LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 811, 7 May 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mcssrß. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd.. report:— At our Danncvirke sale yesterday, a large entry of sheep and cattle was submitted to a good attendance of buyers. The following arc some of the principal prices realised: f.m. ewes in lamb, from 6s. 9d. to Bs. 9d.; mixed lambs, ss. 3d. to Bs. 6d.; shorn mixed lambs, ss. 3d. to 7s. 7d.j fat bullocks, up to £7 17s. 6d.; fat cows, £4 14s. to £5; two-year steers, £4 to £5; mixed sex weaners, up to 325.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Limited, report on tho fortnightly sale held at their Upper liutt yards on Thursday last, Shoop: There were no sheep offering. Cattle: Wo had a, large offering of cattle, the yards ■ being flllurl to their utmost capacity. Some vory nice lines of dairy heifers, closo to drop, were on offer, but which there was keen competition, prices ranging from £5 to £0 15s. All lines of young cattle also were in keen demand, and. practically all our yarding wa3 cleared at prices satisfactory to vendors. We quote the following realisations:—Dairycows: Springing, £6 17s. 6d. to £0155., backward sorts £3 10s. to £5, in milk £4 to £6, store cows £2 lis., fat cows £4 2s. to £4-17s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 to £8 145.; heifers in calf, backward sorts, £3 175.: tw i-year heifers (empty), £3 ;to £3 175.: yearling heifers, £2 9s. 6d.; weaners, £1 13 j. 6d. to £1 155.; fifteen-months steers, £2 Bs.; bulls, £3 2s. 6d.; four-year hack, £11 15s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having bold their weekly, sale at Ekota : huaa on Friday, May .6. The report states:—Wo had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, but sheep mot with a very dragging sale. The quality all through was not good. Competition; for cattle, however, was keen throughout.: We quote:—Sheep: Best breeding ewes, 10s. Id. to lis.;.poorer sorts, 55.. 6d. to 7s. 9d.; empty ewes, 4s. 9d. to 75.; fat owes, 10s. lid.; lambs, 3s. 9d. to ss. Id.; better sorts, to 6s. 4d. Cattle: Fat cows, £4 7s. 6d. to £4 155.; cows in calf, £2 17s. to £3 2s. 6d.; dairy cows, £3, 15s. to £5; springing heifers, £3 to £4 55.; empty cows, £2 ss. to £2 18s.; weaners, 235. to 2Ss.; two to two-and-a-half-ycar steers, £4 Is. to £4 6s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report :—At Shannon yesterday wo had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle, and a heavy yarding of pigs. All stock sold well at auction, and wc made a total clearance under the hammer. Pigs excited keen competition, and tho whole entry was sold at prices (in most cases) in vendors' favour. Wo quote:—Empty forward ewes. Bs. 2d. to 10s. Id.; two-tooth wethers (small), Us. 6d.; store lambs, 4s. to 6s. 2d.; store ewes, 6s. id.; springing .cows, £4 to £5; empty forward cows, £3 ss.'to £3 155.; fat cows, £4; 15s. to £5 10s.;. fat heifers, £5 10s.; store cows, £2 ss. to £2 155.; weaner heifers, 31s. 6d.; empty heifers, £3 10s.; baconers, 335. to 365.; porkers, 225. 6d. to 305.; stores, 15s. to 21s. 6d.; weaners, 75.-6 d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., market report is as follows:—At Feilding oil Friday we had a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. Buyers were present for good breeding owes and well-grown lambs,- and practically a total clearance was effected. Cattle sold well, all'.'classes being in strong demand, and all lines selling in favour of the vendors. Wo quote.—Sheep: Small lambs; 4s. to 4s. 10d.; small woolly lambs, ss. lid.; mixed lambs, 7s. 9d.; wether lambs (good), fis. lid.; small two-tooth owes, lis. Bd.; good two-tooth ewes in lamb, 15s. 6d.; mixed-age owes, lis. Id.; on account of Mr. D. Crozier, four and six-tooth owes, 16s. lOd. to 165.; six-tooth ewes, 17s. 3d.; forward wethers, 14s. 3d.;.store ewes, Bs. Id,; store wethers, 12s. Cattle: Springing heifers, £6 to £6 75.; small weaner heifers, 28s. to 365. 6d.; mixed weaners (good),, £2; heifers in milk, £2 10s. to £3 55.; heifers in calf, £5 10s. On account of Mr. D. Crozier: Dairy cows, £6 to £9 155.; two-year Jersey heifers, £7 2s. 6d.; Shorthorn heifers, in calf, £4. -...'. .

Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report lis as follows:—At Douglas on Monday the yards were taxed to the utmost, to accommodate all the cattle that came forward. There, was also a fair yarding of sheep. Bidding for all classes was brisk, everything with the exception of a line of 36 four-year bullocks, being sold at the , hammer. 'Weancrs made £1 7s. to £1 Us. 6d.; eightecn-monthß -steers, £3. 95.; two-year do.', £4 to £4.45.' 6d.; store'cows; £2 15s. to £3.75.; forward do;, £3 10s. 6d. to £4; fat cows. £4 3s. 6d.-to £4 lis.; in-calf heifers, £4'l4s. to £5 25.;. springing heifers, £6 15s. to £7; empty' heifers, £3 Is.; bulls, £1. 10s. to £3 10s.; lambs, 7s. sd. to.Bs. 4d:; small d 0.,. ss. 3d.; ' two' and four-tooth ewes, 16s. 10d.; two-tooth" wethers, 10s. 3d to 10s. 6d.; fat wethers, : 13s. lid.,; four and six-tooth ewes, lis.-Id.; f.m; do., 6s. 6d. At Stratford on Tuesday there was a big yarding,, with a good attendance of buyers. iTho o.uality all round'.was above the average. .A few pens of really choice Horeford maiden heifers, two years old,

were keenly epmnoted Jot, . and made up to £5 19a":6K' «V 'very./fi'ne.'.lincpf threo and a half ; to four-year bullocks attracted a good deal of attention, and wcro all sold at satisfactory prices; bidding for all classes was ■ brisk right through • tho sale, and. nearly everything sold, at the hammer. Mixed weancrs made 30s. 6d. to 365. 6d.; wcaner heifers, 395.; empty hoi: fe'rs, £2 -15s. to £3 10s.; .-in-calf heifers, £3 12s. ■■ 6d.' to £4 155.; eightoen-months steers, £3 2s. 6d. to £3 10s. 6d.; two-year steers, £3 Bs. 6d. to £4 2s. 6d.; two and a half-year do., £4 Bs. 6d. to £4. 165.; three to threo and a half-year, bullocks. £5 ss. to £5 10s. 6d.; three and a half to fouryear' bullocks, forward condition, £6 15s. to £6 145.; store cows;■ £2' 55.. to £3 45.; forward do., £3 9s. 6d.- to £4 95.; fat cows, £4 165.. to £5 Us.; prime,do., up to £6 Is.; fat maiden Hereford heifers, £5 15s. to £5 19s. 6d.;-bulls, £3 9s. to £4 ss. At Stony Kivcr on Wednesday there-was a fair yarding. • There was little inquiry for young cattle, and several lines wcro passed.' Grown • cattlo were 'in good demand, and practically everything in this class was sold at the hammer. Weancrs made 15s. 6d.: to £1 65.. 6d.; Jersey heifer calves to yearling, £2 65.; eighteen months to two-year steers, £i 125.; in-calf heifers, £3 10s. to £4 65.; do., nice quality, £5 55.; storo cows, up to £3 35.; forward do., £4 2s. 6d. to £4.55..6 d.; fat do., £4 16s. to £5 lis.; stags, £5 145.; f.m. ewes, 10s. 4d.