LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1999, 5 March 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—At our monthly stock eale at Eaunmi, on Tuesday, wo havo to report having offered a Rood yurdinz ot sheep and cattle. Quotations:—Sheep: Failing-uiouth ewes, 10s. 3d. to lis. 2d.; 2tooth ewes, 15s. 7d.'; rame, account Mr. W. Ilenson, ltaumai; 8 shearlinc Eomneys, at 3Jgns., to Mr. A. J. Qihson, Colyton; 2 2-shear Eomneys, at signs. to Mr. E. Cousins; and 5 sheading Eomneys at 25 ?ni3. to Mr. V. Spellman. Account Mr. F. Tj. Jackson, 1 4-tooth Southdown ram, at 3s>ns. to Mr. E. Shortall, Colyton; 1 4-toot!i Southdown rani at JJgns., same, purchaser; 1 4-year Southdown ram, to Mr. J. Lynch, at ljgnfi.; 1 4-year Southdown ram, to Mr. A. P. Coombs. Ujrns. Cattle: Weancr steers and heifers (email), £1 35.; yearling steere. £'i 5?.; bulls, from £2 10s. to £4: 18-months steers. £3 &i. ; empty 3-year heifers. £4 145.; forward cows, £5 ss. 6d.; store cows. £4 lCfi.; cows with cuves. £4 75.; 'yearling heifers. £1 15s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, lad., report:—Wo held our monthly tnlo at Wniknnao on Tuesday, when wc yarded somo 2200 sheep nud ICO head of cattle. Buyers included purchasers fro?n Palmerstoh. [.eviii, Ohnii. Manokau. Mosterton, Pahoutanui. Mitltlinc on all line,= throughout was very Mutilated, and cotnnetltion. especially on lilt's of bnxdlnc ewes, was pnrtir.il' laily keen. With the exception of two

small pons of cattle, a. total clearance of all lots was effected wilder the hammer at highly satisfactory prices. Tho follow, ing were some of the priircinal Eale.i-.~6n account H. 11. Elder, 4 and 5-year-old ewes, lfs. 9d„ 165., 16s. Id,: shorn lambs (small) 7s. sd„ 7s. 7d.: Itamnej- fains, 2.J anii 4 guineas. On account il'Lenn liraj., 4 and 5-ycar-old ewes. 15s. 64. On account A. Campion, 4-year-old ewes, Sfe. 3d,; 2-taSth wethers, 16s. Id. Ou ail-count J. Grant, f.m, ewes, 13s. 5d.; 2-tooUi ftwes. 16s. Id. Other tales were:—Two-tooth owes (small), 13s. Bd. to 13s. 10(1.: 4 and 4-t9iith and f,m. e*,ves (low-conditionedi, 12s. 6d. h 140. Id.: fat ewes, 16s. 7d. to 16s. 9d.: fat wethers, JBs. 7d.; forward ewes, lls.-4d. td 13s;. btore ewes. 95. <d. to-10s. Id.; cull lambs. 4s, 9d, Oo 6S. Bd.; 2»-j-eaT-old steers. £4 12s. 6d., £5 9.5.; 18-month steers, £3 9s. 6d.: yearling steers. '£2 17s. to £2 18s. 6d..s weaner heifer*, £l Bs.; weaner steers, £i IDs.: £1 Ife. 6d.; store cows, £2 17s. 6d„ £3: fat cti-Ws, £7; bulls, £3 ss. to £4 7s. 6d.

At- Waikanae on Tuesday, tho New Zea> land Loan and Mcr<ja.tltite- AReftey Co. had a full yarding of stock. With the exception of ono pen of ewes, a clearance was made at satisfactory prices. Bidding was spirited, a nice line of 323 4 an.d 5-y*aa'' owes ottered on account Messrs. Smith Bros-. topping tho market at lte. fid. Quotations: Medium s.m. ewes, 9s, Id,: mixed aged ewes (small), 125.; 2-tooth to 4 arid 5-yesr .ewea. to 13s. 9d.; 4 and 5-5-ear ewes <BOodi, 18c.. 6d.: old rams, 7s. 6d., Us. 6d. to ids.; ar;ed Romncy rams, Ign., llgn,, to 2fens.; 4-tOoth I'omney rams, £3 3s. s calves* l.is>; smali yearlings, £1 25.; mixed weauers, £1 55,: yearling steers (small), to £2; IS-tnontu steers, £S; discoloured iS-month. stoeis, £i; 15-months heifers. £2 129. 6d. to £3; springing heifers, to £7 17s, 6d.

; Messrs.. Abraham and vvU'l.iams, Ltd., report on their Johnsortvilla 6ile a,: fellows: —A fair entry of priiac bullocks aH.d eheeti came forward, and sold at the Mowing prices :—Prime heavy bullocks, £11 i.ss. to £11 17s. 6d.; prime builncfe £11 ss. to £11 10s.; prime wethers, £1 Is.: prime Wes, IBs.: good ewes, 16s. 6d. to 178. to 17s. 3d.; good lambs, 165.; shorn tombs, 13a, to 14s.

