LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1294, 24 November 1911, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Balgety and Co. report:—We held Dur Palmerston sale yesterday, when ' a. good entry of both c-heop aud cattlc was quitted ot auction, at highly satisfactory prices to vendors. Sheep—Shorn fat ewes, lis. lid.; forward do.I 13s. Id.; fat d0.,-15s. 6d.; mixed hoggets. 13;. Id.; ewes and lambs, 16s. Id. to 225. id. Cattle—Empty, .forward, polled Angus heifers, £4 15s- 6d.; 3J' to '1-year bullocks, to £7. - -The New. Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency . Co., PalmeTgton Korth, Teport:At our fortnightly sale at Ilimatajigi on Monday wo had a good entry of cattle, with an appreciative audience, resulting ill a good clearance. At Palmerston North on Thursday we yarded SSO liead of cattle, and have to report a, total clearance at late rates. Vic quote:—Himitangi sileSheep: Store eiyes, Es. Bd.: owes and .lamtß, 15s. Ud. Cattle: Yearltne steers (small), 375. 6d.; 15-montlis steers, T2 16s. 6d.; 18months steers, .£3 17s. 6d.; yearling heifern. £2 13s. to £3 Cs.; 2-year heifers (poor), £2 145.; 2-year empty heifers 'good'), £4 ss. to £4 19s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 2e. 6d.; springing cows, £7; cows in milk, £7 7s. 6d.; cows and calves,.£4 9s. 6d.; store cows, £3 lis. to £3 195.; forward cows, £4 Us.; fat cows, £5 to £6 Is.; bulls. £3 to £4 fat cows, £5 3s. to £6 Is.; bulls, £3 to £4 17;. 6d. At Palmerston North sale—Cattle: Yearlings (small!, 375. to £2 45.; 15-months steers. £3 Is. to £3 3s. 6d.; yearling hoifere (goodl, £3 7s. 6d. to £3 10s.: 3-yer.r heifers. £3 lCc. to £3 165.: store cows, £3 lis. (o £3 155.; springing cows, £5; cews in mil'!, £4 Jos.; forward cows, £4 126., to £4 175.: fat cows, £7; cows and ealve.% £4 45.; heifers in calf, £3 8;. to £4 17;. 6d.; 3 and 4-year bullocks, £0 9j. 6d.; Hereford bullocks, £6 93. Also, on account of Hr,

I Cli.it:. Carr. 1 nrul stcors. SA 165.; 2 I and -J-yoar Hereford l-iocit, £6 l>.; steer* to £5 !7«.; i-yc.'ir polled Angti? f-trciv. <£4 Ks; fonvo.nl bulled;*, £7 -1.-.; -.s-monllLS steers, X' 3 3?. 6d.

AVCKIiAXP STOCK XIARKRTB. The Xcw Zea!:ind Lr>:ui aud ymrcajitilo Apcncv to., Ltd... rppr.ri as followsAt the Wcc'.Delll yards fat catllc were yardcil in smatler numbers llian usual, and advanced in prices, prime oxou srlliuK to Ms. per 10011).. others &. to He. 6rl. Cnws and heifers, 225. to 245. Stcprs sold at from £6 2s. 6d. Ir> £12; cows and heifers. £' ss. tn £8 2s. fc!.; calves were -yarded in less number, and sold at late rates. Heavyweight vcalerfi sold at_ from £2 lCs. lo £3 25.; mcdi-am weifrhis. 355. to £2; others. 3s. to 20s. The sheep pens were well QUed, and there was a decline in prices. Shorn wethers sold at from 14s. to 19s. 9d.: ewes. Its. to 175.; spring lambs were yarded in large number, and sold at lower rates, best lambs selling to 155.; others. 9s. 9d. to 12s. Pigs were yarded iu usual numbers, and again.sold at high rates: baconers Gold at from £2 lC's. to £-3 55.; porkers, £2 2s. to £2 10s.; slips, 18s. to 255.; weaners, ss. 6d. to 9s. At Henderson on Monday we held our usual sale. There was a good yarding, and satisfactory priccs were realieed.. Dairy cows and heifers sold at from £6 10s. to £8 2s. 6d.; 2 to 21-ycar-old steers, £4 2s. 6d. to £5; yearlings, mixed sexes, £2 ss. to £3; calves, 20s. to £2: bulls, £4 to £5; horecs; £4 to £6. At the lVr.strield. Yards on Thursday last dairy and store cattlc were yarded in larger nuiebers than usual, ajid sold at late quotations. ■ Best dairy cows and heifers sold at fro* .£7 10s. to £11 ICa.. others, £4 10s. to'£7; empty cowe, £3.105. to £4 ss. The advertised Jerseys and' Tlolstein heifers sold at from £3 lCs. to £6 ss. At the Albert Yards on Friday last horses came forward in-larger numbers than the previous week, and eold at ruling pricos. Heavy draught horses sold at from £25 to £35: medium draught, £18 to £23; light harness horses,' £3 ss. to £15; hacks, £5 to £17. -Tho advertised ponies from Ha-wera sold at from £7 10s. to £17; cabs, to £14 10s. At the Waiuku Yards on. Saturday there was an average yarding of cattle, and prices were the same as-late sales. Best dairy cows and heifers sold at from £7 to £10 10s.; empty cows, £3 to £3 18s.; heifers. £2 17s. 6d. to £3-175.: yearling steens, . r 2 12s. 6d. to £3 10s.; calves, 20s. to £2; two and three-year-oid steers,. £4 10s. to £6; bulls, £5 to £8 10s.; pi-?s, 10s. -to 135.; for weaners, a quantity of sundries sold at ruling rates. : Jfcssrs. Dalsjety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly .fat stock sale at Westfiold on Wednesday. Beef; .-A smaller yardine than.: usual, the demand was good, and prices • were generally hirher than late rates. Choice rens of prime os #">ld at tin-to 265. per 1001b.; ordinary duality ox beef sold at 235. t-o 255. Tier. 1001b.; cow and heifer.beef at 20s. to 23;-. Veal: An avcr.iee yardine. th" demand was good at late rates; heavy" sold at £2 to £3; choice suckers nt 30s to f 2 55.: medium, as. to 20«. Miittnn- There ••ras n fairly large entry, and values were lower; nrime shorn wetWrs sold at 'w Pd. to 195.; medium qnslity. lis. 6d. to 165.: shorn ewes. 13s. 15= : for h"nw ie= to .125.; for lreht woolly, ewes,• 15s 6d to 19=.: wool 1 v -hoggets. 16s. lamb: A vorv large yarding.- and nriees were-35.-to As ner head lower: heavy rhoice oiia'ity fet.chnd 14s. to 175.: (rood. lis. to !3«.; li-li» 6*. to 9s. ..'Pork: « lane nrtrv wh«el> so'd at late rates. Bn<v>n«»-s £2 3s to £2 155.; , porkers, 28s. to £2 2=.