LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1669, 8 February 1913, Page 3

LIVE STOCK SALES.

i Messrs. Abraham' a.nd Williams, Ltd., re- , portAt our Palmerston sals, hold, oil I ThUTEday, wo had a small c ntr y. ?J, 6^n s and a medium ono of cattlo, wliiclisold r at the following priceß:-Sheep: Woolly lambs, -lis.; sound-mouth ewes, lis. ) Oattlo: Two-yoar steers, £4 13s. Cd.; i«- !■ months steers, £3 Cd.; fat and forward > cows, £rl 12s. 6d. to £5: store cows, 275. 6d. I to £2 lis.; cows and calve?, £2 65.; 1 ers, 15s. to 375.; bulls, £2 6s. 6d„ £4 103. to I £5 12?. 6d. 1 ' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltdj. re* ? port:—At our Roumai ealo. held ctl' luesI day, we had a fair yarding of both sheep )' and oattle, which • met with a good de- . mand, • and vre Quitted .the. whole 01 oul' entry under tho hammer. We Q"otc:~ Shoep: 4 and 5-yoar owes,. 09. 7d.; 2-tooth ' owes, 14s.' Bd.; rapo lambs, shorn, te. M., ' 83. 9d. to 9s. Gd. Cattle: 16-inonth steel's, 1 £3 lis. 6d.; yearHng'. steers, £2/ to £2' 45.; i weaner heifero, £2 83.; mlicd \vcanor6. 345. to £2; heifers, in calf, £4 65.; cows. In'call, • £5 to £6 155.; forward cowa, £3 to £3 155.; bulls, <£4 55., £4 JBs., £6 ss. to £7,25. 6d. ; Customs dutlc3 collected at tlie . port of Wellington yesterday amounted to £4329 [ 17s. 6d. f Messrs. Dalsety and Co. report as fol--1 lows 'on their usual fortnightly sale, held i at the Upper Hutt on Thursday:—We had i a very large entry of sheep, and a larco entry of.ca.ttle. Wo had a very successful sale, auA practically everything went out [ sold. We quoto the following prices:—Twotooth to f.f.m. owes, 10s., 10s. 6d. to 125.; 1 f.m. owes, 4s. lid., ss. to 7s'. 6d.; wethers, 1 10s., I{'=, 6d. to 12a.; woolly lambs, ss. Cil. to i 7s. 10(1.; shorn lambs, to 6s. 9d.; cull lambs, 3s. sa. Cows in calf, £3 145., £4 5a., £8 10s. ! to £12; .cows in milk, £3 65., £o )ss. to . £7 155.;. springing. , heifers, £6 13s. £d., £7 to £7 2a. 6d.; store.cows, to £4 55.; 2-year steers,'.'£3' lis.' 6d. to £4 ss.'; bulls, £2 12s. ' 6d., £3 Bs. to £4 lsi; weancrs, to 255. N.Z. Loan arid Mercantile Agency. Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report:—At Valmerßton v North on' Thursday a Bmall entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle camo forward. Quotations— Sheep: Woolly, lambs, Bs. 3d.; . fat ewes', 14s. Oattlo: Weaner' steers, 28s. to 305.; weaner Bteers (good), 585.; weaner heifers, 255. to 325.; weaner heifers (good), ' £2 4s. 6d.; yearling stocrs, £2 7s. 6d.; 181 month steers, £3 6s. 9d.; yearling liclfcrs, ' £2 165.; heifers with calves, £2 17s. to £3 155.; storo cows, £2; . forward cows,'£4 i 45.; cows in milk, £4 -17s. 6d.- . Mcssts. Dalsety and Oo„ Ltd., report as on their annual ram fair, held at' their Upper Hutt yards:—Thero was a good entry of rams, comprising chiefly I Komnovs and Lincolns. , Thero wjis a good ■ damand, especially for'tho rams bred by Mr. V. Riddlford, and wo sold practically i i everything undor tho hammer. We quote • the following prices:—Eomney rams, 2J to 6i guineas; Lincoln rams (4-tooth to ■■ f.m.), 1 to 2J guineas; Shropshiro rams (f.f.m.), , 1 guinea. . Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Ltd. (Pal- . merston North), report on their PalmcT- ' ston North sale as follows:—Small entry ' of sheep and cattle came to hand. Quotations : Mixed shorn lambs, to Bs. 3d.; storo cows, £2 65.; bulls, £3 7s. Gd.; fat . cows, £4 10s. , Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re.port on Hpnterville sale, held last Tuesday:—Wo had fair • yardings of both sheep ; and cattle,' and havo to report a good sale at the following pricco:—S.m. ewes, • Bs. 6d.,' Ss. lid.; cull ewes, 65.; mixed 2i, tooths, Bmall, 12s. 4d.; wether lambs, to 7s. > lid.; cull lambs,'to'ss. Bd.; aged rams, 6s. 6d. to lis. 6d. Oattlo: 3-ycar bullocks, £6 6s. to £6 165.; 2-year steers, £4 12s. to £5 Is.; empty cows, £3 18s. to £4 10s.; fat cows, £4 15s. and £5 10s.; bulls, £4 6s. At Talhape, on Wednesday, wo had a good sbilo at the following figures :—Wether lambs, to 7s. 7d.; stubblo lambs, 3s. 3d., 6s. 2d.; woolly lambs, lis. Id.; 4 and 6tooth ewes, Us. 6d.; mixed ago ewes, to 9s. 7a.; culls, 35.; aged rams, 75.; 18-months ' steers, £3 15s. ' Jfossrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their annual ram fair at 1 Waipukurau, Hawko's Bay, on February 6, when they offered a fair catalogue of rams to a good attendance of farmers and others. Tho competition for Komneys and Lincolns was not as keen as was expeotcd. 1 Southdowns, however, wero in good demand, and sold readily under the hammer, i Altogether, the class of sheep which came forward was not up to tho usual Btan- , dard. Wo quoto the following :—2-shear "Linoolns, 3J guineas; shearling Romneys, 21 guinoas; Shroptihire-Soutlidownß, 3 to 4 guineas; Border-Loicesters, 3 guineas.