PAHIATTJA SHEW PAIS. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatua sheep fair as under:—An exceptionally heavy yarding earno forward, over" IO.OCfI being penned, juciuding several lines ot good breeding ewes in. excellent condition. The. attendance was very large, Manawatu and Wairarajia, buyers being prominent, and the bulk of the. yarding leave* tho district. Business at auction was animated throughout, aftd on tho whole particularly Keen, vendors, in conditioned 4 and 5-y«i.r-old ewes at 18s. Id, excess of their anticipations. The sale tan bo gummed up as a record lor the. district, and 6eldom have we experienced one half so satisfactory. Mr, WOli-ani. Mitchell topped the market with a line of 2CO good' conditioned 4 and 5-yeaf-od ewes at 18s, Id. Jlr. Mark CaselberE came nest with 17s. Bd., and Mr. James Coflnell 17s. sd. Mr. Frank White's cull 2-tooth ewes made 18s 10d., while Mr. William Miller's aged owes niado 16s. 6d., the 4 and 6-tooth ewes 19s. lid., and the 2-tooths 235. S(t. Appended are the principal sales made in addition to thoso quoted above. Two-tooth ewes, account J. Vile, 17s. 2d,; 8, MacLeod, 17e,j A. J. Mcxted, 16s. Id,; P. Tstere, 17s, U.: 2,. 4, aim 6-tooth ewee, account Mrs. Davidsou, 16s. 4d.; Mrs. Swan, 17s. 3d.: A, Hoggard, 15,5. Bd.; J. Mougil-an, Ms. 6o\; ,T, 0. Hill, 14s. 10d.: 4 to 5-year ewes, F. Hfllas, lte. 4d.; S. MacLeod, 175.; E. -M. Etttsbstt, 16s. 2d.; J. Redman. 16s. id,; J. P. Beeeh 14s. 4d.; J. Vile. lEe. 3d.; J. CJtito-y. 15.;. 7d. and lfe. 5d.; J. Woolrktgc. 18s. Id.: I!. M'Gowau, 17s. 3d.; C. H. Arrow, M. Id., and 15s. 2d.; Balfour Estate. 15*. U;. H, H. Miller, 15s. 4d.; It; Haliburtoii, 14s. ttd.j A, D. Eglinion, 14s. 10d.; J. Moirghan. 15s, id.; Britland Bros., 14s. 6d.; Mrs. V-Cryr, 14s. ld.> Other quotations:—Two-tooth to 4-year ewes, 15s. Id.. 16s. Id.. f« ISs.jfld.; 4 s-nd. Syear ewes, lis. 6d„ fas,, 13s. 3d,. 13s. Bd. 15s. to 16s. 4d.: f.m. ewei?. 10b. lild., Vis. Bd. to 13s lid.; 2-tooth wc'.hers, 15s. 4d. to 16s. dd.; lambi. Bs. 3d.. ?s. id., lis. to 15b. Wo also sold a large .number of rams of all breeds up to 5 guineas.

ADDIRGTON STOCK MARKET. (By Telegraph—P.tfe-ss Assorfati-oih)

Chrlstcliurol), Hareli 4. At the Addington live stock market today thero was a very l-a-ree- en!r.v of store sheep, and rather smaller yardings of fat sheep and fat iambs. t».ete were good entries in other flenarfmchts, and a. very large attendance, as farmers we nosv becoming free from' harvest Fat cattle were rather easier, but all clas-es of store sheep were, in keep demand. Fait, lamba' were firm at a 'sliislvtly bettor averago valuo than last week, nad fat. f.hcep showed an advance. Pigs wero unchanged,

Store fiheep: Two-tooth cW6«, ITfi.Mo 2&8. iid. r ; 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes'teoad), 18s. to 21s. 2d.; 6 and 8-toot.U (raw. i-ss, to 20». id.: 4, .6. and 8-tooth ewes, 15.5. to 18s, id..: good sound-mouth cwej, Ife. to JSs, Ed.: other ewes, 13s. to 14s. 6d.; fiill and- faTltng mouth ewes, 12s. to 13s. 6d.i aged ewes, 10s. and upwards; 4 and fi-totttn. fotwiiFd wethers, 14s. to 18s.: 2 a-nd 4-to<!>th wetHers, to 175.; merino wethers, Ss. 4d. for loivconditirined 60rt6,' to lis, 10' d, for forwrard lines; best rape lambs, 13s. Id. to IS?-, ii,'. rriedinm to good rape lambs, l"s. 6if. to 135.; other classes of lam-hs, ICs. 3d. to Us. id.; culle, 7s. to Bs. «d.

