LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1240, 23 September 1911, Page 3

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs, Dalgety and Company, Limited* report:-We held our fortnightly' Falo of wool, RkiiiE, liidcE, and tallow yoßterday afternoon, when we ollered a. cood catalogue of all clanscs to the usual attendaneo J u f'. cr|i ' Competition was keen for all good lines submitted, and prices for wool, Ekins, and hides were on a par' with lliosa ruling at our last sale. Prices for (Allow, however, showed an advance of about'* la. per ewt. Wool: Crutchings, crossbred mo(liuui, sd. to s}d.; crutchinge, crossbred inferior, 4>.d. to 43d.; cralchings, merino, 4jd.j crossbred, 6Jd.; lambs, Sd. to CJd.; dead, sd. to 6>d.; leeks, 3Jd. to 3{d.; washed piee'es, cii ■ SliccpsltiuF: Crossbred medium, ojd. to Gin.; crossbred, broken and damaged, 3d. to 5Jd.; half-wools, <jd. to 6Jd.l quarterwools, 3Jd.; dead, 42d, to 5!. d.; merino, sjd.; hoggets, 6}d.; crossbred damp, 3y. Gd. to i?; ■ crossbred salted, 3s. Id. to <n. Ed, llides; Ox heavy, 71d. to VSd.; ox medium, i t0.7M, ; -ox lifjlit. s£d. to 6id.; ox, cut und slippy, 4Jd. to Cfd.; cow, medium, s>d. }° cow, cut and slippy, 4£d. to sJd.| bull, 5!d.: calf, good, BM. to 9Jd.; calf, inferior, sd. to 7d.: horse hides, 7s. 6d. to 14s. 6d. each. Tallow: In shipping order, 265. to 28s, per ewt.; ill lino, 255. per ewt.t rough fat, 20:). 3d. per ewt. Horsehair, ■ le. to Is. 7Jd. per lb.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company,' Mmited, report having held their usual Unucr Ilutt pI J-le c >- Thursday. Only a small yarding of both sncep ana cattle was ■ r.ubtniuea, this being due no doubt to the rousli weather of the last few days. Two-tooth ewes, in lamb, made Bs.:.cull linggets, ss;: springing heifers, £3 15s. to .24 Bs. 6d.; springing cowsi £4 ss. to, £5; empty cows, £3 15?.; mixed yearlings, £1 lis.; bulls, £3 ,63. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., renort:—Tho first of the weekly sales was held at Levin on Friday, and started under favourable auspices. Twenty-two pem of, sheep and 42 pens of cattle were submitted to a large attendance of buyers, "he yarding of-fat sheep and fat' cat'tio was above the usual quality. Olio hundred and twenty fat ewes, >old on account of Mr. C. 0. liigginson, Koputaroa, realised 22.0.17 d.; and 60 wethers, on account of tli» Bamc owner, brought 225. 2d. 'liigllt fat bullocks, on account of Mr. Juo. Davies, of Koputaroa, realised £10 25.: and live fat cowe, on account- of the same '6wiier, brought £5 19s. Willi the exception of two pens of sheep, the whole yarding changed hands at the following prices :—Sheep: Fat ewes, 175.. 17s. 7d„ 19s. 6(1:, 225,. 4d„ and 223. 7d.: fat wethers, 20s. 6d. to-225. 4d.; ewes, and lambs. 19s. 4d. to 20e.. Cd.; hogsets, Ha.-3d. to 135.-4 d.; hoggets (unall), Bs. 6d, to 95.; mixed ewes and wethers, 14s. Id. to 15s. (d.;. maiden two-tooth ewes, 15b. 6d.; forward empty ewes, 13s, Id, Cattle: Pat bullocks, £8 to £10 25.; fat cows, £5 16s. 6d„ £6, £6 Gb.,.£6 10s., £6 lfe.,'Jto,£7 95.: three-year steers, £5 Bs.; two-year steers, £4. Is.; yfSrling steers, £2 53.; fiprihglni heifery, £2 10s. to £3 lis.; yearling lieifcre, 355. to £2 10s.; forward cowb, £3 18s. to £4 10b.; store -cowb. " £2 145.-to £3 55.; wenners, 255. to 31s.;'.bulls, £4 ss, to £5.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Agones' Co., Ltd. (Feilding branch) report for the week ended .September 22, as follows:—At Fcilding, on Friday,' we bad* a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Sheep sold well, and wc have to report a, total clearance. Cattlo sold at lata rates. Wether hoggets, 9s. to lis. and 12b. ; mixed hoggets, 13s. 7d.; ewe hogget? (sniafl), 10b. 6d.; empty ewes, 9s. 4d.; eww and .lambs, 10s. 3d. to 165.: two-tooth wethere (good), 1E«.; weancrs, 17s. to 385.; yearling eteerfl, £2 17s. 6d.; ycarlliig hcilec>!,. £2: ilfteenmonths fiejfers, -£3 3s.' to £3 Us.; stow cows, £2 19s. to £3 3s. to £3 11b. i stonj l cowe,'£2 19s. to £3.35,; springing heiferr, - £5 2s. 6d. to £7.