LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 311, 20 September 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

: : The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative ! 'Association, Ltd., report as under on their ]' Masterton sale, held in the Colombo Road yards, Slasterton.— Wo offered a eood yard- ! ing of sheep, principally hoggets. Comi 'petition was slow, but we did good busi--1 ness before tho close of the day. A small '.line"of fat 4-tooth wethers and-a, small : line of bleckfaced hoggets, offered on ac- ! count of Mr. F. E. J. made big ] Values. Quotations:—Prime fat ivethere, ! on accotint of Mr. Ratcliffe, £2 19b.; fat :■' blackfaced hoggets, on account of sania ■■'■ vendor, J9s.; fat ewes.-535. Id.; good whiter i ■ faced hoggets, 275. 3d.; medium ditto, 255.; i small hoggets, 165.. Id.. 17s. to 18s. ; The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operativo ■■■ Aeßociation, Ltd., Pahiatua-, report on ; ' ■■ thoir weekly sale, held at llangahab . yards on' September .17, as v follow:—We j had-a good yarding of both eheep and ■ , cattle, the former comprising chiefly hogi. gets. All lines met with keen competition: under tho hammer, and we report ; • a.total clcaranco at tho'following prices:— i Hoggets (good), 275. to 28s. Id.; medium ' lioggets,-.fromi?oß,-.t0.ia8.-.-6d.;:CuU. hoggets, ' *■• from IBs. to 18s. 9d. . Cattle: Store cows, ; from £5 - sb. to £7 6b.; empty 2 and 31 year' heifers,"' from ;£5 7s. 6d. to £p--17s. $d.; yearling.heifers, .«' 55,, £4 .17b.- - fid."to. £5 7a. 63.; epringiug heifers, from > £7 10s. to £10 12s. id.: dairy cow, £12. ; ! Q/he-New-Zealand-Loan and Mercantile i" 'Agency Co., Ltd., 1 report that on Tuesday . thby offered a. fair,;entry pt sheep and ' cattle at their' Levin' yards. They sold |. the bulk o£ iheir at the following ' prices:—Fat ewes,'ss3.-ld.';- potter-rams, Ms. 1 6d.; .medium".hoggets,, 245.;' light fat bul- •■■. lock's, -£16 195.; good forward-condition-buj- ■ locks, £17; small vealers,'39s.' to £3 2e.; , aged store c6wsy £J 123. 6d. to £5 2s. 6d.; ;:'• good store-cows, £8 to £8-4e.