LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 535, 16 June 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

. . —. ■■:"■■ Messrs. I. B. Jackson and Co. report as follows:—On Juno 9, at our-Wanganui sale, wo had a.good yarding, viz., 260>cattle, 3500 sheep, and 112 pigs. The attendance was large, and bidding keen throughout Wo were able to quit tho whole of our entry of sheep except a small pen of owes at prices iu advance of recent 6ales.. Nearly all the cattlo were isold during the day at ruling prices. Good competition for pigs, which sold readily in favour of tho vendors. On Juno 11, at our Waverley sale, we had a fair yarding of 250 mixed cattle and 900 sheep. The attendance was good and bidding keen for both cattlo and sheep. We report a total clearance, with the exception of a pen of bullocks, at prices in vendors' favour. We quote:—At Wanganui: Fat cows, SA 2s. to £4 55.; 3 to Si-year steers, £1 10s. to £i 125.; 2i to 3-year steers,. £3 Us. to £3 '12s. 'Gel; 2}-year, steers, £3 55.; 20-month steers,: .£2 os. 6d. to £2. 105.; forward empty cows, £3 55.; store cows, £2 2s. to £2 55.; old Cows; 265. to' 305.; springing, heifers, .£3 ss. to £3 10s.; back, ward do.i\£2 10s.; mixed weaners, 145.; vealers, 17s. to IDs.; poor, 10s. to 10s. Gd.; fat and for' ward wethers (good)j 12s. 5d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 10s. Gd. to 10s. lid.; fat wethers, 12s. 7d.; heavy fat ewes, lis. 7d.; fat owes, 10s. to 10s. od.; good 2-tooth ewes in lamb, 15s. Id.; 2 and 4-tooth ewes in lamb, 12s. 6d.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 9s. 7d. to 10s. 4d.; good lambs, Bs. 9d. to 9s. 4d.; mediuin lambs, Bs. to Bs. 5d.; others, 4s. 2d. to Gs. 7d.; aged rams, 55.; empty ewes, 9s. .Pigs: Heavy porkers,. £2 to £2 ss. 6d.; good porkers, 30s. to 355.; medium do., 245. to 28s. Gd.;.light, d0.,•205. t0.,215. 6d.; stores,' 13s. Gd. to, 18s.; weaners (good), 7s. to 10s.; sows and weaners, £2 to £5 ss. At Waverley: Fat cows, .£4 ss. to .£5; light fat heifers, £3 3s. to '.£3 105.;'.3 to 31-year bullocks, £i 175."6 d.; store cows, £2 2s. to .£2 95.; others, 30s.;,empty 2year heifers. £2 ss. to £2 Bs.; 20-mohth steers, £2 10s. to £2 125.; medium do:,. .£2 Bs.; bulls, £3 7s. to £i superior springing heifers, £5 Bs. Gd.; springing cows, £3 ;10s. to. M; empty forward cows, £3 Gs. Gd.;'weaners; 13s. Sheep: Good lambs; 9s. Gd.; medium.lambs, Gs.; fat and forward owes, (good), 9sv ,7d. ,to 9s. Bd,; fohvard ewes, 7s. 10d.; medium l ; f.ni.'.eWes in. lamb, Ss.; forward wethers, ]2s" sd.;*store pigs, 7s'.; empty ewes (poor), Gs... .

■ Messrs. Dalgety and Co!, Ltd., report as follows:—At our Mnrton sale yesterday there was a good yarding of sheep, but only a small entry of cattle. The demand wa6 keen for sheep,'nil being sold but one' lot. Small lambs, 6s. lid.; medium lambs, to Bs. Id.; aged ewes in lamb, Bs. 3d.; forward owes, Bs. lid.; mixed age ewes in lamb, 9s. Id.. 9s. 6d. to 10s. Gd.; s.m. ewes in lamb, lis.' 4d., lis. lid., 125.; 2-tooth wethers, lis. 9d.; -weancr steers, 355.; backward springers, 3s. Id. to ss. ' ■ - Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their .Tolinsonville sale, lield yesterday, as follows:—A good .yarding tif fat cattle and sheep met with good competition. Prime ox beef, £7 15s. to .£8 7s Gd;, equal to 21s. per 1001b.; fat cows, JCG to .€G 155., equal to 17s. per 1001b.,; good wethers, 10s. to 165..; medium, 13s. lOd. to Ids. lid.; prime ewes, 13s. 2d.; medium, 12s. Id.; porkers, 21s. tt 255., equal to'Gd. ,per-lb. - , i The,uk|ial Pahiatua stock'isalcs'-were-held by Messrs.'Abraham, Williams and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency . Co. yesterday. Owing to boisterous weather only a small quantity of stock .came .forward, but prices were practically on a par with' those ruling m previous '"sales. Aged ewes in lamb, Gs. 9d. to 7s. ;y empty ewes, 75.; lambs, 7s. 9d.; cull lambs, 3s.' 9d.; rams, 7s. Gd. to Bs, Gd.; cows, to calve:-;in . spring, 545.; speyed cows, '405.; ■heifers in calf, 755.;-weaners, 21s.j bulls, 575. Gd. to GOs.