LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1801, 14 July 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Daigety. and Co., Ltd., renort having held their usual stock solo at ranmevirke on Friday, when. they offered a fair yarding of stock to a large attendance of the public. Sheep of all classes showed a sharp rise of 2s. per head, and they report os follow Forward wethers, 18s. 3d. to lte. 6d.; fat owes, * 16s. 6d.; cull lambs, Is. 7d.: medium lambs, 10s. fid.; shorn lambo, l!s.; 4-ywr ewes, 14s. 6d.; call ewes, 6s. to Us. HSssrs. Dalgety and Company, I/fcd„ resort having a very good yarding of both sheen and cattle at their Feilding sole on Triday, when all lines chanced hands at p-ricei highly satisfactory to vendors. Small mixed hoggets, 9s. to 10s. 6d.: small ewe hoggets, 12s. 2d. to 12e. 9d.; good mixed hoggets, 15s. 9d„ Us. Id., 14s. 4d„ to 14s. lid.; very fair mixed hoggets, to lfe. Id.: rood wether IwSSets', to 13s. 9d.; Rood mixed woolly hoggets, to 15s. Id.; forward ewM, 18s.; 4 and 6-yea.r ewes in lamb, 14b. to 16s. Sd.; 2-year steoro. to £4 Is. 6d.; forward cows, to £4: dairy hoifcirs. to £5 165.: dairy cows, to £6 ss. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having held a highly successful cleaving sale of choice dairy stock, pigs, etc., e/t tho farm, Qlicon Street, Levin, on, account of Mr. W. Winter. The 27 cows were aill in capital condition-. The cows wcro weriy sought after, competition beinc vdry keen. Prices ranged from £8 10s. to £11, £13, £14, £14 155.. and as high as £15 15s. Tho cows in milk and early calveTs mads tho good average of £11 ss. In addition we emote ae follows:—Springing heifers, £6. £7. to £7 10s.; wennor heifers, £2 Bs. to £4 165.: wcaner Ilolstein-crofis bull, £7 10a; rows and litters, £4 15s. to £5 7s. 6d.; flows in nig, £6, £6 12s. 6d„ £7 2s. 6d„ to £18 55.; pedigree Berkclur* boars, £3 2s. 6d. to £3 ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcmiy Co., Ltd., report on Dannevirko t'alo held on Friday:—Cattle: There was a moderate entry, mo?tly dairy sorts. Prices were on a parity with recent sales. Sheep: We had only a moderate entry, but. the ajreregate yarding was far in exceea of advertised numbers. Numerous outside 'buyers were in attendance, and bidding was very spirited. Practically ■ without exception ovexy pen was disposed of under t.he hammer at prices in excess of vendors' reserve?. There was an all round, rise of Sa. to 3s. per head, and the consensus of opinion was that the sale was tho best ever held in the yard#. Wo. rjitote: Two, four, and six-tooth owes in lamb, 15s. 10d.: four fl.ml five-year-old (ywo; in lamb, 13a. 3d.; full-mouth cwef in laiflb. lOe. lid.; cull lamts, Si, JcU sp to £1,, .

