LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 1967, 26 January 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report hat ing held their fortnightly sale of stock at Danncvirlfo ou Friday-; when tliero was a largo entry of sheep and a fair yardiuc of cattle. The bulk of -the sheep consisted of lambs. There was Rood competition for grown slieep and good lambs* but medium and inferior lambs were neglected. Most of tho cattle entered did not reach the ven* dors' reserves. Fat bullocks and medium quality realised £8 10s. to £6 155.; fat cows, £6 10s. to £4- 155.; 2 to 2i-year steers, £4 126. Cd.j store cows, £4 oa. 4d. to £3 17s. 6d.; cull weaners, 165.; fat owes, 14a. lOd. to Ife.; fat lambs, 145.; 2-tooth wethers, 15s. 6d.; woolly lambs, 103. 7d. to 9s. Id.; cull lambs, 3s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—We held the first of our weekly sales at Levin on Friday, when we yarded a largo entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle to a attendance of buyers. Bidding on all, lines was very brisk, and we have to report almost a total clearance under tho hammer. Tho following were some of the sales effected. Sheep; 67 fat owes, 16s. 9d.; 173 tip-top rape lambs, lis. 6d.; 400 rape lambs, 9s. 6a.; 100 small lambs, 76. 4d.; '50 2-tooth sheep (smell), 13s. Id.; 133 2-tooth wethers, 15s. 5d.; 134 2-tooth ewes, 14s. 6d.; 16-5 2 and 4-tooth forward wethers, 18s. 2d.; 115 4 and 6-tooth and f.f.ra. ewes, 13s. lOd. Cattle: Fat cowb,'£s'7s. 6d., £5 155., £5 17s. 6d., £6 to £6 45.; weaner steers. 28s. to 555.; weaner heifers, £1 14s. 6d. to'£2 55.; mixed wcaners, £1 75., £1 19a., .£1 IPs.'; bulls. £5 to £5 15s. Pigs: Porkers, £1 12a. £1 175., £2 53. 6(1.; weaner pigs, lie. New Zealand Loan aud Mercantile Agenc.r Co., Jjtd., report:—At Feilding on Friday we had.a small entry of both, sheep and cattle, which sold as under:—Sheep: Store ewe.-:. 123. Cattle: Light /at heifers, £5 10s:; 3-vcnr steers. £6 7•?. 6d'.; bull?, £6 ss. On Wednesday, nt Feep-o'-DnLy, the firm held a special sale of sheep on account of Mr. Wm. Kentoul and adjoining settlers. About 2700 sheep wero.penned, and 'the salo was conducted in Jfcstr®. Watt Bros'.'B yards, kindly lent for the occasion. There wa<? a good attendance of buyers, and, although : biddiug was inclined to drag. good , prices 1 were realised. Quotations:—Sheep: Cull ! lambs, 35.; bull e«m"4s. 9d. to f.ra. ewes, I(M.. lis. 6d., lis.'lCd. to 12s. 4d.; 2-tooth ewes, 13s. to 14s .2d.; medium welherg, 13s. to 145.; others, 14s. Bd. to 14s. lid.; I and wethers, 15s. 7d. to 15s- 10d. At : Haugiwahia on Tuesday we bad a small I entry of stock, which sold ns under. fthoep: Two-tooth wethers. 15s. Cattle: YearJiug steers, £3 35.; 18-month'steers, £3 10s.; yoar- ; ling heifers, £3; storo cows. £3 53.; forward i heifers, £4; light fat cows, £5. I Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., DannaI vlrkc, roport having held their fortnight!/ stock salo at the Associated Yards on Fni day, when there wo-s a full yarding of j sheep, principally lambs, and a fair yardI ing of cattle. Prices on tho whole wero I not tip to last oalo's, and towards tho end I bidding was ' inclined to lag. Wo (luoto:—Sheep: jl.s. 6horn lambs, 9s. 1 3d.; 2-tooth wethers, 13s. 4d.; 2-tooth ewes, 14s. 9d. Cattle: 18-inonths empty heifere, £3; fat cows, £5 to £5 7s. 6d.; fat stem's, £0 17s. 6d.; 18-mouths fiteers, £2 17s. 6d. Mossrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. Palruerston North, report having a fair entry of both eheen and cattle at thai:: Feildlng salo on Friday, which sold as brlow. Sht-cp:—Quotatio2W: '.Storo owes. 9?. 