LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1019, 7 January 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. . DalEcty asd Co.. Ltd., report having hold their usual stock eaio at Onjraonga ou 'January 5. when they offered ' 1500 shoep to a fair attendance of buyers. Tho following prices were realised:—Woolly ewes, Ks. 2a.; forward shorn owes, 705.; lambs, 7s. 10d.; 2-tooth wethers, from 10s. 9d. to 12s. sd. . Messrs.' Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report holding their first salo in tho-new year yesterday at Levin, when they submitted a full yarding of sheep and only a small ono' of cattle. Sheep , wero easier in price, owing to tho drop in fats; but most, lines were cleared at satisfactory prices.: Quotations:—Fat wethers, 15s. 2d.; fat ewes, 14s. 3d., 13s, 9d., 13b. 2d.,, to 135.; lambs, 10a. 2d., 10s. Bd.; full-mouth ewes. Cs. 6d.. 75.; 2-tooth wethers, lis. Cattle: Fat bullocks, £7 155., £7 12s. 6d.; fat cow<s, £6, £5 55., £5 2s. 6d.; cows and calves, £4 12s. 6d.; gtorc cows, £2 165.; empty heifers, £3 12s. 6d M £2 175.; calves, 306.; Ayrshire bulls, £2 17s. 6d.. to £10. .Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having hold a most successful sale at the Dannovirko yards. A largo entry of cattle and a moderate entry of sheep were offered to a good attendance of buyers. Bidding was spirited, and competition . was keen throughout the sale, and all lots were disposed of under tho hammer, cxcept ono small line. The following prices were realised:—Fat owes, 9s. 6d. to lis. 10d.; 2tooth ewes, lis. 4d. to 13s. 9d.; Etoro ewes, 83. to Sc. id.; 2-tootli wethers, 10s. 4d. to 10s. 10d.; forward store wethers, up to 13s. 4d. Fat cown brought £5 12s. fid. to £5 175.. 6d.; fat heifers, up to £4 10s.; empty store cows, £3 123. 6d. to £3 17a. 6d.; 2-year steers. £4 6s. t-o £4 125.: sound dairy cows, -£8 7s. fid.; empty heifers, £3 9s. cd. to £4 .Is.; 18-months steers, £3 155.; aged bulls, £2.125. 6d. to £5. Messrs. .Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report ori, : their Levin eale, held yesterday, as follows:—Wo had a very fair yarding of both, sheep and cattle, aizd have to report a good . clearance, with the exception of a ,few small pens. Sheep wero easier than on the preceding sale, owing, no doubt to the. drop'in wool, but all classes of cattle are esrerlv sought after. We Quote:—Fat ewes, 12s. 9d., 12s. lid. to ICs. Id.; fat wethers, light, 14s. 2d.; raps lambs, 17s. Id. to 10s. 3d.; mixed 2-tooths, 10s. Id. to lis. 10d.; wooilv hoggets. 13s. 3d. to 135.'10 d.; ewes is lamb (all counted), 7s. Id.; 16-month to 2-year steers, £3 133. to £4 fe.; 15-month steers, £3 Ip.j yearling dairy ; heifers, £3 Is. 6d. to £3 175.; fat cows, £5 7s. 6d., £5 10s;. to £7; cows'and calves, £3 175.: forward cows, £3 10s. to £3 17p. 6d.: bulls, £2 Ife. to £4 155.; weavers, 205.,'275., 27g. 6d., 285., 375. 6d., £2. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency C 0.,, Ltd., report for the week ending JanuaTy 7as follows:—At our opening sale at Feilding on Friday, we had a heavy yarding of sheep, and a medium entry of cattle. Sheep, in sympathy with thc.drop : in the price of mutton, showed a declino on lato rates.-.; We quote:—Cull ewes, 4s. ,3d. j cull, ewes and lambs (all counted), 6s'.; empty ewes, 7s. Sd. to Bs.; woolly lambs, ; 6s: to Bs. id;; 2-tooth wethers (small),-ICte... 3d.; cull. 2-tooth wethers, 7s. 6d.; 2-tooth ewos. 21s. to 13s. Id.; mixed 2-tooth?, 13s. 5d.; others (good), 155.; storo cown, £2 155.;-forward cows. £4 lfe.; springing cows. £s;;forward bullocks, £6 ss. 3d.; bulls, £2 15s:. ' At tho Feilding live stock salo yesterday there was a small yarding of cattle and a fair entry of sheep. Quotations:—Fat and forward woolly- lambs. lCs. 6d.; small 2-tooth wethero, ICS. 4d.; small 2-tooth ewes, 12s. 7d.j 2-tooth wethers, 12s. Id.; woolly wether hoggets, 135.; fat and forward ewes,, lis. 9(1.;-good mixed 2-tooth3, 13s. 10d.; fat woolly lambs. 13s. 6d. Twotooth Southdown rams sold at 5 guineas; 8-tooth ditto, 3 guineas; weaker heifers, 335.; bulls, £2 55.; forward cows, £4 7g. 6d.; fat cows, £5 15s. . There was a total clearance.