LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3140, 19 July 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company report having oflercd a sood yarding of siieep and a iair entry of cattle at Levin on Tuesday. There wan a good demand for all olassea of sheen, and the whole yardins was sold under tiro hammer at prices satisfactory to vendors. Quotations:— Light 'fat owns. 325. 3d.; otuuty forward ewes, 225.' lid. to 265.: jh.b. hoggets, 20s. 6d.. 225. 6d., 225. Bd., to 235; cull hoggets, lis. Ud. to Ids. 6d.; i.m. owes iu lamb, to 26s 3d.; in.H. weancrs to £3 lis.; springing hollers to £7 17s. 6d.; bulla to £6 Messrs. 'Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. renort haviug hold a clearinK sale of dairy stock on behalf of Mr. Selwyn Simcoj. at Otaki ou Monday. The herd, though small, consisted of carefully' aelcoted cows, and in regard to Quality surpassed anything offered iu the- dlstriot for a long time. There wns a Rood attondance of local and outside buyers, and tho arrangements madefor the sale, together with the complete data avallablo for purchasers, was the suhjoct of general comment and appreciation. Accurate calving dates, records of monthly tcßts, weight of milk and butter-fat. together with caßh roturns, were given for each individual cow. and were of iuunenso value. The avcrago price for the cows was £14 65., the top price being £21, whilst the heifers avoraged £11. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. renort:—At, Uimitangi on Monday we had a fair yarding. Competition was fairly Rood throughout and wo sold the whole of our yarding at lato rates. Hoggets and young stock were in demand. Fair piixed hoggets, 235. 6d.: small yearlings, 38s. 6d.; yearling ijifers.; £2 18s. 6d., £3 55.: yearling steers, £4 145.. si ore cows. £5 ss„ £5 16b. : forward coot. £7 Bs., £8 95.: fat cows, £10; dairy cows, £9 7b. 6d. to £11 10s- , , r ..,„ The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aecncy Co., Ltd.. renort that at their weai/sIU sale, held at Levin on Tu CB day last, thoy oflored a fair entr> oi sheep and cattle. A brighter tone existed all round, and they liavn to report a clearance at tho followiug prices:—Mpdinm fat ewes, 31s. id. to 325. Bd.; fair, condition empty ewes. 21s. 4d.: cull ewes. 12s. 3d.; woolly B.P. lambs, Us.: weancr steers, £4 145.: 18-month steors, £6 18s. 6d.: store cows, £4 16s. to £5 125.; forward condition cows. £7 10s. to £7 16?.: cows iu eair, £6 Is. to £7 10s.; springing cow. £9 10?.: bulls, to £7. . Messrs. Wright, Stophonson and Co.. Ltd., report having eflccted the following sales during the past week:-Sheop: 100 m.s. ewes. 285.: 163 m.s. ewes, 265.; 100 ewes. 265.: 162 m.s. hoggets, 16a.; 39 woolly hoggets, 245.; 270 m.s. woolly hoggets. ZZs. 6d.; 13 potter rams. Hs.s.M m.s. hoggets. 17s. Bd.: 78 ewes in lamb. 255.; 80 m.s. hoggets. 18s.: 130 m.s. hoggets, 215.; 26 cull ewes 16s ; W «wcs iu lamb, 30s. Cattle: 22 dairy heifers. £9 10s.; 2 forward store cows. £9 10a.: 2 store cows. £7; 1 fat cow £12; 2 store cons. £5 155.: 1 store flow, £6 17s. 64.; 4 /wcaneM, £2 Is.; .4 weancrs, £2 155. tl dairy heifers. £9 6: 35 dniry oows, £14: 1 biters, £6 10b. Messrs. Abraham and William, Ltd.. report—At Levin on Tuesday we yarded medium entries of both sheep and cattle and hare to report a good sale, a firm lone prevailing throughout. Quotations:— fiheep- I'a.t owes .and wethers, 365.. 385.; woolly hoggets. 235. 9d., 24b.. 25a. 6d..: Bhorn hoggets, ißfl. 6d., 20s. 7d.; 2-tooth wethers. 305.'9 d.; s.ra. ewes .in lamb (backward). 275: 4-year owes in'lamb to B.F. rams. 345., 345. 2d. Cattle: 3 and 4-year bullocks (low conditioned but good nolours). £14 55.: 3-vear steers (discoloured), £12 59.: * year steers, £10 155.: forward cows, £7 105.,' £7 125.. ,£8 55., £9 25,; heifers close to profit, £10 10s.: cows in calf, £8, £9.