LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2145, 11 May 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Jfere. Abraham and Williams, ltd., report on their I'ciUliiig sale, hold on May 8 last:—We had a good yarding of both shcL'p and cattle. All Etacii met with a. good demand, and we made a total clearance under the hammor at foloiving prices: —Empty 2 and 4-tooth ewes, 175.; empty aged ewes, 11s.; empty 4, 6, and f.m. cwea, lfrs. 9d.i lambs, 13s. to Us. 6d. Cattle: F. aud f. cows, £5 ss. 6d. to £5 155.; forward cows. £3 11s. to £4 75.; springing heifers, £5 lte. to £6 155.; Jersey and. Ilolsteiu . cross weaner heifers (good), £2 2s. £d. to £2 Js.; others, 25a. to 305.; small, 15s.

Messrs. Dalgety end Co., Ltd., report:— At our Levin salt) on Friday a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattlu camo forward, and although, the weather was vet and boisterous, buyer* attended in largo numhcM, and a spirited salo resulted. Sheep especially were in keen demand, and prices for all classes opprecinlcrt when compared with last sale's figures. We had some really poc.il lines of both lambs end wethers to offer, ami all sold at priYee in execs of vendors' reeervco. In cattle, steers were lntihircd for,'"and sold readily, but femule sorts were vathev noclerted Prlntipnl soles were .u under:-A line of 3JO woolly lambs, on account, of llr. V. Gorringc, made in lots from 13s. 7d. to 13«. i<l; other lambs (medium), lCs. <d. to 12a; email do., 69. Bel. to 9s. Id.: small 1 and 6-tootli ewes, 13s. 6t1.; f.f.m. ewes. 155.; empty elves, U. 7(1. to 10s. lid. ; 4-tooUi forward wethetE, 2Qe. 24,; 2 and 4-tooUi vrcth-

crg.-lOs. lOd. tri i?B. id,; 2-Moth do.. 17s it] • fat c«-cv<, 17s. Zi. t-o 365. Cattle: iV- rows £7 Is.; light- Af)., £5 to £5 16e.; yearline steers and heifers, £2; 18-ioonth P.A. steers, £4 65.; empty ttere <xnvs, £ Jto £3 65.; forward emjrty cq«-s, £4 35.; 2>ye:ir steers, £4 65.; mixed weaners, 235. 6d. to Sea; cowe ami calves, £4-. springing iieifers, £5 12s. id.

Messr?. Dalg-;i-y and Co.. LUI., report having held a most succcssfl.ll clearing sale at Otalci on account of •Mγ. P. A. Lie-M-wark, on Thursday, 31ay 7. The stock offered were principally dairy cowp, eiwi an tim majority of these were early raWers, a spirited solo resulted, every cow beins disposed g( under keen eompetition. The condition of tho herd wes cxcelent, also the qualitj*. Inall. ',2 cows were offered end sold, the herd averaging £8 15;., which must be considered* satisfactory for this time of year. Pruts were as under :-Cowv>, winter falvera. £13 155., £12 10=.. £11 5s- £11. £11 10*., £10 5?., £10. £9 15.=., £9 2s. «d.. £5. £5. £7 Ms,. £7. Spring calvers, £8 h. 61!., £8, £7 ids., £6 10s., £5. Choice yearliuc heifers, £2 12s.

The New Zealand Loan arid Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report:—At our Levin snlc, held on Friday last, we had «. full yarilins of sheep and cattle, which eoltl «i js-ykcfl favourable to veiulore. A nice Hue of 3tt3 Kcthcve. offered up-oi? aceoitnt <j! Jtr. 11. 0. Hammond, of Oraua Dov/ns. nift-de ?.Cs. Wo made a clearance et followiiss prices :—fat and forward wethers. 20a.: fat'ewes, 17s. 6d.; empty ewes, to Us.; store ewes, to 75.; discoloured wcafiors steers, 225. H.; 15-mo'nths ■heifers, £SJs.; (tteokmr-c-d 15-montlia steers, £2 18s.; Jcrtoy-cross M-montb heifers, 5.% 19a.; discoloured 2J-.vcaT steers, £3 17s. 6c1.; backward caivcr-3, £3 15a ; forward empty cows, £3 6s. 6d. to SA «s.: fat cows (light), £4 lie., £5 Iβ.. £5 Sβ., £5 10s. io .£5 16s. Gd.; heavier. £6 ss. to £6 145.; Jigiu fat tunfers, £5 As.; better, to £8 10s.; cows, June caVvers. to £8; cows at. drop, £9.

