LIVE STOCK'SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 888, 6 August 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK'SALES.

: Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a most succcssful sale at their Upper Jiutt yards yesterday on account of iUr. W. A. Cottle. A good yarding of cattle cauie forward, which met with keen competition. There was a good attendance of buyers, and a-total clearance was effected, everything being sold under the hammer at satisfactory prices t The following will give an indication of prices ruling :~Springing cows, £6 15s. to £7 155.; dairy cows, spring calvers, £5 25.; cows iu milk, £3 15s. to £4; cows in calf, £3 165.; forward cows, £4 55.; aged store cows, £1 155.; springing heifers, £5 ss. to £7 75.; dairy heifers, spring calvers, £4 135.; heifers in calf £3 75.; eighteen-month steers, £3 35.; "yearling steers, £2 . 4s.*, eighteen-month and two-year-old heifers, £3 4s. 6d.; fifteen-month heifers, £2 155.; yearling heifers, £2 55.; mixed wemiers, 225. to 31s. 6d.; bulls, £2 12s. to £3 16s.

Messrs. Balgety and Co., Ltd., reporthaving held their fortnightly stock sale at Eketahuna yesterday. Tho report states:—Wc submitted an average yarding to a large attendance. For all classes or sheep bidding was 1 slacker than at last sale, but anything showing any quality sold well. Our entry in cattle, chiefly consisted of dairy cattle, which met with a very dragging sale. Wo quote:— Iloggets, to 10s. 6d.; breeding ewes, ss. 3d., 7s. 9a., to 10s.; better sorts, to 12s. Cd. Cakle: Good spring heifers, £5 55., £5 123. 6(1., £5 10s., to £6 Is,; store cows, 38s. to £3 25.; cows in calf, £2 10s. to £4 15s.

Hessrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their Levin sale, held yesterday, as follows:—We submitted a heavy yarding of cattle, and a full entry of sheep to a good attendance of buyers. Sheep at auction were dull of sale, but, subsequently, wo practically cleared the yards. Cattle sola well, a total clearance being effected, .ittxed hoggets, Us. 'Id., Us. 3d., to lis. 6d.; fat ewes,: 15s. 6d.; cull hoggets, 3s. Id. to 65.; cull ewes, Bs.; forward wethers, 15s. 6d.; light prime cows, £6 175.; fat bullocks, £8 7s. 6d., £9, £9 55., £9 ?s. 6d.; empty'heifers, £3 55.; aged cows, £2 55.; -forward cows, £4' 155.; empty -cows, heifevs in calf, .£4 Es.; heifers waiving, £6 10s.; small heifers, £3 2s. 6d. to £3 IDs.;, two yearlings in low condition, x 4 2s. 6d.; small steers, £2 9s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report At Levin on Friday we had a fair yarding of •shcop, and an extra licavy yarding of cattle. A good demand existed for all stock yarded,'and we have to report (bar a few odd dairy cows) a 'total clcarancc at the following r>nces:—rat wethers, 18s. 3d., 19s. ; 7d., 205.; fat ewes, 14s. 3d.; f.f.m. ewes in lamb to Southdown rains, 15s. 9d.; others, 9s. sd. to 145.; hoggets, 10s. Id, to lis. 9d.; empty ewes, 9s. 6d.; forward bullocks, £6 55.; tliree-ycar steers. £5 Is. t-o. £5 cightcen-months to two-year steers, £3 -14s. to £4 55.; yearling steers, £2 45.; fat cows, £5 19s. to £8 IDs.; light fat cows, £4 to £4 155.; forward cows, £3 to'£3 7s. 6d.;' fitore cows, £2 to £2 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 to £7; others. £5 2s.' fid. Yj £6; heifeTS in calf, £3 125.; yearling heifers, £2 Is. 6d. to £2 135.; bulls; £4 IDs.; mixed yearlings, 30s. to 345.

