LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2445, 26 April 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. W.. and, G. Turnbull .and -Co., Wd., report having" held a clearing' sale on Thursday last, when they sold, on account of Mr. Jacob Johnston, the whole of ills well-known draught, mores ajid geldings. implements, and sundries. There was a large attendance. .of buyers ■ from all parts of the district, and competition ■was keen throughout the sale. 'The following priccs were realised:—Bay draught more "Belle," £44; brown draught mare Jess, £41; bay draught mare Doll, £40 10s.;- chestnut gelding Bill Sauires, £20; D. F.: Duncan plough, £15 10s.; set discs, £5; Osborne mower, £8; Duncan drill, £25; ljyd. dray, £11; M.H. bihder, £20; rubber-tired gig, £30; trotting sulky, £33; Indian motor-bicycle, £44: harness and trotting gear bronght good-prices,: aiid the sundries and furniture brought prices light" up to clearing sale rates.

Messrs. Dajgety and Co.; Ltd., report on their. Dannevirke sale, held at Millar's Boad yards, Dannevirke, on Friday last:— ,We had a good entry of sheep and a smalt entry of cattle. Competition was not particularly keen, and was mostly left to local buyers. Entries,, however, met with a satisfactory sale'at'the following list of prices:—Fat ewes, 18s. 6d.; breeding owes, 13s. 4d. to 17s. Id.; good 2-tooth wethers, 18s. to 20s. 6d.; shorn lambs, 7s. to lis. Id.; store ewes, 7s. ,to Es.; fat cows, £7 7s. 6d.

Messrs.. Dalgety and : Company, Ltd., held-their weekly sole at; the Levin yards on Eriday last, when tihey offered to a good attendance of tho public heavy entries of both sheep and cattle, i Bidding rather lacked animation, especially ■ for Gheep, and prices for lambs and ewes showed a fall. of. about 6d. to 9d. per head. ■Wethers wore in. good' demand',, and late rates were maintained for this class of sheep. The inquiry for steers was good, and some satisfactory sales were effected. tWeanors and yearling cattle were hard to dispose , of, and a number of lines offered failed to find purchasers. Quota* .tions:—Good woolly hoggets, 14s. 6d.; medium shorn hoggets, 8s.l()d. to 95.; inferior ss. ,6d. to 6s. 3d.; heavy weight ■ fat wethers, 255. 9d. A line of extra .(prime fat- ewes, offered on account of jMessrs. Gardner and Son, made the satisfactory' price of 255.; light fat ewes, 19s. jlOd. to 205.; empty forward ewes, ,14s. -2d. ; ,to 15s. Id. Cattle—Pat cows (a largo entry): Prime, £8 10s.; medium, £6 10s. to !£7 55.; light, £5 to £5 155.; fat bullocks; £10; forward 35-year steers, £9; full-condi-;tioned 35-year steers, £8 2s. A lino of 70 25-year steers made from £6 to £6 65.; ••M.B. weaners. 21s. to 255. 6d.; 18-month eteers, £2 10s. to £3 55.; springing heifers, close to calving, £8 to £8 10s.; springing cows, £8 10s. to £9.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams report on their Feilding sale of Friday last:— iWe had a large yarding 'of both sheep and cattle, owing no doubt to the dry spoil. Bidding was dull, and. ewes in lamb .wore hard to quit. Wo sold the bulk of our entry at prices slightly lower than last week. Wo quote:—Medium ewes, in Jamb, 12b.; good lambs, 13s. lid.: medium 10d. 9d. to lis.; small, Ee. to 63. Bd.; small 2-tooth ewes and wethers, 165.; forward ewes, 15s. Id.; cull ewes, 9s. 6d.; fat ewes, 20s. Bd., 21s;, 225. 3d., 235. 2d., 235. 'd.; .wethers, 19s. 9d. Cattle—Springing heifers, '£6; wcaner heifers, 235. to 245.; small weaners, 10s, to 18s.; store cows, £2 12s. to £3 2s. 6d. ; 20-month steers, £4 10s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile [Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At the Daiuicvirkp sale, held in Miller's Hoad 3'ards yesterday sheep came forward in good numbers, but there was only a mod. eratc entry of cattle. There • was a smaller attendance of the public than usual. Prices for 6beep were considerably easier than of late, and bidding for cattle was the reverse of brisk. We quote :—Wethers, Ids. 4d„ 165.; fat wethers, JSs. lid., 19s. 3d.; fat ewes, 18s. 6d„ 195.: ewes, 4-toot.h to f.m„ 7s„ 10s., ,125.; mixed hoggets, 17s. 3d.; woolly-, lambs, 10s. 2d„ 13s. Bd.; weaners, Bs., 155., 20s fstore cows £1 10s. to £2 10s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday we offered a large yarding of both sheep and cattle. Competition for sheep was fairly good, but cattle of all classes met a dragging sale. Sales were effected at the following quotations :—Fat wethers, 245.; fat rams, 17a. 6d. to 255.; 2-tooth wcthore, 18s.; 2tooth to f.f.m. breeding owes, 14s. 4d., 17s. 7d., 195., and 205.; 2-tooth ewes, good, 19s. 7d.; cull 2-tooth ewes, empty, 123.; good lambs, 13s. lid.; cull lambs, 7ts. 10d.; 2tootli wethers, 18a.; 4-tooth wethers, 20s. id.; empty store ewes, Bs. lid. to IDs. 6d.; empty forward ewes, 13s. 4d. to 14s, 4d.; fat cows, £5 16s. to £7 12s. 6d.; store cows, £2 Is. to £3 55.; 2-year steers, £4 15s. to £5; 18-month steers, £3 10s. to £3 15s:; 2year Jieifers, in calf, £4 ss. to £4 Ite.; springing heifers, £6 to £8. An entry of 100 ipigs met with good inquiry; and a clearance was made at the following quotations :—Baooners, £2 16s:; porkers, 18s., 265., 28s. 6d., 295., 325. 6d., 355. 6d., ' and 365.; stores, Bs., 135., ajid 15e.; weaners, 35., 65., aud 7e.

Tho New Zealand . Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Company, Ltd., report;—At Feilding 011 Friday we had a_ large entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle. Bidding for sheep was inclined to drag, and . there was little inquiry for inferior stook. Wc, however, were successful in placing: tho whole of our entry with, the exception of two pens at satisfactory prices Small lambs, Ss. 2d., Bs. 3d;, 9s.', medium lambs, Us., lis. 3d.; good lambs, 13s. 2d. to 13s. lid.; forward lambs, Jss. Id.; fat lambs, 17s. 3d A line of 600 6trong woolled lamb 6, on account of H. T. Avery, realised 15s. 4d. Small 2-tooth wothere, 165.; forward wethers, 215., 225., to 225. 9d.; fat wethers, 265. 2d.; a line of 689 wethers, on account of P. E. Lewi's, Aniti. sold at 225. to 225. 9d.; cull ewee, te 3d.; store ewes, 10s. 6d.; s.m. ewe 3, 13s. 3d- to 13s. 5d.; forward ewee, 15s. 0d • fat ewes, • 19a. 6d., 205., 245.;-extra prime, 275. Oattle-Good store cowa, £3 Us.- forward empty cows, £4, £4 17s. >6d„ £5 to £5 10s.; light fat cows, £6; wcaner steers, 265.; bulls, £4 to £5 10s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Palmerston North report;—We had an exceptionally rood Yarding of both sheep and cattle at E? FeUdinifsalc on Friday last WMe tho demand was keen for all stock showin- condition, backward and inferior lota met with little competition. We, however, sold practioally the whole of our entry at the following rates :-Cul ambs, i?. 4, 3s. 3d., 3s. 7d., to 55.; small lambs, 6s' lid., 75., to 7s. 9d.; medium iambs. %. 9d. 10s!. 103 3d to 10s. 10d: medium wethers' to 17s; forward wethers to 225; mixed age ewes in lamb, to Ife. 7d.; young ewes in lamb. 19s. lOd. to 205.; weaners heifers, to 305.; mixed weaners, Hereford cross, £2; small yearling steers, £2 12s. oa.; 2year heifers, to - £3 95.; 15-montiL to. £5-Js, 6d, r>year gteejs,. to A K .&>5 h

year steers, to £8 55.; bulls, to £4 7s. 6d. ompty cows, £2 18s., £3 19s„ to £4 2s.

Messrs. A. H. Atkim-on and Co., Ltd., sold on Friday a medium yarding of pigs, whioh made better values. Potatoes were in heavy supply. Best sorts made up to 9s. per sack. Wo quote:—Weaner pigs, 6s. 6d. to Vs.; slips, 10s. to 12s. 6d.; stores, 135., 225„ to 255.; porkers, 275. 6d. to 315.; poultry, per pair: hens, 25., 2s. 6d„ to 3s. 6d.; pullets, 4s. to 4s. 3d.; cockercls, 2s. 9d.; ducks, 3s. 9d. to 4s. 6d.; pis potatoes, 3s. to 4s. sack; tablo, 7s. to 95.; onions, 7s. to 9s. cwt.: tomatoes, 2s. to 3s. case; pears, 3s. to 4s. j walnuts, 6d. ,pcr lb.; passion fruit, 2s. 6d. ease; pie-melons, 10s. sack j apples,- 3s. half-case.