LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1651, 18 January 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd.. re-port:-Ot our weekly Palmerston North sale on Thursday, there was a fair attendance of buyers, and a medium entry , of stock, which sold as follows -.—Sheep: Mixed shorn limbs, 7s. Cattle: Weaner heifers, 365.; eighteon-months steers, £3 3s. i ing heifers, £3 14s. 6d.; bulls, £3 to £5 7s. 6d. At our Mangawoka solo on Wednesday wo had a very good yarding of Both sheep and cattle, every lot of which ohanged hands at prices satisfactory vo vendors. Sheep: Wether, lambs (shorn), Bs.; mixed-age ewes, Bs. 7d.; two-tooth owes, small, Us.; two-tooth wethers, to 13s. 7d,; pood two-tooth owes, 14s. - 4d. to 16s.' 7d. Cattle: Empty cows, £3 10s. to £3 165.; mixed cightcen-months cattle, £3 125.; flf. teen to eightcen-monthe. heifers, to £3 155.; eighteen-months steers, .£3 19s. to'£4 Is.; two and a half-year steers, £5; threeyear steers, £5 75.; three and a- half-year bullooks, £5'165.; fat cows, £5 12s. 6d.-to £6 165.; aged pony, £3 12s. 6d.; six-year pony, £9.

• Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd,, report as follows on thoir sto6k sale, held at Pahautanul on January 16:—We had a good yarding of sheep, which . included those belonging to the lato Mr. Stuart. Thoro' was a very large attendance ' of buyors, and the Manawatu and Wairnrana wore well represented. Tho Falo went off In good stylo, and all lots were sold under, the hammer at prices favourable to tho sellers. Two and four-tooth ewes, 12s. 4d.; six-tooth to f.m. ewes, 10s. lid.; forward two and four-tooth wethers, 143. Id.; two-tooth wethers, Us. 9d. to 13s. Id.; rnt mixed sheap. 15s. 6d.; M.S. woolly lambs, 9s. Id. to 9s. 2d.; woolly' wether iambs, Bs. Bd.; cull lambs, 55.; horses, Eoldines; £5, £6, £13 10s. . • ,"

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., ■ Wellington, report oa follows on thoir stock sale, held at Levin, yesterday: Wo had a fair yarding of sheep and cattle, and although tho market was quiet we wero successful in disposing of practically all lines beforo the salo.closed. Fat ewes, Iss. Id.- to 16s.;' forward owes, 135.: cull lambs, 2s. 6d;, 4s. 4d., 4s. sd.;' mixed'.'.two-tooths (low-condi-tioned), 65.; cull owes, 7s, 9d.; weaners, 15s, to Ms, M.i yearling nWors, £2 10«,, li lie. «., £M4«.| two-yaw otoaro, £i <a.| halieri, is Btillt, £i Co.; ctcn com, 22i. M.,-

£2 45.; - forward etoro cows, £3 -155.; fat cows, £5 l(te.; bulls, £3, £3 10s., £3 lis. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., nnd' ltcduccd, import:— Wo held our monthly I'a.hiiutanui Eale at out yards on Thursday last, when we-of-fcred a,'very heavy yarding of sheep to. a large attendance of buyers, who were pre6cnt from Levin, Otalii, Waikanoe, Paraparanmn, Wellington, Ilutt; and surrounding districts. Contrary, to expectations the sale was a great success, and the whole of our entry 1 (bar. .oiie. pen of lambs) changed hands at prices in advance of. lata rates, Lambs and wethers. were in keen demand, and a rieo of from Is.. 6d,. to 2s. per head' was' noticeable,' with lambs,' whilst store' wethers were up to tho extent of from 6d. to Is..' Forward.four. and. six-tooth wcthcre, from 15s. 6d. to lfe. Set.; two and four-tooth wethers, to 13s. 6d.; two-tooth ewes and wethers, to 13s. 4d.; four-tooth-ewes (small), to 135.; fat ewes (light-weighto), to 145.; woolly lambs, to lfe.; shorn lainbn (mixed sexes), to 7s. 3d.; cull shorn lambs, to te. 3d.; rams,' He. (id. to 15s.

