LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1971, 30 January 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalget-r and Company, Limited. Masterton, report liaving held their weekly sale a-t Solway on Wednesday. Thcro was a fair yarding of stock, and although competition was not. very keen, everything sold well up to current rates, the following pricoo being realised. Sheep: Mited aged ewes. 12e. 3d.: cull 24ootbp, 9fi. 3d.;-cull lambs, ss. Bd. to 7s. Cattle: Empty forward cows, £3 ss. to £4 55.; forward bullocks, £8 25.; bulls, to £4 12s.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:-At Apiti, on Tuesday, we had a.heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. Bidding for sheep was inclined to drag, and several lines were passed at auction, but by the end of the day very few li:>2s went unsold. Oattio sold well under the hammer at full rates. Quotations:—Sheep: Culi lambs, 3s. 10d.; email lambs, ss. 2d. to fo.; store lambs, 7s. lid. to Bs. 4d.; forward shorn lambs. 9s. 3d.; medium woolly lambs, 9s. 8il.; storo ivee, 9s. 6d. to 10S. 6d.; forward ewes, lis, 9d.; small wethers, 13a. 7d.; 2-tooth wethers, 15s. 6(1,; mixed S-foolhs (small), 13». Cattle: Wcanors. £1 ss. 6d.;' wcancia (good!, £1 15s. to £2; l&-mdnth steers, lis, to £3 175.. 6d.; 2i-year eteers, £5 to £5 55.; aged cows. £2; forward heifers. £4; bulls. £3 to £4 7s. 6d.; stags. £2 IC6-. to £5. On Monday the firm held a very satisfactory Bale on account of 3lr. E. Fitton, at Cunningham's. All lines/sold well. Quotations:—Shcep4 4tooth ewes. 17s. Id,! woolly lambs. Ha. £d.; mixed 2-toothe, 15s. 7d. Cattle: WeaneM, -£1 ss. to £1 165.; forward cows, £4 Bs.: 1 bull, £2: heifers in calf. £4 85.- inferior cows, £3 2a. 6d. to £4; others. £4 ICs. to £6; best- cows, £7 to £7 MS. Horna: Gellatine flllv, £11 55.; harness mare,-flfl; pony, £t -12s. 6d.

Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale an their Waipoua. (Jda.stert.on) yards, on Wednesday, when .they offered a very heavy yarding of shcop attd cattle, ivbout douolo advertised Competition was 'Very keen, and there was practically a, total clearance, only one pen of sheep and two pens of cattle going out unsold. - The prices realised were not as Koixl as late rates, but were very satisfactory to Tendora. The following are the prices:—Woolly lambs, 9s. 2d. ■to 10s. Id.; small woolly lambs, ss. 2d.; cull woolly iambs, }s. 2d.; shorn lambs,'Bs. 7d.; mcdhrai shorn lamb's, ss. sd„ ss. 10d., 6s. 3d.; cilU shorn laihhs. 3s. Bd. to 4r, Id.; B.f. lambs. 10s, 2d., lite., lOd. to lis.; cull IS,J\ lambs, <«. 2d.; f.m. ewes (low condition), 6s. 6d. to 9s. 2d:; 2 and 4400 th wethers. 16s. 4d. to 16s. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes and v,-others, 9s. /■&„ lis. 8d to 12s. Bd.; fat 2-tooth ewes and wethers. 175.; fat forward ewes, lis. to 31s. 7d.; fat ewes, 16,5. 3d. Pigs: Slips, 13s. Cattle: Fat cows, £5 to £5 2,3.: cows and cai*r»j3. £4 25.; old' cows, £2 7S, 6d.; store cowa, £3 10s. to £3 155.; for heifers. £4 14s;; 15months stoers £2 13s. Sd: to £3 to. 6d.; ISmonths steers and 'heifers, £2 ■ l«s. 6u.; mixed wcariers, 21s. t-o 225. 6d;; springing cow, £5 10s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held a most, successful clearing eale for Messrs. Wheeler Bros., of. Upper Hutt, on .Wednesday. Aa Messrs. Wheeler Bros.' lease has expired, all stock offered were without reserve. A largo number o£ buyers attended, representatives being present from the Wflirarapa and tho West Coast districts. . The slock offered were in first-class order and condition, tho sheep especially commanding much attention, and the different lots oilcreit were eagerly competed for, and madt, excellent Dricos. Bidding all through was animated, and spirited competition took place, espeically for tho owes. Prices realised were as undw: —2004-tooth ewes, 17b. Id.; 232 6-tooth ewes, 165.; 270 2-tooth ewes, 16?. Id.; 350 4-year ewes. lfa. Ltd.; £00 5-year ewes 135.; SCO woolly ewe lambs, lfls.; SOO-woollv wetter lambs, Bs. Bd.; IGO good forward .lambs, 14s. 5(1.; 2-tooth wethers. i4s. ltd.;' pull ewes. Us. Bd.; 2-yoar steers, £4 te.: cow.; and' calves, £4 14s. 6d.; mixed yearlings, £2 19s. Tho horses offered mode very good price:;, and implements submitted said at, full market ratcc. ■■