LIVE STOCK SALE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 938, 4 October 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALE.

■ Messrs: Abraham arid Williams. Ltd./re- '. port;—At : our. Feilding . isale,, held -pn-.-Trl-day'last, ..we -liad a /v laree .' yarding of; sheep:and"a medium entry:of.cattle. Sheep of.-aIU classes .i'sold readily; c and ' we-, have••fd/ireiiott-' :,the;ex-. 'beption,of'one-pen.' Wquote:—Ewe:.hoggets, good, 17s. Sd.j others;'.lss.,.l6s. sd.,'to 17s.;■ Lwether hoggets,' 13s'.; mixed ..hoggets, -12s:, 10s! Id., 13s.;.ewes and lambs, 12s. ;1d.,. ,155.'.2 d;, 17s. ; '6d.,.t0 18a.,-.empt7 .ewes/.IZs;. 6d;;.;smaW hoggets, especially dairy' stocks ana'"yotlilg; cattlo; Springing heifers, ■£4 10s., £5. 55.; ■'£&• 2s.= 6d.; -springing cows;: £4 'to £Bj'-bulls,- £2 - 25.'6 d.; ;to.;;£f :10s.j vempty; heifer/ £4Js.v'.-:;:.-; \-'v.;;.' :■ \ : '!}i'''£? HOKßE '^AiE.BEPOKT;:; ; ; ; : -'.'■'■'.} .. '■'■ MessrslV-Abraham "and Williams, 'Ltd.',■ re- ; port:7-At:'our weekly- iorße.^sale ;at;,Pal-; 'merstbn ,l North on 'Saturday ,'a: total .ontry 'of-135fhbf'ses" of i.allfiClasses'.Jwas; offered. There was v a j large' : competition, i. particularly : .\ for ' unbfoken 1 ; :draughtsi arid. spring^arterE, : -.a".class,.of: ■which'-.we'.had'.a 'big-entry.vV.yery' few horses ;>TOntiQUtiuii6old,;.ai)id,.we have,.to repor.t'i a;'nibsfc>'sncce6sful' w salp; at.:.the: fpl-. lowingVSV : nuojatioiis medium •draught's,' three 'to four-year-01d,.'£23 55.,'.t0; £32;: unbroken .-light draughts, three, and-'.four-year-old,: £19 'to £26; - unbroken spring'cMtors;v£l3,lss: to■ £18'65.; unbroken light :hoj;s.es;;£s;to"£lo;-.unbroken'ponies, : £2-ss. .tov£4l()s':: heavy' draughts;, £45..t0 £45 lOs.t: mediums:draughtsi: £28;,- to . ; £31;;; : light, draughts,-£23 -to £28 15s. ;•: spring-carters; ■ £15 :10s:' to : £2l •'■■ harness ■ horses, ,>£B\"to -',£ll. 10s.; : ,hacks, ■ £6, -t0.:£15 10s;- w ,^,;'■■- K j-..-. WiiiQ. ? SJAEiiffl^!'^?:' ; : !. Messrs.->Eose,'ljiniilicdi'report as'followeVOn Fridayvand-Saturday.'lasti.we held , oul' : 'thirteerithVannual'hors/)..:'fair,^and'::'parade i ;in'vour Bdr'rau'd.vStreet.Vyards.'.Vpan'neyirke..' On both days there ■ was aMarge. and ,reipresentative attendance!. buyers being .preseut from .as far. south as-'Wellington; and fro'm. Gisborne in the norths •'■;• The entries for .-'■jt-ie'i two -.'. days- totalled:; close '.on ; : 300 ■ ;horses. i On the-Friday only-;unbroken and', .unreserved! horses' were'.;sold..: : TKera .was. Ca; : ;:debided;.;improvement^in!-thc ; :-prices of, •vunbroken';colts and- .fillies,.'.'a : nd,i,with : ..the .'excep.iion , .:of three ' or'-fdurSlots Jwhich- had very.lheavy.' reserves' placedib'n ; them, :wo .practically.' quitted every ■ line under; the, hammer. .-'.There - were/ about; thirty..:un- : reserved -horses sold, the majority bringing prices -fat-in , excess* of : owners" anticipa-. : tions. j"i'On. ■..Saturday.'-the' parade 'of i/en-' ,'tries.: : .tooki , place.-lat-./llj-.o'clock ?:4n i presence;.; of..'-.between V.tw'o:- ; anSi! threo.' : hiin-"; ;dred..;sVectatfl.rs. •;.There: wore, sixteen.horses; -.on ./parade,. .■and-:,J[6ra!; ! : ; Patronus ) '..-:E6yal ,Prince,.«Toi:pedo,''.'and'.Lord.-tßdbs.'s.eemed. to bei'the;-;general:' favourites /Punetdally. at.Sl2 o'clock":thetsale'.st-arted,' ..when? the'entire/ British ; .Workmai.v-was' first; offered for: sale..-and'fell to'the ;;bid i.. pf■ Mr; =E.-:Hunt, of Weber;;- : 'fon 48 gufneas.' entires were.offered! for sale,' : reach ■their;*ese , rveeiWiA".tea-m.'. :of ..-sixS.horses, .-.wool: w.agoE,. and .harness, ywere,thos';next;to be rsnbmitted.yand':.after, very' spjritea.biddiris- were'knocked',down. :io . MrijW. Pack .at' ; £222. y. Draughts "were ;t;.ib ■ next:, to if ace" the . auctioneer. >;<i At ■ the- : start /bidding ,was; ; rather .d.ull,.sbut buyers ■eVehtuaUy'.got'to work.'.the' prices ranging' tor. rlieq.vy.'.'.draughta'-boihg:: from ; £20' to ■ £39,'= ,-mediurii and'.light draughts; bringing'from. ..■?l7/tb,£2s. ;-Light ;baijness .'horses 'realised -frpm ; ;£lp;t^;£2l^^ : h■ackß;• fro'm:£4 .teV£2o.-:.