LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Limited report having hold their fortnightly sale at Upper Hutt yards yesterday. A small yarding of sheep, and a fair yarding of cattle came forward, .and a total clearance of tho cattlo resulted, the following prices being realised under the-hammer:— Ewea with lambs, 16s. 4d.; cows, close to profit. £6 7s. 6d. to £9 Is.; springing cows, £4 175.. to £6 55.; cows, with calves at foot, £4 to £4 lis.; store cows, £3 55.; springing heifers, £3 9s. to £6 165.; threeyear heifers, to £3 165.; three-year steers, £4 12s. 6d.; yearling steers and heifers, £2 2s. 6d. to £2 10s.; young bulls, £2 7s. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report :-At our Palmerston North sale on Thursday we had a fair entry of sheep and a good entry of. cattle. Sheep: Wether hot-gets, to 15s, Id.; ewe hoggets, to 16s. lid.; fat ewes, 17s. lid. to 195.; ewes, with lambs, £1. Cattle: .Yearling heifers, £3; empty cows, £3 145.; three and four-year bullocks, £5 12s. 6d., £7 3s. to £7 6s. Messrs. Dalgety and C 0.," Ltd., report having held a very successful dairy sale on account of the" late' Mts. L. Schormann at. M.ingaoronea yesterday. This herd, though in rather low condition, averaged th« satisfactory price of £7 3s„ prices ranging from £4 2s. to £10 7s, 6d. Weaner pigs- sold at 75.: .porkers, lis.; milk cans, .from Bs, to. 9s, 6d. _Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—At our Dannovlrke sale yesterday a good entry of sheep and cattlo and a large entry of mgs were submitted. to. a fair attendance of buyers, all lines, with- the exception of a pen of ewes and lambs, chancinrr hands at the following prices :—Mixed sex hoggets, 10s. 9d. to 145.; prime fat owes, 2Cs.; forward bulloclis, £6 145.; light beef cows. £4 12s. 6d.; do. heifers, £4 lis.; empty heifers, £3 Is. to £3.95.: two-year ft-eers. £4 55.; springing heifers, £4 15s. to £7; heifers in calf, £3 3s. 6d. to £3 125.; springing cows, £5 2s. 6d.; slip pigs, He. 3d. to 14s. 9d.; weaners, 6s. ~ * The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd... report on their- Pending sale as follows :-At Feildingon Friday we bad a fair yarding of sheen; and a good yarding of cattle.. Prices for sheen were slacker m comparison with, late rates, but cattlo sold well. Quotations: Forward empty owes, 135.; forward woolly ewes, 16s. 3d.; ewes and lambs, 16s. 6d. to 205.; three-year steers, low condition, £5 55.; store cows, £3 12s.:'empty cows, £3 95.; light fat cows, £4 15s.;.'cowb in milk, £3, •£4 65., to' £4 195.: -'yearling- heifers, £2 155.; fat cows, £6 125.: fat bullocks,-light, £7; bulls, to £3 175., 6d. . . .Mr.. Newton King's .-weekly report is as follows:—At the Haym'atketi on Saturday, a good number'of "pigs were, penned, and prices were slightly "in- advance of -those" of tho previous week. Weaners made 7s. 6d. to 9s. 6d.; small stores, lis. to' 145.; stores, 16s. to 195.; porkers, 235. to. 265:; haconers, 355. . Young mare sold for £10. At Douglas, on' Monday there wds a full yarding, with good inquiry, and nearly everything sold at, full market rates.: Mixed yearlings, small, made £2 Is.; year-. Hug steers, £2 195.;-yearling'heifers, £2 13s. Sd. to £2 18s. ,6d.; empty heifers,' £3: 155., to £4 25.; store cows, £3 7s. to £3 18s. bd.; forward do., £4 7s. to £4 155.; springing cows, £6 to £9 10s.; springing .Heifers, small,- £4 7s. 6d. to:£s-12s. 6d.; working bullocks, £14 to £17. ss. perpair;, do..' poor condition, £7 15s. to.' fll 135.; bulls, £3 tp £5 15a.;:hoggets, 13s. 4d.' At Urcnui on tho same day there was a small yarding. 'Empty heifers'made £3 183.t0 £4'45.;-store cows,. £3 13s. to. £4 2s. 6d.; forward,•■•,do,, £4 Bs.-to £4 ,10s.;.fat do.,- £5 ; 165."6d."t0 £6 145.; springing cows,' £4 10s: to '£7 12s. 6d.; springing..heifers, £4 10s. to, £6 65.; two-year steers, £4 45..6 d.; bulls, £3 4s. to, £5 10s. At on Tuesday there was a good yarding of store cattle.' most lines - changing 'hands at the • following prices:—Yearling steers, £2 6s. 6d. to £3;. yearling heifers, £2'lss> to £3 35.; mixed yearlings, good, £3V6s.j yearling heifers, Holstein and Jersey '■ strain, £3 10s. to £3 18s.; yearling to cigHteen-months' do., £3; empty heifers, £3' 135.; to £4 Is.; store cows, £2 15s. to '£4;. forward do., £4 12s. to £5 3s.;''two-year steers, £3'185..-6d.; a lino of 215' two- to two and' a half-year steers mode ,£4 10s.; three-year bullock, £5 175.;. Oh tho same day, there was a good yarding- of ' springing heifers and dairxcows.- Heifers close up made £6 10s. to £8-15e.-,'later do., £4 16s. to£6; dairy cows, close.up; £7 to £10-10s.; later do., up ,to £5 2s. 6d..' At'. Stony.River on Wednesday there was a full yarding, with good- attendance of buyers.- Bidding- waß brisk -throughout, and good prices'.wcro realised.' Yearling steers, .£2 14s. to.£3 7s. 6d.j yearling heifers,' £2"lis.' to £.3;"lis.; empty: heifers, £3 135,; storo cows, £3 Is. to £3.'185.6d.;-forward do., £4 9s.'ti) £4 175.; fat. cows, £6 13s;; springing cows, £4 12s.' 6d. to £5 55.; springing heifers, £4 12si ,6d. to £6 10a.; eighteeri-months"to twoyear, steers, £3 14s. 6di to £3 165.; two to two ; and f a-.-ihalf-ycar- steers,",£ 4 <13s. 6d.; bulls,'£2 18s. 6d,. to £6; stag, '£4.|35.>

