LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2487, 14 June 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report having held a- clearing gale at Papaiti of Mr. R. 0. Earlee stock and sundries on Tuesday. The stock yarded was of particularly Rood class, ancl met with strong competition. \Yc ffliote: Four and five-year big-framed ewes, in lamb to Southdown rams, 275.; two, three, and four-year Southdown rams, bred by Mr. James Johns, 5 guineas; fat and forward ewes, 21s. 10d.; fat and forward lambs, 16s. 2d.; fat and forward bullocks. £14 2e. Sundries cold well, but J horses were-not iu demand. Hacks made from £5 to £12. In the conr.se- of the sole we offered on behalf of t the Belgian Be-

lief "Fund two lambs, which were donated by Mr. Baric, and after beinir sold a number of times realised a tola-! of .£37 10s. A 1 horse also donated by Mr. Earlc for tho benefit of the same fund realised £11 10s., and another •J.orso donated by an anonymous piver on behalf of the Hospital Ship Fund mode £1. At our snle on Juno 9 we had a- small entry of sheen and cattle. .Sheen were in paod demand, but cattle wotc dull of sale, the bulk of the yarding being passed at auction, thcucrh we quitted most of the lines afterwards. At Waveriey on June 11 we had a- small yarding, which met with a ready sale. We quote: At AVaneanui-Dry ewes. lis. Bii.; fair lambs, 155.; cull lambs. 65.; dairy cowe, £4 2s. t-o .GO 10s.; cull cows, £2; calves, f 10s. to 255.; small twenty-month steers. £3 h 15:s. At tVavedev—Good lambs. 155.; others, 10s. sci. ; dairy heifers, to £7 ss. Messrs. Daljrety and Co., Ltd., report:— 1 At our Foilding i-ale on Friday we have to X report having a small yarding of stock, } which sold a* below:—Cull lambs. to 75.; medium lamb.% 11s. to 12s. 2d.; small two. • tooth wethers, to 17s. 3d.; fat ewes, to t 245. 3d. 5s Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. rc- - port;—At Levin on Friday we offered a good yarding of all clashes of stork. The entry of sheep consisted mostly of fats, for l which there was keen competition. A lino r of wethers offered on account of the K\- ? peridental Farm realised 28s. 9d., and e line of 63 fat ewes on behalf of the tame 1 vendors made 255.; other lines of fat ewes i; made 2Cs. 6d.. 21*. Id., 21s. kl, 255., 235. 2d.. - < -a I s * * or iiffhter sorts down to 19s. 4d.; forward wethers, 21s. 2d.; store 3 wethers. 19s 7d., and 18s. 9d.; forward eves. 1 4s. 6(1.; light, fat cows. £5 155.. £6 10s.. £6 2 !/f"' --6 19o„ and £7 35.; forward cows. £4 « t -wo and a, half-year three-year steers. £5 155., to [ , : cows, £5 Is. to £7; yearling 1 lip cr ?» s,; sleers (low condition). . ~ n c , n of 120 pigs of all ela&scs was offered and met with good competition, - the following nrices heing realised :-B«con- - ers, £2 2s. 6cf; porkers, £1, 235. 6d., 245. ; o* i"o S " H* s '' s * s, « 365.; stores, ws.. lis., 14s. < Mcsps. \V. and G. Turnbul] and Co.. Ltd.. i report having held their weekly talc in . their Carterton sale.vards on Friday. Com- _ petition was keen throughout and practtcally a, clearance was made at the follow- : mg prices:—Sheep: Fat and forward ewes, I lis.; shorn lambs, medium, Bs. 6d. to 9s. ,• : ' 'j;.; woolly lambs, medium, 10s. to 12?. 6d.; R.F. iambs. 9s. 6(1.; poor-condi-t.'»n ewes, 111 Jamb, is. Bd. to 7s. lOd. Pigs: 3 Mips, 13s. Sd. Cattle: Fat cows, £7 to £8; v forward store cows. £4 195., £5 35.. to £5 , 155.; old store cows, 355. to 375. 6d.; steer calves, 20*.; cow. close to profit. £7. The - mm also sold oil account. of tho Wounded D soldiers Fund, donated by ILr. L. Nix, ono black pony mare for £7 and black pony gelding *6, which was bought by Mr. s h. J. jMatson, and given back to the fund " , a S ul n realised £5-a total of £18. Do- „ nat&d. by Jlr. E. A. Heading, Dfllefield, 12 ; ui'CKs, at 3s. each, and one goose, 55.; two I pups, donated hy Mr. B. C. Austin; the first B one offered was bought, by Jlr. Stanley ] Bayly for £1, and, given back to th* fund, realised 145.; the other pup realicea 65., a " grand total of £22 Is. Messrs. Abraham and Williams,. Ltd.. rc--8? i. Feilding sale on Friday:— »Vo had a. liea.vy yarding of sheep and medium of cattle. Sheep sold freely at late i rates, jambs being keenly competed for. ! \\e quote;— Sheep: .Aged ewes ill.lamb, 12s. I ] «i. to 12s. lid.; two, four, and six-tooth . ewes in lamb (small), 16s. 7d.; ewes, in I 3 lamb to Southdown rams, 18s. Id,: cull i . ewes, 7s. 10d.; forward ewes, 13s. 6d.; Jambs. 3 12s. sd. to 14s. 3d.; fat wethers, 275. 7d.; I forward wethers, 235. Id. to 235. 6d.; fat ewes, 2ls. to 223. 7d. Cattle: Springiiic heifers, £7, £8. to £9 55.; cows at drop. £10* l fat cows, £7 176.. £8, to £8 lis.; fat hei- , fcrs, lijrht, £6 lis.; forward cows, £4; store cows, 305., £2. to £2 13s. 6d.; mixed wcan- * ers, 255. 3 FEILDING MARKET REPORT. Messrs. A. H. Atkinson and Co., Ltd. re- , port the week's values a<s follow:-Potatoes, 3 m P er piff potatoes, £2 10s.; carrots. £o 10s. to £3 155.; pumpi 1 ns ' Bs> P J ' ini c Pressed clover ' , y A, 10s - ; meadow hay, £6 to £7- oa-ton 3 c jl a !l l-o/8 10s.; straw chaff, £3 ICs. to - l Qs -l f( ¥? o{[ ¥' 5s - to 5s - W.; barley. i & J s> h li , whcat " ? s. 9d. to Bs.; peas,. J 6s. to 7s. 6d.; horse beons. 75.; onions, 7s/ 1 to 9s. ewt.; apples, 3s. to 3s. fd. ]ialf-ca=e-f store pigs. 175., 20s„ to 265.; "slips. 14s. to - porkers, 295. to 315.; trap hoiv=ns, to ss. to £8. Hone, per pair, 2s*. 6rt. to te ft!.; cockerels, 3s. 9d. to 55.; hen turkeys', - 75.; neose, 55.; ducks, 4s. to 7s. 6d.