LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2379, 8 February 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mesare. Dalgefcy and Co., IM,, baring held a clearing of Mr. H. Bmbazon'fl dairying Herd February 4, at Nore-ervood. Mr. Brabazon had decided to relinguLK owing to the-shortness of feed and the continued dry weather, and considering the whole district is Buffering from the came thing bidding was brisk and we quitted aU tne cowc and heifers at eatiefactory prioos to the vendor. M<si=Hre. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., refwrt on their weekly oale Held, at Miller a Boad yards as follows:—'We offered a small yarding of wethers, which were not competed for as in the previous ealcß. four-tooths not rcaching the Tcndor'B reserve; twotooth* celling at Ita. We offered Bomo good dairy cow* on account of Mr. Maun, which Bold from £4 to £5 17e. fid.. And springing heifers at £5; fat cows, £7 >#. to £5; fat bullock*, £8 .I*.; heifers, r.w.b., £3 la. 6d.; gujall weanere,-2le. to 6fl. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, htd,, report:—At the Dannevirke fiale held on February 5 there was a good entry of cattle and *• *ery heavy yarding of eheep, of which wo of--fcred a Tcry fair proportion , With the exception of one very small lino of two* tooths we disposed of the whole of oiit entry, Bheep of all classes Hold'well, but 3n order to make ealeo of cattle it wfld neceanary to take rates lower than what have recently been ruling. Wo rniotor—Heavyekinnea four and ftTe-yeor>old ewes (pcJ* ticulariy good line), 1ys»» two-t/)oth crwiss, 15s. lid.; cull two-tooth wethers, lis. 7d.; forward lambß, lis. lOdL; cull lambo, 6a. Id.; fat cows (medium), £5_5a.; fifteenmonth Ktccrfl, £2 25.; two and a 'half-year-old fltocra, £5 155.; two and a half-year-old heifcrfl, in calf to Hereford bull, £5 lOo.; cowa and calf, £4; etore cowh, £2 10s. V> £3, Owing to tho Diinncvirkc rani fair being held on .Friday next there will bo no wile in tho Danncvirke ealeyarda until tho following Friday, February 19. Mcbsw. Abraham and Wiiliarae, T/td., report on their weekly Rale held at Levin on Friday, loflt: We offered a good yarding of wheep and a fair yarding of cattle to a large attendance of btiycra, when all clasfice of stock met with keen demand. Wo effected sales as under j—Fat ewes. 17fl. 2d., 20s. 10d„ Zifl. Id.; light fat wethers, 21s. 3d.; fat lambp, 15e. 6a.; rams, 13a. 6<1., 14a., 14a.-Cd.,-to 15h. 3d.; small lambs, 7s. Id. to to. id.; woolly lambs, 10b. to Us. 6d.; breeding ewc6, 17s. 9d.; store owed, 10s. 4d., 13fl. 7d., to 15b.; two-tooth wethers, 15s. 2d.; fat cows, £5 Is. Id., £6, £6 10s., £7 65.» to £8 14e.'; bulls, £3 45., £4, £4 106., £6; weaners, 2ts.» 236. 6d., 250. t 26b. 6d., 28fl. 6d., to 30b.; cows and calves, £4 10s. to £5 9a. ■ fid.; springing' heifcre, £5 10e. Pies; Porkers, 265., 27-s. 6d., 32e., 345., 376. to 395.; stores, 145., 14s. 6d„ 15fl„ 170. 3d., 17s. 9d., 18s 6d., to 215.; wcancTfl, 75., te., 10s,, to 12s. 6d. irossrs. W. and Q. Turnbull and 00., Lad., report having held.their usual.weekly sale in their Carterton sale yards on Friday last. A good yarding of sheep, cattle and pig 6 came forward well in advance of advertised numbers. There woe a large attendance of buyers, consequently competition was very keen throughout the pale, and tho whole yarding, with the exception of 16 weaner calves, changed hands at the following prices:—Fat two-tooth owes and wethers, 225. 6d.; fat ewes, 17s. (o 18e.; forward ewes, 12s. id.; store owes, Bfi. 2d.; fat lambs, 15s. 2d.; forward woolly lambs, 12s. 3d.; good condition woolly lambs, Eg., B*s. Id., Bs. ?d., Bs. 10<L, to 9s. Id.; medium woolly lambs. 5?. 5d., sr. 7d., to 6a. 9d.; shorn lambs, 6s. to 7e.; medium, 4s. 5d., 4s. 7d.; two-tooth wether*". 14s. 6d.; six-looth Bom« ney ewco, 15s. 3d.; rams (pctterfi), 106.; four-shear Southdown ram, £3 3e.; twoshear English. Ledcceter ram, 2i guineas j . porkers, 225. 6d.. 225. 9d., Vm, id.. V*. M„

£7 lis.; £&t covre, £5 123., £6, £6 fie.; forward cow 6, £4 35., £4 155., to £4 175.; store cows, £3 10s., £3 12s. 6d., to £3 165.; poorcondition store cows, £1 195., £2 ls„ to £2 •12e. 6d.; cow and calf, £2 13a.; springing Ayrshire heifers, £5 12. 6d.;. heifer calves, 10s. to 136.; steer catae, 135,; mixed caJyes, 165.; bulls, £2 165., £3 55., £3 65., £3 Bs., £4. £4 12s. 6d. t £4.155., £5, £5 Is., £5 3fi„ £5 66., £6, to £6 le. We Also sold on account of the Belgian Itelicf Fund one turkey gobbler, presented by !£r. Thos. Ingley, for 10s. 6d. Messrs. W. and G. Tnrnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their # fortnightly Fale of wool oddments, sheepskins, etc., on Friday. Thero was a full bench, of buyere, and competition wae remarkably keen throughout the sale. Sheepskins ehowed an advance of about id. per lb., and realised for full-wool 6 up to the high level of lOJfl. Hides also sold well at an advance of Id. to 3d. per lb.■