LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2308, 16 November 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

. ! Mcssrs.-Dalgety ; Company, -Limited, .report:—At our-Fcilding sale,on 'Friday,' we h&vo" to report' having a.-fair .'entry of sheep ■ and very , good yaTding . of cattle. Sheep r inet; withvd-'ready'sale, : bufr> several pens of c^ttlo^were'feketf'ftutvunsold*.' Good''mixed twfrtoothsi -to' ; l6sV sdr; 'miied''woolly,'hoggets,::l7s.""to 17e. 5d.: maiden ewes, to -20s.j ewe§'with lambs, _20s. 9d: to 255. 10d.; cull yearling heifers, £1-12s. :;6d.';; small yearling'steers, to £2 Us:;'yearling-steers;- \ £3 13s. 6d..;-:etore cows, £4^toV'£4 : lo6.; ;far-" ward'cow'Sj! to £6; two-year-heifers,'-to:.£3;, 95.; bulls',, : .£3 ss. to"£8 Bs..

• Messrs. -Dalgety : and Company,-. liimited,. Mofiterton;;report having, held their month-;. ly- sale at-.-Jlartinborough ; on,,.'.Thursday I ,' .when therewwas a good'yarding of stock .ivhich meS' ivith animated competition and [realised -'the- following prices,:—Two-tooth b.f. wethere, 14s. Bd.; forward, bullocks, £9 10s. to £10;, Ahree-year steers, £J,; .two-seat, titeers, £5' 16s. • •

. Messrs.- Abraham and Williams,, Ltd., report on;tfteir.Feilding sale held 1 on Friday:—W« offered an exceptionally . t heavy •yayding-o'f-. both 6heep- and. cattle." All stock sold,|;readily at prices in favour of , •vendors:,' I .'.4Ve report following'; sales s4on; ' account of 'Messrs. Boddy and Simpson: 373 shorn fouivtboth wethers, 19s. ■ On account •Br. H. Smith, Colyton: .482 A two-tooth . wethers, "135.:" 7d., and 79 at 16s. 3d. ■ On aC-: count Messrs. M'Donald Bros.:"'®; two-', tooth ewes, 155.; 149 do., 14s. 7d.; 125 two-- ,• tooth wethers, 13s. 9d. On account:', Mr.", {H. J. Bailey, Halcombe:. 300'.,ewes and lambs, 225.,7 d. On account Mr.' Alt., Gray, . £andon: 350 niiied two-tootlis, 15s. . On account of -.'Mr. _Wm. Fay, Sandon: 103, owes' rand larubs,' 2ie.- On account of , Sir.' I.'- • Honeyfield,; Halcombe:, 40 fat two-tooths,, •15s. 6d.; 41 fat ewes, 16s. Bd. On', account of .Mr. 0., H. Hodgson, Colyton: 20 forward , ewes, 165. : .73. On' account, of Mr. T F.' B; »Slarmer:; 25 fat'ewee, IBs.; 5d./ ' Cattle:—On account "of Mr. L. M'Kcrizie,' Hastings:. 96 forward'bullocks, £9 135.; 84 P.A : . bulloclte,£10 45.; *21,8. H .: bullocks. £7 16s'.; '34 P.A. /bullocks,'- £7; On ■ account / .of Messrs; Jl'Donald- Bros.: 28 P.A'. ■ bullocks, £9 13?. 6d.; 31. S,H. .bullocks; £9 16e. '. On. account of Mi - . Geo. Dear: 10 bullocks,-.£10..:' Oh.account of: Mr. J. Harris--17 two-year 6teers, £4 25.; 21 two-year steers, £4 10s. On account of'Jtr; L. Pleasants: 13 bullocks, fat, £9; fat ! cbws, £6 ss. Other entries: Fat cows, £6 ;ss. to £8 155.; forward cows, £3 to' £4 ' 155.;-, springing. heifers, £4 7s. ,6d. ito £6 lfe.; bulls,'£3 10s. to' £6 Bs.; yearling heifers, £2 10s. to £3 18s. .

Messrs.'W. and G. Turribull and Co., I/W., report having held their weekly; 6iilo in their Carterton saleyardfl on Friday,. A good yarding of sheep, cattle, and pigs were offered, and competitisn being keen practically tho wholo yarding wa-3 • eold at the following pricesP.M., . owes and lambs, 195.'6 d.; shorn fat-ewes, 18s. Id.; ono heavy fat owe, 28s. 7d. ' Pigs—Slips, 16s. 6d. to 18s.: porkers, 30si; baconers, 38s. to 465. Cattle—Fat cows, £6 2s. 6d., £6 175., to £7 153.; forward cowb, £4 65., £4 12s.', 6d„ £4 16e„ £5 Is., to £5 12s.'; store cows, £3 £s. to £3 17b. 6d.; springing heifers,', £4 155., £5, to £5 155.; yearling heif■ers,'£2 lis. 6d.; yearfing steers, £2 lis. 6d.; two-year empty heifers, £3 45.; three-year ■springing heifers, due April and May, £3 IBs. 6t1.; weaner calves, 143. to 2fe.; yearling bulls,.£2 Bs. to £3 10s.; two-year bulls, £3 to £5.

