LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1043, 4 February 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report holding their fortnightly sale at Levin yesterday, when they submitted 3HO eheen and ICO head of cattle, and. sold practically everything beforo the end of the dav. Quota-tions:— 1175 breeding ewes of Mr. F. H. Taylor's, 30s. Id., 10s.; fat wethers, 145., 135.; fat ewes, 12s. 2d., lis. 9fl„ lis. 7d.; eiill ewes, 4s. lGd.; lambs, 7s. 6d.. as.; cull lambs. 2s. 2d.; 2-tooth \vethers. Us. Bd. Cattle: Fat bullocks, £9, £8 lis.. £8 45.; fat heifers. £5 18s. 6di. £4'7s. 6d.: fat cows. £5 13s. 6d.. £5 55.; 2-year heifers. £3 153.; cows in milk, £5 55.," £4 10s.;. springing cows. £6 10s.; store cows, £3 13s>; bulls, £3 165., £5 ss. ... Messrs. Dalgety and Co., ".Ltd., report:At the Feilding salo yesterday there was a, cAiall entry, and the demand was poor, except for rape iambs. Small lambs realised to 4s. lQd.; mixed aee ewes to Bs. fid.: 2-tootli ewes, to 14s. Bd.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., report:— We held our usual weekly sale at Eketahuna yesterday. We had a Rood yarding of r-hoep, chieily lambs, which met with a. better sale than last week, prices bci in favour of sellers. With the exception of two small pens we made a clearancc. We only had a inedium yarding of cattle, which were not keenly competed for under the hammer. ,Wo, however, sold practically everything before tho day ended. We rjuote:—Sheep: Cull shorn lambs, <53., 4s. 3d.. 4s. 6d. to ss. Cd.; better sort?, 6s. 2d. to 7is.: rape lambs, 7s. 3d. to 7s. Cd.; small 2-tooth ewes, lis. Id. to 12s. 3d.; cull ewes?. 4s. 6d., ss. to 6s. fid.; better .sarin, 63. 9d.. 7s. to ?c. 9d. Cattle: Eighteen-month:* steers, .€3 to £3 35.; 18-inonthn heifers, running with bull. £5; wcaner titoers, £2 to £2 45.; ifcixed weaners, 3C5... 32a. 6d. to 345.

Messrs'. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having held their weekly Dannevirke stock tale .yesterday, v.'hen thoy offered a cood yarding of sheep and "cattle to a food at-' tendance of buyers. Bidding was very slack for sheep, ; conccquent on the continued dry weather. Cattle met with fair competition, alt-hough a. rood many linen ' were parked in. Quotations:—Fat ewes, 95.. to 12;.; mixed air? ewes, 2s. 6d. to , lln.. 3d.: shorn wethers. lCs.: mixed shorn 1 lambs. 7s. to' 85..: shorn wether lambs. 7d. Cattle: Fat licifors. £5 175.; fat steers. £6; 2i-year steers, £4 7s. 6d.; other,s £2: empty forward heifers, £3 155.; mixed 18mouths, £3; yearling heifers, £2 155.; cows. £3 14s. Porkers sold at 2Cs. 6d. Tho New Zealand Lean and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd.. report for the week "Tiding February 4as follows:—At Apiti. on Tuesday, wo had a heavy yarding of sheep and a fair' yarding of cattle. The. dry weather, has .affected the price c! Innihs, other sh«p polling well. Wo ouote: —Fat wethc'-s, 13s. 9d.: forward 2 and 4tooth wether?, 12s, 8(1,; 2-tooth wethers, lis. sd, to.12?:; fat ewes, lis. 7d. and 125.: rnd 5-year ewo?. 95.. 