LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1574, 18 October 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

• - - | ' Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report as follows on their fortnightly sale, held at, 'the -Upper Hutt yesterday:-lc had a fair ' yarding of sheep and cattle, which came forward in excess of advertised numbers. Ewes in lamb, 215.: woolly hoggets 13s. ■ to lis. 8(1.: springing cow,', £4 ICS.. £5 55., ■ £5 1?., £6 2s. 6d.. to £7 Ids.: springing • heifers. ,£6. £6 10s. to £6 17s. 6d.; licifers - in calf, £4 to £4 25.; 2 to 3-year steers. £4 ss, £4 17s. £d.. £5 55.; 2-yea-r steers, l £3 10s. to £4 12s. 6d.; weaner steers, 21s. 6d. to Ms.: store cows, £2 165., .£3 IZo., ; £3 154 £3 16s. to £4 Is.: bulls, £2 55., > £3 65., £3 7?. fid., £3 Us.. £4 2s. 6d. to £4 Bs. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:-At our - Palinerstori North sale yesterday there was a good attendance, and a fair yarditog of 3 stock. Medium fat shorn ewes, 125,; me : " diuin weaner steers, £2 4s. 6d.j medium > weaner heifers, £2 55.; empty 2-year heifers, i £4 75.; bulls, £2 le. to £4 155.; empty store cows, £3 12.1. U> £4 55.; spring dairy heifers. £6. Messrs. IJalgety and Co., Ltd., report-.as Follows on a, clearing sale Which they I held on Wednesday at Manakau, on beri halt o[ Mrs. i'dhouse:—There was a large , attendance of buyers, and we were success- ' ful in ' emitting everything under the hammer. Cows, ill milk, £9 155.. £10 15s. to £15 ■ 155.; springing cows, £10 to £13 10-s.; year--1 ling heifer. ls , to £6 Is. j aped mare, £13. All"implements and furniture were Quitted at satisfactory priccs. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., bid., and Beduced, report:—At. Itaumai . we hart a good entry of sheep and cattle, . and, with the exception of one pen, cffcot : ed n total clearance at full market rates. Sheoii: Medium hoggets, 16s. Sd.: store ewes. I '(shorn*. ICS. 4(1.; - fat ewes (shorn), 12s. Cattle: Wcaners', 285.; yearling steers. £2 - Us.; year-ling heifers. £2 145.; old* cow.-?. 0 £2 2s. 6(1.: store cows, £3 to £3 10s.; 2- ; vear empty heifers, £4 to £4 75.; springing cows. £5 12u. 6(1.; heifers, in milk. £5; small hulls, £2 2s. 6d.; 15-months Jersey ' bull, £6 55.; heavy bulls, £6 ss. to £7 10s. r Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Shannon, on Wednesday, wo had a, small entry-of sheep and cattle, and a fair entry of pigs- All the sheep and pigs changed hands at good prices, and the ' majority of the cattle were sold at the ;1 following prices:—Springing cows, £5 to r £7; cows just calved, £4 to £4 95.; empty 1- heifers, £3 12s. to £3 135.; bulls, £4 to ; £4 55.; empty 2 and 4-tooth ewes, 15s. 6d.; ' fat ?nd forward ewes, 13s. 6d. to 155.; fat ewes, 175.; mixed fat sheep, 19s. 2(1.; hog- , Ects, 155. 3d. to 15s. Ud.; store ewes. 4s. II 2(1.; porkers, .£2 3s. 6d.; light porkers, » 375. 6(1., 25.5„ to 355.

Messrs. ,'amcs Macintosh and-Co. report having held their weekly sale in their Waipoua (Mastcrton) yards oil Wednesday, when they offered a. good yarding of sheen and cattle, well above advertised numbers, which met with fair competition, and practically the whole yarding was sold well up to late rates. They also offered on account of Mr. H. Ft. Simpson, his whole oontracling plant, which all sold at very satisfactory prices. Two and 4-tooth wethers, 10s. to' 18s; Id.; woolly hogget-!, 16s. 15d t

to 17s, 10d.; medium, 12?. to 13s. 6(1.; cull ewe? and hoggets, Bs. 3d.; 18-niouths steers, £3 195.; 2-year steers, £<) Uo.: empty 18months and 2-ycar heifers, -£3 10s.; cull steers and heifers, £3 55.: spWnginp heifers, £4 ss.»to £4 los.; cows in calf, £4 12=. 6d. Bay gelding, £33 10?.; brown poldint'. .£36; prey gelding, £22 15*.; dray, £510s; plough, £6: harness and sundries up to full rates. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Fuhiatua sale, held yesterday, in the Farmers' Association yards, as follows:—Wo had a «ood yarding of both ehcop and cattle, a good clearance beins effected at late rate?, good dairy heifers, close to profit, selling at high value?. Fat ewes, 16s. 3d.: hoggets, 13s. to 17s. Cattle: Z\ and 3-year steers, £5 7s. 6d.; best springing licifcre. £7 10t?. to £9 12?. 6d.: others, £5 2s. 6d., £6 to £517*. tfd.; backward heifers, £4 Bs. 6d. to £4 155.; empty 2-year heifers, £4 7s. 6d. to £4 lis.; dairy cows, £5 ss-. to £7 10s.; empty cows, £2 6s. to £3 65.; cows and calves, £4 14s. 6(1.; bulls, to £7 10s.