LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3190, 14 September 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Daleety and Co., Ltd., Palmerßton North, report having a moderate, entry o£ both ehcep and cattle at their Taihape sale ou Wednesday, all of wucn met with a ready sale at prices as below: -Medium hogeete, 235. 4d.; fair hoßgets, 255.; small weancr heiferß, £2 155.; bad-col-oured yearlinge, steers, £5 165.; small twenty-month steers,- £9 Us.; twentymonth Jersey heifers, £4 10s. to £5 10s.; throe-year bullocks, £15 23. 6d. .' . The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Elu , ., stock department, report havln* held their weekly Bale M Masterton yesterday, wnen • they ollcrcd a. medium yardinf of sheep and cattle to a good attendance. Bidding at auction waa animated, and wo have to report a total olearanow. Quotations: Pat and forward ewes, 329. 6d.; black-face hoggeta, Z6s. Oattle: Two-vear springing heifers, £9 10a.; bulls, £5 Us.. £f &, lo £8. Horscß: Eloveu-year (folding. £13: aged gcldiuff,. £8. Hbrse-oovere. 30s. to 375. 6d. Dogs: £8 to £8 sb. Messrs. Wright, Stcphenson and Co., Ltd.,' report:—Wo submitted- a good yarding of stock on Tuesday to a largo attendance of buyers, including representatives from Wanganui, Feilding, Dannovirke, and Masterfon. Tho bulk of tho sheep yarded comprised hoggets, but buyers wero not prepared to do business at the values required by tho vendors, and conseijuently several good lines were passed in. Cattle sold well, especially dairy heifers close.to profit, and wb quitted tho whole of onr entry under the hammer at exceptionally good prices. Sheep: Ewes and lambs. 365. 6d.; medium hoggets. 255. 9d.;' f.m. Eoinney ramß,. 265. to 275. 3d.; best hoggets, passed, in at 303. 3d. to 31s. 9d. Cattle: Dairy heifers (good), £11 10s. to £13 2s. 6d.; dairy heifers (medium), £7 55.. £9, to £9 17b. 6d.; store cows, £6 9s. to £9; yearling Eteers (bad colours), , £5 35.; Shorthorn bull (five years), £15 159.

Messrs. Wright. Stephcnson and Co., Ltd., report having effected the following salea through their Pahiatua branch during tho past week:—Sheep: 300 m.B. hoggets, 305.; 100- ewe hotrgets: 325. 6d.; 28 hogßfiU, 30s. 6d.; 36 woolly hoggets. Mβ.; 43 hoersets. 215.; 287 two and four-tooth wethers, 375. Oattlc: 38 three-year Hereford heifers.' sprineinir, £15; 4 yearling steers. £8; 3 dairy heifers, £13 2s. 6d.; 3 dairy heifers, £10; 15 yearline steers, £5 35.;'2 store cows, £7 155.; 1 Shorthorn bnlK £15 155.; 11 yearline steers, £6; 15 springing' heifers, £9; 12 epriuging heifers,' £9; 40 P.A. cowa, £15 10s.