LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2206, 20 July 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs.. Dalgelv. and 00.. Ltd., report:—At our Feilding sale on Fridaj wo had a:sma]l entry of stock, which sola as follows:—. Small .hoggets, 135.,. 13s. 2d.; forward ewes, 15s. 3d. to 16s. 9d.; mixed 2-tooths, chiefly wether©.' to 21s.;' dairy cows, backward sorts, £4 .155., £5.105., to £7; Jersey cross weaner heifers, to £1 10s. Messrs. Balgety and Company. Ltd., Palmorston North, report" having held their first Sandon hogget Eale of the season 'on Thursday. The entry comprised 7484 sheep. Competition was good right throughout the. sale, and cjily 622 sheep were turned out unsold. Quotations:—On account Peace Bros.: 885 wether hoggets, 17s. 6d.; 92 ewe hoggets. 18s. Id. On. account A. Eglinton: 160 wether hoggets, 13s. 6d.; TOO wether hoggets. 16s. 9d.; 300 cwo hoggets, 16s. lOd.i 262 ewe hoggets, 18s. On account W. S. Hammond: 301 mixed.higgets, 16s. 9d.; 97 mixed hoggets, 17s. 3d.: 446 wether hoggets, 17s. 6(1. On account A. Matthews: 199 mixed hoggcts, ; 15s. 7d. On account J. Bradley: 83 mixed hoggets, 15s. Ud.; 215 wether hoggots 175.; 141 ewe hoggets. 17s. 7d.; On account W. 0. M'Cabe: 4 wctlurs, >215.; IC3 mixed hoggets, 17s. 6d. On account W. Brookic: 249 mixed hoggets, 15s. Bd. On : account T. Cameron: 85 mixed hoggets, 13s. 7d.: 121 forward owes, 15s. 6d. On account Allan Harris: 394 mixed hoggets. 16s. 2d. On account J. Williams: 250 wether hoggets, 16s-.; 151 ewes hoggets, 16s. 7d. On account J. and T. H© Williams: 104 ewe hoggets, 16s. 6d. On account P. Grace: 43 mixed hoggets ,14s. Bd.; 208 mixed hoggota, 15s. 9d. On account E. W. Bishop: .100 mixed ' hoggets, 16a. . On account M. J. Fagan: 149 ewe hoggots, 145.; 70 wether begets. 165.; 199 owe hoggets, 16s. On account P. Eglington: 141 mixed hoggets, 13s. Ud.341 mixed:hoggets, ,15s. 9d.; 328 mixed hoggets, 17s. 3d. On account Head Bros.; 225 mixed. hoggets, 14s. Id. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Teport:—At Palmcreton on Thursday wo offered a medium entry of sheep and cattle. Wo quitted the bulk of the entry at the following quotations:—Fat owes, 17s. lOd. to 18s. 6d. to 235. 7d.; heavy fat wethers, 28s. 2d.; aged ewes, in lamb, iss. lid.; woolly hoggets, 15s. id.; "late, shorn hoggets, 10s.' lOd. to 12s. 10d.; springing cows, £7; springing heifers, £4 10s. to £5 7s. 6d.; forward cows, £3 18s. to £4 Bs. 6d.; store cows. £2 7s. to'£3 lis. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report at Levin on Friday good competition existed for all classes of stock, and clearance was made at satisfactory prices. Quotations : Fat wothors made up to 245. 6d.: tnodium fat ewes, 19s. 10d.; ewes, in lamb, 16s. 4d. to 225.: hoggets. 14s. 3d.; weaner steers, 28e. ,to 365. 6d.; weaner heifers, 255. to 305.; mixed small weantes, 20s. 6d.; fat cows, £6 se. 6d. to £6 12s. 6d.; forward cows, £3 15s. to £5 l&s- stow mtys, £2 10jl to £3

25.: 3-vear bullocks, £7 25.; forward bullocks, "£B fe.; light Tat bullocks, £$ 45.; 18month steers, £3 16s. to £3 17f1.; 18-nionths .heifers, £2 lte. to £3. A fair entry of pigs also sold readily at the following quotations .—Bncoflens, £2 Is. to £2 45.; porkers, 10s. to 355. 6d.; sow and nigs, £5 4s. 6d.; store pigs, 14s. to 16s 3d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., Teport ou their Feildinj snle held on July l7 : _Wc had a. fair entry of both eheep and cattle, which sold at following prices:Pat ewes, 20s. 9d., 2Cs. 10d., to 215.; mixed hoggets, 12s. 6d, 15s. 6d„ 15s. 7d., to 15s. Bd.; empty ewes, Us. Cottle—Springing heifers,. £5 to £5 55.; backward dairy cows, £3.195.; ompty cows. £2 3s. to £2 165.; mixed yearlings, 365. 6d. Messrs. \V. and G. Turnbnll and . Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale In their Carterton sale yards on Friday, when they had a yarding as advertised. Competition was keen l , and the wholeyarding sold at the following rates:—jYoolly lambs, medium. 10s. 6d.; shorn; lambs, medium, 9s. 2d.; culls, 7s. 3d.; fat bullocks, £9 10d.; forward bullocks, £8; fat cows, £8, £8 Is., £8 35., £9, to £9 55.; fat heifers, £5 135.,£5 18s.. £6 9e.. to £8; forward empty heifers, £4 165.; forwaTd empty com?, £4 155.; springing heifers, £S ss. to £5 155.; dairy cows. £4 to £5; 18-month steers, £3 95.; yearling steers, £2 14s.