LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2583, 4 October 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Mossts. Dalgcty , and Co. report:—At the clearing sale held in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co;, on account of Messrs. A. C. Lange and J. Corlett, at Aorangi, there was a good attendance ol buyers, and competition was keen throughout' the sale. Quotations :— btore cows and heifers, to £4 2s. 6d.; backward and three-quarter cows, £5, £5 10s., £5 156., £6 155., to £7; fair cows'in milk, £8 10s., £8 155., £9, £9 155.; good cows in milk, £10, £10 ss„ £10 15s„ £11 155., £12 ss„ £12 7s. 6d; to £13 155.; good springing cows, £8 15s.- to £9 15s. The whole herd, in-, eluding backward and three-quarter cows, average £9 6s. 6d. Bulls, £2; seven-year mare, £17 145.;- more and foal, £8 10s.; mixed hoggets;-235. 7d. A largo quantity of : sundries sold at highest market rates. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Apiti, on Tuesday, we' had a-small entry of sheep and a fair ■yarding of cattle. Bidding at auction -was Black, and a number of pens were passed in. The following prices were realised:— Medium -hoggets, 18s. 6d. to 215.; yearling steers, £2 9s. 6d.; 15-month Jersey, heifers, £2 165.; heifers in calf, £4; springing heifers (good), . £8; forward cows, £6; store cows, £4 10s. to £4 135.; cows in calf, £5 ss. to £5 14s. At Feilding, on Friday, we had ■ a- fair entry of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle.' Sheep were in good demand, and. cattle met with better competition than at last sale. Medium hoggets, 20s; 2d. to 225. 2d.; good hoggets, 23e. 6d.; forward ewes, 21s. 6d.; store wethers, 255. to 255. 2d.; yearling heifers, 305.; yearling steers, £2 * lis. -to £2 "lfe,; 15-month S.H. steers, £4 55.; two-year steers, £5 2s. 6d.; two and two 'and. a half-year steers, £5 its.-to £5 lfe.;.three-ycar P.A. steers, £9 155.; springing heifers, £5 15s. to £7 2s. 6d.; £6 to £7 10s., and up.to £9 for a line of six;, light store cows, £3 2s. to '£3 165.; forward P.A. heifers, £7 55.; P.A. Cows in calf, £7 12s. 6d.; fat cows, £10 Is. - Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.,. report on their Feilding sale on Friday We had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle/ all stock sold freely, and we practically cleared the yard under the ham-, mer.' We quote:—Sheep: Fat ewes ana wethers,. 275. 3d. to 335.; fat ewes, 275. 3d, to 285.; fat hoggets, 225. lOd. to 235. 6d.; fat fl.ud forward ewes, 18s. 5d.; hoggets, 225. to 225. 3d:; others, lfo. 7d. to 19s. 7<L Cattle: Fat cows, heavy 1 , £10 to £12. ss. 6d.; lighter sorts,' £7 ss. to £9 ss.forward cows,' £6 145.; empty store cows, £4:95. to £4 12s. 6d.; culls,'3ls.'to £2 10s.; cows and calves, £3 Is. to £4" Bs.; culls, 32a. 6d.; twoyear heifers, empty, £3 3s. to £4 2s. 6d.; s'earling heifers, 355. to £2 195.; yearling steers, '£2 2s.' , to' £3 35.; yearling dairy heifers, £2; springing cows, £6 to £6 55.;, bulls, £3 7s. 6d., £4 10s„ to £8 ss.

