LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2433, 12 April 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty ond Co., Ltd., Wellington, report having held their monthly Otaki salo on Wednesday, when a good yarding of sheep and catt-lo came forward. Bidding for sheep was especially animated, and when compared with last rates prices for wethers and boggets were fully le. per head dearer. A total clearance of sheep was effected at the under-mentioned rates:— Good skinned 2-tooth wethers. 225. 9d.; good wolly hoggets, 14fl. 10d.; 4r.vear-old owes, 195.; fat wethers, 245.; medium hoggets, 9s. 6d to lis. Id. Cattle: Mixed sex weancrs, 275. 6d. to 355.; good quality 2-ycar-old Jorsoy heifers, £8 10s.; prime fat cows, £8 to £9 Us.; light prime fat cows, £6 Is.'to £7 lis.; 18-month steers, £3 18s.; cows, winter calvoru, £6 10s.; empty cows, £4 ss. to £4 Bs.; 2-year-old steers, £4 17s. 6d. Bulls to £7 10s.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co.; Ltd., Wellington, report having held their Levin sale on April 10. when they offered a heavy yarding of sheep and a- medium entry of cattle. Bidding for all sheep offered was animated and a rise of fully is. per head was shown on lambs and wethers when compared witli last sale rates. The principal sales were as under:—2-tooth ewes, 18s. 6d.; 4-year owe 6, 16s. Bd.; 4 and 5-ycar-old ewes, 146. 6d. to 155.; good shorn lambs. 13s. Id.; medium shorn lambs,'9s. 6d. to 10s. Id.; small lambs, 6s. 4d. to Bs.;' forward ewes, 12s. 6d.; 2tooth wethers, IBs.; fat ewes, 225. 3d.; Shropshire rams, 2Jgus. Cattle: Fat cows, light, £7 Is. to £7 25.; poor-conditioned 2J-year steers, £4'105.; store cows, £3 10s. to £4 ss.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report:—At our Feilding sale on Friday, April V, we have to report having an exceptionall good entry of 6heep and fair yarding of cattle. The demand for lambs and-weth-ers was especially keen, but lines of lowcondition ewes were neglected. Quotations. Cull lambs, to 55.; aged empty owes, to 7s. 4d.; mixed lambs. 12s. 9d., 135.. to 145.; good ewe lambs, to 15s. Bd.; small 2-tootn ewes, to 12s. 6d.; light'fat 2-tooth ewes, to 18s.; good 4-year-old ewes, In lamb to B.F.rams, 19s. sd. to 235. 3d.; fair 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 18s. lid., 19s. 10d., to 20s. 5d.; good 2 and 4-tooth wcther6, 225., 225. Id.; forward ewes, to 16s. 4d.; prime fat wethers, 255. 9d.:' tight-condition «mpty ewes, £2 lfle.; mixed weaners, £1 95.; bad coloured yearling 6teers, £2 lis. 6d.; empty heifers, £2 10s. 6d.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., report ion their Dannevirke sale held Friday as follows:—An exceptionally heavy yarding of all classes of sheep came forward. Best Ji-nes of lambs and wethers met .with good competition, but ewes were decidedly easier than, last market report. We quitted the bulk wf our yarding at the following list of pi.ces:-Sheep: Cull lambs, 4s. 3d. to ss. 7d.j medium do., Bs. 2d. to Bs. 3d.; best lines shorn lambs, to 12s. 9d.; cull ewes, 76. 9d., Be. 7d., to Bs. 9d.; medium do., 126. 48. to 13s:; 4 ond 5-year ewes, to 15b.; fat ewes, 195.; 2-tooth ewes, to 14s. lid.; cull 2tooth wethers, lis.; medium do., 16s. 7d. to 17s. 7d.; best lines, 195.; 4-tooth wethers, 20s. A nice line of 4-tooth wethers sold on account of Mr. Jonathan Holden, Itakaitai, realised 20s. 2d. A medium entry of cattle mot with a dull sale. Wo quote as follows :-Storc cows. £2 10s. to £3 55.; Shorthorn crose weaners, '275.; bulls, £4. .

