LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1241, 25 September 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Jlessrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., report:—At .our FciWiiif,' sale ou Friday, a very fair yarding cf both sheep and cattle cams to hand, nractically all of which changed hand 3 at prices as below:—Sheep: Cull hoggets, 65., 75., 7s. 3d., to Bs. 5d.; black-faco hoggets 10s. 6d.; medium wether hoggets, lls.; small ewe hoggets, 9s. lid. to 11s.; medium ewe hoggets, lla. 7d. to 123.; aged ones with lambs, 135.; small two-tooth owes, to 135.; mixed-age owes and lambs, to 17s. Sd.; prime fat ewes, 18s. 6d.; fat wethers, 21s. Id. Cattle: Dairy heifers, £<t 23. £d.,■ £5, to £5 Es.; yearl'i-ng to fifteon-nionthii heifers, £2 19=., £3 75., ip £3 lCc; two-year steers, £3 19s. 6d.

Newton King's weekly stock report is as follows:—At my Wnhvakaiho yards on Friday, September 15, I had a large ontry of all classes. The dairy cattle yarded were a poor lot, and sold accordingly, though empty heifers wore keenly competed for. Prices were: Mixed yearlings, 35=. 6d. to £2 Bs.; yearling heifer?, Ms. to £2 Es., 30s. 6d. to 35=.; two-vear heifers, £3 83. to £3 18s.;.store cows, £2 2.--. C<\. to £3 153.; forward cows, £4 Bs.: springins; heifers, poor. £3 10s. to £4 Uγ.: aprinsing cows, £1 to £8 155., according to finality. A nico line of grade Jersey yearling heifers, well .-lone, realised £4 lCs. At Urenni on Honda,". September 18, owing to the very boisterous weather, I had but a small yarding, and only a fair aUondoncs of buyers. Bidding throughout the aft--r----noon was: dull, and only about half tlia cattle entered were quitted at the following prices:—Yearling steers, £2 3?. 6d. to £3 12?. 6(1.; yearling heifers (poor), £2 25.; liftccn-months Jersey heifers, £3 16.=.; twoyear empty heifers, £3 7s. to £3 15s. 6i1.; two-year stoers, £4 Is.; springing heife' , ;, £4 t-) £6 12s. 6d.; store cow.-, £2 lCs. to £3; forward cows, £3 7?. to £3 12s. At my Stratford yards on Tuesday, .September 19. I Ind a lnr?o entry of all classes. Bidding throughout the afternoon was dull, but gocd business was done, yearlings Ti'coting with better demand than at previous sales. Fresh cows realised £3 13s. 6il. to £3 15?.; forward co'.vs, £4 155.; store;", .£2 7s. Cd. to .£3 12s. 6d.; tv.-o-yo.ar empty lißifprs,..€3 13s. to £3 18s.; mixed yearling*, £2 2s. t<i £2 ss. 6d.; yearling steers, 37r. Cd. to £2 3=. 6d.; good gride Jersey vearling heifers. £i ss. to £3 10s.: noo'rer, £2 Os." Cd. to £2 10s. Cd.; grade Ilolstcins, £3 Us. 6d.: yearling bull, 345.; two-year Jer£oy heifers, SA 4s. lid. On the. samo day liiy springing heifer yards were well filled with ('airy cattle which met with kcon demand. Good cattle, close to profit, fold well as follow:—Springing heifers, £7 « £9; later, £5 5?. to £6 123. Gd.; two-year heifers, £3 to £5: springing cows, £6" 17.=. 6d. to £8 10s. At my Stony Itwcr tale on Wednesday. September 20, there was only a small entrv. but a good attendance of t.ho public. The yearling; yarded were a poor lot. but. notwithstanding, go-jd bufincss was tione, the bidding Ilironghout being very brisk. Jiixrd yearling? madp 325. to £2: do., good. £2 13;.; ye:ixliusc 3toer.=, J?s. to £2 Bs. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 lls. 6d. to , £2 135.: two-year empty heifer?, £3 55.; bulls. £3 I*. to £i IDs.; store cows, SI to £3 3=.: forward. £3 IBs. to £4 10s. Springing heifers sold well from £5 15s. to Iα 10s.: anringing cows £7 to £9; mixed fhenp, lls. 5d.; tivo-ycar stews, ,£3 17s. 6d. Durius the Tvesk I have Quitted

a largo number of rattle, principally twoyear empty heifers, the majority of which, have gone out of the district. Trices obtained were: Empty heifer?. £3 17s. to £4 JOs.; choice do., £5 if.; yearling ftec-i , .-. £2 35.; yearling heifers, £2 '/.<.; springing heifers. €6 ss. to £7 5.-.; fsveral dairy herds from £8 1C;, to £10 lCs.; team of bullocks and dray, £120; fat bullocks. £10 10s.; fat cow?, £6 55.; fat ewes, lE.-. 6d.; hoggets, 12;. 6d. j fat sheep, 16s.