LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 936, 1 October 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

. Messrs. Dalgety and . Company, Ltd., report a heavy yarding of stock at Levin yosterday. • Bidding ' at auction for sheep was not quite as keen as usual, but cattlo were well competed for, the bulk of tlio entry changing hands at the following ■ rates:—Pat owes, . 17s. Id. to 18s. 3d.; medium hoggets, 125.. 3d. to' 13s. 4d.; cull hoggets, ss. 7d.; cull owes, 7s. 5d.; yearling steers, £Z 14s. to «£2 18s.; mixed weaners, fl 16s. i vpniall ditto,' 295.; empty cows, £2 10s. to £55.; cows in milk, £5 to £5 10s.-; springing cows, £5 10s., £5 15s. to £6;" bulls, to £2 55.; empty beifors, £3'lss. to £4 ss;; 2-yesar steers, £4,V£4 53. to £4 145.; 3J-year, bullocks, £6 4s.;' heifers: -in calf, £3 9s, to £5 65.; light'fat'cows, £5 25.; fat bul-locksi.-£lO to £10 55.; aged cows, £I'los. to £2 55.. ... Messrs'. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., report having. held their fortnightly sale at 'Eketahuna on Friday.,. The ■ report statC3:—Entries came in in excess to' advertised numbers. We only yarded one, pon of sheep, ,• which . sold woll. Oattio were very .dragging under the' hammer,'.but womanaged to auit-our yarding .except two pens of heifers. We. Quote:—Mixed hoggets, to lis.'; ' Cattle; Springing .heifers.' £4 to ■£5 55.;. cows inVealf,; to £5; empty cows. £3 3s. to £4; empty heifers, £3 155.; weavers, 325. 6(1. ' . - I .'.' Messrs..' Dalgety and company, -. Limited, report;—At.iOur Palmerston.Nor,th "sale on Thursday, a --'mediom 'yarding of stock camo r to' hand, all of which met t, ready sale., Quotations':—Light fat wethers, 13s: lid.;:do.; woolly; 18s.; do., ewes, to 165.'3d.; prime: fat woolly ewes, 19s. lOd.'to 2:ls. Id.jempty, cows, £2 6s. to-£3 13s.;' empty'heifers, : forward condition, £4; 4s.'to £4 175.;, mixed, yearlings, small,-395. 6d.;, 2-year Jersey, bull, £10 10s.; springing, cows, £8 2s.\6d. to £9.. -.. ■ Messrs. Abraham aiid Williaml; Ltd:, report:—At Lovin on-Friday we had a full yarding of both sheep and cattle. Competition /for. all classes was good, and a clearance of' all' lines offered: was-made, at satisfactory prices. Quotations Prime fat 'owes/ 18s. 9d.,' 19s.'/ 4d;, 205., 225~ 6d., 235;'5d.,: 245.; fat wethers ,15s. to 195.,; lightfat, e\ves, ; . 15s. 6d. to 165.; forward ewes, 14s. ;2-tooth to; f.f.m;' 1 ewes; 165.; storo ewes, 10a- 1d...t0 105.c6d.; ewe hoggetsi 15s. .7d: to' 17s. Id.; mixed hoggets,' 12s. 3d., 12s. 7d,, 13s: 3d. to :15s. 7d.;- fat lamb's, 12s.- 6d.; fat vcows, £4 19s;i. £5, £5 25., £5' 105.,£5' 16s. 6d.; £5 195.. £6 75., £6. 15s;, £6 18s.; forward cows, £3 Is., £4,: £3 165., £3. 175.; . £4; 12s.;' store '/cows,-' 345.t0 , £3; springing, heifers, £5 to £8,25. 6d.;2J to 3-year steers,; £5,105.;' 2-year".steers, £4 : ss. 6d.; .empty, 2year; heifers, 1 - £3'. 10s. to £3; 14s.;' 18-months, heifers,'£3 .ss. to £3,85.;-yearling heifers, £2': Bs.; to: £3, lfe';-- mixed yearlings, £2. 6s.

