LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2383, 12 February 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. <W. and G. Turnbull and 00., Ltd./ \ /report having held their usual'weekly sale , Jin their Waipoua (Masterton) sale'yards oil Wednesday- A good yarding, of sheep came I forward, and a small. yarding of cattle oe : jedvertieed. .There woo a largo attendance jof buyers . from all parts. of the district, j ifionsequentiy. competition. was keen . :i . and a clearance with, the exloeption of 2 pens, ' was, made at the following prices:—Fat ewes, 175.; fat 2-tooth jowes and-wothers, 18s Jd.; forward empty ewes, 12s. lid. to 13s. 4d.; 4-year-old ewes, '.' "15s. lid.; 6,. 8, and. f.m.ewe6, 13s. 4d. to 13s. 9d.; 2, 4; and 6-tooth ewes, 14s. Id.; f.m. owes, 7s. 6d. to Bs. Id.; small 2-tooth ewes and wethers, Bs. 3d. to 10s. lOd.; . shorn ; Jambs, 1 95.; woolly lambs, Bs. 6d. to 10s. 2d.; • • small, 6st. Id.; b.f. lambs, 7s. lOd. to Bs. i ;.'4d.;' S.D. 'ewes, lgn. to ljgns;-f.m.s.d. rams, ljgns.; potter rams, 12s. 6d. to 165.; weaner V . ■: jags, 16a. 6d. Cattle: Cow and calf, £3 135.;", • ; etore cows, £4.U5.; yearling.steer, 18s.; 18- . .month. steers, £2 10s. ... . , < - i ■" ■. .Abraham 'and Williams, Ltd.,' report oh i their Woodville-sale held on February Bas follows:—Wo offered a good "yarding of 'both sheep and./cattle to."the usual large attendance. Prices, were well .maintains, :' and a eatirfactory clearance woe -effected, Quotations: Fat 'ewes, 19s. :3d:'; s.m. eweß. lis. 3d. .'to. 13s. '6d.V 2-tooth wethers, i 145.. : 6d. to 165.: small 2-topths,,. lis.. 9d.;\. fat' ; . cows, £5 155., £6 10s., to£7 Is.; forwaxd empty cows, £4 ss„ £4 17s„ to;£s.7s;; store ' . ' cows, £2 Is. to £?, 7fl. 6d.:• springine: heifers. £4 15s. to £5. 55.: empty dairy Aeifori.' • .£3 3s. to £3; ss.;' : 18-month, steers, £3 '15s. ; .. ' .weaners, 28s. to 365. • Abraham and. Williams', Ltd.', report on their Pahiatua 'eale"held'on. Tuesday as • follows:—We. offered- a -yarding of both sheep and cattle. There", was agood ' demand for sheep,' cattle selling at late rates. Quotations: Pat.~ewes';:;.'lßs. 9d.'; 4•tooth to 4-year-old owes! '16s. . to' . 17s. .!6d;i -mixed aged ewe3,:'l2s;-7d.'.to - 13s.'-9d.; f.m; - . owes,..9s. 7d.. to'.lOs.T.mixed 2-tooths,.. 17s. ~[2d.'; 2-tooth wethers",'«l4s. Bd, ; to; 155.. 7d.; ■woollylamb6,;.'Bs. 2d.V'los. ld.".'to : 'l2s.'Md.; •Bhorn lambs, 75.-4d.jto Bs. 9d.;.:smaU lambs, . • :£s. 3d. to ,6s. 6d.;-fat'xowe.- £6: 17s. 6di: • v empty com £3 Bs. ; 'to. £4.175. 6d.; cows arid' icalves, £3 17s.''6d. to £4 Bs.; 18-month-hedf- .. .ers, r.w.b., £3; 10s;; weanersr 169; <t0'.326.; '.bulls,. £3 to £6 6s.' ' The New Zealand-Loto.load Mercantile. 'Agency Company-report:—Atltr. .0. . E. . Johnston's clearing-Bale" on-Tuesday-stock sold freely a£T full-market,rates, with- the ; exception of the-'ewe®,--which were some- ■ what, on the side'.'V.Shcep:. f.m. ewes, tils., and 13s. v,to'~l3s.. 5d.; aged' Southdown •rams, 2 to 21 gnincep. Cattle: Weaners, 245.; yearlings',.,£2;['■ 2-year., isteere, '£5 12s. 6d.; 18-month heifflrs; £4; cows with calves, £6 55.; dairy cows;"£4 15s';" to £6 55.; fat c0w5,..