LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1831, 18 August 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

' Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmorst&n North, report having a v 'lieavy yarding of both sheep and cattle at their Feilding salo on Friday. They quote:—Sheep: Goodi ewe hoggets, 17s. 4d.; extra good wether extra good hoggets, 14s. lOd.; extra good ewe hoggct6, 1/s. 4d.; extra good wether hoggets, lfo. 4d.; ewe 3in lamb, £1 Is. 3d.; fat ewes, 16s. 6d., 16s. 7d., 17s. 9d.; fat wethers, 19s. Id., £1 Cs. Bd.; empty ewes, lie. 6d. Cattle: Weancr steers, £2 to £2 155.; empty heifers, £3 325. fid.; springing heifers', £4 10s., £5, £6 2fi. 6d.; dairy cow 3, £3 7s. 6d. to £5.

Messrs. Dalgety. and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report as follows:—At our Levin sale on Friday we had a very satUlactory yording of both sheep and cattle. The pricoa for sheep were most satisfactory, the demand all through being keen. For an exceptionally good line of mixed sex Koii'ney hojgot3 from the lioy.V Training Farm, the record price of 18a. 6d. per head was realised. Fat cattle: We had an effl- : of' very prime oows from the State ■ Farm, and these realised £10 fie. to £9 13s. per head. Other sales were as under:— Sheep: Sound-mouthed breeding etves in lamb, '£1, 18s. 4d„ 17s. 9d., 17s. Bd.; extra good mixed sex liomney hogjets, 18s. _6d.; medium, hoggets, 14s. to 14s. 7d.; prime fat wethers, £1 lEs. to £1 ss. 4d.; medium fat wethers, £1 2s. Gd.; forward • wethers, £1 to £1 Is. 4d. Cattle: Store dows, £2 18s. to £3'55.; springing heifers, £5 10s. to £5 155.; empty heifers, £3 12s. to £4 10s. A nice line of 25 3-year steers sold at £6 55.; light-weight fat cow,?, £5 ss. to £5' 155.; dairy cows, £6 to £8 .s*.

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At Apiti. on Tuesday, we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. All lines sold well at late rates. We quote:—Two-tooth ewes, small,' 16s. 7d.; mixed age ewes, 145.; forward wethers, 195.; cull hoggets, Ee. Id.; medium mixed hoggote, 135., 13s. 6d.; mixed hoggets,. good, 14s. lid.; ewe hoggots, 14s. 3d., 14s. 6d.; empty cows, £3 Is., £3 55.; small weaners, 223.; mixed yearlings, £2 7s. 6d.; 2-ycar steers, £3 19s. Gd.; cows in milk, £5 ss„ £5 10s.; springing heifers, £5 Is.; empty heifers, £3 15s. On Thursday the lirm held o. clcarins sale, on account of Mir. B. J. Bulmer, n.t Valley TCoad, Kinibolton. Mixed hoggets made 13s. lid.; 2tootli wethers, 16s. 6d.: 'mixed ago ewes, £1 Is.; 4-year ewes, £1 Cs. fid.; 3.m. ewes in lamb, 17s. Id.; dairy cows, low and backward. £4 IBs., £5 10s.; better sort;, £6, £7 7s. 6d.; Jersey cows, £10 10s., £11 2s. 6d. t springing heifers. £5, £5 7s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 45.. £2 13s. 6d.; yearling steers. £2. At Feilding. on Friday, hoggets and young cattle Gold particularly well. W*e 'quote:—Ewo hog jet?, 15s. 5d.; wothor hoggets, 14s. lid.; medium mixed hoggets, 13s. 3d.; yearling steers, £2 lis.; 18-months ■steers, £3 Bs.; 2-year'ffiteers,. £3 19s. 6d.; discoloured 3-yoa.r etoers. £4 25.: S.H. yearling heifers, £2 17s. 6d.; yearling JTolstcin heifers, good, £4 10s.; springing heifers. £5 55.: £5 7<s. 6d. to £6; Jersey-cro?<? springing heifers, £6 10s„ £7 10s.; on account of Mr. F./W. Kobensteiu, 8 P.B'. Ilolstein springing: heifers, £8 7s. 6d.; Jersey cows. £7 10s.; store cows, £1 10s. to £3 65.; light fat cows, £5 Is.; good fat cows, £fl 10s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin, on Friday, a good yardins: of both, eheep a.nd cattle met witli keen competition. Several lines of extra prime &heep came forward, and were eagerJy sought after. Sixty fat wethers, on account of the State Farm, made £1 03. 9d.; GO fat e\vc3, on account of Jir. E. Crcswell, made £1 3s. 7d.; and fat wothers, on account of tho same vendor, made £1 se. 6d. Quotations of other lines:—Fat wotliors, £1 oa. lid. to £1 £s.; extra, prime owes. £1 10g. 6d.; fat and forward owes, 14s. Id. to 16s. 7d<; forward ewee, ,12s. lCd.; store wethers, 10s.; forward wethers, £1 os. 7d.; owes in lamb, 17f». lCd. to £I.lb. 6d.; good lionets, 15s. to 16*. 6d.; medium hogget#, 14s. 3d.;'.small lionets, 6s. Bd. to 10s. 6(1.; storo ewes. (a. to 10s. 6d.; fat bullocks, £9 2s. to £9 55.; fat cows, £6 ss. to. £7: forward ccwo, £4 to £5 Is.;-store cow?, 303. to £3 2s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 to £6 23. 6d.; 18-month steers. £3 195.; yearling steers, £2 7s. to £2 18s.; yearling lieifers, £2 lis. to £2 143.; weancrs, 355. to £2 6s. 6d.

, Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale, held on Friday:—We had a- fair yarding of both sheop and cattle. Bidding for sheep wag very keen, and every pen sold under- tho hammer at prices, in favour of the vendors. Wo qubtc:—Ewe hoggets, 14s. lOd. small lioggots, 125.; mixed hoggets. 13s. Ud.: small wether hoggets, lis.; small R.F. hoggets, 9s. 7d.; fat. ewes, 17s. Cattle: Weaner heifers, £1 16s. 6d. to £2 2<s. 6(1.: 18-months heifers, £3 lis.;'springing heifers, £5 to £7; springing cows. £7 103 to £8 17s. 6d.; cows in calf, £2 10s. t-o £4 lOs.i'ctoro cotrs, £2 10s. to £3 155.; fat cows, £6 12s. 6d.

Mews Dalgety and Company. Ltd.. Palmerston North, report on their Feildi'ng ,«ale on Friday :—There was n. very good demand for all class-is of sheep, which were readily add under the hammer at Migfoly. M-tisfa«tor\i prices Sheep: Cull hor?ets, 95.; 'empty store ewej, lis. 6d.; medium ewe hoggets, to 14>s. ICtl.; very fair mixed hoggets, 14s. sd. 14s. fid., 14s. Bd. to 155.; light fc.t ewes, IC3. 6d. to 17.?. 9d.: fat snd forward wethers. 19'. Id.. 19s. 6d. to £I.os. Bd.;. 2. 4, end 6-tooth breeding ewes, £1 Is. 3d.; line of 532 wethers, account Mr. 0. -Musters. S-andon. realised 16-s. 4,-1-: and ewe' liosgot-s. on same Account-. 17s. 43. O.ittl*: Yearling titco'-s, £2 store cows, to £3 55.; dairy heifers, £6 2s. £d.

Mr. Newton King reportsOn Friday, at Kaponga Yards, I had a goocl entry of cattle, the lull yarding boins clcarcd -at the following prices-.—Yearling licifc'ri, £2 Is. to £3 3j.; yearling steers. £2 9s. to £2 18s.; aged cows, £1 7s. to £2 Us.; store cows, £3 7s- to. £4 S.v; springing and fat cow,;, £5 ss. to £6 43.; empty 2-year heifers, £3 125.; bulb, '£4 35.: springing heifers, £6 10;. to £8 10.?.; good calvcd heifers, £8 ss. At TJrenui e-n Monday there was a. good yardin<fi including a. big number of first-class lieifere, which did not quite realise their proper value, although l'airly satisfactory prices were obtained. Store cattle sold very readily. I supply prices;— Yearling heifers, £2 I'm. to £3 IS--.: mixed yearlingi. £2 13s. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 4s. to £2 7s. find £3 Bs., ,for a, line containing s.omo 15 months, cattle; empty heifers, £3 <3. to £4- 25.; 2-year steers, £4 25.; store cows, £3 63.' 6d. to £4 35.; fat cows, «p to £8; fat heifers (small), £4 18?.; best springing lioifers, up to £7 155.; ..tl'.ers, £5 Ee. to £5 155.; dairy cows, up to £7 155.; small 2-tootli wetliors, 14s. 3d.; 2-to'oth ewes (some einptv), 13«. 9d.; hoggets, Us. to 135." M.; culls, 7s. 9ri. On Tuesday, at liahol-u, a fair on try of mostly rough cJatfiies was clcarcd at the following prices:—Yearling heifers, up to £3 55.; poor lines of mixed yearlings, £t 7«. 6ld. to £1 165.; store rows. £3 to £3 175.; choice Jersey springing heifer, £11 IM.;-Eoad springing heifers, £6 to £7 155.; bulls, .'£4 to £5; dairy cow,?, up to £10; 2 and 3-yea,r £1 ss. On Wednesday, at Puniho, for a clearing sale in the estate of the late Mr. \\\ J. Stevenson, the cows were a mixed line, in poor conditio.!], and calving right through the year. I!iddin'y, 'however, was brisk for all best quality cows, a very satisfactory tale resulting. liest yonnsf cows sold at rrom £9 lCs. to £tt; others, poor in condition or oarrying rather inucli a;-'e; £5 15s. to .£8; emply. cows, £3 15s. to £5 s>; £3 to £5 15s-.; springing lu'ifcr-. £'j 7s. til. to £7;' small in-calf ht-ffcri. £3 15s. "to £4 12s. 6d. The horses were a good lot, the halfdraught. gelding I'itnrh realising £30: 4-vcar filly, £27 10s.; 3-yrnr ,-olt. £17; jwiinc, •£lO -10s.; brocd 111 'Me, £7 10s.; hack. £7 155.; mixed vcarliiißs, £2 10a.; woaners, £1 45.; calves, 7a.