9s. Ed.. 9s. 9d.; rare •Irt'jibs, 7s. 7d'., 7s. 6d.. B?.;'medium woollv lambs. ss. 9d.: small' lamb?, 2s. 9d.. 4s. 4d., 55.; 18-mor.lhs heifer--. £* 5«.heifers, £4; good weaners, 335.: 333.• 6d. to 365. Cd.; store cows, £2 lfs. to £3 55. - Monies. Abraham and Willies. Ji*' l . report on their Levin ealb yesterday:—We had a large entry of' both sheep ' arid cattle. Tho prer?r.t dry spell affected the market, and bidding at auction was not animated, except for a few pens of good rar«3 'lambs. Sales -'wore made at the following quotation*:—Four-year-old owe?. Bs. 3d.; cull-ewe?, 2f. 3d. to 6s. 2d.';, fat owes, lis. Id. to 12s. 6(1.; woolly lambs, 10s. Id. to lis.. Id.; small woolly lambs, Es. Id.; cull lambs; 3r. to 4s; 3d.; small roixod 2-toothf:. 75.; good 2-t<^"?tli wethers, 125.; small 2-tooth wethers, 9s. 7d, to IPs.; 6-tooth to full-mnutli ewes. 9s. . Throeyear sold at .£5 lis.; yeaning steers. £3 to £3 2*.: woaner ste?rs. £2; fat cmvs, £4 10s. to £5 9* ; 38-month steers, £3 125.; forward £3 IPp. tr> £4 5.«.; storo cow?, 30s. -to £2 lCs. h?K»rr,. <->r{i rind Unv. ypr»lired £6 10s.: yearling HoMein hoifor?, '£3; weanors, 20s. to 275. 6d.: small weaners. lfc?. Newton King's weekly report is as follows:—At the Haymarkot on Saturday a fair number of pig* were nenn-cd. Porkore bToufht from 28s. to 30s. 6d.; stores. 14s. to 2Js.: weaners. 7s. to 10s. 6d.; a minnlity of second-disc timber rb!d at satisfactory prrvs. At Rahotu on Tuesday .weancm m.ade 225. to 275.; 15-months steers, £3 35.; 18-months steers. £3 10s.: 2-voa.r hcife*. R.W.8., £3 17s. to £4 25.: Rt-r>ro - rows £316'. f-d. to £4 Is.; forward co ' S. r 4 6r. to £4 125.; fat cow?. £5 2s. to £5 65.: fat heiferp. £4 145.; bulls, £5 ss! to £6 135.: ordinary d-0..' £3 4s. to lis.' - At Stratford on Wednesday I , held my. annual r-hecp. fair, when th?rc ! w:»« a good yarding of sheeD of .medium finality. Bid-dine: ":an not very brisk at the hammer, but a fair amount of busin-ss.H was done afterwards .'Two-tooth 14s. to 15s'. 7d.; 2'and 4-tooth un to : Ki. 3d : 6-tooth to f.'f.m. owe.?- 10 s ? ?d. to l?s. Cd,: f.f.m. owes. 7s. Id. to 8s lid;. 2-too*h-'-ethers, fat. and forward.'lss; do., small, flc. lid.: oiill laniH«. 4", 6d, to 4s. 9d. At Thursday, weaner irflAo £2 3s. 6d. to £1 145.; wen nor heifer - '.' .Torwv strain, 3K Cd.; yoa,r!ing to 15h*«*r e , £.9.-f s r- to £2 16rV 2-yrrr heifers,' 8.W.8.. £3 17?. to £4 15« • do .T«r*ey -tvflin. £5 to £5 U : do. Kol ? te"i eross. £5 55.; sprine'inrr holfdrs, £5 to £5 95.. 6d. J'sfcor<»'cows, £3 3-s. to £3 17s'.; fresh do., £V. to' 4? ; fnt .rows. £5 to £5 fa.: fn t heifers. £-S lfs.: snnnetnsr cows,'£s 17r. Cd.; 18 to 2P : m'onths otC"*3. £3 ICs.' 6d. £3 JiR.; ?«-v«nr st?"r«.-£4 10s. to £4 12s. 6d;; bulls, £2.75. to £5 75./6 d.