The New Ze-a'.and Loan "and Mercantile Agency- Co., - Ltd., v and ■ lleduccd, report :— Wo held.our fortnightly Levin sale o,t.our yards yesterday, when -wo offered a small entry of sheep and cattle to a fair attendance of buyers. Two-tooth ewes andwethers, to 135.; fat cows (lig-ht-weights), to £5 7s; 6d.';wcancr calves, to 205.; bulls, to 275. 6d. .

Tho ■ New SSenland Loan and Mercantile Ageucy Co:, Ltd., and Reduced, report iug' held their weekly salo in tho-Manga-hao N yards, ■ l'ahlatua, on Tuesday, when they' submitted"a- medium'entry of sheep and a full yarding df cattle to a good attendance of farmers and others. Competition for sheep was somewhat easier than at previous sales, no doubt owing to the threatened strike. Cattle, however, were keenly competed for, edling well up to lato rat«s. The firm report a good cloaranco of all stock yaTded at the following prices. Lambs (medium), Bs., Id. to Bs. lid.; .small diLto, ss. 3d.; cows at drop, £5 10s. to £6 155.; cightten-months heifers, £3 to'£3 175.. 6d.; two-year stcors, £4.105. to £4'lss. j twenty-months steers, to £3 10s.; weanera,'£l lCs., £1155., to £2 10s.; bulls', £4, £5, to £6. '.-

The New Zealand, Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report having held their monthly sale in their Pongaroa yards on Thursday, whon they offered a good yarding of all'classes of 6hecp and a small entry of. cattle to a good attendance of farmers and.buyers from the surrounding districts. All Etock offered met with keen.competition, ahd.wchavo'to report a total clearance" at'the. following rates, with- ;oao - exception:^Shcep;. Fourand six-tooth, wethers, .-lSs.-riSd. 1 ,- two-tboth wethers, lis. 7d. to 1i5.,1d.,- two arid fourtooth ewes, to 12a. 6d.'; mixed lambs, to Bs. 9d.; dairy, cows, to £7;;-' dairy' 1 heifers, £3 10.i. to £4 Bs. 6d.;.yearling steers, : £3'los.; two-year • steers, to £4 15s. Btoro ooivs,-£3i 12s. 6d. • '' ■ .'' .'' ' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.; report that, at thoir Palmerston North salo on Thurßday, a fair entry of cattlo, consisting principally of. weaners and female stock, met with good competition, and sales, were effected at the following quotations:—Woanor. steers, 30s. to 345.; weancr heifers, • 32j. to 345. ,5d.; mixed weaners, 275. to 305.; small weaners, 17,5. fid. to 205.; cows and calves, £4 16s. to £4 18s.; forward cows, £4 to £4 25.; store cows, £3 to '£3 lis.; springing 'heifers, ■ £4-lte. to £5 ss.

Messrs. 'Abraham• and Williams,' Ltd., report, on their Marton sale:—A good yarding of sheep and a small'-ontry of cattlo came forward, but-wo .have'to report 1 a total clearance at tho following prices :— Ewes nnd lambs, 205.; two and four-tooth wethers, 1 14s. 6d.; four, six, 1 and f.f.m. ■ Itomney owes,'l4s. 1 Bd.; empty owes; 95.. 6d.; forward'ewes, 125.; fat owes, Us., 14s. 6d.; medium lambs,'small, ss. Id. to 6a..- lOd.; culls; 33. 7d.; yearling heifers, £2 19f1.-6d.; yearling, steers, £2. to.; springing ■, heifers, £4. Is. to £5; yearling bulls, 255.;. aged cows; £2 35..' At Mangawcka on Wodne6-' day we had a small-yarding of sheep, and a good entry' of cattle,' which were in good demand..' Mixed SvooUy-'lambs,' : Us.; two-tooth wethers, 13s„ 13s. lOd-j.-twoiand. four-tooth owes, sraall,-145..4d.; fat ewea, 145.--2 d. Cattlo:, Kmpty ta.,£3; ,ftf«, teen-months'heifers, £2' lSs: 'to" £3' 55.; > flf-' teen-months vstocjisi. ( .£B; ilfe.Ti»M.te?i WtplMil weaners, £2 -'35., 6d.;" fl £2i : fat helfers,.,'£s r 135...E4.;.,'.tiV:0., and;thrce-. year stecra, '£5; thrce'-year 'steers, £6. Us.;, bulls, £6 Wsiiix-.':' : -''" :■: .'"'■! v '\ : ■::..'.".: