LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2397, 1 March 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. W.; and G. Turn bull and Oo.,' ; Ltd., report having lield-their weekly sale In their''Carterton saleyards on Friday. A good yarding of sheep and cattle came forward." 'Competition was fairly keen throughout, aid there , was a good daai'ance at the following rates:—Fat wethers, 18s.' to' 20s. 2d. j forward wethere, S6s. Bd.; fat lambs, 13s. to 145.'3d.; fat ewes, 14s. 9d. to 16s. Bd.; fat and forward ewee, 13s. 3d.; two-tooth ewe 3 and. wethers, 145.; forward' b.f. lambs, 12s. Id.; medium, 7s. 7d.; woolly lambs (medium). 7s. lOd. to Bs.; f.m. ewes, 83. to 10a. Id.; s.m. ewes, lis. 9d.; six-tooth to f.m. ewes, IDs. 7cL; two-tooth to f.m. ewee, ISs. 3d.; cull shorn lambs, 4s. 4d. to 63. -7d.; cull b.f. lambs, ss. Id.; f.m. Lincoln rams, 14s. to 21s. Pigs—Weaners, 65.; slips, 125.; porkere, good, 245. 9d. to 355.; medium, 165., 16s. 9d„ lte., to 21s. tot cows, £s''l6s, . £0 12s. 6d., to £6 165.; forward cows, £s\6s. to £5 lis.; store oows, £2 £2 65., £2 12s. 6d„ £2 I3s. 6d:, to : £3; 18nionths steers' (poor condition), . £3 65.; yearling steers, £2 to £2 55.; heifer calves, 18s. 6d. to 255.; bulls, £4,165.,>£4 17s; 6d., £5 16., to £6 6s; The . firm sold'on account of the .Belgian Belief Fund.s Lincoln rams, donated by Messrs. T. V. and'o*. Moors, foi £4 45., and one fat lamb; donated by Mr. A. E. Maunsell, Perk vale, which realised 13s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams,- Ltd., report having ■ held their monthly sale at Olaki on Tuesday. There was a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle, and all lots met with keen competition; and practically the whole yarding changed hands at prices in favour of vendors.' We quote fat sheep, 205., 20s. Id.; 2-tooth wethers, 17s. 4d.; 2 and 4-tooth mixed, 16s.' 6d.; store ewes, 10s., lis. 3d., to 125.; lambs (shorn), 7s. 6d., 9b. Mj,i to 9s. 9d.; cull lambs, -ss. 5<L; weavers, 245., 28s. 6d„ 335. 6d., to 375.; weaners, small, 15s. 6d., 18s. 6d., 195., 225.; yearling and 15-months heifens, £3 2s. 6d.; 15.-monthp .=teeiß, £3 10s. 6d.; store cows, £2 155., £3 55., to £3'l7s. - 6d.; forward oows, £4 ss'., £4 )2s. 6d..- to £4 195.; fat cows, £5 10s.. £6, £6 55., £6 7s. 6d., £7, to. £7 10s.; bulls, £5 17s. 6d., £6.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., toport;—At Levin on -Friday we offered ia good yarding of both sheep and eatitle. Bidding was inclined to drag; Several lines were oassed at auction, but in most cases saies were effected before the close of tho day. Quotations:—Light fat ewes, 16s. 6d., to 18s.; 2 and 4-tooth breeding ewes. IBs.; smaJl 2' and 4-tooth ,ewes, 16s. 6d.; good woolly lambs, lis.; medium woelly lambs, 9s. 7d.; . cull shora lambs, fs. to ss. 6d.; .railed aged ewes, 12s. yd.; forward ewes, 135.; forward wethers, 165.; fat cows, £6 to £6 10s.; forward cows. £4 2s. 6d. to £4 155.; J and 4-year bullocks, £8 10s.; 21-year- ; steers,' £5 17s. 6d.; 18months steers, £4 Bs.; weaners, 20s. to 255.; small weaners, ss. to 10s. Pigs.—Baconors. £2 IBs., £2 '45,, £2 las.; porkers, Zfo, 276., 295. 6d., to 345. 