LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1615, 5 December 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Qompany, Ltd., report as follows on their -stock sale hold at Waikanao on Tuesday:—We had a fair yarding of slisep, and a good entry of cattle, although, owing to the .inclement wether, stock did not come forward as advertised. The demand was not so keen, but we were successful in. disposing of all lines, except a few store cows; at the following prices:—Fat shorn ewes,'-165.; yearling steers, £3; 24-year : steers. £4 17s. -6d., to £5 55.; epriugiug- heifers, £7 10s.; bulls, to £3 ss. ■ "■:■'•■ . ;■■

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Marton sale, held this week:—We had a good entry of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle, and have" to report a total clearance, with the" exception of a few odd cattle, at prices satisfactory to vendors. We quote:—Sheep:' Ewe, hogfrete, 16s. 9d. to 17b. 4d.; . wether hoggets, 15s. to 163. 2d.; mixed do., small, , 13s; Id.; empty owes, shorn, Bs. 7d. to 9SI; 2-toqth ewes, shorn, 14s. Cattle: 18-months dairy heifers, £4 Is. to £4 12s. 6d.; yearling'.do., £2 15s. to £2 17s. 6d.; small do., £2 os.'6d.; springing heifers, £4 Is. to £4 7s. fid.; dairy cows, £5 os. 6d.j backward do., £4 15s. to £4 17s. 6d.; empty cows, £3 17s. 6d. to £4 Is.; fat cows, £6 Is. to £7; mixed yearlings, small, £2 Is. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 12s. 6d. to £3 145.; small do., 375. 6d. to £2'6s. 6d.; 18-months do.,' £4 4s. to £4 Is.; 3-year do., £5 Us. 3d.; stags, £2, 19s. to £4 175.; S.E. bull, £6 15s. On account of Messrs. Smith Bros., forward S.H. bullocks, £8 25.; 3-year steers, £6 35.. On account of F. C. Hadfield, Esq., 3 and 3J-year .bullocks, £7 6s. Messrs. Abraham and.Williams, Ltd., report on their-JoluiEonviHe eale as follows:— A heavy yarding of prime bullocks .and sheep came forward. Bullocks-.were easier, and prices were lower by about 12s. 6d. a hea-d. Sheep sold well,, and prices were maintained. Prime heavy bullocks, £10 to .£lO 12s. 6d.; ■ prime bullocks, £9 12s. 6d: to £9 17s. 6d.; lighter. £9 to £9 55.; prime vealBi's, 425. 6d\ to 4fe.; others, 21s. to 285.: prime wethers, 19s. 10rl.; good wethers, 18s. to 18s. 6(i.; medium wethers, 17s.'to 17s. 6d.; extra pfime heavy ewes, 2ls. 10d. to 225. to 225. 3d.; good owes, 17s. 4d. to 17.5 ; . ; .6d.; medium owes, 15s. 6d. to 16s. 6d.; gobd'lainbs, 140. 6d. to 15s. Id. . ... ■•;". ■'

i Messrs.;' Abraham and Williams,.litd./freport as '• follows f—Wβ offered a faip'.-'yard-mg of EJheep and a, full yarding of oattl«.. Slicep' wore in good domand, all I'nes changing hands. Cattle also met a good sale, young.cattle all selling well, and a large clearance was effected. Quotations:— Fat shorn ewes, 14s; 5d.; forward shorn ewos, 123. 2d. to 13s. Sd.; shorn 2-tooth wothers. 13s. 6d.; woolly owos and lambs, 235. lOfl.; woolly hoggetß, 16s. Ltd.; fat cows, £6 11s.; "-year.Hereford-cross heifera, £4 125.; empty Jersey heifers,' £5' to £5 10s.; 2-year empty heifers, £3 17s. 6d. to £4; yearling steers, £2 17s. to £3 to.; 18-month and 2-year steers, £2; bulls, £3 2s. M. to £5 ss. ■

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Seduced, roport having held their weekly sale in the Mangabao yards, Pahiatua, on Tuesday, when they offered a email yarding of sheep and cattle. Competition for all classes of stock was on a. par with previous sale, and resulted in a complete clearance at the' following rates :-Mixed hoggets, to 145.. 9d.; dairy cows at profit, to £10 10s.; other dairy cows, £4 10s. to £4 155.; cowa with calf at foot, £4 10s. to £4 17s. 6d.; store cows, £4 to £4 55.; yearling heifers, £3 to £3 7s. 6d. The firm .also sold, on account of Npuvhiro Marakaia, his interests in a lease at Fastwell, containing 325 acres, known aa Makarikiri. Several buyers were present from outside districts. Competition was very spirited, resulting in Miss Heckler, of Mangamahoe, being declared the purchaser at a considerable advance on the vendor's reserve. ' ■ .

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. report:—At Solway this week we had a very fair entry of both sheep and cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers," and competition was keen throughout the sale. We arc pleased to report a total clearance of sheep, but a few pens, of cattle were passed in. Small woolly hoggets made from 12s. lid. to 13s. Id.; 2-to.oth shorn wethers, Us. 6d. to 135.; empty ewes, 175.; calves, 325. 6d.; and bulls, to £6.

The New Zealand Loan. and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and li-educcd, report:— Wo hold our monthly Waikana* sale at our yards on Monday, when we offered a fair entry of slieop and oattlo to a full attendance of buyers, who were present from Palmerston North. Levin, Otaki, and surrounding districts. , Wellington butchors were also in attendance, and purchased ■'. Several lots of fat slieop and cattle, aud we sold lightweight fat owes (shorn) at 145.; 7d.: shorn hoggets (mixed sexes), to 13s. 6d.; 15-month heifers, 8.W.8.. to £4; 2-yoar-old steers, to £4 155.; weaner heifers, to.'3ls. mixed ■weanors, to 263.