LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1861, 22 September 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., P&lmerston North, report 'having a small entry of both sheep and cattle a.t their Feilding eale on Friday last. Quotations:— Sheep: 1 tiied hoggets, 14s. 7d.; fat owes, 16s. to 2t6.; "fat wethors, 18s. C-attlO: Store cows, £2 10s.; bulls, £2 15s. to £3 2s; 6d.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report on their Daanevirke falo of Friday as follows:—A small entry of sheep and a. full yarding of- cattle was offered to a. large attendance, of buyers. With the exception of dairy stock competition, was good, aud a total clearance was effected at, prices in most. * cafes exceeding vendor's reserve. Following;is the list of prices realised:— ttheep: Two-tooth, wethers, IDs.; ewes and lambs, 275. Cattle: Weanor heifers, 27a.; yearling steers and heifers, £2 -13s. 6d.; well-bred two-year steers, £5; medium twoyear steers, £4 Bs. 6d.; bad-coloured steers, £3 Is.; Etore cows; to £4; forward heifers, -to £4 155.; light fat heifers, £5 10s.; springing heifers, £5 10s.

Tho New Zealand. lipan- and, 'Jferca-iitilo Agency Oomipany, Limited, report:—At Feilding, on Friday last, we had a Rood entry of cheep and cattle. | We cleared all tho sheep at .lata values, but several pens of cattlo wenl, out unsold. Quotations:— Small hoggets, ~los. 9d. to lis. Sd.; medium hoggets,' 14s. 9d.; store ewes, ,12s. 3d. to 133.; cull owes, 35.; ewes and lambs, £1 2s. 3d.; fat ewes and wethers, light, £1 25.; prime fat ewes, £1 *ss. 6d.; small yeajling cattl, £117s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 95.; twoyear heifers, £3. Us. to £3 125.; yearling steecs; good,'£3 35.; two-year steers, £4; two and a half and three-year steers, £5 135.; springing heifers, £5 to £6; backward heifers, £4 to £4 17s. 6d.

■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.; Ltd. (Stratford branch), reports as follows:—On Tuesday, September 16, we held a springing heifer sale, when wo yarded 60 head, most of whicih wero disposed'of «t. the hammer.at satisfactory prices. Two-year Shorthorn, heifers, close to profit, £7 10s., £7 15s„ and £8; heifers, backward and small, £4 ss. to £5 ,153.; backward heifers, but in good condition, £5 17s. 6d. to £6 155.; three-year coloured heifers, £7 lis. 6d., £8 53.. £8 12s. 6d., up to £9 2s. 6d.; good dairy cows, showing Holstein cross, up to .£11; ordinary sorts, £5 10s., £6 10s., £7 155., £8 ss. Op- Wednesday, we held our monthly sale in our Te Wcra yards, when we yarded 110 head of cattle and 160 sheep. Prices were as follow:—Young store cows, £3 13s 1 . to £4; two-year steers, 775. to 87s-; two-year empty heifers, 755.; coloured yearlings, 695. to 755.; yearling bull, £2; yearling steers, 455. to 575. 6d. •- We also offered on account of Mr. At-hol Meredith his dairy herd of young cows. Several of the cow© wero in milk, and consequently did not realise so much as - they would have done if they had not calved. Young cows of nice duality, and in good condition, £6 10s., £7 55., £8 10s.. £9 12s. 6d.; backward cows, £4 10s„ £5, £5 55., £5 155., £6 2s. 6d. Also, on< account of other clients, springing heifers, £5 15b., £5 17s. 6d„ £6 2s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, report on their Feilding cale, held on Friday, September 19, as follows: —A small yarding of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle. Alt stock sold freely. Ewo hoggets, 16s. 10d.; forward cwe.s. 15s. 7d.; fat ewes, 16s. lid. to 17s. Cattle: Fat heifers, light, £6 10s.; springing heifers, £6 to £1! &S.; backward calvers, £3 6s. to £4: yearling hoifers, £2 7s. to £3 35.; eighteenmonth heifers, £3 125.; small yearling f.'teers, £2 75.; three-year steers. £6 12s. 6d.; store cows, 265.; Holstein bull, £10 10s.