Fat lambs: Tegs, 18s. 6d. to lis. Bd.; extra, to 21s. 3d.; average weights. tSs. to 17s. 9d.; light and unnnished, ISs. to fte. 9d.

Fat sheep: Prime- wethers. 21b. In- 2-4s. 6d.; extra,, to 285.; others, 16s. 9d. to 20s. 7d.; merino wethers. Us. U> 19s. Id-.; isrime cwos, 18s. to 20s. 6d.; .medium, 15s. (id. to 176. 6d.; aged and light, 12ts, sd. to j5.5. ; merino cv;cs, 9s. 6d,

. Fat cattle: Prices declined by about Is. per 1001b., the current rate heius 235. to 31s. Steers, £7 15s. to £-11; extra-, to £14 10s.; heifers, £6 to £9 Ids.: cows, & to Si 7s. 6d. Store cattle: ftarlinas, £1 ISs.; 15 to 18-nionths sorts, £5 Bs, 4d, to £3 Ms.j 2-year steers. £4 10s.: E-ycar heifers. £4 5?.; 2J-year heifers. £4 tils,; cow-,3. £1 7-3. 6d. to £3 55.; 2-ycar heifers (Ohothatts), £3 155.; 3-year heifers (Gtaa-thams), £5 Is.: 4--ycar stcero (Chathams), £5; .cows (Chathams). £3 155.: sucker., (Chathams). £2 Bs. Dairy cows sold at £4 to fill s'.

■ I'at pigs: Choppers. £3 10s. to £6 iH.% heavy baconcn;, 625. 6d. ttt 77s 6d,: lighter baconers, 525. <>d. to oils. These, wkes were equal ■to 51d. to Sid. per lb. Heavy porkers, 475. to 505.; lighter potl'Mrs, 40s. to 445.; price per lb., 6id. Store -pigs: Lar&? stores, 3te. to 435.; meditnu Blidt-ea, SBs< to 375.; small stores, 20s. to Sfe.t weaiicrs. (ordinary), 14s. to lfe; weane-rs (cxtral, to 205.; eows in pie, £3- ISs. to,£s.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd„ resort;—At Ban.giwahia, on Tuesday, we had a good yatfdiiwy of sheep and a email entry of cattle, and have to report a very sMisfiicto-f s . <tor< ance at late rates. Quotations:— Socsp: Cull'lambs, 4s. Id. to ss, M.: medium lambs. 7s. Id. to 7s. 6d.; good, lambs, Ws. 4d. to lis. Id.; mixed 2-toothS ismallj, 13s. 6(1.: 2-t-ooth wethers, 15s. 9d, t.p 15s. 50d,; ajed ewes, ICi5. 9d. to 12s. 6d.; 4 and a-yaitr ewe 3, 14s. Id. iy 14s. 104. i fat eww, las. Ed., Cattle: Two-year steers, £4; i&moaih. steers, £3 55".; empty heifers. £2- 2s. to £3 35.; good weaners, 51s. to 3'45.; fat c0v.,3, £D.

BTJENSIDE IUSKET. Dunetlfn,. Hatch 4. At Burnside market to-day 174 fa,t cattle were yarded. The entry proved quite sufficient for veo.uirements. The bulk consisted of cows, heifers, and mediuin-weight steers, for which the demand waa n-ot vwy keen., with the result that the sale was soniewhat erratic. Prime quality bullocfcs flf gaoi weight sold well, under good co-Hpetitton. Best bullocks, £13 to £55; medium. 11l 10s, to £12; light, £0 10s. to £.t0 ifts..s best heifers. £8 Ms. to £9 !5;.: medium. £6 10s. to £7 10s.; light and interior. £5 to £6. The yarding of fat shees a considerable falling off as compared with last week's supply, only 141? being penned. There was a good detaand for both cwed and wethers at an adv-aii-ec of fully Is'. per head on !a,3t vrneb's rajfts. Bast wetbere, £1 4s. to £1 7s. 6d.: extr-j, So £1 lis. 6d.; medium weights. $1 H.. {d. to £i 35.; light, IBs. to £1 Os, 6d.; best owns. f;i to £1 3s. 3d.; medium, 17s. ta ISs.Jd.; light and inferior, 12s. to los. Lambs—sßo penned. The. gr'tf.'i'lcr numher wcro of medium quality. Prime lambs sold at equal to last week's vato;, but medium and inferior we-ro raSJiei l easier. Best, lfe. (o 19s. 3d.: medium. 16=. to 17s. 6d.: ligiit, 13s. 6d. to 15s, Pigs.-Only 37 fat pigs were- penned, and three met with a good demand, prices Wiling firm at last week's fat-sj*. On the other hand, stores wero in slow demand', and tho yarding consisting of 115, sold at* a- redtictiou ■ of 2b. 6d. to ss. per head, as com pared with recent values.