LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3054, 16 April 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report at Palmerstqn North :-A email yanluig met with- war competition, at late rates. We quote:— Mixed age ewes, 285.;- store cows. £6 17s. 6d.; forward cows, £8 2s;, £8 59.;. fat .cows, £9 17s. 6d., 410, £11 165.; good sprlnginff heifere, £14 ss.j bulls, £8 155., £11 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercanttlo Agency Co., Ltd., report:-We held our weekly sale at Eketahuna .on' Friday, when we had a very fair entry, of- sheop. There was a good attendance, but the sale wee rather a dragging one. A. good clearance was made at the foUowine ■ rates:-B.F. lambs, 16s. HA to Us.: small do" 13s. 3d.; w.f. shorn lambs. 13s.^ lOd. to 14s. 9d.; backward ewes in lamb. 15s. 7d.; cull ewes, 7s. 6d.; store cows, £8. The N New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Affenoy Co., Ltd., report:-At Peilding on Friday we hade, small entry o! sheep and a, good entry of cattle cam« forward,which sold well at the following ?«<"«:- Medium weaner -steers, 4TIβ. 6d.j 18montte steers, £7 17s. 64. to £9 135.: springing heifers, £12 155.; store, cows, £6 Iβ. to £8; fat cows,. £9, £11 Is. and Us.; buUs, £5 10b.. £7, _£7-155.. and £8; f.f.m. ewes, 21f»: f.m. ewes, 13s. 6d.;, 2-tooth wethers, 30s. 6d. At Palmerston on Thursday a small yarding met with, fair competition., at late rates-.-Mixed age ewfls, ZBa.; store cows, £6 175.-6 d.; forward cows, £8 2e., '£8 55.; fat cows, £9 175~6d., £10, £11 155.: good springing heifers, £14 55.; bulls, £B 155.. £11 15s. Messrs. Wright, Btephenson and Co., Ltd., Teport on their Eketahuna sale as follows:—We submited a good yarding of sheep and a small, entry of cattle to the average attendance of buyers. . Oompetl-

tion waa by no meane keen at auction, although w> practically quitted our entire .offering et the quotations mentioned: Sheop-F.M. owo6, 165.. 19a. 6d., 20b., to 25b. 6d.; woolly lambs, 17s. 6d. to IBs. Id., shorn lambs. 15a., 165., to 18s. Id.; cull lambs, 10s. to.Us., 2-tooth Lincoln rams, ssns.; b.f.' rapo lambs, 15s. 6d., 16s. to IBs. Cattle-Weanor calves, £3 155.; hacks, £6 io £8 55.; ponies, £3 to £8 15s. Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, Balmereton North, report having a tansardine of eheop and. cattle at their Feildine sale on Friday. • Frantically all lines changed hands at, prees as below.—Sheen— Aged enjpty owes, 14b. IOd.: 4 and 5-year ewes. 253; to 315.; 4-tooth wethers, 31b. 9d. to 345. Bd. Oattle-21 and s=year steers, £14 He.; fat heifers, £13; empty cows, £6; heifers, call at loot, £10 10s.; springing heifere, £13 2s. 6d.; woaner steers, £5. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Paimcreton North, report:-On April 11 a successful clearing sale -was held on account of Mr. 'J. Cnowe.-Teikorca. Bidding throughout was keen. The cows were a fair lot, 'and sold well.' Best dairy Borts brought from £11 to £13, others £B ss. to £10 10e.; breeding sowe, £2 10s. to k £3; harness horses, £20 to £20 55.; milking, machine, £58. '■ At Palmerston North on April 12 a moderate yarding- of stock came forward. Prices showed- an improvement on. late soles, and practically everything- yarded sold. Forward ewee brought 27a. 9d.; store ewee, 23b.; lambs, 16s. 3d. to 17s. 6d.; small woolly lambs, 19s. Id.; small store lambs, 125.; forward cows. £8 15s. to £10 {lα. 6d.; store com, £6 to £7.15.; bulls; £6 10a. to £9. , . , At Fcilding on April 13 wo had a. good, yarding of sneep and a moderate entry of cattle.' Prices for sheep showed a mark-, ed' improvement, lambs selling- exceptionally well. Cattle were also in good deand, and sold at prices well in advance of late quotations. Fat ewes sold at 37b., 385., 395. 9d.; fat 2-tooth wethers, 395. 3d., 40e. 6d.j forward ewes, 305., 30s. 3d., 30s. 6d., 30s. Bd.; aged ewos.in lamb, 265.; fail-ing-mouth ewes, 205., 225. 3d., 255.; cull ewes, 9s. to 14s. 6d.; 2-tooth owes (medium), 375.; 2-tooth forward -wethers,'3ss. 10d.; 2tooth wethers (small), 305.; ditto, late ehorn, 295.; ditto (culls), 265. 6d.; mixed shorn ' Komney lamba, 21s. 3d.; Eomney wether iambs (ehorn), 21s. Id.; small store lambs, 15s. 9d. to 175.; small Southdown lambs, 14s. 6d. to 16s-. id.; cull lambs, .9s. to 125.; prime fat'eowe, £15 ss. to £16; fat cows, £12 to £12 12s. 6d., £13 155,, £14; forward cowe, £8 195., £9, £9 55., £10 10s.; store cows, £7 95., £7 135., £7 15a.; small Slforthorn weaner hfiforß £4 175.; weaher heifers, £) 12s. 6d., £4; small ditto, £2 55.. £2 Us. , \ -