LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3172, 24 August 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Hew Zealand "'Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co. report:—At Kangiotu ou Monday ws had a fair yarding of stock which cold well at lato rates. Quotations: B.l'. lanibß, 205.; cull wethers, 205.; small mixed yearlings, £2 175.: store cows, aged, £5 65.: forward cowe, £8 la* £8 25., £9; light fat cows, £9 165.; dairy cows, £8 155., £9, X 9 6s'., £10 10s.: springing heifers, small, £6 155.,' £7 55.. £7 12s. 6d.; £7 17s. 6d.. £8 10s. Messrs. Abraham and William, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Tuesday stock came ■forward in excess of advertised numbers, and all lines met with a ready incmiry. competition right throughout being very /lceen, and lato prices well maintained. , Quotations:—Sheep: Primo wethers, £3 7s. .Gd.; light fat wethers, 395. 3d.; light fat ewes, 30s. 6d.; medium fat ewes, 355. 6d.; good forward wethers. 565. 7d.; forward 'ewes, 295. 3d.; potter rams, 235., 305., 355. '6d.;'f.m. ewes, in lamb to B.F. rams, 38s. Cd., 295.; 31s. 3d.: cull ewes, in lamb, 245. 3d. Cattle: Light fat cows, £10 12s. 6d.; forward cowe. £8, £8 175., £9, £9 Is.; yearling steers, £4 Is.; store cows, £6 55.. £7 3s. 6d.', £7 75.; £7 12s. 6d.; £7 Ms.: yearling heifers, £3 25., £3 95., £3 135.; 18'mont.h. steers, £8 Us.; cows, close to prollt, £9 12s. 6d., £10, t(> £17 10s. Pigs: We had an entry of 80 pigs, which sold as under:— •Bacouers, £3 55., £3 Bs. 6d.; heavy porkers'. £2 25., £2 3s. 6d., £2 4a., £2 56-, £2 10s.: light porkers. 365. 6d., 375.; stores. ISs. 6d., 21s. 6d.. 225.. 2Zs. 6d.

Tho Wairaraua Farmers' Co-operative. Association, Ltd., report on their stock Eale, held at Woodville last Monday, as follows:—We ollered a small yarding of sheep and cattle to a largo attendance of those interested. Competition for both sheep and cattle was keen, and with the exception of a few cattle, we. eltected a total clearance at very satisfactory prices. 'We effected the following sales:—l 73 m.s. liosgets (medium), 225. Id.; store cows, £6 '15s*', £8 10s., £12 10s.: cow in milk. £7

17s. 6d. At I'ehiatua, last Tuesday, wc oiiorea a fan- yarding or sheep—96B in num-ocr-and sold 808. Competition for all Masses of sheep was exceptionally keen. v>o alto offered a good sanding of cattle, tor which there was a goud Inauirv. 4l> being sold out of a total number of 55 yarded. Wo effected tho following sales:--i BA ?c , cwes ' '•> lan'b 'o Lincoln rams, .lis.; 86 do., in lamb to Eoiuuey rams. 295. {(!.; 1.41 do., 25?. 4d.: 94 do., 235.; 69 m.s. hoggets, 245. lid.; 96 do. (small), 175.; 57 o.f. hoggets, 205.; 152 m.s. hoggets (medium), 225. 2d.; 6 fat ewes, 335. 6d.; 7 fat ewes, 30s. 3d.; 22 cull ewes. 135.; 14 empty ewes, 28s. Id.; 17 3-year steers, £15 65.: 11 2-ycar steers (low condition), £9 155.; 7 3year steers (small), £12 10s.; Holsteiu heifers, springing, X 9, £10 2a. 6d., £11 10s.; store cows, £7 2s. to £8 10s.; springing heifers, backward, £6 10s., £7. At Woodville. we hcldca most- successful clearing sale of dairy cows. The. herd comprised mostly big Shorthorn cows, carrying plenty of condition, the herd of 29 cows averaging slitrhtly under £13. Cows in milk, £11 10s., £12 105..'£13, £14 55.; August calvers, £9 10s., £10 155.. £13, £15 10s., £15 155., £17, £18 10s.: September calvers, £12. £12 55.. £13 10s., £15 55.. £17 10s.; October calvers, £15 55., £18 10s.: Shorthorn heifers, in cnlf, £8, £8 155.: Ayrshire heifers, springing. £10. £12 10s.: sow and l.itter, £3; gelding, £15.