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, DannevirkC, report:—Since our last report wo have held sales as under:—April. 1, clearing sale on account of Mr. W. Sinclair, at Kirhaki. There was a very good attendance, and us the stock,' etc., offered was of a fairly nigh standard very satisfactory prices were realised. April 9: Our Dannevirke pale was held in the Miller's Road -yards. Both sheep and cattle were yarded in large numbers. Generally speaking, prices realised for sheep were somewhat easier than of late, but lambs and wcthcrß sold fairly well. Although on the whole competition, was not very brisk, with the exception of one small lino, we qxuitte'd the -whole of our entry under the hammer. Wo quote: 2-tooth-ev:cs, 20s. 4d.; 2-tooth wethers, 19s. to lfc.\Jod.; f.m. ewes, is., 15s. 6d., 15s. 9d.; m.a. ewes, 9s. 7d.; m.s. lambs, 12s. 6d. to 13s. 3d.; cull ewes, 9s. 9d.; shorn wether-lambs, Bs. Bd.-; fat cows, £5 10s. to £7 Ids.; store cows, £2 7e.; 18-month heifers, £1 lbs.

■ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—At FcUding on Friday we had a good yarding of sheep and cattle. Lambs were again in good demand, and the catlo market had a firmer -tone. Quotations:—Sheep: Small lambs, 10s. 6d.; good mixed lambs, 14s. 5d.; good B.F. lambs, 12s; 6d. to 155.; Lincoln owe lambs, 15s. 6d.; small 2-tooth owes, 16a. 3d., 16s. 6d., 17s. 6d.; 4 and 5-ycar ewes, 16s. 4d. ; small 2-tooth wethers, 17s. Cattle: Weaner heifers, 16s. to 235.. 6d.; ' weaner steers, 215.; weaner bull, 205.; storo cows, 255.-, £2; dairy cows, £4 10s., £4 155., to £5 55.; forward cows, £5 55.; fat cowe, £6 95., £6 165., to £7 155.; -B-month steers, £4 166. 6d.; bulls, £6. Messrs. Abraham and Williams report on their Feilding sale:—We had a large entry of sheep and cattle. Lamb 6 and wethers showed a sharp rise to last week's rates. We quote: Best 4 and 5-year ewes, running with rams, R.W., 16s. 5d., 16s. 7d., 17s. 10d., 18s. 5d., to 18s. 3d.; inferior do., 12s. 2d. to '13s. 5d.; cull ewes, 56. to ss. 9d.; good lambs, 14a. 3d. to 15s. 2d.; medium do.. 12s. 10d., 135., to 145.; forward wethers, 20s. 6d.; fat ewes, 20s. lid. Cattle: 20-month steers, £3 16s. to £5 Is.; mixed weaners, 17s. tn 315.; best woaner heifers, £2 4s. 6d.; springing heifers, £4 12s. to £5 55.; fat heifers, £5 ss. to £5 125.; forward cows, £3 17s. 6d. to £4 12s. 6d.; store cows, 21s. to £2 126.; light bulls. £3 ,7s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday wc offered' a. largo yarding of cattle and a medium entoy of sheep. Competition throughout tho sale was good, and we managed to dispose of tho greater portion at the following quotations:—Fat ewes) 205.; fat lambs, lfe. 6d.: a few extra prime ewes,. Z7e. 3d.; goad lambs, 13s. 9d. to 145.; medium lambs, 9s. Zd. to 9s. lid.; cull lambs, Bs. 3d.; empty ewes, 10s. 6d- to 13s. 3d.; mixed aged owes, in lamb, 16s. Id. to 19s. 2d.; forward wethers, 215.; fat cows, £6 15s. to £9; forward cows, £4 2fi. 6d. to £4 155.; store cows, £2 to £3 55.; springing heifers, £6 to £8 106.; heifers In calf, £3 17s. 6d. to £5 55.; yearling steers, £2 165.; weaner eteers, 28s. to 31st.; weaner heilers, 15s. to 265.; mixed weaners, 15s. to 226.; small weaners, 66. 6d. to 125.; vealers, 255. to £2 5a.; bulls, £5 to £B;.a line of 55 station cows made £4 55.; steer calves by Hereford bulls, from above cows. £2 145.; heifer calves, £2 7s. An entry of 250 pigs sold at the following prices:— Wcanera, 35., 55., ss. 6d., 65., 75.; stores, 125., 13s„ 14s. 3d., 165., 18s.; porkers, 235. 6d., 275. Sd., 35a., to 375. 6d.;- £2 3s. to £2 4s.

Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report, having held their weekly sale in their Carterton sate yards on Friday. A very big yarding of sheep and cattle camn forwaTd. Competition for good ewes, lambs and wethers-was very keen throughout, hut inforior lines were hard to quit. Cattle were rather dull of sale, especially weancrs. which are practically unsaleable, but there was. practically a clearance at tho following prices:-Sheep:'Pat ewes,'l7s.. 19s. Id., to 19s. «.: fat- lambs, 15s. to 15s. 6d.j fat'2-tootb ewes. 225. 6d.; fat 2-tooth ewes and wethers, 239.; fat 2-tooth wethers, 215.: forward 2-tooth wethers. 165.. 16s. Id., IBs. 5d., to-20s. Id.; forward store ewea, 145.; f.m. ewes in lamb. 16s. 2d. to 18s.: medium, 12s. 4d.; poor, Bs. 6d., 98. 2d., to 10s.; 4-tooth to f.m. ewes, 13s. 6d.; shorn lambs. 10s. Id., lis. 7d., to 12fi. 7d.; woolly lambs. 18s. Id., 10s. 4d„ 116.. Us. Bd., to lte. Id.: B.F. lambs good. 13s.' 4ci., to 15s. 6d.; medium, 10s.'9d.i lis. 3d., to lis. 9d.; fair, 9s Bd. to 10s.; poor, 6s. 2d. Vips:' Well-grown slips. 145.; medium slips. 10s. 3d. to 10s. 6d. Cattle: Springing heifers, June calvcrs, £6 2s. 6d. to £7; sprinrine heifers, due August and September, £4 His. to £5 65.; fat cows, £4 17s. 6d., .£5. £5 12s. to £6 155.; yearling steers (bad colours). £2 55.; 18-month steers. £4 7hj 18month heifers. £2 Ba. 671. to £2 13s.- «tecT calves. 23.9., 2!s. Si., 305., to 325. 6d.- bull calves, 125., 145., to 155.; heifer calves. 10s. to 12s. 6d.: store cow 6 (fair). £2, £2 35., £2 13s, £2 155., £3. £3 25.. to £3 35.; poor and old. Vis., ,305., 355. to 365.; bulls, £3 Bs.

Mr. Newton King; reports :—At Ranotii on Tuesday, for Diy first sale after the holirtays I hnd a small entry for which I had keen demand, all being sold at the following prices :—Good weanor steers, £2 4s. 5d.small, £1 9s. to £1 125.; wcaner heifers, £1 25.; mixed weancrs, small.,£l 35.: store to forward cows, £4 2s. to £5 175.: small raws, £3; aged cows, £2 !25.; fat letters, £5 55.; small springing heifers, £4. At Urcmii, on Wednesday, for an off day, I had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Small wcaners made £1 10s.: Holstein 2-ycar, in calf heifers. £4 7s. 6d. to £5; i5-moiith steers, £2 .178. to £3 ICs.; JcTscy 15-month steers, £lU2s. 6d. to £2 25.; empty heifers, £1 17?. 6d.';to £3 Bs.; storo cows, £3 to £4 3di; forward cows, £4 14s. to £6 35.; fat cows, £8.58.-, to £9 3b. ; fat bullocks, £11 19s, 6d. to' £lijJl2s. 6d.; bulls, £5 to £7-17s.' 6d. At. Kohunvtehi on Wednesday sheep met with Ter.y*-keen competition, all lots being sold at ptffjjß very satisfactory to the vendors. Cattle' were a little quiet, prices be-iHg:-(3ood-wcaner steers, £1 19s. to £2 45.: small weavers, £1 Is. to £1 4a; rough 2 to 25-year, £4 17a to £5 75.; 21-yenr'steers, £5 16fi.; good-conditioned cows, £5 12s 6d. to £5 175.: forward hnllonks, £11: 2-tooth wethors, 18s. 6d. to 18s. 8(1. s 2 and 4-tooth wethers,' 195.; 4-tooth wethers. £1 Is. 6<l: 4 and 5-year ewes, 16s. 6d. and 16s. Bd.; fresh fnll-mouthed ewes, 17s. 4d.: mixed-age ewes, lfis.' 7d„ 15s. sd„ 155.. 14s. 18d„ 12=. 9d„ 10s.; lambs, 125., He. 9d., lis. Bd., lis. 6rt.. 9s. lid. The New' Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency- Company, Ltd., report:—We held our weekly sale at Eketalntn-T. on Friday, when we offered a fair yarning of sheen and cattle. Wethers and lambs met with good competition, but ewes were slightly easier. We made a total clearance at the following Tatcs:-Good 2-tooth wethers, £1; backward s.m. ewes. in lamb, 13s. 3d.: forward store ewe.?, 15s. 7<1.: small lambi tehom), Bs. 9d.: S.D. rams, 3gns.: sprincins heifer. £6 Ids.; 18-month steers, £3 Bs.; mixed weanere. 19s.

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