LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1982, 12 February 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Balgety and LtA., report ha.vi.iig hold a snecesstnl -clcarins naie on February 9. on' account- or ' iir! l'i; li. liurrell, at his horacateatt, j?angaroa Valley, wlieu they olterei his compiete herd of dairy cows- Jlr. BnrrsU's herd was considered to be araone tli; beat in 'tho district, and on this account >t was not surprising that a. larcc number si settlerci attended. The sate all tlii'ou'jh was a most succeseful one, and exceptionally hiffh priceu paid, for sduic of the owl cattle. The herd came forward }n excellent order . and .condition* alia the cow a throiißhout showed quality. The orincipal esties were 33 under;— Cow. cloee to profit. £15; cfc",v, closo to profit, £14 Vs. ai.; cow, close to profit, JBl3 10s,; cows in milk, £13 ss-, £12 ICe.. ;El2, £11, £10 10s„ £9 ICe., £9, £3 12s. 6d., £8, £7 l?s. 6d„ two nt £7, £6, £5 Vis. 6d, £5. Horses: Three-vcar-o!d filly, £12i l\arnes« marc, £7 17s. 6d. All harness and sundries offered sold at lull market rates. Messrs. Dalscty and Company, Ltd.. report havinc held their monthly sale at Waikanae yardu. on February 10, when they oifcred an cMcntionalir heavy yardiiiK o£ all classos ol ahejp and a fair yardinit of cattle. A lat'Ee number of buyers was in attendance, representatives being preeent from all parts of the aur- . roundine districts. This ciuaiiiv of thn yarding was excellent, some especially pjaod lines, of 2 and 4-tooth wethers, breeding ewes, and fat owes comins'tttidiir j,hc ham. mer. Biddinc ait auction from the. commencement of the sale was brisk, and practically every line offered was disposed of under the hammer at. figures whitf* must bo considered satisfactory to the vendors. Some of our principal sales were as under; -On account of jrr. G. L. Tiannatyn?. a. nice even, well-grown line of 230 4-tnoth wcthcre, at. 18s. 3d. Account other vendors :-«.ooth. at IBs. 2d. and 17e. : 3-tootli w-thers. at 165.; 2-tootb owes, at i4s. 9d.: f.f.ra, breeding owes,, at lis, id, tc. lis. Sd.;

really good lines of fat owes, offered on account of Mossra. .l'arata- and i). 'i'ullv. mado 18s. Hi. and 17s. 6d.; 4 imd.S-ycar-old ett'es, 135.;. good woolly lambs, 10s. 3d. to 19.5. sd.;fonyai'd shorn iambs, sd. to 9s. Cil. There, was a -fair, demand for.all cattle offered, -steers especially well bid for. Vi'c 21-.vcar.stfei's at. &5 w.; shorn steers,. £3 175.;. Z-year-oW heifers, hi calf, £5; 16-mouih heifer«."£3 llis.: weandrs, 28«. to Sis. A.larse'entry of bulls made good fic'iires, prices - ransine . from £4 10n.,up to,£S Ss. ..■•■•" . Jfi-ssrs. Daljret-y and Campapr, report having held a most sacecssVul clearink sale ol dfiiry cows <ii-.Levin, on accouut'of Mr. 11. J.- tiiclsai'ds. on Wednwday. Febraary i A la-rse nunibar of buyers attended, and I)iddiiiK nil through was epiriwd. 