LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2131, 24 April 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

■ Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., tcport having held their monthly stock sale at Waikanoc on Tuesday. They offered a fair entry of ehcop &n<l a good one of cattle.' All classes of stock met with ke«n competition. Quotations:—Two-tooth tof.m. Southdown owes, to 135.: lambs, Bs. 6d.'to 12s. Bd.; yearling steers, to £2 Bs.; eighteenmonth to two-year ffiifers, to £3 ie„ £3 10s., £3 lis., to £4 Vs.; cows in. mtlk, £4 Is., £4 2a. 6d., to £6; fat cowe. £5, £5 3s„ to £6; springing cows, £4; store cows, £2 113., £3 3s.

Messrs. DaJgety and Co.. Ltd., report having held their weekly gale in the Pahiatua Farmers' Association yards on Tuesday, when they submitted a good entry of stock. Competition was keen, and they report almost a total clearance at tho following prices :—Six-tooth to f.m. ewee, lcs. 6d.; mixed aged ewes, 135., 2d. to 145.: forward.' ewes, 12s. Ltd.; empty ewes. 10s. 7d.; woolly lambs, 13s. 7d. and 13s. 4d.; shorn lambs, 12e., 11p. 4d., Bs. lid., and Bs. 4d.; twentymonths heifers £3 25,! weanere, 30s. and 265. Tho Kew Zealand Loan and Mcrcantilo Agency Company, Ltd., Levin, report:—At Waikanao on Tuesday we had a fair yarding of stock and inn do a clearance at following rates:—Yearling heifers,' £2 ICe.; two-year heifers, £J 10e. 6d.; springing heifers, £6; fat cows. £5 75.; two and a halfyear steers, £4 its. 6d.; buUfl, £4 3s. to £4 ss: The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reporting on their sale at Aplti on Tuesday, state that sheep wcro in strong demand, and elicited keen competition, and cattlo also sold well. Sheep: ■ Medium lambe, 9s. 3d. to 10s. 6d.; good lambs, 12s. 6d. to 135.; fat lambs. 14s. 6d. to 175.; forward wethers, 38s. 6d.; two-tooth cWes in lamb, 18s. 6d.; four-tooth owes in lamb, 245.; six-tooth ewes in lnmb, 215.; on account Mr. John Wilson, ewe lambs, 13s. 10d.; two-tooth ewes. 24a. 3d. to 255. 3d.; (our and six-tooth and f.m. ewes, 2h. sd. Cattle: Weaner steers, 285.; weancr heifers, 275. 6d. to 305.; good weancr heifers, £1 to £2 2s. 6d.; yearling heifers. £2 10s.; cight-oon-mouths heifers, £2 155.; cightcen-months steers, £3 35.; twenty-months steers, £3 17e.; two and a half-year steers, £5 155.; storo cows, £2 10a. to £3 12s. 6d.; forward cows. £4 to £4 3s.;.fat cows, £5 15s. to £5 18s.; fat and forward heifers, £4 15a. to £5 10s.: bulls, £5 12s. 6d.; springing cows, £6. Pigs: Weaners. 9s. 3d. Horses: Light, unbroken sorts, £4 10s, to £5.

Tho New Zealand Loan end Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Solway, on Wednesday, wo offered a fair yarding of sheep. Competition wa« keen, and. with tho oxecbtiott of one email pen, wo mado n. total clearance under the hammer. Twotooth wethers made IBs. 6d.; medium shorn lambs, Us.; medium woolly lambs, 10s, lOd.j email steer calves, 175.; dairy cow, on drop, £8 2s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, I/td., report as follows on their Woodvillo, etock solo:—Sheep wero in keen demand and there was a sharp riso; tho cattle comprised mostly fcniolo stulf, for which thoro woa only a limited inquiry. Quotations: Youdk ewes in lamb, 18s. 6d.; woolly lambs, 13s. 4d.'to 145.'9 U.; shorn lambs, 13s. 7d. to 13s. Hd.; forward empty ewes, 14s. to 14s. 4d.; twenty-month-steers, £5; weancr steers, 30s. to £2 6s. 6d.; empty cows, £3 to £4 Is.: cows in calf, £4 2s. (id.; weaner heifers, 265., 375.. to £2. At the Pahiatua salo sheep wero in strong demand, selling at improved values. A satisfactory clearance was made in cattle, prices being well maintained. Quotations: Mixed aged ewes in lamb, 13s. 9d. to 16s. Id.; full-mouth ewes, in lamb, 12s. 3d. to 12s. lid.; storo ewce, 9s. 6d. to Us. 4dr; medium lambs. 10s. sd; to lis.; small lambs, 7s. sd. to 7s. 10d.; light fat cows, £4 14s. 6d. to £4 17s. 6d.: empty cows, 375. to £3 Bs.; heifers in calf, £4 to £4 65.; eood weancr heifers, 31e. to 475.; good weancr steers, £2 2s. to £2 55.; others, 19s. to 275.; mixed weancrs, 28«., £2.25., to £2 6s. ■ Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report having held their monthly enlc ot Waikanao on Tuesday. Bidding throughout on all lines wan spirited, competition for tho various lots lieiuc very Ucen- Prices realised wero as follow:—Fat and forward ewes, 15s. 10d.; fat wethers, £1 Is.; four nncl live-year ewes in lamb. 13s. 9d.; [our aj]d six-tootli ewes in lamb, 14s. 3d. to 15?..7d.: cull ewes, 6s. 7d. to Bs. 9d.; lowconditioned lambg, Bs. 9d. to 9s. Id.; weancr IteifcrSi 372. t0'39f1.; mijed wojuicm, iVj, to

375.: yearling heifer,;, £1 12-5. itl.i twentymonth steers, £5 153.; forward bullocks, £7 143.; fat cows, up . to £7 45.; vcaiers, 325. 6d.. 375., to £3 155.: forward cows. £4 to £-1 55.; store cows', £1 10s., £1 195., £2 Us.: yearling bulls, £i 65.-to £3 55,; threeyear bull, £6 10s.; uabrokea three-year half-draughts; .£ll.

