LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1765, 2 June 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mc'srs Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmcrthe fallowing prices-.-Cialllanbe,. a». 4<.. 3s. 6d., t0.5a.; small. Jambs. 65. Zd. te Ns. 4d.; empty store CT'CS,, to. sd. to B^lo. i.. forward cwc*. 10s. sd. to lis. lua., imxui age breeding ewes 95.; 4 and . s ' y^ b b , rce (j g " i'nr cw«s to 12s. t»d.; very fair lamba. JS. to 9s 4d.: best lambs, to lis. <d.» fat ewes 13s. 9d.; 2-tooth blacfrfaee wcth- £™, wethers to 15 S 10d : forward cows. £3 14s. Gd. to £4. £?.-yoar Itwx" to £5 4s. 6d.; light fat 3-year bullocks. £7 Is.; light fat cows. w £5 4s. 6d.. good fat cows, to £7. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Dannevirlie, report having held their usual stock sale at Dannevirito on Thursday> when they offered a lair yarding of stock to a largo SfSanee- of the public. Prices lor an clas'cs of sheep were hislier than. late They ciote as follows :~Fat cow. £7 9s 6d.; store cows, £1 75.; fat ewes. 155.. forward lambs, lis.; 4-year ewes m lamb. 12,3. 3d.; lambs, 55.. 75., 9s. 6d. up to lis., according to Quality. Mr. Xewton King, Kew Plymouth, supply tho following weekly.report :-On iriday, Jlay 23. at my ttaiwakaiho yard* there was a small ontry. which sold as follows:—Wcanor heifers, £2 2s. 6d. to £2 lis., poor ' sort*, £1 Is. 6d. to £1 10s.; njixed weaners, £1 to £1 l9s;; empty holers, £3 lfls.' bulls, £4 3b. to £5 75.; aged or small store cows, £1 7s. 6d. to £1 123. ; fitoro cows, £2 7s. fid. to £2 !*•; -™n £3 15s. to £4 45.; fat cows. £5 16s. 6d., small 18-monthe steers, £2 14s. 6d. to £3; dairy cows, £6 2s. 6d. to £7 7s. 6d.; 6-tooth ana f.f.rn. Komney ewes, in lamb. 123. 6d.; Lincoln f.m. ewes in lamb, 10s. 3d.; culls, os. 9d.; 4-tootli wethers, 153. 6d.; fat wetnern. 16s. 6d.; lambs, 7<s. 3d. At Douglas, oil Monday, there wns a fair entry, with a good attendance of buyers. Practically-the whole yarding was clcarcd at the hammer as follows Mixed weaners, 15s. to £1 3s. fid.; 18-mqnths steers, £3 ss. 6d.; empty 20months heifers, £2 7s. to £4 55.; store cows, £2 4s. to £3 35.; forward and fat cows. £3 15s. to £5 45.: dairy cows, £5 103.; heifers, calved, A' 4 15s. to £5 10s.; 25-year steers, small, £4 55.; bulla, £2 15s. lo £4 lis.; lambs, 7s. id. to 9?. On Tuesday, at my Stratford yards, there was a. fair entry of about 400 head of good saleable cattle and several pens of sheep. There was it Stood attendance of the public, and there was an improved demand for nearly all classes of cattle, at prices, in most cases, in advance of late market rates. Slicc'i in most instances did not leach the reserves, although several pens were sold privately. Weanet coloured hoifcrj sold at from £2 Si?. 6d. to £2 125. 6t1.: erodes, £1 139. to £1 17e. 6d.; weaner steers, un to £2. for a very good line; mixed weaners (poor class;. 15s. lo '.€1 65.; 20-months in.en!f heifers. £3 16s. to £4 135.; 18-months steers. £3 3s. for a rou-rh line, to £3 lis. for a tea of good Shorthorn cattle; aged .store cows. 19s. to. £1 lis.; small store cows,_ un to £2 Bs.; store cows, £2 15s. to £3 135.; forward cows, £3 19s. to £4 ICS. 6d.; fat cows. £5 13s. to £6 10s.; 3-ycar bullock?, .£5 lf>v.; in-calf heifers, £5 55.; heifers, calved, £5; empty 15-mouths heifers, poor, £2 135.; springing heifers, £7 7s. 6d.; dairy cows, cic6o up (in demand). £8 to £8 17s. 6d.; f.m. empty ewes, 7s. 9d.; fat wethers. 17s. ?d. On Wodnusday at Stony liivcr yards, there was only a fair entry, with a good attendance. Competition throughout was good, practically all lines being sold at the hammer, as followWeaner heifers. £1 12*. 6d. to £2 6s. 6d.; weaner steers. M 6s. 6d.; Jerseys, lis.; mixed weaners, £1 14s. 6(1.; aged cows, £1 to £2 55.; store cows, £3 7s. 6d. to £3 155.; forward and fat cows. £4 19s. to £5 Bs.; dairy cows. £6 ss. to £7 12s. fid.

