LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2505, 5 July 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

■ Messrs. Daipcty and Co., Ltd.;'report on. - t,lieir. fortnislt-ly IXaniicvirlie liekl lliller's! lioad" Yards, as loHows.—lrices far 6heepi.aU Toiuid. wero extremely Rood. a keen demand for,good..ewes " 4n lamb. The followin ß -is a list, of,prices; Shcep-Mixed-sex liogccts. : mediiim, 155., eives in' lamb, 17s. 6d. to 225.; good.• lvothers, .255. 6d. : ' Oattle: Cull:yearlings,l3s to lfe, ■ yc>irling-«Jersey-cross heifers,; ■ 285.; storo cows, £3' 9s. 6d.'to w3 17s. :' • -n i •'«• Messrs.". Dalgety and Co., Ltd.; Palmerstoll North, report, r oil their > Folding. tule on Friday la-st-.-Uocgets, Us. 6d. - 155., 15s. 9d., 16s„ 4d„ to 16s. 7d._; empty ewes, to- 16s. 2d.; mixed-age ewes in lamb, 16= 6d. to 205.; small: two-tooth wethers, 20s! 9d.;' fat wctlicrs, to 245. 6d.; fat to 265. '3d.; empty coivs, £2 9s.' to £J-M. <d.'; yearling heifers, 255.; fifteen-months ■ Jieifers, to £2; dairy cows, £5 to £7 2s. 6d.;. light fat cows, £6-10s. to £5 165.; biills, to '■£4 55.; rising three-year steers, to £716. ; Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report a successful sale on account ' of ltrs..«"l. A. Jaaiss, Stanway, on VTediies- . cay, ; June 30. Quotajtion33B- two-tooth uurebred Homney ewes, in lamb, 3gns.; o . two-tooth, do., 10 two-tooth . do. 3'gns.; 9 foiir-tootli do., 2Jgns.; 29 fourtooth do./2»gns.; 16 six-tooth do., tens.; 15 Bix-tootJi <!<■-. 2^gns.; 23 ewe lambs, lisgns.; <4 do., 2[jns._; mixed-age purebred liomncy . rams, to 3ijns.; two-tooth do.,'2|giis.; 11 purebreid Eomiiey lams, ljgns.;, 12 do., 14 ens.; 22-do., 3Jgns. Flock sheep:' 22 lambs, 15s. 7d;; 34ft, chiefly ; wother lambs, 17s. 3d.; '105 .-foul: and five-year-old ewes, id ' lamb, 26«.; 1!2 four-year-old.ewes,Mn lamb, 275. 4d.;'61 four-and five-year ewes, in lamb,i29s.; 2211 two, four, six-tooth and fpur-veav-.eives, 375. 6d.; 120 owe lambs, 235. 3d. Cattle: Dairy cows, £7, £9.53-, £10; twenty- • months steers »'££ Ss. Horses: Aged hacKS, to £5-'los.; hJalf-draoight gielding:. £16; eightoen-mouttis filly., £15; two-year draught - filly, £35; ageil draught geldings. $9 Ite-r - '£23, £30; ( four-rye.ar draught marc, •.£<<). Implements. etc.;f Separator,; £10; Cambridg-o. • ; rolicfr, £15 lOs.n M'OQi'imck binder, £38 10s.; • : eirjgle-fuiTov.- plough, £16. .A .very large quantity' of su:odries sold at highest mar- ' fcet rates.- A nvo-tooth ewe, donated by jrrs.- James, wfe\s sold on' behalf : of the Wounded Soldiors' Fund, and .realised 5 guineas. ■ ' 1 - i ' , - ' , / Messrs. Dalgetj * and Co.. Ltd., Palmerston - -North, report having hold their stock sale . on Thursda/y,. wh jon they offered- .2500 sheep ' end a good yai;dingVof cattle. .' Culls, iambs, os. 4d;; n>edium-,lambs, 13s. 4d. to 14s.- 5d.; woolly.l<\mbs, 14s. Id.; iat lambs, -• 18s. 3d.; two-tooth, wethers, small, 20s. 2d.; empty 'ewes, 12s. Id. to 145.. 3d.; soundmouth ewes, in I'anib, 20s. Id.; store .bullocks, £9 3s„ Sd.; /6tore cows, 3Cs.