LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1735, 28 April 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

•ufessrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., Pftlmereton JVorMi, report ll.'ivinp a very, good entry of ehoep and a very good yarding of cattlo <it their Foilding ealc on Friday. Quotationsi:—Slioep: .Medium mixed lambs, 7s. 6(1., Bs., _ 83. 2d., 83. 6d., 8s: Bd.; good ivoolly wother lambs, 10s. to 10s. 6d.; cull lambs, v to 4s. Id.; fat ewes," 145.; ewos in lamb, lis.; empty ewee, 83. 9d. to 10s. 3d. Cattle: fat hoi tors, £4 55.; fat- cows. £6; fat and forward cows, £4; store cows, £2 lis. 6d. to £3 25.; weaner stoers. 263. 6d. to 3Cs.; 18-month steers, £2 20. 6d. to £2 10s. 6d.; ■18-month heifers, to £2 55.; bulls, £3 12s. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, report aa follows on, their usual fortnightly sale, at Levin, on Friday:n© had a, good entry of sheep find a. full yarding of Kittle. Tliero was a good attendance of buyers, but tho domoad for sheep was alack, and most linos were nassod an, but we wcro successful in. disposing 01 tlio bulk of the lines privately. Cattlo wore in fair demand, and wo quitted practically all tho yarding privately. \V<j fiuoto tho following prices:—Small woolly j "i ' S * m.s. Jambs, 9s. 3d.; two-tooth to f.m. ewes, 12s. 3d.; two-tooth owes, 14s. 6d.; owed in Jamb, 13s. 3d.; fat ewes, 13s. to Me. 3d.; weaner steers, 17s. to 19s. 6d.; wear nor heifers, 205.. 275., 315., to 405.; 18-month heifers, r.w.b., £3 mixed P.A. yearlings, £o Is.; two-yoar steers, £3 lto. 6d.; two and a. half-year steers, £5 75.; store cowg, 325. 6d.' to £2 13.?.; springing' heifers, £5 tos.; springing cows, £4 l£«s., £5 7a. 6d., to £5 155.; light fat cows. £4 25., £4 10s.; fat cows, £5 65.; fat bullocks, £6 to £8 16s. Messrs. Abraham and. Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin, ,on Friday, wo offered a very large entry of 6tock, both the ahcep and tho cattlo pens being fiLlcd. Lambs and breeding ewes met with little demand, hut wethers aud all lots of fat sheep sold readily. Two to three-year steers, of which wo had a large entry also met with little inquiry under tho hammer, but tho greater proportion changed hands privately. Quotations i-Fat 'wethers, 16s. 7d. to 16e. lid.; fat owes, 135., 15a. 6d., 14s. 5d., 14s. 6(1., and 155.; forward 'wethers, 15s. 7d.; etoro wethers, 13s. ICd. to 14s. 2d.; Rood woolly lambs, 12i?.; .forward store Jambs, 95.; lambs, 7s. to Bs. 5d.; cnll lambs, ss. to & s . 9d.; store ewes, 55.-sd. to Bs. Id.; light fat bullocks, £8 7s. 6d. to £8 lis.; forward bullocks, £7 2s. 6d.; fat. cowt?, £5 ss. to £6; forward corns,- £4 to £4 lis.;, threeyear steers, £6; two and o. half to threcycar rough steers, £5 75.; 10-month steers, £3 3s. 6d. to £3 10s.; woancrg, 255. to 305.; 18-month heifers, £2 2s. 6d. to £2 75.: vreancr heifers, 3Cs. to £2; store cows, £2 to £2 15s.