Messrs. W. and G. Tftrnbu.il and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in their Watpona OSdstertoii} erdeyords on Wednesday. The sheep entry was principally of lambs, and amongst our cattle entry (which was very big) wo offered several lines of steers, which met with very good competition. A total clearance was made at tho following prices ;—Woolly lambs, good, 14s. to. 14a. 2d.; medium, 103 3d.; .culls, 7s. 7d.; b,f, lombe, good, 14| id.; medium, lis.; shorn lambe, good, ICS to Us.; medium. 7s. sd„ 7s. 10d„ to Bs.: culla, 4s. to 63. 3d.; store ewes, 11?, 4d. Pat cowe, £6 56.; forward cows, £4 55,, £4 135., to £5; forward - heifers. £4 Ms.; ntore cows. £3 25.. £i 35., to £3 IBs.; two <ind a half-year, steers, £6 14s. 6d.; oightecnmonths steers, £4 35.-4 d. to £4 125.: • cight-een-monthß Hcreford-Shortacrft-croM heifers, £3 -165.: eightecn-months steers etui heifers (poor), £% is.; yearling steers, £1 9s. to £2 165.; yearling hcifer3, 11 lis. to £2 135.; weanere - (email), 265.

ADDINGTOX .MASKETS. (By UWegrapli.—i'l'c-se Association'.) Ch.rtstcllUfCl), April 23. Tho weekly eals.of live is-M«is at Addington market opcmisl to-ttay beioro on averago atWaaanco of espartcrs. local buyers, o.nd farmera. There Was a good representative yaraing os all stock, and very much larger entries in the lat sheep autt lamb pens than at the previous wecs'a sale. Store sheep showed a j'.at-lin-g off ift numbers, but air other dnu'sM of stock were fairly -steady in, quantity, Store sheep: Best rape laate, 14s. to 15s. 3d.: fairly good, Ih. .Us 13s. 9d.; medium, 12s. 3d. te 12s. Jd.; very mediwn, 10s.. 6d. to lis. 6d.; small a-ud interior lambs, Bs. to 95.; cull iambs, ss. ii. WPivards; owe lambs. 'J4s. to 17s, 6d.: four and six-tooth,' wethers, lie. 3d.; six end eight-tooth, to 173. Id,; two and four-tooth, . 14s. 6d. to 15s. 9d.; tiro-tooth ewes, tfa.-td, ' to 245.; two, four, and sis-tooth ewes, 16s. to 20s. 9d. (tho latter nrlcc beieg pa-id for an extra good line!; two, four, six and cightrtooth ewes, 14a. to Ms. 6d.; -six and ciEhtrtooth ewes, 15s. to l.fo. 9d.; full-mouut ewes, Us. 7d. to 14a. 6d,; full and failingmouth ewes, Us. te- 125.: afi-ett and cull ewes, 7s. 9d. to lis.; «ged merino ewes, *s. 9d. to in. Id. - Fat lambs: Tegs, Us. 6d. to 225. 6d.; average weights, 17e. 4d. to IBs.; light and unfinished, 14s. Id. to- 16s. 4d. Fat sheep: Prime, wctltett.- "is. to 2'a.s extra prime wethers, 255.; medium wet-herf, 16s. 9d. to 20s. 6d.i prim.e ewes. 17s, 6d. to 235.: extra prime owes,, 255. id,; medium eives. V>3. -6d. to 175.; Unlit and unfinished ewes. le. 7d. to 14s, Fat cattle: 'Btecrs, average, £8 ss. to £11 10s.; steers, extra,-to £.14 }f«. 6d.j heifeff, average, £6 2s. 6d. to £9; heifers, ertrn, to £11 10s.; cows; £4 ss. to £10 7s. 6d.; fat calves ranged from Bs. to He.; extra, to 80«Storo cattle: yea-riiittrs, £1 ISs. t-o £1 ISs.; fifteen -,o eightcon-month-s fiorts, £2 2s, to £3; two-year heifern, £3 Bs. 6d.; thr«e-year heifers, £4 16s. to £5 55.; Cows, £1 lis. to £4 55.; dairy cows, average sof-ie. realised £4 to £10 55.; and extrfl-. £14. Fat pigs: Choppers, 70s. to 835.; lieavy baconera. 60s. to 655.; lighter bd.«oners, 50a. to 575. 6d. (price vcv lb.. sd. to SJd.); ncavy porkers, 445. to 475.; lighter porkers. 38s, to 425. (price per lb.; 6d, to 6*d,), Store pigs: Best stores. 3fe to 4-25.; meoiam 6tore3, 275.- to 3Jj.i Sffliill Ut-ores, 18s. to 26s ; weaners, Bs. 6d. to- SSs,:' 60ivfl in, pig, 7iJ. 6d.