LIVE STOCK SALES!

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2012, 20 March 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES!

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Limited, Teport tawing held their sale at Pahiatua on Tuesday, when there was a fair yarding of stock, which met with keen competition. They report practically a total clearance at tho following prices:—Sheep: Two-tooth ewes, 165.; four and five-year ewes, 16a; mixed-aged owes, 14s. lid.; live-year ewes, lis. Bd.; small mixed two-tootha, 10s. 9d. Cattle": Fat and forward heifers, £4 16s. ■■'. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Masterton, report'having held their weekly sale at Solway on Wednesday. There was a large yarding of stock, and a total clearance of sheep was made at the following prices :—Two-tooth wethers, 16s. 9d. to 17a. id.; medium wethers, 14s. 9d.; s.m. ewes, 13s. 9d.; f.m. ewes, lis. Bd. to 135.; b.f. raiie lambe, 10s. 10d.; w.f. woolly lambs, lCs. 9d ; shorn lambs, fe. 9d..t0 Bs. 10d.; cull lambs, 63. to 6s. 2d.; Roniucy rams, U> 3gn6.; fat cows, £5 53.; eighteen-month steers, £3 176.

Messrs. Dalgety aud Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly eoJo at Taihape on Wednesday, when a'heavy yarding of oheep and a fair yarding of cattle came forward. All lines submitted mot with ready sale, at prices satisfactory to vendors. The market was firm, with a tendency in sellers - favour. Quotations :-S.K. ewea in low condition, Bs. to lid. 6d.; s.m. ewes in fair condition, lis. 6d. to 13s. 6d.; mixctl-ngcd ewes, lis. 6d. to Kg.; four-year ewes, good skins, lis. 9d., 12s. Bd., to 1<« ; two-tooth wethers, small, 13s. 6d.: twotooth wethers, good, 14s. 6d. to 16s. 2d.: mixed two-tooths, small. 14s. 6d.; cull lamb 3, 7e. 5d.; medium lambs, 9s. 9d\; good woolly lambs, extra, 12n ed.; four-tootn wethers, 16s. 3d., 16s. 6d., to 16s. 9d.; weaners. 355.; bulls, £3 Ids.; cows, £3 155.; eighteen-month steers, £3 to £3 ICa

The New Zealand Loan and ITcrcantile Agency Company, Ltd., Levin, report:—At our Upper Hutt sale on Thursday we had a. very good yarding of sheep and cattle. Sheep were In good demand, and oold freely, wethers especially being sought for. Cattle were rather dull of sale, and with the exception of steers met with a slow sale We quote :—Small woolly lambs, 7s. 9d.; forward lambs, to Us. 3d.; two-tooth wethera. 175.; aged rams. 7s.- 6d.; store cows, £3; empty cows, £4 65.; fat cowe, £6 Bs.; twenty-month stceiis, £4 Bs. 6d.; heifers in calf, £5 165.; springing Holstcin heifers, £8; Ayrshire do., to £8 55.; others, to £8 10s.

Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd.. report having held their weekly ealo in their Waipoua, (llaeteTton) sale yards on Wednesday, when they offered a very hc*« y yarding of sheep and cattle, well in excess of advertised numbers. Competition was exceptionally keen throughout, consequently there was a good clearance at prices rteht up to late rates. The following prices were realised:—Four 'and five-year ewes, 14s. 7d., 155., to 15s. 7d.; f.m. owes, ISs. 4d. to 16s. 2d.; for empty ewes, 12s. 4d. to Us; 10d.; store ewes, 9s. 6d. tolls. 4d.; b.f. lambs, lis. Id., lis. 7d„ to 12s. 6d.; woolly wether lambs, 12s. 7d.; mixed lambs (small), 7s. Id. to 7s. 7d.; for lambs extra eood. 19s. 3d.; two-tooth ewes, lfr>. 4d., 16s. 5d., to 16s. 10d.; medium, 14s. lid. to 15s ; two-tooth wethera and cweg, 15.?. J3.; six and eight-tooth ewes flow condition), 10s. 10d.; mixed-ago eweß (low condition), lis. Cattle: For store cows. £4 10s. to £5; cows and calves, £4 2s. 6d.; springing heiferra, £4 15s. to £5; four-year steers. £7 10s.: two and a half-year steers. £5 lis. to £5 la: woaner heifons, 275.. 35=., to 415.; forward two-year heifers, £3 165.; mixed weaners, 225. to 325.; bulla £8.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report:—We held our monthly sale at Otaki on Tuesday last, when we yarded good entries of both sheep and cattle. Sheep were in fair demand, and we managed to qiiiit all lines at satisfactory prices. Cattle, however, met with a very dragging sale, and but few lots changed hands. Prices realised were as follow:—F.M. breeding ewes, lls t 6d.- to. 135.; low-conditioned ewes, 95.; store ewes. ss. 9d.; mixed-aged ewes, 15s. 3d.; mixed 'two-tooths (small), 13s. 3d.; small lambs, 4s. 6d. to 6s. Id.; mixed woaners, 21e.; weaner £1 10s.; springing cows,'up to £7 10s.; bullß, up to £6 ss. At. tho monthly Shannon sale on there were large entries of both sheep and cattle, all lots being eagerly sought after,' and-, but few lines were turned, out unsold. Tho ; pedigree .and grade'' Jerseys 'offered" on behalf of MrS. W. Carter were a particularly nice lot, in good condition. For these lota prices realised were as under '.'Shannon Las." by "Dalesman" (imp.),- Dr. Knight, 50gnp.; -'heifer by ' "Te • Wairaka"—"Lady Princess,'.' Dr. Knight, £23; heifer by "To Wanaka"—"Jersey Queen 7," Dr. Knight, 30ghs.; cow, "Lady Princes-"." .Dr. Knight, 12gns.; weaner calf by "Te Wanaka"— "Lady Princess," Dr. Knight. Hens.; yearline bull, /'Hilcrest Haven," Mr. W. J. Smith; llgns.; .wearier heifer, by "Te Wa-nalt-i," Mr. S/Tiowker, lOsns.; grad» Jcrpoy heifera in calf, £9; dairy cows- in milk, £8 10s., £8 12s. 6d.. ! to £11 55.: swing calrers, £6, £6 17s. 6d.'."to £7 17s. 6d. Other pales:'—S.M. breeding.ewes, 13s. 5d.. 14s. 4d.; f.m. ewes. 9s. lOd. -to lis.-. Bd.: mixed twotooths, 155.'7 d.; fat ewes; 15s. Ed;: r.ino lambs; 10fi. ?.d.; others. -Ys. 2d. to 7s. 9d : cull lambs, ss. Id. to ss. 2d.; fat cows, £5 95., £5 11s., £6 Ee.; two and a. h.->lf-yfi»r s»Aer«, £3. £3 to.; two-year heifors in coif, £4 -16s. j 15 nnd 48-minth heifers in rolf. £3 12s. 6d„ £3 lis.. £5 165.: weaner heifers. 3'-s. 6d.. 36e.: mixed weaners, 225. 6tl. to '30s. 6d. to 30s. 6d.; bulls, up -to £5 170. 6d.

. ;\. excellent;SHEEP PRICES. ' - . .(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)' , , ,; Chrlstohurch, March 19.;. .■ : .:At,'Culvcrden sheep sale .'to-day there was': ■an entry of 32,600, and,.for a store-sheep sale, the average prices were a record for tho Dominion. There was keen- demand for breeding ewes, both :' halfbred "a-rid threß-Qica-rter-hreds, arid merinoß. For two-tooth halfbred e'wee, Mr. Duncan, Rutherford, of Leslie Hills.- topped the market at 325. 6d., which is close to his record of 365. 4d. some y«>are> ago. Mr. J. K. Forrester's line riMcbed 31s. '6d.. and Mr; W.J). Rutherford's 30s. 9d. The range of rrrices was:—Best two-tooth halfbred ewes, 255. to 325. 6d.; others, 20s. to 245.; fbur-tooth'holf-lired ewes, 20s. t0.255.: six and eight-tooths 19s. 2d. to 255.; sound-mouthed, 15s. 6d. to 20s. 6d.; two-tooth three-quarter-bred ewes. 31a. 6d. to 275.;. four-tooths. 265.; best sound-mouth merino ewes. 16s. 3d. to 18"". 2d.; others. se. 2d. to IK 6d.; foTwnrd halfbred wethers, 18s. to 19s; lid.; others, 14s. sd. to 16s. Zi.; forward merino wethers. 15s. lid,: others,-12s. to 12s. 6d.;. halfbred lambs, 10s. 7d. to 14s. 3d.; merino wether lambs. Bs.. ... . ;.