LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 508, 15 May 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on their Levin sale held yesterday as follows:—A' good yarding, consisting of 1500 sheep , and 100 cattle, sold readily at auction, and practically a total clearance was effected at tho following rates:—Fat wethers, 13s. 5d.; GOO two and'- four-tooth wethers, lis.' 2d., lis. 5d., to lis. ~10d.;'cull ewes, ss. sd. r aged breeding ewes, 7s. 3d.; two-tooth wethers, 9s. 5d.; cull lambs, 3s. 4d.; others, ss. 2d; to ss. 5cT.; fat cows, ~£s; two and a half-year steers, JE3 lis.; forward cows, .£3 ss. to .£3 lis.; spring calving! heifers, .£3 -is.; GdJ; others, .£3 25.; empty heifers, .£1 175.; small'heifers, 295.; store cows, Jil 18s. to '£2 35.; small weaners, 10s.; cull weaners, 6s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams report:—At out Levin sale yesterday .we had a fair yarding of sheep, and a good yarding of cattle. Tho market, in sympathy with other centres,. was better—sheep soiling readily at auction in advanco of recent quotations. Wo sold every pen of sheep, and, with one or two exceptions, • all , tho cattle. Wo quote :—Empty forward 75.; lambs, 75., Ss. Id., to 95.; fat ewes and wethers, lis.; fat wethers, 135.; good breeding ewes, 12s. to 12s. 7d.; stbro ewes, is. Cattle: Three and four-year bullocks, £i 15s. to .£5 •7s. Gd.; others, JM .to ;£4 10s.; fat cows, light, •£3 10s. to X-t 55.; forward bullocks, JCS 10s.; twoyear empty,,heifers, '265.;-. springing heifers, -£5 12s. Gd. to £G; springing cows, .£6 .'to 10s. ; fat and'fo'rward cows, £2 13s. to ~£3'ss.; heifers, in calf, £3 10s.store cows, 20s. to £2; yearling steers, 36s'.'Gd;; yearling heifers,"2ls.-; bay filly, £1 155.; three-year draught, filly, broken to chains, .£25. . Reporting on their Feilding sale yesterday Messrs. Dnlgety and Company state that there was a medium entry of sheep and cattle. Good lariibs met with good competition; also springing cows.. Good lambs, 7s. Bd. to Bs. 5d.; sniall lambs, to 4s. lOd.; forward empty ewes,' to Bs.; ewes in lamb,, to 10s. 3d. ; mixed-ago wethers, 95.; forward springing cows, JCI to XG 17s. Gd;; (backward springing cows,. .£3 to.i£3 55.; 18months heifers, to 325. - Tile New Zealand Loan' and Mercantile Agency Co.'s, Ltd., stock Teport for tho week ending May-14 is as follows:' At Apiti on Tuesday. wo had a good yarding of both sheep .andcattle. The cattle, being, .well coloured and .conditioned stock, sold freely. , Quotations: Empty ewes, 75..3d.; ewes, in lamb, 9s. 7d. to lis. lOd.; mixed lambs. 65., Gs. Id., 6s. 4d., to 75.-Id.; cull-lambs,2s.Bd. to 45.1 d.; two-tooth wethers, 9s. 10d., 10s. Gd., to 10s. 7d. Cattle: Speyed heifers, .f2 195.; heifers, in calf,' .£2 Gs.,.£2 12s. 6d., to £2 17s. 6d.; fifteen-month empty heifers, 325.; eightecn : month heifers, .£2 2s. 6d.; weaner heifers, 18s., 205., to 235.; cows, in calf, backward, <£"2 Bs. 6d,; fifteen-month steers, £2; eighteen-month steers, £2 Ss. 6d.; forward empty cows, £3 Is.; springing, to £4 19s. At Feilding o» Friday there was a small entry of sheep, and a medium entry of cattle. The recent rough weather prevented several lines of sheep coming forward. There was a good demand for good quality sheep, but inferior sorts were neglected. Cattlo. sola; well at late rates. We qijote: Sheep, forward ewes,. Bs. lOd.; ewes in lamb, lis; Sd.' Cattlo: Weaners, 205.; 18month steers, £2 15s.;' forward bullocks, <£5 10s.; two and a half-year steers, good, £1 155.; empty yearling heifers, £2 10s.; heifers, in calt, .£2 95.; store cows,. 395.; forward cows, £2 9s. to v£3'4s.; fat cows, £i.