LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2415, 22 March 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report Shaving held their usual weekly sale at Levin on Friday, when they offered to a fair attendance of buyers a large yarding .of both sheep and cattle. The demand for .'.stock has slackened off somewhat;from late •sales, but we disposed of most lines under tho hammer and. privately, by tlie .close /of the sale. There was cood competition >for wethers. . Sales were as under:—2 and J<-tooth frwethers,. 14s; 7d., 145.: lOd. to 17s. 'Id.; fat "wethers, ■ 195.; 2 >and 4-tooth ewes, 14s. 6d.line f <Jf 250 forward ewes,l6s.; •f.m. owes; to 9s. 2d : line of prime fat ewes, account 'WeTeroa Stato Farm, 19a.;-good ■line of 318 2 and 4-tobth owes, 17s. 7d.; fat "cows. £4 Bs., £5 16s. £6-ss.;'£6-65.; forward empty'cows, £5; store cows, £3 9s„ £3 Us. :-to £3 13.3.; 18-montlis steers, £3 135., £4 175.; Itifers, ,in cfllf,' £4 10s. to £5. Messrs. Dalgety .and Co., Ltd., report on tlK'ir Donncvirkc v sale, on Friday last:—We offered a fairly good yarding of sheep-and a small-entry of cattle Cattle were rather dull of "salej • with tho" exception of fat cows,.-of r which there was only-a small , entry,,-evident,y. not sufficient for the'de-.-Tnand/, and these wero sold at prices conFidcTvihly higher than last sale's report. ■Quotations:—Small lambs, 4s. Id. to ss. 6d.; :medium ditto...7s. 3d.; good woolly lambs, 'to 12s. 4t1.; cull' owes, 6s to 7s. 6d; medium .mixed aged ewes, 12s. 3d;, 12s. 9d. to 13s. 6d.; 2-tooth wothers, 13s 10d.; mixed weancrs, :11s to 18s. for best lines; storo cows. £2 yto £2 55.: forward cows, £4; light fat. voows and heifers, £5 10s., £5 12s. 6d. to £3 .;155.; heavy ditto, £6, £7, £7 10s. to £7 155.; :ibulls,~£3 -7s. 6d„ £5 to £5 12s 6d'. Messrs. Abraham- and- • Williams, Ltd., Toport:—Ait Levin on Friday a good yarding of all classes of stock came forward. Com•petition was not briisk, but a fair amount 'of: business was dope at tho following ■ quotation's :—Light fat ewes, 155.; 2-tooth ewes. 16s. '6d. to 21s. lOd.; wethers, 15s. 10J.: 4. and 5-year low-conditioned ewes, .Sa.-Sd.; forward ewes, lis. 8d ; shorn lambs, : 7s.'Ud.; cull shorn lambs, 65.; 2i-year-Steers, £5 17s. 6d. to £6; 2-year steers, '■>£5-128.; fat-cows, £6 17s. to £J Is.: empty ■18-months heifers, £2 175.; wcaners, 176 to 215.; heifers, in calf, £5 2s. 6d A small entry of pigs sold at the following prices: /Wcaners. 6s. to 95.; storp pigs, lis. 6d. to 12s. 6d.; porkers, 255. to 295. 6d ; baconcrs, 38s. to £2 10s.; choppers, £3 to £3 3s. ' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale, held on March 19:—We had a heavy yarding of sheep and -,-a .fair yarding of cattle. All stock sold •freely at late rates. Wo quote:—4 and 5- : tooth ewes. 145., -14s. 5d., 14s. 6d. to 165.; : 4-year ev.'ce, low condition, 12s 12s. Id. to •12s. 6d.; 2, 4,-and 6-tooth'ewes,.'l6s. sd. to ! 175.; cull ewes," 6s. Id', to Bs. 6d.; 2-toot-h wethers, 16s. 81; forward lambs, Us. 4d.; fat ewes, 18s. 7d. to 18s. 10d.; 2-tooth S.D. rams, sgns.; fat cows, £6 15s. to £7 12s. ■6d • wcaners, 19s. to 24s 64; forward 1 cows, :"£3 15s. to £3 17s. 6d.; storo cows, 315.; bulls, •'£6. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Te'port on their Poncaroa sale of March 19 a* follows:—We offered. a large yarding oi sheep, but no cattle oamc forward. There was a fairly good demand, practically everything selling at market values. Quotations —4 • and 5-ycar ewes, 13s. lid. to 16s lOd ; sound-mouth ewes, 9s. 4d. to lis. id • 2-toot-h wethers. 15s. to 15s. 4d.; medium ]amb= 6s. Ud. to 7s. Bd.; small lambs, 3s. 9d. to' 3s. 9d. The New Zealand ■ Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., report having conducted sale of dairy stock, etc., last Wednesday, at Te Ho.ro on account of Dr. C "Prendergairf, Knight, who has sold his firm There was a lajge attendance of buyers, jiepteeisntiflsf-iJiQ

