LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1168, 1 July 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report en their fortnightly sales as follows:—Wool: Prices were firm at last salo rates. Crossbred, medium, 6d. to BJd.; lambs, 6d; to Bd.; dead, 7id. to 7Jd.; crutchings, good, s!d. to 6Jd.; do., inferior, 3Jd. to 4iid.; bellies and pieces, '4Jd. to 53d.; locks, 3jd. to 33d." Sheepskins;- Last sale's prices were maintained. Halfbrcd, 7d.; crossbred. Due. 71d. ; do., medium, 6Jd; to Td.;-do., .dead, 4?d. to 53d. broken and damaged, 2id. to Sid.; lambs; 4d. to 6Jd.;-cross-bred, damp, 4s. Ltd.; do.' salted, 4s. 4d. to 4s. 9d. (7s. 7d. for special lino); lambs, salted, 3s. od. Hides: Prices were easier for inferior lines, but well-conditioned hides realised late rates. . Ox. medium, 6|d. to 7d.; ox, cut and slippy, 4Sd. to 51d.; cows, medium, 5Jd. to 6id.;■ cow, cut and slippy, 4Jd. to Sid.; horse, lCs.; bull. sd. to s}d.; calf, good, 7Jd. to BJd.; calf, inferior, 2d. to s(jd. Tallow: In shipping order. 265. 6d. to 265. 9d. per cwt.; in tins and drums, 235. 6d; to 245. Horsehair, 10dl to Is. 4d. per lb. Kabbit skins, Bd. to lOld. Cow-tails, Is. 3d. per dozen.

'Messrs. Dalgety and-Co. report on their Waverley sale yesterday:—We yarded 1020 sheep and 100-cattle, and oad a good sale. The demand for sheep was keen, and. a good clearance was effected', all lines showing an advance on late rates. Cattle were somewhat dull of sale. We quote:. Twotooth owes in lamb, 10s. 10d.; mixed ago ewes in lamb, Bs. 7d., 95., to;ios. 6d.; f.m. do., 4s. ld. to ss. 6d.; two-tooth wethers, 12s. 2d.: mixed lambs, 7s. 3d., Bs. 7d., to 9s. Bd. ; cull, rams, 26. to 3s. 9d.; eighteenmonths steers. £3 3s. to £3 135.;" small weaners, 7s. 6d. to 10s.; store cows, £1 14s. 6d.; bull, £2 10s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report their auction sales for the week as under:—On Monday, wc hold our usual sale- at Woodville. The only line that changed hands was a pen of two-tooth wethers at Us:' On Tuesday, wo held a clearing sale at Matamau on .behalf of Mr. It. Burke. Tho dairy herd averaged considerably over £6, which was" considered very satisfactory. Inferior sorts went from £2 15s. to £4 12s. 6d.; bulls, £2 175.. 6d. to £4; heifers, £3 12s,- 6d.; weanera, 255.; sow, 355.; porkere, 10s. Sundries realised good prices.

The J,.Z: Loan and Mercantile' Agenev Company, Limited, report for the week-end-ing Juno 30 as follows:—At FcNding on Friday we had a good entry of both sheep and.cattle. Lambs were in demand, and were keenly competed for with the exception of three pens. ■ We placed our entry in favour of vendors, and quote as follows:—Backward ewes,• 45.;. empty ewes 6s. 5d.; small owe. lambs, 7s. 6d.; others to 9s. Bd.; mixed lambs, to Bs.; ewes in lamb, Bs. Id.; others, to Bs. 10d.; forward ?. yes, »P' : , llßht fa *" ewes. 113.; fat ewes, lis. Bd.; backward wethers, 95.; forward lambs, 95.; cull ewes, 25.; rams, to 75.; mixed wcaners, 15s. 6d.; .Jersey-cross wcaners, 355.:-backward cows in calf, £3; forward heifers, .£4 55.; heifers in calf, £4 15s • springing heifers. £4 155.; two-veal- Jersev heifers in calf, £5 17s. 6d.; dairy co'w= £5; bulls, £2 10s. At' Bangiwahia, on Tuesday, we had a-very good varding of sheep which were keenly competed for

and practically all Bold under the nammcr. \vc haa a good yarding of cattle, consisting mainly of good ouiry cows, all of whicji were disposed of under-keen competition. Wo quote as follows :-Uull iamb:-, -is. 6d., cmi ewes, 3s. 6d.; cull ewe lambs, 4s. 9d.; mixed lambs, s=, 2d.; small ewe lambs, ■ 6s. • Dd.;. furward lambs, Cs. 6d.; backward ewes, 55.; ewes in iamb, Us. 7d.; small two-tooth ewes,' 9s.- Vd.j twotooth .withers, 12s. lid. to 13*. Id.; forward wethers, to 145.; weaner heifers, £2 175.; eighteen months heifers, £4 Is.; three-year heifers, in calf, £6 55.; dairy cows, £4 15a., £5, £5 fc.-6d., £5 ss„ £6. 2s. 6d., to £5-10s. Mr. M'Clenaghan's herd realised -prices from £7 to £9 155., obtaining a good average; backward cows in calf, from £5 to £6 17s. 6d.; hull, £4. A large quantity of sundries made usual values.

Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report is as follows:—On Tuesday, June 20, I heid a clearing sale at Miatapu on account of Messrs. Rilling. Bros., when there was agood attendance, and the stock, which were in good'rondition, sold well. Early calvers mado from £6 10s. to £10; do. grade Jerseys, £9. 55.. tc £15 55.; later, £4. to £6; yearling heifers, £2; hack, £6 55.; mare, £14 10s.; mixed sheep, Es. 3d.; drays, £8 ss. to. £10 55.; tripod harrows, £6;' discs, £4 155.; plough, £5 155.; cultivator, £2 7s. 6d.; sundries at usual rates. At Kapuni on June 21 1 held a, rlcnring sale on account, of Messrs. Wright and Warden.. Owing to the wot weather there was only a. fair attendance, but the 6tock sold at good prices. Early calvers made £6 Ws. 1o £11 55.; later, £4 10s. to £6: very late and poor conditioned, £2 2s. 6d. to £4; bulls, £5 55.; filly,. £29; young sows, 2:3. to £2; store pigs, 175.; wagon, £21; harrows, £2 ss. At the same sale I 'sold on account of Messrs. Chapman and Greig a pair of horses for £40 Its.; hacks, £2;-gig. and. harness. £25 2s. 6d.; and a quantity of furniture at satisfactory prices. On Friday at Cardiff at Mr. Bottin's clearing sale there was a fair attendance, and stock and sundries realised full market rates. Early rakers made £7 to £12 165.; later. £5 to £6 155.; very late and empty, £3 10s. to £4 155.; springing heifers, £4 2s, 6d. to £6 55.; weaner heifers, £2 2'.; weaner steers, 395.; yearling bulls, £2 C-s.; eight-year gelding, £20; tr.-ip mares, £6 10s. to £10; foal, £3 10s.; dray and harness, £14 165.; gig and harness, ill 155.; mower, £6 10s.; ehaffcutter, £4; Duncan plough, £6 155.; chain harrows, £3 R; discs, £4 7s. 6d.; rake. £2 55.; jack, £2 7s. 6d. On the same day, in • conjunction with Messrs. Gillies: and-Nalder, I held a elcarinjr ;nle at Inaha on account of Mr. W. C. Phiilips. There, was a good attendance of buyers, and the large herd met with keen competition.. The top price was given lor a.- purebred Jersey cow, which realised £20; grade.'.Jersey's, close up, brought up.'to £13; grade nolstoin, up to £16 lfc.: ordinary early calvers. £7 to £12 55.; later, £5 to £6 155.; vc'rv late and empty, £3 l£p..to'£4' 155.; Store' cows, £2 12s. 6d. to £3 10s.: bulls., £2 10s. to £11; mixed . yearlings. 355.; yearling heifers, 395.; draught, horses, £34 to £35 10s.; trap horiee, £10 to £16 10s.; hacks, £4 to £6 155.; wagon, £27; drays. £11 15s. to £13 10s.; row- and lifter, £2 12s. to £5 10s.; store pigs, 165.-to ??.->.; breeding sows, £3 2?. Cd.; porkers, £2 to £2 65. ; p>, £23 Ks.: harrows. £3 fs. to. £5 10s.; cultivator, £2 10s.; anil. £14;. hay tendor.-£5 lb.; hay rake, £2 55.; ploughs, £5 to'£6; discs, £8 Jos.; gun, £5 .ss; sundries. sold well. At Wai-wak.-uho .on .the same da,v there was the usual yarding, with a good attendance of buyers, \oung stock wero not so well competed for as of late, but, nearly all were quitted at the hammer or privately. Dairy cow.