LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2162, 30 May 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report:—" At our Upper Hutt sale on Thursday wo offered' a fairly pood yarding of both, sheep and cattle. Fat sheep met with keen competition, and we had a total clearance at satisfactory prices. Cattle also, wcro in good demand, and at tho close, of tho salo wo quitted most lines. Quotations At) follow:—Fat lambs, 14s. 6d., 155., to. 175.; fat ewes, 17s. 7d. to lfis. 3d.; fat wethers, 23a..v205. 9d., to'24s.; cull lambs, 4s. lCd.; fat cows, to £6; stare cowy, £2, £3 7f1., to £4 95.; springing cows, £4 18s., £5 195., to £10; heifers in milk, to £8; weaners," 2Cvn 6d. to £2-is.; weaher bull 6, £2 Is. to £2 25.; empty sows, £2 65.; weaner pigs, Bs." Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held their usual stock ?ale at Polmerston on Thursday. when they offered a fair yarding of etock to a large attendance of' buyers. Quotations <as-follow:—Cull lambe. 10s. 6d.; fat ewes, 18s.; weaner steers and heifers, 275. 6d. to £1 135.: poor conditioned store cows, £2 10s.; dairy caws,. £6 to £6 55.; fat heifers, email, £5; fat cows, £6 ss. Megsrp. Abraham and Williams, Ltd,, re« port:—At North on,.Thursday! a fair yarding of sheep met. with*g<Jod , .'cam-' jtetitiony'a*nd all lines changed hands; a' good entry of cattle also eold readily., .Quotations:—Fat wethers. 235. to 235. lid.; fat ' <Jwes;<. 195.; forward ewes, 16s. ' 10il.; empty , ewes, 13s. lOd. to 145.; mixed lamb#*. 13s: 9d.; f.m. ewee in lamb,\l4s''.ld.; cull; evrco in lamb, 9,i. lCd.;'s-year steers, £6 &>.;• fat' cows, £5 3s. to £6 It*.; forward cow-3, £3 15s. to £4 65.; store cows, £2 ss. to £3 He.; 15-mos. steers. £2 155.; weanere. 21s. 6d.. to 355.; 18-mos. heifers, in calf,. £3. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency -Company . report:—At Palmerston North on Thursday we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, which eold at late Tates. Quotations:—Medium mixed lambs, lis. 7d.; woolly mixed lambs, 135.; fat lambs, 155.; fat and forward ewes. lfe. 7d.; springing heifers, £7; store cows, £2 55.; fwd. cows, £4 45., £4 165.; fat cows, £5 i 155., £6, £6 125., £6 135.; empty heifers, £3 lie. ; The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile. Agcnay Company, Ltd., report:—At Feeding on Friday we had a good entry of both sheep and cattle, and havo to report a, good sale, only one pen of sheep going out unsold and practically a. total clearance of cattle being effected. Sheep—Culls, ewes. ss. to ss. 3d.; iufevior, lambs, 9s. ,9d. to lis. Id/; fat and forward black-face lambs, 14s. 6d.; good lambs, to 15s. 6d.; forward wellieiv.', 2Ce., 2is., to 225.; mixed age owes in lamb, 17s. 6d.;.2400th ewe 3in lamb. 10s. Cattle-Weancrs, 295. to 3;-?,. and up to 38s. 6d.; weaner heifers, I 365. 6d.: 20-mos. steers, £4 145.; 2*-ycar 1 steers, £5 163. • j

The New Zealand Loan and 3rcrcflntile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—We ' held our weekly sal* at Pahiatua on Tuesday, whfiii wo offered a email yarding of 6heyp ftnd a, fair one of cattle. We made a pood clearauco at the following rateso'ood woolly lambs, IS?. Id.: jmall do.. lis. 7d.; forward store cows, £5 145.; medium do., £3 ss. to £4 2s. 6d.; cull do.. £1 10s.: backward cows, in calf,. £4 2s.'6d. .to £5. The New'Zealarid'Loait and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reportAt Solway on Wednesday we submitted a good entry of sheep and a f«nall one of cattle. Com-, petition for ijood larabn and forward empty ewea woe-fairly but other porta were rather neglected. We quote Good shorn lambs, 14?.-7d.; medium shorn lambs, lis 6d. to 12s. 3d.; b.f. lambs, 12s. Id.; fat and forward empty ewes. 155.-Id., to 17s, "ft!.:. 2-tooth wethers, 19.?. lid.; ewes in lamb, 165.; 2-tooth empty ewco, 16s. Id.; oteore, £3 55.: mixed wc-anci's, £2 Is.; fatcows, £6 7s. 6d. SYDNEY FAT STOCK SALES. , Br Telecrssh- Press Arcnciation—CoDyriehi '(Rec. May 29, 8.20 p.m.) * Sydney, May 29. The shortage in fat stock at- the Homehush markets has. caused a further otronc advance in prices. Crossbred wethers sold to 3Sfl. Higher figures arc anticipated.