LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2008, 16 March 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety nnd Co.. Md.. reporting qu their weekly stock sale in Daniisvh'ke eay they offered a medium entry of sheep and o few cattle Sheep brought satisfactory prices, and sold up to late rates. Bidding on all riassco of cattle wnti very Siill. Prices:—Fat ewes, 15s. to 15e. 3d.; fat wothora. 18s.: fat lambs, Ms.; two-tooth Bvres, 155.; small tvo-tooth ewes, 12?. lld\; b.f. lambs. 9s. Hkl.: small lanibe, Sβ. Bd.; cull ewes, Bs. Bd.; one H.H. rams, 3?sne.,

donated to A. nnd P. AißOciatiMi by Mr. If. B. Stuckey: thrqe-yefar st«ej», £6: i-llOs.; \veanors. £1 is.

Messrs. Dalgety and Cs.. Ltd., Kpart en their fortniglitly vale Jibl-.d at levi.l! aa ICilows:— Wo -ftavo iisavy yivrdh-igs of both s.itiap and cattle. The iiUQ-lity of i,, sheep being good, breeding «wfcs aud Bt.o-re :larabs were iicenldy sougiit after, afiti we - -. ■>• tu.Lii uibaranw el all li'nesi Kith ttc e.TceptioH of. two heart -of cattle. U's aii-ot« somo of the principal sa]ea:rS.ir. brcsitai; ewes, 135., 13s. 6d. to 14s. -8c!;.; six'-todl-h ta f.m. ewes, lfe. 7d., lfe-. 3d., 14s. to 155.;-twe. tooUi ewes, small, 13e. Zd. io Us. -?d.j -u-o----tooth wethero, small, Us. 3d.; woolly lambs, ss. 6d. to 135.; others. 6s. 9d.. 75., 7s $d to 83. lid.; fat ewes, 15s',, 15s. Si. to i6c» 4d • fat lambs, 13a. to 14s. 7d, Cattle :-Empty store cows, £2 10s., £.3 7.5. to £4 2«s 6d • yearling steers, £2 7s. to £3 65.; tw-o-yeer Bt«ers, £3 lie.. £o lfe, £4 3s. to £b\ yoafliia heifers, £2 2s. to £3 3s. 6d.; eighteen-month hoifefe, £3 4s. to £4 le,; wcaiiers, Ms.,' 27s to 30a.; cows in milk, M to £7 55.; fat coits light, £4 17s. 6d., £5 Ms. to fi6 is.- threl.vear steers. £5 to £6; units, £3, £4 10s to £5 i6s. 6d.; springi-Bs- he-ii'cts, £6 £e. h>, £6 15s. Messrs. Abraham and T\ ? UUa.ins Ltd, report:—At Levin, gn .Friitay, wo had. a very heavy yarning of sheep, enme J-7IX) being penned, wtiilo c*ttto ca-me forweftt well over advertised numftws. Bidding'ut auction, was fairly brisk, and iilthough eome few pens oi ishe&p >v«r« passetf in under the hammer wftioaiiaged to quit the greater portion of these afterwards at. satisfactory prices to vendors. Catt!?, ten were in good demand, and altogether \ye have to report a most stteceeafot Eale I'rlces realised were:-t>n account of tile Experimental Farm, ft line of « two-tooth wethers, 16s. Gd. Q-tbef sales-Fat <sw-es lfe. 9d, 165., 16a. 6d., 17s. Id.; fat and ward shorn lambs, 13s. Id.; two-t-oath wethers, 15s. to 16e. 6d.; Mro-toeth. ewe*-- i<s 6d., 14s. 9d., Hi. 3d. to Iba. 51; g.in- binding ewte, 12s. !U.. in., 13s. Ha.', 14s. • store ewee, 7a. to 9s. Sd.; rap? lambs ICe--woolly lambs, 9e. 9d.; ami-li ]amb<.' 7s" Bs. 2d.; Eomney rami, -up to SJgHs > SD rams, £i is.; wcaner J-d : rsey heifers, £% 6s, £3 3s. 6d.; mixed .weavers, £liss., $1 16s £1 135.; good forward' bullsc-ks, £7 Ms - twee-year-old steers.' £$ Vie.; two-year-old etcers, £4 155.. £5 Is:, fid.