£7.;.-Jat .and. .forward bullocks, £11 10s. Horses: Aged draughts, £23 to £26; hcavy.-draughtfi,. 6..t0.8 years, £35 .to £38; hack,. £3. , ' •• ■; The New., Zealand Loan- and Mercantile 'Agency Company, Limited, report;—At Tuesday we had a fair cntry. jof 6heep,;aml cattle.. Sheep sold well, were neglected. The following ericas .were realised :-Shcep: 2-tooth wethers,'l7s. to 18s:r.mixd lambs, 83. 7d.; 2tootli ewes, 175.; mixed age'ewes, 14s. 6d. to 16s. 3d.; mixed 2-tooths, 145.; aged Hornney.: rams, 1 to 1J guineas ;.-;aged Lincoln' mms, 17s. 6fl. to 325. 6d.; 2-tooth -Lincoln rams. 3 to 4 guineas,"'-.Cattle: '18-month '. steers, £3 155.; 2J-ye'ar steers,* £5 ss.;^spring-' ■ mg jhcifers, .£4'.-10s. ' - . , ; l Tlio Sew Zealand Lean and Mercantile Agency Company,' Limited ,: report;—At our. nsual monthly stock,;..sale 'held , at ..Waij ionoe on Tuesday lidding was, keen * throughout, and the whole of our 1 entry changed hands at satisfactory price 6. . A nice line of 400 f.f.m. breeding eyes, oifered on account of Messrs.. Smit.h Urns. Pn<>. «•••: kakarild.-inet'ivith lieeh compe'tftidn,' and sold at 18s. Other sales were as follow:— Fat .and forward 4-tooth wethers, 186. lOd.; fat ewes, 17s;; f.f.m. ewes, 18s.; good shorn " Tape lambs, 10s.; 6horn lambs (medium), 6s. Bd. to 75.. 4d.; small cull lambs, 4s. 7d. to 55.; rams, 1 "guinea, 21 guineas, to. 3J - guineas.' Cattlo: Fat'heifers, £5 155.: med- : . ium fat oowe, £5; forward cows, £4 135.; - cows with calves, £4 lis. to £6 25.; 3-year steers, £8 10s.; .2-year d0.,--5S .1)?.'6a.: 18- ! month do., £J 175.; bulls, from £t ,15s.- to £7 ;10s.; dairy co'.vs, in milk, £4 to £7. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Companv, Ltd., report: At tho ; weekly eale'at Solway on Wedncfday we Submitted a good entry of sheep, embracing; ■ : oil classes.. Tho tone of tho market' was dccidedly t>etter" than that of recent sales, and we can report a clearance at improved rates. Breeding owes were mostly of.the. .-w • asc^ala

lid. to 13a. W.j failing sorta, 9s. to lis.; fat and' forward owes, 13b. to 15e. 6d. In lambs, only Down Cross offered, and thoeo were m low condition. Prices were from sa. ,9d. to 7s. 9d.. A few lote of small 2-tooth wethers,'from 105..6 d. to 12s. 7d.: fan. Down rams, Zgns. each.

The New, Zealand Loan and Mercantile ■Agemcy Company, Ltd.. roport:—We held our weekly sale at Pahiatua on Tuesday last. Competition lor ell classes was fairly keen, and a Mod clearance was made at the following rates:— B.f. rape lambs, Si. lid. to 10s. lOd.: good shorn w.f. lambß,9s. 3d. ]oj.; medium do., 75. ; 5d. to Be. 2d.; cull do.,'7s. Id.; email bJ. lambs, 7s. 3d. to Bs. .'33.; medium woolly -lambs, 66. Bd.; 1 fat and. forward 2-tooth wothers, 15s. lid.: small Mboth, wethers, 123. lOd.t coll do., -10a 3d.; forward «wes, 13s. 10d-; fat cows, £7 155.; weaner steeis, £1 195,; wcancr hoif- ' ere, 145.; bulls, to £5. .