LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 734, 5 February 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

. Mossra.. Dalgety and Co. report:—At our Feilding sale yesterday there wis a good entry'of sheep. Aged owes,' 3s. lid. to 55.;; mixed ace ewes, 6s. 7d. to -75.-9 d.; B.m. ewfs,. 9a. 7d.;-cull- lambs,/to 55.; rane lambs, 6s. 6d., ,75., to 7s. 5d.; small woolly laE.bs, 6s. lid.; woolly rapo lambs, Bs. 7d.; fatiand fonvard lambs,: Bs.' 9d. Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., report, aaving held their usual fortnightly sale! at Ekotahona' on .Friday. The report states:—Wo had a (rood ynrdine of both shciip and'cattle. Oattlo sold weir at lata rates, but sheep wore hard to quit, and. in most cases, vendors; had to lower their resor.vos. We duote:—Sheep: 2, 4, 6, aad f.m. ewciL.to.lls. 9d.;f.m. ewes, Bs. Id.; woolly lambs (medium), 7s. 3d. Oattlo: Cows and calves, £3 15b.; 2 to 2J-year steers, £3 7s. 6o.,J:£3'Ms. to £3.155.; fat arid forward cowii, £3 65.;; forward cows, £2 155.; sprincinßs; (nood), £4 10s. Our next sale will be helor on Friday," February 11./Htssrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd:,' roportlnff/pn their fortnichtly sale at the Danncvirka yards yesterday, state that there was a good . entry of sheep and cattle, and practically all were sold. Young sheen were- well competed for, but aged sorts were neglected. . Fat ewes sold well from 9s. 3d. to 10s. Id.; shorn fat lambs. Bs. 6d.; sj>ail n mixed:woolly, lambs, ss. 2d. to ss. 10d.;'2-tooth to 6-tooth ewes. 12s. lid.; poor 4-yes,r_ewes, 7s. Id.; -aEed- ewes, 4s. iOd.; light fat cows, 675. 6d.; liuht fat heiferE, Messrs. Barraud, York, and Co., Ltd., report our Upper. Hutt stock sale wo had a,good yarding of sheep, and cleared all lines at improved prices. Wo sold twotooth; ewes; and wothcrß at. 9s. 6d.; f.m. ewes,,? 3. 6d;;.cull,ewes, 55.; fat lambs, Bs. to 95.; store iambs, ss. 7d. " Messrs, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on ; their Eketahuna stock sale, held this week, as follows :-Sheop came forward up. to_ advertised numbers, but the sales now being held weekly account for the yarding being smaller than those - previously recorded during the last month.' The attendance was.. satisfactory, but outside .buyers wore conspicuous by their absence,' and tho salo for sheep dragged somewhat at auction. On the whole, how.ever; (the.report adds), we made a good clearance, only one vendor being compelled to take'his sheep home. Cattle were well competed for, business at auction being :- animated,, and young steers being particularly in demand. Quotations: —Cattle: Grown - bullocks, £5 65.; 2J-year steers, £3 16s. to £3 18s.. 6d.j 2-year-old steers, £3 9s.;'empty heifers, £3 Is.'; store cows, £2.. Sheep: S.m., Bs. to 9s. 5d.; culls, 2, ,4, and 6-tooth Owes, Bs. 2d.; owes with failing mouths, 4s. 6d. .to 75.; 2-tooth ewes, lis. :Bd.; 2-tooth /.wethers. 10s. 4d.; shorn lambs, to 6s. 2d.; culls, 4s. sd. : The .New Zealand' Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report having held their fortnightly sale-at Levin, on Friday, when there was a large yarding. The attend-, anco of buyers was good, and the, bidding was brisk.: Thereport adds:—Wo managed to chjar nearly everything at the following rates:—Fat forward ewes.. 9s. 5d.; cull lambs,.3s. 9d., 45., to:4s. Bd.; small woolly, ewe lambs, 6s. - lid.;: good - woolly wether lambs,. 8s.;: shorn rapo lambs, ■ 6s. Bd. •

. Tie ' New t Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency C 0.,. Ltd. (Feilding branch), report for tho week ended February 4, as foflowB:— At.Apiti, on Tuesday we had: a small entry .of - cottlo - and sheep, which sold at tho following rates :-Two-tooth wethers, 10s. Sd.; wether lambs, 6s. 3d.; .forward owes/ 7s. 9d.; aged . rams,. 125.; small weaners, 205.; weancr steers, 285.; yearling heifers, £2;lis.; 2-year heifers, £3 7s; 6d.; 25-year steers,' £4 to £4' 10s.; 18-month steers (good), £3 10s.; dairy cows, £4 4s. 'At Fcilding on Friday we had .a good yarding of sheen and a small entry, of cattle; ; There: was a fair inquiry for'. sheep and a Kood clearance was effected.. T7e quote:-Storo wethers,'ls.-3d.; forward wethers, to lis. Bd.; rape : lambs, to 6s. 7d.; store cows. £2 17s. 6d.; forward cows, £3 145.: fat cows, £4.,■.-.- -'■■.■■ '■:;'.

..■Mr. Newton King's ..weekly stock report is as foEows: T Owing to the wot weather -but few.pigs were penned' at the Haymarket, on .Saturday. YWeancrs made 4s. .W.-,to 6s.j:Storeß,'l3s. 6d:; horse, £7; horso gig, and. haniess, £25.• At-.Eahotu on Tuesday, woaners mado 19s. 6d. to 215.'6 d.; 15-months steers, £2 45:;',15-monthß heifers. £2; 2-year heifers-in calf,- £3 lis.; store cows, poor condition, £1 19s. 6d.'; fat cows £4 6s:; bulls,-£2 7s. to. £2 9s. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, there was a fair yarding.mostly.of. young cattle. Bidding was .brisk, - and very. Uttle was passed .'in at the,hammer./ Wcaners made 155.--6 d. to 275.; 15-months steers, £27s.;,store cows, f 2 il?;,* 0 &.;,-forward cows, ,£3 6s. to £3,135..6d.;'-fat oows, £A 10s. 6d. to £4 ,175.;. heifers, £4 '55.; cows in sft '■*%» "I &■'■ i J 0 ' si-y<«r bnUocks. £4 145.;6d.;/bulls;.£2 60..t0 .'£4 15s. '