6d.; stores, 20a., 215.; weaners, 69., Bs. . 6d., 95.,' to 116. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Dannevirke, report;— Daring the week w© held sales ait Woodville on Monday and ait Dannevirke on Friday. At the former there wae a largo entry of all classes of. stock offering, and although competition was not keen we effected a total clearance. At Dannevirke a, large yarding of sheep again came 1 forward, but there was only a moderate entry of - cattlc. Oafctle were extremely hard to quit. but. sheep of ail classes met with good competition. For the latter late raites were maintained, and we disposed of the whole of our entry at prices a« quoted hereunder:—Woodville: i'illl-mouth ewes, good. 145.; fat heifers, £5 55.; fat oows,. £7. £5 14s. 6d., £6 10s, 6tL, £6 2s. 6d.; forward bullocks, £7 10s.: empty: heifers, £2 55.; yearlings, £1 15s„ £1 10s. Dannevirke: 4tooth to 4-year-old owes, 14s. 7d.; mixed aged erwes, 12s. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes, 13s. 5d.; 2-tooth wethers. 135.; woolly lambj, 55., 4s. 10d„ 3s. 7d.; cull ewes. 35.: fat oows, £4 17s. 6d.; fat bullocks, £6 10s.; hulls, to £5; Btora cows, .£1 2s. to £2 14s. I'EILDING SHEEP FAIE. . BROKERS' REPORTS Messrs. Abraham and Williams report on their annual Ewe Fair, held on Friday. There was a total of 30,000 odd sheep, of which our entry comprised 10,900, consists inc mostly of good class of. 4 and s:yearolu breeding ewes. There Nvas a largo attendance of buyers from outside districts, including Waikato and Main Trunk. There was a good demand for all dorses of sheep anil we managed to quit the bulk of our entry at prices satisfactory to vendors. Some of our 1 principal sales were:—On aooount of Mrs.. M'Dfnald, Pohangino, 332 5ycar ewes,"l6s. Id.; 172 5-yoar ewes, 15s. 9d.; 88 aged ewes, 12s. 9d.; 181 5-year ewes, 13s. lOd. On account 0. F. Johnston, Westerhill, 213 4 and 5-year ewes, 15s. 2d.; 115 4tooth ewes, email, 16s 6d.; 309 5-year ewes, 12s. 4d. On account of R. Yautier, 225 4 and 5-year ewes, 15s. 6d.; 100 wethers, 17s. On account Estate John Bruce, 255 5-year ewes, 14s, Bd.; 339 , 5-year ewee, 14s. and 14s. 4d. On account of Russell Bros., Pohangina, 204 4 and 5-year ewes, 14s. Id. On account of F. B. Farmer, 140 4 and 5-year ewes, 16s. 9d. On account of F. Russell, Waituna, 324 4 and 5-year ewes, low condition, 10s. 9d. Oii account of W. G. Aitlien, Ashhurst, 40 p.b; S.D. ewes, ljg.; 132 2-tooth, Koir.uev ewes,' 235." On account of W. Yile, Colyton, 110 4 and 5-year ewes, 14s. On account of •S. flail, Coal Greek, 136 2-tooth ewes, 15s. 9d.; 105 4 and 5-year, 14s. Bd. On account of C. L. Kreagher, 300 4 and 5year ewes, 13s. 10d.; 150, 13s. Bd.; 122, 13s. sd. On account E. V. liiddiford, Glenburn, 5-year ewes, 800, 16s. 4d.; 100. 16s. Tablelands, 5-vear ewes, 960. 16s. 3d. On account of W. H. Gnisford,- Oringi. 31)0, 20s. Jsd.; 727 , 2fts. On account of B. J. I'rcclil'ngton, 86 12s. 7d. On account, ot L. Pleasant-. 72

ewes, 14s. 6d. On account'of K. Meredith, 121. aged owes, 10s.; 119 lambs, 7s. fid. On account of E. M'Dougal, Wailuna, 70 4 and 5-year cpes, 14s. 4d.; 79 lo.mbs. 6s. Id. On account H. I'. Clare, Waituna, 96 2-tooth ewes, 16s. 4d.