The New Zealand Loan aud Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. (Feilding - branch) report for the week ending August 6 as follows:—At Feilding on Friday we had a good entry of both sheep,, and cattle.. Sheep were inclined to drag, but a good clearance was effected at iast week's rates. We quote:—Sheep: Fat and forward ewes, lis. 6d.; cull ewes, 4s. 7d.'; aged ewes, Bs. lOd. to 9s. 6d.; small ewe hoggets, 10s. 9d. to 12s. 5d.; wether hoggets, 10s. Bd. to lis. 7d;; and up to 13s. 3d. for a'good line. Oattie: Small yearlings, £2.1i5.; fat cows, £5 195.; cows in calf, £4. to , £.4 10s.; three and three and a half-year steers £5 to £6. At Apiti on Tuesday we had a good yarding of sheep and a fair one of cattle. A good clearance was effeoted at the ' following prices:—Ewe hoggets, 10s. 7d. to 12s. 10d.; wether 'hoggets, 10s.; empty ewes. 7s; Id.; full-mouth ewes in lamb, 10s.; two, four and six-tooth, ewes, £1; four and six-tooth ewes, 13s, . sd. . and 14s. 3d.; mixed ages, 14s. 7d.; medium mixed lambs, 7s. lid.; cattle at late rates. ' At Messrs. Pucntour Bros.' sale on Wednesday there was a good attendance of buyers, and 'the result was a very successful sale/ Quotations were as follow:—Ewe hoggets, lis, 2d.; wether hoggets, 9s. 9d.; mixed'lambs, 6s. id, to 7s. 3d. (small); fat. and forward hoggets, 10s. 3d.; .mixed hoggets, 10s. .3d.; wether hoggets, good, lis;.9d.;.cows in excellent condition and close to calving, up to. £9 7s. 6d.; heifers, £8 2s. 6d.; two-year steers, £4; two-year heifers, empty, £3 Bs.; twoyear springing heifers, £3; three-year springing heifers, £5; yearling steers, £2; yoarhng heifers, £2; faTm horses, np to £31. Implements sold exceptionally well. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd,, , report having held their fortnightly sale at Levin on .Friday. A fair entry, of cattle came forward, but only one pen of sheep was yarded. A total clearance of both sheep and cattle was effected at. satisfactory prices..' Quotations:— Store wethers, .145. ; 2d. ; Cattle: Empty cows, .£2'l7s. ,fid. to £3 75.; empty heifers, £3 15s. to £3 17s. 6d. . •

Mr. Newtou King's weekly stock sales ro"port is as follows:—On Thursday. July - 28, i held a very successful sale at Okato on. account of Mr. W; J. Gray. There was a good attendance of buyers, _ and the cows, which were looking welt, in good condition, and mostly forward, sold readily at the following prices Early calvers, £8 to £12; do., well-bred Jersey, 15gns.; later, .£5 to £7 10s.; very late and empty,'£3 15s. to £4 65.; pedigree.Jersey bull, 19gns.; grade bull, £14 10s ; 18-months heifers, 12a. fid. to £3 145.; . springing heifers, £5 15s. to £6 17s. 6d.; Jersey heifer and calf, £9 55.; cows in farrow, £3 10s.; stores, 17s. to 195.; ewes in lamb, 21s.j. brake, £37; windmill, £14 10s.; half-draugh.t gelding, £18; trap horses, £9 to £10 155.; working, bullocks, per pair, £20; sundries sold well. At Mrs. Judge's sale at Wurea ou July 29 theie was a. laige attendance of buyers, and cattle . sold well at the following rato3:—Early calvers, £8 ss. to £13 10s.; later, £5 lCs. to £7 155.; very late, £4\ to. £5; bull, £4 10s.; in-calf ; heifers, £4; springing heifers, £6; weaners, 275.; sundries sold at usual rates. On the samo 3ay at a sale on account of Mr. Hector Gray, at Midhirst, there.was a good enquiry, and prices were even throughout. Early calvers made £7 10s. to £12 155.; later do., £5 ss. to £7; yearling steers, £2 Bs.; bull, 12gns.; dray, £14; sundries-were disposed of at the usual prices. At Mr. Randrup's sale at Midhirst on July 30 there was a laTge attendance, and everything sold at excellent prices. Early calvers made £8 18s. to £14 155.; later do., £5 to £7 155.; yearling heifers, good quality, -£3 4s. to £3 155.; do. grade Jerseys, £5; Jersey bulls, • £11 lCs. to -£11' 155.; draught horse, £21; draught •mare, £18 10s.; Crap mare, £11 10s.; stoic pigs. 205.;. mixed she-0p,145. 6d.; brake, £13; dray, £7; mower, £6; hayrake, £5 10s.; plough, £5 55.; harrows,-£8 55.; suudries at usual rates. . At Mrs. O'Connel's, at Midhirsi, early calvers made £7 to. £14; later' do., £5 10s. to £6 155.; springing heifers, £5 15s. to £7 10s.; pedigree Jersey bull, 26gns.; sows and litters, £2 175., fid. to £7 55.; boar, £1 10s.; half-draught horse, £16; plough, £6; sundries sold at fair prices. At Mr. B. E. Witte's sale at Stratford on Tuesday, early calvers made up to £7 55.; later do. and empty, £3-, to £5 10s. On account of other vendors, springing cows made up to £12; springing heifers, £6 ss. to £8. At Rahotu on Tuesday there was a full yarding, with good attendance, competition being keen throughout, and nearly everything being sold at the . hammer at satisfactory prices. Weaners made 295. to 395.; yearliug steers, £2 4s. to £2 75.; yearling heifers, £2 2s. to £2 17s. 6d.; empty heifers, two years, £3 55./ to £4; store cows', to £3 Bs.; forward do., £3 14s. to £4 165.; fat do., £6 to £6 65.; fat heifers, £4 16s. 6d.; spring cows, £5 to £6 155.; late calvers, £3 10s. to £4 155.; spring heifers, £5 ss. to £6 17s. 6d,; two-year steers, £3 ss. to £3 17s. 6rt.; fat bullocks, £8 155.; grade Jersey bull. 12gns.; bulls, up to £4 2s. 6d. On August 3 I held a dealing sale at Matapu on' account of Messrs. W. and 0. Dale. Early calvers mado £7 to £10 155.; later do., £4 to £6 155.; yearling steers, £3 125.; yearling hoifere £2 12s. 6d.: spring heifers. £5; bull, £3 12s. 6d. On the same day I held a salo at Okato on account of Mrs. Daly, when there, was a good attendance, and the herd, which included a fair proportion of Ilolsteius* sold at very satisfactory priccs. Early calvers made £7 to £9 155.; later do., £4 10s. to £6 155.; two-year Ilolgtein heifers in calf, £5- 17s. 6d.; ordinary do., £4 155.; Shorthorn bull, £9 2s. 6d.; pair of bullocks. £22; draught gelding,, nged, £23. At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a full yarding. Weaners made 255. 6d. to 32g. 6d.; yearling steers, 395. to 465. ; 6d.: yearling heifers. 395. to 425.; in-calf i heifers, £4 ss. to £4 95.: sprinsrins heifers, I£s to £6 2s. 6d.; fat heifers, £5 125.; store | cows. £3'ss. to £3 12s. 6d.; forward do% [ £3 14s. to £4 lis.; fat do., £G to £6 12s. 6d.; dairy rows, early, £5 to £6 7s. fid.; later do., £3 15,5. to £4 10s.; eighteenmonths to twenty-months steers, £3 6s. to £3'135.; bulls, £3 155.; f.f.in. ewes, 16s.

