LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1071, 9 March 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and cSo. report: At the Wanganui sale yesterday wo yarded 5100 slioep and 165 cattlc. The yarding of sheep was of poor Quality, consisting chiefly of full-mouthed ewes. of poor class and in low condition, for which the demand was (lull, and we only succeeded in placing 2680, pr:cc3 being below those ruling at recent sale 3. Cattle were duller of sale than usual, tho bulk of tho yarding going out unsold. V/o quote Forward wethers, 13s. Id.; two-tooth* wethers, lis. 3d. to 12s. 3d;; maiden four-tooth owes, 12r. lid.; small two-tooth ewes. • lis. 6d.: small lambs, 4s. Id., 4s. 6d.. to ss. fid.; f.f.m. ewes, lis. Sd ; purebred Komney ewes, aged, £1 Is.; f.m. ewes, fe., 6s. 6d„ 75., to Bs.; forward ewes, 7s. to 63.; eull ewes, 2s. 6d., 2s. Ed., 35., os.. 6d., to 45.,1 d.; two-tooth Ttomney rams, 4 guineas; f.in. do., £1 la. to £1 Ss. 6d.; Lincoln f.m. rams, 17s. 6d., £1, to £1 2a. 6d.: f.m. Southdown rams. 13 guineas to 2 guineas. Cattle; Cows and calves, £4 5?.; dairy cows, £B!'springing heifers, £6; mixed wcancrs, £1 6s. to £1 65. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report having held their fortnightly sale at Waipukurau on Tuesday, when they offered 5500 shc-ep and a small yarding of cattle to a good attendance. Kidding" all round was good, most of the yarding being sold at satisfactory pricce. A' very nice lino of 200 two-tooth Komney ewes, by Mr. Short's rams, realised.l7s. 9d., and.were purchased by Mr. Lewis, of Makaretu. Quotations; —Cattle: Fat heifers. £4 17s. <d.: fat cows, £5 10s.; cows with calves, £5 10s. Sheen; Fat ewes. 13s. 6d.; four-year nwes. 10s. 9d. to 12s. 3d.; small two-tooth Romne.v ewes, 12s. Bd.; lambs, 55.; two-tooth wethers, 10s. 3d.; Southdown rams. £4 4 a .; 10 threeshear Komney rams, bred by Mr. Short, 43 guineas. Messrs. Dalgety and .Company, Limited (Palmerston North branch) report:—At our monthly sale held at Jiaumai oil Tuesday, there was a good yarding of sheep and.-a fair entry of cattlc, the whole of which, with the exception of two lines, changing hands at prices as below:—Small mixed lambs, 3s. Gd. to 3s. 9d.; f.Jli. cwcii. to 6« 10d.: two-tooth ewes (small),-Bs. Gd„ lis id' to 12s. Bd.: small two, four, and six-tooth owes, to 12s. 3d.; purebred Southdown ewes, 215.: mixed wcaners, 31s. 6d.; twoyear steers, £4; store cows, £3 10s.; forward empty cows, £4 2s. to £4 125.; springing heifers, £4 7s. ,6d.; springing rows, £5 15s. At our Tfuntervillc sale held on Tuesday a very good entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle came to hand. A large number of inferior sheep were yarded, and. for these, bidding was lifeless. We, however,' managed to dispose of tho whole of our entry at prices as below Cull lambs, to 3?. 5d.: cull ewes, 25.; mixed ace ewes. 6s. to .7s. 9d.: s.m. ewes, to 9* 9d.; Romney rams, raised age. to 2gns~' two-tooth ditto, to 4gns. Cattle; Filteenmontlis steers, to £3 10s."

Messrs. Dalscty and Co. report:—At Mr. Eggorg's clearing 5:110 oi' dairy cows, wnich was held yesterday at tlie i'citclint? t-ale-yards, competition 'was keen, and good average for the time of the year (-C3 12?. 6d. per head) was obtained. Pricesllol-stein-cross. spring calvers. £6 to £11 7a. 6d.; Jersey-crops, ditto, £8 to £9 lis.; cows just calved, ,£'J to £12 2?. Gd.; winter calvcrs, £9 ss. to £0 155.; weancr heiiere, £2.123.

