LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2127, 20 April 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mc53T«. Dalsoty and Company, LimiiM, report:—At our Foildiujf eale on. frifa? «e have to report having a very iieod entry o! sheep and cattle. There was a. very good demand for all classes of stock, end practically the whole of the yttyifri* iras cleared at followin? prices.—Cull.iauibs. 7e--26. to 7fi. iOd.; mixed lambs, 11s. Scf. to J?s. 6d.: forward .wethers, 1/> 18s.; haclcsara 1 dairy heifers, £4. Eβ. to £5 4s ; iretMSer Jersey hejfere. £2 10s. 6d.: yoimff bulls. £i 55.; fat and forward cows, to £5 is.; empty store cows, to £3 Us.; 2i-yeat steers, to Si- - ■ . . ■ ■

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, tw., report:—Wo held our. monthly sale HA Shannon on Friday, and. yarded coed ontttwi. of. both eheep and cattle:' We Saw te report a. most satisfactory, sale. AU «saeses 'of eheep were. in , keen denianct, aud So a.left were fet cattle. Prices were as under:—Fat ond forward 2400 th wethfcjrs. 19s. 7d.; ewes in lamb, 12s. 6i.\ best lambe, Uβ. 7d., 125.: omptr ewes. Us. Sd.; small lambs, ss. 3d., 7s. ?d.. tis to 95.; we'flittrr heifers. 265. to £Z; mixed wea-aci-;. ps. to 5J=.; 15-month heifers. £2 is.:. J-jtfSr steers, £6; Z-year 6tcere, -35.; fat , eow/s, £6 Is., £6 30. ;■ fat he.ifcrs.i 565,; heifs*?. close to calvinu. £7 7s. 7d.: store cows '£?, to £i 35.; bulla. £5 2s. 6d, £6 17*.'6 d-; porkers, 305., 355., £2.

The New' Zealand Loan > and Mercantile Agency Company. Limited, report :~At the Dannevirke sale on Friday w« offered <a, •food yarding of both shcej a,n-d ca*tl«. Breeding cw6s were airain iA strong aomand, and lambs sold in adranoe of rat« 3. In fact, all classes of sn«ep wej6 very keenly competed 1 6r, whilst ea-ttlo ,-qf all descriptions also sold w<2ll. Tlie flirt dflnual draft of Jdrgey -and Ho!el&'fl-tw*is cows, irom Jlr. Jame3 Halt's %£td, reajieod prices Tangitiff .from JS to $% satesfactory fisurcs when the lateness sf th« season is taken into consideration. We have to" report a total clej.ir*nee of both eheep and cattle. Vie euole:— faX c««s, 15s. iCd.; 4-tooth to f.iti. brteding ewes, tfis. 5d.. 16s. sd. to 175.; cull bfe'eiirig owes.t-OS. lid.; empty ewes, 139. Id; to lfe 9d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers. 17s. Bd.;s:hafß lata'.V, lIS. 3d.; fat-bullock?. £8 103.; fat cows, S4 1-Ss, to £6 7s. 6d.; 3 -to JJ-year stea*. £T-Ms.; 18-montli steers, £4 55.; tn.S. imSttter-rcawd weanere. £3 Bs.; wcaner. heifers, £i Us,; weaner steers, £1 103.; etore cows, £i Us.

Ifessre. Abraham and William , ', ttd,. report on their Feilding- sale, held on Apfi! 17:—We had a Rood yarding of both sheep aud cattle. All stock sold leadil.y- n : rtd we quitted practically the wHoSe of our -entry at satisfactory prices. We QHote:— A, 5, aiid 4-yeii' ewes in lamb. 175.; 6-tooth to f.f.ni. eweii in lamb, 12s. 9d. to 13s. ?d,; lambs, 12s. Bd. Cattle: Li jilt fat bullockc, £S 9e, to £9 11s.: liciiers in calf, f,4 Vn. fid.; best-Jersey-Holsteiq weaner hetjfere, £2 45.-..t0 £3 95.; others. 295. to 345.: sJn-a-11 fljitca We<inws. 21«. lo .265.: f. and {. cows, £4 lla to £s;' 15-months Bteers, £3 Js.

Tho Now Zealand Loan ana Mercantile Agency Co.. Ijtd., report v-At FeVMtag on Friday we had a. good entry of both sheep and cattle, And have ta rotfdft a gooS clearance; Lamb?, we're in etfonp iJfcijiSind and sold well. QuAtations:—Slices: Gp.ort lambs, 12s. 4d. to 135.; store ewes, lls. 7d. k> Us. Bd.: light fat ewes, lSs.6d.; S'tootlJ wetheru. .t"s. (id.; ewes in lafflb, lfc. *ii, S&'.ttle: Small weaners.-fe- 6d. to 355.; wean, er heifere, 295, to 355.; good J«s»y w«iner heifers .£2 to £2 10b.; Etofe cow?., JE$ }oe. to £o lls. ( 18-morithfl,Bt«eis. £i 155,; 2 and 25-year steer*-. £i Is.; 2i-re»r steers, jfi i-3d.; heifers in calf. £5 to £5 Is.: liibl fat cows, £5 lls.; fa.t cows, goofl, £7 fcs. Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., report having held tfyeir fortnightly eaJs in *.he Dannevirke yarde on Saturday, when they offered ft fair yarding of sheep a.ftd cattjo, wMch met with very keen competition., e.s* pecially lambs. They ifeport Vht fallawing sales:—2o2 ehorn wether l&ttibs, {&«. 3M.; 26 cull lambs, 9s. Id.; 15 cull Jambs, -ss. %&.; 38 cull ewes,'los. 9d.; 14 f.tm ewes, ils. 5d.; 35 cnll ewce,' Bs. Id.; 1% shorn mi lajiibs. i4s. 3d.; 13 weanerJer6ey<:rds.e teifete, 385.; 10 weanex steers, 363.; 4 IS-mWlth fcieew. £4; 1 fat cowa, £6; 2 Bulls, £1; « 3-year Eteers, £8 ICj.