LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2463, 17 May 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Ajcency Company, Ltd., report a successful ealn of dairv stock at Apiti on Wednesday, when Messrs. Romley and Russell's herd was offered to a good attendance of buyers. The cows wero a good lot. and in sood condition, and went with good competition, the herd averaging £7 Is. Quotations }!est cows, £8 to £10 55.; good cons, £5 10s. to £7 10s.; backward and weak quarter cows, £4 10s. to £5 55.; weaner heifers, 273 td.; vearling heifers, £3 7s. 6d.; wca-n----er pigs. 9s. to 12s. 6d.; cow, 325. 6d.: milkc«,Tt, £8: milkcart horse, £20; sundries sold jtvell. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile (At'encv Company, Ltd., report:—At Apiti, on Tuesday, .we had a fair entry of sheqp and oattle, and have to report a. very satisfactory sale.Sheep: Small lambs, 7s. 7d. ■to By. 9d.,- medium lambs, 10s. Id.; good lambs, 14s. 6d.; fat ewe 3, 19s. 6d. Cattle: Weavers (small), 225. 6d.; weaner steers, 385.; yearling steers, £2 6s. 6d.; 18-months theifers, £2 95.; 2-year steers (coloured), £3 17s.;' empty heifers, .£3 10s.- to £4 Is. 6d.; cows in calf, £3 12s. to £4 10s. 6d.; springing cows, £7 ; . 55.; bull, £3 10s. :

The Uew Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At Feildin°" on Friddyr-'we-had-a-inoderate entryof "both shpfep" and cattle. • Bidding throughout was dull, and-several pens .were passed in Quotations:— Sheep: Good forward lambs, 146. 6d. to 14s. 9d.; medium lambs, 9s 6d.; small lambs, 6s. 6d.; forward wethers, 21s. . to 225. 6d.; fat ewes, 19s. 6c\. to 20s. 9d., and up to 2oe. 6d. Cattle: Yearlint; steers, £2 45.; store cows, 30s. to £3; fat 'cows, £7 &■ to. £7 10s; -

Messrs. Abraham and • Williams report oil their Feilding sale, on had a heavy entry of both sheep and cattle. All stock was dull of sale, but we managed to quit the bulk of .our entry at reduced prices. We quote:-4-tooth wethers, 17s. 9d. ;*" small 2-tootU wethers, 12s. 4d. to 13is. 9d.; fat and forward wethers, 20s. 10d.; fo.t wethers, 245. 4d.: fat ewes, 22e. 3d.; mixed aged ewes in lamb, 155.; 'cull ewes in lamb, 65.; best lambs, 13s. 6d.; others," Sci., Bs. 2d., to lis. 64.; fat lambs, 20s. Cattle: Fat bullocks, £9; 20-months to 2-yea.r ■heifers, empty, £2 4s. to £2 125.; do. steers, £3 165.; forward steers, £7 Bs.; store cows, 275. 6d. to 335.; bulls, £5 to £6.

Jlessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report —At' Levin, on Friday, we offered a good yarding of cattle and a smaller entry of sheep than usual. Bidding, was not particularlv keen, but we managed to dispose of tlio greater portion of entry at tlio following prices:—Light fat ewes, 175., 17b. Id. to 19s. lOd.; forward ewes, 15s. _9d.; forward wethers, 18s. 2d. to 20s. 4d.; mixed g-tooth ewes and wethers, 16s. 6d.; lambs, Bs. springing heifers, £6 2s. 6d. to £7; 'iheavy fat cows, £7 10s. to £9; light fat 1 cows, £5 10s. to £6 23. 6d.; 60 Polled Angus com £3. 135.; 40 Polled Angus cows, £3 '■lCs.; store cows, £1 7s, 6d. to £2 19s. 6d.; 'empty heifers, £3 10s. 6d.; cows in milk, ios. to £6 7e. 6d. We also offered a yarding of about 66 pigs, which met with •fair competition, and sold at the following prices:—Baconers, £2 8s„ £2 Is.; porkiora, 265., 28s. 6d.,-295. 6d .to 315.-6 d.; stores, ilOs. to 14s. 6d.; choppers, £2 os. 6d„ £2 3s.

Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd.; •report having held' their first crutching sale of the season on, Friday, in conjunction with the ordinary fortnightly sale of iskins, hiUes, etc. The above sale is easily "tho best sale of this description that has ever been held in Wellington, and, in fact, •Now Zealand. Crutcliings were eagorly •sought offer at famine prices. Amongst ■■■our catalogue were several nice bright bulky lots of Wa.irarapa crutchings, which met with very keen competition. Some of our sales of crutohings were on account of: Mrs. A. P. Williams, 13£ d. to Ittd.; Mr. Erl Williams. 13* d. to 143 d.; Mrs. 35." W. Jtussoll, 133 d. to 14Jd.; Mr. Jack Martin. 14d. to 141 d.; Mr. Jas. Cooper, 13d. to 145 d.; Mr. Arthur Martin, 12Jd. to 13d.; Messrs. Parker and. Ahipene, 13* d. Sheepskins sold on a pax with last sale, with ■the exception of pelts, which, if anything, were easier.

* Messrs. W. and G. Turnbuil and Co., Ltd., report having held their weeftly sale in fchoir Carterton ealeyards on Friday. Sheep aurl cattlc met with good competition, and a, good clearance resulted at the following prices Sheep: Fat wethers (small), 17*. iOd.; fat and forward 2 and 4-tootli Tncthers, 2C«.; forward store ewes, 145.; ■woolly lambs 'medium), 11s. 2d.; shorn lambs, Bs. 9d.; 5-year-old ewes, in lamb to 13s. 6d. Pip.*: Weaners, 6s. to 83.; email; 3g.; small slips, 10s. 3d. Cattlc: Fat cow?, £5 155., £6 to £6 125.; fat heifers, £4 10s.: forward cows, £3 25.. £3 6s. to £4; store cows (poor and old), 155., 295., 30?., 365. 6d. to 455.; heifers calves, 145.; steer calves, 195.; 18-months empty heifers, 325. 6d., 335. •»t<> 365.; 2£-year fiteers, £5 155.; dairy eows, duo factory dates, £4 10s.. £4 12s. 6d., £6 2s. U., £5 55., £5 17fi. 6d., £6, £6 7s. 6d. to £6 12s. fid. The firm also sold on account •of the Belgian Belief Fund, donated by Itfr. • Harry Bayncr, jun., 2 fat ewes, at 295. each; 6 lowls, at Is. sd. each,! donated by Mr. Harr.v K-ayner, sen., and accd gdding, donated by "Mr. Alf. King, for £\, a tot«J of £4 6i3. 6d.

FEIIiDHfG MARKET REPORT. Messrs. A. 31. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., Tflport priccs ruling as under at Friday's market:—Small porkers, 275. 6d.; store?, 15s. to 16s. 6d.; slips, lCs. 6d. to 14s. fid.; weanera, 7s. 6d. t-o Ss.; sow-, 445.; aged horses, to 5.5 10s. Poultry: XTe-ns, 3s. to 49.; pullets, to 4e. Cd.; ducks,. 3s. 9d. to 45.; P.B. cockerels, 6s. to 103. 6d.j others, 4s. to all at per pair. lViblo potatoes, 6s. to 9s. per sa-ck; pig, 3s. 6d. to 36. 9d.; onions, 93. to 12s. c.vt.; pears, 2g. to 35.; apples, 2r. 6d. to 3s. 6d. half-case; lemons, 35.; tomatoes, 2s. 6d.; pumpkins, 6s. per sack.