The.--Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile ' Agency .Co..' Ltd. : (Fcilding branch), report for. the wcelt ending October 1, as follows:— At Apiti on Tuesday we had a fair; yarding of stock,-, which'sold well at the following r ;i'ates:—Small ewe hoggets,' 12s. ll'd.i others, to,' 13s. 9fl;" wether hoggets',' 135.; mixed hoggots, 1 13s.forward; - wethers, 15s. 4d.; ewes-,'and ; lambs, 155.; store steers,in; empty bows, £3 ,os. 6d.;: springing cows, £3 ■ 10s;, £4.;lZs. 6(1. to £5; springing heifers, :£5;; fat, cows, £61 lis.'; bulls,.' 30s: to £2 7a.'. Gd: At Feilding;,yon, Friday a, moderate; entry of. both sheep and cattle came .forward. . 'Buyers were' present,' and practically:everyvlino;'was, sold..', We Quote:— Sheep/.i Patf and "forward, ewes, 165.;,: small hoggets,'l2s.'lod.; medium ewe hoggets/14s.' 6d. ;■ cuU,ewes, with'lambs, 12sV 7d. Cattle:-: Yearling heifers,- £2- 9s. :to £2 19s'.; light.' fat ,<»ws; : .£s;.-'heiferß,..with calves.; at foot.i £2- 17s. '6d. to. .-£3, 15s.;' heifers, in calf; £4. :7b'.';' springing heifers,' £6 15s.;' yearling. 'bulls, ; 'f2:.ss;vto; £2; 10s.;. bulls,':£4; to £4 lCs. Mr; Newton ■. King's weekly, stock, report* is: as ;follows i-r-At thevHaymarket-on Satr, urday.;. .weaner ' pigs \mado • 7si ! 6d.;'t0.95.;. stores, 145.. t0"175.; pprkers, 2is. to. 265.; »ws,','2os.' t6;'2ss.';..Jiorseimade £5:106. On' Monday ■ .1 ;.held ; v.my.. spring; horse fair at Tatte'rsall's, New Plymouth. . .Thero was a fairventry,- : and anything;'sho^virig.,quality was- weil competed-for./ordinary; sorts sell-, ing at usual rates. I'earling halfcdrauehts,' £6 '12s'.. 6d. to : £7; unbroken: half-draughts. 2, -years; : £8 15s. to £11:- 10s.; 3-year, do.', : £IJ 10s. t-o • £24 155.; , unbroken - ; horses, 2 ;ycars, , £5 15s. ito';£B '155.; {:3-year-olds, £9 to £15; broken :half-draughts,; 3 : to ;4; year old, £15' to! £26 ICe.;- 5 hnd ,6; jear':olds, £12'10s.i t0, : £25; ;aged do.,''£B,los. to £18;Vlight ;harnoss:- horfies, £8' 10s. to £14.' At Hahotu on Tuesday there was a: g'oodOyardihg, Warners'made 30s.V to 31s.' 6d. Ayearling steers, 1 £2,125. 6d.: to :'£2 6d.;' yearling hcifersi £2 85:;'6d...t0, £3mixed. yearlings, £2 Bs.: to £2'. 108.;: empty -heifcl'si £3 6s'. to,£3 15s. '6d.; - . store., cows,, £218s. 6d. .'to ; £3 19s.'; ;fat cows.' £6' 7s.;' : e tccrs,v2,, years, t£3. 165.; springing •heifers/ £4 :ios.''to '£6:''2s.* ;£d'.'; / '''springing. . coivs'; i '£4-ilOs'i': to £6V;los'.;-; bulls, £1135.: to .£1 17s.;6d.i,,OnVthe same.day; at,,Stratfora,' yar<ling:bf.springing lieifere. ';Early, ealyers made £5'155.. to £7, 10b'.V later, ,£4 .2s. r 6d;'t'o, £5:6s:;! dairyfcows, close up, £5 165. : to £7.-: 10s.;; later, .'£4 . 25.: 6d. to-' £5 ss. ; : On, Wednesday I: held a'clearing sale :at llahoe on:, account of MivW. J.