Messrs. Abraham and Williama Tcport: Tho Masterton Associated Auctioneers offered a lull yarding of sheep, our entry comprising 3CIO sheep of various sorts. The entry of cattlo was small, only a lew pens being submitted. Two-tooth, wethers ill forward condition, 12*. 6d. to 13s. 3d.: culls, 95." 6(1. to 10s.; poor sorts, 7s. lCd.; cull twotooth ewes, 12s. to 120. 6d.; aged owes, with good -mouths. Us. to lis. 4d.; others, 7s. 6d.; • crocks, down to 3s. 5d.; good wool.y storo lambs, Bs.; others, 7?. 3d.; cully, £g.; three and four-year Southdown rams, 3 to 33 guineas; forward bullocks, £7; empty cows, £4.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams report on their Jolinsonvillo sale, held yesterday, as follows:—A good yarding oi' bullocks and a heavy one of sheep caiue forward, and sold at late rates. Best bullocks, £9 7s. fid. to £9 155.; lighter, £8 15s. to £9; prime heifers, £6 lCs. to £7 Us.; yealers, 295. to 345.; lighter. £1 to 255.; prime wethers, 16s. 6d. to 175.; lighter, 16s. to 16s. 3d.; plain, 155.; prime ewe?, Ms. 9d. to 15s. Id.; medium.ewes, 13s. 3d. to 13s, Gd.; primo woolly lambs, 12s. 2d. to 12s. Gd.; plain, 10s. 9d. to lis.; prime Ghorn, 10s. to 10s. Gd.

Messrs. Abraham aud "Williams, Ltd.. roport:—On Monday we held a most success ful clearing sale'for Mr. D. Gardner, of Shannon. The cows were a choice lot, and sold at prices ranging from £7 to £13 10s.' A good average of £9 per head was realised. At Waikanac, on Tuesday, we yarded just on £000 sheep. All sorts were easier, and we had a sale. With tho exception of two pens, tho whole eiury changed hands, though, in most caac.% vendors had to reduce their Yvts quote:—On account of- Mr. Eider, 405 4 and 5-vear ewes, 10s.; 371 lambs. ss. 2d. to 55." 3d.; 70 iambs, l r J.; 130 lambs, 53. sd. On account, of Messrs. Whiting Bros., 254 2-tootU 125.-2 d. On account of M'Lcsn Bros., 155 <-ypar owes, lCs. 6d.; 115 2-tooth wethers, 12s. On'account of other vendors:. Store .ewes, 6s. 10d., 7s. 6d. to 7s. 7d.; cu!! ewes, 2s. lid., 3s. Id., Is. 10d„ 55.: forward ewes. Bs. 6d. to Bs. lCd.; 2-t>Jotli wethers, 10s. ■ Bd. to Us.; store lambs, <3. Id. to Is. lid.; Itomney. rams, 225. to 2i guineas; forward bmlocKS. £6 135.; ■ fat cows, £5 2s 63.; 2 to 2Kvear steers, £3 9;. Gd. to £4;' empty heifers. £o 55.; yearling steers, £2 to £2 l'/s. 6d.; o-year steers, £4 lCs.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., held their I'ahiatua stock sale in the farmers' Association's yards on Tuesaay, when a heavy yarding of sheep was onered. There was practically no outside inquiry, and tho demand was consequently limited, most of the entry not selling.-In cattle there was a good yarding, everything changing hands at good values. - Quotations i'orward-couditioned ewes, 7s. 4d; to Bs. 9d.; four and five-year-old ewes (poor), 6s. to 7s. 3d.; full-mouth ewes, 4e. to ss. 3d. : ; cull ewes, 2s. Bd. to ss. 9d.; woolly lambs, 6s. 4d.; shorn lambs, 4s. 2d. to 65.; full-mouth rams, to £1 Is.; forward bullocks, £6 65.; fat cows, £5 Is.; forward cows, £3 10s. to £3 155.; Gtore cows, £2 2s. to £3 2s. 6d.; cows and ,'calves. £3 2s. 6d.; wcaner steers, 345. 6d.; weaner heifers, J<6. 6d.; bulls, to £3 ss.

I ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Ciirlaichurch, jlarcli 8. At Addington tnere were large entries of stoeK aua a good attendance. iJ'ut cattie made a recovery in prices to tne extent ot about lis. per IGOib. biore sheep auu rat lawos were both much easier, i'at 'wethers boiu about tno same as last, weeii, but tat ewes were down about Is. per head. Tnero wau a better demand for store cattie, ana pigs were dull of sale. .store sheep again lormcd a very heavy yarding, auu included a considerable number that had arrived by sea, these latter being of mixed ages and mostly in low condition, Scarcity of feed ahec-ted tho demand, especially for sheep in low condition. There was only a small proportion of wethers offered, and they sold up to late rates. Oood locally-bred owes and tho best of tho oversea ev.'cs sold very well, but inferior sorts wcro easier. Lambs, both local'and those from a distance, were weaker in price. Two-tooth ewes made 12s. dd. to 13s. 6d.; good four-tooths, lfe. Id.; sound-mouth, lis. to lis. 6d.; oversea twotooth ewes, Us. to 125.; four and six-toothc, lis. to 12s. Ed.; mixed and eound-mouth lines, Bc. to Ills.; others, 6s. 6d. to 7s. £d.; and aged and culls, 2s. to ss. 6d.; forward wethers, 12s. fid. to lJs. lid.; medium, lis. to 125.; others. Ss. to 10s. 6d.; small and inferior halfbreds, 7s. Id. upwards; best rape lambs, Its. 7d.; others, Bs. 6d. to 9s. 4d.; medium. 6s. Sd. to Bs.; small and low-conditioned sorts. 6s. to ss. 6d.: cnlls, is 6d. to 43. 6d.; station halfbreds, wether lambs, 6s. 4d. to Bs. <d.; ewes and lambs, to lis.

:Tbo yarding of fat lambs showed an increase on the previous week, and a very largo proportion were not well finished, limny lots being only in forward store condition. Export buyers were operating, as well as a couple of speculators. Prices were, however, decidedly easier,'the decline ranging from 6d. to 9d., and in some cases up to Is. per head. The export buyers were operating on a baste'of 4£jd. up to 421b. and 4£d. for over and second duality. There was a dccline of Is. to Is. 3d. per head, tegs making 15s. to 16s. and ordinary weights, lCs. 3d.'to 14s. ICd. Out of the 141 lots'bought by exporter 66 were sold under 135., '55 ■ under Ks., and 20 at 14s. and over. Butchers' lots made lis. 3d. to 15s. 3d., and passed-in lotG at lis. ICd. to 13s. lOd. Soine of the passed-in lots .were afterwards purchased by exporters for lew money than was bid at -auction, and others were seat to the factory on owners'.account. There was a fairly large yarding of fat sheep, the' bulk being ewes. There was a poor celectioii of wethers, comparatively few lots being well finished, but tliey sold quite up to last week's prices. Ewes, ou the other hand, were decidedly easier, especially the aged and badly-conditioned lots, the dccline being fully is. per head, as compared with the previous week. The ratifro of prices was: Prime wethers, 16a. to I 85.; lighter, 12s. to 15s. 6d.; prime ewes, 13s. to -15s. 9d.; medium', lCs. to 12s. 6d.; aged and light, 7s. to 9s.' 6d,; merino wethers lCs. Id. There were only 242 head of fat cattle penned, or 98 less than the previous week. The quality was uneven, but in view of the short supply there was a more active competition, and values improved to the extent of about 2s. per 1001b. Steers made 15s. to £10 lCs., and estra to £12 5?.; lioifnrs, £5 15s. to £9 55.; and cows, £5 to £11 7«. 6d.; coual to 275. fid. to 31s. fid. for prime, 255. to 275. for medium, and 225. to 245. fid. for.cow and inferior per lOClb. ; Veal calves made 4s. 6d. to 525., accordmi? to size and quality. There was a fair yarding of store cattle, and though they Were chiefly of poor quality there was better demand, and most of the entry changed ' hands, yearlings making 225. to 2?5.; fifteen to eighteenmonths, 40s. to 525.; two-year steers, £3 Cs. to £4 Bs.: two-year heifers, £3 IPs.; three-year heifers. £4 to £4 95.; and dry cows. 355. to £4 2s. Dairy cows sold at £3 10*. to £8 2s. fid.

