiit on recent rates, and we sold the whole of our entry. We quote: —Mixed lambs, 12s. 10d., 13s. 3d., 13s. 6d.; fat lambs, 14s. 7d., 17s. 3d.; empty ewes, 14s. Bd.; forward ewes, 17s. 9d.; good forward wethers, 255.*, 'good 6-tooth ewes in lamb, 2fc. 6d.; aged store cows, 325. 6d.; empty 3-year heifers, £3, £3 55.; heifers, in calf, £5 17s. 6d.; forward cows, £4 7s. 6d.; fat cows, £7, £7 10s.; cows in milk, £5. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report on their Levin stock sale, held on Wednesday:—We offered a good yarding of sheep, cattle, and ptes. Bidding was lively throughout tho sale, and with the exception of several pens of cattle, the whole of our yarding changed hands at the' following pricM:— Pat ewes, 215.. 225., 2Zs. Bd., 225. 10d.; light fat wothere, 255. j fat lambs, shorn, 165.; medium fat cowe, £6 4s. to £6 106. store cows, low condition, 256. to £2; springing heifers, £6 10s.; dairy cows, spring calvers, £4 7s. 6d. to £5 2s. 6d.; cows in milk, £4 10s.; fat porkers, 275„ 286., 305., to 346. 6d,; store pigs, 14s. 6d.; weaner do., 9s.
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2486, 12 June 1915, Page 8
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514LIVE STOCK SALES Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2486, 12 June 1915, Page 8
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