Jlessrs.. TV.; and G. Turabull and Co., Ltd., report having hold their weekly sale at their .Carterton sale yards on Friday. A good yarding of sheep, cattle,, and pigs as advertised, came forward,, and met: with good' competition.-I■ .-.A good clearance. ..was' made at the following prices. . Sheep ;— Fat -hoggets, 255. 6d.; medium hoggets, 15b. 3d:';to' 16s:; culls, I 'l3s.- 6d.; .fat ewes wethers, 255. .'lCd.'; fat and forward ewes, 19s. 5d.; store ewes, 14s.' Id;; ewes and lambs, 31a. 4d.;'culls; 17s. 'Tigs: Slips," 16s. .3d; to 1%9d.;, weaners, lis., ;125.,; ; t0. 135.; small porkers, 16s. 6d.; good porkers,'. 245. "6d., -325. 3d., to 365. 6d.; forward sows (stores), £2 15s. Cattle: Pat cows, £8 4s.y store cows, £3> 55., £3 7s.V to £4' 65.; springing .'heifers, £4*l2s. 6d., £5,. to £5 2s. M.; Holstein' bull,-£3 35.; Ayrshire bull, £8 10s.- ; Mr. Newton King reports:—Qn September--24, at my Waiwakaiho.-yards,'l had a fair entry of stock;-with .a, good attendance of buyers. Bidding throughout was spirited, all lines being ■ cleared. at the following prices :—Rougli . yearlings: steers, v £2 lis.; choice Holatein- 15-mohth heifers, £3 Shorthorn • yearling' ;heifers, £2 - Is. to £! 10s.; small,.£l',l2s:;ito,-£l' 17s. j -heavy bulls, £11,10s. to'ill,lss;: smaU, £5 2s. 6d.; yearling;" Shorthorn* bulls,-''£4; empty two-year heifers. £3 .'Ua'.to'£3 155.; a very prime line of-heavy-fat; cows,' from Mr. Fred. An;drews, ''Bell'. Block; :made £11 165.; forward cows, £6 Bs. : -to-£7 18s:;' store cows, good, : £4-.-.125.'-6d.'. to ;£5. 195.; -light store cows, : £2 12s. 6d.. to £3; 18s.; choice springing heif- . ers, -up to £8:155.'; .smaller sorts, -or poorer ; in condition,' £4'ss; to £5 12s. 6d. At Toko, on September 27, there was. a good entry, which sold under keen competition as fol-lows:—Yearling-'heifers, £2 ss. to £2 125.; -yearling'<steer3,'.£2-9s:' 6(1.; empty two-year .heifers, £3 135.. to. £4 45.; forward cows, £7il0s;; fat cows, £9 17s.'; store cows, £5 10s.-.tO'£sl6s.; i ls to 18-month steers,-£4 45.; ,'springing : heife.rs; £4 ss. to'£B 10s.' On Wednesday, for my Waiwakaiho horse . fair, horses were yarded right up to the ex-. pected numbers, -and buyers were present from all parts of the district. Any horsea with weight met with, good bidding,- good spring' carters selling up. to £34 10s. .-for young horses, but the light horses were not inquired for. Taken right through the sale was quite-satisfactory. . At Stratford, on September 28, there was a fair entry of cattle, for which I had a good inquiry, but owing to the exceedingly heavy rains falling early ,in : the .afternoon the later part of the sale was considerably affected . by the,'weather, a. good number having to: be "passed, but good sales were effected by private, treaty. Competition on all good.conditiohed cattle was exceptionally. keen, and-also on two-year empty heifers. Yearling"'heifers' made £2 os. 6d. to £2 155.; -small, £1.65. to.- £1 16s'.; rough yearling heifers made >£2 os. 6d. to £2 155.; small, .-£l, ! 6s. .'to'£l, ;.lfe. ;'\roiigh yearling steers, '£2 10s. to £3 2su two-year -steers, £4 125.; two and a half-year steers, £6 lis.; twoyear empty heifers, £3 6s. to £4 25.; yearling bulls, £3 ICe. to £5; medium-weight bulls, £7 2s.- 6d. : fat cows; £11 10s. and £11.125.; light fat cows, £8 9s. to £9; for-ward-cows, £6 12s. 6d. to £7 14a.; store : cows, £4 12s. to £5 195.; small 6tore cows, £2 18s.'to-£3 18s.; . fat hoggets; £1 ss. 7d.; fat wethers, 34s.'2d..;'cwes and lambs, 275.; fat and'forward ;ewea, 225. "6d.- .'ln the dairy, pens,.. there ..was' a good "yarding, amongst which.'-were some good-quality heifers, but . the : size and age was iwt up to' previous yardings, making the sale a little harder than , any recent ones. Very choice heifers sold up to £13 10s.; and cows, -up to £10;10s.,'but the average price of' heifers was from £5 10s. to £7 ss. At Stony River yards on September 29,-.I had a fair J entry, which-met with good competition, as follows:—Yearling.steers, £2 183. to £3 10s.; small yearling • heifers, £1 18s.; yearling

bull 6, £3 18s. to £4 17s. 6d.; fat and forward evres, £1 3s. 9d.; fonva.rd cows, £6 2s. 6d. to £7 13e. store cows, £3 15s. to £5 •35.; medium hulls, £6 2s. 6d.; springing lioifer3, good, £7 17s. 6d. to £9 12s. 6d.; smaller ©arts, £4 15s. t-o £6 12s. 6d.; small, £3.55.