LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1348, 27 January 1912, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety ami Co., Ltd., report on tboir Alfredton and tketalmna salea follows:—iUfredton.—A medium entry of sheep met with poor competition, but cattle, tho principal entries of which \\,cro gro\m\ steers, were in good «! the following priccs-Lmptv heifers, to £3. heifore in calf. £4 10b.; 3-ycar steors, to £5: 4-year bullocks, £6 10s.; forward condition bullooks. to £7 lis. A on of .50 3 and 4-j-ear-old bullocks offeica on account of tho Alpass Estate, reahscu io IDs. Ekstaiuna.-A good entry of all clastes of stock mot with a ready demand, an lines, with ono exception, being disposed of at auction, at priocs in. excess ot late market reports. Following is a list oi tno prices :—Sheep: Small lambs, 6s. 7d. to IDs.; store ewes, 6s. Bd. to Bs. Id.; shorn lambs, to Bs. 9d.; woolly lambs, to. lid. and 9s. Cattle: Mixed weaners, 26e.; smallyeHrlingßi 368.; 12 to 15-months heifers, £2 lis. to £3 is.: aged cows and calves, £3 25.; empty heifers, £3 125.; 15-months steers, £3 4s--Bd., .£3 65., £3 12s. £3 12s. 6d. to £3 14s. ; 2year steers, £4 ss. 6d.; fat cows, £5 Is.; 3-year etcers, £5 45.; grown bullocke, £o Bs. 6d.; two nice lines of well-grown 12 to 15-months Polled Angus steers offered on account of Ifosers. Anderson Broo. realised from £5 17s. to £4 ss.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Ltd., report having held their fortnightly Wanganui sale on January 23, when a good yarding ol 3400 Bheep and 430 cattle camo forward. Thero was a good demand for ail classes, and the bulk of the yarding changed hands. Fat and forward wethers, 14s. Id.; 2-tooth wethers, lis. 4d., 12s. 2d. to 13e.; 2-tooth ewos, 12s. to 13s. 10d.; f.m. ewes, Bs. 5d., 95., 9s. Bd, to 10s.; cull ewes, 3s. Id. to 45.; good lambs. 10s.; others, 4s. sd. to 6s. 6d,; fat cows, £6 25.; 4-year bullocks, £7 35.; others, £5 196.; 18-month steers, £3 3s. to. £3 155,; store cows, £3 to £3 Bs. 6d.; cows and calves, £4 2s. 6d.; 3year heilers, £4 55.; 18-month heifers. £3, £3 3s. to £3 9s. 6d,; weaners, £1 ss„ £1 Bs. to £1 18s.; bulls, to £3 15s.

Messrs, Ahraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday wo offered 15 pens of sheep and a small yarding of cattlo, . Including a. .line of 56 forward bullooks. . Competition for alt classes was good, and sales were elfceted at the following quotations:—s4 fat ewos, wS. 3d.; 17 fat wethers, 15s. 2d.; 75 forward wethers. 13s. lid. i 120 forward wothers, 13s. lid.; 180 2-tooth ewes, 13s. 9d.; 160 stole owes, Bs. lid.; 90 woolly lambs, 9s. 6d.; 67 6tore lambs, 6s. 7d.; 66 small lambs, 4s. lid.; 50 cull lambs 3s. 3d.; other small lines of store lambs, 3s. 6d. to ss. 3d.; cull ewes, 3s. 6d. to ,55.; small 2-tooth ewos, lis.; fat cows, £6 to £6 25.; forward cows, £4 65.; 18-months steers, £3 10s.; springing heifers, £5 15s. to £4 55.; hull, £2 lCs.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—Wo hold our weekly sale on Thursday, when we offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattlo. The attendance of buyers was large, owing to it being the first salo in tho new yards. Bidding for sheep was spirited, and prices realised were equal to late rates. Cattle were dull of sale. Wo quote:—Sheep: 2 and 4-tootli ewes, 145.; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 13s. lid.; mixed ages ewes, 7s. 6d„ 10s. 6d. to lis. 6d.; fat and forward owes, lis. 6d.: cull ewes, 3s. 6d.; lambs, shorn, 35., 4s. 7d„ 4s. 10d., ss. 6d. to ss. lOd.; woolly lambs, Bs. to 9s. Id. Cattle: 2-year steers. £4 ss. to £5 S3. 6d.; yearling "heifers, £2 195.) heifers, in milk, £4 75.; 6d.; heifers, in calf, £4 to £4 75.; fat heifers and cows, £4 Je, to £4 18s.; springing heffers, £6 4s. 6d.; empty cots. £2 10s. to £4 17s. 6d. to £5; cows, in milk, £4 7s. 6(1.; weaners, 365,; bulls, £1 195., £2 25.. £2 55., £2 10s., £2 lis, to £3,