- lat cows, .65 &> .6d. to £6 55.; forward, 511155, £i 13s,'6ij. to £4; store cows, £2 95.: ; heifere in w lf, M to £4-103.; springing lieifcrs,, £6■&.; norfc jre..;*l 45.: 6d. to £1 : I4s,t bacoiiers, £1 J?s. to £2 ls.;weaner pigs, fy, SS. t..-s Uβ. 6d.' ' Jtco3rs.. Abraham' ,siri.d Willianjs LtiJ report on their Feilflliig sale ok Friday-— We had an esceptioneliy .heavy y&rdinS- of both.sneei) and cattle, stock wm jp '.foea demand, at prices sljefuly Jow«( than last week. We managed to sell the meet, 06 our entry under the hammer. We quote — lour and iivo-year ewes,. Us. i«. H Ma. U., 14s. lid., to lbs. 4d.; tli-ree and foar-jear ewes, £0. U.; email two-tooth ewes, Ms. to ■•14s.- bd.; cull ewes,,2s-. 6d,, 9s.- 2d., to- 9s. Sd.; small wethors, 12s. 10d. ; lambs, 7aMd. to Bs. 6d.; Southdown rams, to 6gns.; Liucoln rams, £4 45.; Romany rams, J«s. 6d. to £1 Is. Uattlo:-Thr.<;e-y«ar fcA. j, Bi . locks,.Bs. 9d.; f. and f, cows |4 IJ S . tw O and a half-year eteecs, 4S 17s, 6&.i , ole&con. month steers,, £i Us. Si.: effeenfindßta heifers, £2 153.; cows in milk, £5; wen tier hcifera small, 165.; weaner btrife," £1 Zsi'sd', to £1 55.; forward c*ws, £3 IJs. to £S'lSs ■ !..."•.■> '.ma calvcu,. £4 is. .

Messrs. Abraham irnrl WHliams. -Ltd.. report as follows:—At Ponferaroti we offered % 800 m yardi S ! ,s of shoEp ond *'emaH entry of cattle. There •w.«t VS ood; d.«wand ter all classes of stock, ind \ve iijive to Mort ft satisfactory clearance ot ms-Bket vakeß. R« Ol t atl ?Sf ;^ Good fo «i r ;«n«: flvß-sMir-tees. iss. to lSe. 9d. ; sound-nsduth e-wes, lSa,4d, 1° ' 3s -: fori ™rd-condi.t.ionea ewee. 11s. 6d to 12s. 4d.j store- ewe?. Bs. 54 to 10s.- y%™e f™ s ; 12 f: 51- to «e 7i; forward ictheS to id.; two-tooth Lincoln rams, SJehs.: t.m. Lincoln rams, 7s. 6d. to 3rs,; fm Baancy rams. £1 to £lfe..; dairy. <*>*?£&?* 6».; small iveancrs; M2>- At the M*W stock sale, the firm offered over 1000 comprising mostly ernes, the quality $ which,was par iculorly'good tSCsLut Practically all lines were scvld, yeod valu", being realised. -Quotations 4w JSid flvc-ycar-old owes.'lfe. 3d., lfe. Id., af d"fa l^^d.r^o^rii^l easier other classes of step ma& w to late ratce. Wo truitted the whofe- of Qiiotatione: feheep-MfflJiiim Iftmhs,:. 7s!. 7s 65., 6s. 4d., to 7s. 2d. : s,m. ewes, lfe. ; fouryear ewes, 13s. Bd. to 14s. 6i; two-tooth ewes, lfe., 165., to lfe. ed..- good m&dnete ewes. 175.: two-tootli Hooinwr rums **?*■ Cattle: Fat bulitefes. £M; tftfS: year bullocks. £6;' two-year steers, £S iSa. 6d.; cows, with calv W :...$S 11; forward cons, £a lfe. to- £4; ' jiei■fere, SS.Bs.; Rood weaEftri;,. jEt 6s, td £1 S3s. Agency Co.. Ltd., : lievia lon Friday itc had a goqa. jT3.rdl.ng.of rattle, which sold at. the followiDE..;ra'te:«-Sn)a.li calves, ICs.: mixed dfecolij.u're.d.'-.ifiwl.inw, ff 6 eStlai^^feS: £2 17s. 6d.: bulls, joubb, £2. Ms.; niocjiiim. £A 155.; heavier, to £5 ss. Land: Wβ sold ; 247 acres at £20 per acre.

