LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1652, 20 January 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety. and Company,' Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a fair entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle at their Feildln; sale on Friday, January 17. Sheep were rather dull of gale, but cattle were in good demand.. Quotations;— Agdd ewes, ss. 2d.; medium lambs, to Bs.; good rape lambs, to 10s. 51. Cattle: Wcahsr heifers, to £2 45.; small yearling steers, to £2 6s. 6d.; 2-year empty heifers, to £4; forward cows, to £4 155.;, dairy cows, to £5; 2-year steers, £4 Ss..; 15-months dairy heifers, to £3 IBs. 6d.; 25-year steers, to £5 Us. 6d.; bulls, to £5.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale as, follows Wo submitted an average yarding of sheep • and cattle,. . All sheep and. most cattle sold at pricM showing a .slifht incrent j on last week's sale. We quote:—Fat ewes 14s. 9d.- to 14s. lid.; light, do.. 13s. 10cl.; forward ewos, 10s. 3d.; 4 and 6-tooth and 4-year owes, %. Bd. to )2s. Ltd.; owes with lambs, all counted, 9s. 6d.; shorn Tape lambs, Bs. 6d.; woolly rape lambs, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 9d.;..5t0r0 lambs. 6s. .to 7e. '6d. Mixed weaners, 255. to 335.; good weaner heifers, 3957; storo cows, £3 IC=. to £4 Is.; fat cows, £5 7s. to £5 17s. 6d.; springing cows. £5 .10s. to £6; empty heifers, £3 Is. to .£3 Us.

Mossrs. .Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday n. smaller yardvng of stock than usual was offered. Cattle sold well, and all lots were disposed of at satisfactory prices, but bidding for all classes of sheep was dull, and several lines went out unsold, venders not being disposed,to take the prices offered. Quotations :—Fat ew.ei, 14s. 6d."; 'forward ewes, 12s.;' 2-tooth wethers, 145.; small lambs, 4.3. 9d. to 63. 6d.; weaner steerß, 30p; to 365.; weaner heifers, 345.; itiixcd weaners, 17s. to 195.; fat bullocks, £9 75.-6 d.; fat cows,'£4 18s.; forward cows, £4 2s. 6d.; 18-month steers,, £3 75.; . 18-month heifers, in calf, £3 10s. . 6d.; springing heifers, £5 165.; springing cows, £6 to £7 2s. .

The Now Zealand Loan And Mercantile ■Agency Co., Ltd., and Heduced, Feilding, report for week ending January- 17, aa follows;—At-Feilding, on Friday, we had a good entry of both sheep and cattle, arid have to report a total clcarahco of all lines'. A nice'lino of 550 rape lambs, on account of Mr. Charles Oarr, mado 10s.- Id. Wo quoto as follows Cull ewos. 4s lid; shorn rape lambs, to 7s 6d: woolly ditto, to 10s Id.; small 2-tooth wethers, 125.; 6mall weaner. steers, 239. 6d. to 265.; weaner heifftrs, J25.,.365'., 375., to £2 25.; weaner bulls, 2i3.; light fat cows, £4 55.; better ditto, £5 12s. 6d.; store cows, £2 ICg.; bulls, at various prices. At Apitl, on Tuesday; '.we lrad a fair yarding of sheep, and a full yard of cattle. Sheep were easier, in sympathy with outside markets. All classes of cattle sold well. Wo quote;— Good 2-tooth wethers, 14s. 9d.;- 4-tooth wethers, 159. lid.; fat wethers, 17s. lid.; small lambs, 4s. Sd.;'3-ycir steers, £5 155., £6, £6 Is.; 25-year steers, £5 4s. 6d.,.£5 75.15-montli steers, £3 3s. M., £3 65., £3 Bs. 6d.; 18-month steers. £3 lis. 6d.,' £3 153.; yearling , steers, £2 12s. 6d., £2 155.; 18-month heifers, in calf, £4; cows and calves, ,£5; forward co-ws, '£4 ss„ £4 10s.; fat cows, £5 to £6 2«. 6d.; good ■weaners, to 39-.?.; small ditto', 255.; weaner pigs,* 10s.; slips, 15j. 6d.,.175. On Wednesday, at Kimbolton, we had a good entry. Sheep • dull, but, there was a good demand for cattle..' Wether lambs, fa. 9d.; 2-tooth wethers (small), 10s. 9d.. 12s.;' 2tooth wethers (good), -14s. .7d.; .fat owes. 145.; f.f.m. ewes, 10s., 6d. :