Tho New Jra&lSHct lioan and "Wcrca-ntlld Agency Co., Lul., report;—At Fciliincr, <>a Friday, we had e good entry oi ikcci) and cattle, end have to report a total clearance. Lambs sold tt-l 'an advance on last week's rates. Sbrep: Small lamhs. Bs. sd. to 9s. Kd.; inferior laroba. 10?. -8fl. ; fair I.iniba, !3s. to Us, jSd.: gnnd i&mvti, 15s. Id.; 2-tooth weihers, SPs. to '»?.. U. Cattle: Weanirs, 2?o.: lfi-months heifers. .<3 Ss.j forward cows, &i lSu.; covrs in calf. £4; 20-month steer?, £4 95 , .

The Sow Zealand Loan and "-irercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Sannerirke branch, report:—During tho week we held clearing rales, on Tuesday on account at Mγ. C. Jl. l'ouiif, Mangatoro, sf,(L oil i'ridny. on eccounty of Mi , . 'l\ a. Heade. Jtal-.otiiltu. At Mr Young's sale there was ,1 liivno ntlcndaae!! of the pnl>li«, <ind all stock, both sheep and rattle, were keenly coEipe'ot! for. ond reads very satisfcclnrr prices. 'I'ivo-tooth ewes in lamb. 19s. M.: 4 and 6-toath ewes in iamb, 193.; 4 end 5-year eyes, 165.; 2-tooth vrethers, vie. 3d.; fat twos, 175.; 2-t-ooth «v:ca (empty!, 14s. ««.; m.s. iambs, to Ms. 3d.; cows and calves. £7 123.; 18-month mixed cattle, £1 lte.j 2-ycar heifer;, £5 7?. OcJ. Jicrst's and suudrici also (sold «t saltefactory HguHM. At Mr. T. 0. ]?eaile'« sale there was also a sood atter.dancc oi tho publio. The cows were in Bond condition, and those .ihowin? quality met with very spirited coranetitioH. price-i-ranßinsc a§ hi«h as £17 2«. 6*l. Tho v,-hole herd of 25, including 5 tenters, <i»orepred £8 3s. Sβ., which, considering the tiuje of tho ye«r, is an er.cention<illv pnoit averflee. Price? were a= follow—£'*7 ?s H £15, £12. £11 5:-., £9 17s. 6(1.. £9, £8 lE*. U\.\ £ (3). £7 153.. .€? Ms. (I), £7 (2), £6 55., £-6 (t) £5 1.55., £5 Ids., £i <i), £4 ss. Store cot.f. £5 155.: wcaner heifers, .£1 Us.: fat and forward mixed Mootbo. 17s. Sd.: mixed s« lombs, Iμ. M.; fat mid forward cvvo=. Ks Id.; hcifem. £5 Bs. to £i Is. I'nrnittire and sundries also marts Entisfac.toi'y prices. Messrs. Abraham ana Williams, Ltd. report having held their fortnightly sale et Lsvin, on Friday, when they yarded fair entries of both sheer -cvnd tattle. Owing to the inclement day, the attendance was not quite up to the iisna**, liui kite prices were we! maintained throush&nt. Sheep: Fat ewes, 16s. 6d.. 17s. l<l,. lie. Sd.. 15-6. 2d. to 18s. M.; fat lambs, ISs.; wnally inmU?, Ua £d.i shorn lambs, 10s. Id., Us., lie. Id. to Us ; empty ewes (low condition), IBs. 9d.; store owes. Bs. to Ms. 7d. Cattle; Pat caws."£s Iμ.. £5 155., .€6 35., £6 55., £ti to. £7; Jyear steers, £5 75,; 2-jcar stew, £A 17s. 6d.: heifers, in calf, £5 Is., fid.. £5 17s, 6d., £5195.; backward do.. £4 55., SA 65., £4 14s • heifers, close to jirailt, £6. <E« 10s- £7 lfo £a, £9, .and ;;s high fts £12 2s. (A. and £13; v.-caner heifers, £1, JJs. 6d, ( 375. 6d.; weajler steers. 25;., 2Z-,; ycaviiag heifers, j& Is'store cows. £2. £B Is. Pigs: There was an entry of 175 pig-?, m\s prartwnlly ail lots were sold under the hammer at the following prices-.—BacoßETs. £2 55.. £2 6s.'. £S.lfe.; porkers, 27e., m>. 6d.. JJs., 355., iU.; stores. 155.. 155., 175.. 18s., Mj.; wceoexo. is., Es. 6d. t 11s.

