Live Stock Sales.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 7015, 19 March 1894, Page 2

Live Stock Sales.

Mofs?s Lowes aad lorns report:—At oui* Eketahuna sale on Wednesday the yards were wed filled with both sheep and cattle. Bidding under the hammer for cattle was not brick, more interest however was shown in the sheep, nevertheless, several lines had to be passed in, but in most ca?es were afterwards sol-i privately. The following figures were obtained: —2-tooth ewes 5s to 5s 6d, full-mouth ewes from Is 7d to 3s 3d, woolly lambs ss, shorn lambs 2s 9d to 3s 6d, culls Is 6d. Springing heifers sold at from £2 17s 6d to £5 2s od, cows from £4 to £5 7s 6d. weaners 26s to 28s. Pigs failed to elicit satisfactory pnoes. Horses were also dull of sale.

Messrs Abraham and Williams, of Palmerston North, report:—At Levin on Wednesday a small eutry of stock came forv.ard, business was dull At Palmerston there was a full mufett.r of sheep—the quality great'y varying throughout. Sjuud m uthed breeding ewes and desirable 2tooths comrr.aided attention, the bictdiog at t men being animated; oalls and inciffere&t sorts still remain as dull and difficult to quit as ever. Cattle in small quautiiiss were without change in prfoe. I

i-hc.:p—2-tooth ewes 8s 2d to 9s 4d, 6to;th r>mney ewes 9s Id, f m. ewes (good sorts) 5s 2d to 6s 3d, others 2s 6d to 4s 9d, forw yd ewes 5s 6d to 6s 3d, fat wethers ,1 itht to medium weights) 9s 3d, store v. ethers 7s to 8s 4d, cull shorn lambs, 2s 8d

Cattle—Weaners 26s to 28s, small and indifferent 12a 6d, store cows £2 16s to £3 3s. old do 30s, 18 months to 20 months mixed cattle £2 16s.

Mr Matthew Henry, of Palmerntou North, reports :—The supplies were email in both sheep and cattle. The latter were chiefly composed of weaners, whiah met a rather limited demand. Youug fheep met rather bait i' but older sorts do not commend the.mfelves to the trade. Most of the cattle were clearedatquetitioiis Cattle—Weaners 355, 27s 6d, and 355, yearlings £2 10s to £2 l'2s Gd, heifers in calf £4, forward cows to £3 3s. Shorn lambs 4s.

The i gmont Farmero' Union (limited) report : —We held our fortnightly sale at Manaia on Wednesday, the 14th inst. 7 here was rather a small entry of cattle, with an attendance iv keeping, but the result was that most of tho pens changed hands at B*t Bfactory prices. We quote—Forward bull.oks £4 16s to £6, 12 to 18 months t-teoru £2 2s 6d to £2 15s 6d, fat cows £4 to £i 10s, cows in calf £3 2s 6d to £3 6s. Sheep—Woolly lambs 2» 9d.