LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1699, 15 March 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

I Messrs. Da-lgety" and Company, Ltd., re* * port having I 'hold a very successful clearing sale'' on -.Thursday, -March 13, -at Mr. Han- } nay's Kahaiitare property; : A large num- ( ber.of buyers were present from all «arts J of the district,' and,bidding.on a number of lines offered was keen. . .The .arrange- ? ments for 'the: sale wore-.most complete. * and allowed the/auctioneers to get through the numerous 'lots o£Tore-d : .with expedition. The live stock'were in first-class order, and favourable comments were' passed on the condition of the different-linos. The prices realised for a few different lots ,ol tho ' sheep wore-a little disappointing,' especially for the four and. six-tooth ewes—big-* framed good-conditioned Itomneys—which 1 were sold at 15s. 2d. No doubt a number of buyers would have been' prepared to pay considerably>more for these sheep had the stock not bosn bred on such good heavy country.' ' Exceptionally keen cdmpetition took place for the cattle and horses, and satisfactory prices were realised. All the cattle were in very good condition, and thw cows and heifers submitted showed plenty of breeding. The principal, sales , effected, were as under Sheep: 7W 4 and-6-tooth Romney ewes. 13s. 2d.: 250 4 and 5-yoar' ev/es. 12s. 7d.; 2-50 2tooth wethers". 14s.- 2d.; ; 3CO 2-tooth ewes fsmall), 13s. 3d.;, f.m. ewes. 7s. \ld.; cull 2-tooths, 9-v 9d.;.'aged. Southdown rams. £2 10s. CaUle: 50 breeding' rows, with calves, £6; 20 Hereford-cross 2}-yea : r heifers, in calf, £6 10s.; 3D 3 and 4-year forward steers, £7 15?.? Hereford bull, £12 125.; milch cows, £7 155., £7 10?., £6 17g. Cd., £6, £5 12s. 6d., £5. and £4 lfa. Horses: Draught ma-rag, -£3fi. £33. £29 10s.; draught Foldings, £31, £30, £27 10s!; yearling draughts, £10 JO3. to £12 10*.: luck and harness horses, £7 15s. to £14; boy's. pciiy. £14. A largo' catalogue of implement? and sundries were also offered, and sold at • full market, rates. Messrs. Dalgety and Co/, Ltd., report having held their usual stock, sale at Makotuku bit Thursday, when they offered a fair yarding of stock to a small attend--ance of the public. They quote the' following prices:—Cull woolly lambs, 4s. 4d.: well-grown woolly la-rubs, - 6s.' 10d.; 2-tooth ewes, 11-9. 4d.; 2-tooth' ewon and wethers, , 11*. 5d.; mixed wcaner catte, £1 145,. (3d.: Messrs. Dalgety ajid Co. report:—At our Palmsrston North sale on Thunsday a fair 'yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle'came to hand, which cold as bolow:— Small lambs, 'ss. 3d.; s.m. ewc3, to Bs. 3d.; a.ged ra-ms, 7s. 6d., 103. 6d., lis. 6d. to Jss.: 2-tooth !Romney rams, at 1 guinea: 3 and 4-year S.D. rams, 3gns.; 2-tooth ewe-i, to 13s. Bd.: 2-tooth wethers, to 145.; store cows, £'2 Bs., £3, to £3 6s. , Messrs. Abraham and Williams; Ltd., report our usual weekly Palmerston sale of Thursday, we had a medium yarding of both sheep and cattle, which sold at the following prices:—Sheep,: Aged ewes. 33., 39. 6d„ 4s. 7d.,'to 65.: fat and forward ewes, 10s.; lambs, 7s. 6d.; 4 and 5-year owes. B*. <M.; mtns-. 9.«.. 10s. to £1 Is. . Cattle: 225. 6d.. 25". to 275.: empty cow.?,' £3,. .£2- 10s. £0 £2 155.; heifers, in calf, £4 155.: forward rows, £4 125.: fat cows, £5 2s. 6d.; bulls, £3 10s., £4 to £6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows on their monthly sale, held on Thurs- ;• day:—We.had a large,entry of good sheep and cattle, which were well competed for. and sold readily to a largo attendance of farmers and others, at the following rates: • —Sheep, 4 and G-tooth ewes, to 13<j. 6d.: ; 2 wethers, to 13s. 6d.; aged ewes . 55., 7s:, 95., to lis. 3d.; lambs (shorn), 6s. 3d. to 7s. lid.; woolly lambs, Bs.; small lambs. 3s. lid. to 55.: liincoln rams. 2cns. to 3gns.; yearling steers, £2 6f1.; 18-months f>tosrs, £4 55.; 18-months heifers, £2 175.; 3-year .bullocks, , to £6 lis. Tho Kew Zealamd Loan and Mercantile Agency Coy, Ltd., report having held their 1 "-eeldy sale in the Mangahoa yards, on Tuesday, when they offered a medium yarding of 9hcep and young cattle to. a small attendance of farmers and others. Both 1 and cattle mot slack competition under the hammer, although quitted » the bulk' of our entry at the close of the sale at the following rat*\s:—Sheep: F.m. ' ewes, 83.; cull ,ewes, to ss. 6d.; Lincoln > rams, £2 a-red rams, ss. to 155.: stoTo i cows, £2 12s. 6d.; weanors (good), 30s. to . £2; ditto, 255. to 275.; ditto, small, 235. • Poncaroa Stock Sale.—Messrs. Abraham, 1 and .Williams, Ltd., renort on their Ponrra- • roa sale, held yesterday, as follows:—We . offered a good yarding of sheep to a large r attendance Bnsinoss was difficult to effect •as in larger centres, and prices were about ' on-a par, in pome cases a shade easier. } There was not much competition under the ' hammer, but wc in ado a good clearance I before, tho end of the da-y. Quotations:— . Two-tooth wethers (small), 103. 9d.; soundmouth ewes. 6s. 3d. to 85.»6d.; store ewos. " 53. to 4s.' 6d.; small woolly lambs, 4s. 2d. • to 4s. Cd.; shorn lambs, ss. 3d.; Romney 3 rams, 11 to 2Jgns.; weaner 6tcors, 295.