- to £3 95.; springing cow-6, £6 to -£S 10s.;*spnngang heifers, £7 17s 1 . 6d. to £8 7s; 6d. Messrs.. Abraham land Williams, Ltd., Pa Jiiatna. report, thaiti on Thursday, tltey held a. clearing sale of ' dairy cows on account of jfr. V/'-ilLi of Jlangatainoka. The i lierd a,vcraged £7 13s. 6d. per head. There wero' 25. solfl,-:.t)ie I .highest prices; realised ■ being £10 155.; £1(1, 12s. .6d., £10 -105.," £9 10s " down- ; - to . £5 ' 'JCs.; tliTce-year - heifers ' scild at from WslnvtQ £6 .7s.'6d. '. Tigs;' Slips,. 6s: to He.; jst ores, -'-155.;-> s6w: M7iu.,Af;. tho conclusion of thio salo were offered in aid of the Wounded.-. Soldiers' Fund a .lieir for presented by l:tr. H. Oowan, ;:which rooJised £7; side-sad<lie, on accountiof. Mr.: VT. M.-'Vowell, whioli'roalieed £3'105.; .a . horse, on account oi' -Mr. 11.I 1 . Allen Tealis-. ' ing £5 Us.; a .dog,', c(n account of Mr.-H. Eaxton,';-which realise i £1; making a,' total ' of £!7 n. ■ ' ■' . ■ Li;,,: : TIJ - ■ Messrs. Abraham ar, d Williams, Ltd., report- on.their -Feildingi'.sale on Friday last: —AU classes of stock; sold Svoll,:-.wethers end lambs being . .panttsuteTUKi'gp«ftl.-._an.d* ■we qnit.tcd-tlie-whole of' our entry under tlic- hammer. We quc'ite:—Best f. arid f. • w-ethers.',23s: Bd., 245..5 d... to' 245. 7<L;'poorer eort-s, 20s.'(3d. 'to 20s. .611.; f. and, f. mixed two-tooths! 225. Bd.; got id lambs, 155.,'- 16s.' ••.,:6di,'. 17s::2tC.to 17s. 6d.■.".'pqorer: do.!'; 13s:■ 9d.'■ to 145.-2 d.'; low-conditio;ped-ewes; in-lamb, - 13s. 6d.;": fat ewos, 21s. (d.;ito i :'23s."lod.;'.on: • kccount -'.'of;' Mr.". J. KH rour,-. 20,.tw0-tooth. .- stud -Southdown owes,, icgns.;"lo- : foui'^afld six-tooth, do., olfrns. Oai ttle;" Fat;;Oows;; £9 . &.; store cows, £2 ss. to* £2 115..-,6 d . :; ..hulls,-' £5 to'.'£6' 7s. 6(i: i r.-v . .'-'Messrs..-Abraham and 'Williams. Ltd., report i on-"their Levin, sfilo- on ~Friday:-rA nice 127ria.r,weth(;trs''olFci'cd on ac-';-count.of-Mr: A. Drake realised-275. 6d.'and; 275..'8d.;-''fat 'ony-account of .the •Experimental M.;.and fat ewes, -29s.'iodr Sir. Leydon's. -lot:.wethers, •265. 10d.;';ind fat;;e>vte', 22'5.'6d.:- other' lots • ' of fat.vTVethers. .'made. up'. 28s'. 9d.,' ■ and'-fat ..' ewes • up - to 265. 9d.; liglit fat/ewes;-.-lßs. r 6d. - t0:21g.":6d.-A line of 150-forward weth-_ ' bts sold.-on acoourit .of" Mr. -A-'WDrako, TOr" •l»lieed- > 2JB. ! ' «d;, and his annual.' dTaft of P ewes' 1 in lamb 245.;' mediumfjioggets. Ide- ios.v<4d. to -14s. ,3d:; a .f.m.;,ewe?,..;in .jamb, 18sr5d.; cuU-'ewcsJ* an :'lamb;j 9s;n6d.-;-store wethers, 19sv 4d."; medium, fat cOws, . £6 15s/-to»'£B 25.; light !to £6 'ss.'; 1 store' cows,. £2- 15s>/to:£4/6s:; ■ >\f6anci: : lieifera., 17s'.;. ]-.cife.-s in £3 •19= A-line of 63: forward .ihullosks,..offered : on accoiiiit of. Mr. "A. .Di'.ake made...£ll Ss.' : to '£11' 7s. 6a.,'aid a ]i!ne!'of.27.'three"r ■' year 'liullocks, £9" Bs'. 6d.; a- smaller, /entry of pigs' than. usual was offered,- and'-' all ■ classes.:, "met a ready sale, ■ e.nd -.a,. ...total, clearance .--was effooted-at j. the-following ' • quotations Sows in pig. -£2-175.:. 6d. to . ' £6 53.';--baconers, . £2 ss. ,tp: £2'. IIS.-,.6t1.';. ■ porkers,; 20s. to 3te. ; :slips,-13.3.; W€ariers,'ss. •The .and;M^.'-..Co..iTCPorfc:^D^jnß i-l-