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report for week ending January 26 as follows:—At Kangiwahia on Tuesday, wo had a small yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. All classes sold well. Wo quote:—2-tooth wethers, lis. 9d.; 4-tooth wethers, good, 14s. 4d.; aged ewes, 75.; shorn wether lambs, 7s. 6d.; yearling hcifors, averaging £7; 15-monthe heifers, £3 13s. to £2 165.; 20-months steers, £3 10s.; 2-year steors, £4 63. 6d. 1 mixed weaners, 325.; good weaner steers, !Bs. 6d.; springing dairy cows, £8. On Wednesday we held a clearing sale for Mr. John Loudon, Kimbolton, and report a successful sale. Hairy cows, ftl milk, from £5 10s. to £8 55.; 21 cows and heifers, averaging £7; 15-months heifers, £3 Is.; weaners, 295,. 305., and 355.; pigs, slips 18s. 6d.; porkers, 355.; breeding sows, 305.; 4-ycar harness mare, £17 10s.; aged marc, £8 155.;-Shetland pony, £8 se. Implements and sundries sold woll. At Feilding, on Friday, wo had a good entry of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle; bidding was brisk throughout, and we effected practically a clearance at prices ruling, as follow:—wether lambs, 9s. 7a.; mixed lambs, 9s. 5d.; 2-tooth wothers, 12s. 4d.; full-mouth ewes, 9s. 6d.; 5-year ewes, 9s. 3d.; 25-ycar steers, £5: 2-year steers, £5 45..: yearling heifers,' v£2 ss. 6d:: , weanerheifers, £2 18s.; mixed weaners, 295. 6d.; 3-' year empty heifers, £4 195.; forward empty heifcre, £3 195., £3 145.; empty , cows, £4.Bs.j' fat cows, £6 . Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report is as follows:—At Waiwakailio, on Friday,January 19. X had a good entry, and a good attendance. Bidding throughout the day was good, and a good sab resulted. Weaners made £1 2s. 6d„ but a pen of vory choice Jersey heifers from a wellknown breeder mado £2 35.; 15 to 18-months heifers made £2 lis. to £3 35.; 15 to 18months steers, £2 15s. 6d. to £3; yearling steers,-poor, £1 10s. to £2 Is.; two-year steers, £3- 16s. to £3 18s.; two-year heifers, £3 7s. to £3 95.; store cows, £2 16s. to £3 165.; fat cows, £4 15s. to £6 2s. 6d.> springing heifers. £4 ss. to £4 IO3.; springing cows, £7 2s, 6d.: bulls, £2 17s. to £5 ss. At Urenul, on Monday, X had only a fair yarding of cattle. The demand throughout tho day was very dull for all classes. Fiftoon to 18-months mixed. £2 165.; 15 to 18-months heifers, £2 ,15s. to £2 175.; 15 to 18-months steers,-£3 to £3 10s.: two-year empty heifers, £3. 17s. 6d. to £4 25.; twoyear st2crs,' £3 14s.;' springing .'heifers. £3 15s. to £5 10s.; storo cows, £3 to £3 10s.; forward cows, £4 - 15s. 6d. to £4 175.; fat cows, £4 13s. to'£s-3s. £d.j ewes, Bs.; lambs, 6s. lid. On the same day, at my monthly sale and bullock fair at Douglas, I had a large entry of stock, every available pen being filled. Tho attendance was good, buyers being present from as far as Wanganui and Bahotu. The demand during the day was very good, bidding at the hammer being very brisk, and good sabs were made,, every pqn except one lino of bullocks being cleared, either at the hammer or privately. Fifteen to 18-months mixod mado £2 7s. 6d.; 15 to 18-months steers, £2 19s. 6d. to £3 lis.; 15 to 18•monthii heifers, £2 15s. to £2 18s. 6d,j grade Holst'in 15-months heifers. £3 10s. 6d • grade Jersey 15-months heifers, £3 9s • empty two-year heifers, £4 6s. 6d. to £4 13='. 6 'V'' tv !° to two and a half-year steers, *4 03, to £4 9s. 6d.; heifers, calved, £4 10s.* store cows, £2 ss. to £3 165,; forward oows, £4 Is. to £4 Bs.; fat cows, £4 Bs. 6d. to £5 25.; bnllocks. good, £6 10a.; smaller, *5 6«. At Stratford, on Tucsdav, my yards were again fully taxed. Tho' attendance was very good. Bidding at the start was slow, but, later in the afternoon, opened put, and, good business resulted durin« the sale and privately. Prices throughout the day were not; as good as at DougJas oil Mondny, but nevertheless the prices obtained showed a stronger demand for all classos. Mixed weaners, £1 2s. 6d. to f l , M -i 15 to 18-months steers. £2 19s. to £3 55.; poorer, £2 to £2 14s. 6d.; 15 to 18-months hcifors, grade Jerseys, £4 la 6d.; grade Ilolstslns. £3 17s. 6d. to £4 2s ?n • : x ßra^. £2 19; ' 10 £S Bs -i Poorer. £2 «'1 » ll 3 -}. 13 -n>°nths heifers and bull, ±1 7s. to £3 lis.; two to two and a halfyear steors £3 12s. 6d. to £4 55,; bullocks, small, £4 15s. 6d. to £5 Is.; working bul- £ 55 H s ' : store cows (in demand). £3 jvj 1° £ . 3 , 19a -; forward cows, £4 2s. 6fl. to £4 70.; fat cows, £4 93. 6d. to £5; spring. SF> £5 ;, fat heifer?, £4 4 5 .; bulls, to £4 28. 6d. At Stony Iliver, on Wednesday, owing to tho very wet weather, I ?rj ? n a 6n 2a1l yarding and attendance. Mixed weaners mado 14a. 6d. to 18s.; yearw S ; a mi S d, << iei , J l33 - 5 15 t0 18-months honors, £2 lis. 6d. to £3 125.; 15 to 18months steers, £3; store cows, £3 4s. to £3 125.; forward oo'wa, £3 14s. to £4; fnt During the wtsek I have disposed privately of a good numbor of cattle nnd Jshecp, at T? WS V t° £5; bul1 *' l 9s ' to £4 7s. the following rates :-Larabs, Bs. 6d., Ba.. j i 9 F 5<1.; mixod shcon, 3d.; ewes /in 15-months steera, £2 165.; 18-months stcsrs, £3 ss.r two to two and a half-year steers. £4 55., £4 10s.* fat cows, £5 sa„ £5 10*., £6. £6 35.; bullocks, £6 6a.; dairy cows, £5.