LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3096, 29 May 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Wnirarapa, Itarmers' 00-qpcralivo Association, Ltd., voport ou their inaugural sale at Dannevirko, wJlou they submitted r. large entry of cattle, includinc sovcral linos of rery well-bred wenners, which qn liio whole met a, spirited market, 0, totel' clcarauce resulting. The attend-" auco was very satisfactory. Tho'entry of ehc'op was small, but with tho exception of one pon the whole wore disposed of at auction. Prices realised woro as under: —SO P.A. weanor steers, £8 fe.,-34 £8 2s. 6d.; 44 Hereford cross weanor oteors, £8; 23 Bhorthora weaner steers, £7 17s. 6d.; 34 Hereford weanor heifers, £7 5b.; 5J Shorthorn weancr heifers', £6 2s. 6d.; 20 P.A. ■ weaner heifers- (small), £6; 35 miied weaners (small), £4 7a. 6d. to £4 18s. 6d.; forward cows, £8 to £8 Sβ.; buekeMed lveaners, £3, £3 55., and £3 10s.: fat owes (good), 355. 3d.; cull hogscts. Us. The Wairarapa Farmers' 00-operativtt Association. Ltd., Stock Department roport having held their ■weekly ealo at Carterton, ivhcn they offered a very fair.yarding . of ehcep and cattle to the usual attend- . ance. Competition keen, end wo sold the bulk of the yarding. Fat ewes, 335. 2d.; forward ewes and wothore, J3s. 2d.; store ewes, 265. 3d.; fat lambs, 255.; shorn w.f. lambs, 225. 4d.; woolly w.f. lamba, 245.; medium b.f. lambs, 17s. 7d.j 1 email, 14s. to 14s. 6d.; light fiit cows, £10 ■ 11s.;. forward store cows, £'( 10s. to £8 4s. i I store cows, £5 10s. to £5 175.: small weaner . calves, 24e. to 305.; porkers,. 28s. 6d.; turkeys, Bs. each; ducks, 4s. each. Also in 1 the Coliwnba Eoad yards on Wednesday: ■ B.f. lambs made 20s. lid., 21s. 6d., to 22e. ■ 10d.; medium b.f. lambs, 18s.; cull down i rams, 16s. Jteesrs. JVright, Stephenson, and Co., Md., Pahiatua, report having made the ' followint; Bales last week:—Cattle—3l dairy ' cows, £9 12s. 6d.; 14 dairy heifers, £7 14s. ' 6d.; 6 store «ows, £8; 9 store cowb, £7; 9 ' store oows, £6 155.: 5 dairy heifors, £8; 38 ■ 15-month stters, £9; 18 dairy heifers, £7 ; lOe.; 10 weaner. steers, £7; 77 m.s. Treancrs. £4 17s. 6d.; 16 weaner steers, £4 155,; 5 18-month steers, £10 17s. Bulls, from £9, £10, £15 10s., to £30. Slieop-237 2-toot,h I owes, 31s. lid.; 63 2-tooth wethers, 335.; 34 lambs, 15s. id.