LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1991, 23 February 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety end Company. Limited, report:—At our Jfangaweka. talc, on Thursday, we had a small, entry of cattle. The demand for all classed ol' ehcep was exceptionally keen, and a. total clearance was ellecteu at auction. Sheep :-oull lambs. *.s. 6a.;-medium lambe, 83. 3d. to 83. Sd.: woolly Jambs.-to 9s. 3d.; mixed shorn lambs; to 95.'4 d.; aged ewes, Sβ. Id. to 9a. 3d.; email two-tooth weth-ra, IX; twotooth wethers, .163. to 16s. 6d.; two-tooth ewes, to 17s. 4d.; two-tooth Romney rams, lid., to 35d3.; Lincoln rams, 13, Zj, to 3Jgne.; best, up to Signs.; six-tooth Eomney. rums, to ognc. ■ Special lines of ewes sold:—On account of ilr." AV. P. Stevens, four and fivorj'car-old ewce, - 176. lCd.; three and four-rear-Old,ewes.. 17s. 2d.; two and three-year-, old-ewes, 17s. id. .On account of Mr. S. 'Sunning, 'two-tooth ewes, 17s. 7d.; fourtooth ewes, 176. 2d.; six-tooth owes, 17s. Ed.; four-year ewes. 15s. 9d. Cattle-.-Mixed weanerj, 355. 6d.. 365., to £2 2f. 6d.; forward cows; £4; two and a. half-year 6teers, £5 /&" 6d. Mcusr3. Dalgety and ..Company, ■ Limited, report ;-At our Feilding tale, on Friday, wo_liad a good yarding ol sheep, and a. medium entry of cattle. Bheep:-Cull lambs, 4s. <d. to 6s. Id.; small lambs, 6s. lOd,, 7s. 3d., to 7a. 6d.; medium lambs,: to Ws. It.; blaqk-faco lambs, Bs. Ud., Ss. Id., to as.; two-tooth ewes, to 15a. Bd.j forward ewes, .to lfe Zd.; four and five-year ewee, 13s.- 6d. to 145.; two-tooth wethers, 165., 16s. lCd., 175.; aged rams.'to 245.; aged Southdown ra ms, to 4sns. • Cattle: Fifteen-month Hereford heifers, £3; cows 'with calves.: £4 2s.'6d.;fat cow=,'£6 fe. , ' : Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, , report on thair Donuovirke sale" held on Friday as' follows :-A fairly good yarding of.sheep was.offered to a good, attendance of bus-ers, many of. whom cam© from outside district. The- demand throughout, was exceptionally keen. In good' sound' lines .of breeding ewes, which were keenly competed lor, the firm effected a total clearance, at, tho following list of prices :-small lambs, 55.; medium, to 83.; woolly lambs;.to 13s. lα.; four end five-year breeding ewes, • 13s. 3d. to "14s. 10d.;.aged ewee, to 10s.; light ,iat ewes. lie. to /15s. Cattle: Fat cows, to £5 155.; 6mall wcanore, 15s. to 19s. 6c!. Ife3srs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin, on Friday. 0. good yarding of sheep came forward, and met with keen competition -very few lots going out unsold. iA small entry. : of cattle was offered, all lots being disposed of at.satisfactory prices. An entry of 60 pigs also sold well. Quotationa:—Thxee-year- steers, £5 lio. 6d.; two and e, half-year eteers, £5 10s.; fat cows,- £5 to £5 65.; weaner heifers, 28s. to 305.; weaner steers, 285.; small weatfer3, 11s. 6d.; two-tooth Komney rains, 2 to 3gns.; fat ewes,'Ms; to Ife. 5d.; f.m. ewes, 12s. to 13s. Bd.; email two-tooth ewes, 13s;: small two-tooth -wethers, Vβ.; forward Bhorn lambs, 11s. 6d.; good shorn store lambs. 9s. 6d. ; cull lambs, 4s. lid. to fc.Md.; woolly lambs, 11s. ,6d.; 6mall -woolly lamba, Bs. 6d. to-fe.; ba-cpner6..'£3 to £Z Us. 6d.; porters,. 275. fid..to , .'34s!; slips, 13s. 6d. t0.155. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Foilding sale held on Friday as follows:—We had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle... AH>stock sold well, and we practically.quitted 'the -whole of the yarding if satisfactory ..prices. Sheep:—Small two-tooth ewes, Us! 7d.; four and five-year ewos, 10s.-'lid., Us. 6d.,-los. 4d., to , 15s. 4d.; fat. ewes. .175.; fat wethers, 18s.; two-tooth Southdown rcimo, 2 to 2}gns.; two-tooth So'mncy rams, 2eas:-, . other rams,12s. 6d. to 21s. Cattle:-Two.and. o/halfyear steers, £3 12a. 6d.' ; three-year bullocks, £6 12s. 6d.;.fat and forward heifers, £4 95.! weaner hoifers, 27e. 6d., 30s. 6o\, to £2 Is 1 small do., 20s. to 265. fid.; w«anor steers, 2is. 6(1.; fat cows,. £5 18s.; bulls, £3.

