LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1955, 12 January 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Oo„ Ltd., report :—At Feilding, on Friday, a small entry came forward, and met with keen competition. Sheep: Woolly ewes, 175.; light fat ewes, 15s. 4d. to 15s. Bd. Oattle: Oowb, in calf, £4 155.; springing cows, £6 15b.

Messrs. AbraAa.ni and Williams. Ltd.. toport on their Fcilding sale, held oi» Friday:— We had a medium yarding of both sheep and oattle, which met with a ready sale, everything selling under the hammer. We quote:—Two-tooth wethers, 15h. Id,; 2-tooth ewes, 145.; mixorl 2-tooths, 10s. Sd. to 15s. Id.; aged ewes and lambs, la. lidall counted; fat 2-tooth wethers, 15s. 3d. Oattle: Cows in milk, £5 2s. 6d.; cows at the drop, £8-2s. 6d.; IS-months steer, £2 lJs. 6d.; mixed weaners, 10s. to 19s. Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, roporfc having * good entry of both sheep and cattle at the leilding pole on Friday, which Bold as under:— Sheep quotations :-Forward ewes, shorn, 123. 6d. to 145.; backward ewes, shonr, 10s. 5d., 125., 12s. 2d.; fat ewes, 14s. 4d, to 165.; lambs, shorn, 9s. 4d.; cull lambs, shorn, 7s. 6d. Cattle: 3 and 35-year bullocks. £/; store cows, £2 17s. 6d.; fat, cows, £7 las. 6d.; bulls. £3" 6a., £4, £4 Us- 6d. Messrs. Dalgety anil Co. report :-At our Fcilding sale, on Friday, January 9, we have to report having a, very fair entry of both sheep and cattle, when a. total clearance was made at auction at prices highly E-atfsfactory to vendors. Quotations :-Medium Bhorn lambs, 7s. 6d.; shorn lambs, to 9s. 4d.; empty low-conditioned ewes, to 10s. 5d.; Is.m. fair-condition owes, 12a. to 12s. <d.; forward conditioned ewes, to 14s. and 14s. 43.; fat shorn owes, to 165.;, bulls, £3 ss. to £4 19e. 6d.; low-con-ilition storo cows, £2 17s. 6d.; heavy fat cows, to £7 13s. 6d.; 3-year steers, to £7. Messrs. Dalgety and 00., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held their usual Etock salo at Falmcrston North, yesterday, ■ when they offered their usual yard*ing of cattle and a small yarding of sheep to a fair attondance of the public. Quotations were ns follow:—Ligtot forward ewes 14s. Bd.; good big-framed forward owes! 16s. 7d.; cull lambs, 4s. 2d.; cows with caWes, £5 2s. 6d.; cull yearling 6tcera, £1 14s. 6d.; springing cows, £4 Sr„ Messrs. Dalgety an* Co., Ltd. .Tenort on their Dannevirke sale, held on Inday, as follow6:-An exceptionally heavy entry of cattle camo forward, several linos of which had to be accommodated in tho Fhceo pens. Grown oattlo wero in good demand throughout, but young cattle did not sell quite up to last sale s report. A fairlv good entry of sheep was oflerca, nnd' competition throughout was exceptionally keen, and prices realised.exceeded vendors' reserves, rape lambs being in

particularly good demand. Following Is a list of price*:—Cattle: Mixed sex weaners, £1 10s. to £1 155.; yearling steers, medium, £2 17s. 6d.; better class, medium. £J 10s.; storo cowb, to £4; cows and calve» £3 ss. to £3 19a.; dairy cows, at, drop, to £8; 3 and 4-ycar-old bullocks. £8; bulls, £2 "175. 6fl. to £5 2s. 6d. Sheep: Cull lambs, ss. 3d.; medium lambs, to Bs. 6d.; woolly rape lambs, to lis. Id.; store ewes, to 12a. 3d.; fat ewes, 15s. Jd., 16s. to 16s. 3d.; for ward 4-tooth wethers. 18<. Sd.

Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., Dan nerirlte, reporting on their sale in the Millcr'e Road yards, say:—We offered a record yarding of cattlo and a large yarding of sheep. Young cattlo sold well up to late rates, but 2* to 3-year steers hardly maintained prices ruling at late sales. Prices for al! clasGcs of slieep woro. well in favour of vendors. We mad* tho following sales:—Two-tooth ewes, 13s. 9d. to lJs. 6d.; 2-tooth wethers, 10s. to 165.; fat lambs, 15s. Heifers, in calf, £4; fat cows, £3 10s. to £5 17s. bd.; cows and calves, £5 2s. 6d. to £7 35.; 6tore cows, £4 Is., £5 65.; empty heifers, £2 17s. 6d.; 15 to 18-month steers, £4 le.; 2» to 3J-j-car steers, £4 15s. to £6 55.; fat bullock, £8 10s.; yearling steers, £2 10s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., DannevirUe, report :-At Dannevirkc sale there was only a. medium entry of sheep, but an exceptionally heavy yarding of cattle. Sheep met with very keen competition, and sold well in advance of last sale rates. Cattle, no doubt owing to the big' offering, did not eell quite as well as at last sale, although prat/lically: everything was eventually quitted at satisfactory prices. We quote:— Jl.s. yearling, £2 12a. 6d. Cattle: M.S. IS to 18-months old, £3 to £3 7s. 6d.: 2-year-old empty heifers, £3 155.; store cows, £3 155.; 2-year springing heifers. £4 l&s.: fat and forward cows, up' to £4 10s.; fat cows, £5 ss.

Mr. Newton King reports:—At Urenui, on January 5, I haa only a small entry of cattlo, which sold as follows:—Yearlin2 heifers, £2 155.; 2J-yoar steers, £5 ss. to £5 12s. 6d.: 3J-year bullocks, £6 12s. 6d.i store cows, £3 16s. 6d. to £4 lto.; forward cows, £5 Is. to £5 IBs.: springing heifers, £4 12s. 6d. to £6 10s.; dairy cows, £7 lCs.i bulls, £3 Is.; buggy, £25; cows and cabes. £5 ss. On the same day, at Douglas, t'aero was a full yarding. Competition was brisk throughout, o. very satisfactory clearance being made at tho following prices :—15-montns steers, £3 13s. 6d., £3 95.. £3 Bs., £3 4s. 6d„ £3 35., £2 45.; small yearling to 15-months heifers. £2 6s. to £2 9s. 6(1.; good gradc3, £2 195.; 2J-ycar heifers, r.w.b., £3 16s. to £4; bulls, £3 7s. 6d. to £4; 25-year Btcers, £5 155., £4 IBs.. £4; store cows, £3 to £3 55.; forward rows, £4 16s.'6d. to £5 12s. 6d.; fat cows ,£8 Is. to £6 165.; ewes and lambi. Us. lid.; rams. 75.; wethers, small, 13s. Bd. to 14s. 4d. At Stratford, on January 6, there was only a small entry, the very fine weather keeping many farmers at home at their home work. Competition was dull, but I was able to dispo«viof ft fair portion of the yarding as follows:—15-months steers, £3 1225.; small yearlings, £t 12s. 6d.; bulls, £2 14s. to £3 Is.; springers, £4 12s. 6d. to £5 12s. 6d.; store cows, £3 to £4 6d.; forward cows, £4 17s. 6d to £6 lis.; fat cows, £6 Is. 6d. to £6 125.; staffs, £6 Bs.; working bullocks, £22 a, pair. At Stony Eiver, on Wednesday, there was a fair entry, with a good demand for all classes. Yearling stcer3 (Touch) mado £2 125.; mixed yearlings, £2 is.: ycarlin; heifers, £2 7e. 6d. to £2 165.; 2-year steers, £4 Bs. 6d.; storo cows, up to £4 75.; forward cows, £5 fc to £5 18s.; fat cows, £6 ss. to £6 12a.; bulls (in strong demand), £5 10s. to £7 17s. 6d.; cows" l and calves, £3 6s. 6d. to £5 25.; springing heifers, £3 55.; to £6 £s;. dairy cows,, £7; guaranteed cows, £5 IBs.; wcaner piss, £9; store pigs, £1 Is.