LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2619, 15 November 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—We had a fair entry of sheep and fl, very good yarding of cattle at our Palmerston North sale on Thursday", when practically evury lino changed hands at satisfactory prices to vendors. Store ewes, 175.; aged ewes and lambs, 245.; fat and forward owes, 255. Bd.; light fat wethers, 225.; weanor-heifers, 255.; yearling heifers, £2 95., £2 14s. 6d., to £2 17s. 6d.; yearling steers, to £3; two-year hellers, £3 18s. to £4 45.; young bulls, £3 2s. 6d. to £5; empty cow 6, £6 75., £6 lCs., to £6 155.; backward cows, £4 10s.; small cows and .calves, £4 lis. to £5 Is.; two and a half-year steers, to £7 17s. 6d.

Itessrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on their Dannevirke ealo held on Friday:—A modium yarding of sheep and a particularly heavy entry of cattle'came forward. All lines of sheep were disposed of at prices highly in excess of recent sales' reports.' The demand for cattle was •■ particularly keen, especially lor growing cattle in good condition and good quality young steers. We disposed of tho whole of our entry throughout at the following list of prices :—Sheep: Fat and forward 'shorn wethers, 235.; ewes and lambs in wool, up to 325. 6d.; cull hoggets,- 13s. 6d. Cattle: Twelve to fifteen-month steers, £3 lis., £3 12s. 6d., to £5 ss. for best lines; ditto heifers, £3, £3 165.; two-year steers, to £6 165.; light fat heifers, £5 7s. 6d.; good condition 6tore cows, to £6 55.; springing heifers, £4 .17s. 6d., £6, .to £6 55.; two-year Ayrshire bulls, 11 to 12Jgns. Pigs:. Small weaners, 135.; porkers,' to 20s. Jlessre. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly stole at the Hutt yards on Thursday, when they offered a heavy yarding of cattle. Prices for eteers and forward cows were good, and keen competition took place for all lines offered. With the exception of a few dairy heifers, we succeeded in disposing of all entries, prices were as under:—Lightweight doj\y cows, £6 15s. to £7 135.; forward empty cows, £4 17s. to £5 10s.; yearling steers, £3 25.; yearling heifers, £2 ss. to £2 7s. 6d.; cow 6 and calves, £5 35.; three-year-old steers, £7 lis.; eighteen-month to two-year-old steers, £4 17s. to £5 3s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., report:—We held oar weekly sale at Eketahuna on Friday, when we had a fair entry of cattle. Practically a total clearance 'was made under the hammer at the following rates:—Dairy cows in profit, £4 17s. 6d. to £7 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 10s. to £6; store cows,' £4 10s. to £5 7s. 6d:; cull do., £1 10s.: yearling steers, £3 10s. to, £4 35.-, yearling heifers. £2 18s. to £3; bulls, £3 10s. to £5 2s. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., report:—We Held onr annual spring cattle fair .in the P.P.A. yards, Pahiatua, on Wednesday,. when wo offered a yarding of 1100 cattle, consisting principally of good-conditioned' two, three, -and. fonr-ycar-old stcjrs, empty cows, and email lines of young stock. Buyers were present in.large numbers from llanawatu, jtowke's Bay, Wanganni, Waikato, Wairarapa, and local districts. Competition was particularly. animated for all steer 6, forward cows, and-heifers, and: cows-with calves. Towards the end'of the sale bidding for yearling heifers dragged slightly. With-the exception of a, few pens of the latter, practically a total-'' clearance. was made under the hammer, at prices which must have been e record for the district. The following ■ ore a few of the principal nales:—On account, E. E. Meech, Pongaroa, four-year bullocks, £15.125., £14 .10e., £21 18s.: three-year-old bullocks, £10 6s. and £7 16s. for coloured steers. A nice lino of two and three-year P.A. steers, £8;17s. 6d.; two-year steers, £6 165.: ; ,Hereford steers, iET 7s. 63.; on account Milton Alpass, three and four-year bullocks, £12'S«.; on.account F. W. Blatehford,'four-year bullocks,-£l2; on account J. A.-''Groves,.-three-year bullocks, £10 145.; on account T. Wilton, three-year-steers, £10-55".;-on'accoTmt U.S. Morrison, three-year bullocks,. £3 15s. and £8 2s. for small; on account A. ; M'Kay, fouryear bullocks, £11 17s. 6d.; empty heifers, £6; on account H. Dillon, two-year steers, £7 2s. 6d.; on account W. E. Godfrey, fat cows, £11.76.: on .account ■J. M'Leod, cows end calves,. £7-Be.;./,on account W..Anderson, cows and.'calves,', £7 Us.; forward empty cows,, ? '£ 7 Us. and £7 6e.; medium do., £5 10s.; on account Percy - Bisset, Hereford, yearling heifers;-.'£l 18s. to £3 lis.;'store cows, £4 is. to.£7 155.; two-year empty heifers, -.'£3 10s. to -£4 65.; two-year Bteere; £5 10s. to £6 17s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham • and Williams, Ltd., report-on their Feilding sale held on Fri-. dcy submitted a good yarding. of both; sheep and cattle, all classes of stock selling well.' Quotations:—Ewes and lambs (good), 365.' 6d. to:37s. . : 3d.; poor sorts, 276. 6:1.; woblly:two-t00th5,235..1d.; others, 205.; shorn .two-tooth, wethers, 175.. to 18s. 1d.,mixed two-tooths, 19s. Id.; culls, 13s. 3d.; two and four-tooth wethers, 265. 6d.; fat wethers; shorn. Ms. to 235. 3d. Cattlc:A nice line of 43 station-bred' S.H.. cross ■yearling -heifers, made £3 125.;" fifteen-month-steers,-£3 17s. 6d. to £4 Us.; yearling, steere, -£2 ss. to £2 11s.: smaller sorts, 21s. to 335:;. yearling dairy heifers, £2 3s. 6d„ £2 15s:. to £3 55.; others. 30s. to 355.; store cows,.£s 6e.; fat cows, £8 105...£9 12s. 6d., to £10; light sorts. £6 to £6 17s. 6d.; bulls, £5 10s., £8,55., to BJgns. -...-.. Messrs. Abraham and William's, Ltd., of Palmerston North, • report:—We held ,a very successful sale of contractor's plant nt Mt. Stewart, near Feilding, on Wednas-. day,' on account of Mr. 0. H. .Petersen.