Mr. Newton King, in his weekly report, cays:—At■ Waiwakaiho yards on November 6 there was a full yarding of cattle,. Bidding was good, practically a full clearance being made at advanced prices.. A choice lino of "Jersey 'fifteen-month heifers (fair size' stuff) made ".S3, and a small line of •woolly- ewes and.lambs 40s. Other prices were:—Springing-heifers, good, £6 to £6 12s. 6d.;'smaller sorts; but-fair quality, £5 to £5 lfe.j Binflll, #4 2u. 6d. to <tato OOWO, £4 ; 15a.-; c aedj_£TCfl J?xsoy; bull*

lljgns.; heavy grade Jcrocy bull, £13 155.; youngeT Jerseys, £5 10s. to £8 7s. 6d.; yearling Jerseys, £1 15a. to £3 15e.; filteeiinionth Holstcins, £4 2e. to £5; yearling Shorthorns, £4 10s. to £6; pedigree Ayrshires,. £4 10e,' to £6 55.; empty two-year coloured ...heifers, £4 25.; empty twenty-, month heifarsj (very few yarded), £3 to £3 lis.; mued^eWrlings,'£l lis. 6d. to £3 26.;; yearling to fifteen-month heifers, £1 J.7a to •£2 10s.; fifteen-month steers, £3 ss. to £3 ••118.j yearlingveteers, £2 iCe. to £2 16s. 6d.; two-year •"steers : (rough),' £4.146.; Rood fat /cowd,; up' to 1 £9 165.; light fat cows, £7 9e. 6a. and £7 lis:; forward cows,-£5 9s, to £6 18s.; good store cows, . £4 IDs. to £5 65.;-lighter-framed cowe, £3 ss. to £4 25.; very aged eowi, £2 2s. . On November 9,. ■ at Doiugla©,..prices were follow:—Yearling to fifteen-month heifers, £1 15s. to £2 83.; coloured, £2 12s.= 6d. to £2 16s. 6d.; fifteen, month steers, £3 4s. to £3 Bs.; yearling steers,'£2 14a 6d. to £2 17s. 6d.; eighteenmonth ateers, £ 455. 6d.; two-year steers, £5 65,; dairy cows, £5 to £7 55.; empty .two-year, . heifers, £3 15s. to £3 IBs. 6d.; lifjlit fat'cows, £7 lte. 6d.; forward cows, £5 19e. to £6 125.; good store cows, £4 16s. to £5-25.; smaller-framed cows, £3 7s. to £3 18s. 1 6d.; cows and calves, £5 Is. to £5 10s.; good-:hogget3, 18a. 4d.; smaller,' 15g. to 15s. Bd.; good dairy bulls, from £6,109. to £10 10s.others (heavy bulls), up to £9 155.; email,: up to £5 12s. 6d.; yearling, up to ; £3 15«.. On November 10, at Stratford yards, a good proportion of the entry was cleared'at 'the following price©:—Yearling 1 to. fifteenrmonth heifers, £1 16s. 6d. to £2 7s.' 6d.;; fifteen-month 6teers, good line, £3 .12s. 6d.;„yearling to fifteen-month steers, £3 €d.; tw«;ty-month . steers, £3 18s. 6d. to £4 25.;-two to two and a half-year steers. .£5 4a. 6d.; coloured three-year steers, £6 45.;- small oows with young calves, £3 17b. 6d. to;'£4 ; Bs.;'empty two-year heifers,/£3 18a.,(very few'offering:); sound bulls, £7 10s. to. £8.155.-; heavy-weight bulls, £10.10e. to £12 10s.; fair 'sorts, £7 to £8 10s.; smaller bulls, A £s ss. to £6 2s. fid.; yearling bulls, £2 lis. to £3 155.; aged cows, £1 to £1 165.; email store cows, £3 ss. to £3 17s. 6d.; fail stores, £4 Is; > 6d. to £4 Bs. ; good stores, £4 12s. . 6d. to;; £5' 75.;- forward 'cows, £5 195.--to-£7 45., according to frame and condition; fat cows. £7 13©. to £8 16e.; small hoggets, 125.'10 d.; aged ewes and'lambs,' £1 la; fat hoggets, £1,49. In tho dairy yards; .best, heifers' sold."uj) to £8; smaller sorts up .-to £5-17«. 6d.: dairy cows. £6 10s. to:£8; the 49 head sold averaging £5 15s. 6d. On November 11, at Stony. River yards, prices were:~Fifteen-month heifers, £2 3s. to ; £2>l6s.; ;yeaTlings, ,'£l 10s. to '£1, 145,; . yearling n to ;: fifteen-month steers, £3] 4s. to £3 ; 55. 6d.; smaller steers, £2 3s. to £2.175; 6d.;-. empty heifers, £3 9s. 6d. to .£3.145.; springing heifers, good, £6 ss. to £8; 'snwtll,' £4 ti>.£s; cowe and.calves. £5; fat co\vs, £7 2s. 6d. to ..£9* 17s.';' fat.heifers, ,£6 Is. .to-.£7.'los.;;:forward £5 15s.' 6d. to ? £6 19s.;' good store cow's, £4 Bs. to-£5 25.,: smaller-fretred cowfi, £3 2s. to £3 I<s*.; . oedigree yearling Jersey bull, £7 73.; ye«arlin? ;Holstein bull, £5; pedigree Ayrshire hull;'.£7 , Shorthorn dairy bull, £12; . Jersey bulls, :£4 Is.' to £6 155.; heavy, bulls, for canning, up to £12 15a. ;lwewier pigs, 12s.