LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1354, 3 February 1912, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dnlgety and Company Limited, rsnort on the clearing sale held yesterday at Te Iloro, oil account of Mr. J. E. Gear, as follows:—Alt stock came forward looking in iirst-class order, and there was keen competition throughout for all lines, which wo submitted to a good attendance of buyors, who were represented from l'almerston North, I'eilding, Wellington, and ail parts of the district. The principal quotations are as follow :-Khcep, 570 fourtooth Komney ewes, 16s. 3d.; 160 liomncy ewe lambs. Bs. 7d.; 1 J'' Renin? I ,' wether lambs, 7s. 2d.; 63 two-tooth liomuey ewei 14s. 7(1.; 83 two-tooth wethers, 13s. 6d.; twotooth Border Leicester ewes, 155.; fourtooth stud Border Leicester ewes, 225.; six-tooth stud Border Leicester ewes. 24s]; full-mouth stud Border Leicester ewes. 18 s ?* 6(1.; stud Border Leicester lambs, 15a.': Mordtr Leicester Hock ewe lambs, 19« • Border Leicester ram lambs, 225. 6d.; mil ram lambs, 6s, 7d.; cull ewe lambs, 4s. 9d.cull ewes, 7s. 6d.; fat ewas, 12s. 6d. Cattle-Three-year steers, £'6 10s., £5 lis.; eraptv heifers, £4 Bs.; springing heifer?, £5 Is*; rat cows, £5 65.; dairy cows, up to £8 Is.; 18-month heifers, £3 6s„ £4; 18-month «uccrs, £3 43., £5 155.; cows and calves, £4 Is. Horses: Draught geldings, £28, £34; heavy draught geldings, £21; hack*, On ufeonui ot Mr. U. Hodge, four and six-tooth Romney ewes, 15j. 6d.; f.f.m. Romney ewoa, 14s. sa. Horses, on account, of other vendors: Aged draught geldings, £9 13s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on thsir Levin sale, held yesterday, as follows:—We had a full yarding of both sheep and cattle, which sold well up to lafco rates, and wc quitted the whole yarding at prices in favour of vendors. We quote:—Sheep: Four and six-tooth wethers, 13s. 9d.; two-tooth wethers, 10s. 6d. and 12s. 6d.; breeding ewes, Bs., lCs. 4d., Us.; rape lambs, 9s. 3d.; store ewes, 7s. Cattle: Fat cows, £5, £5 25., £5 55.: fat heifsrs, £4 lis.; 18-mouth steers, £3 135., £3 195.; two-year steers, £4 135., £5; 18-month heifers, £3 165.; yearling heifers, £2 135.; store cows, £2; forward cows, £4 7s„ £4 175.; bulls, £3 65., £4 45.; weaners, good, 405.; others, 275. 6d., 295., 325.; small weansrs, 18s. 6d., 235. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, Paimerston North, report:—At Himitangi. on Monday, wb had a good entry of sheep and cattle, a good sale resulted, and very few lines were turned out unsold. At Paimerston North, on Thursday, wo had a small entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle; prices were somewhat easier, and several pens of cattle were .turned out unsold. We quote :-llimitaiigi—Sheep: Cull lamb#. 2s. 6d. to 5*.; siore ewes, 6s. 9d. to 9s. Id.; cull two-tooths, 9s. Bd.; twotooth wethers, 12s. 6d. Cattle: Weaners, 24h. 6d., 20i;., and 31s. to £2; 18-month heifers, £3 9s. 6d. to £3 155.; store cows, £3 to £3 55.; forward cows, £4 10s. to £4 13s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 33.; bulls, £2 10s. to £4 55.; 15-month steers, £o 25.; springing cows, £7 17s. 6d. Paimerston NorthSheep: Two-tooth ewijs, 12s. 3d. Cattle: Weaners, 2os. 6d. to 28s. 6d.; good' weaners and yearlings, £2 6s. to £2 7s. 6d.; 15 to 18-months steers, £3 6s. 6d.; two-year steer. l ?, £4 9s. 6d.; cows iu calf, £3 17s. 6d. to, £5; forward cows,- £4 2s. to £4 5a.; forward heifers, £4 10s.; fat cows, £5 55.; bulls, £2 to £3.

