LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 520, 29 May 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Diilgcty nnd Company, Limited, report as follows:—At our fortnightly salo nt Dannevirko yesterday a good cutty of cattlo ■and a fair yarding of sheep were submitted to a large attendance of buyers. A complete clearance was effected at the following rates:—Forward two-tooth wethers, 11s. id. to 11s. Gd.; fat and forward ewes, 9s. 5d.; good, woolly lambs, 9s. Bd.; others, 7s. lid.; shorn lambs,' 75.; two-year steers, C2s. Gd. j cows in calf, 70s. to 745.; heifers in calf, 6-ls.; empty cows, 375. to 505.; mixed woaners, 245. Gd. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report on their Levin salo as follows:—Wβ yarded 1100 sheep and about 100 cattlo. Owing to high reserves, sheep did not sell readily at auction, but most lines changed hands before the close of the sale. Cattle sold readily, all lines changing hands. Prices were as follow:—Ewes in lamb, good,'l2s. lOd.i aged sorts, 6s. Id.; two-tooth wethers, 10s.; forward wethers, 125.; fair lambs, to Gs. Gd. Cattle: Light fat bullocks, £1 Bs.; others, .£6 95.; light fat cows, £i to £i 95.; light heifers, j>3 15s. to £1 Is.; forward empty heifers, £3. 95.; eigMeen-rnonth steers, ■£2 Gs.; two and a half-year Btoers, £5 155.; three-year steors, £1 35.; forward cows, £i to £3 10s.; spring calving cows, ,C 2 18s.; cows and calves, £2 17s. Gd. to £3; two-year 6teers, £3 3s. • Concerning their I'eilding ealo YesteTday, Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report ' a • good entry of shcop and a fair yarding of cattle. Sound-mouthed ewes in lamb, 10s. to 11s.; ti-tooth Qitlo. ewes, to 12s. 9d.; empty ewes, to 75.; mixed sei lambs, 7s. to Bs.; fat ewes, 10s. to 10s. Gd.; ewe lambs, t6 9s. 5d.; empty cows, 325. 6d. tb ■£2 Bs. Gd.; 15-months eteors, £2 Bs.'6d. • Messrs. Abraham and 'Williams report:—At Levin yesterday wo had a fair yarding of 6heep and a good yarding of cattle. Stock of all descriptions showed a decided'rise, especially fat wethers and grown bullocks, and we havo to report a total clearance at auction at'prices decidedly lin favour of vondors. We quoto: Fat wethers, 13s. to 13s. lOd. to 14s. Id.; forward wethers, 12s. 4d.; fat ewes (good), 13s. 5d.; fat ewes (light), 9s. to 10s. 9d.; forward ewes, 7s. lid. to Bs. Id.; lambs, Gs. 9d.; cull ewes, 65.; i and 5-year bullocks, £b 25., £5 Ss., to £5 lGs.; fat co\vs (good), £6; fat cows (light), £3 18s. to £i Bs.; forward cows, £2 17s. to .£3 lls.; etore cows, 31s. to £2 Is.; springing cows, £1 175., dES 10s., to M 175.; springing heifers, £3 75., £3 lls., to «£3 17s Gd.; heikrs at drop, ,£4 10s. to £o 10s.; heifers in calf, £2 10s. to £3 10s.: 18-months-heifers,. 30s. to £2; bulla, ,£2 10s. to £i. Mr. Newton King's weekly auction report,' dated May. 27, is as follows:—At Urenui on Tuesday there was a fair yarding of cattle, and a big attendance of buyers, every lino being sold at the hammer at satisfactory prices. Weaners made 10s. Gd.; eighteen-months steers, £2 25.; two-year steors, £2 13s. to ,£2 lGs. 6d.; three and a half-year bullocks, forward, .£6; empty heifers, 345. 6d. .to 405.; empty heifers, forward, ,£3-7s. Gd.; springing heifers, .£3 ss. to £1 45.; fat heifers. £i Us.; heifers in calf, .£3 155.; store cows, 275. to'4os.; forward cows, £2 Gs. to .