LIVE STOCK BALES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1896, 3 November 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK BALES

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report;—At liungiwahia, on Tuesday, wo had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, all selling well at lato la tea. Mixed hoggets, small, 10s.; twotooth ewes, shorn, small, 95.; two-tooth wether 3, 6horn, small, Ss. 3d.; four-tooth wethers, shorn, 15s. id.; empty ewes, in wool, 14s. 9d.; store pigs, 275. 6d.; yearling stears, £2 55.: yeartag heifers, £2 7s. 6d. On Wednesday, wo held a- dairy talc at Kimbolton on, account of Mr. fkmrhrough Wright, and have to report a good sale. Oows in milk, £5 15s. to £11 2s. 6d., average £7 45.; springing cows, £8 ss. to £9; threequarter cows, £5 6s. to £7; springing heifers, £4 10s.; Ilolsteln- cross' yearling heifers, £3 143. 6d.;' Holstein. bull, £8; store cows, £3; calves, ss. to Bs. fid. Pigs: Suckers, 15s. 6d.; slips, 255.; good stores, 2fe.; sow, £2 ls.\ At i'cild'ing, on Friday, wo had only a small entry of sheep, but a good yarding of cattlo and sold the bulk of the entry at lata rates. 'Shorn twotooth owes, 13s. id.; yearling steers. £2 12s„ £2 1<6.; two-year eteers, £4 35.; yearling heifers, £2 10s. to £2 155.; 18-month heifers. 453; Holstein qross yearling heifers, £3 10s.; three-year Hereford empty heifers, £4 16s. i springing heifers, hackward, £3 53. to £4 75.; springing heifers, £5 6s. to £6 &■ 6d.; aged store cows, 21s. to 375.' 6d.; store cows, £2 15s. to £3 IPs.; forward cows, £4 ss. to £4 12s. 6d.; light fat. cows, £5 to £5 10s.. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on their Danncvirke sole, as follower—Only a medium entry of eheep camo forward, prices throughout being well maintained, and a good clearance resulted. A. small yarding of cattle met with a limited demand. Medium hoggets, 14s'.; best linca, . 175.; prime fat ewes (woolly), Z6s. to 265. 6d. Cattle;' Store cows, £2 155.-to £3 lis.; empty heifers, to £3 123.; heifers at drop, to £4 175.; bulls, £2 15s. to £4.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—At our Feilding sale on Friday Ju.st, we had a medium yarding of sheep and a, fair yarding of cattle:—Fat lambs, 155.; two-tooth ewes, 135. Bd.: ewes, with, black-faco lambs, 255. Bd. to 265. 7d.; yearling heifers, £2 lis. 6d. to £2 17a. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 13s. 6d.; bulls, £5 15s. to £6 65.; smalt .bulls, to £3: empty cows, £2 17s. 6d.; fair cows, £4 sa. Messrs. Abraham and' 'Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale held on Friday':—Wo had a medium yarding of both sheep and cattle. All stock sold at late rates. Wo quote:—Ewos and lambs, 16s. to £12s. 6d.j mised two-tooth shorn, 12*. 6d.j two and four-tooth thorn ewes, -133. lCd.; ■ cnll two-tooth, Bs.; shorn ewes, forward, 12s. 5d.; cull ewes, 7a.; fat lioggets, shorn, 15s. 6d. Cattlo: Springing cows, £5 10s.; empty heifers, £4; bulls, £4 2s. 6d. to £5 2s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Shannon, on, Friday, we had a small yarding of sheen, but rattle came forward well ovor advertised numbers. Bidding under tli6 hammer lacked anima'tion, and most lines were paescd, but we wure able to effect almost a total clearance afterwards. Prices realised wcro as follow:—Sheep: Fat woolly ewes, 275. 6d.; shorn forward wether 3. 15s. (id.-, f.m. ewes and lambs, 19s. 6d. Cattlo: Fat cows, £5 65.; forward cows, £4 to '£4 12s. 6d.; cows and calves, £4 8s.;; two-year empty heifers, £3 55., £3 75.. 6d.: yearling and 18-month heifers, 355. to £1 75.: 15 and 18-month steers, £3 10s. Pigs: Porkers, £1 £s. 6d., £1 10s., £1 145.; store pigs, £1, £1 3s. 6d.