LIVE STOCK & PRO DUCE SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1664, 3 February 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK & PRO DUCE SALES

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their .Jcildiug sale as follows — Wo had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle, and prices showed an increase 6n last week's sale. We quote--Woolly lambs, Bs. lid. to As. Id.j fafy wethers, 17s. to 17s. 3d.; fat ewes. 14s. 3d. to 145.-Cd.; two-tooth CWO3, small, lis. 9d. to lie.; two-tooth wethers, email, lis. to 12s. 3d.; f.m. ewes, 9s. <d; to 10s. 3d.; four and six-tooth ewe's, 15s. to 15s. Sd;; six-tooth and s.m. ewes, 12s. to 12s. 6d.; shorn lambs, 7s. sd. to (Is. Id.; old Tams, 6s. to 7s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 to £6 Is. 6d.; cows in milk, £4 10s. to £6; springing heifers, £4 10s. to £6 55.; Jersey cross heifers, weaners, £2 ss. to £2 fo. 6d.; woanor steers, small, £1 Is. 6d. to £1 10s.; store cows, £3 to £3 ss.

Jlpssrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At our fortnightly sale at Levin, on Friday, a good entry of stock was submitted. Competition throughout the salo was good, both for sheep and cattle, and very few lots went out unsold. Quotations;— Fat owes, 14s. sd. to 13s. lOd.: fat wethere, 17s. 5d.; fat and forward wethers, 15s. 3d.; two-tooth wethers, 145.; woolly lambs, 9s. 3d.; shorn lambs, small, 7s. 5d.; forward ewes, 12s. Id.; store ewes, Bs. 5d.; four and eii-tooth ewes, 13s. 6d.; weaners, 255. to 365.; small weaners, 17s. fid. to 225. 6d.; 18-month dairy heifers, £3 to £3 17s.'; yearling heifers, £2 10s. 6d.; light fat bullocks, £7 12s. 6d. to £8 /Its.; forward bullocks, £6 18s. 6d.; 18-month steers, £4 Is. to £4 23.; fat cows,' £5 16s. to £6 35.; dairy cows, £7 to £9 55.; springihg heifers, £6 17s. 6d. to £8; good two-year steers! £5 ICe. 6d. ;. . Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Seduced, 1 Feildiug, report for week as follows:—At Apiti,' on Tuesday, we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, which sold at late rates. Wo quote :—Two-tooth wethers (small), 9s. 3d., 10s; 6d.; ,good two-tooth wethers, to 14s. Bd.; ewes, Bs. 4d„ JJs. 4d„ to 10s.; .aped ewes, 6s. 6d.; two-to.oth ■ ewes, 145., 14s. 4d.; small lambs, 4s. 7d., ss. 4d., ss. 9d., to 6s. Id.; fat cows, £5, £5 55.; ,18-month lieifers, •£3 3s. 6d., £3 4s. 6d.; two-year heifers,_ £4 13s. 6d,; yearling steers, £2 15s. 6d.; mixed weaners, 305.-; weaner heifers (good), 34g. 6d., 365. 6d., to £2-2s. .

Messrs. A. H. Atkinson and- Co., Ltd., Feilding, report on Friday's sale:—Pigs were in fair ,Gupply. and the market was about on a par. with ruling rates. A good supply of fruit sold well, all lines being cleared. There is a keen and unsatisfied demand for peaches. Good potatoes aro selling readily at Bs. to 9s. cwt. We quote:— Weaner pigs, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d.; slips, 12s. ,to 145.; sows, 21s. to 305.; stores, 15s. to 225. 6d.; porkers, 275., 305., 315.,. to 365. Hens ■(old). Is. 6d., Is. Sd.,' 25.;- younger ' birds, Zs. .'6d. to 33.; chicks, Is.' 6d. to Is.' 9d.; ducks, 2s. 9d„ 3s. 3d;, 3s. -6d„ 3s. 9d„ to <6.; turkeys, 10sV to lis., all at per pair. Plums, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; apples, 2s. 6d.. to 3s. 6d. half-case; nectarines, 45.; pears,-.25. to 3s. 6d.; rhubarb, 3d. and 4d. bundle; peachcs, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d. case.

:Mr. Newton Kim;, -New Plymouth, reports:—On Friday, January 24, for my. annual iKaponga weaner. fair and oattle sale I had a very, big entry, and a big attendance of buyers. Host of the weaners yarded were small, being whey, fed, but were all good-coloured cattle. Bidding throughout was keen, exceptionally so on a line of pidlced Jcreoy heifers, yarded ,by Mr. Martin Steiner. These were started at 455., and were secured by-. Mr. 0. Crowley after brisk competition at £3 le. 6d. The demand for good forward cows and bulla was first-class, everything with the exception of a. pen of small weaner.steers was cleared at the following rates Jersey weaner heifers; from £2 95.. .to £3 Is. 6rt.;. grade: hfeifoTs, £1 ■ lis. 6d. r to •£1 175.. 611.; small, .£1 4s. 6d.; weaner 'steers, £1 10s! 6d. to £1 165.; mixed wcaners, £1 Bs. 6d. to £1 lfo. 6d.; bulls, from ! £3'9a. to £6, according to weight;' fat working bullocks, £5 IBs.; fat heifers, £5 45.; fat cows, £5 10s. to £6 45.; forward cow#, from'£4 14s.' to' £5 35. ! ;- 6torecows, £3 155..6d.t0 £4 55.; small or aged. £1 4s: 6d. to £2 10s.;. iambs, 95.! At TJrenul, on Monday, January 27, there was only a small, entry, which sold as follows—Springing heifers, £4 7s. 6d. to £8 103,; . dairy cows, £6 to £8 10s.; fat cowa, •£6 is.; forward cows.'£4 lis. 6d. to £5 45.; 20-month belters, £3 16s. to £4 7s. 6d.; two and a half-yea-r heifers in calf, £4 13s. to £5 17s; 6d.; ' 20-month ■ steers,' £3 14s. 'to £3 lfis. 6d. On Tuesday,- January - 28, storo cows sold at from*£2 lis. to £3' 17a. 6(1.: forwnrd cows, £4 ss. to £5 33.; two and a half-year, steers,..small,. £4 7s.' 6d.; 18month heifers,: £3 10s.; hulls, from £5 13s. to £6 153. f '