LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2356, 12 January 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. VT. and Q. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in, their Carterton, eale yards on Friday. A good yarding of sheep, cattle, and pigs came- forward. Competition was fairly Keen, end "the yarding of sheep, which totalled 1800, was sold with tho exception of two pens. Cattle were well competed for,' especially fat cows and'forward cows, while wcaner calves were very dull. The following prices were realised.—Sheep: Fat owes and wethers, 18s.; forward store ewes, lis. Id. to 12s. id.; i.m. ewes, 7s. Id., 7s. 6d., 96. bd„ to lis, Id.; two-tooth wethers, lie. Id. to 13s. lid.; two-tooth ewes, lis. 4d.; two and four-tooth owes, Ids.; woolly twotooths, 12s. 3d.; mixed two-tooths, 9s. 9d. to Us. 7d.; b.f. lambs, 7s. to 7b. 2d.; email b.f. lambs. 4s. 7d., se. Id., ss. 2d, to ss. 3d.; Woolly lambs, <&. Id. to 4s. 3d.; small woolly lamßp, 35., 3s. 2d. I'igs: Weanera 66. to 65.; slips. 125.; porkere, 195., 21e. 6(1., to Us, 3d.; sows in pig, 155., 205., to 30e.; purebred Berkshire sow, 11 weeks old, £2 iOe. Cattle: Fat cows, £5 145., £6 Is., £6 65., £6 18s., £7, £7 35.. to £7 95.; store cowb, £3, £3 3s. 6d„ £3 4«., £3 Us., £3 15s. to £4; old store cows, 285., 405., 415., to 505.; good wcaner calves, 21s. 6d.: small weoner calves, 65.: bulls. £2 25.. £2 175.. £3 lis., £4 12e. 6d., £5 195., to £6. A bull uilf, donated to the lielgion Fund bv Mrs. George Gordon, Daleficld. realised £1 14s. Mews. W. nnri (i. Tiirnbnll and C0..-Ltd., report having held n. clearing sale on Thursday, when, they sold on account of .to, Walte Jeffries, Pyiwfl Book Bead,.

Maurlee-ralle, tlie whole of his live and dead stock. There was a good attendance at the sale, but competition at auction was rather dull considering the does of stock which was offered. The following prices were realised:—Two-tooth ewes. 14s. M.; four-tooth e-wos, 14s. 2d.; eix-tooti ewes, 11s. 3d.; f.f.m. ewes, 10s.; mixed-aged ewes, 9s. 2d.; f.m. ewes, 7s. Id.; fat owes, 17e. 3d.; woolly lambs, 95.; b.f. lambs, 9s. Id.: medium b.f. lambs, 65.; culls, 2s. 6d.; null woolly lambs, ss. 4d.; Southdown rams. 315.; Romnoy rams, 6s. Cattle: Empty two-year heifers, £4 Is.; two-year steers, £3 7s. 6d.; two-year dairy heifers in calf, £5: dairy cows. £3 10s„ £5 10s.; springing heifers, £5; calves, 155., 255.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmerston, on Thursday, we offered a good yarding of sheep and a medium entry of cattle. A fair demand existed for all classes, and a total clearance of,all lines offered was effected at the following quotations:—Good tro and four-tooth wethers, 155.; two-tooth wethers, 12s. 6d. to 12s. 10d.: shorn ewes, with lambs at foot, 17s. Bd.; good woollv lambs, 7b. 6d. to 9s. 9d.; small lambfl, Eh. Vat cows, £6 10s.; forward cow 6, £5 lis.; store cows, £2 10s. to £3 2s; 6d.; wcancrs, IBs. 6d. to 225.; yearling heifers, £2 Ug..

MessTs. Abraham and Williams, i,ti, report:—At our Foildi-ng sale, held on Friday, we had a, very heavy yarding of fhecp and a good yarding of cattle. Bape iambs were m keen demand, but stores were hard to nuit. We quote:—Best lambs, lis. lld. : medium lambs, Bs.. Bs. 3d., Bs. 9d., 9s. 2d„ 9s: lOd. to 9s. lid.: fair lambs. 7s. to id. Ed.: cull lambs, it. to M. 2d.: four-tooth wethers, 14s. 6d. to 16s. M.: two-tooth wethers, 13s. to 13s. 6d.; fullmouth ewes, 95.; two-tooth ewes, small, ™ .. , Ca, : t ' e: Fat cows; £9; store cows, £1 Us. to £3 10s.; bulls,- £6 to £7 ltej three-ycrjt- »mptv heifers, £4 Bs.; cows and calves, £5 lzs. 64

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report:—At our weekly sale at Levin, on Friday, we offered a small entry of sheep and a good yarding ?J '? tu ?-„ A Rood clearance was effected at the following prices:—Flat ewes. 20s. Id to 225.; fat mixed two-tooths, 18s. Id.: mixed two-toothsr. 14s. Id.; light fat bullocks/£lO 17s 6d.: fat cows, ,£5 12*. 6d., £5 155., to If & : 'Bht f at heifers, £5105.: store cows, £J tt«. Jo £4; heifer in milk, £5 ;Se. -, weaner 10s 6d ' bulls, £3

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., renor.t. on their store stock sale, held at Jc-hnsonville yesterday. a,s follows-.-Sheej. came forward in excess of advertised numbers, -over 3000 being yarded. There was ateo a good yarding of cattle, some'pens of grown bullocks realising eood orices Buyers were present in good force, and ft very successful eale resulted, every nen ,°J-„ii i B ? <* a , n ff in e hands except a few mnall lots of lamhs. On account of Messrs. £££" ii «• a 'i" 0 °K m Ceding ewes made 14s. 6d.; a line of 270 fat and forward wethers, yarded in splendid condition, and cold on account "f Mr. H. Hume made the good price of 2Cs; lOd. Vriots WOT* as follow:-P.F.M. ewes. I2fl. 8d„ 13s. 7d., Ms., to Ms. 6d.; low-condition, lis. Id. f?„ m M -; J f - m - mvfl8 ' *■• M - to I 0- «d. to Us. 7d.; old ewos, 7s. 6d. to Ba. 6d.; fourwethers, Ms 6d. to 155.-. forward lambs, M'l ei !F Umb /' %-,}*•'• Boniney rems , %; : ? lu ' 5e a^ A e - half-year steers, £8 15s. K> M-.-two and a half-year steers, £7 10s ■ yearling steers and heifers, £2 to £! 6s •' Jersey calves, 16s. sd. •"