LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 817, 14 May 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and 00., Ltd., report on their Levin sale, held this week, as folldwßs—A full entry of both sheep and cattle came forward. Bidding at auction for sheep was not spirited, a number of lines having to be dealt with privately after the sale. Oattlo sold- well, a complete clearance being effected in all lines. We quote as follows:—Sheep—Small two-tooth wethers, lis. Id.; medium wethers, 145.; fat and forward ewes, 10s. Id. to 10s. 9d.; medium woolly lambs, Bs.; light fat owes, lis. lOd. to 12b. 2d.; medium ewes, 13s. 9d. to 13s. lid.; aged store cows, £2 55.; aged cows, in calf, £3 35.; two and a half to three-year steers, £4 Bs. to £4 Its.; threeyear • bullocks, £4 19s. 6d. to £5 45.; light fat bullocks, £7 10s.; others, to £8. Messrs. Dalgety and 00., Ltd., report on their weekly Bale, held <at Eketabuna on Friday, as follows:—We offered an average i yarding to a small attendance. Bidding | for sheep, which was made up of all classes, was slow, ut cattle sold well. We quote:—Sheep— I Two-tooth wethers, 12a. 6d.; ewe lambs, 10s. 6d.; wether lambs, to Bs. 7d.; fat and forward ewes, 10b.- 9d.; f.m. breeding ewes, to 6s. 9d.. -Cattle—Springing heifers, £3 2s. 6d., £3 125.. £4 7s. 6a., to £5 55.; empty cows and lieifers, £3 Is; to £4 55.; fat cows, £4 12s. 6d.; mother-reared weaners, £2 la.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin yesterday we had a very full yarding of all classes, 3500 sheep and 400 head of cattlo being offered for sale. All classes of cattle sold readily, but sheep, with the exception of good breeding ewes, met rather a dragging sale, and competition was not so keen as at recent sales. Prices realised were as follow;— Light fat wethers, 14s. 6d.; fat ewes, 13s. to 14s. Id.; fat and forward ewes, 10s. 6d. to lie.; forward empty ewes, 9s. to 9s. 10d.: good Btore ewes, 7s. 6d. to Bs. 6d.j cull empty ewes, 3s. 3d. to ssi 6d.; good two, four, six, and f.f.m. .owcb, in lamb, 155.; other-lines of ewes, in lamb, 9s. to Us. 9d.; woolly lambs, 7s. to Bb. 9d.: store lambs, ss. 6d. to 7s. 6d.; cull lambs, 3s. to 45.; fat cows, £5 7s. 6d. to £6 25.; light fat cows, £4 ss. to £5; forward cows, £3 ss. to £4; store cows, 355. to £2 10s.; threeyear steers, £5 ss. to £5 13s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers, £4 lis.; springing heifers, £5 to £5 125.; heifers, in calf, £2 17s. 6d. to £3: springing cows, £5 to £7 55.; empty heifers, £2 10s. 6d. to £2 165.; weanor heifers, 255, to 305.; weaner steers, 25b. to 345.; small mixed weaners, 155.; bulls, £2 to £3 Ss.

Tho 'Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. (Palmerston branch), report' for the week ended May 13 aa follows:—At Apiti, on Tuesday, wo had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep sold well, and all classes of cattle were keenly competedlfor. Wo have to report an almost total clearance at tho following prices :—Sheep—Store owes, 3a. to 4s.' 6d.; cull lambß, 4s. 3d.; empty ewes, 7s. 6d.; ewes, in lamb, to 9s/; mixed lambs, fls. to 95.; wethers, to 7s. Bd.; ewe lambs, to 9s. 2d.; forward ewes, to Bs. 5d.; two-tooth wethers, small, 10s. 6d.; forward wethers, to 14s. 6d.; Cattle—Mixed weaners. 305., 375., 395. 64. j 18-months steers, £3, £3 3s. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 3g. 6d. to £2 65.; two-year steers, £3 17s. 6d.; empty heifers, £2; fat cows. £4 45., £4 10s., to £4 155.; springing heifers, to £4 155.; springing cows, £6 10s. to £6 135.; bnllß, 30s. to 395.* horses, £3 35., £4 10a., £5 ss„ to £10. Sundries at late rates. At Mr. Princo's furniture sale, held in the hall, full values were obtained. At Feilding, on Friday, a good entry of sheep came forward. Bidding was inclined to drag, but the bulk of tho entry was Quitted. Cattle were yarded in fair numbers, and sold at late rates. Wo quote:—Sheep—Store lambs, 65., sd. to 6s. 6d.; forward lambs, 7s. 4d. to Bs.; cull owes, in lamb, 7s. 5d.; f.m. ewes, in lamb, 9s. 3d. to 10s. 9d.; four-year ewca, in lamb, 3s. 6d.; store wethers, lis. Id.; fat wethers, 15s. 3d. Cattle—2o-months heifers, £2 lis.; heifers, in calf,-.£3'9s. to £4; woaners, 225. fd.; bulls, £3 3s.

Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report is as follows:—At tho Hayniarkct, on Saturday, thoro was a fair penning of pigs, with good demand. Weaners made ss. 6d. to Bs. 6d.; small stores, 10s. to 125.; forward do., 17s. to £1; porkers, £1 2s. 6d. to £1 55.; baconers, £1 lis.; gigs, £16 10s. to £32 10s.; hack and harness horses,-£3 10s. to £11 10s.; hunter, £16 10s.; Shetland pony, £13 ss. At Eahotu, on Tuesday, mixed weaners made £1 Bs. 6d. to £1 lis. 6d.; woaner heifers, 355.: forward cows, £3 155.; in calf, Jersey heifers, £5. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, there was a fair yarding, with god demand, and practically everything sold at tho hammer. Mixed weaners made 225. 6d. to 235.; weaner hoifors, £2; woaner steers. 36b. (d,; weanor Jersey heifers, £2 9a.; 15 to 18-months

steers, £2 95.; In calf heifers, £3 15s. to £4 17s. 6d.; springing hciferß, £5 12s. 63. 16 £5 155.; springing cows, £5 to £6 2s. 6d.; do., poor condition, £3 10b. to £4 2s. 6d.; empty heifers, £2 95.; storo cows, £2 15s. to £3 95.; forward cows, £3 15s. to £4; fat cows, £5; honors, £1 10s.; bulls, good condition, £4 155.; do., small, £2 35.; Jersey bull, £4 7s. 6d.