LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1282, 10 November 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and 00. report—At our Palmers ton sale yesterday,'owing to rourrh weather ,oniy a small yarding of etools came forward. Practically the whole of irt^ vas s ?i! auction. Cull hoggets, 63. 10d. ; wether hoggets, lis., led.: mothers 14s. 9d.; yearling steers, 355. to £2 7s. 6d.: yearling heifers, 365. to £2 19=.; store U 6 ii 6d ' £3 , 12 n 6d - ; Months steers, £3 Us.; young hull, 30s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd report on their Jlastcrton stock sale, held this week, as follows:—Our entry composed over twelve hundred head, mainly well-bred bullocks, of extra good quality. °? of vari °ns clients. Ei° if j°- d § fl orthorn cattle, offered on behalf and ored by Messrs. H. 11. Beetham, Brancepeth Station, and W. H. Beetham hi tSSS??" sta , tlon ' 'Mspoctivdy, stood out c ! f°r duality, and all sho~ed s , °{ ca rttful breeding, being much admired bj the general public. The attendance was large, and business at au£ animalod.. Prices realised wc£ ™ '"i vendors in many cases, and were considerably in excess of their anticlpatlons. On the other handone or $7w £ f TCr sj bou S ht . at reasonable figures, Wt™D S r °P cnln K prices for Brown bullocks as guide to value. With the exception of one line of-yearling Vtrers we Si the Whole of the entry submittcd. Particulars of pneos realised are bullocks xn somewhat backward condition), £7-Bs.; 64 3«vc.r bnllo*k>"* i* of'Sn? 18s. (d On' behalf £7 <£f". <<i F' 3-3 r ear bullocks, *7 i=-'. ocks ,. (bouprllt ra "Io), f' 5 3 t' ( 3 , and 4-year bullocks (bought cattle), £5 13s. 6d. to £6; 20 4-year very forward bullocks, offered on behalf of lea Station, realised. £8 lCs..- 54 3 and <-v»ar fc & h'n? f half of ,^ r 'i. Erl £7 fe., M bullocks, on fcehalf of Mr. Ilurh S S °nf $1 18^': "i fr ca r bullo <='«. on penalf of, ~lr. liupert Morrison, of Blairlogic Station (bought cattlc), £5; 37 2-y C ar &%': °? 3 ohalf §1 O.'William" i?2if VvS 2 « year Shorthorn steers, on behalf of Mr. Rupert Morrison, £5 Bs. Other sales, made included:—Fat cows (liirht) ss. to £6 95.; fat 'heifers, M 2s to £6'ss• springing heifers, £5 IDs;; dairy heifers, £3 03. to £3 135.; store cows. £3 17s. 6d. to £4; weaners (small), £2; 2-vear s'eer 5 ' £4 to £4 10s.; yearling steers, £2 3s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report.—At our weekly Palmcrston North s&lo on Thursday, wo had a fair of both sheep and cattle, which met with a ready sale at late,rates. Sheep: Wellbred Romney ewes, with 100 per cent, lambs. 19s. lCd.; medium ditto, 14s 6d • empty ewes, 12s. 7d.'; fat ewes, 14s. 6d!' hoggets, 12s. 2d.: cull ewes, 7*. 2d. Cattle: Three-year bullocks, £5; 2-year empty ?P lfcr £ r 3 yearling heifers. £2 4s. 6d., £2 6s. 6d„ £2 17s. 6d., £3 2s. to £3 lis.; springing heifers, £3 to £4 l£s.: dairy cows, £5, £8, £8 55.. £11 IDs. to £12 155.; pedigree Jersey bull, on account of Mr. J. P. Clark, 28 guineas.