Messrs. William? and Kettle. Ltd. HanneTii'lte, report bavins hold their usual fortnightly salo at tlie association's yards on Thursday, when they offered a fair yarding of sheep and a sood yarding of cattle. Prices wr.rc a little in advance of last sale, and buyers a little keener. We quote: —Fat ewes, 15*. to 153. 5d.; cull Inmhs, ss. Id.: mixed sex lambs, lis. 4d.; dairy heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £6 10s.: speyed heifers, £4 Zs. 6d.: fat and forward bullocks, £5:18montlw steers and heifers, £2 9s.

Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd.. report hnvinir held a most successful clearinc salo at Mr. J. llußhes's farm, I'enfold Rond, Woodville, on Wednesday la?!, when they offered the whole of his dairy herd, together with' f«xui iinplrnents and household good 3. Wo quote:—Cows in calf, due factory dates, from £5 to £7 10s.; wcaner heifers, from 235. to £3; heifers, £4 2s. 6d.; hull, £5 7a. fid.: sows, with young. £4; sows, in pig, £2 7s. to £3: store niiw. 175.; fat and forward evros 13s. Id.; brake and pole, £10; tfray. £5 45.: steel discs, £4; mowing? machine, .£2 2s. 6d.; sheep dojrs, Ms. to £2 55.; farm horses, £11 to £15.

The New Zealand Loan and Mereojitile Aoencv Oo„ ltd., report :-During the week we held sales at Mukotuku (Wednesday). Danncvirke (Friday). At MakoU..!! n very small entry of both sheen and cattle was offered to a meagre attendance of buyers. Bidding was very dull. At Pannevirke on Friday we ollered a fair yarding of sheen to a trood attendance of buyers. There was better competition than has been of into, and Braotiottlly overyttiiui caansott.

hands. QuotationsCsittlc: Fat cows. £5 X 4 155.; store cows, io 55.. £2 15s. ~2 55., £2- heifer calve* Cverv Rood), ®u.. weaners (small). 10s. Sheep: Fat ewes, 155.: wether lambs. 10s. 2d.; mixed lambs, 10s.: eull lambs, ss. Id.: empty ewes, te.; fat and forward ewes. Bs. 9d. jres=rs. A. If. Atkinson and Co.. Ltd.. Fending report a small yarding of pigs at Friday's market*"With keen 1I1 9 U "7 J?J liorkcrs and baconcrs. AH pollltrj fcOUl well with unlimited inmii'ry for youiic ducks and turkeys, and well-Brown cockerels. Wc (juoteWcaner Pigs, Bs. 6d. to 9=. fid.- slips. 9s. 6d.. 10s. 6d. to 125.; stores, lis.' to 135.: porkers. 415.: 18-inonttls igelding, £3; phaeton, £10: poultry, per pair, hen, 2s. 3d., 2s. 6d. .3s. 6d„ os. 9d.. 45.; cockcrels, is. 6d„ 4s. to 4s. 6d.: p.b.. Bs.; small drakc3, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 9d.: turkey hens., 125.; gobblers, 16s. ' Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company; Limited, report:—At Feilding, on Friday, wo had a pood yarding of sheep and cattle, wlucli sold at the following prices:—Shcop: Cull woolb lambs. 2d.: small blackface lambs, 4s. •lid.; store. lambs, 7s. to 7s. 6d.; woolly lambs, 9s. Id.; mixcdl' lambs, 103. 4i1.; wether tombs, 10s. 4d.; forward ewes. lis. 3d. Cattle: Heifers, r.w.b.. 4s. Id.; store cows. 335. to £2; backward cows, £3 55.: Jersey-cross weaner heifers. £2 is., ±4 ra., £2 10s. 6d.; good springing heifers (conjunction with Gorton and Son). £7, £6 17s. 6d.