LIVE SWOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1586, 1 November 1912, Page 7

LIVE SWOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcly .iV'd Co., Ltd., Wellington, report as folio m' on their fortnightly sain at the Upper ffiatt yesterday :—Slock !.ame forward in cxaMS of advertised numbers, and wo report '.v total clearance at the following prices:--Shorn owes (cull), 7s. 4d.; woolly hogget! (culls), Us: 2d.; woolly hoggets-, 13s 9(1. fci 17s. 6(1.; 2 and 4-tnotlt wethers, iGs. IOd, ; -ewes and lambs, 255. 10:1.; springing -heif.si's. £3 165.. JE4 ss. to £6 10s.; heifers just cri.'.i-'cd, £3 155.; eows and calves, £3 15a. to iMj'vspriiißing heifer cows-, £5 io £C; store cows'). £2 12s. 6d., £2 17*., £J 55." to £i; fat -com!, £5 55.; bulk, £3 153. to £4; weaner pigs.; 14s. Jfcsrs.-Dalgety and Co., Lt4., report liaviiip held tlieir weekly stock siale at Wnipiikurau on October 29, when they offered a full yarding of cattle and a '.small entyy of sheep to it large 1 attendance', of buyers. A heavy yarding of, bullocks inert with keen competition throughout. Tho liufk: of these, which showed size and condtt&in, sold slightly in advance sf lat« nuoiations. Young cattle were also in good 'ilemau.d, and sold well up' to vendors-* expectations. T!io ' n.uotiitions ara:~Well-groivn b'l'Uocks. carrying a fair amount of 125.. to £9; J-year steers (small), £5 &% to £6 103.; 2-ycar,steers (omall), £4 10s,; Hug steers, £3 2s. to £J 95.; yearling' hoi' fers, £2 16s. Messrs, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., , . report a small yarding of both sheep , ff\i» cattle at Hunterville on Tuesday laa»There Was a demand for all classes, andthl , firni report a good sale at the following prices:-Mixed hoggets, 13s, Id.; ycarlinc;', steers, £3 55., £3 10s.; mixed yearliiigß, &i\ lOsr.; cows ,iii' calf, £4 95.. SB iOs.; '2-yo«r heifers, £S 1.53.; fat qows, £6 Is.; 3.H. bulls, £6 18s. At Taihaiie on Wednesday there was a fair entry, and -all classes of stock were in good demand. En'o hoggctsi 175,; wether hoggets, 15s. 7d. ; yearling steers, £3 &., £3 11s., £3 15s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £} 35., £J ss. 6d.; 3-year steers, £6: 2-year steers, £4 18s. 6d.; cows in calf./£4 165.; fat caws. £6 ss; j stags, £2 10s-.;-S.fi; bulls, £4 7s. 6d. . ' ■ . Messrs. James Macintosh and Co. report having hold their wekly sale' in ihelr. Mast-erton (Waipoua) salp yards on Wednesday, when they offered 470 sheep, and one pen of cattle. Being in a way an off day, to the spring cattle, sale being held tftu day before, there was a mall'attendance, but bidding was brisk* and we report a total clearance at the-following rates:—Woolly liioggcts. 15s. 6d.; woolly ewo hoggets, IBs.'; ewes with lambs, 135.; 19s, 3di to 225. Id.; forward empty ewes. Us. 7d.; empty store ewes, 14s. 4d.; dairy heifers (empty), £4. : SALE OP HOIfeTEUTS. Messrs'. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. Palmerston Noi'tli. report 'having, conducted Jlr. A. J. Gallichan's second annual sale of Hoi,steins at his homestead, Tlakitahuna, on Wednesday.. The offering xemprised 44 head of pbdigrce,'purebred, and high-grade bulls, cows, heifers, and bull and heifer . calvcis. Buyers were present from Bay of Plenty, Danuevirke, Auckland. Tarajl.aki, Waikato, Kaieteke, Im-erCargill, Wost"land, and ako in attendance were a few local fanciers.. The following is a summary' :of. tho prices realised , :—Full pedigree ..V .months . bull qalyes, to 57 guiiaeaa j ' Sfr hjptiths bull, 120 guineas; 9-mont'Us heifer, 101 guinea-s; pedigree cows, 84 to 131 guineas, 6-months heifer, 47 guineas; pedigree heifer , calves, 27 to 31 guineas; appendix heiiers; to 42 guineas; appendix, heifer calves. 10 to 12 guineas; grade bull calves, 8 to. la guineas. . ' . ■ > \