LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2576, 25 September 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

' Messrs. Dalgcty and Company, Ltd., .Wellington, report "having held' a, surcessful clearing salo on behalf of F. s. Kpirancke of Otaki. The'herd came forgood condition, and 84 cows •were sold, at auaveragc price of £7 per lead: Competition' was very'.brisk from the start, and remained so. throughout tho eale.- Some of the prices, realised for.cows, 5a £7 10s., £10 155., £11, £12 to '■£12 17s 6d. A.line of;. Epringing heifers realised £6 ■ 55.,- ' empty, heifers, £2, ms.; bulls," £s'lss.' to '£6 17s. 6d. _ • Messrs. Daleety and and Oompaiiy, Ltd., "Wellington, report having hcM their weekly toto sale on Wednesday, when "they o-JT-jr-cd a fair yardihgr-of;sheep, and a good entry of cattle. All. classes of stock offered met with gdqd competition, aad by the dose, of the sale , wp had -a total doarance. with tho "exception of..- a. few store govts Fat ewes' brought a .record price Sf £2 2i 2d.; fat. liog&ets, 235,;. ordinary

store -hoggets, -to 173. 3d.; yearling heifers, 275., 275.- 6d. to£2; fat heifers, up to £7 2s.forward bullocks, to £I*. 2b.; vealers. to £3 25.; store cows, £3,. £4 18s. 6d. to £5 ss. 6d.; springing heifer 3, £3 3s. to £4 145.; empty heifers, £3 Is.;- - . . Messrs Dalgety and Company, Limited-, Masterton,-report having had a most successful cattle fair at Alfrodton on.Thursday. All tho cattle came forward jn;-very fair condition, and met, with keen competition.-. Practically a. total .clearance ..was. made at tte following .prices Three' and four-year: bullocks,: £8 155.,'£9, £9. ss. 6d. to £10; three-year bulocks, £8, £8 45., - £8' 10a„ £8 10s. to £8 155.; two-year steers, £5, £5 4s. 6d. to £5 75.; yeailing, steers, £3 10s.-to £4;- m:s.'yearlings,-£2 10y.; yearling heifers, £1-15s. ,to £i .i<js.» empty ; store. cows, • £4'.35.'/-to. £5 135.; latr cows, to £7 3s. 6d.; springmg - cows. ss. Foiled. Angus heifers, in ' calf to Hereford bulls, £6 155.; bulls, to £8 10s. atoekwdonated'by Kebbel Bros., H. 'Kebbel, M. Her bert. L. Heckley, Mrs., Bronnigan, T. ■ H. Groves, O. Jt'Kenzic, and Smith-.and •.aarman, to Wounded Soldiers Fund, was .rooffered several times, and'realised the satisfactory sum of £116 14s. ■■ ■ Tho New. Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Palmerston 1 , on Thursday only a small entry came-for-: ward, which sold at heifers, 20s„ 245. 6d. ■ 355.i-.395.- 6d-i Rood Holstein yearling heifers. £2,- £2 15^, Here ford yearling' heifers, £3 :55.; fa.i. 3;earnn„ steers, £2 18s.; Hereford ,' yearling steerp, £4 Us.; heifers, r.w.b.,' £3 : '10s ; ; springing hoifeire. £6 to, £7 7s. <d;; forward cows, £4125.. 6a.. ±4-iw.,. cows with calves, £5.55. N.Z.' Loan- and Mercantile. Agency . C 0.,, Ltd., report having held their, usual stock sale at Levin on Wednesday, when they, offered a small entry of sheep, and a good yarding of cattle.: tompetiUon and ;praoticaJly the changed- bands at' . P"jes. They Quote:—Two; and. .four-tooth store wethers, 265. 5d.;-small -mixed-sex -hoggets, 'SflM • forward heifers,- £4 15s.;.springinB. heifers, £6 14s;- to '£7 65.-; heifers; in; mitt. £5; dairy cows,'-to £7 ss.yearling ..WUv. £3 10s. to £4; mixed weaner«, IBs.store ' Abraham : and Williams,-' ltd., -.xe., port on their Johnsonvaie'sale.as-follows:, -A heavy yea-ding of. ; bullocka ;and. » fair one of sheep, came.forward, end- sold n,t late rates..:• Prime heavy: bullocks, £17 t/» J £16 10s.: litrhter, £14-,178.- 6a. t -to £16 7s. 6d.; light, £14 to £14 125.. ! 6d.; prime, heavy wethers, 375. ,6d.; prime-wethers, 35s ; Sto. 325.; eitm hea.vy. prime shorn wetherc,.27s. 6d.' : to-275. ew»3, 345.;. prime lambs, 17s. 3d., lighter, 14s. 6d. to 15s. 9d. ■ ' : '