LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 574, 31 July 1909, Page 3

LIVE STOCK SALES.

; Messrs. Dalgofcy and fco., Lima tod, report hav. c, ing, held their l iortnightly sale at the Upper . Hutt on' July 29, whenta small yarding- of ; j l sheep and a good yarding t of cattle came fop- j ward.'The sheep'not coming up to the own-*i V ers' A reserves were passed in, but the whole j r- of the cattle, of which, the majority were.-, 18- j ', month sorts, sold well under the hammer, a i '■ tolal clcaranco being,;olfectcd. The were prices'realised':—lß-month steers, 42 13s. J - to 42 15s. 6d.; yearling' steers (poor sorts), j , 4!1 165.; 18-month heifers, 42 2s. to £2 35.; j , "«mpty heifers, £2 95,; springing heifers,' 43 I • 10s.; fat • cows,44 2s.'; store Cows, 41 10s.;' bulls,-42 165.; hacks, 47 17s. ' : Messi's. Dalgety.-and Co., Ltd., report havingheld their fortnightly sale at Eketahuna on 0 Friday, July 30. Owing to the very rough ■ weather tho entries; were - not, large, but , what 8 welt) yarded sold,well, all, sheep -selliitg^veU; 1 under the hammer at slightly advanced, prices. , • All-classes of cattle sold will. We quote;—i ■> Sheep: - Full-mouth iewes.in lamb, 95..2 d, .A , first-class' line ■of '5-ysar-old owes made the 1 satisfactory, price of 16s, 2d. " Cattle: Spring- ,. ing heifer?, .from 43 10s. to 45., A lino.of,-' ■ 70, mixed.aged steera,.from-43.145. to 43,185... Messrs. Dalgoty -and Co., Ltdl, report:—We , ! held our Peilding-sale yesterday, when, there; 5 was a good entry of both sheep and cattle, i Hoggets were in good demand. Inferior hoggets, ss. 6d. to-Bs.; mixed, sex-hoggets, 10s. 7 a.! to lis. Sd.; wether hoggets, 10s. 2d., 10s. 7d., to lis, Id.; owe 'hoggets, lis Gd., 12s. 6d. to 13s. ;j aged ewes in - lamb, Gs. 4d. to 9s. lOd.; mixed,! age owes,in lamb, 10s., 6d.; to .123. 9d.; weanerr heifers, to 265. 6d.; forward 3-' year heifers, 43! 135.; 20-months steers, ,43 2s. 6d.; 3-year 6tcers, 45 25.; backward springing heifers, 43'55., 43 , 10s., to 41 45.; spnhging icows, 41 10s.-to 46 17s. Gd. ; Messrs; Abraham and Williams, Xtdi, state ; i iis'follows:—At (Shannon on. Friday, we had -a,heavy yarding. of sheep, and. a good yarding of ; cattle. We quitted the whole of bur entry of sheep under, tho hammer, at good . priccs,. in _.: sympathy with other markets. Cattle also soldi well, aha wo cleared-practically the whole of! our ' entry. We quote:—Fat .wethers,. 14s. i 9d.;- fat,'ewes, lis., lid. .to 13s. 3d.; hoggets,'good,'los. Id. to 10s.t2d. to lis. 9d.; hoggets, small, 6s. 6d: to'7s. 2d.; mixed aged awes in lamt,' lis.' to 135.-2 d.; fat'arid forward owes, Bs'.-6d." to 9s. 2d;; small 2-tooth' wethers,-,95.; forward, bullocks, 46 13s.;'2J-j'ear steers, I ''44 .10s.; 2-year , steel's, 43,' 10s;; '18-months steers, 42 10s.-; yearling-heifers, 225.- Gd.;-18-monVhs heifers, 38s. Gd.;.heifers in.„ralf, ,42.35.; springing. heifers, 45:.t0 - ,45 ,Is.- to-.''45. ss. ;' forward empty cows. 43 10s. to 43 175,; mixed year- ' lings, ,-30s. ,to '315.,; :.weancrs,.,lls.„;to 16s..fc porkers, 325'., or equal to Gd. per lb.; small etora pigs, 14s. . ~ . j .. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., forward, market reports as follow*:—At . Feilding yesterday ..wo had a , medium entry'ef'sheep, and cattle; Prices were much tho same',as usual,' and. a good clearance was effected. Sheep: - Medium -hoggets, 9si 3d. to 10s. 6d.; cull hoggets, ss. i stud breeding ewes, 9s, 9d. to lfls. Gd. Cattle: Heifers in milk, 43 • 10s.; cows in calf; 44 to 4G 7s. Gd.; Here, ford heifers in calf, 43,125. Gd.,. 44 ss. 't0'.45 3s.' Gd.; yearling Hereford / heifers, 43. Is.;{old cows, 205.; .weiuiers, C 55.... At Kimbolton on . Tuesday we had a good entry' of sheep and cattle,' and a good 1 clearance was. effected at lato rates. - Quotations:—Mixed ho'ggets (small), Bs. 2d.; wether.hoggets, 95.-,7d.;:,ew0 hoggets, ,lis. 3d.; ewes in lamb,' Bs. Bs. Id., to m; empty owes, 9s. 3d. Cattle:. Springing heifers, 43 155., 44 IS; to 44 125., and 44 4s. to 43; springing cows/to' 43 125.; empty co.ffs, 42 12s.{ weoners, 155.; good mixed yearlings, 375.; fat cows; 43. lis.; 18-months, steers, ,42; weanor steers, 12s. 6d. An , unusually large quantity of. furniture and sundries mado late'rates.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.,'reporting on tlieir Feildiug -sale lield yesterday, statdOur y&rding of sheep was large, and there was also a good yarding of cattle; Practically all lines 6tild.'undOT>'the\ham'ii)er."-'Ewcs in lamb (fair ewes), lis:. 9d.; inferior, Gs. id. to 9s. lOd. ; ewe hoggets, lis. Gd. to 18s.; wether hoggets, lOs. 2d. to ;lls. 2d.; inferior hoggets, Ss. Cattle? Throe-year bullocks, «Co 25.; 20-montbs steers, JW 2s. 6d.; heifers, At 10s. to M lis. Gd.'