' the week wO have held sales at Himalangi. Haumai, Palmerston North, Fcilding, and a clearing •sAte'-of dairy stock on- account of Mr 81-.G.'-na-ro, at' tho Palmerston North : Himatengi—SnmU i mixed lambs, heifers, 175,; disI feightceurmonths steers, £2 10s.; I fair eightoen-months. steers, £3 19s. lcau--1 mai—Empty ewes, 9s. Id.; .forward lambs, I4;':ld.; fat?ewes.-l?s. 5d.; •forward,cows, £4;'* backward liqdfers, £4 10s.; springing lieifcrs, £5 10s. .to-£6; dairy cows (Rood), £6 "~to' £8" 10s. j sale on account of ? Mr.-;-B. G: HamiCof'Linton-Best early cows, £9 10s. to £13 55.; good ay era go cows, ;£6 to £8 155.; aged <iud backward cows; £4 to >'£6; the 34 head averaging- £7 2s;*j .empty«cows, £4; good yc&nmg ' ,Grgey; 1 heifers, 1 !? £2 65.; yearling Holstcm nciera. Shorthorn heifers 30s. I'altiverston—Agod empty ewos, 10a. lid.; 6niau mixed • iioggets. • Us. 3d.; Lincoln ewe bog-gets,-17s. r 4d.; mixed.-.wwiners,'lis. W., 1&b. to 26s<; two-year, steers, £4 Gs.; two-year heifers, £2 18s.; forward cows, ;£3- 10s.. £3 IDs.; £4 10s.; springing: heifers £5; Ugjit .fat cows, £6 45.. 6d.<, £6 1 heavy cows, £10. Feilding—Medium lanibs, 15s. 3d; rat ewes,, 255.; yearling liters, £2 9s-.; cighteen-months eteexs, £3 165., old cows, 265.; store'cows, £3 ss.j fat cows. £6 165.; four-year bullocks, £11 10s. > Messrs. W. and G. Turnbuil and- Co., Ltd., report'on their Carterton sale of Friday, Jiily 2>,-os follows'-Sheep met with good competition, all selling under the hammer with tlio exception, of two pens. . A gboa yarding- of cattle came forward, and 'all good-conditioned cows sold readily under the hammer at improved rates. Prices, realised ewes, in lamb' to Komziey rams, -18s. to -19s.' 2d.;, ewes in lamb (low condition), 13s. Id.; two-tooth wethers (small)', 18s. 7d.; "ctill ewes, Bs. 3d.; small B.F. lambs, 10s. 6d. to 12s. Bd.; fat cows, £6 Bs., £6 10s. to £7; fat heifers, light, £5 10s.' to £6; forward cows, £4 10s. to £5 8?;; good store cows, £3 15s. to £4 55.; Store cows, low condition, £1 ss. to £2 15s. . we also sold on account of. the Wounded Soldiers' Fund oiie slieep dog for £2. : Messrs. A. H. Atkinson and Co.. Ltd:; report week-end /prices as f olio wPressed flay, £6 to'£7 10s. per ton; oaten chaff. £8 155.; straw chaff, £4 to £4 10s.;' feed oats, ss. 3d. to ss. 6d. bushel; seed Algerians, 7s. 6d. to 8?.; feed barley, ss: 6d. to 6s. 3d.; peas, 6s. to 7s. 6d.; maize,.7s. C-d.; wheat, 7s. 6d. to Es.; beans. 6s. 9d. to Ts.; Scotch,'tares, 17a. to 195.; pollard, 16s. 6d. sack; , bran, 15s. 6d. sack; potatoes, £5 IDs. to £6 10s. ton; pig, £2 10s.; apples, 3s. to 4s.'half-case; pears, 3s. to 45.; carrots,£3 10s.; store pigs, 18s. 6d. to 225.; sUps, 12s. to 16s.- 6d.