£2 155.; fat cows, £3 9s. to £i 155.; cows in calf, £2 los. to £i lls.; cows in milk, £3 12s. Gd.; springing eows, £5 25.. 6d.; bulls, £2 lls. to £2 lGs.; lambs, ss. Id.; f.m, ewes, 5s Gd. At Kafcotu, on Tuesday, there was an improved demand, especially for good calves, which sold at advanced ratps. Other classes remained at late values. Calves made 13s. to 205.; store cows, 31s. to 475.; aged cows, ,£1; forward cows, ,£3 to '£3 Bs.; fat cows,. £4 25.; eighteen to twenty-months heifers, £2 ss. to .£2 95.; storo pigs, 10s. Gd. to 31s. At Stony River, on 'Wednesday, tho yards were full. Thero was a big attendance, and good competition for all classes, calves 6haring in tho advance of the provjous day's sale at Kahotu. Calves made 19s. to 235.; twelve to eighteenmonths heifers, 30s. to 475.; eighteen-months to two-year heifers' in calf, 495. to 515.; threeyear springing heifers, £3 10s. to £i lls.; two and a half-year steers, .£3 ss. to £3 165.; store cows, 3Gs. to 455.; fat cows, £3 lGs. to £i; storo pigs, 21s. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, the yards were full, and competition was keen, nearly every lino being" sold at the hammer. Weaners made 15s. to 195.; weaner steers, 225. to2ss.Gd.; weaner Jersey heifers, 30s. 6d.; empty heifers, .£1 Ss. Gd. to £2 25.; heifers in calf, £2 17s. to £3 175.; springing. heifers, £3 17s. Gd. to £5 10s.; storo cows, £1 15s. to £2; forward cows, £2 lGs. toJ!3 16s. j fat cows, £1 95.; cowsincalf, springing calvers,dC3 ss. to £i 10s."; springing eows, £i 15s. to .£5 55.; four to five-year bullocks, fat, .£7 175.; four-year bullocks, forward, ,£G 12s. Gd.; three-year bullocks, good condition, £i Us.; bulls, .£1 19s. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency• Company's market repqrt for the week ending May 28 is as follows:—AtApiti, on Tuesday, we had n good yarding of both sheep and cattle, tho cattlo in particular being well coloured .and conditioned. A good salo resulted. Quotations:—Empty owes, 7s. 3d.; owes iniamb, 9s. 7d. to lls. IOd.; mixed lambs, 65., Gs. Id., Gs. id. to.7s. 4d.; call.lambs, 2s. 4d. to 4s. Id.; two-tooth wethers,' 9s. 10d., 10s. 6d., to 10s. 7d. Cattle:-Speyed heifers, £2 195.; heifers in calf, £2 Gs., £2 12s. Gd., to £2 17s.' 6d.; fifteenmonth empty heifers,, 325. 6d.; oighteen-month heifers, £2 2s. 6d.; weaner heifers, 18s., 205., to 235.; eows in calf, baokward, £2 Ss. Gd.; fifteen-month steers, £2; eighteen-month, steers, £2 3s. Gd.; forward empty cows, .£3 Is.; springing, to £i~ 19s. At Feilding, oa Friday, we had a good yarding of both sheop and cattlo. There was: a largo attendance of buyers, and sheep sold well, prices being in favour of-the vendors. Good breeding ewes again met with a good demand. Medium lambs were somewhat neglected, but good sorts sold well. • Buyers were again keen after wethers. Wo-quote;—. ■Medium lambs, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 3d.; good lambs, 9s. 5d.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 95., 9s. Id., 9s. Gd., to 10s. 5d.; two-tooth, ewes in lamb, 13s. lid.; forward wethers, lls. to lls. 7d.; and 12s. 2d. for a good lino of 285 from "Pcop-o'-Day." Cattlo: Forward cows, £2 ,10s. to £2 12s. Gd.; dairy cows. £i os. 9d. to £i 12s. Gd.; hoifers in calf, £3 95.; springing cows, £i 10s.; light, fat heifers, ,£3 Is. Gd.; fat cows, £5 25.; forward bullocks, ,£5 17s.