irossrs. Williame and Kettle. I ( M., Batinevirke, report liavfn? hcJA "tlitir *eeli:ly sale in tht.Dannevirfco yacdsen FriilAy when tliey offered a full. yo,rfthpf -Of sheep and a email y.ardiiij- 6f..'caftlß.' TJi.oy'report a slight drop iu Urniiing tvwia, - hvt all.classesi of lambs it) el witlJ toon cßm> Jintition, They report the followinp palw: 221 four to six and s,m. ewe?, iss. 3d,26 i.. anrt f. Ir.mb3. 13g,; JWs.tr!, ewes', i;Ss.: 53 four-ye.ir ewes, 165.; 382 fow-ycar ewes. JSs-r-l! old ewes. 7s. 3d.; 162 s.m. iSs! IOd.: 429 two-tooth ewes. IS?.; 49 cull lam ; te ; fe. ad.; BO f.m. cweo, SS. o(},; 22 eiilUmi. ss. Sd.; 518 four-tooth ewes, 15s- 3(t.>:. liD f.m. ,ewes, 95.: 190 f.m. etfes, IK. 41]".; 23 f.m. ewes. 9s. Id.; 56 cfflt feiribs, fe- Z<\.t m cull lambs, 5 3 . U.;'lll tin, ewe-j. fc. 6d.; 10 m.s. lambs, 95.: .1,4 Soniaoy :raias; £1 Is.; 2 fat cows. £5 '9s. ■■

■Mr. Newton Kins, in his weekly: rtpoft, eays:-On March 6, at tttemri, for wv eupplementary eheen jair, I Ijai:' & .fiill yarding, sheep coming forward fa ejrefe of advertised numbers. Goad , coia-petiOcm was obtained ttirouclrattt .the entry, with the exception of three, pisrt's;; Ostitis clewed at the hammer at the; follb'wi.ng 'prices' , — Good rape lambs, 9s.' ftj, to-lOs. Id: BJco pen of woolly larateV {(s-i- shorn. Jamlw. Ss. 6e1., Ba. 3d., ■Bβ.. 2d.,.75; Ed;, 7s, 5(1. r<, 6i-Gd..,55.-Brt., ,55.-M:. ss. 3<K. fe.,-. fe. 6d.'. 4! Id., oe. 9d.; fat and forvr)HJd wMfiere, IBs.; fot ewos and wethers, 18?, U-: faj ewe?, 15s. 3d., 16e.; fat ewes nwt Irtmb.?.. 16s Qi ■ two-tooth, ewes (ijood line), ijs.. Ittd.; twotooth wethers, fat. 17s, 7d.: fo.rivttrd, in. condition, lfti.; other lines, mostly small sheep, 12s. 4d. to 13s. 14.', spoi i?s. 6rt.-.-two-tooth ewes and wethers fcullsl, }is. *.nd' lls. 6d.; mixed aged wethers, 15s. M.; fawt and six-tooth wethers. ITs.-.-'-Spl., . J7.3. 16s. Bd.; small. 145.; fe-ujstotfttli > j'y/os, 15a. 7(1., 16s. 6d.,'145. 2d.; riiixefl sijeep. 12s. Id.; two, .Tour;'and t-irfotith ew.es.' JSrf.i four and six-tooth and f-.j-m. «wbs 14s 6i1.: .Fix-tooth and ,, f.m. ewes.: US. to 'itii. 1d..; 'forward ewes. "■ 125., lld. v fitfh- ewi,*. 