LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2266, 28 September 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Lti;, report on. their Peilding-sale, held on Sep- : ' tember 25:—4 and 6-tooth wethers, 19s. 9d., - ; 20a, to 21s. 2d.; small-'ditto, 16s. 2d.; mixed - hoggets, 155.. MM. Cattle: Fat /cows, £9 Us.; others, £5 3s. to £6 125.; fat and forward cows, £4 - to £4 165.; cows -an milk, • £5 10s'.; springing 'cows,. £7 12s. 6dv; springing heifers, £4 to:£4 55.; bulla, £3-10s. . Messrs. Abraham and 'Williams,(Ltd., ,'■ 'report:—We had.our usual ; fortnightiy sale at Levin oh. Friday. Tat sheep sold at v late rates, but the demand for hoggets '.'■ -.-was a hit .slack'. ..;We;-quote:—Fat woolly .. ewes,'• 235.-'4 d., Ms-; fat, shorn wethers, i22s.;;fat woolly wethers,' 265.; , forward woolly, wethers, 235., 235. 9d.; forward shorn- wetjicrs, 17s. 6d.; fat and, forward ■ woolly.owes, 225:.6 d.;; best hoggots, 143. 7d. to 15e. 6d.;. sinall hoggets, Us. 7d. to I4s.'; . best ewes and. lambs, 265.; cull do.; 16s. 6d. to 215.; fat cows, £7, £7 12s. i 6d., £8 ■ 75.,-,£8.175.,.t0 £9 135.; forward bullocks, ': £8, £8 is/ £9"75., tor£9 155.; forward cows, :. £4 12s. 6d. to £5 7s. 6d.; 2 and' 2s-year steers,.£s-65., £5 18s., £6; store cows, £2 lffe.. 6d., £3'ls., £3 ISs.; yearling heifers, 335., £2 55.; mixed' yearlings; 395.; 2-year ■ bulls,.£4 135., £4.14g., £4 1 185...6 d. 'We had' an entry: of'over: 2CO pigs, the hulk-of .which were" sold at' satisfactory prices:— ' Porkers,'3os., "325., 355.,' 385.; stores, 145., 16s. 6d., 17s. 18s., £1: woancrs. 55., 75., Bs. 6d., Us., 12s. ' .'..-. / . TruA New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., repoi-t..—At Feildlng on Friday we had a moderate entry of sheep and cattle. Sheep—Fair ewe hoggets, 15s. -'.--' 6cU; mixed hoggets,' 155.; fat owes, 21s; oa. :.to 245.; shorn fat' ewes, 17s. 9d; CattleSmall yearling heifers, 335. to 375.' Ed.; 18-month heifers, £2 145.: - yearling steers. £3 55.; empty heifers, £3; light store' cowe,':£3 to'£3 155.; store, cows, £4;' forward cows, £5 lCs.: heifers, in calf, £4'to £4 -75.. 6d.; springing cows,-. £8: 10s.; 18month steers, £o 155.; bulls, £4. Messrs, 'Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as .follows on their- usual fortnightly sale -, -held at Levin on- Friday.—Hoggets were \ keenly competed for, and all lines changed ' hands under the hammer; forward ewes . also met with good competition. , Cattle . 'mot.with rather"a dragging sale, with the exception of : heifers and -- fat cattle; which were : in good demand. Wo "-Quote.—lfog- • gets, 9s. 4d„ lis. 6d., Ue. . 4d.,.' 15s. 9d., 15s. 10d.; 2-ycar haifcrs-.in calf,.'to' £3 '195.; -.-. empty heifero, to £3 65.; fat cows, (£4 10s. ; £5 !55'.,-' to £6 155.; 18-month steers, to £&■ 9s. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co.' Ltd., report having . held their u6un] weekly fa!e. in their Carterton, sale yards on Friday last. The : following prices were realised:—Woolly . hoggets, 155.; . weaner pigs. 12,3.. 13si 3d., 15s. 3d., to 16s. 9d.; springing heifers, £4,lCs. to £4 13s. 6d.; 2-ycar otccrs, £4 35.; yearling steers, £2 Is.;' yesrling heifers,. 375. 