LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 808, 4 May 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Freeman 11. Jackson and Co. report a 2 follows:—On April 27 at our Wangauui stock sale we yarded 430 mixed cattle, 3300 sheen, and ICO pitrs. Bidding for sheep was not so keen as of late, although several lines wore passed at auc: tion, and wo disposed of mo:: , . of the sheep I after the sale. Cattle elicited keen competition/ all classes of fat aud forward cattle sclliutf in vendors' favour. A nico I line of Shorthorn three to three ana a. half-year bullocks fetched £6 10s.. a, full entry of pigs sold readily. On April 29, at Waverley sale, we had a full attendance of buyers, and our yarding consisted of 43C0 siieep and 320 head of cattle. Bidding for cattle was. brisk throughout and everything told readily. Wc disposed of all yarded, with tho exception of a pen of cows. Sheep maintained late valuc3. A nice line of fat and forward wethers, on account of Messrs. Mendham and Hair, made 14a. 7d., four-tooth wethers, on account same owners, fetched 13s. 5d., several other clients' lots made full values. Wo disposed of the whole of the entry except a line of lambs. We ouote:—At Wanganui: Fat lieifcrs, £5 25.; fat .cows, £5 to £5 25.: fat and forward heifers. £4 55.; forward cows, £4 ss. to £4 10s.: empty cows, £3 to £3 7s. 6d.; two-year steers, £3 lis.; two and a half-year steers, £4 ss. to £4 6s. 6d.; forward bullocks. £6 10s.; rough bullocks, £4 18s.; 18-month heifers, £2 as. to £2 Bs.; others, 355. to £2 10s.; cows in calf, £3 ss. to £3 10s.; weaner steers, 355.; bulls and stags, £2; bulls, £3 to £4; mixed weaners, 295.; Bprinpir.sr cows, £5 ss. to £5 12s. 6d.; others. £4 ss. to £5; vealers. 15s. to 255.; fat ewes, 12s. 3d. to 12s. 6d.; fat wethers, 13s. 6d.; ,two-tooth wethers, 12s. 6c1.; fat and forward four-tooth wethers, 14s. 7d.; full-mouth ewes in lamb; 10s.; empty ewes, 6s. to Bs.; aged ewes, 3s._ sd. to 45.; medium lambs, 3s. to ss. 6d.; mixed sheep, 6?. 7d. to 7s. Pigs: Heavy porkers, 275. 6d. to 31s. 6d.; good porkers, 235. to 255.; porkers, 17s. 6d. to 195.; stores, 155.; tjood weaners, 6s. fid. to Bs. 6d.; others, 4s. to ss. fid. At -Waverley: Three-year bullocks, £5 7s. 6d.; fresh three to three' and a half-year bullocks, £5 15s. 6d.; fat cows, £4 3s. to £4 10s.; fat and forward cows (O; Hawesl. £5 75.; fresh empty cows, £3 16s; 6d. to £S 195.; empty heifers, £3 9s. 6d.; cows and heifers, £3 65.: store cows, £2 to £2 Bs. fid.; euiet heifers, spring calvcrs, £4 9s. 6d.; weaners, 235. to 335.; springers, £4 12s. 6d.; small calves. 18s.; dairy cows, £3 15s. to £4 18-month heifers. £2 10s. to £2 155.; bulls, £3 to £4; shorn lambs, 7s. sd. to Is. 7d.; others, ss. fid. to 6s. 9d.; fat and forward wethers, 135."6 d. to l*s. 7d.; four-tooth wethers, 13s. 5d.; others, 13s. to 13s. 3d.; small wethers, lis. 2d.: -mixed-afced iwcthers. 12s. 3d.: twotooth Lincoln ewes (J. H. Mathison). 16s. Id.; small do., 10s. On account of J. H. •Ilathison: Disc harrows. £10 7s. 6d.; d.f. plough, £8 55.; and other sundries sold well.