Ferguson, when there' was a largo attendance of buyers. The cows being a young lot, though a fair number on the backward side, bidding was spirited throughout, and excellent, prices were realised. Early calvers mado £8 10s.. to £16 10s.; later, £6 to £7 155.; very lato' and empty, £2 7s. 6d. .to-£5 55.; yearling heifers, -£3 17s. The whole herd of 95 cows, including empties, averaged £7 15s. 6d. per head. Gig sold for £18,10s; 'plough, £9; NoxOn disc., £7 10s.; wagon, £35;. fat ewes, 17s. 6d.; grey geld-, ing, 5 years,. £29; black, gelding, £18 10s.; roan gelding, 8 years, £18; bay mare, 4 years, £24; Jersey, bulls, £6 15s. to £8; eoi? apd litter, £4 10s. to '£4 15s. At Waiwakaiho on Thursday there was a, fair, yarding with a good attendance of buyers.' Yearling steers made £2 os. 6d. to £2 135.; 18-months do., £3 195.; yearling heifers,, £2 to £2 4s. 6d.; empty heifers, £3 4s. 6d. to £3 17s. fid.; springing - heifers,. £4 14s. to £6 2e.;,store, cows, .£2.75. 6d. to £3 155.; springing cows, £5 to £7 12s. 6d.; forward cows,, £4 to £4 55.; fat cows, £5 ss. to\£6 145.; bulls, £l IBs. 6d; to £8 2s. 6d.; ewes and lambs, 275.; f.m. owes, 9s. 9d.; forward wetherß, 20s. AUCKLAND STOCK PRICES. (By Telegraph'.—Special. Correspondent.) : ! Auckland,, September' 30. ' Messrs. Buckland aiid Sons report :—At our-Westfield fat stock market on Wednesday we had full entries in all departments. Fat cattle numbered / 379. - In a few. instances values were'a trifle easier,' but, generally, there was little alteration from the .previous week's rates. Ox. beef sold from £1 ss. to '£I'Bs. per 1001b.;' and cow and heifer at from 19s. -to £1.55. per 1001b. Steers brought from £6 12s. 6d. to £18 10s.; cows; £4 to £11:12s. 6d.-*Twd bullocks from' Mr. Henry Swaffleld, of ■ I'apatoetoe, realised £18 7s. 6d. eaeh, and two cows, off the 'same farm,' made £10 15s. each. -Sixteen/bullocks'from Messrs. R. and W. Gollan, of, Panmure, averaged £14 7s. Fat and young: calves we're yarded, in large, numbers, and sold steadily* -throughout. Hea.vy' made from £2 10s.-to £2 175.; medium, £1 10s. to £2 65.; light and medium, 14s. to £1 55.; small, 3g. to :12s. 115 sold, . . .There: was an average yarding of fat sheep, the. quality: of .which was superior to that on sale at- the .'.last few markets. Competition.' was- steady at late quota/-' tionai - Primo heavy wethers, £1, 10b: to £1 125.-3d;; ; medium to-heavy, £1 sa. to .£l. 9s. j. light 'to. medium, 19s.■ 9d. .to £1 4s.;' shorn, wethers, 17s. to. 18s;'3d.; best weighty owes, £1 :45. ; : to £I'6s. 3d!; others, 18s. 3d. to £155.; hoggets, 17s. to £1 Is.; unfinished, 14s. 1 to 15s/ 6d. ■ 1377 sold." The yarding of spring lambs was/considerably • more than requirements',; and prices; showed a-decided drop of ss. to 7s. per, .head from last sales. A-few. pens of. primo .made from: 16b. to 195.,, but'the bulk sold: at from 10s, 611- to 145.;, light, '6s; -,9d.''to. 10s. -223 sold. ■- The pig pens 'were well filled, all ■'classes being represented.. Well-bred wdaners and first quality, medium porkers sold at fully late • figures, but other descriptions .wore lower. Bacohers made from £2, 3s. to £2' 75."6 d.; porkers,- £1 10s.;to £l-18s.; lighter, £1: to £1' Bs.;' slips; 145.;t0 175.; weanesrs, 108.,-6d.rto 135.: 161: sold. 1:' ; ■ ,