LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1403, 1 April 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

.Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd.. report Having held then- usual weekly sale in the Miller's Boad yards, when they offered a small yarding of slisep and cattle to a fair attendance of the public. Bidding iviis very slow throughout, in fact, sheen ™. hard to quit, there being a big margin between the ideas of buyers and filers; naturally very lititls business resulted, ne quote as follows:—S.m. ewes, 7s Bdi; four-tooth Lincoln rame, £1 Is. , fat ewes,-10s.; two-tooth ewes, 12s. 6d.; mixed wcaners, 265. to 285.: cowh in milk, £3'3s to £8; cighteen-months steers, £3 5* 6d ;o £3 10s.; hcifsrs. in cali, .£4 55.; coive ami calves, £4. Our next sale takes plate on Friday, April 12.' Messrs. Dalgcty and Co. report:-At our Dannevirke sale on Saturday we submitted a, fair yarding of both sheep and cattle Kidding was dull in all line.-, prices being considerably in favour of buyers. Thw was particularly noticeable in the biddinc for sheep. We uuotc—Sheep—Two-tooth -wes from 10s. lDd. to 12s. 6d.; four and six-tooth owes, lls. 6d. to 13s. 3d.; aged ewes, ss. 6d to 9s. 3d.: mixed .woolly, lambs, from Bs. lOd. to 9s. 5d.; shorn, mixed lambs, "6s sd. to 7s. 7d.; fat owes, 10s. to 10s lOd Cattle-Pat cows, no heavy weights ■ olfcrmjf, up to 5 guineas; aged dairy cows, £3 10s. to £4 1(1=.; empty store cows, £2 19 3 to -JE3 105.; forward-condition empty rows' £3 10k. to £3 175.: weaners, mixed sixes' 275. 6d. to 30;.; small and inferior weaner*' up to 20s. The -\.Z. Loan and Mercantile Aecncv Company report:-At Opunak: on lijrch 18 we had a heavy yarding of cattle find a successful sale. There was n good attendance of buyers, and competition throughout was keen, all classes being in demand. Wi'.h the exception of a coupla of tmoll loin we hid a total dcatnncfli Fat r&M brought £3 Ij- to £i a»,j rrttU-ajniUUtmcd Kj.vra. £4 Uα, ta £i 2l fill; tycnjig&JsWt

£4 Bs. 6d. to .£4 175.; store cows, £2 IBs. to £3 165.; boners, .£1 10s. to £2 55.; two and a half-year ticers, £4 14=.; eighteen-month:! heifers, in calf, £3 12s. to £4; cighte™moiith empty heifers (good), £3; iifteenmonth steers. £3; flrteeii-inouth bulls £2 6s. to £3 2-. 6d.: yearling steers. £2 10s. to £2 12«. M.; yearling heifers (smalll. £1 15s. to £2 U.; weauor heifers. £1 <s. 6d. ;o £1 11s.; yearling steers, £1 C-. to £1 125.; mixed wesners, £1 Is. to £1 7s. 6d.; da. (small). 12s. to 16s. 6d.; fat ewes, 11s. 6d.; fat lambs, 10s. Id.: f.m. ewes, 6?.: cull ewes, 3«. bd. to 4s. 3d.; store pigs, £1 os. 6d.; slips. 12s. to 165.; weaner pigs. ss. to 8». 6d. On March 20 we held our Supplea fair'yarding, and a good ai tendance, lliddinp was dull, and only a small amount of business was (ioiic at auction. However, we managed to pluce most of the line.- before they left the yards. Two-tooth wethers (small! made 10s. to 12-. Sd.; fourtooth awes, 11s. 6d.: two-tooth ewes, 12?. led. to 145.; two-tooth to f.m. Komney ev.es, 145.; fat and forward ev.es, 9s. 9d. to 10s. 6d.; four and live-year ewes, 7s. 7d. to 7s. lid.; two-tooth to f.m. breeding owes, 11s. 6d.; f.m. breeding ewes (good), Es. to 9.-. 9d.; aged ewes, 4s. 7d. ;o t<.; wsther lamb?, 7s. 9d.; fat and forward lamb--. Bs. 9d. to 95.; s-torc lambs (mixed). 6s. Id. to 7s. 2d.; Lincoln rains, 15 to 33 guineas; UordcrLeicester rams, 2 to 21 guineas; Komney rains, 2 to 35 guineas; Shropshire rams, li guineas; aged rams, 10s. Ed. to 21s. Messrs. Ilitchings, Hankins, and Co., Ltd., Levin, report as follows:—We submitted a catalogue comprising 60 bales and fadges wool, 1000 sheepskins, 400 hides, 6 casks and 40 tins tallow. Prices were very firm for nil classes, sheepskins advancing up to Id. per lb. on late rates. We effected a total clearance at most satisfactory prices. Wool:—Crossbred, medium, 7id., 7Jd., to Bd.; crossbred, coarse, 6jd., 63d., to 7d.; bellies" and pisccs, 4Jd., 43d., to 5d.; lambs, 6Rd., 7}d., to 7Jd.; locks, 3d. to 3}d. Skins: Crossbred, medium, 6Jd.; coarse do., 53d., 6d., to 6id.; lambs, 61d. to 6Jd.; half-wools, 5d., 5Jd., to 53d.; dead and broken, 4d., 4Jd., to 5d.; pelts, 3Jd. to 4id.; half-wools, ealtcd, 2s. 9d., 35., 3s. Id. -;o 3s. 6d.; lambs, salted, 2s. 6d., 35., to 3s. 6d. Hides: Calf, prime, 9 3-3 d.; meaty do., 3d.; cut and slippy do., 6d. to 6Jd.; os, heavy, none offering; light do., 6Sd.; cows, heavy to medium, 6id. to 63d.: light do., 6d., 6Jd., to 6 5-8(1.; yearlings, 6 3-Bd.; cut and slippy hides, 4d. to 6id. Tallow: Casks, £25; ;ins £23 10s. p;r ton.

