LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2116, 6 April 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., Masterton, report having held 'i®",?!} weokly sale at Eketahuna, on Friday, April 3 when, there was tlie usual attendance of buyers, and we submitted a- good yarding of sheep, for which there 'was keen compctition, and. we report, practically a total clearance. : There -was only a fair yarding of cattle, which: sold.well up to current rates, the following prices being realises-.— Two-tooth wethers, 1 15s.- Bd.; fat and iorward ewee, 15s, 3d.; four and five-year cwos, 14s.;:.'f.m. owes, ?s. lCd. to 10s. 9d.; m.s. shorn lambs, 9s. Jd., lis. 9d. to Us. lid.; m.s. woolly lambs, 12s. 7cl. to 135.; medium m.s. lambs, 6s. 2d., 7s. 4d„ fe. 9d., to 8a lid.; m.s. weaners, £1. 4s. to £2 25.; cow and calf, £4 Is.; heifers in calf, £3 16a-; two-year steers, £4 Us.; fat cows, £5 ss. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At Feilding on Friday last, we had a fair entry of sheep and a good yarding of. cattle.-Com-petition was keen, and -practically every pen was sold. Quotations: —Sheep: Cull lambs, 63. Bd.; medium lambs,. 9s. ld.;.f.m. ewes, 12s. fid. to 135.; two-tooth ewes, 16s. 9d. On account of-.- eatate . Wm., Mitchell— Mixed-age Eonmey ewes, 19s. to 21s. 6d., and up to 270.; stud ewes, £2 25.; stud rams. 4gns. to Beiis.. Cattle:. Weaners, small, 16s. 6d. to 243.; medium weaners, 305.; good weaner heifers, 375. 6d. to £2 03. 6d.; mixed weaners, good, £2 Is.; weaner Shorthorn steers, good, £2 155.; eighteen-month steers, £3 16s. to £4 4a.; eighteen-inonth lieifere, £3; heifers in calf, £4 18s. 6d. to £5 55.; springing heifers, £6 93.; fat cows, £5 12s. to £6 10s.; forward cows, £5 25.; threoycar steers, £6 95.; cows with calves, £5 55.; heavy bulls, £6 to £8.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Eketahuna, on Friday, we submitted a good yarding of sheop - and cattle to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition throughout tho sale was fairly keen, and we are pleased to report a total clearance at the following rates:—Good two-tooth ewes, 15s. 6d.; medium ewes, 13s. 2d.; small ewes, lis. 3d.; shorn rape lambs, lis. lid.; mixed lambe, Bs. 10<3.: cnll lambs, 6e. Id.; f.m. ewes, IBs. 3d.; light fat cows, £5 10s.; store cows. £2 10s. to £3 155.; heifors in calf, £4 Bs.; twoyear heifers, £3 17s. 6d.; eighteen-month steers, £3 2e.; eighteen-month, heifers, £2 18s.; two and a half-year stecre, £5 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Mr. Andrew Bowman's clearing sale, hold at Waikanao on Friday, wo had a fair attendance of buyers, and, considering the quality of the stock, a. good salo resulted. We also oil'ered, on account of other vendors, several lines of cows, heifers, and wcancrs, all of which, met with a ready eale. Wo quote:— On account of Mr. Bowman-Cows in milk, up to £7 10s.'; backward calvers, £4 se. to £5 12s. 6d.; trap and horse, £11; on account other vendors—Small weaner steers, 355.; weaner heifers, 32a.; small weaner heifers, 235.: store cows, £4 10s.; backward cows, in milk, £5 2s. 6d.; late springers, £5 7s. ill.: springing cows, to £7; springing heifers. £6 Is. to £7 10s.; fat cows, £6 10s.; bull, £5 ss.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At tho Dannevirko sale on Friday we had a good yarding of 6heeij and a medium oae of cattle. Competition for all classes of stock was exceptionally good, and we effects cd a total clearance uncfcr the hammer. A line of four and five-year-old Romncy Lincoln cross era;cs, bred and offered on account of Mr. A. if. llosa. Toi Flat, under very keen competition, made the satisfactory figure of 15s. Bd. We quote:—Four find Rvc-year ewes with rams. 15s. Bd.; mixed-aged breeding ewes. 13s. 7d., 12s, Bd.; two-tooth wethers, 17s. lOd.; wether lambs. 12s. 7d., 125.:. empty ewes, 12s. Sd.; cull lambs, Bs. 6d.; storo cows. £3 lis. to £2 65.; cowh and calves, £4 12s. 6d.: fat cows. £6 15s. to £4 15s.

Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., report having held their usual stock sale in the Dnnnevirke yards on April 3, when they effected a total clearance of hotli sheep and cattle, at prices in accordance with late ratea. They report tho following sales:—4o3 two and four-tooth ewes, 155.8 Komney rains, 15« 42 zn.s. lambs, ss. 9d.: 101 ni.s. lambs, 7s. fill.; 13 lambs. 55.; 26 lamb?! 6s. lid.; B8 two nnd four-tooth ewes 145.; f.m. owes. 13s. 2d.; 77 four-yenr ewes! 15s. 6d.; 150 woolly iambs, 13s. Id.; fat cow, £6; 8 fat cows. £6 155.; 8 fat cows. £7 18s! 6d.; five-year steers, £2 10s.; 5 woaner aiders. £1 7e. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their FeiMing sale, hold last Friday:—We had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. All stock met with a good demand, and we have to report a clcarance at tho following prices:—Sheop: Two, four, nix-tooth, and four-year ewes, 17a; four and five-year ewes, 145., 14s. 6d„ to 15s. 65.; cull ewes, Bs. lid., 9s. 4d., to lis. Id.; good lambs, lto. 9d. to lis. 3d.; medium lambs, Bs. to 95.; Southdown rams, 33 to 4gns. Cattle; Eighteen-month steers £3 10s.; heifers in calf. £4 4s. to £4 lis.weaner heifers, 235. 6d. to £2 25.; store cows, 225, to £2 Bs.: forward cown, £4 3s. to £5 10s.; bulls, £6. Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report includes the foUowing:-On Tuesday last, at .Stratford, all yards were well filled with cattle,_ and there were several pens of s.iccp. Eighteen-month steers nnd goodconditioned eow3 and bulls sold .very readily. Several nice lines of weaner*' woro offered.' tho best of these selling quickly, there being very little inauirv after tho smaller calves. Prices obtained were:— Good weanor Btecrs. £2. £1 15s. 6d.. .£! 15«.. .?,i 123.; Jersey weaner heifers, goml-colotir-ed line, £! 18s.; well-grown pen of Holetein heifers, £2 other well-grown grade

heifers, £l v 2s. 6d., £1 25., £1 lj. fid.. £1: others, 10s. 6d. to 16s. 6d.; mixed weancrs, £1 3s. 6d., £1 2s. 6d., £1 le., £1 Os. fid.. 13s. 6d., lis.; fifteen and eighteen-month heifers, empty, £2 63. 6d., £2 155., £2 146., £2 125., £2 9e»., £2 95., £2 Bs.; bulls, heavy, £5 15a. to £7 7s. 6(1.; others. £2 19s. to £4 • 10s ; springing- heifers, £6 ss. and £6 7e. od.; fat cows, £6 Is. to £6 195.; forward cows, oU according to frame und condition, £5 183., £5 12s:, £5 95., £5 55., £4 17a., £4 155., £4 145.; fresh-conditioned cowe, £4 Bs. 6d., £4'57.-6d..' £3 ISs.: store cowe, £2 19s. to £3 lie.; steers, with some colour, £3 17s. 6d.; -fifteen,. eighteen, and twenty-month steers,'£3 15s„ £3 10s., £3 2s. 6d.; fifteenmonth eteers, rough. £2 195.; a nice pen of fat and forward two and a half-year bullocks, £7 lis.; lambs (fair line), 95.; f.m. ew<?s,' Bs.' 2d. td 10s,; four and six-tooth ewes, ■ 16s. 2d.: two and four-tooth ewes, 153.'6 d. "At Stony River yards, on "Wednesday, 1 had a good yarding. which sold under ,keen competition. Good wcanor :&eers, JBI- 12s. 6d. and .£1 155.; weaner heifers, £1 4a.; mixed weaners. £1 4s. 6d., £1 2s.;'fifteen-month empty heifers, small, '£2 55.; eighteen-month. heifers. £3; bulls, heavy, £6 to £7 10s'.; small, £2 Is. to £3 155.; yearling pedigree Jersey bulls, Sens.; stags, £5: springing heifers, £3 2s. 6d. to £6 10s.; Jersey cow (calved), £9 10s.; eighteen-month to two-year steers, £4 25.; forward covre, £5 55., £5, £4 95.: good store cows, good-conditioned from £3 10s. to £4; smaller-framed cows, £2 12s. to £3. On Thursday, for ray Waiwakaho autumn horse fair, 1 had a good catalogue, with a representative attendance of buyers. Good, unbroken horses were in demand, and any broken horse with snmc weight, met with good competition. l\w Harold StroetT'liunter made £35; unbroken heavy havoes, up to £29 155.: two nnd three-year half-draughts, from £13 to £16 10s.: hacks, to £5 55.; good spring-carters, broken, .up to £25 155.: hacks and lighter horses, from £5 to £13 10?.