10s. 9(t, lfri. 5d.. lCs. 3d., 9,?., 6s, ml, ' te. Sd:.. Bs. 3d., 75.'3d., 65. 9d.; : rams, from 1 At Urcn ,- * oil Mareh J, I hnrt .ft small entry, which «£i'l as follows:—TCcattar steers, £! 10s., £1 fe., £1; weaner lietfefm *i mixed weancrs, poor. I'ls. .6}. 12?.. (A : eighteen-months heifers, £3 165,; nqar, £1 !45.; dairy ■ cows. £5 Jss.: sprinsaiiivg iii-i----fers. £3 .IS*.; bull. £2 Eβ. trt £5 Ms.! ctetit-een-months steers. £3 65. 64. *a, $.5 llsii two-year steers. £4 55.: forward ana fatcows, £6 15.,. £5 155.. £5 S2s.. IBS 95., £5 7e, 6r1., £5 75.. £5 6s:', £5 fs.. M £4 10s,. £4 9s. fid.: store.cows. fA ■$?..■'£* fe. 611.. .<3 175., £3 155., £3 11s.. £Z tßs.; 43 Us., JEf. On "Jlarch 10. at Raljotu. weanei's offered were a. pooror '-mwilSty Own ftt re« cent sales. A good-condiiiotted line ot two-!>.»d-a-half-year steer- r.eafed £5 Us. ■ &l. Other prices were;— s.teets. 2.75. £L, 275., 265. W., 2i=.. ?3s, 6d,, 'STs, «fl,, S7s.: weaner heifers. £! 15i=.. 2te. 6(1,. T^ , .; mixed, weaners, 16s. to- £1 11?-. j heifers, onlour. £3 4s. 61I.: b-wUs. ** ss, te £6 17s. 6d.; snringins fceifers, £3 IS'. Stl.; eichteen-montbfi steers, .«2 la. to Si 11?.; forward cows. £5 11s.. £-5 10S-. £5 (is... f5, £4 155.. £i. Uβ. 6d.. £4 Ms- £4 55., £4 3s. 6d. ; store cows, £3 18e.. £2 M,. £2 ?■;., £1 18s. 6d.. £1 ss. On Mweft 11, at, Kohuratahi. there was a. soQ«t csfrv of Bhi*"tt and a fair yarding of : en;tt'e. The quality of both was not. equal to the, average o't my previous sales in these yinrfs, w*i?enncntlv fcompotition wa,? not 53. keen, liat fair business .w?' done. prSvalely. Price obtained were:—Fif(oen-n)oiii : hg stfien:. £§ 8».; two and a ha!f-ye?v tfteitf?. £4 Ss. to £5 7s. 6d.; f.in. owps, 9s. l<l.. Bs,. 7s. Id., (is. 9d., 6?. 3d.. £,5.. ss. 54.. Ss.'-Sfl,. !w., 45., <a. 9d.. 4s. 6d.; f.f.m. .owes, »■;.. 13s. 31.. Uβ.; forward owes, 13s. M.; Jai«i;s, Ss. Cd.. Bs. 6(i.. 5«. 3d.i ciil'.s, Is. 9d. I;i> Ss.; twotooth wethers, l<3. KM., tfc. Vd.. I*>. 3d.; Tiom'ier rams, up to 233n.5,; aged rams, tip to 16s.