LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1764, 31 May 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. .Ltd., Wellington, report having held their Upper .Hutt salo on Thursday last. They offered a good yarding of both elieep and cattle. Competition was not very koon, and the demand for sheep has slackened off somewhat from last sale. The firm disposed of most lines, however, under the hammer o.nd privately at tho following prices: T.m. ewes, Bs. to 10s. 6d.; fat wethers, 15s. C(l. to 17s. 6d ; lambs to 65.: cows in mill:. £4 lis., £6 55.. to £15; fat cows, £4 10s. to ,£5 55.; etore do.. £4 4s. to £5 45.; wringing hoifors, £3 15s„ £4 lis., to £4 125.; weaners. £1, £1 Bs. 9d„ to £2 10s.; bulls, to £2; nigs, to 123,

Messrs. Ealgety and Co., Ltd., PalmcrsUm North, report having held their usual weekly salo at Palmerston North on Thursday, May 29. when thero was a fair attendance of buyers and a large entry ol stock, which mot with very fair competition and realised tho following prices: —Sheep: Smj.ll mixed woolly lambs. 6s. Bd.; aged ewos, ss. 10d.: empty owes, 75.. 5d.; forward owes, lite. 5d.: fat and forward ewes, 12s. 10d.« T<wis, 7s. 6(1. C&ttl©: light storo cows, £1 17s, to £2; medium do., £2 to. £2 18s.. to £3 25.: forward cowo. £3 6s. 6d. to £4; dairy heifers, r.w.h.. £4 Be.: yearling steers. £2 165.; storo bullocks, £6 ss.

Messrs. Palgoty and Co.. Ltd., report on Messrs. llenall Bros.' clearing sale, held at Kaiparoro, as follows:—A good attendance of buyers was present, and for all choice cows competition was good, these sellinc up to £10 10s. Medium sort 9 wero not inquired for, and several good cowb in backward condition were -old very reasonably, prices for thceo ranging from £4 to £7'lss. Sheep: Mixed-sex hoggets, 9s. 2d. to 9s. 3d. Cattle: Wconer heifers, £1 55.; weaner steers, £i 45.: eighteen-months steers, £3 4s. 6d.; two-year dairy heifers, £3 17s. 6d. to £4 lte.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Falmeraton North, report:—At Palmer-ston" North on Thursday., wo hod a moderate entry of sheep, and a lieav.v yarding of cattle. There was a good demand, and practically every line was sold. A very nice lino of 100 two-year steers, on account of Mr. Oli&rlcs Carr. realised £4. Quotations Sheep: Cull ewes, in lamb, 6s 3d.; forward ewes. 10s. Sd.: mixed lambs, 10s. Id. Cattlo: Weaners (small), 15s. 6d.j weaner htifoTS (small). 275. 6d.; weaner st-eere £1 165.; storo cowa. £2 2s. 6d. to £3 55.: cows in calf, £3 to £5: forwaTd cows. £4 to £4 55.; fat cows, £5 55.: email hoifors. in calf, £3 10a. to £4 75.: 6d., heifers, in calf. £4 17s. 6d. to .£5 55.: springing heifers. £6 7s. 6d. to £6 155.: two-year strers, £3 17s. 6d. to £4; forward bullocks, £7.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.,'report as follows on their Pahiatua sale:— Wo offoved on extra, heavy yarding of sheen and a good yarding of cattle. There was a large attendance, Maria',vatu and Wairarapa buyers being strongly in evidence, taking the bulk of the sheep. Thero was a decidedly improved lone for sheen, mcetluE keen competition, practically the whole yarding being sold under the hammer at improved values. Cuttlo sold at iato rates. Quotations: Vat wethers. 18s. 3d. to 185. 6d.; good two-tooth wethers, Ms. lid. to 15s. 2(1.; others. 12s. lid. to 14s. 3d.; young ewes in lamb, lis. 3d. io lis. 6d.: good Bound ewe«. in lamb. 9s. lOd. to lis. 3d.: f.m. ewos in lamb. Bs. Id. to 9s. 7(1.; storo owes. ss. 3d. to 7s. Id.: irood forward ewes, 10s. 3d. to 125.: woolly lambs .9a. 10(1. to 10s. 9(1.: smaller porta. 7s. to Bs. 4(1, ; good shorn lambs. Bs. 9(1., 9s. 7d.. to 10=. 9d.; medium lambs. 7s. Id. to Bs. 2d.: small lambs, 3s. Id. to ss. Bd.; fat cons, £5 Bs. 6d.: store cows. £3 ss. to £3 75.: empty heifers. £2 18s. to £3 75.; eighteenmonth heifers, in calf. £3 65.; oightecnraonth steers (small), £3 If.: mixed weavers. 235. to 235. 6d.: small do.. \ 12s. to 15s. No ealc will be held nt Pahiataa on Tuesday, on account of tho holiday.

Messrs. James Macintosh and Co. report lmving hold their usual weekly pale in thoir Waipoua (Mastcrton) Saleyards on Wednesday, when they offered a very cood ya/rdiiic of cattle and a fair yarding of sheep. Thero waj a very good attendance of buyers, and can report a good clearance at full market rates. All the cattle were fold with the exception of three pens, and only two pens of eheep went oat unsold. The prices realised wero as follow:—Two-tooth wethers (small), 10s. 4d to 12p. 6(1.: shorn lambs. ss. 10d.; wooliy lainlji; ss. Ud.; forward woolly lambe, 10s. Ed ■ fot wethers, 165.; fat ewes, 135.; potter rains 9s. 10d.; eighteen-months Htcers, £3 2i„ £3 155., £4; empty cows,' £2 18s., .42 life' £3* store cows, 355., £2 35., £2 10s.: fat anil 'forward cow?, £3 18s., £4, £4 lCs., £5 3s £5 165.; eighteen-months heifers. £2 li)V 'to £3 is.: fat lieifcrs. £5 8;.; cows and calves £4 to £4 10s.: weaners (mixed-eex). 26s ffls., to 4fe.; P.A. wcancr steers, £3 I? "6t1.: weaner calves, 10s„ 12s. 6d., 143. fid.: yearling licifers. £2 10s.;.weaner heifers, £1 15s.;'bulls, £5 Is. to £5 ils.