There was a largo yarding of fat. pies, tp which the dennnd was not equal, and prices for ' all sorts showed a decline. Choppers made up to £4. i argn baconers, 475. fid. to 550.; and smaller, 375. to 455. (equal to 4d. per lb.); largo porker:*. 30s. to 345.; and smaller. 225. to 275. Large stores were in demand, but other descrint.ions were neglccted. Large stores made 275. to 30s. 6d.; medium. 2te. to 2fis.; smallei\ IPs. to 18s.; and weaners, 2s. fid, to 7s. 6d. SALE. <By Telegraph— Pro«<i As«ociMtoD.t ' Duncdin, 3lareh 8. ; At Burnfide to-day 173 cattle were yarded. The sale opened with the price much tho same as last week, but towards the finish values dropoed 10s. to 15s. per head. Prime bullock, £10 to £11; extra prime, to £13; medium to pood. £8 12s. fid. to £9 lCs.: light, £7 to £8; best cows and heifers, £7 15s. to £9 55.; medium, £6 to £7; inferior, to £5 10s. Fat sheep: 3373 penned. Two-thirds of the entry consisted of ewes, vnry few good wethers being . forward. Prices for good wethers were quite equal to bjsfc week's rates, but ewes suffered a. decline of Is. for and 2s. for medium. Pritne wether?, 17s. to 18s. fid.; extra, to 225. 3d.: medium. 1*?. fid. to 165.; light, 12s. 6d. to 145.: prime ewes, Ks. to 165.; extra, to 21s!: medium, 10s. to 12s. Fat lambs: 3131 penned.' Owinc to uri* favourable reports of prices at TTnrae. value? shoved a decline of fid. per head for best, and Is. to Is. fid. for medium. Owinrj to the dry weather, tho nunlity censrallv* wis not vr»ry "Rpst, 13s. to 145.; extra, to 15s. 3d.; medium. 11?. to 12s.

WOOL, SKIN', AND HIDE REPORT. Messrs. "Dnlsrcty and Co.. Ltd., report bavin? hold their usual sal? of woo!, skins, hides, and-tallow at Dannevirkc on Tucsdav, when they, offered a largo entry of hides nnd a medium catalogue of wool, shins, etc. Thn usual number of buvera were present. Biddinc for woo! and skins draearcd romewhat, although nricrs showed a. slight improvement on last *alc. Competition !iven?d no for hides, and prices paid wevn well in advance of_ last snlc rates. Prices realised were:—Wool: First lamb«\ 6*d.; ?ufond limbs', sd. to 4Jd.: mixed fleece and lambs'. ?d.: bellies and nieces. 3*d. to 4Jd.: fiecce. s?d. to 61d.; locks and dead, 3?d.; dead. sd. Skins: Crossbred, 4d. to UncKcts, 3]d. to 4d.; rrossbrcd. dead, 4d.; halfbrcd. 7d.: lambs. 33d. to 4d.; inferior, 2WI. to 3jd.; hossets. dead and damatrcd. 3d.; crossbrcd pelts. 3f.d. to 4id. TTides: So prime ox offering. Medium ox. 52d.: best cows, s£d. to 62d.: lipht. 53d. to 53d. Calf.«kms:_lJest. Bd.; medium. 6Rd. to 63d.; medium, Sid.; slinpv. 3?d, Tallow: In tins and dl-uma, 17s. 6d. to 21s. 6d. per cwti Sundries; Covrtails, U, per. dozen.