LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 758, 5 March 1910, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report holding their fortnightly Blenheim stock sale at the Co-operative saleyarda this week, when they offered 1200 sheep, 35 rams, and 7 head of cattle. Thcro was a good attendance oD buyers, and the whole of tho yarding was quitted at prices most satisfactory to vendors, which ruled as follow:—Ewes: 2 and 4-tooth, lis., 125., to 12s. lid.; 6-tooth, 135.; f.m., Es. to 9s. 6d.; merino ewes, f.m., 2s. Wethers:' 2-tooth, Bs. 6d., 9;]. Yd., to 10s.; fat asd. forward, 10s. 7d. to 10a. lOd. Lambs: Fat. 95.; mixed 32X03, 7s M 7s. 5d., 7s. 7d. to Gs. 5d.; wether lambs, 95.; ewo lambs. lGs. Id. to lis. 4d. Rams: Border Leiccsters, on account of. Mr. W. Nixon, "Killiuchy," 2 guineas; Border Leiccsters. on account of Mr. J. R. Shropshire, i. guinea; halfbreds, 1 guinea; Lincolns, £ guinea; ltomneys, % guinea; Shropshire. J" guinea; halfbrcds, J guinea;English Lcicestcrs, aged, 3 guinea. Cattle: liullocks, £6 65.; cow, £1 10s..

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd. (Palmcrston North branch), report:—At our Mangaweka sale on Wednesday we had a very good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. Wethers were in especially goo'd demand, and also all lines of good lambs. We managed to quit practically tho whole entry at prices satisfactory to vendors. Quotations:—Aged ewes, 4s. 6d., ss. 7d., 65.; s.in. ewes, 6s. to 9s. 4d.; 6-tooth and f.f.m. ewes, 12s. 9d.; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 14s. Id.; 2-tooth ewes, 13s. 6d., 13s. 9d. to 14s. lid. for lino of extra good quality; wether'lambs, 6s. lid.; ewe lambs, to Bs. Bd.; 2-tooth wethers, lCs. 9d., lis. to lis. 7d.; and 2 and 4*tooth wethers, lis. 9d. to lis. 10d.; fat and forward wethers, to 12s. 3d.; cull ."lambs, 45.5 d.; medium woolly lambs, Bs.; cull 2-tooth wether, 95.; aged Border Leicester ram 3, to 3 guinea; Lincoln rams, £1 is. to 1J guineas; aged Romney rams, 3 guinea to li guineas; 2-tooth Romney ram, 13 guineas to 2i ?, guineas; 4-tooth Romney rams, 2) guineas, 3i' guinea 3, 32 guineas, to 42 guineas; weaner steers, 365.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale at Bketaliuua yesterday. The report states:—We olfered only-a fair yarding of cheep and cattle, and have to report a total clearance.' All classes : of aheep showed an advance in price on last Week's prices, more especially in good quality bre«liug ewes, these advancing quite 2s. sinco last sale.-. Wo quote:—Woolly lambs, 7s. 7d.; shorn lambs, 4s. 5d., ss. 6d., 6s. 3d.; aged ewes,' 75., 7s. 3d. to 7s. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes, 13s. 3d. Cattle. Springing heifers, £3 15s. to £4 6si; empty cows, £3 to £3 65.; 15-inonths, £2.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. roport that, at their sale at Danncvirke yesterday, there was a large entry of sheep and a small yarding 01 cattle. , Good lambs were oagerly competed for, and good ewes were in fair demand, but culls .of all classes were neglected. There was a largo attendance of buyers, and all lots, witn two exceptions, cnanged hands. Extra good woolly lambs, 95.; good shorn iambs 7s. to 7s. 6d.; medium to 6i.; fat wethers, 135.; sound ewes, 6s. 6d. to Bs. 6d.; culls, 2s. 3d.; good Bheariing Romney rams, 3 to 4 guineas; culls, no demand; 2-shear Lincoln raniß, £ to lfc guineas; fat cows, 70s. to lOVa; 6d.; yearling steers, 535. bd.; weaner steers,' 2iS, to 203.:

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report having conductod a large clearing sale of surplus stock on behalf of Mr. Ohas. Harris at iiauiotara, Martinborough, on •Thursday, over .fiOtu sheep and 150 cattle being submitted to public auction. A large and representative attendanco of buyers were present, but business under the hammer was dull, the public apparently considering vendors' ideas of value siigntly in excess of ruling market rates. Most of tho lines Y/cro passed at auction, but, with tho exception of tho main lino of breeding ewes, a complete clearanco was ejected before tho Btock was turned out. A line of three thousand fat 4 and 5-tooth wethers, heavy weights, made 14s. 4d., and were purchased, it \va3 understood, by a local buyer operating dn behalf of a representative from tho South Island. A line of twelve hundred store wothors made 13s. 3d. Young breeding ewes,: 13s. 5d.; , half-bred ewes, IDs.; aged ewes, Bb'. 6d.; light fat bullockß, £7 lus.; -good forward bullocks, £6 10s.