Tho New Zealand Loan ond Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report :-At Folmcrston North, on Thursday, we had a fair entry of'sheep and a good yarding of cattle. Wo have to report a good clearauco at lafco rates, inoludtng several pens of well-crown stews and bullocks. Quotations:—Sheep: Gull owes,- 3t?.; store ewo3. £6. 7d.; istoro lambs. 7s. 3d. Cattle :MV«uiers, 235. to 335. 6d.; store cows, 3Cs. to £2 12s. 6d.: forward cows, £3 to £3 195.; cowfi in milk, .£5 5«.; cows in calf, £4 2s. fid. to £4 15e?.; two and a half and three-year steers, £5 10s.; three-year steers, £6 10s.; forward bullocks, £7.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—At Feilding, on Friday, we had a heavy yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle. Sheep were not quite so brisk of sale as last week, but we effected a good clearance, ondy two pens being turned out. Cattle' 'made recent. values, and all lines . were quitted. We quote:— Sheep: Cull lambs, • ss. lid. to 6s. 4d.; tsmall lambs. 6s. lOd. to 7.5. 6d.: ewe 1 lambs, £3. 2d. to 9tf. fid.; good mixed lambs, 9s. to 9s. 9d.; forward lambs, 10s. lOcl.; store ewes, Bs. 2d. to 8,-i. Bd.; forward ewe;?, 10s. 10d.; ewes in lamb. 12s. 3d. to 1&. 6d.; fitore wethere, los. 9c1.; forward wethers, 15?. Bd.: light fat wethers. 16s. 9d. Cattle: A ■nice line of ITolstein heifers, on account of Mr. M. O'Callaghan. made £6 63. A pen of forward bullocks,' on account! of Mr. W. Clapham, Kiwitea, making £7 Cs. Small weaners, 17s. to. 195.: better, to 325.: weaner heifers, 39?.; yearling heifers, £2 Is.; 18-month etcpre, £2 135.: store cows, 205., 355., £2 2s. 6d„ to £2 55.: backward dairy cows, £3 14s. to £4 ICo.; Jersey cross heifers in ealf. small. £4 IBs.; Ilolstein lieifeTtj. in calf. £6 6a.; fat cows, £6 10s.; two and n half-year steers. £5 55.;, forward bullocks, £7 Bs. At Apiti, on Tuesday, we had a good yarding of both sheen and cattle, all Hues selling with the exception of two nens of sheep at lale rates. We rmote:—Two-touth wethers, medium. 13». fid. 'to 14s. Sd.; fat and forward do., 15t*'. ?.d.: two-tooth ctvei?. 14s. 5(1-: f.f.m. ewes. 10s. Ltd. to 11s. 4d.: f.m. ewes. 7s. fid.. 7.-. ICd.. t« Bs. fid.: euM ewes. 45.. 4s. 8:1.: fat awes, 14s. 3d.. 14s. Bd.: empty ewev. 9--. 3d. ; to <K 6d.: wether lambs. 9d.. 9s. Id.. , to 9s. Gd.: fat and forward lambs. KK 7d.: • mixed lambs. 85. ICd. t'> 95.: small lambs.: P.*». ICd. to small lamb?, ss. to 7i*.; forward cowi-. £4 10s. 6d.: fat. cows. £5 6s. t.o £5 10s.; dairy <-ows, £5 10s. to £6 55.; ?0-monLh heifers, r.w.h., £4 65.; best- weaner heiferc?, £2 Is. to £2 6?.; wearter heifers, 27f. fid.- to 39, ; j. fid.: wetinnr steers, 275. sd. to 34is.j bulls, £3 10s. to £4; weaner pigs, ss. 9d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report 011 their Feilding nale as follows: - hravv yarding of sheep w.'U,- Kuhrniff/'d, the bulk of the entry consisting of lambs, aiul prices showed a fall of quite Is. nor head on UlO rale* ruling at last role. Cattle were yarded in fair numbers, the majority Willintr. We quote:—Fat owes. 12s. fid. to 13t*'. 9d.; fat and forward owc.-j, \U. id" to 12s. td.; good two-tooth 155.; small two-tooth owes. 10s. to 1P.3. 7d.; store ewes, u-i. to 7s. Cel.: culls. 3s. 9d.; pood lambs. 9.V Ud. to l(\i. 2d.; other*. 6s. lid. to Bs. 7d.eull lambs. 3s. to 4s. 6d.; forward wethers' liSs. 6d. Cattle: Store ef»ws. £1 J4«. j 0 >3.' Ifl-month heifers, £2 Is. lo £2 9s. 6d.; weaners. 245. fid. lo 265. 6d.; bulls, £2 4« lo £3 12a 6d.

Messrs. A. H. Alkin-oil mid Co.. Ltd.. of Foilding, fiold on Friday >:onjc 200 licatl of poultry and a &mnll entry of pis«. Tliev iiuote:— Dairy cow. sprinc calver, £7; a "nil hark ami harness horse. £5 2s. 6d.; wcancr pins, ss. Or!.. («. 6(1.. lo Rs.; flickers. J*'■ i-lim- ami eitores. ss. 6d.. 7s. 6(1.. 15.-. fid. i'.J Ms. 6d.. Poultry, per pair: Tullcls, 3s. 6d„

4y. 6d., 4.5. 9d., lo 5?.; cockorcls, 2-s. 6d., 2s. 9d., 05., 3fj. 6d.; purebred, to 7s. 6d.; hens, U. Gd„ 2a„ 2i-. 6d., to 35.; ducks, 3?. 3d. to 4*.; turkey hens, 7c?. 6d. to Bs.; geobc, 4s. 9d.; cliicky, 9d. to Is. 3d.; dogs, 6s.