LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 663, 13 November 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgoty aad Co.,< Ltd.;'report on their Levin sale, held yesterday, as follows:—A good yarding of sheep and; a fair entry ol- cattle met with keen competition at auction. With the exception of one pen of aged .ewes, everything was sold at , the following; rates :-Shorn fat wethers, 13a. 7d.; shorn mixed hoggets. Us.- good woolly hoggets, .Ms. 5d.; forward wethers, 17a. 2d.;-fat wethers, 185..3d. to 18a. 4cL; fat half bred wethers, 17s. 6d.; 2-year empty heifers, £3 45.; 15-month heifer, £2 Is. ii; fat cowa, £5 18s. 6d..t0 £6; forward <-mpty cows, £3 13s. to £3 165.cowa in milk. £3 tn £5: cows in calf, £5 155.; store cows, £3 lOst to a Us. 6d.; bulls, '£1, £3 10s. to £5 2s. 6d. ■ . . .

Eeporting on their sale, held at Woodville oh Monday, Messrs. Dalsety and state as follows:—The. entries were', confined to cattle and was a good attendance ol buyers. Practically . all lines-.sold. "•. 18-months and 2.. year steers reaoheil Ha.; amall mixed yoarlings, 355.;' store cows and heifers, 505.; • snriiißine hbifers,. 955; ~ ■ , . — '

Messrs. Baigety and Co. -report-.-At our Dannevirio .sale lyesterday- there was a.good entry of. all. classes, e most , lines chanrine. hindi.'.' » the: rate:,:-A ge d!.ewes..aW ? l a S S l5 s a mixed jwoouy hog«etb, 13ii. 6d.;-Bma'U shorn 2-, tooth- ewes,,. 105...•«.;' woolly Vow.ea, ils; Td- fat 1 shorn,ewes; 10s. 6d,:. Polled Aniras' breeding cows, ,62a.; v 6d.; others, 60s; to 625. 6d.; yearliag heifers v «s., l 6d:; •yearling,steers, Ms. to 575.; heifors in calf,; .625.; 4-year steen,, ICOs. to 108s.; empty Z--

v Messrß. Abraham . and Williams, ; Ltd rraort that. at their cattlefair,' hold on Thursday 2100 record'comber and sale ior tno idistnot.- present from the ■Wairarapa, .Dannerirke, and Palmerston dis,tncts,i and tbe. following prices wore realised, oa.accotmtv of ; ,vendors.,as Indicated ?A Ui '°B k «. r ß ,°l<W'£e' 3s. 6d.; .fat forward fo. &•?; h ton V« 6?.; forward bulloclts (J. ?£*?s:'•'£? Us. 6d.;.d0..(A. Andorson, £6'55.; do. s , ) t^ 6B -l, do -^ 0; H. Druoo), £6 ss. do (°- s f'l«od), £6 35.; dq.(E. Barthorp), £5 13s. 6d • f «•.- (M s and W.'toglis),. £5 18s.; do (E. and T. Wilson) £6 175.;-do. (A.'Lothbi-idge)' g 175.; do. (H. Eghnton), £5 165.; store bullocks ffialfour.t'Estate),, £6 185.'.6d.¥ 3-ypar B™ (J. Breeds), £4.. 63.; others,,-: £3 , 65.; : yearlinc , steers, £2 to-jK- 4s: 6d. : fat cows £4,5s to £eT dairy cows, £5.55. .to £6; speyed hoifers,/£3 IBs ■ yearUng; Jersey heifers, £4. 45.; others, 335. to £03;; forward cows, £3 155.; store cows,- 575. 6d to w.;: cows and calves, poor condition, 583. ' "_ The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.-report having held their fortnightly oale at Levin yesterday. Owin-; to the ü bad weather a large pprtito of the stock expected did not come' to hand, but■■ prices at last sale rates wore:, fully-maintained. , ■'. Quotations :-Forwai-d cows,;-£ 4; -forward empty haifcre, £3,17e.,6d.;' shorthorn bulls, 2-year-oide,' ~.':. : The weekly gtock Teport of the'roilding branch' fL^AfT l^? 110 H? ac l Ooi, Ud - ".as fol-lows:-At ApitL on .Tuesday a heavy: yarding "L toralr ?' Bidding iyas: animated u , , m 'h the exception of a dozen head of cattle, all lines were oleared at advanced Dricen Quotations:-CuU; hoggets,' Bs.; wether 'ttoßgets' 13a. 6d.; mixed hoggets, Us. 9d.i-Ws.ed. .to iss • ewe noggcte, !63.; ewes: and lambs (poor)! 10s. lid., 17s ; .'6d. to £1 os. lid.;- fat shorn wethers, ",125.; cull rams, 6s. 6d. Cattle- Yeai ■ling hoifers, 335.; li-months heifers, £2 2a.i 6d>empty heifers, .£2 12s. 6d., £2 17s.'to £2 IBs : yearling iiteere, 355., 385., to £2:125.; mixed yearling discoloured do., 285.; 2i-year Btesrs, £3 8a '6d to £3 ll&:,- v 8toro cowb, 225. 6d., 255., 345. to £2 9s. j springing heifers, to : £4; forward cows, to £3 125.; bulls. >£2, £2 10s." to £3: weauer nica lls.; 14s. to 17s. 6i .. An unusually large quantity of sundnee and furnitnre made good values At Peilding: on Friday we had only a'6mo]i yarding ;of. sheep, and a fair entry of cattle Cattle wisro dull at- sale, but good sneeD' Bold well. Forward wothers, 9s. 9d.'fo 10s. Id.- eprine cows, £3 Bs.'6d. to £11; forward cowb, to £&• ' bulls, to £5 10s; . . ;■■-

