LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 675, 27 November 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

.Messrs. Dalgely and Co., Ltd., report.on their Levin cattlci fair,-held yesterday, as .follows:— We offered oho. of the biggest entries of cattle over yarded in' Levin." Bidding at auction, was good, but,'.owing to owners' reserves being on the high side, several lines .were passed, put were in nearly all,cases sold afterwards. • Prices realised were as tollow: —Sheep—Line of -350 ewes with lambs, £1 Is. 3d.: woolly wethers and hoggets, £1 65.: shorn fat wethers, los. £d.: Zi-year steers, £3 19s. to £4 25.; two-year steers, £3 12s. £d. to £3 155.; three-year steers, £4 7s. 6d. to £4 Ills.; 3)-year. steers, £4 15s. to £5; four-year bullocks, "£5 9s. .to £6 6s. 6d.; cows and calves, £3 5a.;- empty, heifers,: £3 to £3 155.; dry cows; £2 18s., £3, to £3 55.; forward empty cows, £4 la., £4 10s., to £4 l!s. 6d.; small miked weaners, 175.; aged cowe, to £2 165.; yearling: steers, £2 125.; yearling heifers, £2. . Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report :~-At our Dannevirke feale yesterday a good entry, of sheep and cattlo came forward. Bidding 'for sheep was not; brisk, and most lines , were passed in. Cattle, however,-showed an improvement in - do-' mand, and all were quitted. - Aged ewes, with lambs, all counted;-s'olu at 65.; iat bullocks, -140s. to ,1645.; three-year steers, 1125.; 2i-year steers, 84s. 6d.; springing ,heifers, 70s. to 955.;, empty heifers, threo years, TOs.i small yearling st.eers, ,<ls. to <33. '. . ; .' ' -. The,-New. Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report having'held tlieir annual cattlo fair at Leviii yesterday. There a largo yarding, and bidding, was brisk. Quota-tions:—Cattlo—Well-grown forward bullocks, £6 65.. 6d. to £6 165.; three-year-old' steers, £5.45.; empty heifer 3, £3. . Bhecp—Shorn. two-tooths, Bs. 9U. ; .; . ; - ' The weekly stock report ,of .; the Foilding branch of the New Zealand Loai* and Mercautilo Agency Company, Ltd., .is as follows-.—At Feuding, on Friday, only a small yarding camo forward.- Quotations:—Cows and calveß, £2 125.'6 a.; cows in milk,,£s; three-year steers, £3.155.: 6a.l forward cows, £3 25.; bulls, to £2 10s.; fat bullocks, ■££ 45., £7, to £7 35.; springing heifers, to £6:75.■ 9d. At Apiti, on Tuesday, a small'entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle came for•ward; and met a toady: sale. Quotations:-rMixea hoggets, small; Bs. Ed.; 18-month3 steers, £2 Bs. 6d. to £2 155.; empty cows, £2 175.; empty hoifcro, to £3; 2i-yoar Bteersi to £3 95.; yeaf'hng hoifcrs, £2 11b.; mixed yearlings, small, 315.; Hereford yearling heifers, ,£2,105.' 6d,; springing, heifers, to £4; springing cows, to £5. A number, of bulls made up to-£5. Pigs, lis., lis.- 6d., 15s. 6d., 18s. 6d.,-to. 275. Sundries, as usual. ' Eeporting .* on their - Fcilding sale yesterday, Messrs. Dalgety and Co. state that a.medium entry' of Btoclc, changcd • lianda at the following prices:—Sheep—Aged cwe3, with lambs, 133. 6d. to 13s. lid.j empty owes, Bsy 9d. to ,9s. 3d.; mixed . hoggets, 135., ,9d. Cattle—Store cows, £2; cow and calves,'£2 55.-, £3,115. 6d., to £3 13s; 6d.; "empty hoifers, £2 193. to £3; • forward; empty cows, £3, £3.65;','-to £4; backwaj-d cows, in calf, £3 17s. ,6d.;'.2i-year. steers,,'£4,7s. . ;. "■ . ' Mr. Nowtoh King's, weekly stock report is as follows:—At the Eaymarket, on Saturday, there was a good yarding of:pigs and fair demand. Weaners made 5:;. to 125.;, stores, 12s. 6d. to'los. 6d.; porkers, 213, to 285.; sows, £1 7s. to £1 125.; horses,'£3 2s. 6d., £5 us. At Urenui, on Monday, there was s, good yarding, and young cattle, boiug iiy good demand, sold readily at tho hammer, -Yearling- steers'-'made,39s. 6d.' to ,50o.;^ yearling heifers; 345. to'4Bs.; lz to 15-months heifora ,19s. to £2 163.; mixed yearlings, £2 83.; two-year empty' heifers,; £2 l'/s; to .£3 : forward /heifers, £3 12s. 6d.; storo. cows, £2 6s. to £2 155.; forward cows, :£3<ss. 6d.; fat cows, £4 Bs..to t £s 14s.;"two-year steers, £3 to £3 75.; .-springing hoifersi £4 to £4 12s. 6d.; .springing cows, £4'to '£5; bulls, £2 l<s. to £7. At Eahotu;.oh Tuesday, ' made 235. 'to • 365.; .15-monthß heifers, good quality; £2 145.; empty heifers,;'£ 2 193. to £3 ,1s.;: stord cows, £2 155.; forward-cows, £3 175.; springing heifers, £4 15s. to £6; bull 3, £2 ss. to £5. Ou tho samo day, at Stratford, ! held my' weekly; springing heifer, salo, when there was but a small yarding of. cattle. ;Spnngins heifora- made £4 to £6; apnngmg £3 15s. to £5 12s. 6d. At Stony Biver, on day, ther© was a good yarding. Bidding-was brisk, and practically , everything sold at tho hammer. Yearling 6teers • made ' 345. 6d., to -445.; yearling hoifer3, 335. to 375: (3d.; yearling heifers,good- quality, £2 10s.; 18-months heifers, Jersey strain, 1 £3 ss; 6d.; two-year empty heifers, £2 14s. to- £2-.193.; store cows, £2.135. to £3 2s. ,6a.; forward cows, £3 3s; 6d.'to .£3 155.;-fat cows, £4 Bs.; bulls, £2;10s; .to £3;-dairy, cows, springing, ranged from £5 to'£o; cows, in milk, £3 7s.*6d. to £4 15s. At "WaiwaUaiho,. on Thursday,. yearling made .323.; yearling 'fiteers, small, • 365.; two-year empty, heifers, £2 17s. to £3 25.; store cows. '£2 16s- to £3 25.'6 d.; forwa;rd cows, £3 ss. to £3 10s.; fat cowo,' £3 19s. to £4.. 175.;. twoyear stecra. £3 55.; springing heifers, £3 12s. 6a. to £6; springing cows* £3 ss. to £5 IQs.; bulls, £3 15s. to £4 lCs. ; ' : •