LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1837, 25 August 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. DaJgoty and Co., Ltd., Palmers* ton North., report having a very good enr try of both ehoeo -and cattle at their Foilding sale on. Friday, all of which, sold under keen competition at advanced prices. Quotations:—Black-faced hoggete, lis. 6d. to 165.; medium hoggets, Us. lid. to Bd.; ewe hoggete, 15s. lid. to 16s. 7d.; mixed hoggets,- 165., 16s. 2d., to 16s. 5d.; best-mdxed-60x hoggets, to 19s„ for a line of 101; primo fa>t ewes, 235.; '-prime fat wethers, 26e.; fat bullocks. £10 15a.; yearling dairy heifers, £2 lis., £Z 15e. 6d. to £3 65.; yearling stcorp-. £3 175.; two-year steers, £4 7s. 6d. to £4 165.; empty cows, £1 10s. to £3; thrco and four-year steer®, £6 15a.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their DanTtorirke*ea!o, held on Friday, as follows:—A medium entry of eiheep aatd a small yarding of cattle were offered to a good attendance of buyers. In sheep, hoggots woro iu particularly good demand, and all lines entered were keenly competed for, pricca realised being in excess of .vsmdors' values. Following is a list of prices: —Cult hoggets, lis.; medium hog pets, 136. 13s. 6d., 13a. lid-., to 14s. 7d.; empty ewes, 13s. 3d. to 13s. 6d.; fat steers, £5 155.; fat cows, £7 10s. •

Messr®. Dalgetv and Co., Ltd., Wanganui, report:—At WavcrtLey on August 19 we held a eiiecial heifer eale. and had a good a.ttendanco of buyers from all parts of the district. Tlio yarding comprised 120 head, and everything clo?e to iwoflt met with a ready demand, and a good cQea.ra.nee was effected. Wo quote Two-year heifer?. £4 10s. to £9 2s. 6d.; three-year heifers, £6 to £10 5.?.; dairy cows, good, £8 10s. to £15 12s. 6d. At Wanganui on tho 20th, we yarded 1700 and 350 cattle, included in which was a draft from Sir. 11. V. Hammond's "Ltamore" Station. wJiich elicited keen competition, and, with the exception of one pen.- the whole yarding was diis.poG- v ed ol under the hammer. We quota:— Mixed hoggets, 1?.9. 9d. to 16s. 6d.; woolly hoggets, culls, 75.; cull owe?, Bs. 6d.; two-year empty heifers, £3 14s. to £4. l<s. 6d.; three-year steer*. £5 lis. to £6 two-year £3 l£s. to £4 135.: yomis bullocks*' £7 45.; fat cows, £7 15s. 6d.; forward cows, £5 75.; store eowii. £4; diiry cows, £5 to £8 2s. 6d.; dairy heifers, £6 to £9.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., I'almcn-fon Xortlu' report havin? a very pood on try of botlj'sheep and cattle at their Fcilding ealei on Friday, all of which sold under keen competition at advanced pnicos. Quotations:— lllack-face hoggets, 13s. 6d. to 165.; medium hogget*. 13«s; lid. to 14s. Bd.; ewo hoggets, 15s. lid. to 16s. 7d.; mixed hog.get.s, 165., 16g. 2d., 16s. £d.; beat wothor hoggctj, to 19s. for a line of 101; prime fat owca, •2Js.: prim£ fat wethers. 265. Cattle: Fat bullocks. £10 155.; yearling dairy heifers, £2 lis-. 6d„ £2 1&3.. to £3.65.; yearling g-teers, £3 175.; two-y-sar fjtoers, £4 fa. Cd. to £4 165.; empty eows, £1 10s. to £3; three to four-year stocirs, £6 15s.

Messrs. A. H. Atkinson anil Co., Ltd., Feildinjr, report a larcc .cnit.ry oi pips on Friday, every pen selling at top mles. WM.li nn oa.rJy spring and mUk in full supply, {rood prices are likely to .coii'tiiuie. For puwLtry tlio i-,uupply is no-thing like eijual to dt-maud. Any kind of bird sell:?, and from 4s. 6d. to &?. fid. U beinjc paid for table hens. Potatoes arc hard to quit-. They quote:—We-aner pis?. I£>.. 16?. £(].. to 17«5.; slips, 155., 165., 17i*., t019.-i.; stores, 215., 23-?., 25s- porkers, 255., 305., 33a.; raddle hor«'D, £5; dray. X 5 10s.; d.f. plough, £11.' Poultry, per pair: llenci, 4s. 6d., 4=». Ski l .. 5a., &3. 6d.; roosters and cookorels, ss. 6(1. to 5.?. 9d.; turkeysk 165.; goasc, 6:1., 6s. 6d., 7-3.; ducks, 5.5.16 d.; piseoiiis, 3s. to 3s. 6d. Potatoes, 7;?. to o. ; . 6d. saok; pressed hay, £4 to £4 6s. port-on; food oats 3s. 3d., *ced 3s. 9d.; Nelson apples, per bushel ca.se, Dougherty 7s. to 9s. 6d„ 'Stiirmcrs 9s. to 10s. 6d., Cambridge l'ippin. 7s. 6t1.: .Stratagem p«i«. 4s. 6d. to 5a 6d. por bushel; fhafi". £4 12.*. 6d.,por toth At "Mr. Tucker's ei-eo-rinsr wile at- lialeombo, d-nirv cow wade £9 10?. lo £14 1C«.; Jersey heifer?, £6, i £6 15s. to £11 10*.; y«arJiflCß and two-year-olds, £2 10a. to £4. .