3Fr. ICewton King reports for the week as follows:-At Kaponga on Friday, March 22, my yards were filled with weaners and cow?. The demand for the latter was good. Weaners were harder to quit, but were mostly cleared at late rates. Weaners, mixed, £1 Is. to £1 10s.; poorer, 7s. 6d. to 165.; weaner steers, 17s. to £1 Bs.; weaner heifers, £1 3s. to £1 lCs. 6d.; yearling heifers, £1 175.; two-year empty heifelf?, £4 Is. to £4 2s. 6d.; store cows, £2 4s. 6d. to £3 10s.; forward cows, £3 IBs. to £4 11s.; fat cows, £4 12s. 6d. to £5 7s. 6d.; bulls, £1 12s. to £4 55.; lambs, 4s. On Monday I conducted a clearing sale at Omata on account of 31 r. A. X. Burke. There was a large attendance of buyers and excellent prices were realised for both live and dead stock. Bidding throughout, was very brisk for all cattle and implements, prices obtained being:—Dairy cows in milk, £7 to £10 55., £3 45.; cows, £3: 18-months in calf, Jersey heifers, £3 17s. Cd. to •£•! 17s. 6d.; Jersey weaner heifers, £2 to £2 is.; weaner bull, £1 10.-.; draught colt.-£3l;-trap mare, £15; hack, £14 55.; mower, £15 55.; spring-cart, £11 ICs.; drill, £16; separator, £10 55.; dairy cows, on account of other vendors, £5 ICs. to £7 16s. r aged,'£2 12s. 6d. to £3 155.; in-calf heifors, £6 to £5 ICs. At my Itahotu Yards, on Tuesday, I had only a small yarding of cattle, owing to the very wet. day, come vendors not yarding their cattle. Trices realised were:—Jlixed weaners, 183. to £1 IC-S-; yearling stcere, £2 2.=.; bulls, £2 4=. to £2 Bs.; 20-mouth in-calf heifers, £3 7s. to *£3 155.; store cows. £2 to £2 10s.; forward cows, £3 15;. to £4 55.; f.m. ewes, ss. 9d. During the week I have sold privately a good number of cattle at the following rates :-Fa.t owes, 12s. 6d.; fat wethers, 14s. to 14s. 6d.; four-tooth wethers, 13s. ,6d.; Roniiiey ewes, Hgns.; rams, 7gns.; lambs, 6s. 3d. to Bs. 9d.; weaners; best, heifers, £1 lfe. lo £2 55.: others, £1 ss. to £1 12s. Cd.; weaner steers, £1 3s. 6d. to £1 Bs. 6d.; weaners, mixed best, £1 6s. to £1 125.; others, 15s. to £1 25.; store and forward cows, £4 E<3.; two and a half-year in-calf heifers, £4 10s. to £4 17s. 6d.; three and a half-year bullock?, £6 17s. 6d.; bulls, £3fat cows, £4 17s. 6d. to £5 17s. 6d., according to Quality; 20-month empty heifers, £3 ss. to £3 ICs.; 20-month in-calf hcifciv.