LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2752, 22 April 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

| 1 -The. New Zealand Loan and Heioantilo | C-r'Agenoyi Co.; Ltd., Teport -that at their, r. 'i Jisu'al. weekly stock sale held at Levin on I .'Wednesday, they, email yarding hi,-.. of sheep,"- and .a'full .yarding of cattle, f'- ,'-'.'.Competition was good, and we report .a,; • ', (''-satisfactory . clearance '-at- the. following t 1 - ' ' 'prices :—Light fit ewes 'and wethers, 245.; f..iat .'cows, £8 2s. Ed., £8 15a:, £9 Is.',' £10 4s o i: £10 163.; forward cows, £5 25.,-£5 25., 6d., r : - "£5 ! 7s.r £5 95.", £5 1 125.; store'cows', £3 '18s.. p ■,v,to £4 175.;: eighteen-months, coloured,low : ['• - condition' steers, £3 155.;. -eightefcn-months" V empty heifers, £3.155. to £3 18s. 6d.'; eightf,; '.-' een-months heifers, r.w.b., £3 to £4; wean- . '>er. heifers,:-20s. to 305.; bull, £6 Se.; dairy ; - cows, •£5 17s. 6d.' . - .--- The New,' Zealand' Ix-an and Mercantile 'v-"."Agcncy "Co., l.Ltd/i Donnevirke,-" report hav-. ! I --iiig - held id- oleai-ihg ; sale( ; at Woodvillo on account of .-Mr;. B. Phelp/.whoi': : :'hjas",,eold, his : pro pert y." There -was. affair' attendance .'of- buyers, .• and -satisfactoryi prices obtained-:for his 'live"and' dead' - iv- i stock, the cows making ..tho following. val-' 0 '-nes: —£11,"• £10, £9 175.. 6d„ £8- 6s„- £7 16s„ to ' '"£5.155„ averaging throughout "the eatisfao-..•;;.--tory-price of> £7 :17e. per head,'. - >..- 1 • The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile j -.: ;-Agency - C 0.,, Ltd.,. report-having held- their l : ; -v-fortnightly sa-lo'at the Woodvillo yards on L submitted. a'; 'fair' yarding; i • of-both'sheep and cattle, prices all- round- !-,:.'• par with, previous:: soles'.- Pol- - j:;. ,- :lowingi'a:re',thei'prlces iqalised:^Bat,:ewe3," • ; 14s. ; 6d.,-. 16s;j' to-21e. 6d.-;-,;full-mouth-ewes,- .: ,14s;. :to'-- 19s.'; ; "a- ."well-bred line' of .two-"' j.;;, tooth ewes making 235.; . woolly lamb's t ••:Y!(good),:"Ms!?»to. i 'l7g.. 6d.; shorn 1 lambs, 10s. j;--:'■ 7d.-to:l3s.'; 6d.; small lambs. Bs. : 6d. to 10s. •.'"i - :9d.;' fat cows, £6 to £8 10s., and : £ll f•; ; v 10s.;:fat heifers, £5 10s:.to £8 17s. 6d.; three-' P.. ,-:?y«ar-old> steers, £8- to >£9 65.; - two-year : fAc r 'Bteers, -£4'105:;.t0.'£6.;55.;'-two-year helfers,' £2 155." to £4 -ss.;'-empty .cows,' £4 10s.-. r-'.; £5; : ss:;,springing heifers (good),. £7 ss.' to -...- £9.-155.;..bu115,: 15s.- to ■ £8.; - store bigs. .'yIVS.. Tvt v /• vHessre. 'W, " and : Qf' Turnbull' arid- Co; %Vptd.;tTeport'ho-vhig'-heldVtheir usual-week-' '• their Waipoua (Jfaaterton) yards• on',. Wednesday, vhen offered p, C & 'good yarding, of.,sheep and oa-ttle. Com. r '-"petition was-keen * throughout, .arid- d. good' j. . clearance ..was. mado at ..tho following prices:-Fat,'ewes,'22e; 2d..''to 235.'8 d.; fat r—: r lambs, 17s;. 3d.,U75. 6d., to 18s.; four and [-.v ,;.five-year.' .ewes, in lamb,- 225. 6d. to' 22s !'/..«'. Sd;;' forward.: store ewes, -.lfe., 6d i; store'; ewes, 16s.two-tooth withers,'Us's. Id.; cull •'. lambs,:. 7s;. 3d.;: porkers, 17s.' 6d. .to 20s.i' • :' store' sow,.ate;- fat. cows; £6■ lis., £6 13s. to' store cowe,: £3 55,'.-to £3 155.; work-',' ! - : ing bullocks,. £9.; heifer icalves, 20s. to ! .-- '335..6 d., tb;34s. 6d.; Jersey.cow, £10; Jer- | sey: heifer calves, £2 125., £3, to ■' £3 3s j . Jersey bull cSlf,. £4; i : . x 1 . ~. Messrs.- Abraham; and Williams,-Ltd.,'re ■ l ? port having/held, a -most successful-unre-; [ ..- served . sale • of' stock' at Sha:nnon 'on • Wed • V. : : on behalfof Mr. T. H; Treinewan - V- : : I'he.etoct came forward, in' splendid order j- . and condition, and fill' lots > "v>'ere keenly / competed for. The prices realised "vvere aa 7 followj-Pat ewes, 245. 3d.forward -weilii 245.-3d;;:-forward.', empty' \ ewes, ; 215.; fat lambs (shorn),- 18s. 6d.', wool* ;• • 17 ?;. ' sto -lambs, --145.. 6d.. L; ; r .jWs. ala.,. to 165.; cull lambs, 95.-10 d.: cull )' -95. ; 6d.; cows and calves,'£7;. well--1.1 ;:}> rc *- eighteen-montlis'.-heifers, • empty, £3 ; ■ , j7s., £4, to £A 69.; two-year-old empty hei--1 •-;'se r and 'fifteen-months hei-' •- fers, £2 18s,; eighteen-months ana. twoI :JW £3 16s. t . £4.2- .£4 16e. # - .•? • ft nd. two • and' a Half-year j:...' : eighteen-months and two. j. ; year steers, £s;,yearling steers,:.£3.lfe. i- v. Tr Mr .v.^v Armstrong, chief-engineer of the • s -' come- ashore for. leave. Mr :H. Nielsen, erstwhile chief of -the Hinemoa, j has taken: hie '-place.