Tho New Zealand Loan and ■ Utrcantile Agency Company, Limited; ■ rcpoTt:'—At Foilding ,on Friday, wo'had , a heavy.yardins of sheep .and ..cattle.. .ThoshecTJ generally inforior quality;'bat-we have to report a .'good sale; every pen but'one foiling under tho hammer. • Cattle made lato values, aofifl \ praclically all lines were quitted. Quotations :-Sheop: ■ Cull lambs, ;«.' M: to 56. 5d.; inferi6r la.mb6,'7e: Id. to 7fc 6d.; forward 1ambt3,.103. to Hβ. 3d.-; woolly owe lambs, 10s. 7d.; small two-tooth wethcro, 12s. to 13s. id. ; forward wethers, 16s. Id.; store ewes, 83. Id. to ?s.- 9d • f m ewes, lie. 4d. to-11e.,,10d.j Jour;, and. fiveyear owes. 125. to 13s. ;■ forward ewes,-1&3. id.-, fat aud forward ewes. 14s. Bd.; fqur and six-tooth, and f.f.m. ewes 16s. ;■ aced rams, 16s. 6d. Cattlei..vTeauor heifero,. £1 7s. to £1 133.; wca-uer stcers, £( 9s. (i. to £1 IDs.; eighteen-montli steers, £3 7e.; twentj--month steers, £4 09. >6d.;-light-fat cows, £5; hulls, £3 15s. to £4 2s. 6d. Tho New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—During last week we hela sales .at Maltotulm (Wednesday) and Daancivirko ■ (Friday). Makotuku sale: There was only a small.'yardine of both sheep and cattle. ' Bidding looked animation, but we disposed, of . the bulk' of our entry. Bflnnevirke bale:—There-was a heavy yarding oi sheep ond an average ono of cattle. Cattle mado late rates. Sheep 'met with very keen competition, and a, total clearance- was effected at prices considerably in advanco of fchoso ruling of late. Shorn lambs, 10s. 7d. t 95., fc>. lid.., 7s. 3d., 7s. 2d.; bre-eding ewe's, Kβ. to l'4s. 3d.; tat coirs,' £5 2c. 6a\ to.£6 2s. 6d.; fat heifers-. £6 to £6 55.; iVeanero, up to-275. 6d.; yoarlinp; 6teers, £2 17s'. id.; eighte.ea- . month-old steers, £3 9a; two-yoar etoers, £4 Os.; two and a. half-year steers, £5 Us. 6a. - • ' Jfessrs. Williams and Kettle Ltd.. r»port hdTing held their - fortnightly, eale in, the Miller Hood yards last week,' when' they offered a good yarding o{ sheep and a small entry of cattle,' Sheep" sold remarkably well, and the firm report a total clearance. Five hundred four-year-old ewes, Ife. lid.; 256 : four-year-old ewes, 15s. 6d.; 112 two-tooth ewce', 16s. 2d.; lttO ehora lamb=, 9s.'; 145 forward ewes,- 13s Id ■ Eeven store-ewes, 7s. 6d.: 34 fat. ewes, 14a 5d.; 135- etore ewes, 12s> 7d.; H-'etore ewes, is. 91; eisht covr6..£2-33. . ... ;