'Disc herd of cows- oii'cred was a waliy Rood one', nn'd as the vijjidor was able to sive lull partiuelars with regard to tcrt, etc, buyers were able to conrpeto for Hie dilt'erciit lot 3 offeftrd with very confidence. For cow 6 just calved nrid close t6 calving' there was keen comia'titien, tho highest, price beins £12 10s. Other sales were as.follow:-t£ll: two at £10 Sb.; two at £10 10s.; two at £10 Is: id.: three at £10; two at £9 55.; £9. £8 Ks., £B, £6 1.2«. 6d„ £5. Horses; Burine-cart Rcldilip, £16: spi-ing-eart gelding, £12 15s. A number of farm implements and sundries were oli'si'ca, and brought full market wine. New Kcalapd Loan pnd Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd,. report«-:Qn Tuesday, at ralfnerston Horth, in conjunction with Meissrs. Williams aaid Kettle, wo held a saleef purebred Lincoln sheen on accouiit of the trustee?, in th--» ec-tato of the late Kenneth M'Kenzic, Tho sheep were in 'groat condition, and looked well, and the- vendors were widely complimented nn tho Planner in which they had .been drafted. Bus-era wero pftsent from Hawke'a Bay, Waira* rapa-, and Jtaiawatu, and the Ergep reali6ed fair values, the fact of toem not being registered in the Flock Book, however, keeping many good buyers . from operating. The following prices wove realised-.—40 4-tooth csves. £5 Ss,; JO .'■(-tooth 'ewes, Signs.; 23 4-tooth ewes, Eigus.j 20 4tooth ewes, ljgns.; 10 4-tcroth ewes, Jg'ns.s 83 3 and 4-year-old «wof. lignr-.; 10 3 and 4-year-old ew*3, Saans.; 50 3 arid 4-y<sar-<ild ewes, llgns.; 20 5-year-qld ewes, lgu,; 30 •5-year-old ew&s, ISgns.: l'i 5-year-o!d ewes. 13gns-.; 5-3 ram lailnbs, "tfns.; 20 ra-fii lambs, ligna,; E0 ram lamrjs, Hgn.s,; 10 ey© lamSs. Signs.; 20 ewe lambs-, ljg-n's.: 20 ev,-e lamhs. lgS.; 30 ewe lambs, fen.; 3 ewes, <»n.: 34 e'.h> limba. 2en.: 5 ftoc/th ewes. 2lgl3fi. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.,-re-port on their 3Jahial-.ua sale, held in the Farmers' Association yards, on Tuesday, as followa:—We, offered a. good yarding of both «heep and cattle. Steep were- in good demand, practically all lines selling atimproved values. ' Cattle sold at late rater, a. lot bcine turned out' unsold. Quotations: Fat sheep, 16s. Bd, to 205.; young cowe, 13s. 6(1. to \li. Sd.; mixed aged ewes. 12s. 3d. to 123. 9d.; store owes, Bs. Ad.; 4-tooth wethers. 165,; igood shorn rapo lamps, lis. 9d.; medium lambs, 8,5. to Bs.'*d.; gvdaTt lambs. ss. Ltd.- to 7s. 6d.; woolly lambs, Ife. 6d,; Southdown rams,; 3 to 3j-guineas; Shropshire rams, 3 guineas; lat'cows, '£% 6s. to £5 155,; forward cows. .£.4 14s. 6d. to \£4 17s. 6d.; store cows, £2 3s, 6d.; 15-ttontH heifers, £2 133. -id. to £3; 15-month steers. £2 ss. to £3 55.; wcauers, jss. to £1 6s. 6d.: bulls, £3 10s. to £4 76. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and'.Williams. 1 Ltd.,'.*e-.-port on. th'clf Ti'oodvirie sale, hold'on Monday, as follows:—TV"e'offered a good yarding of. sheep and a heavy .one of" cattle. There was an impros*ed tone in tie demand for: shcop. everything selling at better valties. Cattlo sold at-latcrates,'a fairly catisfactory clearance being effected. Quo*-tatioss:—4-tooth ewes. Kg. 6d;. f.m. owes, 6s. 4d, to-16s. Id.; Woolly lainlfs., Ms. 2d\; shorn iambs, Ss. Id; to Es. 3d.; sniall lamb's, 3a. 9d. to ss. 9d.; good forward, cowav £4 7s. id. to £4 17i. 6d.;-good dairy,cows, £6 2=i. 6ci. to £10; store cows, £3-2s. 6rt. to £3 16s. 6d.; empty Shorthorn lioifem £3 18s. 6d.; dairy heifers, £3 lis.; good weanel- heifers, £i 7s. in £l 18s.; f-moll wnnciv. £1 to £1 *?.; 2-year steers. £4 15s. 6d.i 15month steere. £3 ,2s. 6d. to £3 55.; bulls, to £4,25. 