LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1990, 21 February 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

. v Messrs. Dolgcty. end Co., Ltd., reports At our, Wangamii. sale on February 18, wo ■%s ■'•*» fuU , : ,YW d "'? of:sheep arid a email one of cattle... Sheep, sold well,, the. dei--..mand for breeding ewes being keen, and a Rood, clearance;was effeoted..',Cattle,:were easier. ..little business dono under ..the hammer.- We quote:-Fat wethers.vHs. | 6d.:.,m,ar.©wes, 12s.- 9d.- to 14s. 3d.;-.four-too.th ewefe; Its.-6d.'--to 13s. lid.; four and five-year-ewes, 115.'6 d.; forward' wethers. jl7g.v2d.;rforward, owes; 14;. 6d.; four and fix-teoth -wethers; 15s. : '7d. to 16s' .2d i; rape others,.ss. 7d.'t0.7.«. twfii tooth- wethers,,-13s.- and Eom- ; Ji.ey-rame, miMd-. ages; '2gns.' te ' 31gns.:' itwo:tootli. Southdown- .rams,..6}gns.; .three-innd-.a, half-year bullocks.-£7 •-15s. .-'store , c . o ,ws.-£3.;8?.,-..flKeen:-mon.tlii3;heifers. .£2. Eβ. .- •-yMeS3r9;;;Abre.ha ; m-;andi.TO!lifl-ni3; lit'd , .: 'te-. \jort ori thcar;Johns'6nvillo sale ae fo]---usual, niimbere. of bullooks. and' ■Rne<jp.caOTo forward- and.sold at-late -rates. .J" m . e ", h «avy-bullocks;.£ll lie. to £11 17s. |6(l..;.ligllter,'£lUss. .to £Ulos.; prime -veal*rs. «j3.-to 425.;-]i ß ht, 223. to 235.; medium,sMß i tii6i3.;l3s,;;s}.tor-i9s;:6a.':ao.. WsV.Jd.-. good;. ■jwes. 17e. to 17s. 3d.; lightOT,-lfa. 6d,to 16s.' 9d. : _pta ln , 14s. v 6d.^.;to r .'Js?:; -.prime lambs; ISe. 6d.; : good | lambs;.Us.."9d...t6'lss. ; '6d.'-.: ■- • .Messrs. Ll.d.. re-' (port:—At on Thursday only a'small:,yaTdmg:came forward, and ra.le-3 wore effected-afr-the-following ouo- , :tftions i-HaJfb/e'd' Southdown two-tooths. ..;135...8d. -and-'lfa. 7d,:-,forward bullocks, £8 ■cows- and.calves;-.«'. 17s. 6d.; eighteen.--months, dairy, heifers, :£2 10s. to £3 ICe • .'«tore cows, £I-6s. to £3.- -- . '.---. . .■• '

.The;New ; Zealand ; Lo,an,and ~ M'ei'cautilo •:AgencyvCoi,'.,Ltd;; T ; opprt:-We/'offered" a' . jarge' catalogue-.to d'. good-attendance of J>ifyera, including operators from Auckland end : Dutedin.;/rn7sympa"thy"with. ; the. r<i- • cent ,flrming. ; .of v.the I .wool and .skin .mar--_Kgts,Both th.«so', r commqditie9 wore e.boirt.Jd.' ?Sf,ytehJ.Bher,;thaii';,pr'icfis obtained,'dt,tho' : IP'e.heWiere.^month'.ago.v.Wo.tiuote:— .J:: oo'^#>,TM,:iafiii«ri>Sd.f..to:'3sa;;:;croEe•.fcred/jnedram' td- , d6aTse.':7d; : <ts : 9d.;"' piece's nad/hemeß, 6dA'ip;:7ad.-:;,Jocfc9 'ana.'stained , ' ' -!WS»9SM;«feiW* . roedra l n^to-good^';^eedy\.wd'inlcrior;'sd. , to SWi;;.'medluiil-I;to:...cbVßbV , cr6ssbred. ,7d;-to <vnd','dimageUvOro'43hi;ed' , .i6i , d. , -to "7a.; 1 inV , ■■'"S4d" • . •'g:X%;% r 4od,fe;. l lelb;::fe.-8d;,.t0-is.; ;' to:'9a;; ■cow, .h_eavyv f S}(l: , ;t6-.'B?diY?'mediiim, BJd;''<to ; , . BJd._; Jight 81d.' to [ -,8?,d4 "'.dutv an'd: -- jnnerior,-. ■ X\ity :.t>ull>eta.g, ■. 6ja.- .-.'t6 :63d.;.-yearhTtgs; f 7d.''-to : ' B-'3-8il;: "c'a! f -'en-' perior, 9Jd. to lld-;"calf. iriedium to good B'3-Bd. to 10 J-Bd.j calf, damaged. 6a. to £d. . Tallovr: ;In. casks, 245.-6 d. to 275. -6d.; ire tins, ..etc.,'■Uβ. to' 23a.; rahbUjkiiiß, 61d.;t0 ejd.: horsehair.. Is. Id.- to Is. 6d.; cowtajjft 15.;75d.. to , -is. , Bd.' : . . . -. .: ■