Messrs.-.Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Eketahuna stock sale, held thi3 week, .as follows:—Wo submitted,. 9 fairly heavy yarding of* sheep, upwards of throe thousand; coining forward, these including some good conditioned lines of sound-mouthed breeding owes,'-and aIBO a few pens of very good.lines. Three-j'ear-old steers, £5; yearling steers, £2 2s. to £2 10s.; oightcen months steers, £3 25.;. empty cows, £3 to £3 65.; store cows, 30s. to £2; mixed weaners, 19s. to 275.; aged bulls, £2; sound-mouthed breeding ewes, Bs. 5d., Bs. 6d., ; Bs. 9d:, s)s. 6d., 10b. 4d„ 10s;-lid;,'lis. 2d., and up to 12s. Bd., according to and condition; 2-tooth owes, Us. 3d.; good woolley lambs, Bs. l0d.; good shorn. lambi up to 7s. 6d.; small shorn lambs, 4s. 9d.; aged ew?s, 3a. 9d. to ss. 9d,;..2-tooth Lincoln rams, 21 to 23 guineas; aged Lincobi rams, h'.to li guineas; s.d. rams, J to guineas. ,

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re--port on their sheep fair held at Pahiatua on Tuesday:—We offered 20,160 sheep to a very largo attendanco of buyers, a number of whom came from Mauawatu, Wairarapa, Ranfjfitikci, and Waikato districts. The .bidding for. lambs, wethers, and young ewes was animated throughout, but for

f.m.' owes was rather slack at the commencement, but improved considerably as the &alo progressed. : There • was a,' number of.nico lines of ewes, tho most noticeable being thoe-a offered on account of the Balfour Esta.tc, Messrs. W. Mitchell,of fane; Russell Grace, of'Makuri;' 11. B. Lethbridge, of Ngaturi; Mark Caselberg, of Tane;.Nelson Brothers, of Pori; J. S. Bissett, of IConini; and IV Checkloy; Mr. Mitchell's ewes being particularly admired. Wo quote:—Four and 5-year ewes, on account of Mr. Mitchell, 125.; other lineo, 10s., 9s. -Bd., 9s. 6d., 9s. 4d., down, to Bs. ; 2, 4, 6, and f.m. ewes, 10s. fid. up to. 12s. fid. for a particularly Rood lot; 4-tooth ewes, lis. to 135.; 2-tooth ewes, Bs. 9d. to 12s. 6d.; 2-tooth wethers, 9s. to Us.;' 2 and 4tooth wethers, 10s. 6d. to lis. 9d.; 4-tootii wethers, lis. 6d. to 12s. Id.; woolly , rape lambs, 6s. 9d. to 7s. 3d.; medium lambs, 5.3. to ss. 6d.; cull lambi averaged 4s.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report on their Feilding sale as follows:—At Feilding on Friday wo had a heavy yarding of both sheep ami cattle; Bidding throughout was -brisk, sheep generally sold well, and we wero succcssful in placing, the bulk of our entry at lato prices; ' We quote Sheep: Cull lambs, 4s. to 4s. 2d.; cull ewes, 3s. sd. w 3s. 7d.; forward lambs, 6s. 6d. to 7s. 3d.; good ewe lambs, 103. 6d.; s.m. ewes, Bs. Id. to. 03. Bd.; small 2-tooth 10s. 9d.; medium 2-tooth ewes, lis. 4d. to 12s. Yd.; storo wethers, 10s. sd. to 105.'9 d.; forward ewes, 12s. 6d. Cattle: Weaners (small), 15s. to Us.; store cows, £2 9s. to £2 lis.; cows in calf, £3 10s.; heifers in calf, £3 75.; fat cows, £4 to £4 95.; bulls, £2.125. 6d.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.; Ltd., ' Teport holding their fortnightly Levin sale yesterday, when they had an, exceptionally heavy yarding of sheep, every yard and pen being taxed to tho utmost. All classes of sheep were keenly competed for; especially good, breeding ewea and wethers. Good rapo lambs were also in demand, and a nico line of over SCO 4-tootli wether 3 sold at 13s. sd. Wo .ciuote as follows:—4-tooth wethers, 135.: 5d.; 2-tooth wethers, 12s. 3d. to 13s. t0.,135; 3d.; fat wethers, 13s. '3d. to 135.-6d.;-mixed ewes and wethers,-12s. Gd.; best breeding.ewes, to 13s/6d.; others, 123., 12s. 6d. to 13s. Id.; 2-tooth ewes.(small), 12s. 9d.; small 2-tooth wethers, lis.; 6toro ewes, is., 7s. 6d;, Bs. 3d. to 9s. 3d.; aged ewes, 6s. od. to 7s. Id.; forward rape lambs, woolly, 95.; shorn, Bs.; store lambs (woolly), to Bs. od.; shorn, 7s. 6d.; others, ss. 6d.; cull lambs, 3s. 4d., 4s. 4d. to 55.; Homney rams; 15s. 6d. to 2£ guineas; blackface rams, £1 7s. 6d., £1 155., £2 4s. to £2 155.; fat cows, £4 10s., £5 10s., to £6.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows:—On ihnrsday wo held our Palmerstou North stock sale, when a heavy yarding of cattlo carno forward. Sheep prices realised were as follows:—Mixed lambs, 6s. Id. to 6s. Bd. ; mill lambs, Zs. (3d.; s.m. breding ewes, Bs. -d.; q-tooth to f.m. owes, 9s. 10d. : . Cattle: Pat eows, £3 17s. to £6 55.; cows in milk, ±.j js. 6d. to £5 155.; springing cows, £5 10b. to £6 55.; store cows, £2 ss. to 335.: forward cows, to £3 35.; mixed wcancrs, 25a. od. to 295.; 2-year heifers, in'calf, £3 4s.