6d. 'Mcs-jrk Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report on their Jolinspnville. sale, held yesterday, as follows:—A full yarding of iiKct bullocks camo forward, with, a good raj-d----ing of sheep. The demand was slack for sheep, hut the pens sold realised full late values. Prime Iteht bullocks. £10 15s. to £11: lighter, £10 to £10 10s.: light, £9 £«.: vealors,-2?,5. to !os.;.pHwo wethers, 21s, Ed.; medium wethers, 19j.; prime heavy ewes. .£1 Os. Id. -Ms £1. os. 2d.: pv:mc cwr-, lEs; to IBs., lid,; gdod ewoi, 16s, 6d. to 17s. 6.d.; light lfs.; nriine tambn.-Ws.' 6d,; lighter. Ks.- 6d, to 14s. 9d.an'd IBs." 4d.', AEBIXOTOS STOCK SALES. . ■ (Br Telegraph.—l'ress Association.? OSrlstchurch, February 11.': . Farmers now being busily engaged in -Harvesting, there were small entries of fat sheep and lambs, and. average entries in .6tt)cr departments, 'Fat cattle sold a little freer at the start, but prices were weaker and fat, laoife sold at about last week's rates. Fat sheep opened at an ad-. vaiHic, and then declineil. Fat pig's :*.>weit slight improvement; -store- cheep were forward., fiape la.inbs, lis. 6d< to'-15>.) extra, good lambs, to 16s. 6(1.; fair .lambs,-Us. 9d. to Ms. 3d.; aicdimu lambs, 13s, to las. 'Bd.; small;and low-conditioped sorts, Us. to 12s. 6d.'; cull lambs. 5»..' to . Its.. 6d. i wether iambs, Bs. 3d. (for culls) to 15s:: cm lambs, 12a. 9d.-t0.145. Id.; 2-t.ooth halfbred ewes, Ks. 2d.; 2-tool,h, thrqE-tiuarter* bred owes. 195.: Itolfbred fewes, 15s. to. 19s. Id.; 8-toc-tli three-qiiatterbrcd ewe/;, 16s. Bd.; 6 and 8-tooth ewes. 1.45. to IBs. 7d.; 2. 4, 6 and S-dooth. ewes, 13».; sound-mouth csves, 16s. to 17s. 10d.; aged ewe», 12s, 10d.; •merino owes, 6s, id.j 6-tooth wethers, 17a, 6d.; other wsthers, 12s. 3d. to 15s. 3d. For fat- lambs, the prices on the whole wcro about the same an last week, and were enilal to 6d. per lb. Prices:—Tees, -S9s. 6d. to 2te. 6d.; average {rsezißE weights. i:6s, to 19s-; fat sheep (prime wethers), 21«\ -to 245. 3d.; others, 17s. Id. to 255. 6d.; prime ewes, 19's.to £3s. 7d.; mcdiuiUw 15s. to Ids. 6d.; aged and light, 12(s, to Ks. M. Fat cattle: Steers. £7 17s. 63. to £11; fextrn, to £14; heifers. £6 17s, id. to £9 7c. 6d.: cows, £5 17s. 6(1. to £11 10s. Store cattle: yearlings, £'2;'15 to 18-monttia sorts. £2 lis. to £i 15?. fol.: 2-yt-.tr 6f«r?. fA 2f.; 2-veav heifers, £3 155.; cows, £2 Ss. to £5. Dairv ' cows sold at £3 10s. to £11 MS. Fat pigs: Choppers, £3 to £4; heavy baconerp.. £3' 3>s. to £4; lialitcr baCOner?, £2 12.3, I6d. to £3; price per lb.. sd. to 5Vd. Hea.vv [porters. £2 6«, to $Z 10s.: lighter porkers', £2 to £2 55.; price .per lb., 6Jd. Extra- large sorts, te £2 lis.: ortunary siores, £2 to £2 45.: small sorts, £1 Ss. to £1 IBs.; woaners, 17s. to £1.