Mr. Newton' King, New Plymouth, reports:—On Friday, January 10, at Waiwakaiho, I'had a, fair entry and attendance. The inquiry throughout was good, most of the yarding being cleared at.the following rates:—Yearling steers, £1 16s. to £2 Us. 6d«: 2-year coloured steers, up to £3 17s. ;• 18-months coloured heifers, lup to £4 53.; empty 18-months heifers, £2 18s. to £3 65.; .2|-year lieifers, R.W.8., £4 IK 6d. to £5 lis.; bulls, £4 15s, to £6 75.; small, £2 ss. to £3. 55.; dairy cows, £4 15s. to £7 10s.; fat cows, £5 lis.; forward cows, £4 to £4 155.; small or aged, £2 4s. to £3; 55.: (Winging heifers, £5 10s. to £6 155.; small lino of weaner3 (few coloured steers), £1 9d.; agod ewes, 5s lCd.; f .m. ewes', Bs. ■ 9J. At Urenui on Monday, January 13, there was a good yarding and a representative attendance of buyers. Bidding throughout to good for nil lines, a very success' fill sale, resulting. Empty 18-month heifers, £3 7a Cd. to. £3 lfs. 6d.;. 18 to 20-months steers (very'good line); £3 15s. 6d.; others, £2 15s. to £3 63. 6d.; 25-year heifers, E.W.8., £4 Bs. 6d. to £4 .18s.. 6d;; forward cows," from £4 to -£4 18s. .6d.; store cows, aged, from £2 ?s. 6d. to £3 lis.; dairy cows, £5 to £8 155.; aged. £3; springing lieifers, from £5 to £7 2s. Cd.; 2Vycar steers, with a bit of colour, £4 Bs. 6d. to £4 12s. 6d.; stags, £4; bulls. £3 103. to £5 35.; cows and calves, .£4 14s:: fat cows, from £5 13s. to £6 lis.; 3 to 31-year bullocks. £7 ..3s, Gd.; <imall 2-tooth wethers, lis. 9d.; f.m. owes, 6s. Bd. to 9s. 6d.; lambs, 75.. 2d. to 9s. 6d.; storo pigs. 14s. At' lia'hotu, on Tuesday, January. 14, I had a very, pmall entry, which sbld'as follows:—15-mo'nths steers, £3 10s.; bulls, .£? ss. to £7- lis.;.storo ; cowv £4 Is. to £4 135.; agc'd cows, £2 Is. to £3; wcaner pigs, 10s. 6d.'

Messrs. A. n., Atkinson' and Co., Ltd., Fcilding, report a largo entry of pigs on Friday. Values generally wore lower all round, weanors and slips making considerably less than rate* ruling'lately.' Tho npultry entry was largely 0/ older cull birds. Good, cockerels :aro wanted, and 1 aro worth up to ss. for woiU-gitown moally Eorts. ; Fruit, was all (disposed of at current rates, with good inouiry' for sound psaches, plums, etc. They quote:—Wean-"-jiigs, 63.. 6s. to Bs.; slips, 10s., 14s„ Us. 6d.; wtore«, 16.«. to Ws.; porkers, 245., 265. 6d., 28:?., 295. 6d>., 31s. 6d. to 365.; hern, at per, pair. Is. 6d., 25., 2s. 6d., &i.; pullets, '•!.: halfcrown cockerels, Is. 9d., 25., 2s. 3d., 35., 3d.: ducks. 45.: dogs.'ss. t0.95.; bran, pollard, Us. 3d.;-well-grown potatoes. ss. per 6Glh. big; poas and beans sold well, in small bags; damaged pcAohes, Is. to 2s. •;«&s<>t.others, '<s.. to 4s. 6d-; plums. 15..-to .23. 6d.: rhubarb, 2d. to 3d. per bundle.