* were in good demand, and met .with ready sale. Mixed weancru made 295. to 3Cs.. £d.; yearling steers, J6s. on.; fifteen to eighteen-months steers, £3two to two and a halt-year steers, £3 125.; two.to two and a half-year emptv heilers, £3 ss. to £3 125.; nine-months hcilors, 375.; springing heifers, £5 to £6 10s.springing cows, £5 to £6 155.; cowg in milk, £1 10s.; store cows, 30s. to £3 Is.forward cows, £3 7s. to £4 £s.; bulls, £2 4s. 6d. to_£s 17s. 6d.; two-tooth to f.m. owes, is. ts-.; 9 dairy cows sold on account, ol iir. \\m.. Cooper realised from £6 2s. 6d. to '£9. At Urcnui on Monday there was a large yarding, with good attendance of buyers. Bidding wa3 hrisk'throug'icut. especially for two and a half to threeyear springing heifers, of 'which a good number came forward. Mixed weaners brought 275. 6(1. to 355.; two-year steers, £3 Cs. 6d.; two and a half to thrte-yc'iir ' steers, £4- Bs.; -two-year emply heifers, £2 '«•; two .-and-a,: half-year heifers, R.W.8., £4 ss. to-£5; two and a half-year springing heifers, £5, to £5 lCs.j' three-year do., £6 2s. to £7; two and a half to three-year Uolatcra,heifers,-.£6 15s.;'two and a halfyear Jersey heifers, R.W.8., £5 2s. 6d. ; store cows, £2 14s. to £3 55.; fat cows, £5 to £5 2s. 6d.; springing cows, £5 Its. to £6 7s. 6d.; heifers, calved. £5 ss. • cow, calved, £6 2s. 6d.; fat - wetbers; 17s. At Douglas, on the same day, there was' only a small - yarding with .poor attendance, though all the stock yarded was disponed of at the hammer. Yearling steers made 3?3.; yearling heifers, 3.V 6d. to : 35*/-eighteen-months heifers, £2 12s.- two-year steers, £3 55.;. springing heifers, £5 10s. if"WhJT- fi I2: k £d ' : «'°>'e cows, £ hold i ' 7 s ' ld ' 0n ,hc Ba mc day I held a clearing, sale at Kapuni in L, J Ccl'r-i wi A h thc Loan and Mercantile.Company on account of Mr. W ,; n ™i , sCl,r ' Thcrc '™s a good atlird thZL 0i , hUy - ers - and , lhc eattfe, «p"iaSi y .tnose showing good ni. u„i . ■ strain, were fo'r. t in rS 'up JCr to" y l'.5 m ?, dfl ? l » B *«i «o. > L Ho l . ahy ,er i4 1 5 a s t ° to an £ V mi, . t /' « to £6 10s- heifers ■ l|, n h H C,fCr3 ■ " milk ' £5 to £6 lOs'ln ffn ' goo i d nuality, c l ose n „ hcifl™. %.st' 6 r£ h If 1 d ,!T eT "? r,I »* do., 32b. 6d to "> v, .7 Us ' ,' ; ordinary. «?!-. cowV 5 fe £ to* l% 0 ™% jo £7 1.55.; disc.harrows £7'15, pIo V sh ' rows. £3 7s. 6d.; jack, f, '~ , L cl H I . n 25.; sundries so d icell' i. 17 !' 6d ' to £ 3 Tuesday there war a .o^ 1 SiT^!ori ™ a fair attendance of buyers 'Yo, d '" S wl,h Of Which a good nllmlL. ' om, B 6t °ch. were in gooldmnThd °,^ cam ? J for ™'-''. Mixed wcSncSr S c V »•> "& steers, 355. 6d.: tio and , h.if'i we , Mpl ' year steers, fj-'J. tn A, half to three--345. 6d.V yearling ftolstfi, TT 01 ' ¥ fws '- oglUeen T mo„ths S to twof'car r% £Z 6s ; 15s. to £3 14s. 6d • t •? .?« ■ hoi J crs ' £2 three-year 'heifer Tin 1% L \ halt w 125.-6 d .: heifer and caff 'ff 1? S ' to £i >is- to £3 35.• forward 'sf,i &l ? Te rows ' £5' 2 7" to"'I -19°''''? t £A ss ' ; £4 .19s.'"Cd. to £6 3-- .L--' fat cows, cow. £7 7s: 6d.- bull'.'-- ?, r "' s,n . B J ersoy lumbs, 6s. 7d. '-At '■"• t0 £5 &-i lay there ,Vas ifiSSfvliSftf" of ■ young'cattle - §.d? in ?' . oE l'ecial v 325.; do., ' E bod duality ••£ C I ' ,n 6 C d fers, £3 15=' fn ■« "»? 15 . 5 -i.m-calf heicows, 355. to £\ it ■ f«i ' i 155,; storo