LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1396, 23 March 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wangamu, report having held their Wan<-a- ?,™ , 3 °" Wednesday, v ,.], en thcy v;lr( i c( i 5100 sheep and 60 cnUle. The bulk of the sheep consisted of linos of aged ewe= the demand for which was dull, prices showing a considerable decline. Cattle wens dull of sale. Quotations:-Two and four-tooth ewes, 13s. 2d. to 13s. 7d.; f.m. ewes, 55., 63. 6(1., is.. 7s. ICd., 95., to 9s. 6d.: cull do., 2s. ? t , t',. mxal tombs, 7s. to 7s. 10d.; twotooth Komney rams, lgn. to 2gns.; fouryear do., ligns.; dairy cows, to llgiiß., yearling; steers, poor class. £1 ia« • \v»aners, £1 6s. ""

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. Tupprt:--At Levin, on Friday, a good yarding of stock was submitted to auction. 1 here was a large attendance, and bidding for all classes of stock, with the exception of a few pens of lambs, was brisk, and very little went out unsold. Quotations: Fat WDt.hors, 14s. 6d. to 155.; fat ewes, 12s. oil. to 13s. 6d.; two-tooth wethers. 125.; twotooth awes, 12s. 9d.; forward lambs, Bs. 4d.store lambs, 6-. 10(1. to 75.; s'ore ewes, 7s to &s 2d.; cull lambs. ss. 4d.: cull ewes. 4s. 8(1. to 55.; forward bullocks, £6; twoyear steers, £4.435.; 18-month steers, £3 Us. 6d. t ; fat cows, £4 16s. to £5 175.; two-year dairy heifers in calf, £3 7s. 6d. to £3 10s.; cows and calves, £4 55.; store cows, £2 0 £0; Werners. 235. to 255.; weaner dairvhcif:rs, £2 ss.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report :-At Otaki, on Tuesday, we had exceptionally good yardings of sheep and cattle. Buyers were present for all elns-cs of stock, and wo have to report a mo<i; successful sale, every lot in the yards selling in most cases in excess of vendors' reserves. We quote:—Two-tooth wethers, 1?.--. to 12s. 5d.; fat and forward wethers. 145.; two-tooth ewes. 125.; f.f.m. breeding ew.;s, lis. to lis. Id.; fat ewes. 12s. 7d."f.m. ewes. 75.; 15 to 18-mouth steers. £3 Bs.yearling steers, £2 7s. 6d.; 18-month and two-year steers, to £4 heifers in calf £3 12,. £4 43. to £4 12s. 6t1.; weancra, 305.! S: 5 "..^, 6 ' 1 ", ZU - 6d - £2 - fat cows, £5 to £b is. 6d.; fat and forward cows. £4 Us. to £4 155.; store cows, 30s. to £3; bulls, £2 to £j.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company report that, at their Dannevirke sale yesterday there was a very largo yarding of sheen, the en-.nes consisting chiellv of ewes. There was only an average yarding of cattle. Prices for sheep were slightly lower than last .week s market, and cattle also were not m such good demand. Prices realised were as follow :-Two-tooth ewes, lCs.' to 135.; tour and ewes, 12s. 3d. to 13s. 6d.; four and five-year <i\vs?, IDs. ud to 13;.; woolly lambs, 9s. 6d. to lis for extra good. A line of 403 fivc-vear-old ewes, from ptawhao Station, rsalised 135.; fat ewes,. 10s. 4d. to 13s. 3d. for extra heavy weights. Cattle: Fat Ftcers, light weights, un to £5; fat cows. £4 Ms. to £5no prime offering; empty two-year heifers, £z ,. 15 ?:. \" £3 1() s.; 18-month heifers : n F'f. *2 lis. to £2 165.; emp-.v store cow" from £2 IBs. 6d. to £3 2s. 6d.: mixed weaners <tfs. to .3.5. 6d. Pigs: Porkers, 17s. 6d. to 245.; slips. 10s. 6d. to 15s. 6d. Mr. Newton King's weekly report states' At Toko, on Monday. I had a Rood entry and attendance. The better class we.aners sold well. Prices realised wore:-Mixed wcancrs 15s to £1 Bs. 6d.; weaner heifer's, best, £2 7s. 6d.; others, £1 9s. to £1 15s 6d,; weaner steers, £1 7s. 6d. : 18-moni.i, heifers, £2 12s. 6d. to £J 55.; store cows £1 17s. to £3 2s. 6d.; forward cows, £3 6s. 6d. to £4 10s.; fat cows, £5 Is.: bulls, £2 ss. to £3 55.; f.m. ewes, 3s. lOd. to ss. lid • Lf.m. ewes. 7s. 3d.; four, six, and fm ewes, 9s. UM.s lambs, 4s. su\ At m.v Strut ford lards,. I had a big entry of caUV> all pens being well filled. Eighteen-month and two and a half-year steers wero yarded in the majority, but were not inquired for. Ordinary wcancrs were dull, prices being at lower rates. A nice pen of grade Jersey wcancrs realised, after good comTuition, £2 4s. 6d. Other priceV'*" leaner heifers, £1 45.. £1 16s. 6d.: poor, lis. to 195.; weaner steers, poor, 13= • 18montn mixed, £2 14s. 6d.; good 18-month steers, £3 75.; choice 20-month grade JerS °„ir l I&}' hci , f2! ' 3 ' £i to £5 10s -: ™«' and calf, £3 Us.; store cows. £1 7s. 6d. to £2 135.; forward c »vs, £3 10s. to £4 75.; fat cows, £4 12s. 6d. to £4 195.; prime fan, heifers, £5; two and a half-year stoergood, £4 12s. 6d. and £4 135.; hulls, £2 ?'=' 6d. to £3 ss. On file same day for niv supplementary sheep fair, at the Stratford lards. I had «_ good entry and very successful sale. Bidding throughout for most lines \vas good. Prices obtained were satisfactory. Some fine pens of two-tooth ewes were penned, the best of these being sold at the hammer a* from 14= to 15? Other prices 'were:—Lambs, hest, 6s. 4d to 7s. 9d.: others, 4s. Id. to ss. 3d.; poor, 2s 7d.; two-tooth wethers, 125., 11= iod 10s' .10d„ Bs. Id.; two-tooth ewes, 155.. 14e" pVd lis.; four-tooth wethers. 13s. 3d. to IJg 7d • two and four-tooth wethers, 12s. 6d -two' four, and six-tooth ov.es, 10s. 3d-'ffm' ewes, good, Bs. to 9s. 8(1. : others, ss' toV 7d.; f.m. ewes, 3s. 3d. to 4s. 2d.; ram« i™'! old, ss. "' " '■