i !'■_..- AUCKLAND STOCK,PRICES.-. : , ; (By .Telegraph.-Spccial Correspondent.) /' : Aiicklahcl, October 21. Messrs. BucWand and Sons report':—At, Westfield, on Wednesday, all classes ,of fat stock were well' represented. Beof was yarded to the number of 392.. Competition was less keen than on the previous week,' and prices 'eased from 10s. to 15s. per head. Steer beef made from £1.135. to £1 ss. per 1001bs.,'and cow and heifer, do; 18s. to £1 4s. Steers'brought from; £5 15s. 6d. to £13;' cows- £4 55,. to £9'55.. Fat and young .calves,'continue to sell'/wellj' at prices .much in ;favour, of, the - vendor. Heavy,'£2 Bs. to £2; 145.; 'medium, ''"£l 10s. to -£2,'65.! light", to medium,l6s. to- £i : es.; small, and fresh dropped, 3s/-to 12s.;' 99 sold.. . .;-., .'■'.>-•« .-.-■: . . ■,•.,.--.

-There 1 was, a good .'average yarding' of fat-sheep, the bulk of which was prime mutton. Values' 'showed a "decline from last -.week's -.quotations:—Wethers,-: £1 3r. to £li:6s.. (no' prime heavy .offered);'lighter to £1 25.; shorn, 16s. to:£l.'os.6d.'; weighty cwcSiin thdirWool; £1 2s.',to £1' 3s. 9d.;' others, v 17a;,.t0 ■• 19s. 6d,; shorn, 14a. 3d; to 165.'3d.; pen of extra heavy prime, £1 25.; hoggets, 145.,8d.t0 18s, 3d.; 152, yarded. In consequence of tho large entry of lambs, prices wcro front 4s. to 6s. lower-than last week.. Extra sold at from- 18s. ito Si'Os. 3d., but the/greater number made frcm 12s. to 165.; smaller, 9s. to Us.; 478 sold.

: Tho -pig pens were well filled, all d&. scriptions being required;- especially' porkers, from. 701b. to. 1001b,; -baeoners, £2 9s. to'£3 25.-6 d.; largest porkers.' £1 19s. 6d. to £2 55.; lighter, £1 ss. to £1 16s.;.slips, 14s. to"' 195.; weU-bred smallpigs, 10s. to 125.; others, -7s. 6d. to -95.-6 d.;. 137 sold'.' '■