LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1995, 28 February 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

'. Messrs. • Dsilgety arid' Cdmpany, limited, report having held their monthly sale in„"th'eir'„ot4Ki yards on Tuesday, when they .submitted a heavy, yarding ol sheep arid cattle , to a representative'gathering. Although.','the day was wet,' the sale was animated, and oomo lugh prices, were redlleed for- a.' number of lines of sheep offered,. and vendors' reserves - were- ilt. many. Instances-.eieeeded. ..Gpod,-, ; bre.f!dinß •isgp£ sales were:'—lso .four, aril six-tooth, ewcu, IBs. fid.j 170 : four-tooth to f.f.m. owes, 16s. 9d.; e.m. breeding ewes, 12tv 6d. to 14s. 2d.; forward, four-tooth; wethers, 17s. 10d.' to ißs, 5d.; fat-ewes,'l63. 6d.; forward lambs, lis. Id. to lis. 5d.; store ewes, 10s. 5d.: sjoort' shorn Jambs, 9s. 3d.'; .small lambs, ss; to 7a.j 'call 'ewes, 'te. lid; Cattle; Light': fat cows,,£s lCs. to £6 Is.; three-year heifers were keenly sought after. The principal in call, £5 125.; two-year heifers in. caJf, £4 103. to £5. fe.; yearling heifers, £2 17s. 6d.; two-year steers, £4 10s.; empty heifers, £3 7s. 6d..; • wcanere, 18s. to 39b. ■

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, report having conducted a very succcssful clearing sale at Silverstream on behalf of lire.:W. I. Squires, on/Wednesday. Tho dairy cows submitted :were- a fireglass lot, and competition, was animated for each lot offered. , Tho dry stock -were also in good order,'and-reilised most satisfactory prices. The herd of dairy cows sold as under:— £9 12s. .6d„ £9 .55.; .two at £8 12s. 6d.; two at £7 7s. fid.; two at £7; two at £5 12s. 6d. and £6 ICs. ;.two at £6; one at. £4 £s.; cicht two-year, heifers- in calf; £5 to £6; 18month* heifer 3, £3 175.; ni.s. weaners. 255.; m.s. steers, £3 155.; f.m. ewes. 13s. 6d.': light harness horses, £8 5?. to £10 ss'. A numerous lot of sundries were also sold at ftill value.

Messrs. Dalgcly and . Company,. Limited, repoft havin;; held their fortnightly sale iii their Levin yards yesterday, when a pood yarding of both, sheep and cattle came forward.- Sheep were in .good demand, and bidding at auction, was keen practically all lots changing hands <it prices well up to.lato rates. The'quality of: the-.yarding was-good. ; Tlie .special entry of ewes on account of tho State Farm camo forward in first-class order, and keen competition took placs oh tlio different lines. offered. - Tho principal raids wore:—On account of State . Farm—Twotooth* ewes, 17s. to 17s. 3d:; four anij sivtooth ewes, 17s. 6d.; five-year ewes; lis. 4d. On,'account -of other vendors—Two-tooth ewes, 15s. lid. to 16s. 4d.: s.m. breeding eWcs, 13s. 6d. to 145.;. mixed two-tooths -(small),- 12a. • 5d.; forward two-tooth Wethers,'l7s. Id.'; fat-lamha (light), 13«.' 43.; rapo lambs; 12a. ; store lambs, Bs. sd. to 9s. lid.: cull lambs,-ss. 3d! to fa. 9d. Cattle: Competition. ; was .iiot .too . keen, and a dragging sale resulted. Pome prices wero fl?. under:-Store cows.: £3 to £4 Is.: fat cow<i (light), £4 105.,t0 £5: Yearling steers, £2 ss:; .weariers, 18s.'to. 263.: yearling dairy heifers, ■£3 55.: empty heifeYs, £4 10s.; twip to. itwo and a lialf-vear steers, £5 125.; medium, dairy cows, £5.. . .

■ .Messrs.. W-. and 6. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly tale in .their Waipoua (Masterton) saicyards on Wednesday, when they- offered a very trood yarding .of 6heep and cattle as advertised. There was a largo attendance ;of buve.rs, and, cdrapctition. beiiig very keen throughout. .there was a total clearance at the , '.' prices. Sheep :-Two-tooth wethers,. 14s. 3d.; small two-tooth wether", IPs; ,6d.; . four-tooth to f.m. ewes. ,12k. 6d.. ;143. 6d„- to. 14e. 7d.; f.m. ewes. 9s. Id. to 9's.. 2d.;-h.f. wdoliy lambs,. IC6. lOd. to lis • .woolly lambs, Bs. 8(1. to 95." Id.: «horn wether, lambs, 10s. 8(1. -to 125.: two-tooth ewes--and-wethers, 13s. 4d.:. two-tooth ewe.'. 135.. lOd,;. small shorn lambe. 7s. to 7s. 4d.fab. ewes. 15s, .6(1.; fa( wether.-'. 16s. 10d.: fat.and forward ewes. 13s. 9(1. Cattle' Three-year Hereford bullocks. £7 25,: threo ■aiid four-year Shorthorn' bullocks, £7 10?.; tw6'"Olid',l half-'vear steers, £5 ss'.; two-year-.-steerfl (small), £3 lip.; twenty-month steers,:-£4 55.: forw.ird .eninty cows, £4 145.": store cowfl, £3 ss. to £3 8?. fid,: cows and calves, £3 165.; year steers, ,£2 125.: fat cow*.£s: wedner calveg, las. to 295.; bu'l« £3 173. 6d. to-£4 2s. 6d.. .