Messrs. W. and O. Tarnblill and Co., JjH., report having hold their weekly etonl: sale m their Cartcrton saieyords "on Frid.iv, when they offered only * fair yarding- Tlie day was very cols «;id vms. and. cotne(liipntly, thorp wns only a. taidll α-ttend'siS::o of Iniyere. but there wa« a good at Ilia folowjns rnlss;—Fovward evves, Wβ.; woolly lambs. 9s. 5!V1.; s,m. ettds in lamb.to Lincoln. 16s. 3d.; B.F. lamlis, 11s. W.j shorn lamlis, lls.; porkers, 275.; forward cows, ■& Us.. £4 Is., £4 lU., S> lfe, £5. £5 m.- old Ptoro cows, 31s. u> Us.; «mpty heifers, ez lls.; wcaner heifers (port. ISs.; bulla, £4 155., £5. £5 10s., £6 to £6 15s.

Mr. _ Newton. King's weefely stach reportcontains the foltowing, inter alia:—On Monday, May 4, at toy Gl'cmu yards I had a full yawing of stock, with a roc 4 aM-onfl-ance Competition thtoughout vrae good, practitally everything eat-cr-ed cUangiae owners. Good wcaner heifers, with same colour, £1 lls. t-o £1 ISs.; well-grown Grade wcaner heifers. £1 iCs.;. email weanar steers. £1 125.; good 20-montH steeto £4 55,: others, a Uβ. to £i lfe.: uoloured. & 3a' 6d.; empty 15 and 18-month heifers. £2 lls. 6d. to £2 165.; small in-calf IS-mnnth os',n rs '/, 15s -. t " £i Bs -; springing heifers, £4 IS3. 6d. to .« 17a. M. ; bulls.' £4; ft-yca? steers, £5 to £5 12s, ftl.; i and SJ.yoar hullocte £6 7e. 6d.; fat, cows, SO ss. to £6 ICs.; email, £5 7s. 6d. to £S 175.; forward cow>. ~ 4 1? : 3 - t° f, 5 2s - W-: EWOd fresh cov/s, £-5 12s. to £3 163. 651.: young empty cows, £3 5c4. to £J 95.; aged cows. £1 7». 6d. to £2 165.; (only f.iir lines). ICs. to 'Is m].; aged ewes, 9s. Etl.; forward ewes, 13s. 3d.; small 2-loot.h fnves in lamb, Kα; l.m ewej in lamb, ICs. Su , .; mixed aSe ewes in" lamb, 14s. 7d.: fat ond forward wothrrs 18s. Id. At Knhetu on Thursda-y tj»rc waa a- fair entry, of whkb praotieaijv OTcrything was cleared as follows:-Mi»ed 18s. 6d. to £1; woajter Iteifere. lie, to £1 Iα weaners, £1 6s. to £1 19s. 6:1.; p-sor ciwiit"' 185. 6d. to £1; weannr heifcro, life, to £1 te 61.; weaner steers (small), .£1 Jβ. to £1 U. id.; empty heifers, £2 4s. to £2 155.: elore cows, £2 fe. to £3 16s. Sd. On Wednesday at Kohnatnhi, for my monthly eale f hart only a small entry, the majority of shich cleared-as. follows:-T,^!i- r .ro\vn Jirtes of weaner heifere, £1 \U. U. and & "ife ■ weaner steers, £1 ISs. 6d. to SZ 2s. 6d io'r good; youne store cows. £5 it.; SO-jsonrt steers fgood), £4 35.; others (rou B hi, £3 12s. 6d.. £3 ss. 6d., £0 fe. 6d.: aged ewes, 5s • fat and forward oiVes, 15s. 54.'