, Mr. Newton King's .weekly stock report is lis follows:—On Friday, February .25, I held my annual ram fair at Stratford, and, despite tho wet weather, there was a good attendacc of buyers. Bidding, was brisk, practically everything gelling'.at the hammer. I yarded some really iirst-clasa sheep considerably above anything that has been offered in the district before. made 2 to 3i guineas for best quality 2 and 4-tooth, and from i? toliguineas for. ordinary, down to' $ guinea for aged rams; Roinnoys, 3i guineas (short of requirements); Border Leicesters, 1 guinea; 1 h guineas. Altogether, it was a most, satisfactory salo for both buyers and sellers. At Pohokura on Monday I held my annual sheep fail', but, owing to tho very wet weather during tho previous two days, and the flooded state of tho roads, all the sheep entered did not como forward. About 40C0 were yarded, and met with ready . sales. There was a good attendance of buyers," and everything yarded changed hands except ono pen of old owes, which was passed in. Shorn lambs made Bs. to Bs. Id.; do small, 4s. 9d.; 2-tooth ewes, small, 14s.- do Shropshire, 12s. Id.; 4, 6, and f.m. ewes! IDs. sd, to 15s. Gd.; f.m. do., 7s. lOd. to 10s. 2d.; culls, 3s. 7d. to ss. Id.; 2-tooth wethers, 30s. 4(1. to 12?. Bd.; 4-tooth liomney ranis, 2i guineas to 3* guineas, 6-tooth do., 3 to 2* Kuiucas; 1-tooth Lincoln, ij to 13 guineas. At linhot.il 011 Tuesday bidding was brisk, cud everything sold at full market rates. Small wear.ers ..made 16a. to 175,; good ilo., 255. to 325.; heifer do., Jersey strain, 575. 6d.; heifers in calf,' £3 Is. 6d.; springing do,, £'l 2s. 6(1.; forward' store cows, £3 Gs. to £3 lis. 6d. My wearier {air at stony Elver on Wednesday, passed oB

Tory successfully, bidding being brisk right through the sale, and top prices being realised for tlio coast. A nice lino of mixed calves, on account of Mr. Daly, reached 595., which was the highest figure for the day. Small weauers made 15s. to 21s. ; t medium, 245. to 275.; good, 30s. to 395. A nice pen of well-bred Jersey heifers (6 to 9 months) mado £4. At Waiwakaiho on lhursday wcancrs made 20s. to 355.; 15 to 18-months hcifere, £2 75.; 15-monthg, mixed, £2 2s. 6d.; 15 to 18-months steers, £2 lis. 6d. to £2 125.;.2$ to 3-year steers, £3 16s. to £4; stare cows, £1 12s. 6d. to £3 2s. 6d.; forward do., £3 10s. to £4; fat do., £4 10s.; springing heifers, £4 15s. to £6 155.; spring ™3 W 176 £4 15S ' t0 £6 W,: bullS ' £3 t0