7d.: mlicd lainbe, woolly ICh. 6*1.: cull mixna himbn, 45., ss. 7d.; 2-tooth wutners. Isu. Id., 15s. 10a. Oattlo; Forward cows, £4 lOfi. l)al*rcty and Company, Ltd., Pa], merston North, report a modcrat eyarding of both fiheup and cattlo at t';zir Feilding on Friday, which r.o injlows:—Cull lambs, 4s. to fc. 7d.j aged ewefl, to 9s. 7d.; woolly lainbf, to ID.-?. 6<t.; mixed 2-tootlis, to 15n.; good 2-tooth wethers, 15s. 10d.; forward cowe, to £4 10s. Jle?ers.- Abraham and Williams. Ltd,, report on their Feilding sale, held on Friday:—Wo had a small yarding of both sheep aud cattle. We quitted the wholo of our entry under the hammer at prices patisfacor.v to the vendor*. We quote:— Hood wether lamb,?, Cel.; flfnnll dn., Bs. 6d.; fat. ewes, ids. lOd. to 175.: f. and f. lambs, 14s. Id; breeding wcs. 14c. Id. Cuttle: Weaner heifers, £1 7.-:. 6d. £J 10<.; weaner stcsrs, £1 lis.; 18-tnontb3 «tcern, £3 Is. "Mr. Newton King reports :-At Willwakaiho, on January 16, I had :t mtiMJ yarding of rattle, of which ( was jiblo to clear a fair portion sit Die tnllnwing priccr:—ls-month steers, £2 19?. to £3 7«. fid.: 15-months coloured heifer*, £3 135.: bullf (email?. PA ?,?. to £-i 8«.; cow* v.rjH calve?, £4 11a,,* ctoro cow«, £3 fa, to M lle.i forward cows, £5 10s. £5 17a, CI4,

.*pnng'?f;j feiferSv £-5 Is. £d. to £6 fifl.y fonrwd cvccs, 12s. sd. On. January. 13. ..at Toko, 15 to heifers sold at from £2 Is. to £3 Is. 6d.; bulls, .-£5 133. 'to XI ?«v/ 6d.; slorc cows, £.2 to £4 10s.; ' forvrnrd. cows, M 19s. to £5 llfi. On January 20. .atStratford, I had a, fair entry. ." Tho dc" raand throughout was quiet, cowb bcinq." a shade easier than at previous' Baioa.* Pricca obtained were:—'Yearling to t,1.5months Fleers, 4)3 to £3 10s.; smaller; .€!. 19s. 6d. to £2 25.; 2-year steers. £4 2«." 6d.'; 2J-ycor steers, £5 7?.; 15-monihs woU-frrovfn. heifers, £2 19e.; cows and cavlro, £5 1c- £5: bulls, £6 6d. to £8 55.; ycnrliag bulls, £2 17s. to £3 lCs.; small stor-ft eov.**», £5 6d. to £3 175.; zond stores nnd forward. COV.-S. £4 lis. to £5 19c-.; fat cows. £6 ■.*<:■ to £7 3s. At the Stony Bivcr Yard?,'on: January 21, there was *• full yardinp, air pens and races being well filled. There was a, fair inquiry right through for most lines. Some Tory nicc-conditioned bulls were yarded, and those cold very .readily nt excellent prices. Prices were:—Earlywoaner steers, £1 lis. 6d. to £1 15s. 6a. (very nice Shorthorn lines); raised wean-: ers (moro eteers than heifers}, £1 iOs.?' email weaners, 10a. to 13s. 6d.; yearling to 15-months heifers, £Z 4s. to £2 175.; 15raonths coloured heifers, £.* ss. to £3 145.; 15 • to'lß-mouths line of good Shorthorn steers,! £2 5?. 6d. to £3 55.; 2-year eteers (withsome colour and £3 1V« .*d.; 2i«yaar steers, £4 14s. to £5; in-calf heifers (sood), £4 to £4 IOs.; springing heifere. £4 15s. to £6 1&5.; dairy cows, £7; stags, £5 10s.; bu.Us, £9 155., £8 10?., £7 155., £7 Uu £7, £6 10*,, £6 7e. 6d.. £6,. £5 155., £5 55.. £3 17a. £2 55.; fat covre, .£7, £6 135., £6 its, 6d.; forward cow£.< £5 195., £5 16s. 6d„ £5 15s. 6d>, £5 l's., £5 125., £5 35., £5 le.; storo cow*' £4 lfo„ £4 155., £4 12?., £4 10a., £4 Qa £4 7s. 6d., £4 Ss. 6d.. £4 55,, £4 £4 2a* 6d., £4 Is.. £4. £o 165., £3 155., £3 U s- .£3 55., £2 135., £2 17s. "v