Mr. Newton. King's weekly Etoclc report is as follows:—At the Haymarket. on.Saturday last there was a fair yarding of pigs and fair de. mand. Weaners made 6s. to 12s.;* stores, 13s to 165.; forward stores, 19s. to 215.; horses, Si 5s tos£l4; gig, £9 15a. At IJrenui, on' Monday there vms n. good yardini: of cattle. Bidding waa not so brisk as at lats sales, .but practically everything w»b sold, either at the hammer or afterwards. Yearling steers.made £1-17s. 6d. to £2 4s. 6d.; miied yearlings. 303. 6a. to 365.; 18months steers, £2 13s. to £3 Is.; 2-year do to 2h-year, £3 7s. to £3 Us..; 1-year bullocks, good condition/:S4' 19s. to £5 -2s.j fat do £5 io» • empty, heifers, £2,175. 6d. to £3 25.; do., Jeree'y strain,. £3 145.; fat and forward heifers,' £3 8a to £3 155.; store cows, £2 15s. to £3 Is.; forward do., £3"65. to £3.lo*:."fat cows, £5 ss. to £5* fa*, springing cows, £4 75 , . 6d. to £6' 10e.'; SDrinirin? heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £4 12s. 6d. ; bulls &Ho £5 7e. 6d. ; ewes and lambs, 10s. Bd. "On tho same day, atStratford, I held my weekly snrine. me heifexo eale. Heifors cioso to profit cobd quality, made £610e. to £10 10a. r ordinary' Eortn £4 155.. to. £6;. backward, hellers, £3 7s. 6dL to' £4; springing cows, £3 ss. to-£6-15s. At Stony. Eiver, on Wednesday, the .yards were full bid. ding .was brisk, and nearly everything sold at tho hammer. Miied yearlings made £1 12s. to £1 18a.. 6d.; 15 to 18-months heifers, £2 10s. to £2 145.""'6 d.; 2-year empty-heifeis. £3 to £3 3b • store cows, £2 16s. 6d. to £3 Is. 6d.; forward do' £3 65..6 d.; fat cows. £4 !3s. to £5 12s.- 2-year steers," £3 3s. to £3 55.; 3-year steers £4 10sspringing heifers, £4 10s. to £5 7a. 6d.; surincine cows. £A .23. 6d..t0 £6: buUa,,£2 10s. to £3 m 6d.: pedigree Jersey bull. 19, guineas. At Wat wakaino, on Thursday, there was a fair yardlne of-cattle. Mised yearlings made "30s to 36a-' empty heii'cre, - £2 15s. to £3 2s. 6d.; do., Jersey strain,.£4;4s."6d.; 12 to 15-months steers, £2 Bsstore,■ cows, 1 £2 10s. to £3; forward.do.' £3 6* tA £3 )p 7e. 6d ; J-year steers, £4 ; 165.;. , Eprinsfin" heifers, £4 to £5; springing.cowa, £4 to £5 5a . fat cows.,. £5 4s.;.bulls, £3 15s. to £5 lOs. •-