LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1073, 11 March 1911, Page 13

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly aale at bitetaiiuna on Friday. Wo liaa an exceptionally heavy yarning of sheep, but bidding under the nammer was slack except for sheep ot good quality, which sold well. We have to report a total clearance with tho exception of one pen of lambs. We quote: Sheep: Two-tooth wethers (poor), l'rom 9s. 3d. to lis. 7d.; ewes, on account of Mr. A. Clapham, <uu mixed ages, at 11a. 6dl; 50 do., at 10s.; 200 do., at 7s. 4d. to "s. 9d,; woolly lamb:!, 7s. 9d. to 10s. 7d.; cull ditto, 3s. 6d. to ss. 7d.; f.m, ewes, 4s. 6d., ss. 3d., ss. 7d., ss. lid., 6s. 7d., to Bs. Gd.; fat and forward ewes, 75., 7s. 4d., to 7s. Gd.; shorn lambs (poor), 3s. lid., 4s. 4d., to 6s. Id.; cull eives, 3s. 6d. to ss. •

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report: At the »averley sale yesterday wo yarded 40C0 sheep and 216 cattle. We have to report a dull sale for all sheep with tho exception of lambs, which met, with a ready sale at tho advance in prices that has been ruling recently. All other classes, particularly agoil ewes, were difficult to quit, and tho bulk of the yarding was passed at auction. Cattlo met with a, fair sale, and though several line 6 wero passed at auction, we eventually quitted all except six of those yarded . Altogether we sold upwards of 21Q0 sheep and 210 cattle. Wo quote:—S:x-tooth wethers, 135.; forward four and six-tooth do. 13s. 6d.; medium twotooth wethers, lis. 9d.; two-tooth ewes, 135.; two and four-tooth ewes, 13s. 9d.; four and Gix-tooth and f.f.m. ewes, 125.; s.m. ewes, Bs. 9d. to 95.; f.m. ewes, low condition, 4s. 3d., 55., ss. 6d., 65., to 75.; mixed lambs, 6s. lOd. to 7s. 7d.; small do., os. 2d., 3s. lCd., 4S. 4d„ ss. lOd.: two-tooth llomney rams, 4 guineas; Southdown rams, 3| to 4 guinea?; eighteen-months steers, £3 155.; Polled Angus do., £4 ?s. 6d.; two-year steers, £4 53. 6d. ; two and a half-year do., £4 12s. 6d.; eighteen-mouths heifers, £3 3s.;'weaners, .El os. 6d„ £t 75.. £1 15s„ to £1 15s. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—At Woodvillc on Monday wo held our fortnightly sale, wlten wo offered a good entry of both sheep and cattle to a large attendance of buyers. The prices offered for sheep in most cases did not meet with vendors' approval, and only a few lines changed hands. Cattlo wero in better demand, and practically a clearance waE effected. Sound-mouth ewes sold at 6s. 6d.; others, 4s. 7d,; fat cows, £4 19s. to £5 25.; forward cows, £3 10s. to £4 Bs. 6d.; eightcen-months steers, £2 lis. to £3; small yearling steers, £1 18s. 6d.; mixed weandrs, 30s. to 335. At the Dannevirko weekly sale on Friday we offered a good entry of sheep and cattle. Thero was a good attendance of buyers, all cattle and tho majority of the sheep being disposed of. Six-tooth ewes rcachcd lis. Bd.; four and five-year eweG, Bs. 3d. to 9s. 2d.; culls, 5?.; cows and calves, £3 Bs.; store cows, £2 2s. 6d. to £2 17s. 6d.; good mixed weaners (largo entry), 28s. 6d. to 1,25. ; others, 13s. to 18s.; eighteen-months heifers, £2 7s. 6d. to £2 153.; weaner pigs, 7s. Gd.; small porlter3, lis. Gd. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report holding their sheep fair at Levin yesterday. The report states:—Wo yarded over 5000 sheep, and sold the greater portion of them under tile hammer. Very few sheep went out unsold by the end of tho day. Buyere were present from tho Waii'arapa, Palmcrston, and all over the district. We quote: On account of tho Government Experiment Farm, 131 two-tootli ewes, toMessrs. Skcrman and Podevin, 14s. 6d.; Mr. H. V. Hammond's four-tooth ewes to the Government Boys' Training Farm, 145.; six-tooth ewes, 14s. 2d. to Messrs. Skcrman and Podevin. A nico lino of two and fourtooth wethers wero offered on account of this client, and sold to Mr. T. Brown for 12s. Gd. A good linn of ewes, offered on account of Messrs. M'Leavey and Tompsitl, were sold to Wheeler Bros., of Upper lltut, for 116.. On account of other vendors:— Fat owes, 125.; s.m. ewes, Bs. 6d„ 9s. 2(1., 6s lid.; cull ewes, 3s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin yesterday we submitted a yarding of nearly 10.CC0 sheep, consisting chiefly of breeding ewes. Aged and cully ewes were not mueh Eought after, young ewes and forward cwos for fattening being moctly in demand. A fair amount of business was done, about 7CCO sheep changing hands at the following quotations—Twotooth owes, 12s. to 12b. fid.; four and sistooth ewes, 12s. 9d. to 135.; cull four and six-tooth ewes, Ss. 2d.; eix-tooth to f.f.m. ewes, 9s. 6d. to lis.; sound f.m. owes, 6s. to Bs. oti.; aged ewes, ,4s. to 65.; cull ewes, 2s. 9d. to is. 6d.; fat ew«3, 12s. 3d. to 135.; forward ewes, 9s. to lis.; forward wethers, 13s. Id. to 14s. I two-tooth wethers, lis. Id. to 12s. fid.; forward lambs, 7s. 7d.; fat lambs, lis.; store lambs, 4s. Id. to 65.; cull lambs, 35. to 45.; mixed aged ewes, 6s. to Bs. Ed.; mixed two-tooths, 8:1. 6d.; small two-tooth ewes, 85. Id. to 10s. 5d.; small two-tooili wethers, is to two-tooth Border Letcester rains, £2, 25.; two-tooth Shropshire rams, £2 23.; aged rams, 7s. 6d. to 15s. Loan and Mercantile branch) report for tlio weel; tufting March 11 as .1' j WS: J ,. li-mgiwahia, 011 Tuesday a t°°d yarding of cheep came forward, and a small yarding of cattle. There was little demand fop. sheep, but the bull: of tho entry was disposed of after the Auction. Quotations:—Slicep: Mixed ages, owes, 95.; iuixccl iambs, 6s. lCd. to 75.; aged ewe?, ss. od.; f.m. ewes, 75.; two-tooth ewes (metwo and four-tooth ewes, 13s. ;3* p at y. o: , El steers, £3 7s. od. At Kimbolton on Wednesday the sheep pens were well filled and the bulk' of the stock which came forward was quitted. Quotations:— l lwo and four-tooth wethers (medium), l«s. 6d,; wcthor lambs, Bs. 3d.; two-tooth ewes (medium), 10s. 6d.; fourtooth ewes. 16a. 9d.; four and five-year CW S S j' j «i i on Friday we JSS 3 J lco . sllc . E P Of Various classes, and f dc .ln disposing of almost all our f,t U r, y " alt ) 1 Prices did not rule quite so in wcek \ We- a.lsq had a good entrj of cattle, and disposed of ovcry pen. 1 9,!i 0 ' e: ~ ou account of Mr. 11. P. Taynri"i 8s- lcd - ; on account of Mr. «V} M m Kc S zlo i 102 Cs -: on account of , r E °wles. 41 ewe?, ss. 6d.; on account of Mr. P. Harrison, 76 ewes, 7s. Sd • on account of Mr. 11. P. Taylor, 74 wethero LmL 0 " " ocollnt of Mr. W. Williams, 7 wethers, .125.; on account of Mr. 0. M'Kenzie, 60 wethers 10s.; on,account of Messrs. Twigg Bros., 110 wethers, lis. lCd.; on aeil, 1 "' °- Browning, 100 two-tooth on account of Mr. Herbert Smith, 102 two-tooth owes, lis. 6d.; on account of the Nesdale Estate, ICO aged ewes, 75.; ditto,. 155 owes, 6s. 7d.; on account of Mr. C. Browning. 52 ewes 12s 7rl • «n m count of Mr. W. Williams,'l2B ewes! Bs. 4d • ewef Mr " D - Taylor ' 30 two-tooth ewer,, lis. Id.; on account of Mr. W. E L Banks, /2 wether lambe, 75.; ditto, 122 inked, lambs Ss.; ditto, 106 lambs, 4s. Id.; various smallor lines at ruling rates. CattleIrs 6d c - w^ t f3lK f cobs <«&»; Ifi u t . CO, S' » t0 £5; fat bullocks! fteers" 17=" • i,. 