Buyers were present from all parts of the district, and every lot ottered met with good competition. Tho draught horses realised from £20 to £40 each, and. the average for the lot was £30 10s. Tho drays made up to £10 a piece, and the harness, implements, tools, and sundries all made good prices. ITr. Newton King reports:—At Waiwakaiho yards on Noiember 5, I had a lull' yarding, the prices obtained being right up to outside markets, as follows:—Choice fifteen-month heifers, £3 3s. to £3115.; good, £2 17s. and £2 195.; fair, £2 ss. 6d. to £2 10s.; flfteen-month steers, £4 os. 6d. to £4 55.; yearling steers, £3 10a. to £3 155.; weedy, £1 15s. to £2 165.; fifteen-month to two-year heifers (empty), £3 10s.; empty two to two and a half-year heifers, £4 6s. to £4 12s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers, £5 15s. to £7 35.; small cows, with calves at foot (calvers inoculated), £5 175.; Jerseydairy bulls, £5 10s.> to £9; Eolstein bulls, £7 106. to £8 155.; Shorthorn bulls, £9 to £11 155.; fifteen-month bulls, £2 178. 6d. to £4 155.; heavy bulls for boning; £11 to £12; smaller, £7 65.; springing cows, £6 15s. to £9 55.; good spring heifers, £7 ,10s. to £9; fair, £5 10s. to £6 55.; hoggets, £1; fat wethers, 355.; fat cows, £9 6s. to £9 10s.; forward cows, £7 to £8 10s.; good store cows, £5 19s.'to £6 155.; medium stores, <S4. 15s. to £5 • 13s. 6d.; very • small store cows, £3 12s. 6d. to £4 Ts. At Douglas, on November 8, I had a full yarding with keen competition throughout,' practically everything yarded being cleared dt the following prices:—Good fifteen-month steers, £4 Is. to £4 55.; fair-size, but rough, £3 6s. 6d. to £3 12s. 6d.; small, £2 18s. to £3; good fifteen-month heifers, well grown, £3 to £3 lis.; others, £2 to £2 155.; two and a half-year empty heifers, £4 10s. to £5 55.; two and a holf to three-year steers, £8 Is.; fat and forward cows, £8 to £9 Is.; forward cows, £7 ss. to £7 135.: store .cows, £5 to £5 155.; spring heifers, £5 ss. to £77 7s. 6d.; light bulls, £6 155.; ewes and lambs, 30s. At Stratford, on November 9, the following prices were made:—Choice fifteenmonth heifers (farmers' lines), £3 13s. 6d. to £3 17s'.; good, £3 to £3 7s. 6d.: fair, £2 10s. to £2 155.; .small, £1 18s. to £2 6s. 6d.; yearling steers, all Tough, £2 19s. to £3 Us.j thin store cows, £4 Is.; good store cows, £5 5a to £6 Us.; forward cows, £6 12s. to £7 195.; fat cows, £8 15s. to £11 10s.; empty two-year heifers, £3 19s. to £4 Bs.; bulls, £6 ss. to £9 10s.; empty ewes, 235. 3d. to 255.' 63.; aged ewes, and lamus, small line.-265. at.; good hoggets, 225. 3d.; .culls, 17s. 9d. At the springing heifer yards on t.h.3 same day bidding was fairly good; best heifeTs selling up to £8 10s., the 2o head sold averaging £5 l£e. At Stony Bivei- on. November 10, all lines -were sold atvthe hammer as follows:—Holstein fifteen-month heifers, good, £4 25.; good grades, £3 2s. to £3 75.; smaller, £2 to £2 Vs.; fifteenmonth steers, from £3 10s. to £3 165." for fair, cattle; small, £2 7s. 6d. to £2 155.; empty two-year heifers, £4 2s. fid.; threeyear bullocks, £8 145.; fat cows, £8 lis. to £10 6e.- forward cows, £6 2s. to £7 45.: store cows, £4 10s. to £5 175.; small and thin, £3 2s. to £3 18s.; yearling Shorthorn bull, £4 155.; yearling Holstein bull, ,'£4 10s.; pedigree Jersey yearling bull, 7gns.; dairy bulls. £6 7s. od. to £10 10s.: bulls for boning, £7 7s. 6d. to £10.75. 6d.; dairy cows, £6 to £10 10s.; springing heifers, all small, £3 15s. to £6 10s.! weaner pigs, 15s. to 19s.