LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1605, 23 November 1912, Page 2

LIVE STOCK SALES.

e Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows:—We held our annual fair at Paliiatua on November-21, when a good yarding of all was offered. The numbers were not quite up to those advertised, although well over. 1000 head were yarded, a noticeable. feature being the shortage in grown steers as compared with provious years, this, no doubt, being accounted for by the backwardness of the season, farmers naturally deciding not to offer their bulloolis in indifferent condition. The attendance ■ was large, Wairarapa, Manawatu, and Hawke's Bay being well represented, for which districts the bulk of the cattle were bought. There was a keen demand for all clascn, and we have to report a very large clearance at flrst-clasa values, Mr. E. T. liarth'orp topping tho market at £7 with a very .nice pen of 3-year-old fresh-conditioned bullocks. Quotations: Fat bullocks, £7 19s. 6d.; forward bullocks, £6 9s. to £7; Rood 3-year bullocks, £5 10s. to £6 45.: back-ward-conditioned 1 J-year bullocks, £5 3s. to £5 lte.; 4-year bullocks, £6 12s. Gd. to £7 Is. 6d.; 21-year steers, £4 17s. to £5 135.; Z-year steers, £4 10s. to £4 17s;; empty cows. £3 165.: fat and forward cows, £4 13s. 6d. to £5 Ib.; fat cows, to £7 10s.; store cows, 30s. to £2 Bs. 6d.; empty 15 to 18-months heifers, to £3 lis.; 2-year heifers, empty, £3 13s. to £4 65.; yearling steers, £2 6s, to £4 65.; yearling heifers, £3 35.: P.A. yearling steers, to £4 35.; oows and. calves, to £5; yearling bulls, £2 95.; others, £3 17s. 6d. to £4. ■ • N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., and Reduced, report:—At Palmerston on Thursday a fair entry of cattle mot with good inquiry, and sold at the follow, ing prices:—Yearling steers, £2 16s. 6d.; empty dairy heifers, £3 Bs. 6:1. to £3 135.; store oows, £2 13s. to £3 165.; forward cows. £4 lis. to £4 18s.; cows in milk, £4 Bs. 6d.; cows in calf, £4 12s. 6d.; cows with calves, £4 Bs. to ;£4 175.; forward heifers, £4 ss. to £4 lis.; young bulls, £2 to £3. . Mesrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report At our Palmerston North sale, held on Thursday, November 21, no sheep camo forward, but a very fair yarding ol cnttle sold at late rates. We nuote:— yearling steers, £2 Bs., £2 15s. 6d„ £3 4s. to £3 10s.: yearling heifers, £2 155., £3 12s. 6d. to £4: fat cows, £4 17s. 6d„ £5. to. £5 145.: forward oows, £3 10s. to £4; store oows, £2 lCs. to £3 55.; springing heifers, £5 to £6 2s. 6a.; cows and calvos, £4 2s. 6d. At our Hinutangi salo, held on Monday, November .18, we had a good yarding of cattle, which mot with a brisk sale. Wo quot«:-Ohoico Jersey vearliner heifers, £5 Bs.; 18*monthB steers. £3 4s. 6d. to £4 35.; yearling' steers, 355.; fat. cows, £4 14s. 6tl. to £5 125.; store cows. £2 lis.. £2 19s. 6(1. to £3 18s. fid.: awringinp hoifers, £5, £5 5?., £5 IDs., £5 15s. to £6 65.; springing sows, £9 5>.; suckers, 145.: porkers. 20s. At our Lmton sale, held on Tuesday, November 19, a good yarding met with a brisk sole, tho bulk of the yarding Gelling at satisfactory-prices. Wo quote:—Forward 2-tooth wethers. 14s. 3d.: yearling to 18-month® steers, £2 17s. 6d.: £3 3s. 6d.,'£3 ss. 6d. to £3 17s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 16s. to £3 2s. 6d.; small, £2 6s. 6d.: bulls, £4 to £4 12s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Wellington. report as follows on their usual fortnightlv stock rale, held at. Levin, on Thursday:—Wo had a good yarding of both sheet) and cattle. Sheen wero in good demand,but cattlo are still a bit slack. We, liowover, report a very successful sole, aid onlv a few head went out unsold. We qrjite tho following prices:—Ewes and lamb*), 239. 6d.; fat. ewes and wethers, mixed, 205.; Bliorn 2-tooth wethers, 13s. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes. 135.; 2-tooth ewes and wethers, mixed, 12s. Bd. to 135,; cull woolly ewes, lis.; 3-year steers, £6 B'. 6d.; 2 to 2i-ye.n-steers. £4 Bs. to £5; 18-month steers, £3 45.; £3 15s. to £4 25.: yearling steers; £?. ]35.; heifers, £2 165., £3 45.; store cows. £3 4s. to £4; fat cows. £6 14s. 6d. to £7 175.: bulls, £2 10s., £3 155., £4 to £5.