Messrs. A. H. Atkini-on and Co., Ltd., Feilding, report a largo entry of pigs on Friday, mid good priccs ruling—A large penning »of poultry sold at ruling rates. Quotations-Prime weaner pigs, 175., 195., to £1 Is.; others, 1&. 6d. to 15s. 6i1.; suckers, 12s. to 13s. 6d.; eli'ps, 17s. 6d. to 19s. to £1 Bs.; light porkers and stores, £1 55., £1 Bs. 6d„ £1 10s„ £1 lie.. £1 145.," £1 165.; KOWS in pig. £2 2s. 6d., £3 Is. to £4. Poultry (per pair), hens. 45.. 4s. 3d., 4s. 6d., 55.; roasters and cockerels, 3s. 3d., 45., 4s. 6d., 4s. 9d„ 55.; half-grown. &?. to 2s. 3d.; ducks, ss: 3d.; turkey gobblers, 12s. to 145.; turkey hens, 9s. to ICS; Potatoes, 63. to Bs. 6d. per bag; seed, 7s. to te. per cwt.; onions, 12b. per cwt.; cauliflowers, 6s. to Is. per jack; cabbages! Efi.; oatsfteal chaff, £4 15s. per ton; pressed hay, £4 10s.; feed oats, 3.3. 3d. to 3s. sd.

Mr. Newton King's weekly etocs report includes following :-On Monday, September 15, at my Douglas yards, I had a very good yarding, with ail improved attendance of buyers from all parts of the district. A good number 01 springing heifers were offered, theio spiling very readily at improved values. Store cattle wero in excellent demand; practically the whole yarding being cleared. Yearling steers made from £2 15s. 6d. to £2 195.; smaller or bad coloured, £1 7e. to £2 7s. 6d.; yearling Jereoy heifers, £3 Ids.; grado yearling heifers-' £2 .33. 6d. to £2 10s.; 18-month steers,. £3 155.; bulls, £4 35.; fat ewes, £1 2=. 6d.; f.nu ewes, 125.; hoggets, lis. 9d. to 135.; etoro and forward cows, £3 10s. to £5 -Is.; dairy cows, £7 15s. to £12 for choice yearling dairy cows; and £4 15s. to £6 lCs. for guaranteed cows; springing heifers, £5 10s. to £7 55.; email, £3 15s. to £4 10s. At Stratford, on Tuesday, tlierc was a good yarding of all classes, with r fair attendance of the public. Competition, whilst not brisk, was much improved on recent sales, and the majority or the yarding changed hands at the ham iner, or privately. Some very nice pen; of yearling cattle were entered, a well grown line of steers being Hold at £3 ss. and some good yearling Hoistein heifer; (not too good in colour, but showing a 10l of dairy finality) realised £4 Es. Othei prices;— Mixed weaners and yearlings, £! 4». fill.: yearling coloured heifer", up t< £3.155; grade yearling heifers. £2 4s. 6d to £2 .'14?.; yearling steers, £2 6s. 6d. u £10; two-year steers, £4 7s. 6-' l. to £4 9s ; 6d.; tliree>-ycir bullocks. £6; empty two year heifers, £3 14s. to £3 18s.; store cow? mod. £3 18s. to £4 IDs.; forward cows, £ 15s. to £5 6s. 6d. j, small ptore cows. £2 13s to £3 lis.;-aged cows, £1 ss. to £2 ss. U the dairy springing heifers soil at from £7 to £8 15o.; good heifers, £5 10« to £6 155.; email, £3 .Ms. to £4 15e.: dalr; eows. £4 10s. to £9 '10s. On Wednesil.iv September 17, at mv Stony River yards yearling steers made from £2 4s. 6d. t £3 Is.; .Torsev, steers. 15s. to £1 4s. 6d. choico lhie of .Tersev yearling heifers, £ 10s: 63.; .grade yearling heifers. £2 9s. it, tfi £3 Is.; heifor in coif. £2 165.; store cow; £3 185.,-to £4 65.; email or aged. £2 Si to £5 95.; forward cows. £5 2s. 6d. to £ 125.; fat-cows, £6 14s. to £7 Ifs.; empt; two-year hnifens, £4 55,; dairy cowe, £5 t £7; spnneing heifers. £3 10s. to £6 15 e At Oakaura on Thursday. for Mr. .1 Itealy's <-lea.ring '-ale, I liecl -i cood atteurl once, with excellent eomaotitlon throngli out for everything op™!. The herd o cows were a good milking lot, mostly a profit mid sold at from £5 15s. to £10 ss. averaging £7 6*l. for the line of 3 cows brought. £4 17s. 6d.; springing heii era, £5 10s. to £6; calveTS. £4_6s. to £7 6s. breeding sows. £5 55.; store pigs, £T 7s. 6c 1 to £1 135.; bay eliding, "Captain." £38 JOs aged gelding, £15; lix-yee.r more, £26 10. T<"-arl>iT flMv. £14 ?<=.; three-year pony. S. 10s.; d.f. plough. £11; MT-owa' 1 -! mowp £10 10fl.; tip spring-cart, £10 10s.; Can bridge roller, £1S sa.