rij • k° an and Mercantile Ageuev Co., Ltd. (Palmerston branch), report:—At nimifcnnffi, on 3tonday, v;o. had a raiall yarding of sheep and cattle. Bidding was brisk, and a good rale Tesultcd. At Palmerston Nortji on Thursday entries were small, but, most lines changed hands' at late rates. Quotations were as follow — rut Himitangi:—Sheep: Hoggets. I<°. 7d Cattle: Yearlings (small), 235. to 376.; vear. hng steers, £2 Ss.; yearling heifers, £3 2s •to £o 10s.;' 2-year ■ heifers,' £3 8s ' 6d. to £3 JBs.; springing heifers, £5 9s. to £6 2s. 6d.; store cows. £3 lis. to £3 1£?. ; forward cows, £'1 9s. to £<! 16s. 6d.; bulls £4 10s. At Palmerston North:-Sheep: Medium ewe hogsets. 12s. 6d.; wether hoggcK 15s Cattle; Ycarlinpji, £2 4s 6d. to £2 IDs.- forward cows, £3 19s. to £4; yearling heifers, £3 la. 6<i.; 2-year heifers, £3 10s.; cows in milk, £2 10s. to £4; bulls, £2 15s. to £3.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their . Johnsonville sale as follows.—We offered a. "heavy yardiHS of eheep and a good one of bullocks. The demand was slack for all elapse?, and prices were easier than was the case at last sale. Prime heavy bullocks, ,£lO 10s. to £10 155.; medium bullocks, £9 10s. to £9 ITs. Cd.; light. £9 55.; vcalors, 275. 6d.; prime wether.?, 21s. 9d. to 225. 6d.; light wethers, 195.; prime shorn wethers, 16s. 3d.; lighter, lfe. 3d.; plain, 13s. 9d. to 13s. lCd.; prime ewes, 215.; medium oivcs. IBs. 3d. to 195.; prime shorn ewes, 15s. 7d.: lighter, 145.; prime lambs, 14s. to 14s. Bd.; lighter, 13s. to 13s. 6d.; light, Its. 9d. to lis. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report:—At H'aikanae on Tuesday a fair yarding of cattle and a small cntrv of sheep met with good demand, and a total clearance was marie at the following quotations:—Fat cows, £5 ss. t-o £6 155.; forw a.l d cows, 15s. to £4 145.; store cows £3 25.: 15 to 18-month heifers, £2 lCs. to £3 35.; yearling heifers. £2 Is. to £2 55.; 15 to 18-uionth steers, £3 to £3 10s. Gd.; 3-year steers, £5 17s. to £6 2s. 6d. ; aged bulls. 2Cs. to £3; mixed shorn sheep, 9s. Ed. BURNSIDE SALE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.! □linedin, November 6. At Burnside to-day 145 head of fat cattlc were yarded. A few pens were prime, lv.it the yarding generally was below the averago. Competition was rather erratic, the middle part ot the sale being the best as regards prices, but on the whole values were much the same as the previous week,

Prime bullocks. £11 10$. 6d. to £13 5e.-, extra- heavy, to .£ls 7s. 6d.; medium to Rood, £10 to £11; light. £8 15s. to £9 10soest rr.ws and heifers, £9 15?. to £11; extra to £13; medium, £7 iCs. to £8 155.; inferior. £5 15s. to £6 IPs. /^L sl,co,l: . Thcrp was a moderate entrv of 2620, mostly wethers. A few pens were snorn. The quality was above the aver* nge. several lines of splendidlv-finished wethers beins penned. There was a full attendance of the trade, and several grazier:; were present, thn result being a brisk i sale for all rlasses. prices showing nn adi vance of fully 6d. on last, week's rates Prime wether?, 23.?. to 25h.; extra hcavv. ! 265. to 29*.- 9d.; medium to good, 2D« io 225.; unfinished. 18s. to 19s. 6d.; shorn wethers, 17?. 6d. to 195.; prime ewes, 2C«. to 225. 3d.; extra heavy, to 265. 3d.; medium. l<s. 6d. to 19s. Fat lambs: 170 forward, all being verv nice quality. There was brisk demand at about last week's prices. Best, 15s. 6d. to 175.; medium, 14s. to 155.; small, 13s to 13s. Pigs: There was a. full yarding. 180 being penned. Only a small number of slips, suckers, and stores were included, the bulk being made up of r«>rkers and baconers. Stores and email sorts met with good competition, and sold at prices fully equal to late values. Porkers were in over-supply ' and somewhat easier. Baconers met with fair sale at priccs little be- 1 low last week's. Suckers. 9s. to lis. 6d • slips._l2s. to 19<?.; stores, 20s. to 285.; pork- I ers, 30s. to 425.; lieht baconcrs, 45« to i 55?.; heavy, 60s. to 755.