LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1658, 27 January 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs; Dalgety and Company; Ltd., Palmerston North, report having'a very fair yarding at. their Feiiding, sale on Friday,. January 24, .which sold as below:—Cull 'lambs, to 45.;-shorn wether, lambs, to'7s. ,id.; imixed shorn lambs, 7s. 6d., 7s.- 8d; :to 'Bs.;id.:, .mixed age ewc3,. to 10s.; fat .ewes, good, to lis. sd. ' . - ■

.. Tho .New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report as follows, for the week ending January. 25:— iAt .Feilding on Friday we had.a. medium entry- of, sheep .and a; good yarding- of; cattle: Sheep were rather dull of , sale.' whilst cattle . did well, 'and. we ,di6poeed ,of practifcally the whole' of . our entry' at satisfactory prices.' We quote:—Cull lambs, '4s. 3d., 63. '9d.; good, rape' lambs, 10s. 9d.'; wother lambs',..lDs, 9d.; ewes,' to lis. 7d.; weaner heifers!- 355.; small Jersey 'weaner heifers, 355.18-month. heifers £2 -4s. v 6d..' £2 55., £2125.;-.-heifers :in calf, £3 to/£3 10s.; store cows, 315.; bettrr do., to £2 lSsI; forward cows,' £4 6s. to j54 95.; light fat cows. -£4 10s.; 15-month steers, £2 12s. 6d.; small. wcaners,' lfe. s to 20s.': - bulls, .vprious :prices.. -At on Tuesday, we, had a fair; yarding -of sheep and cattle. Although: tho sale was - not, brisk under tho hammer, we disposod of our : entry of; sheep. ■ -Vendors'; reserves .on cattle were.too high to allow of business beintr done., -~ Cull ewos, 35.; aged cw<y, 6s. 6d.,; 6s.'-lid: to, 7s. '2d.; rape .• lambs,' Bs.. 3d:;', g00d.., shorn lair.bs, - lfe".; : .woolly, wether -lainbsi 10s.; small .mixed 2-tootlisi lis.: .mlxod wcaners,- 355.;' 20-month.-heifers, £4 2». , - ,7;

• Jfossrs. Abraham 'and Williams', Ltd., rcport:. as. follows,' on . their. Fellding. sale:— Wo had. a.heavy yarding of sheep; but only a few cnttle. - Contrary to' expectations, sheep , sold well, and prices wore, fully maintained. .. .We .quote:'—4,: and- 5-year ewes,:' 95.. to. IDs. '■[!; shohl' ewe lambs,. Bs. lOd. to, 95.; old owes, ss. 2d. to'9s.; 4 : and 6-tooth 1 ewes,. 123. 10d. r to 133.'.3d;; 'mixed shorn lambs. 7a..3d. to 95. : 9 d.; small;lambs, 35.-, to-; 6s. sd.';; woolly'--wether-lamb,s 9s. 10di; fat lambs, ,6horn, 123. Cd.; fat ewes, -143;■ Cattle:'. Mixed wcaners, 2Cs.; 13-month-. bull<f,' £2 .179.; wenner . heifers.-.355.- 6d.i small .wcanor .steers., 205., tq 376.:, Jersey ■yearling heifers, £2 ss.' to £3 2s. 6d.;. bulls, £4 ,2s. ,6d. :to £6. . , ; . .. . ; .

. ' Messrs. WiUiariis and Kettle; Ltd.,' report having held ,their fortnightly sale-- at Donnovirlte, on January 24,,.when' there waa a small'entry'of sheep, and a fair .entry, of' cattlo yarded, ; which realised, the following prices:—Fat oows,-' .£4 ;33.' to £6: yearling stecra,;£3, 65.; 18-month .steers,,£3 17s. 6d. .to. £4';:2-year steers, £4 .175., to '£5: /Store ' cows, : v £2 14s. ■to £4'. 2s. £d.; spring cows,'.'£J 10s.' ,to ;£5 ' 12s. . 6d.; rlB-month heifers, in calf, .£4; Bulls; to '£4;.; spring •holfors, to;£4; 10s. ' ;

■'■Mr, Newton King, reports:—ln - my, Strat-. ford' y'arCj. on Tuesday, January: 21, for my fortnightly sale - and bullock fair (in conjunction), I had. a, very, heavy entry. Some' fine'pons of 3}-ycar bullooks . (about 300. head) wero yarded, these attracting a large attendance of the public. .Bidding opened -briskly .-on ■;both steers and- bullocks, slackening a little later in the sale, but a good-majority of tho yarding. was cleared during '■ the day,. Competition was Ostain keen for good cowai- 18-months heifers (were in demand, but. 21-y'ear. met with Uttlo inquiry. A good numbor' ,/ of wean-crs'-.were-'yardpd,•'and sold well. Some •nice pens 0f.20-months steers'.'were offered, tho best prico obtained'being £4.45. Exceptional competition is bein,» received at all my yards'. for good-conditioned Bulls. A lino of 150 4 and 6-tooth. wethero, small, realised 15s. Id. Quotations:—Weaner steers, £1-12s. to ;£1 175.; weaner heifers, £1 13s. to £i 17s;' 6d.: miicd wcaners, £1 '2s.' 6d.' to. £1 9s. 6d.: 12 to :18-raonth empty, JerseyHolstein heifers, £4 135.: 18-months cJiolco Jersey in-calf heiferp. £5.65.; grade. 15. to M-months I 'empty ; heifexs, from £2 i6s.'6d; to £3 95., according to si'.e: best lino of 20-mdntli.i steors, £4 to £4 4s. ;• others, ''Si t,o' 10s.; 2 to ,?5-yca,r ;stoors, £4 lis. 6d.; M-yoor., steors, 1 showine. Fome clo'ir, £4 135.; 31-vear hnllocks, £6 15s. to.'£6 175.. 6d.: .forward, bullocks, £7 15s. 6d.; forwardstags, £6 17n. fd.;-forward-and'fat cows, £4.3 fa. to £-5,12?.: rood stores, £4 ,3s. 6d. to £4 10s.: 6d.; «ma)l or aged. £1 10s.-tn £-3., 7s.heavv.' hulls, from £5. 6s. to '£7 163.; small, £3,115. to l £4. IBs.'.

, -FEILDING' MARKET REPORT. ; Messra. -Atkinson and Co.,' Ltd.* report that there was not a, largo yarding of pigs on; Friday, and the market was dull for anything but primo lot's. . In; poultry, old hens were 'chiefly in evidence, and these 'madeflow- values/ For all classes of fruit there' was keen demand; particularly for .peaches, : which .were all quickly 501 d.,. Quotations :—Poojv quality weaner' pig.3, . 4s. '.to ss.;' better sorts,. 75., Brf., 10s." (d.' to Us. 3d.; 'slips; 12s. 6d. ; to 145.; .stores, 15s. 6d; to -23a: -Poultry, por. pair: Old hens,. Is. 6d., to/2s. 6d.; '3s. 6d., ; 35.. 9d., :45".: diicks. 2s. 9d., to 3s. ,6d.; chicks, Is. to Is. 3d.;, roosters, 3s; bd.' to , 4s. . Wheat sold at 4s. 6d.. bushel; pollard, lis. to lis. 6d. bag; plums, Is. 5d.,'25. 3d.,-to 3s;: apples,. 2s. 3d. to. 53. 3d.; peaches, 3s. 6d. to ,45.; beans,. Is.- 3d.; potatoes, 9s. cwt.: rhubarb, 6d. bundle. -