LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1936, 19 December 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Tho New Zealand Loan' and Mercaniilo Ltd., report:—At Rongotea, on Wednesday, we had a fair yarding of cattle, .all line© being «old under tho hawjner to good competition at Into rates. Quotations:—Yearling steers, £2 15s. 4d., F.I IBs. 6d., to £3 is.; yearling heifers, £5; eighteen-month heifers. £3 135.; 6tore cows, £3 Is., £Z 7s. 6d., to £3 165.: forward cows, £•1 Is., £4 i3g., to £4 15a.; light Oit cow», £5 1215. to £5 13s.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Rangiwahia, on Monday, a moderuto entry of cattle met with <i lair sale at the following priccs:— Cattle: Eighteen-month steera, £4; fat cowe, £6; cows in milk, £6 2a. to £7. Pign: Stores, £1 6s. 6d, At Apiti, on Tuesday, tho firm had a feeavy yarding of cattle, comprising good store cows and young cattle., ; Most lines were sold at auction, and with the exception of three pens every line was quitted at full market I'fjtes. Cattle: Weaners, pood, £1 !4s. to £1 195.; small yearling", £2 4-3. to £2 10s.; yearling ebcers, £2 18s. to £3 0«. 6d.; cight.een-mont.il steers, £3 9s. 6d. to £3 18s.: two-year steers, £5: two and a half and •three-year Bteers, £5 14s. to £6 65.: ycarheifers, £3 4s. 6d.: heifers iu calf, £4 to £4 ICe.; empty heifers, £3 IDs. 6d. to £4 123.,* small store com £2 17s. to £3 10s.; fresh storo cows. £4 10s. to £5 Is.; fat 1 cows, £5 Bs. to £-5 15a.; cov.fi with calves, wO 63. to £5 10s.; springing cows, £5 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., I report:—At Otaki, on Tuesday, wo had a I good yarding of both sheep and cattle, '-ompetition throughout for all lines was very keen, the bulk of tho entry changing handg under tho hammer. Prices realised were as follow;— Forward ewes, Us.; forward wether 3, 16s. 5d., 16s. 9d.; two-tooth GWCtf, 14s. 9d.; two and four-tooth wethers, 15s. lOd.; store ewes, aged, 9s. 9d.; fat cows. £6 10s.; forward cows, £4 7s. 6d. to £4 135.; yearling teifer3, £3 Ss.: fifteen to eighteen-month steers, £3 125.; weaners, £I©. bulls, up to £7 ss. At Shannon, en Wednesday, cattle camo forward well over advertised numbers, but no sheep came in, due no doubt to tho recent heavy rain' 3 and flooded, district. Bidding at auction was fairly brisk, prices realised being equal to ruling rates in other centres, oomo of our sales being <vb unt!er Two-year steers, £5 55.; eighteen -and twenty-month steers, £3 7s. to £3 195.; fifteen-month steers, £3 35.; fifteen and oighteen-montli heifers, r.w.b,, £2 19s. to £3 63.; two-year heifers, r.w.b., £4 £s.; fat cows, £5 55.; fat heifers, £5 10*?.; weaners, £1 os. 6d. to £1 ss. 6d.; bulls, up to £5 ss. Messrs; W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., TepoTt having held their weekly sale in their Waipoua (Masterton) eale yards on Wodneaday, when they oflfered only a. fair yarding of cattle and a-few pigo. Competition was keen throughout, and there was a good clearance at the following prices :-Caitle: Empty store cows, £3 2s. 6d.forward cows and heifers, £4j forward cow6 ( «£4 18s, 6d.;-' } two-year steers (small), £3 8s- 6d.; yearling steers. £3 Z-s. 6d.; yearling dairy heifers, £3 to £3 3«?. 6d.; oow and (vilf, £7; weaner calve-?, £1; Jersey bull, £5. Pigs: Porkers, 18s. 6d.; weaners, lis. 9d., 12s 6d., 135.. 6d., to 14s. fid. The next sale vriLl not be h<jld till January noxt. PAHIATUA CATTLE PAIR. Messrs. Abraham aod Williarag, Ltd., report on .their fecond annual cattlo fair, held at Pahiatua on Tuesday, as follows:— An exceptionally heavy yarding of cattle came foriAird, over 400 in excess of advertised numbers, tho total entrv being 1801, of which' number wo sold 1450. Buyers were strongly represented - from, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu, Itengitikoi, and IVairarapa, ooid a, very spirited eale resulted, lhe duality was better than, anticipated, several pens of well-grown- bullocks being offered, and competition was keen for anything showing frame and condition. Messrs. Humphries Br<w., Akitio, topped the market with a pen of 37 fresh-conditioned three* and four-year bullocks of nice quality, the 'purchaser being Mr. Ernest Short at £9 la. Other gales worthy of mention were on account of Messrs. J. Moughan, four-year bullocks, £8 155.; and 6. Scales, €7 17h.; <ujtl tlifft-vear uteer.i on behaljr of-Messrs. A. Ross, £7 125.: T. Hodgm3.;£7 10s.; and Mark Casclbjtfg, £7 Bidding was not so animated for the younger cattle. We ouote:—-Steer3, tlnee and four-year, £6 65.. £7 to £7 153.; thTeey*ar (besfc). £7 25., £7 7s. to £7 10s.; others. £5 Is., £5 135., £6, £6 12s. 6d.. and £6 14s 6d.; two and a half-year, £5 to . £5 iOa.t two-year oif. £5 4s. to £5 75.; two-year steers, £3, £4 10s. to £4 155.; eighteen, month, £4 6s. to £4 135.; fifteen-month, £3 16s. to £3 195.; yearling, £2 10s., £3. £6 13s. ■ to 4?. ls - Cows, store. £3 2s. 6d., £3' 10s. to £4 65.: forward, £4 12a. 6d.'to £4 159.; empty, £3, £A, £4 <*. t.6 £b 45.; fat. £4 12a. 6d., £6- lCs. to £6 165.; cows and calves, £3 <105.'t0 £4 325. 6d.: three-vcfl-r empty heifers. £3 17s. to £4 2s. 6d.: twoVPZ (be i :t) ' £3 J6?.. £4 10s : others. £2 75.. £2 155., £3 to £3 9s. 6d.; eighteenmontli, £2 1 Z<s. to £2 17*.; fifteeu-month, £0 16?. to £4: yearling, £2 12s. to £2 15#?.; fat heifers, £5 12s. 6d. to £5 17s. 6d.weaners. fi\ 18s.; P.A. bnll«;. £5: bulls, £5; Holstein bulls, £3 155., £5 2s. 6d.