LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2186, 26 June 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

At the Upper Hutt saleyards yesterday, the New Zealand Loan and .Mercantile Agency Company submitted a good entry of cattle to a fair number of buyers. Quotations:— heifers, £1 17s. 6d. to £2 .125.; wedner heifers, £1 to £1 65.; heifers (spring calvcrs), £4 2s. to £5 55.; springing .cows, £8 2s. 6d. to £12; fat-cows, £5 165.;. heifers, .to £4'Bs.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. report on a clearing sale held on account of Mrs. Lyons, at 'Makarahara- West, on Wednesday :—We offered the dairy herd to a large attendance of the public and have to .report a, firet-cla.?s sale, the cows being a good lot and fetched up to £14 10s., tho average-for the herd of 32 cows being £B'2s.. 7d. per head. Jersey heifer, £11 ■ 17s. 6d„- yearling Jersey, bull. £4'; 2year Jersey bull, £4 55.; pedigree Jersey bull £4 7s. 6d.; wcaner steers. 28s. 6d. :to 31s. Sundries sold at'lato market rates.

■ Mcsotw. W". and O. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having' held' «, successful clearing sale on Tuesday, June 23, when they cold, |on account : of Mr. >Valtcr 0. Dorset, his purebred Komney- flock, at the Carterton showgrounds. There was a, good attendance of. buyers from all parts of the district andcomp'etition.for selected pons was very keen. -'The following prices were j'cal-is'edV-1-shcar .ewes in lamb. 21, IJ. 23. 3, to 4 guinea's;--mixed-age."ewes, in lamb, lj, 13,. 2. .21, 3 to 4 guineas; ewe lambs, 1, •11,' I{, 2, to '3J 'guineas: ram lambs, 1. li. 2.'3. 4, 4J., 5, to' 7 guineas;, 123, 2-tooth Eorancy Lincoln ewes in IdnibtoS.'iJ. rams, realised..2ss. , ; 3d.

Messrs. ,W. ojul.o. Turnbull and C0..-Ltd.. Teport having.-hold, their usual weekly oalo in- their-Waipb'n (Moeterton) salcj-ards. on Wednosday. June 24, 1914. .There wa« a good yarding of sheep . and. cattle, well abovo ftdycrtised numbers, with-a good attendance of buyors.'. Bidding at auction being spirited there was a'good clearance at the' following' rates:—Sheep: Fat and forward'eyi'cs, IBs. Id.:'forward empty ewes, 15s. 7d.; store ewes. lCs.-7d.'-.'2-tooth wether,?, 195.: Ji.f.. lambs. 135;'9(1. to 145.; woolly lambs, 13s. 3d.;-f.ra. ewes, in lamb; lCd. to 15s. Cattlo: 'Fat cows, £7- 55., £7 10s.. to £8 a?. 6d.:-forward cows. £4 55., £5 165., to '£5 .IBs. j 'store cows, £2 175:. £3 Ms., £3 175.; fftt;heifcrs, £6: eowf in.milk, £6 to £6 lOsJ; dairy cows, in calf. £7 75.; 18-months steers, £4; wcaners. 265; to 305.; bulls, £5. £5'65.. £5 ICa, to £6.

On June 12 at • the. Kaponsa yards there wag a, fair yaTdinsr with a Rood -attendance. Competition was best for ditioned cows and yearlince. the whole of the 'yardins;'selling a? follows-.-Fat cows. £6 19s. to £7 lCs.; .forward cows. £5 15s. £5 10s„ £5 6s„ '£5 25., £5. £4 15s. £4 lfe.. £4. )35.-6c1.. £4 lCs.; pood store cows, £3 Us., to £4i»a; lighter framed cows. £2 16s. to £3 Bs.: E?nd. cows. £1 fw. to £2 5a.; cnipty coloured 'heifcr3. £3 ss. to £3 12r.; 'weaner heifers, £1 ite. to £1 17s. 6d.: small, £1; mixed weaners. i £1 Bs. to £.'. Is.; weedy, £1 to £1 45.: small hulls. £2 12s. 6d. to £4 2s.;.Jamb's, small, 12s. Bd.

