LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1430, 3 May 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report as follows on their usun-l fortnightly stock sale hold at the Upper Ilutt yesterday:—There was only a, fair yarding of sheep, as, owing to the inclement weather, entries did not come forward <is advertised, but we had an excellent yarding of cattle. Bidding was very animated throughout the sale, especially for a line of dairy cattle, which we offered on behalf of a Hawera client. .We disposed of everything cxccpt one pen of rattle at satisfactory prio?s. Following prices were realised F.m. ewes, 6s. 3d.; woolly lambs (amaH), ss. 6d.; forward wethers, two and four-tooth, 12*. lOd.; cows, just calved, £6 55., £10. to £10 12>. 6d.; springing cows. £6 10s., £8. to £9 155.; cows, spring calvers, £4 9s. 6d. to £6 15.5.; dairy "heifers, in calf, £5, £5 Bs. 6d., £6 Is., to £7 12s. 6d.: heifers, Fpring ealvors, £3 45., £4 25.. to £4 18s. 6d.; forward store cows, £3 2s. 6d. to £4 12s. 6d.; two-year steers, £4 2?.; fifteen-month stcors, £2 16s. A number of horses were also sold. Messrs. Dalgety o.nd Co., 'Ltd., Falraerston North, report having a very good entry of stock at their Hunterville sale on Tuesday last, though, owing to the extremely rough weather, several of the advertised lots did Jiot come forward. There was <i Jsecn demand for all classes of sheep, but several pens of cattle were passed -at auction. Sheep: Msdium wether lambs, to Bs. Id.; empty ewes, to 9s. 4d.; ewe lambs, to 10s. Cd.: fat ewes, 135.; a, line of 310 two-tooth empty ewes realised 14s. Cattle: Twentymonths to two-year steers, to £4; two-year steers, to £4'9s.

Messrs. Dnlgcty and Co., Ltd., report- hn-v----inu held their usual stock at Onraoaga yesterday, when they offered'a Email yarding of sheep and eattlo to a small attendance of the public. They quote nv follows:—Forward ewes, 9s. to lis.: twotooth wether.-?, lCs. Id. to 125.; Jambs, 75., Bs. 6d., to 10s.: two-year steers, £4*. threeyear steers, £5; cows with calves, £3 ss. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: At our Palmerston North tnle yesterday competition for all classes of stock was good, and sales were effected <H tho following quotations:—Forward wethers, 145.: forward ewes, lis. lid.; mixed lambs, Bs. 3d.; forward bullocks, £6 10s.; two-year steers, £4 55.; fat cows (light-), £4 12s. to £5; forward cows, £3 30s. to £4 Zs. 6d.; store cows £2 ss. to £3 55.; weanera. 20s. to 225. 6d.

Ths New Zealand Loan and Jlereantila Agency Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, report :-On Holiday, at Rangiotu, a moderate yardinp came forward und changed hands at tho following • prices;— Sheep: •Store ewes, ss. to 6s. Cattle: Cull weansrs, 15s. to 165.; aged cows, 245., 305.; good wean•er steers, £2 2s. Cd.: cows in calf, £4 55.; forward, to £5 2s. 6d.; cows, £4 10s. to £4 155.; hcifors in calf, £5 ss. At Baiimai on Tuesday only a smalL entry came forward owincr to the rough weather. Wc quote: Lambs, Bs. 5d.; cows, fu calf, £3 18s. 6d. to £5 Is.; store cows, £3 8«.; bulls, £2 2s. At Palmerston North we hid a moderate yarding, and have to report a good sale, wc quote: Sheep—Lambs, 7s. 4d.; forward owes, Us. 3d. Cattle—Werners, 295. Cd. to 355.; two-year sfoers, £4 55.; three-year steers. £6 75.; store cows, £2 7s. to £3 75.; cow 3 in milk, £4 15s. to £5 10s.; cows in calf, £5; bulls, £5 5?.

Messrs. .7amc3 Macintosh and Co. report on their Waipoiia- sale on Wednesday as follows:—Wc had a fair yarding of sheep end about 100 head of cattle. All sheep met with kmn demand and were all disposed of under the hammer. Cattle of alt -classes were yarded, and were more dull of sate than lately, but any lines passed at auction were daalt with privately afterwards. The following are some of the prices realised:—Fat and forward lambs, lis. 4d.: forward black face lambs. 8?. 6d. to 9s. Id.; woolly lambs. Bs. Bd.; forward empty ewe?, Ps. 2d., 9>.. 10s., to lis. 7d.: f.m. ewes. In lamb, 10s. lOd.: cull ewes, Gs. to 6s. 9d.; two-tooth wethers, lis. 3d.; small three-year steers, £5 15s. to £5 165.; cows in calf. £3 6s. to £4: eiffhteeu-inonths heifers, £3; weaner calves, 265. to 375. 6d.; ■weaners, 6s. to 75.; slips, 14s.