6d.; store cows,- £2 18s. 6d. to £3; fat cows. £6; dairy cows, £4 lCs., £4 l£s., £5 12s. 6d., to £11; bulls. £3 3s. to £5 2s. .. .; . •Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and. Co., Ltd., report having hold a very successful clearing eale on account of Mr. Fred .Scxtou, at Gladstone, on Thursday last, when, they sold all his horses, wagons, .drays, hamsse, etc., etc., and. cattle. Everything offered sold well at the follow* nng prices:—Bay marc Bonny, 5 years, ££0 10s.;. bay gelding Tolier, '4 years, £57; brown mare Kate, 9 years, in foal to Coppsahall Jameson, £43; chestnut gelding Ginger, 7 years, £45; black, mare Darkie, 7 years, £47; chestnut -gelding Tommy, 9 years. £29; .bay gelding Bob, 9 .years, £23;. bay marc Gyp. 9 years, £36; brown gelding Glen, 4 .years, £45; bay gelding . Sick, - aged, £31 10s.; bay' marc Minnie, oged, £20; hajy two-year-old filly by Toiler, £20; grey half-draught filly,'.-5 years, £14 10s; Jersey cow, in milk, £9 15.; red cow, in milk, £4 55.: Jcreey heifer, £9 10s.; yearling Jersey heifer, £4 55.; forward empty cow, £4 10s.; wool wagons, £15 to £30; drays, £6 to £7 ICft; d.f. Duncan plough, £12 lCs.; 4-leaf harrows, £4 12s. M.; blocks and chains, £2 Is.; totara posts, Is. 7d. each: tarpaulins,.£s .lfg„ £7 10s., to £8 55.; o.s. chaff. £5 per ton; straw, JCe. per ton; empty sacks, 6d.; collar, hames, and winkers. 205., 1 285.,-305.,. 325.,'355., 405., to 515.; leading-chains, 15s:. 165.,-17s. 6d.. 225„ to 235. 6d.; eaddlo and breechings, 305.. 355., 405., to, 475.. and all odd harries sold to full value. The usuo/ sundries also sold up to full values. Jfcwton King's weekly, report—On Monday,' September 21, at TJrenui—Good springing heifers were much at an advance in price from last Eale of from £110s. to £2 per head, for tho'big heifers, ~clos9 up, but vendors.must not expect much advance in prico of the small two-yeo.r-oldsf small yearling heifers made from £1 to £1 155.; empty 20-month heifers, £3 25.; 2-year steers, £4 125.; small store cows, £2 Bs.. to £3; good store cows, £4 -<s. to £4 135.; forward cows, £5 16s. •1 £6 4s. 6d.; cows and calves, £4 16s. to £5: dairy cows. £6 55.; best 3-ycar springing heifers, £7 2s. 6d. to £8 10s.: good : l---ifers, £5 15s. to £6 10s.; fair quality, £4 10s. to £5 10s.; small heifers and backward, £2 10s.-to £4. 7s. 6d.: fat wethers, £1 4s. 9d.; weanor pigs, 13s. fid.; store pigs, £1 4s. 6d. to £1 13s. 6d... At RahotuYcarling heifers, £2 95.;- small,' £1 2s. 6d. in £1 ICs.; rough yearling steers. £1 145.; •empty 20-month heifers, £3 3s. 6d.' to £3 75.; c°ws and calves, £4 65.; forward cows, £5 ss. to £6; store cows, £3 16s. .to fA ISs.; Mills, £5 55.; choico springing

heif«Tß, £7 17s. 6d. to £8 55.; good, £5 12s. 6d. to £7; 2-year-old heifers, £3 10a. to £5 7s. 6d; ; hoggets, 14s. 6d. -At Stratford—Ohoico springing : heifers made £11; others, best, ..made from £6 'to £7 103.; heifers, £o 10s. and. £5'155.; smaller sorts, £3 10s. to'£s. The sixty-one heifers sold averaged £5 15s. 9d.; dairy cows made £9 ss. Private sales- Yearling hoif«rs, bit on small side, £1 15s.'to' £1 17s. 6d.; yearling steers, £3 2s. 6d.; rough, 2-' year steers, ~£4 to £4 10s. : 211-year to 3year bulloolc6„ ; .£6 15s.'; storo cows, £4 to £4 155.; small, £3; forward cows, £s'los. to £6 35.; .fat cows, £6 10s. to £8; small cows and calves,- £4! springing heifers, £7 10s., £7, £6 12s.' 6d, .€5 10s., £5, £4 155.; dairy'cows, £7; 3-year fat bullocks, £11; ■ pedigreo ; 2-ycar Shorthorn, ball, 30gns.; ewes and lambs, £1 3s. 6d. to £1 6s.- hoggets, 15s. £d.; fat wethers, £1 17s: 6d. and' £1 Bs. 6d.; fat owes, £1; fat (hoggets, £1; empty ewes, 12s. 6d.; 15-month empty heifers, £2 15s. .". /