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report :—At Rongiwnhia on Tuesday last we had a good yarding of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. Competition was keen, and nil lines eold at auction at prices in favour of vendors. Storo wethers. 13s. lid.; forward wethers, 15s. 6d.; mixed lambs, 9*. 3d., 10a, lis. lid.; wct.hrr lambs. 12s.' sd.:<owo lambs, medium, lie. 3d.; good ewe' lambs, 15s. lid.; store cwch," Bs. 3d.; ompty ewes. 135.; fat and forward om.pty ewes. 16s: 6d.; springing heifen?, £5 195.; backward dairy cows, £4, £5 7s. 6d. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile 1 Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Feil.ding on Friday wo had a fair entry .of both sheep • and cattle. Competition for sheep was ; good, and all elapses showed an advance on last- week's rat.es. Quotations:—Sheen: Wetter hoggets, 13s. 9d.; owe hoggets, 14s. Id.; f.m. ew«3 in lamb, 12a. 6d. to 155.; Itamney owes, in. lainb,'l9s. Cattle: Aged ■ cows, 345.; backward toilers in calf, £3 15s. to £4 109.: springinc cows. £5 to £7 2s. 6d.: cows in calf, £3; light fat cows, £5 10s. Messrs. A. H. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., Foilding, report on Friday's market:— WeanOT pigg, 10s. 6d. to lis.; small stores, 15s. to 16s. 6d.; poultry, per -pair—Hens, 2-s. 9d., 35., 3s. 6d.. 3s. 9d.: ducks, 4s. id.; cockerels, 3b. Cd„ 4s. 3d.; dogs, ss. to 10s.; tablo potatoes. Bs. to £s. 6d. sack: pig potatoes. 2s. 6d. to 35.; chaff, £4 6s. per ton: Nelson dessert apples. 9s. to 10s. 6d. case; pumpkins, 6s. to 9s. per sack. Mr. Newton Kimr, of Now Plymouth, supplies the following weekly report:—On Tuesday,'at my Straitford yards, there was a good entry, much in advance of lato yardings. Most claeses of cattle and sheep came forward in excess of advertised numbers. Thero was an excellent attendance of the public, buyers being present from all parts of Taramaki, and as far south as Wanganui. Competition in tho store cattle yards was good from the commencement of tho sale, the whole entry, with the exception of three pens, being sold, tho majority at the hammer at prices in advance of late market rates as follow:—Good linea of yearling heifers, £2 lis. 6d„ £2 lis., £2 Bs., £2 6s. 6d.: good mixed yearlings, £2; weanor to yearling heifers, £1 10s. to £1 145.; weedy weaners, 7s. 6d. to 17s. 6d.; empty 20-month Jersey hcilers (rood colours, but in poor condition), £4 7s. 6d.; in-calf coloured heifers (2yr&), £5 to £5 10s.; good grown 2-ycar Shorthorn steera, £4 65.; bad coloured or small 15month steers, £2 14s. to £2 17s. 6d.; bulls, £2 10s.; aged cows, £2 3s. to £2 155.; lig'ht storo cows, £2 13s. 6d. to £3 55.; good storo cows, £3 10s. to £4 Is.: forward cows, £4 ss. to £5 Is.; prime fat emptv Holstcin cows, £8 Bs.; fat cows. £6 lis. to £6 l£s. 6d.: small, £5 12s. 6d.: good line of in-calf cows, £4 65.; fat heifers. £5 65,; 3-year bullocks, £5, £5 7e., and £5 165.; for a fme-c-onditioned line, 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 15s. lid., 2, 4, and 6-tooth and f.m. ewee, in lamb, 15s. Bd.; 6-tooth and f.m. ewes, in lamb, log. 4d. At Stoney River on Wednesday I had a. good entry with a representative attendance. There was an improved 'demand for all classes, yearlings, cows, and steers selling well, a good clearance being made ao follows:—Nice line of Shorthorn yearling heifers (bred by Mr. A. Gray), £2 155.; ethers (good with colour), £2 6s. to £3; good-coloured pens of Shorthorn yearling steers sold very' readily at £2 103. and £2 135.; email yearlings, £1- Is. to £1 14s. 6d.; aged store cows, £1 13s. to. £2; store cows, £3 2s. to £3 18s.; forward' cows, £4 2s. to £4 175.; fat cmvs, £5 15s. to £7 3s. according to quality; guaranteed dairy cows, £6 to £7 65.; choice Ayrshire heifer.?, just calved, £6 53.: a good line of 25 to J-yea.r heifers were offered on account of Mr. E. Aylward, these realising from £5 ss. .to £5 17s. 6d.; late calvero, same age, £3" 17s. Gd.: 18-month, steers, £3 13a. to ;20 month to 2!t-y«u" steers (wellgrown oarttle), £4 155.; heavy bull, £6., On Thursday, notwithstanding tho very rough, day, thorp' was a very large attendance at Warea, for Mir. M'Donald's clearing sole. The herd- of cows wero mostly right into the Ayreehire, but romo of them carried rather much age. Competition was good throughout, excellent prices being obtained, tho herd of cows, whicli besides tho aged cows contained a lot of small second calvers, averaged £7 15a. I supply prices:— Best dairy cows, up to £10 55.; second-grade, £6 15s. to £7 155.; aped, £3 lEs. to £5 55.; bull. £5 55.; in-calf-heifers, £5 2s. 6d. to £6 17b. 6d.;, mixed wcajicrs, £1 15a.; 6-year roan gelding,- £36 10s.; aged mare, £15 ss.