LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1347, 26 January 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mo-sr-\ Dalgetv and Co., Ltd.. report that at their I'lilniersLun sale to-day ihey had a splendid yarding of ,-hec,P and cattle, which met a. reuly sale. Quotations:— Sheep: Small mixed lambs, u. In 6s. Gd.; do., woollv. Bs. to 9.5.; mixed shorn lambs. 7- 'ifid. to' 9s. Id.: 2-tooth wether;. 12s. 6d.; f.f in ewes. 9s. 6(1. to Us. til. Cattle: Forward bullocks £7 os. lo £7 10s.: 3-year steer*. £5 15.-. to £6 45. ; com? mill calves, to £4; vcarliug heifers. .€3 Is. io £3 155.; empty ( : ows, £3 Ks.; suuiU wcancis, 20s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenev Co.. litcl. (Stratford branch', re-port:-We held a combined sale oil Tmwdny. January 16, in our Stratford yards, wlicn there wax a large yarding of over lOffl head of cattle. There was a, fair attendance of buyers, and keen competition for bullocks, of which a large number was varded. The grcnt-.-r proportion of the stork yarded were t-olil a - , the hammer and afterwards. Prices realised were as follow :-Wcanens, Its. to 3Ci-.; 15-:uonths steers, 565. 6d. to 655. 6d.: 15-months heifers. 535. 6d. to 705.; store cows, 635. to 755.; forward cows-. 725. 6d. to 91.'.; fat cows. 109-. to Hie.; S to J-vear bullocks. 925. 6d. to 107s. 6d.: 3*-yea,r bullocks, 118s. 6d. lo 1315.: hulls, from 60s. to 85s. On Friday. January 19, we held our monthly sale in our Kohuratahi Yards, when there was a full yarding of cattle, and a fair number of sheep. Most of the stock yarded was sold. Competition was keen, and prices realised were as follow : —Woaners, 225. to ?Js.: 15 to 18-months steers. 565. to 635. 6d.; 15 to 13-montbs heifers. 525. to 595. 6d.; 2-year steers. 85b. 6d. to 88s.; 2-vear heifers, 725. to 7Es. fd.j 3i-year steers, 1135.; 2-tooth wethers, 12s, to 12s. 3d.; 4 and 6-tooth wethert-, 13s. 2d.; f.m.enves, ui> to 65.; hoggets. Us. 9d. to 13c.

jr»s«rs. Dalgetv and Co.. Ltd. (Wellington), report on their fortnightly sale, held at, Upper Jlutt yesterday, as follows :-We had a. full entry of sheep, aud a fair yarding of cattle. Iliddine for sheep was slow at'the start, but we made practically a total clearance of the yards afterwards. The following prices were realised: rat wethers, to 14s. 3d.; wethers', 7*. Id., lis. to 12s. 7d.: ewes, 9s. nvA 9s. Id.: fat lambs, lis.; lambs, 7s. Bd.. 7s. lCd. to 65.; cull lambs, 35.; 2j to 4-vear steers, £3 195.. £4 10s., to £> Ifi.: fa.t cows, to £5 12s. 6d.; springing heifers. £6 lis.. £6 ife. to £7 55.; springing cows, to £8; ravis in milk, £3 7e., £3 Bs. £5 ss. to £7 7.-. 6d.; cows a.ud calves, to £6 2e.; bulls, £2 IDs. to £3 3s.

The New Zealand Loan and McrcanHie A-enev Co.. Ltd. (Palmcrston North), report :~.U the opening rale of the new silevaids at Boundary Road, Palmerc-ton North, there was a large attendance, and -vc had a heavy entry of sheep and cattle. The cattle yards were taxed to their full capacity and a really good all-round sale resulted, bidding being brisk throughout, and most lines soiling freely under the hammer, with the result that very few lines were un-old. We tmote-.-Sheep: Cull lambs, 5s 2d. to ss. 6d.: forward lambs, 9s. to Ifts. Id.; forward owes. 125.: woolly ewes, 16s. Cattle: Woaners (inferior) las.; good mixcu veaiiern, £2; weaner heiferd (good), £2 bs.; joarlintrs (inferior). .£2 to £2 7s. 6d.; 15mciiths steers, £2 175.; 2-years steers, £i to £4 IC->; 2». to 3-ycar c-teers, £6; forward bullocks. £7 ss. to £7 9s. 6d.; 15-months heifers, £3 55.: forward heifers, £3 19k. to C 4 55.; heifers in calf, £4 is. to £6; springing heifers, £6: aged cows, 3Cs. to £2 75.; store cows, £3 155.: fat and forward cows, £4 17s. 6(1. to £4 .18(5. 6d. LONDON MARKETS. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile AgencyCompany, Limited, have received the following cablegram from their London house, under date January 24:— Wool Sales.—As compared with last sales closing rates, prices are higher by about par to 5 per cent, for greasy crossbred and lower by about par to 5 per cont. for merino medium and inferior. Prices are about the same for crossbred scoured, greasy merino super, crossbred slipe. scoured merino super and lambs. Greasy crossbred, wool suitable for America is 5 per cent, to 7'. per cent, higher. The sales progress firmly. Wheat.—Wo have sold an Australian cargo, 375: 3d. i-.i.t. The market is quiet but steady, owing to bad weather. The Argentine outlook is encouraging. H'c quote per ouarter c.i.f.: New Zealand wheat, longberried. 355. 6d.; shortberricd, 355. Tallow.—We quote present spot values for the following descriptions:—Good' mutton, 345. 3d. per owl.: good beef ?3s. 3d. ner cwt.; mixed, 31s. 3d. per cwt. The market is quiet.

Customs duty collected at the port, of Wel'.inston yesterday amounted to £9550 Ms. lid.