3 ' 1 01 B h t™n-months I? (u. tJ* "."Bhtecn-montlis. heifers, yl lis., two and a'half-year steers, £4 15s ir\. WC T ? no !' cal " f ' : hulls. to £2. Mr. I<Bwton King's weekly report is as follows;—At Stratford, on March 2, I held my annual ram fair, when there was a good yarding of rams, and fair prices wore 2 S, (two-tooth) made 2 guineas to 43 guineas; six-tooth do., 1 to 1J guineas; f.in, do., 3 to 1 Guiuea-* twn. tooth Homneys, 3J to 43 guineas; Leicesters, 2 to 3J guineas; Shropshire?, H to 31 guineas. On Saturday 1 held my autumn horse fair at Tattersall's stablee, New Plymouth, when a fair number of horses were yarded though, owing to the threatening weather, a. ■number of those catalogued did not come forward. There was a good attendance, but vendors, and nurchasers were not iu accord as to the present market values, and a large number of horses were passed in under the reserve* fraught_ filly, three years, made £13.155. '. H„? raUKll t. eelding, lour years, £21 10s. to £26; yearling draught colt, £10; two-year draught filly, £16; half-draught Ally, thrco years, £12 to £13 155.; halfdraught gelding, six years, £12 to £15; aged hall-draughts, £5 10s. to £10 15s • lacks, from £5 to £12; aged do., £1 to £4 : pair of Shetlands, £11 2s. 6d. At Urenui' on Monday, weaucrs mado up to 375.: 15 to 18-month- 6teers, £2 Us. 6d. to £3 6 S • 20month steers, £3 10s. to £3 16s. 6d.' IBmonth heifers, K.W.U., £4 Bs. 6d.; springing heifers, £4 l'/s. 6d. to £5 55.; store cows, £2 6s. to £3 165.; forward do., £4 4s. « ™ , E- 6d / ; fat co y s ' £5: flt lieifers, ft u S ' : t ,V v 0 , a , nd t steers, ! n? s- threo-year do., £4 IBs. to £5 25.; do. forward condition, £5 45.; bulls, £3 10s. At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was a good yarding with a good attendance of buyers, and most lines yarded wero sold at the following rates •- Mixed wcaners, 21s. to 385.; weaner heifers, 275. 6d. to 425. 6d.; 18-mouth steers, good quality. £3 ss. to £3 13s. 6d.; two-vear heifers, H.W.8., £4 2s. to £4 65.; storo C r?j W . S n £ 5. 35 ' '''• t° 175.; forward, £4 to £4 125..6 d.; fat cows, £4 16s. to £5 7s. 6d.; fat heifers, £3 19s. 6d.; two and a halfyear steers, good condition, £5; thrcc-vear .do., £5 14s. 6d.; bulls, £2 17s. 6d, to £5; stag, £3; wether lambs, ss. 7d.; mixed lambs, 6s. Sd.; culls, 3s. At Stony liivcr, on Wednesday, there was a good yard'iug with keen demand, nearly everything being Rold at the hammer. Mixed weaner3 made 275. to 345.; weaner hcii'ers, 355. 6d.' n w n n 5 5f ,! I8 : monl11 heifers, 1i.w.8., £3 3s. 6d.; 15-month steers, £2 175.; storo cows, £2 9s. to £4 Is.; forward, £4 9s. 6d. to £4 lis.; fat cows, £5 135.; threeyear steers, £5 17s:; forward do., £6 65.; Stag £4 65.; heavy bulls, £5 17s. 6d. to £7 155.; ordinary, £i to £4 175.; f.m. ewes, 7s. 6d. At Whangamomona, on tile same day, I held my supplementary sheep fair jud cattle fair, when about 6000 sheep and 250 head of cattle were yarded, most lines being sold at tho hammer or afterwards Weaners made 315.; 18-month steers, £3 5s to £3 75.; two-year steers, £4 55.; threeyear do., £6; three to three and a halfyear do., £5 Us.; to £5 12s. 6d.; two-year 8.W.8., £4 7s. 6d.j '18-month do., £3 12s. 6d.; 18-month empty heifers, £2 17s 6d.; two-tootli ewes, 12s. 9d. to 13s. 10cffour, six, and f.m. ewes, lis.; f.m. owes' ss. to 7s. 6d.; culls, 3s. 2d.; two-tooth wethers, Bs. to lis. Id.; four-tooths, 13s 6d • rams, 1 to 25 guineas; old rams. 6s. to 9v' At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday, I held my annual weaner fair, when wcaners ramc forward in advertised numbers. Good quality weaners met with ready sale though poor-conditioned ones were hard to dispose of. Mixed weaners made 2fls. 5d to 35t. 6d.; weaner steers, Sis. to 33a •' weaner heifers, 28s. 6d. to £2 35.; weaner bull, Jersey strain, 365, r