LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 604, 4 September 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

■ Messrs. Dalgety; and Co., Ltd., report on their Levin tale us lOiipws:—An extra, ueavy yarding of both sheep'and cattle,were submitted to a good attendance of. buyers. , Sheep i,at 'auction' were rather dull of sale, but wo subsequently cleared the yards at the following prices:—Best' fat wethers, 17s. 9d.; others, 14s.', 155.. lSs. 6d. to 15b. 9d.;.best ewes,'lss; Bd.j others, 15s. sd.to 15s. 6d.: forward ewes, Us. 4d.; store 13s. 2d:; forward wethers, 14s. to 14s. 6d.; cull hoggets, Bs. 3d. Cattle-Forward /bullocks, £6 55.; hoavy cows, £7 10s.'; light cows,' £4103., £4 12s. 6d., to £4 145.; 2i-year steers, .£4 7s. 6d.; cows in'calf,-£2 18s.; cows.with calves,.-£2 14e., aged cows, £2; bulls, £2 Us. to £3; small heifors, £2 Vs.; i3-niohth-steeds, £'i IDs.! ... Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Levin, reporting on their sale at Levin yesterday, state that'a very'largo yarding of-cattle'came for-' ward,, close on. 600 head being '..submitted at auction. Competition v;as not,as keen as at last sale,'and vendors' reserves in several cases wcro on, the high side. The greater portion of , the entry, however, eteiigui hands'. A small entry of sheep camo.forward, and except for any lines of fats bidding was not brisk. Quotations:— Prime■ heavy' wethers, 18s.'4d.;'others, 16s. 6d., 17s. 6d., and'l7a..7d.j fat owes, 129.. 6d., to, 13s. 4d.j forward owes, 9a. to lls.-lOd.;' ewes and wethers mixed, 10s. 7d.; hoggets, , .9s. to 10b.; primo fat cows,' £7 ,25.. to £6; others, £4 to £5 2s. od.; three and foar-year bullooks, £5 14s. 6d. and £5 163.; three-year: bullooks, £5; two--year'steers, £3 Is. to £3 6s. 6d.; 18-month steers, £2 14s. and £2 16s. 6d.j forward : cows, £3 to £3 45.; store cow«, 305... to £2.10 a.; two-year empty heifors, £2 23.; springing'hoifers, £4 15s. to £6 45.. 6d.; ■ springing cows, £4 6s. to, £6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co Ltd,' report for the week ending September 3 n» follows:-At Feilding on Friday,, a small yarding «f sheep - and cattle came forward. Quotations :-oull hoggets, 4b. 6d. to 65.; medium •hozEets, 10s. td.; heifers in.calf, £2 2s. to £2 .Ms'; cows in calf, £2 12s. 6d.f mixed yearlings, 31s.' dairy cows, to £6. At Apitl, on Tuesday, a medium yarding of sheep,: moßtly hoggets and cattle camo forward, The demand for sheop was not'keen, but dairy stock sold well. Quota-tions.-Mediumnwc. hoggets, 9s. lid.; wether hOEßets,' 9s.i mixed hoggets, 10s. 4d. Cattle-: Four-yoar empty heifers, 375. 6d.; forward cowb. :£2 19e 6d., £3, to £4 65.; store cows,. 255. to • £2j Bpringfng cows.' £2 155., £3 2s. 6d, £4, £5 Ss £6 Zs. 6d., £6 65., £6 63.; springing heifers £4.15. ' ",'.■•.' .•■•' ■ ' - - ;./:':■■ ••'.■.', ;With regard to clearing salee, .'Mosers.. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. (Palmerston branch) roport:—Wo held two clearing eales of dairy stock this weok at our yards. On Monday we sold 60 head of dairy cows on account of Mr. W. Lawlor and other clients. The attondanco was not large' but every animal was sold. Tho cows averaged £5 145., and tho heifers, £4, the best price \elng £3 ih. 6d; Wo also hold a ulo an

Tuesday on account of Mr. R. Eunson, when wo sold 40 cows at an average of £7 2s. 6d., the best price being £11 16s. for a.very nice Jcrßey cow. The sundries sold at very good prices, and tho sale all round was.very successful.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—At Palmorston yc3terday, we ynrded only a small nnmber of sheep and cattle owing, no doubt, to the iuelement weather. Wo quoteMked hoggets, Bs. 6d.; - fat wethers, 14s. 7d.; bulls, 355. to £2; forward'cows,.-£3; empty cowb, In milk, £2 to £3 17s. 6d.; springing cows and heifors, £3 23. 6d. to £3 17s. 6d.; yearlings,

. Mr. Newton King's weekly auction report, dated September 2, is as follows:-At Uronui, on Monday, tlierd was a good yarding of c.ittle, and nearly ovorythilijj was sold. Weaners made 18s. to 28s. 6d.; yearling steers, 335.; 18-months steers, £2 6s. 6d. to £2 18s.; empty heifers, £2 15s. to £3 Os. 6d.; forward heifers, £3 10s.; twoyear steers,' £3 2s. 6d. to £3 55.; three-year , steers, £3 19s. to £4 4s. 6d.; storo cows, £2 15s. 6d.; forward cows, £3 6s. 6d.; springing cows, £5 to £6 55.; cows.in calf,' £3 to £4-55.: springing hoifers, £4 15s. to £6 17s. 6d. At Rahotu. on Tuosday, weaners mado 15s. to 285.;! yearling steers, 30s. to 355.; yearling heifers, 365.; 18months steers, £2 lls. to £2 12s. 6d.; store cows, £Z to £2 19a.; forward cowe, £4 55.; empty hoifcrs, £2 10s. to £2 13s. 6d.; springing heifers, £4 15s. to £5 Bs.; bulla, £1 ss. to £2 10s. Tho same day I held a springing cow and heifer sale at my Stratford yards, on account of Messrs. Mapp Bros, and other vendors Oows close up mado £6 to £10; backward cows, £4 15s: to £5 10s.; heifers close up £5 to £8.10s.; backward heifers,.£4 2s. 6jL to £4 15s. At Stony Eiver on Wodnesday there was a good yarding, mostly dairy cattle. Springing heifers mado £4 10s. to £7 153.: springing cows, £4 15s. to £6; two-year steers, £2 18s.; empty heifers, £2 10s to £2 17s. At Waiwakaiho, on ■ Thursday, there were a big yarding 'and a large attendance Competition was good for both storo and dairy linos, prices for springers showing an improvement .on the provious sale. Mr. F.' Sole's dairy wcro a'nice' lot and sold well. A grade Jersey on account of, Mr. Wm. Beattie, with a record of 181b. of butter per week topped tho prices ■ for cows at £14 55., as also did a pen of hoifers at £7 ss. from the same breeder. Mixed yearlings made 20s. to 365. 6d.; heifer yearlings, 395. to 425/6 d.; 18-months empty heifers, £2 lZs. to £2 165.; Grade Jersey .hoifers, £3; yearling steers,'3Bs.; 18-months steers, 495.; 2i to threeyear steers, £3 16a. 6d.;. springing heifers, £3 10s. to £5 10a.; Grado Jerseys, •£7 55.; dairy cows, £4 10s. to £8 10s.; store cows. £2 10s. to £2 12s. 6df; forward cows, £3 to £3 75.; bulls, £5 to- £4 Sa. . , - ' ■ .-. ■ \