At tyrenui' onjJune'ls, there woe a fair entry of cattle'and several pens of f-hcep. most. of. which were cleared durinu the day. A fine pen of yearling Holstcin Steers, exceptionally well done, realised £3 10s.. and tho heifers from the. fame vendor £2 lis. 6d.: other weancr. steers. £1 17,<. 6d. to' £2 10s.; wcaner heifers, .£1 11s. 6d.'to £2; sprfnuins'heifew. £5-ss. to £5 17s; Cd;-, cows and calves. £5 2s. 6d.; empty heifers, £3 3s. for Shorthorns; to £3 15s. forcolourcdti; fat cows, £6 16s.' to £6 195.; smaller cows. £5 6d. to £6 6s. 6d.; forward cows, £4 14s. to £5 10s.; store calvesf £3 Ee. to £4 Bs. : dairy! cows, £4 to £7 155.; ißod cows. £1 18s.; fat and forward bullock's. £8 10s. to £9 155.; 2-ycar steers, from £o 1.45. 6d. for fair stuff: to £4 16 3 . for exceptional.? good: fat and forward wethers. £1 2s. 6d.: mixed aje'd ewec. in lamb,' £1 Is.

On.June- 16, at Itahotu, there wos a full yarding, mostly comprised ot young cattle, for which, although these cattle wererouc,li and upon the small fide, there was n. keep demand. Prices:—Weanor heifers, best, £1 135...6 d. to £1- 195.;. smaller,. £1 ss. to £1 6s. 6d.; weaner Ptecrs. £2 12". .6(1.. £2 Bs.. £2. 6s. 6d..£2 fe.. £2 £2 is.. 6d.. £2 Is.. £2 0?. 6d.-, £2, -SI lEe.. £1 12s.' 6d.. £1 75.: mixed wcancrs. £1 15s. fid.it-> £t 165.: in calf .tersev heifers. £5 Ss. 6d.; in calf 3-year Shorthorn hnifcre, £6;' small £3 12;. 6i1.: Rood 2-year steers, £4 to, £4 7;.: 2J-year steers. £5 2a to £5 75.; rouirli empty 20 months heifers, £2 155.; fair line, £3 5a.; forward cows. £5 53.. £5 2s. 6(1.. £4 18s.. £4 17s. 6d„ £4 165..'£4 155.: store, cowp, .£3 Rs. to £4 7->.j IHlt cows, £2 12s. 6<l. to £2. ISs.:'old cows. £1.

At Waiwa.kaiho on June. 19 there was «, full yarding'of cattle of all classes. Prices: Weanor steers, good size. £2 7s. to £2 9n.: smaller.-.-Cl.llo. to;£l. 175.; Jersey w'wner heifers.'£2 3s. fid.;' grade wear.sr h>if<Tß (Tood-eize'd <rtnff), £1 16s. to £2; smaller, £1 4s. to £1 145.: roiscil wcaners, £1' '3s. 6d. to £2: 2-year steers. £4;Ho £4 145.; 2V-year steers (rough), £5; empty 20 ropnths l/'iWri (nice Jcrsew). £3 12s. td. to £." 19=.; ■ Shorfom lin«. £3 45.. £3 n». 6d.. £2 !9s. 6d.. £2 ISs.; forward and lteht fat cows, £6, £5 175.. £.i 165.. £5 155.. £5 95., £4 l(is., £4 135.. £4 tts. :g*od "tore enws. £3 l?.i. 6d. to £4 35.; lighter framed cows, 18?. to £3 7=. 6d.; arcd /-iws. £1 to, £2: empty 2-tooth eweo-,- 17s. Id.; empty storfl ew.es, 14?.: lambs. J4s. ?d.: small. JCs.; 2yenr Jersev springing beifet", £5 JCs. to £7.. in calf; 2-ymr from £3 12s. to £5 2fi. fid.: snringin" -3-venv cj 10s.; in calf. 2-year heifers, £5 15s. to £6 2s, 6d. ' The dairy herd advertised '"i account of the executors of Jc«eph TcrruTs ests.tn. attracted much attention. ,ind realised for edrtv calvers from £fi JCs. to £9 10s.: 1-atev calver». £4 Ks. to £7 5=.; emntv cows. £4 fa to £5 18s. On' recount of oth-r vcndnv s dairy cow« m"dc £11. £?0 'os.. £9. £8. £7 lCs.. £1.55., £6:-guaranteed cows, £4 ss. to £6 10s. , ' . .