AUCKLAND STOCK MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Pres3 Association.) Auckland, August 5. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report that, at W'estfteld yards this .week, dairy cows close to prolit sold at from £7 lte. to £10 Ss.; others, £3 15s. to £6 10s.; empty cowb, £2 2s. to £3 155.; eighteen-month steers, .£3 145.; calves, £1 12s. At the Durham yards, horses were yarded in average numbers, and sold at rate rates., Heavy draught horse 3 sold at from £30 to £42; medium do., £18 10s. to £23; light ,harness liorscs and hacks, £5 to £12 10s.; ponies, £1 10s. to £5; gig, £8 10s.; spring cart, £10. . Messrs. Ilueliland and Rons report that, at Wcstlield fat stocli market this week there were 337 fat cattlo yarded, ami nearly all were of first-class quality. In some instances last, week's value.s were sustained, but, generally, prices were a shade easier. Ox beef, £t 3s. to £1 <Is, pericolb.; cow and lieifer, 10s. to £1 3s. per 100IU.; steers brought from £6 10s. to '£14 55.; cows and heifers, £3 15s. to £10 15s. A truck of cows from Mr. Win. Tavlor, of Greonliill, 'l'e Awainutu, averaged .£3 Is. A line of 14 bullocks from Mr. .Ics., ilastie, sonr., of Papatoctoe, itrveraged £13 Is. There was a. full supply of . veal, which sold

freely, especially medium well-done sorts. Heavy, £2 lCs. to £2 175.; medium, £1 10s. to £2 25.; smaller, 15s, to £1 75.; .freshdropped, 2s. to 21s. Tho sheep pens were JTull, filled with a good class of mutton. Wethers formed the greater portion of pie yarding, and several lines of these were extra heavy and of prime quality. The demand was not so strong as at late salos, and prices were inclined to weaken, although prime sheep sold well up to recent quotations. Extra heavy wethers, £1 ss. fid. to £1 Bs.; heavy, £1 2s. 6d. to £1 55.; medium, 18s. to £1 Is.; ordinary to light, 14s. 6d. to 17s. 6d,; weighty lines, 18s. 3d. to £1; others, 12s, 6d. to 17s. 3d.; hoggets, 12s. 6d. to 15s. 3d.; light and unfinished, 7s. to I.U; B;\rely an average yarding of pigs .were oir'ered, and prices continue good for all classes. Baconers, £2 6s. to £2 12a.; large porkers, £1 14s. to £2 25.; lightoT, £1 53. to £1 lis.; slips, to £1.