LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, 24 February 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company,-Limited, .report having held their usual-stock sale at Danuevirko last week, when they offered 2OJO sheep and a fair yarding of cattle to a- laTgc attendance of the public. Bidding for sheep was dull, and most of the lines were passed in. Fat cattle wore ' easier than last sale. Fat cows, £5 ss„ £5,115. to £5 15b.; sheep, four and five-year ewes, ffs. 2d.; two-tooth wethers, 10s. 3d.; fat ewes, 13s. 5d.; pigs, 133. 6d. to £1 Ce. lid. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced (Danncvirke), report:—During tho week wo* held sales at Makotuku on Thursday and at Dannevirko on Friday. Sheep: Five-year-old cwo3 ' (extra good line), 135.; soundmouth owes, 65.; fat ewes-nnd wethers, 15s. 3d. Cattle: Two,and a half-year-old steers, £5 6s. 6d.: 18-month steers. £4 7s. 6d.; fat cows, £3 18s. Gd. to £5 2s. 6d.; mixed weanors, 275. 6d. to 365. 6d.; weaner steers, to£2. Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited (Palmerston branch), report having held thoir weekly ealo at Palmerston North, when there was the usual attendanco ot buyers, and a fair yarding of stock, which realised ■ tho following priecH:—Small cull lambs. 4e. 3d.; mixed medium Inmbs. t«. 6d.; wether lambs, Bs. 3d.; four and fiveyear owes. 95.; cull owes, Cs. to 7s. 6d.; small two-tooth ewes, lis., Gd. The New Zcalaud Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report having held a successful clearing «ilc on account of Mr. Andcm Person, Pongcroa, on Friday, .February 21, when they sold tho wholo Of his live and dead stock to a good attendance of farmers from thu surrounding districts. All stock offered met with keen competition. Sheep: Two and four-tooth owes, 15s. 3d.; six-tooth to f.m. ewfs. 13». 4d.: two-tooth wethers. 13s. 6d. to 13s. 9d.; ewe lambs, lCa. 7d.; wether I.- ••'-,», 9'.. lid. Cottle: Two-year steers, £5 2s. 6d.; horse, £12 23. 6d.; gig, £12 17s.' . w.; sheep dogs', £2 10a. Gd. to. £3; and sundries at.full market rates. The Now Zealand and Mercantile , Agency .Co., Ltd., nnd Reduced, report [•having held their monthly sale in their Waimiro yards on Thursday hut, when sheep and cattle ca-me forward well up to advertised numbers. There was n. good attendance of farmers and others present. Tho firm roport a good clearance, at tho iollowlhss rates-.-Sheep: • Six-tooth owes, 145.; slx-tootn to f.m. ewes, 6s. to Ss.; lambe^

43. '2d., 4s. 6d., ss„ si-\ 6d., to ss. 9d.; rams (Lincoln), Ijgus.; Itomncy rams, 15s. to 18s. Cattle: Two-year steors, £5; inixed weaneis, £2 to £2 2s. 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report as under for week ended 'February 21:— At Fcilding,' on Friday, we had a good entry of cattle and a heavy yarding of sheep. Bidding for cattle was brisk, and several pens' were par-sod at auction. Sheep, met with a dull eale. and although a good clearance was effected, prices wero in favour of tho buyers. Quotations:— Cuttle: Weaner steers, small, 20s. to 27f-. 6d.: Jersey cross woaner heifers, £2 15a.: two-vcar steers, £4; two and a half-year stcciv:, £5; bulls, £5 17s. Sheep: Stubble lambs, ss. 3d. to Cs. 6d.; forward raps jambs, IDs.: cull ewes,' 3s. 6d.; s.ni. brooding ewes, 9=. 3d: to lC's.; mixed-age breeding ewes, 10s. 9:1.; sni'oll two-tooth ewes, ■9s. 7d.: small two-tooth wethers, He. 9a. to 12s. 4d.; fat wethers, light, 15s. j Romncy rams. 2gns. At R.-iiigiwahia, on Tuesday, we had a 'air entry of both sheep and cattle. Competition was not brisk, but we disposed of the bulk of our entries. A hos-vv yarding of rams realised fair priew. Sheep: Cull lambs, fe. 3d. to 4s. 9d.; small wether lambs, !od.: mixed lambs, small, 7s. Bd.'i cull ov/cs, 3s. 9d.; s.m. owes, 7s. 3d. to IR; two-tooth wethers, small, 10s.: rams at all prices to £3 In. Cattle: Weaner steers, 38s. 6i1.; weaner heifers, £2; 18month steers, £3 12s. 6d.; good 20-month steers, £4; 20-month heifers, £3.15?.; fcyward cov.-s. £4. At VTaituna. on .-Wednesday, we held.a special sale of stock in tho. shccpy.-mls, lent by Jfv. Trovor Shannon. Our entry consisted of 3750 sheen of various classes. There was a fair attendance, and olthointh several pens wore passed at auction the bulk of tho entry sold at- prices highly satisfactory to the vendors. Slnep: Cull lamfcii. 4s. to 4s. 7d.: stnbbi? lambs, 7s. 4d.; medium rape lambs. Bs.' 9d.; fouryoar.breeding ewe,-?, 12s. to 13s. 2d.; mixedage ewes. 12s. 10d.:\s.m. ewes, 10s.; twotooth ewes, 145.: two-tooth wethers, 12s: 7d. to 145.; rams, lgn. to.2gn«. Cattle: Wea;. Per heifers, 375.; 18-month heifers, £3 10s.