LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2941, 29 November 1916, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mr. fcewtou King reports: At Waiwakaino 011 November 17 there . was a good yarding and brisk bidding for all lines. W €S and lambs "made 465., woolly hoggets •Ms. 6d.; springing heifers, £7 10s. to £12; springing cows, £9 2s. «d. to £14 10s.; pedigree Jersey cow, 20 guineas; 2 heifers, 15 'aaloj-guineas respectively; store cows, ; *8 16s. to £10 Is.; fat store cows. £13 12s. 6d.; covjs and calves. £11 2s. 6d.; heifer yearlings, '£5 15s. 6d. to £6 16s. 6d.; 2-year empty heifer yearlings, £8; miicd yearlings, weedy, £3 15s. to £4 9s. At Douglas on Monday there was a, good yarding and excellent prices were realised. Mixed yearlings made £5 lis.; steer yearlings, £6 4s. to £6 175.; 15 to 18-mouth steers, £v 10s.; yearling heifers, £5 Us. to £6 25.; 18-month heifers, £7 6s. to £7 10s.; store cows, £7 to £8 55.; forward cows, £9 12s. to £11 25.; fat cows, £12; springing heifers, £8 15s. to £10 10s.; bulls. £6 ss. to £7; hoggets, ,325. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a good: yarding in ' the store pens, and considering the advanced stajo of the dairying season a good many springers came forward in the dairy yards. Bidding for all classes was very keen, and everything sold at advanced prices. In the 'dairy yards, SDringiug heifers- made !£i 10s. t0.£13 10s.;'heifers at full profit, £9 10s.; springing cows, £9 10s. to £16. In the store yards, store cows (poor) made £7 15s. to £8 7s. 6d.; forward ditto, £9 ss. to £11; fat and forward, £12'155. to £13 475. 6d.; 12 to 15-month heifers, £4 19s. to £6 155.; 18 months ditto, £6 16s, to £r 75.; yearling steers, £6 155.; 2-year empty heifers, £8 ss. At Inglewood on Tuesday there was a big yarding and attendance, and everything sold at advanced Tares, the sale being one of the most successful yet held. Springing heifers made Si 10s. to £9 10s.; good ditto, £11 to £13 10s.; cows at profit, £13 155.; springers, .£9 15s'. to £12; store cows,' £S to £9 lis.; forward ditto, £10 10s. to £11 10s.; fat and forward ditto, £11 15s. to £12 63.: 6teer yearlings, £6 4s. to £7 Is.; mixed ditto (inferior), £4 145.; Holstcin heifer yearlings, £6 12s. I to £7;,2-year ditto empty," £9 25.; mixed heifer yearlings, £6; cows and calves, £9; bulls, £7 15s. to £14 10s.; ewes and lamb 6, £2 25.; fat ewes, £2 to £2'ls. 3d.; forfi-urd ewes, 355. fid. At Kaponga on Novetaoer 24 there was a good yarding and attendance, and everything sold at satisfactory prices: Store cows made £7 12s. 6d. to £9 10s.; forward ditto, £10 ss. to £11: fat ditto. £12 to £13 75.: springing heifers, £10 ss. to £12 10s.; springing. cows, £14; empty heifers, £9 Bs. At Eahotu on the same day there was a fair yarding and attendance. Yearling steers made £6 lis.; heifers, £5 14s. to £6 155.: 18 months ditto, £7 10s.; store cows, £7 4s. to £9. 125.; forward ditto, £10 63. to £11 55.; fat ditto. £13 10s. to £17 10s.: for extra prim" 18 months steers, £8; buIH, £10 10s. to £14. The New. Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., roport: At Eangiotu on Monday a fair .yarding of cattle was offered, and all lots sold at prices on a par with late rates. Yearling heifers; small, £2 25.. £3 Bs.; fair yearling heifers, £4 25,; 18-month heifers, £6 2s.- 6d.; stoTe cows, £6, £6 155., £8; fair empty cows, £8 IVs. 6d.. £S 10s., £9 125.: f. and- f. cows. £10. £10 175., 10s. 195.. £11 lis.; £11 145.; fat cows, £13 10s.. £12 125.. £13 Us.; 18-month bulls, £4, £4 12s. 6d., £7; 2-year bulls, £7 10s., £9. BUBNSIDE MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dunedin, November 28. At Burnside to-day 150 fat.-cattle were penned. The quality was very good, and competition was fairly keen,, prices being much on - a par with last week's . rates. Extra prime bullocks, £24;. prime, I £17, £19 10s.; medium, £15 155.; £16 155.; light, £14; prime cows and heifers. £14, £16; medium;. £10 125.-6 d., £11 175.'6 d.; light inferior, £10. Fat sheep (1657 penned): The quality: was good,'and the entry equal .to requirements. Prices were hardly equal to last week's. Extra prime shorn wethers, 38s:;' prime, 316. 6d.. 345.: medium, 285.. 30s. 6d.; others, 265. 6d.; prime shorn ewes, 295.,' 31s. 6d. ; medium, 255., 275. 6d.; fat' woolly wethers, 38.i. 6d., 425.; fat woolly ewes, 325., 425. fid. Lambs (82 penned): Competition was keen and prices were fully equal to last week's. Prime, 245., E7si 9d.; medium, 225... 235. 6d.; others, 195.. 21s. .There .'• was a small, yarding of. pigs. Bacdners were not plentiful, ana met with a fair sale at last week's rates. Porkers were hot quite so well competed \for. Stores and- were- in strong demand, a, small yarding>ealising very satisfactory brices.