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency report:—At our Levin sale yesterday we offered a fairly largo yarding of both sheep and cattle. Owing to harvestins operations beinc in full swing, tho attendance was not as largo as usual, but those present were out after business, and under keen competition our 1 yarding was cleared .at prices above late Quotations. Store lambs show a noticeable improvement. in price, and any well-grown lots coming forward met a. ready sale. Young cattle are offering freely, atid owing to the abundance of facd buyers are numerous for this cla=3 of stock. We quote as follows:—Cull lambs, up to 75.; weedy sorts, to 3s. lid.; 18-month heifers, to £3 35.; dairy heifers, to £3 lis.; yearling steers, to £2 3s. (id.; empty store cows, from £4 10s. to £5 65.; bulls, to £3 12s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Lavin, on Friday, good entries of stock came' forward, and all classes met with ready sale, at the following quolatons:—Prime wethers, 17s. 2d.; fat ewes and wethers, 13s. 7d.: fat and forward ewes, 'lis. lOd.; forward awes, 9s. 9d. to lis. 5d.; forward wethers, 145.; forward lambs, 9s. 5d.; good store lambs, 7s. to Bs.' 3d.; small lambs, 55.; two-tooth wethers, lis.; woolly laiubs, lis. Fat heifers, £6 75.; fat cows, £6 7s. fid, to £6 12s. 6d.; fat bullocks. £8 7s. 6d. to, £8 17c.;. light fat bullocks, £5 10s. to £5 155.; forward cows, £4 to £4 55.; store cows,* £2 18s. to £3 103.; 18-month steers, £3 95.; two-year steers, £4 18s.; two and a half-year stacrs, £5 75.; springing cows, £8 4s. 4d. to £8 55.; wcaiters, 245. to 375.; small ' weaners 15s. to 19s. 6d.; bulls, £2 10s. to £5 7s. 6d.

Mr. Nevfton King reports for tho week as follows':—Kapbliga:'At iriy yards'last Friday I had a riood entry, with the majority in the weaners' pens. These, in roost eases, did not reach the vendor's reserves. Prices realised were:—Mixed weaners, £1 2s. 6d. to £1 7s. 6d.; bulls, £1 10s. to £3; store cows, £1 2s. 6(1. to £3; good store and forward cows, £3 10s. to £4 55.; fat cows, £5; yaarling steers, £1 19s. fid. Eahotu: On Tuesday I had a good entry and a good attendance. Bidding throughout was good for all except wcaners, which opened with very slack competition, but improved during the sale. Mixed waanors made from £1 to £1 Bs.; six-months heifers, good colours, £2 155.; 'six-months steers, £1 125.; 18inonths steers, £3 25.; 18-montbs heifers, £2 15s. to £3 65.; bulls, £2 Bs. to £6 12s. fid.; store cows, £1 16s. to £2 18s.; forward cows, £3 15s. to £4 55.; fat cows, £4 17s. 6d. to £5 55.; springing cows, £4 10s. During the week I hava sold a large number of stock and sheep at the following rates:—Mixed yearlings, £2 135.; yearling steers, £2 10s.; 18-months steers, £3, £3 55., £3 75., £3 95., £3 153.; two and a half-year staers, £4 7s. fid, to £4 10s., £4 12s. fid., £4 135.; three-year steers, £5 2s. fid., £5 55., £5 103.. £5 12s. fid.; bullocks, £6, £6 Is. 6d„ £6 35., £6 ss. 6d., £6 10s.; rftore cows, £4 2s. 6d.; dairy cows, £8; choice 18-months grade Holstein heifers (good), £7: grade Holstein 18-months bull, £8; fat cows, £5 12s. fid., £6 7s. 6d., £6 10s.; bull. £5 55.; lambs, 55., 95., 9s. 3d.; wethers, 145.; swes, 13s„ 13s. fid.; two-year heifers, R.W.8., £4, £4 10s.