rapa, and Hutt districts, and all classes of stock., sold; Well, with spirited competition. We sold stock at following pricee:—May calTers, £10 to £11; August calvers, £7 10s., £8 ss„ ; £9 156., £10, £13 to £17 55.; September calvers, £6, £6 12s. 6d., £7 £9 10s., £1.1.- £12 to £13 10s.; October calvers, £7 2s. 6£., .£8 10s„ £9105.; Noverfibcr calvers, £7 2a. 6d. to £10; empty cows, £3 17s. 6f1., £5 5s to £6 15e.; pedigreo Jersey heifers, £12 125.; -pedigree Jersey cows, 20Jgns.; grade bulls, yearlings, to £2 25.; weaner steers, £1 Is.; weaner heifers, £1 3s. 6d. yearling Ayrshire bulls, 355. to ; 3 : ye<ir Ayrshire bulls, to £6; heifers, .r.w.b., £3 16s. to £5 Bs.; cows, r.w.b., £4, £4 12s. .6(1. to £5 55.; store pigs, 245.; weaners, 8s; ompty sows, .£2 2s„ £2 3s„ £2 10s. to £3 55.; sows, to farrow, £2 10s. to £3 55.; boars, to £3 3gij 2-tooth ewes, 15s. lid.; 4-year ewes, 15s.\'8dl; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, IBs. 7d.; lambs, mixed, 7ai 6d.; Romney rams, 1 to ljgns.; aged draught marcs, £9 ltte to £12; geldings, to £8; also machinery and sundries at highly satisfactory priccfl. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report :-*-At Feilding on Friday..we had a good entry of ehep and a small yarding of cattle. Sheep sold well, and we had a total clearance at full rates. Cull lambs, sa. fid.; small Blackfaced lambs, Bs. ■ 9d.; medium lambs. 9s 3d.; medium shorn lambs, Bs. 4d.; good lambs, 10s. 9d. to lis. 3d,,' and up to 12s. 3d.; 2-tooth - wethers, 18s. 7d ; store ewes, 10s. 3d. to lis. lOd.; s.m .ewes, 13s. 2d.; -light fat ewes, 17s. 3d. Weaners (small), 14s 6d to 16s. 6d; yearling hcifer6, 305.; yearling steers, £2 7b ; 2-year heifers, £3 Bs.; light fat cows, £6. i7s. 6d.; 2-ycar steers, £3 155.. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., report:—At Apitl on Tuesday wo had a heavy yarding of sheop and cattle. We cleared practically all the sheep at satisfactory prices, but cattle were very slow of sale. Medium lambs, Bs. 6d.; good lambs, 13s. Id.; woolly lambs (good), lis. 3d.; small 2-tooth wethers, 15s. 4d.; forward wethers, 17s. 5d.; 2tooth ewes, 15s. 7d. and 16s 9d., 17s, 2d., 17s. 6d.; fat ewes, 17s. 10d.; 4 and 5-year ewes, 15s. 2d., 15s. Bd., 165., 17s -ld.„ 17s. 2d.; s.m. ewes, lis. Bd. to 13s lid.; aged ewes, Bs. to 9s. 3d.; cull owes, se. 4d.; rams, lgn to 2gns; weaners, 20s to 305.; 2-ycar lieifers (speyed), £3 8s to £4; 18-months steers, £3,155.; bulls, £5 10s. The - New ; Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—We held our usual weekly Dannevirke sale in the JLiUcr s: Road Yards on March 19. There was a largo yajding of sheep offering to a good attendance of the public, and the joces realised were somewhat firmer than of latc. Of cattle only a. comparatively small yarding came forward. '-Fat"- cattlo met with good competition, whilo "stores" sold well up to lat« rates. Wo quote:— Z-toth. vrethere, 15a 9d.; m.a. bwes, 13s. 10d.; cul ewes, 7s. 9d.; Southdown rams," .£3 3s. to £2 7s. 3d. • Messrs. W. and G. TurnbiUl and Co, Ltd., report having held their usual weekly sale in their Carterton salo yard 3 ori Friday last. A good yarding of sheep tind cattle came forward, and bidding was very spirited, and the whole yarding of sheep, with the exception of one pep, was sold, and practically all the cattle. - Fat wethers, 21s. 6d-; 2-tooth ewes and wethere, 14s. 3d.; s.m. ewes, 13s. 10d., 15s. 3d. to 16's; 4-to'oth to f.m. ewes, 16s 3d.; 4 and 6tooth ewe<;, 15s. 2d.'; 6-tooth <to f.m. ewes, 12s. 4d.; 2-tooth owes, 145.; f.m. ewes,- 7b to 7s. 9d.; B.F. lambs, lls '7d.; woolly lambs (good), 125.. 2d i medium, Bs. Id. Shropshire rams, ?,os., 255., 275.. 28s. to 295.; Lincoln rams, £2 Is.; fat cows, £5 Jl6. to £6 35.; forward store cows, £4 Bs. ( £4 14s. to £4 18s.; store cows, £1 195., £2 75.. £2 10s., £2. 155., £2 165., £3 to £3 36.; springing heifers, £5 155.; 18-months heifers, in calf, £3, £3 75., £4 to £4 2e. id.;-2-year heifers, in calf, £4 3s. to £5 65.; heifer calves, 18s. 6d to :275.; steer calves, 275. 6d.; 18jnonthq eteers, £2 75.; bulls, £2 Bs., £4 12s. 6d., £5, £5 55., to £6 10s. Pigs: Porkers (light), 19s. 3d.

.Messrs. A. H Atkinson and. Co., Tpport no improvement in prices of pigs, a. medium yardjjiff being slow of sale. Poultry 6old -well. Large quantities of frulit, mostly of prime quality, met a ready market, some 300 cases of peaches, pears, grapes, etc., Belling at quotations. Potatoes ere in : large supply, and show some casing oif in value. QuotationsWeaner pigs, ss. to Bs.; slips, 9s. 6d.j light porkers, 205., 265. ito 325. fid. Poultry, per pair: Hens, 2e. 3d., 2s. 6d to 3s. 3d.; pullets, 55.; ducks, 4s. to ss. 3d. Potatoes, 4s. per sack to 9e.; onions, 9s. to lis. cwt.; tomatoes, 4s. case; -pears, 2s. 9d. to 3g. • 3d.; apples; 4s. to 65.; peaches, 3s, 3s. fid. to 4s. 6d.; grapes, 4d. to sd. per lb.