LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1623, 14 December 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, report as follows on the clearing sale, held at his homestead at Hanak&u on Wednesday and Thursday this week, on account of Mr. Bobert Ransfield, of llanakau:—There was a very large at-, tendance of buyers from ail parts, the Wairarapa, Palmerston North,' and Feilding districts being well represented, end the stock came forward in excellent order. Favoured with ideal weather on both days, the sale went without a hitch, and every lot offered met with keen competition. The eheep, which wero comprised chiefly of ewes and lambs in the wool, and deary cattle especially being 'greatly in demand, and a" pen of purebred two-tooth ewes realised 30s. 6d., the purchaser being Mr. J. It. M'Donald, of Levin. Following are Bome of the price 3 realised:—Sheep: Ewes and lambs, 245. lCd., 2te. 3d., 256. 9d., and 265. 9d.; purebred ewes and lambs, 2Se.; cull ewes and lambs. 125.; purebred two-tooth ewes, 30s. 6d.; dry ewes, 18s. Gd.; ewe hoggets, 17e. 9d.; wether hoggete, 18s.; cull hoggets, 12s. 3d.; wethers, 21s. Bd.; twotooth Romney rams, 16a. 2d. to 325.; fourtooth, £3 35.; six-tooth, 13 guineas; f.f.m., 1J guineas. Kun oattlo: Fat and forward cows, £5 45.; Gtore cows, £4 2s. 6d.; cows with calvee, £4 135.; heifers, E.W.8., £4 2e. 6d. to £4 10s. 6d.; two-year steers, £4 Uβ.; weaner steere, 28s. Horses: Draught geldings, £21, £22 5b., £25 ICb., £18 10s.; mares, £25 10s., £27 10a.; light draughts, £10, £14 2s 6d £17 10b., £21; hacks and harness, £2 10s., £3 10s., £5, £8 10s., £9, £9 155., £15 16s £17 10s.; aged draught stallion, £14 !oa.; unbroken horses, draught goldins, £21 53.; light horses, £5 10s., £6, to £12 10s.; voarling, £2 10s. Dairy herd; Com) in milk. £3 55., £4 Iβ.. £4 <6., £4 55., £4 13e £4 16fi £4 18s., £5. £5 10a.,: £5 155., £6, £6 15s, £7, £7 Iβ., £8. £8 65., £8 155., £9, £9 16a. , , £10, £10 55., £13 fe.. £13 153., £16; cows in milk, not sound, £3 145., £4, £4 65., £4 7i £4 13s £5 Iβ., £5 45., £7 10a., £9 lEg.; heifers to milk, £4 Iβ.. £5, £5 Wβ.. £7, £7 Mβ £8, £9, £9 5b.. £11 65.; springing cowb, £4 103. £4 Us., £6 10s., £5 155., £5 17s. 6d., £6 155., £7 10s., £8; springing holfers, £4 4a £4 10s £5 la., £5 17s. 6d.; weanei'S, mdVed Mβ bulls. £3, £3 10s., £4 10s £5; sow in piK £3. £3.5s- « 12s - 6d - £ \ 4s " £4 63., to £4 Us.; empty sows. 255.) euckere, 14s ii- boaT, 21s. All implements plant, anil sundries were Bold at satisfactory prices. ■ . ' ~ Mesrs. Dalgety *n<! Co., Ltd.. report:-At our weekly Palmerston North rale on Thursday, there was the usual attendance of buyers, tho small yardias of stock whioh oame forward sold as follows:—Medium yearling heifers, £2 10s ; medium yearling Btcors, £3 10s.; forwjf 1 w*- *° £4 55.; bulla, £2 10s. to £3 15s. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Auenoy Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report:— At Palmereton North on had a moderate ontry. which realked prirea as follow :-Sheop: Fat hogsrets, 19s. Cattle: Calves, 30s. to 385.; email yoariuigs,;£2 4s • yearliiig etoore, £3 to £3 11s.; ycarhne heifera (small); £3; 18-month heifers, £3 123.- yearling Jersey heifers. £4 7s. to r £4 183.; store cows, £3 Is. to £3 Hβ.; sprMKinK cows. £5 10s. to £6 10b.; oows with calves at foot. £4 155.; springing heifers, £6 25.. M.; bulls, £3 15s. . The New Zealand Loa.n and Mercantile Aeoncy Co., Ltd., and Eeduced, report navins: held their weekly ea,le in the P.F.A. yard's, Pahiatua, <fn Tuesday, when Uiey offered a email ywdin.e of both fhcop and cattle to a small attendance of farmers and buyers. Prices were on a par with nrovious sales, and ran as follow:—Woolly hoggets ■ 16.'. 9d.: dairy heifers, £3 10b. to £4 163.; bulls, £2 to £2 12a 6d.. We also report having sold privately during the woelr Woolly hopreots, 155.; store cows, £4; cows with calf at foot, £4. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile A&cnor 00,, li'A., nnd Boduood, report ha.vtik likd thaw Buyitowitary cattle fair

day, whon they had n fair yardin? of food coloured and good-conditioned cattle of all ages and sexes. Entrios did not oomo forward up to advertised numbers owing to several vendors not having finished shearing. The firm, however, report ■a good clearance of mostly all stock yarded, at values well up to vendors' expectations. Tho following arc 6ome of the prices realised:—3 and 4-year bullocks, £6 I7s: 6d.; 3-year steers, £5 sa. to £5 165.; 2year steors, £4 ss. to £4 125.; yearling eteOTB, £3 6s. to £3 11s.; forward cows, £3 11s. to £4 to £4 195.; Holstein-crose heifors, £6 65., , Jersey-cross heifers, £4 16s. to £5 55.: yearling- dairy hoifere, £S 7p. 6d. to £3 15s. to £4 55.; Bhorthorn dairy heifers, £3 7s. 6d. to £4; yearling station heifers, £3 to £3 65.; cows with calf at foot, £3 10s. to £4; bulls , , £4, £4 10s., £510s. to £5 17e. 6d. ' . Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At our Palmerston North sale, held on Thursday, wo had a. small yarding of both sheep and cattle, which sold at late rates. We quote :-Cattle: Empty dairy bcifera, £3 55., £4 to £4 10s.; 2-year steers, £4 35.; cows and calves, £2 7s. to £3 2s. 6d.; empty cows, £2 12s. 6d. to £3 10s.'; springing heifers, £5 7b., £6, £6 9s. to £8: yearling steers, 38s. 6d.; bulls, £2 to £5 15s. ■ ,