LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 869, 16 July 1910, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited (Palmerston North branch), report:—At oui Palmerston North sulo, ueld on Thursday, wo offered a medium entry of all classes of stock, late values being well maintained. The following are prices realised ;—Agod owes in lamb, lis. /3d.; woolly lambs, 12s. 4d.; four am. six-tooth (.wes in lamb, 13s. Cd., 145., to 15s. lOd.; fat owes, to 16a. Cattle: Empty heifers, £2 175.; store cows, £2 .17s. 6d.; forward Bullocks, £o; fat and forward bullocks, £7 Bs. At a clearing sale near Jlarton, on account of lUr. tieorgo Gray, on'i'huruclay, tho dairy cows were in low condition, and consequently the demand was not. keen. Quotations:—Calvers, Us.; wcanorx. 31s.i yearling heifers, £2 ICa.; dairy cows, late calvers, £3 Ills, to £4 155.; September calvers, £5 55., £5 10s., £5 155., £6 2s. 6d., £6 10b., £7, to £7 15s. Sheep: fat lambs, 14s. 9d.; f.m .ewes in lamb, lis.; two-tooth ewes in lamb, 15s. Bd.; store pigs,, 21a. Alexander separator, £8 Ills. A Quantity of furniture, etc., sold at full rates. Messrs. .Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their' fortnightly sale at Upper Hutt, on Thursday. A small yarning of sheep and a, medium yarding of cjattlo came forward, the whole yarding meeting with good competition, a total clearance resulting. Prices ..were as follow:—Sheep: Mixed wethers and cull hoggets, 10s. Id. Cattle: Springing heifers, £6; springing heifers, backward sorts. £4 to £4 ss. to £4 10s.: dairy cows, September calvers, £4, £4 10s., £4 195., to £6; forward empty cows, £4 2s. 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd. (Feilding branch), report for the week ending July 16 as follows :— At Rangiwahia. on Tuesday, there was a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, which sold at full market rates. Quotations:—Wether lambs, 9s. Id."to 10s. 9d.; aged ewes in,lamb, 95.; small two-tooth wethers, 12s. Id.; small twu-tooth owes in lamb, 13s. 9d.; mixed weanors, 335. Bd.; cows in calf, £3 2s. to £5 18s.; heifers in calf, £3 14s. to £3 18s. 4d.; springing heifers, £5 10s.; cows with calves at loot, £3 10s. 6(1. to £4; springing cows, £6; bulls, £2. At Messrs. R. Robinson and Sons' clearing sale of dairy stock, • on Wednesday, there was a large attendance of buyers. Bidding was spirited, and a very successful. sale resulted. Cows made up to £12 155., tho average price for the ■ herd of 70 being £8 Is. 6d. Pigs and sundries'made full rates. At Feilding, on Friday, wo had a good entry of both sheep and cattle. '■ Sheen wore inclined to drag somewhat, and several pens wero turned out unsold. We wore successful, however, in quitting the bulk of our entry. Cattle sold at. late rates. Quotations:— Wether hoggets. 10s.. Bd. to lis. 5d.; ewe hoggets; 125.; aged ewes in lamb, 95.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 12s.' to 12s. 9d.; light fat owes, 13s. 4d. to 13s. 6d. Cattle: Yearling heifers, £2 12s. 6d.; two-year' heifers, £3 lis.: heifers in calf, £4 155.; cows in calf, £4 to £5; store cows, £2 lbs. to £2 195.: weaner steers, 35s.;.'dairy cows, £5 10s. 6d. to £7 10s. Tho New Zealand -Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Palmerston, on Thursday, we had a good entry of both sheep and cattle. There was a good competition throughout., and we had practically a total clearance at prices mainly in favour of vendors. Wo quote :—Sheep: Forward ewes, lis. 3d.; ewes in.lamb, 17a.; hoggets, 10s. Bd.; aged ewes, 6s. 9A. Cattle: Weaners. 21s. to 325.; yearling heifers, £2 Is. to £3; heifer 6 in calf, £6 to £6 155.; dairy cows, £5 to £7; store cows, £2 4s. to £3 155.; forward cows, £4 to £4 17s. 6d.; cows in calf, £2 10s. to £3 17s. 6d.: light fat heifers, £5 55.; light fat cows. £5 lis.; bulls, £2 10s. to £3. _ Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report is as follows:—At the Ilaymarket, on Saturday, a fair number of pigs were penned, and sold at full market rates. Weaners made 4s. to 7s. 6d.; stores, small, 10s. to 135.: stores, good, 15s. to 195.; porkers, 20s. to 305.: horse, gig, and. harness made £40; goat, 175.; gig; £8. At TJrcnui, on' Monday', there was a good yarding of cattle, most classes soiling well, especially the young stoclt. Practically everything was sold at tho hammer.' Weaners made 265. to 335. 6d.; yearling heifers, ■£?. Is. to £2 75.; yearling steers, £2 45.; 18 to 15-months heifers, £2 16s. to £2 18s.;. empty heifers, £3 6s. to £3 135.; in calf, heifers, £3 17s. 6d. to £4 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £6 55.. to £6 155.; store cows, £2 7s. 6d. to £3 7s. 6d.; .forward do., £3 12s. 6d. to £4 25.; fat cows, £4. 17s. to £6 Is.; 18 to 20-monthr, steers, £3 ICs. to £3 155.;" two and n. half to three-year" steers, £4 IGs. to £5 25.: three-year bullocks, fat; £7 Bs.: bulls, £2 18s. In £3 In. On ,Urn same day I sold Mr.. Walsh's dairy herd, which were a good lot, and, notwithstanding that the majority -were backward, good prices were realised. Forward cows made-'£s to £7 ICs.; late,calvers. £4 15s. to £5 155.. At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was a good yarding, including 200 f.wb and a half to three-year bullocks, all of which were sold at tho hammer. Bidding for , all classes was brisk throughout, very satisfactory prices being realised, and very few lines being passed in. Weariors mado 345. to 375.; yearling steers, £2 4s. to £2 145.; 18-months steers, £3 7s. 6d. to £3 14s. 6d.; two-year steers. £4 ss. to £4 Bs. 6d.; tlireoyear bullocks, £5 ss. to £5. IPs.; 6torc cows,' £2 15s. to £3 Bs.; forward cows, £3 16s. to £4 10s.; fat cows. £6 175.; fat heifer?, £4 is. to £4 10s.; empty heifers, £3 lis. to £3 16s. fill, j npringui.tr cows, £4 13s.' to £6 25.'6 d.; springing heifers, £5 2s. 6d. to £0 2s. 6d.; bulls, £1 10s. to £4 2s. 6d. At Stony River, on Wednesday, there was; a fair yarding, with a good attendance of buyers. Bidding for all classes was brisk throughout, nearly everything being sold at the hammer. Weaners made 255. to 325. 6d.; yearling heifers. £2 os. 6d. to £2 14s. 6d.; yearling steers, £1 15s. 6d. to £2 55.; 18-months steers, £3 lis. 6d.: empty heifers, £3 Us. lo £3 13s. 6d.s store cows, £3 45.; fat cows, £5 9s. to £5 155.: forward heifers, £4 4s. to £4 18s.; SDringing heifers. £5 2s. to £6; in calf,, heifers, forward. £5 to £5 25.; springing cows, £4 ss. to £5 17s. 6d.; bulls, £2 12s. 10 £4 16s. A nice line of dntry cows was sold for £8 7s. 6d. per head; mare sold for £4.