LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3198, 24 September 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative' Association, Ltd., stock department, report on their weekly sale at Carterton, Y 'n cn they offered a full yarding of sheep, catt to and pigs to a good attendance. Bidding at auction was i-nimated, and we haveto ,report a total olearaucc, with the exception of one pen of yearlings. Quotations: kwes with/lambs at foot; 235. 7d„ 255. 3d., to 295. 3d.; forward ewes, 265. fid. to 275.; htcgetß (good), "245. Bd., 30s:, 315., 3(1, to 325.! medium, 18s., 205., to.-218.-3d. Cattle: Heifers Oil drop, £10 155.; late calvers, £8 Vs. 6d., £8 10s., to £8 17s. 6d.; heifers, just calved, £7, £8 65.. to £8 7s. 6d.; heifers in milk, £8 55.; forward store cows, £8 55.,. £8 12s. 6d., £9, to £9. 55.; eighteen-months steers, £9 17s. 6d.; mixed-sex yearlings, £6; cows and calvca, £9 16s. Pigs: Purebred. Berkshire sows, £2 2s. j boar, £2 25.; porkers, 28s. 6d.; slips, 156. 6d., 17b. 3d., 215., to 225.; weaners, 12s. 9d.. 13s: 6d.. 145., to 14d. 9d.; sows with litter,- £4 i9s. to £5. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report:—Our stock sale at Linton on September 19 was well attended, and uo l:ad a fair muster of stock.- Bidding was keen, and with tlio exception of a line cf bullocks 1 everything-was - disposed of, high prices ruling. A pen of prime light-weight heifers and calves on account of Mr. T. M. Young, Linton, brought £16 125.; forward cows: £10 to £10 75.; good store cows, £7 10b. to £8 10s.; two-year heifers, in calf (poor). £5 155..t0 £6 155.; small fifteen to twenty-month bulls. £6 155.; fat Scuthdown ewes,; 355.; fat and.forwa'rd ewes, 325.; fat Southd'o.vn hoggets, 275. J{" I'almerston North we had a fair yarding of sheep ;and cattle at our weekly sale on September 20. Sheep were hard to quit at late priccs, but cattle.'mct with a fair demand, especially dairy lieifers. Prices were as follow:—Fat hoggets, 275. 6d. to 325. 6d.; forward ewes, 235. to 20s. 5d.; hoggets, mixed, 235. to 265.; store wethers, 31s. 6d.; empty cull ewes, 155.; ewes and lambs, 355. 6d.; forward cows, £10; store cows. £5 lis., £5 155., £6 Is., to £8; springing heifers, £7 10s., £8, £8 10s., £9 55., £10 10s., to. £15; -yearling heifers (small), £2' 10s. At the usual-weekly sale at Feilding on September 2t a lair yarding of sheep, and cattle came forward. Prices for-both sheepand cattle were, if anything, a little better than the previous week. 1 Pat rctliers brought 435. 6d. to 455. 6d.; fat ewes. 3<lsl; fat hoggets, 2Bs. to 355. 6d.; wether hog-, gets, 285.-Id. to 525. 6d.; ewes and lambs, 305.; mixed hoggets, 255. 6d. to 235. 3d.; fat .cows, £15 65.; store cows, .€7 I's. Ed., £8 18s. 6d., to £10; two-year heifers, £8 65.; yearling steers, £7, £7 155., to £8 ts.; yearling heifersj £s'7s. to £5' 125.; springing cows, £6 15s. to £13.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd!, "Palmerston North, report having a fair entry of sheep and cattle at, their Palmerston Ncrth sale on Thursday last. There was a- good dqmand for sheep, but cattle were dull of sile, and .--the majority were turned out unsold. Yearling heifers. £4 10s. to £5 Is.; ewes, and lamba, 325. 6d. to 375. id.; ertpty ewes,-'-235. 7d.; wether hoggets, 30s. 9d.; good mised ihoggets, 345.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Feilding on Friday last a moderate entry of sheep and a fair yarding of - cattle came forward. Cattle were in keen demand, and sold briskly. Sheep were difficult' to quit- at- auction, but good,business was done'after the sale. Medium hoggets. 265. to 275.; forward ewes. 265. to ,275. 6d.; light fat wethers, 39s'.'; small yearling heifers, £3 18s. to £4 45.; small yearling steers, £4 55.; springing heifers, £9 10s. to £9 155.; springing cows, £10; empty heifers. £7; light storo cows, £6 16s. to £7 15s. '