LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3086, 17 May 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

iMej.srs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, report having held, their weekly snlo at I.i'vin on Tuesday, only a small entry of siieep and cattle being penned. They quote:—Fat and forward ewes and wethers, 31s. 10d.; woolly lambs, to 209.; fat cows, to £15 55.: weaner steers, to £6 10s.; yoaxlinff heifers, to £3 lVs.; elips, iss.; small porkers, 235. Three fat c<. ws presented •by Mr. John Kcbbell, and Bold on behalf of the County Patriotic Fund for Returned Soldiers, realised £45 15s. The Wa.ir.i.rapa. Fanncres' Co-operative Association, Ltd., report on their Ptihiatua stock sale, as follows :-We offered a email yarding of sheep and cattle to a very small attendance of buyers. The rpugh l> weather no doubt wns accountable for t< the poor attendance, but with the e«ep- «■ tiou of lambs. Hie cwo market, pnovrctl 1; a considerable improvement on late sales- -j We effected the followins eeles:-119 mixed eged ewes (eood), 355. Id.; « do., 375.; 25 J r do. (low conditjon), 25.1.; 45 2-tooth. ewes t> in lamb (small), 275. 3d.; 90 2-tooth.-wethers > (small). Mβ.; 12 fat owes, 315.; 18 b.D.- <- ctosk lambs, lto.; 11 cull lambs, 9s. M.; 60 m 3} to 4-yefl.r bullocks, £16: 3 do.. £12 10s. „ At Woodville. on Monday, we offered, ft | fair ontry of sheep and small yaraing f ' of cattle to a. representative- attendance of buyers. Competition for shoon was ?lack, hut cattle, with the oroention or u weancrs, met with rockl competition, ana n very «if.J=ractory prices nsre realised, o We effected tho following sales:—lo6 m.s. 6 hocet* 165.; 20 4-tooth wotheTS, 355. 6(1.; 20 slore ewes.. 225. 3d.; S.D. hopwte. 1£ r Ed • 47 ewes in lamb (low condition), i». Id.! S fat wethers, 345. 2d.; 13 store ewes, i 176. 6d.; 8 lambs, 16s. 4d.; fnt rows £9 e 10s. to £11 12s. 6d.: Ktore cows, fc 10s. to n £7- 2-ycnr etecre, bail colours. £? >os. At. : , Poiizaroa. last Thursday, we offered a ; smniE yarding of sheep am! cattle to n. verv pood attendance of buyers,. Wo report the following salo8: r 119 mixed aged rW. in lamb (low condition), 225. bd.t 123 i "horn m.s. lamb?. 17s. 4d.i ra.s. weflnerfl c (diiiv) £3 6s, £4, £5 Zs. 6d.: ii-joa-r-aW ( steers. £0 2s- M.. £10 10s.. £12 "6. 6d.; f dairy heifers, in calf. £7 and £8; More , cows, .£7 10s. to £9 2s. 6d. c Tho New Zealand. lioan and Mercantile Airenov Co., report:-At. Rangiotu. on Mondav only a sma.ll entry came lorwnrd, «nd fold at lato rfl.tM:-F.m store «wcs. 205.: a E ed Btwo cows. £2 55., £4 5 .•■ , forward cows. £6 10s., £6 .os.; formal<t ( empty heifers, £7 3fl. . Mr. "Newton King reports:-Qn May 4, Bt Waiwnkaiho. prices all round were bettor. Springers were selling exeep- 1 iiVinoiii- «01l Price , ! yrtre:— Goon mix™ t Ivcancrs. a 14. Td ; waller eattle, £1 , 15s. to £2 18s.; 18-month steers, rough. ( i; 6 to £7 125.: choice weancr heifers. £3 7s- others. £2 13f.: empty 20-moiitn hoicrs. £4 18«.: fat cowe, *"»*■"■; «™. and forward <-ow s . £1 17s. to £8 lis. 6d.. < small bull?, £4; cows and ralve? £9 55.. . good dairy covts, springing. £11 ss. In ; £H: heifers. sprinßinf, £7 ss. to £9 fc. , ,Vt, Doiißlfi.s, on May 7. there was a full , ; , 3to. and 50s. Bd.; spiaU, 21s. to ttf. M- < 2 tooth owes, 345.; f.m. ewes, 18s. Id. to , 23s Id.j 2. 4. and 6-tooth ewes, 225. 6d. , to 255. 3d.; fat heifers, £10 Us.: • store , cows £5 5s to £8 10s.; empty heifers £5 15V- bulls £8 to £;i 12s. «d.; fat heifers. £l6'lls"to £10 Ih7At Stratford, on May I 8, there was a good yarding of cattle . all of which were cleared under brisk 1 competition, "le, °icopt,ion ot one , pen of fltagjy bullocks. Sheep were a , poor lot, and wore hard of sale. Wejnen S*cts £4 Bs. to £4 195.; wcaner .heifers, . Sills, to £3 45.; rough lMMnonth steers, ; £7 ss. lo £8 153.; fit heifere, £10; bulls. ; £11 10s.; empty 20-month heifers. £4 ITS. . fid to £5 Bs. 6d.; 2J to 3-yea.r steers, £11 17s fafcows. £11 Is. to £13 55.; forward cowf. £1 17s. to £10 55.'6 d.; etoro cows. £6 lbs. 1o £8 35.; small Btore cows, £4 14s. Z £6: boners £5 Uβ. to £8 16s.j canners, £1 12s-6d. to £3; mixed sheep, &.: f.m. cwesT 12s. to sound-mouthed ones in lamb, 27a.; smn.ll lambs, 16s. 6d At Inglcwood, on May 9, both cattle and sheep wero penned in oxcfs of advertised numbers. Buyers wero present from all , parts of tho province,' and made Keen competition throughout. Prices for all young cattle yarded showed a, bj£ advanco on prices rulinß at Tecent sales in those vards. The whole yarding was cleared during the day. .Shorthorn woaner heifere, good. £4 Is.; mixed weancr heifers, £3 10s. 6d. to £3 14a. 6d.; fan sorts, £2 12s. to £2 155.; mall. 365». 6d.; weancr steers, £J 18s.. to £4 195.; small. £3; mixed wcaners, 1». W, 1o ±4: small £2 125.; in-calf, 20-month heifers, £7 month to" 3-year rt«ers, £W ■ U-: stats, £12 165.; forward cows, £i I Hβ..to Hie. Hood store cows, £7 to £8 10«. 5d ; smaller slorei £5 to"SS 13?.; ennners, £3 17s. 6d.; rnixed' age wethers, 31s. 3d.; 4-year ewes nCib 295. 3d.; fair lamb? 17s ; culls. 4s ■ rm cwcb in lamb, 225. 4d. On May 11 ' at Ruhotu, thero was a. good entry, all of which was cleared. Weaner steers, *H 4<s to £4 175.: weaner heifers, £2 los. to £3 125.; mixed weaners, £2 55.: fat cow.-. £11 17s. M. to £12 6e.; forward ■(■owe. £9 to £10 18s.; store cows, £6 15s. tj £8 12s.