The New Zealand 'Loan and Merc&ntila Agency. Qoajjajy, Ltd.. lejjtfti—.Ve ifld

good entry at our annual Fefldiiiff Sheep Fair, and have to report a. roost fjyecess- • ful sale, which \vent with a. swingj prices do in? in favour of tho vendors of the •good quality ewes. Inferior sorts were not keenly sought after, with the exception of ouc small pen we quitted ever.v line under the hammer. We quote:—On account of J. S. Parsoun, Ooal Oreck,. 549 4-year ewes, 18s.; 77 4-ycn.r ewes, 15b.; 246 2-tooth ewos, 165.; 85 2-tooth ewes. 15s. W. Clapham. Kiwi tea, 208 3 and 4-year ewes, 18s. ?d. t«o 18?. 3d. F. 15. Pickering, 262 5-yea.r ewes, 17s. 4d. Goo. Smith, Coal Creek, 464 4-year, ewes, 16s. Bd. A.v fi, Brown, Bluff itoad, 6-tooth ewes, 17s. 3d. Shannon Bros., 134 2* tooth ewes, 17s. 2d.; 107 ditto, 168. 4d Forlongs and Suisted, 2J04 2-tooth ewes, 16s. to 16a, 3d.; 384 2-tooth wethers, 16s. lid. Herbert Smith, 189 4 and 5-yc<ur ewes, 15s. W, L. 52 4 and 5-year ewes. 16s. 2d. S. Hall, Coai Greek, 2-tooth ewes, 156. 6d. Other prices realised, wero: Small 2-tooth ewes, 14s. 3d. to 14s. 6d.; inferior 4 and 6-tooth owes, 13s. ?d.; eged ewes. ss. 10d, to 95.; fat and forward lambe, 12b. 2<L; cull ewea, 3s. 6d. to ss. Lfessrs. Gorton ; crad Son, Ltd., report:We ?iad a very' heavy yarding of sheep oi m classes, comprising chiefly breedine ewes most of the best flocks in the district. Taken all over the quaJity was not up to the usual high standard of this a™ U v al Jrt, nre ' though the best litres worn Majiy of the medium lots lacked condition poor lowing beside the better E ddme was not as brisk a 8 usual, but the prices realised were most satisfactory, and in- every caee wore well ahead of last year s pricee for annual drafts, and the sale must rank as one of the most niccessful yet held, in tho priccs below On r C 2' r 5 p f lc <s in parentheses.— E" °L C - , J - LeTott, a-tooth ewes, Ms' M Sl /"^ ear owes ' 25s- 6«. Cu L oa Atisatt Estate, 2-toot-h ewes, 26s (21s. sd.)j 4-yeat ejves,. 19s. 3d. (18s. 5d.). On account Hocking. 2-tooth ewes, 275. !21s. 3d * On-2-tooth ewes, 365. • 6d„ 235 -'Onaccount J ll, z-tootll ewee,' 20s. Bd., 18s. 7d, (17s. 8d.); fyear ewes, 17a. (17s. Id.). On account H- ot-ewart, 5-year ewes, 15s. 6d. On account W. G. Pc&Tce,. 2-tooth ewes, 225. lod. ;i9s.). On account Tawera Estate, 2-tooth ewes, 25e. (225.). On account Lieut. T. M'Lean, e.m. ewes 163. Bd. (lis. Id.). On account J. Guylee, f.m. ewes, Is 6d. On account J, Buswear ewes, 17s.' On account W. Mitchell, Mooth ewes (emajl), 15s. 9d. On account J. Waugh, Mooth ewes, t6s. 7d. On account 0. Femney, 64 f.m. ewes, 13s. On account J. Guylee, 2-tooth wethers 13s. 9d. Cm account \V. Williams, shorn lambs, 10a. Id.; f.m. ewes, 13s. 3d. On account-Brown Brra., -f.m. ewes, 12s. On account J. H. WHlSker, f.m. ewea, 135.; store ditto, 9s. On account Mrs. Densham, b.f. lambs, 9s. Bd.; shorn lambs, 9s. 4d. On account M. Beazer, cull ewea, ss. 6d. to 6s. 9d. On W. Gibeon, 2-tooth ewes, 255. 6d., W' 59' 5 a acconnt H. Smith. 2-tooth ewos, i6s. 3d. On account P. A. if' Hardy, 2-tooth wethere ismall), 15s. 7d.; 2-tooth ewes' (small). 13s. On account H. Oornfoot, f.m. ewes, 14s. 3d., 15s. On account W. J. Davies, store ewos, 9s 6d. On accoimt D. H. M'Lean, 2-tooth stud Romney ewes, £2 2s. On account A. and A. M. Thompson, f.m. ewes, 15s. 6d. On account A. G. Ifeyrick, 5 and 6-year ewes, 14s. On account Geo. Billett, 5-year ewea, 14s. Id. On account T. Jeffenes, f.m. ewes, 13s. fed: On account Job Palmer, 2-tooth ewes, 19s. On account W. Burnc, 4 and 5-ycar ewes, 17s. 4d. On acconnt A. vr. Gaze, 2-tooth ewes/ 16s. 6d. On account J. Linklater, 2-tooth ewes, 17s. Id. On account- W. H. Power, 2-tooth ewes, 14a. .