LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1592, 8 November 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. ' Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At. 'out cattle fair held 'at Pal-' nibr'ston North on/Wednesday, November.6, Seyardid'close'on 1700' bead of cat'tlb, of various classes, the -extremely boisterous Weather' prevented several lines from' coming -forward, and no doubt affected the attendance to .'a' great extent." The'sale, ltowevor. "opened well with the young cattle,, competition, '.being keen, and bidding, throughout was' brisk, oxcept for a: few lines of low-conditioricd- three-year 6teer6, but aiiy lines that were passed at auction soon found purchasers, and we have,to report' a most successful sale, every line changing hands, with the exception of a few lots', of.'bad-coloured young steers.; Quotations: 114 four and five-year bullocks, £7:125. '6'd'.;.so' forward Shorthorn, Hereford bullocks,, on'account'of Mr. J. ; Mnklater, £7-7s.'; ffl'thrce and four-year bullocks, on account .cf .Mrs.-' S. M'Tlonald,' '£7.'• 65.; 30 two 'andHtli-reo-year .Polled Angus fitters,. 6'n' acqouSg of Mr. R. E. Beckett, £5 10s. 6d.; 70-three-year'steers, oil :accoimt of Mt.'o. Ifv-Druce'..' JES'lZnl 6d.; 114 three-year, s'teern. ohaecouilt'bf Jfr. ;J. Williams, £5 ,11b.;-' 52 three-year • steer's, ■on account of Mr.,.8. 0; Perry, £5 405.; 50 two and'a lialf and throeyear steers, on'account or Mr. Hugh Akcru, £s'2s. 6d;;;3rtwo'njid a half-year steers, 6ii account of Mr.'. S 'O. Perry, £4 17s. 6d.; other small lots'of three-year bullocks.'£s. 7s.'to £6'7s. 6d.;on account of Barher's estate. 23 yearling Shorthorn steers, £4. 17b. ;■ 15 yearling Shorthorn steers, £3 14s. 6d:; 12 yearling' Shorthorn heifers, £2'lf*i.: on account of.;Mr.'K..,fi. Beckett, 23' Polled Ahgus : yearling" steers, .£3 19s. 6d.;.- on. account of .-llci. G. FarnM.r,'" 5V yearling steers, £3 6s. 6d.; other lines of yearting steers made from £3 ss. to £3 16s.;..twoyear' steers.. £4 Zs: 6d. to £4175. (id. A nice line of 63.18-month dairy'heifers made £4 55.; and other lots .of dairy heifers, £3 Bs. to £4 Is.; yearling dairy heifers,- £2 15a. to' £3 Is.rlig.ht fat cows,'£s 10s.; forward cows, £4 to £4 fe. ■ '••. ■.'..■■ Messrs. James Macintosh and Co. report having held ■ their weekly sale in 'their: Mastbrton-'tWainoua) sale, yards, on Wed-' nesday, when they offered a s;arding well above'advertised numbers, which were all sold well above vendors'.ideae of value. The' main entry, on account'-of-Mr. B. Doiwrla-s,' was well competed for. and was sold.at the following prices:—Two,' four'.arid- six--tooth wethers, 225. 6d.; woolly- hoggets, 17s. 6d.' The rest of the entry'were well corandted • for, and :. brought the' following prices :—Small 'woolly" hoggets; 13s.' 1 3d. to 155.-'6 d.; four, arid six-tooth wethers (backward condition)/17s. yd.; ewos'and lambs, 19s. 7d.: empty ewes, 10s. lOd. to 146. 7d.; 18-mohth steers. £3 165.; yearling heifers,. £3 7s;to-£3 12s. 6d.; forward cows, £4 lE,?, to £5 10s.; two-year steers, to £4. '■"Messrs. Abraham o.nd Williams.. UA., report- on their. Morton sale, held this week:—Wo had'fair, yardings of-sheep and cattle, although not up to advertised numbers, owing. to the > wot weather. We have to'-report' a good, sale at the following prices:—Shsep: Wether'hoggets, 155.: fat ewes, woolly, £1 Us.- 6d.; do. shorn, 14s. 2d.: fat'wethers, shorn. 17s. sd. Cattle: Mixed yearlings,'£2 &. 6d. to £2 75.. 6d.;' culled.' 21s;*; 18-month steers, £3 lis.: bulls, 3Es„ £2 195., to £3 -55.; heifer in milk, £B Ids.; old cows"in milk, £3 15s'. to £4 15si;' forward cow, £4 2s. 6d.; springing heifers,'■ £7. 25.6d<; springing-.cows', tq' .£9 10s. . A good entry of pigs sold well; ui,to late rates.