LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1893, 30 October 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. 'Abraham - and Williams, Ltd., report on J-heir spring cattle fair, held at Sohvay yards, ILasterton. us under:—Wo yarded upwards of 12C0 head, mainly comprising station lines of well-bred cattle, which on the whole, were particularly well drafted, and in the majority of caet-3 offered for absolute sale. Taken as a whole, the condition wae not equal to previous years, mainly attributable to the shortness of feed iast winter,- following on a dry autumn. A very spirited sale resulted, in "many instances prices realised being greatly in excess of vendors' expectations. A record was established for tho Wairarapa for a line of 50 of Mr. W. 11. Beetha.m"s two-year-old Hereford cross Gtesrs from the Korarau Station, particularly well grown apd in splendid condition, making tlio satisfactory price of £7 Bs. 6d., purchased on, behalf of Matawhero Estate, the four-year-old Hereford bullocks from Annedale Station made £10 fc., being purchased by Mr. A. M'Donald, Ngakonui Estate; and 91 of tho three-year-olds, somewhat backward in condition, ma-do , £8 10s., .the purchasers being Mr. J. O." Sutherland, Pirinoa, and Mr. T. W. •Jt'Kenzie, Masterton. Mr. Jas. M'Kenzie paid £8 2s. 6d. for B0 well-bred, three-year bullocks from Glondonal.d Station. . Some. very nice female beef was 'yarded, thoso from Annedale making £9 2s. 6d. and £8; on behalf of Branccpcth, £8 12s. 6d. and £7 15s. A large entry of two-year-old toeiffirs. offered on hehflli of Messrs. R-iddiford and-Co., Tablelands, and OleTihurn stations, were of good quality, and ' sold at prices which, must be considered reasonable to tho purchasers, 140 Shorthorns making £3 95.; 50 Polled-Angue £4 13s. 6d. to £4 16s. 6d.; and 76 Hereford, £4 to £4'3s. The smaller linee of tho vaTiou* br ri 2(ls made £3 3s. 6d., £3 7s. 6d., and £2 175.. respectively. Quotations:— Fat cows, £7 153. to £9 2a. 6d„ according to weight and quality; forward cows and l"iif«rs, £6 16s. to £7 Rs.: storo spoved cows, £5 55.; throe-yen-r-old bullocks, £6 15s. to £7 125.. ond up to £8 2s. 6d.: three-year-old store bullocks. £6 ss. to £6 10s., and £6 for pooi**i sorts;' two-year-old steeds, .€5 10s. to £-5 1 55., ond un to £7 8s- M. for on oxccmtiona-Uy good lot; grown bullocks, ,f-8 2=. 6d. to £8 10s.. and up to £10 ss. for wellbred beefy lines. Mcssr3. Abraham and 'Williams, Ltd--Pahiatua, report on their Fahiatua stock sale, held on Tuesday,.as follows:—A medium yarding of sheep and cattle was sub-mitted,-and wo havo to report a very satisfactory sale, dairy lieifers selling especially wcil.N Quotations:—Ewes and lambs, 18s.; springing heifers, best, £6 7s. 6d., £6 155., to £7; others, £5 to £6 2s. 6d.; springing cows, best, £6, £7 55., £8, to £9 65.; others, £4 17s. 6d., to £5; empty cows, £2 2s. to £2 55.; two-year st-cora. £4 15s. .to £4 175.; rnixod yearlings, £2 to £2 3s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 10s. to £2 12s. 6d.; Jersey croV-3 bidls, £3 10s. to £4; Holstein bulb, £5 2s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sd'le as follows:—A good yarding of primo bullocks and sheep came forward, and sold well at Into rates:—Prime hea-vy bullocks,-£l2 to £13; prime bullocks, £U to £11 7s. 6d.; light., £9 15s. to £10 12s. 6d.; vcalera, £1 6s. to £1 Us. fd.; lighter, £1 Is. to £1 45.; prime heavy wethers, '£1 ICs. to £1 lis. 6d.; prime shorn wetliers, £1 2s. to £1 2s. 9d.; extra prime heavy ewes, £1 ICs. Bd.; prime ewes,- £1 6s. to £1 75.; light, £1 '3s. 5d.; shorn ewes, 16s. 6d.; extra primo lambs, 17s. 6d. to 18s. lCd.; primo lnmbs, 15s. to 15s. 6(1.; lighter, 14s. to 14s. 9d. Messrs. W. and G. TumbuU and Co., Ltd., report having having held their annual spring cattlc fair in their Waipoua (Masterlon) saleyards, on Tuesday, when they offered a good yarding of cattle up to advertised numbers. Competition at auction was very keen, for all grown- cattle, but young cattlo were hard to quit, but thero was a very good clearance at tho following prices:—Three and four-year-old steers, £6 153.; thrce-ycar-old steers, £5 55., £5 65., -£5 9s. 6s„ to £5 175.; two-year-old steers, £5 to £5 25.; yearling steers, £2 7s. 6d. to £2 165.; empty two-year-old heifers, £3 16s. to £4 Us.; yearling dairy heifers, £2 55., £2 7s. 6d.. to £3; store cows, £3 10s., £4, to £4 7s. 6(1.; cows and calves, £4 15s. to £4 195.; springing heifers. £4 9s. to £4 155.; backward cnlvers, £3 65.: dairy cow (good), £8 55.: wconer calves, 22,3.; Holstein bull; £5 Is.; Jereey bull, £4. •