~ The;Np.it.Zealand Loan and Mercantile' Agency. Co., Ltd., .'report:-At'' Palmerston North on-: Thursday • a Xair yardiiiß of .both '.'sheep' and' cattle , , met with a ready -Tesppnsee the 'whole .of-our entry Celling Minder the ha'mmcr as under:—Sheep: Aged ewes, 7s: 3d.: 8s: 2d.. to Hβ.; s.m.'ewes. 12s. 2d.; fat ewes, 14s.'to-153. -4d.; fat lambs, ,11s. 4d.;. rams, £1, £1" lOs., to'£l lto. 6d. Cattle: Good weaner heifers, £1 456.; fat cows.- £4 12s.- 6d., £4 155., ,to £5 10s.; -store "cows, £3 Bs. 6d. to , £3 Iss. ■~ ' ' , '.Messrs. Murray, Eoberte ur/a Co. report: —At our sale yesterday we offered a. catalogue .of between 11,000 and 12,000 sheepskins, probably, the laTgest . indiTidual catalogue yet offered in Now IJealand; also 1450 calfskins .and hides, in. addition to a. aarge • quantity of wool in, >ags, besides tallow.- 1 The market showed an eicoeding- ■ 3y_flrm: tone, the recent (idvance'in wool prices beine fully reflected, jkins showing an adyance: of Id. to id. ner lb, over «• ■ cent quotations. Hide 3 wore strongly in demand at higher prices, bringine Jd. .anbre than last-.eale, and in some ■ in•etences up to jd. The hides, however, were ln_ '.very' dry. condition.. Calfskins were 'Khghtly easier. Wβ Quote- prices current ■ •is follow:—Wool: Crossbred, fine 9d. to 9id.; : crossbred, cbarso to medium 7d. to 9d • yieccg α-nd .bellies,. 6d. to . 72d.; locks and Inferior 'pieces, 3d, to sid. Sheepskins: .IMfbred, Bd. to 83d.'; croe3bred, fine, B}d. to :5?4-N cro3sbred - coarso':to medium, 7d. to «id.: .short to half-wooln,-6d. to 7id.: cros"s.'bred, dend and 'damaged, sld.'to 7d.; in'ferior and:' badly damaged, 3d. to 5Jd • •Jambs, 6Jd. to Ba.: pelts, salted, at ea«»\ Zs: Bd.,'to 3s. 2d. HiiW: Oi. heavy, 8W to "■>H ,: i o:r ,v, medium ' 8d- to 9Jd.; ox. light, Bid. to 9d.: con-, heavy, 65d. to '83d.; cow MPdium, Bid.. to■ 83d<; cow. light, BJd. to B|d.; cut. slippy; and inferior, 6d. to BJd.; .bulk end. stage,'6i!d: to: 6Jd.; yearlfngp, 7d..tp calf, super, 9cd. to lid.; calf; ■medium to good,'B3d; to 10 3-Bd.; calf, dam.ageS. sd. to.Bd. Tallow: In casks, 245, 6d. to 275. 6d. per cwt.: ia;tirs. lls. to .245. per cwt. Itabbitskins, 6Sd. to BJd. per lb. HorseMr, Is. Id. to Is. 6d. ner lb. The date of ,«ur neit sale will be Friday, March 6.