LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 69, 14 December 1917, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Limitorl. Stock Department, report having lielrt their supplementary cattle fi'-ir in the Colombo Koatl saleyards at Maf-terton, when they submitted a Full yarding of cattle to a large attendance. The cattle on the average were ; of good quality, and although some pens wero passed in at. auction very good business was done by private sale, the result being practically a total clearance. Kollowini: are the quotations.—3-year bullocks! &3 If- «-.*», £14 10s., to £14 18s • 2-VPar steers, £12 10s. to £13; fat cows, £10 Is., £10 95.. £11 10a., £12 2s. 6d., £12 Ids., to £12 17s. 6d.; 2-year heifers, rwb £8 15s. to £10; yearling steers, £7 2s. 6(1., £7 55., £8 to £8 155.; Hereford bull, £15. \ kj Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., ie-port:-At .Levin on Tuesday we yarded large cutrieß of both sheep and cattle, which wero offered to a good attendance of buyers. Competition for most lmcß was fairly' brisk, and altogether we had a successful clearaco at tho following pricesfshc-ep: Fat ewes, 295. 6d to ols. 6d.; fat wethers, 345.; forward 4-tooth wethers 295. 3d.; 2-tooth wethers. 245. 10d.; woolly hoggets. 245. 7d. ; 255. 4d to 29s ; cull shorn h °KSets, 19s. 3d.; faihng-moiith ewes and lambs, 26a. 3d. Cattle. ?Tt COWB, £13 12s. fid.. £14 lto. 6d.i lteht fat cows, £10 59.. £10 155.. £11;J forward empty cows, £8 10?., £3 las. 6d., to £9 store cows, to £6 15e.; yearling heifers, ?5 £5 Is.. £5 5a.. £5 10s-J yearling steere. SAeAf f«t« : £6 ss. to £6 12s. 6d.; B.H. bull, £15 ' ™ a ; Stnrpfl 24s to 295. 6d.; weaners, 12s. 6d., pSs 375. to 575. 6d.; 80*. £5 17s. 6d.