LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2133, 27 April 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety : and Co. report:—At our FeiJdinsr sale on' Friday we had a fair entry of sheep and cattle, which sold at the following prices:— Cull lambs, Eβ. 4d.; email lambs, Bs. to 9s. 6d.; medium lambs, 10a. 10d.; ■ fair mixed lambs, .to-.lla. Ud.; mixed lambe, to-125.: empty store-.ewes,'to.; empty, ewes, 11s. Mr. forward ewes, 14e. 10d.; blackface .lambs,-' t0..125. ;lld,; niiiect ago ewes, running with Romney rams, 13s. 6d.; weaner heifers,'27s.; 2-year'heifers, to £3 195.; da|ry helfors, £5 10e...t0 £5 125.:,6 a.; dairy cows,- £6 155.. : ■ -.•■-• ,'■ ' Hγ. Nowton King's weekly etock Teport contains the following, inter alia:—At Urenui', on Monday, o-.vinsr to the rough wear tier, there was only a small entry, practically, everything, bein'e cleared as Store cows, £2- 18s; ,to £4;' forward cows', £4 16s. to £5 155.; fat cows, £6 ■ 65.; bulls, £H ' 6s. to. £7; 18-months .empty Shorthorn heifers. £2 13s:: 18-monthe in-calf heiferer; £4'75.; lambs. 10s. 3d.: 2-tooth wetliers, Usr. f.m. ewos, 7s. 7d.; fa* wethers..'lßs- 3d;; llairy cows, £8 ICe.; 2j-year'steers,--£5 Iβ. On Tuesday, at Kahotu. for my fortnightly Bale, tho weather was again very rough, and I had only a small yarding.; Prices wero:—Woanor- steers,—£l Jβ.- 6d.. to ' £1 10s. 6d.; woaner bulls, £2; weaner heifore, £1 to £1 95.; store cowa, £3 10s; , to £3 175.; 18-months heifers. £3 55.; forward' ewes, lZe.; dairy cowe, ■£6 ■ 11)8. • • ■ ' • Messrs. Abraham and' Williams, Md.. report on their Feilding Bale, held, on Friday last!—We had. a Rood:entry of both 6heep end cattle. All; stock eold-freely. lambs especially beine in eood demand. Wo quote:—Ewes in lamb. Us. 2d. to'-14s.rempty owes, 14s. 3d. to 143. Sir. email lambs, Vs. 3d;; others, 10s. 3d., 11s. sd. tolife. 6d. : ; iams, Us. Cattle:' Pat cowe. £5 123. to £8 93.; for. ward cows,- £4 los.; weaners, , 305.. 365. '£Z, to £Z Iβ.; yearling eteere, £2 145.; dairy cows. £3 10s. • '•"•.. "'- ' The 'New Zealand Loan and Mercantllo Agenoy Co., to&;, At Ekotaliiinn, on Friday we submitted a small .yarding of sheep-and a good ono of cattle to. llio nsuel attendance'of buyers. ' Competition, was fairly keen for .all classes,'and a good clearance was ma-do at the followliiK rates: —Kwes ill lamb, 125.; small lambs. Bs. 6d;; 3year eteers £5 Ite. 6d.; 18-montns do.. £3 be. ,to"£3' 11s.; --weaner do., £2 Is. -M.: weaner heifers, £1 3s. 6d, to £1 ss.;:atoro cows, £2,143. fit ■..£&'■ Its.. . . . ... Messrs.- IVY and O. Turnbull and Co., Ltd. , . , report having hold their usual.weokly sale I in tho Carterton-sale yards on Tnday last: when they offered a- cood yarding of 6neep, cattle, and pljs. . There was a. good attendance of, boyere, and competition at auc- ■ tlon was very keen, and -tfas a- good clearanco at the following rates:—Sheep: Two and four-tooth wethers, lSs. 7d.;..iat and forward lambs. 15s: Id.; woolly lambs, 12s ; . 6d.;'l3a. 3d.;:135. 6d. to 143.;, B.F._ Bhotn lambs, 12s. 10d.; B.F. woolly.lambs, shorn lambe, 12s. 6d.; store «w«3, 9s. 10d. to 11s. Bd.; forward ewes, 14s. Ltd.- pigs: Smell porkers. 16s. 6d.; porkers. 2te. to 28s. ,9d. Cattle: Weaner heifer,- 225. 6d.; weaner steers.-20a..-to 235..; yearililes ,425.; BCifcre In'calf, £4 65,; emptv heifers. £1 18s.: forword cows, £4 45., £4 11s.,- £4 135., «:19s. to £5; fat cows, £5 6s. to £5 Ms.; store eomr. £i. £3 4a., £3 6s. to £3 165.; bulle. £4 16s. to £5. Bay half-draußht 4-ycar goldIng, £25' ICe. ■