LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 29, 29 October 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

'Messrs. Dalgety f «°v*.K ton' North, .report having held their annual Cattle Fair on Thursday, The yard"ng comprised 1033 head of various classes and whilo competition was good for all SSuns cattle, especially steers, grown cattle"filled to reach vendor's reserves arid Sr^i^Snr o f ß «<>^ •sEaM'mfaed yearSnsS, « 55.; mixed Tearing to tf U- : yearling heifers. £6 to £7 10s.; yearling Btecre £6 os £7 *LM Is.; 20-month steers. £10. £10 55., «•▼«« steers, to £12 16s-: 3-jear steers, £13 10s. "„ i.,', i 7, . ii.year bullocks to £15 }"'. M. : £ "yelr-emp y ty heifers. ■ £1 .165.; store °°The few 3, Zealand and Mercantile steers. £9 25.: **"*«*«*• f J" co £ °l rA"t-in "oun-g bulls, £5 10s. ™ Fridav we had only a small entry of fte£ ind a fair one of cattle Sheen met with good competition, but the cattle, with the exception of dairy cows and heifers, were little in demand. Wo ouote Empty ewes, 275.: m.s. hoggets. 2ss. 9d.. shornfat ewes. 30s. 9d.; dairy heifers. £7

15s. to £9 10s.; dairy £8 to £14; \ wcaner pigs, from lis. to 235. 1 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcnoy Co., Ltd.. report .holding their usual sale of fat stock at the Carterton Show on Thursday. Competition was limited, only two freezing companies operating The following sales were made:— Account Perry Bros.: fat lambs, 26b.; account F. Court, fat lambs, 20s. to 225.; aocount J. and W. Fisher, fat lambs, 225.; account T. W. M'Kenzie, shorn fat wethers. 385.; account G. B. Yule, shorn fat wethers, 345.'6 d.; shorn fat ewes, 345. 6d. to 355. , _~,. , Messrs. Abraham and Wiliapis Ltd., report :-At Peilding on October 26 we had a- good yarding of stock, botn cattle and sheen, mostly hoggets, coming forward in more than average numbers. A large voliimo of business was transacted, although prices were a shade lower thau those ruling of late. A lino of good shorn wether hoggots' sold on account of Mr. h. Pleasants. Halcombc. brought 30s. 4d.; medium ditto, 255. Cd.; a line of shorn ewes, on account of Mr. F. Green, Makiuo, brought 385.; fat and forward ewes brought 295. 7d.; shorn ewes (medium). o4s. 6d.; medium ewe hoggets, 30s: 7d.; wether hoggets. 325. Id. to 345. 3d.; blackface hoggets. 315.; 4vcar bullocks. £16 10s.; 3-year steers. £14 145.: 2J-year steers (good), £14; ditto (medium), £12 Us.: medium fat cows £11 18». to £14 Is.; forward cows. £10 2s. to £11 5s ■ small fat- heifers and cows, £11 15b.; dairy cows £11 12s. 6d. to £13 10s.; dairy heifers, £8 10s. to £11 12s. 6d.; store, cows. tl 5s to £B 10s.: yearling Jersey heifers. «s-Holrtrin ditto (small) £5 lbs; yearling heifers £4 IBs. to £5 155.; small ditto, f\ 17s 6d to £4 12s. lid.; 2-year bulls, £7 Ma. "d. to 18; yearling Hereford bulls. 20 to SOgns.