LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2653, 27 December 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgctf and Company, Limited, report having a fair yarding of stock at their Hunterville sale on Tuesday. Bidding for most classes of cattle was indifferent, and. a number of pens were turned out unsold. Quotations Fat owes, 21s. 7a.; fifteen-month heifers, to £3 Is.; two;year heifers, £4 4s. to £4 125.; three-year heifers, £5 IJs., £6 10s., to £7. 55.; empty cows, £4 ICn. to £5 10s.; fat cows, to £10 7s. .Messrs. Dalgety. and Company, Limited, report .having held in their Upper Hutt yards on Thursday a 6pecial sale oi dairy cows, on behalf of , Jtr. A. Oudby. Tho herd came forward in excellent order and condition, and, considering the , timo of year, the sale was in every way successful. For cows close to profit there was exceptionally keen demand. Prices were ns under;— Springing cows, £7 fc. to-£8 17s. 6d.; cow 6 in milk, £6 to £8 10s.; heifers, close to profit, £7 10s. to £8 7s. 6d. _ , Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmcrston North, report having a fair yarding of stock at their Palmcrston North sale on Thursday, which sold as below. Quotations:—Sheep: Forward . s.m. ewes, 20s. Cattle: Stsre cows, £3; young bulls, £3 2s. 6d.; potter bulls, to £9 155.; cows and calves, £6 10s.;dair> heifers, £6 .7s. 6d. to £6 10s.; three-year bullocks, £11. ' Messrs! G. Turnbnll and Co., Ltd., report having:, held their. 1 fortnightly, sale in their Martinborough sale yards on December 23. All advertised lots came forward, and the cattle entry was one of exceptionally good-conditioned ■ and wellbred cattle, which was very well competed for, and practically a clearance, wa6 made. The sheep entry was small, but was also 'well competed for. The nricos realised are a 6 follow;— Sheep: Fat forward .s.m. ewes, 18s. 6d.; forward s.m. ewes, 17s. 4d.; fat lambs, lis. Cattle: Fat cows, £8 56., £8 12s m £10' 55., to £12 13s. 6d.; fat heifers, £8 lis.; forward store cows, £6 17s. 6d. ,to £8 is.'; store cows, £4 2s. 6d., £4 145., £5 10s., to £5 18s.; three-year steers, £10 55., £10 6s.', to £10 12s. 6d.; fat three-year steers; £14; forward- £14; prime fat heavy bullocks, £17 155.; P.A. and Hereford cross three-year heifers, £6 75.: two-year. Holstein steers, £8; two-year steers and heifers, £4 195.; two and three-year 6tcers and heifers, £5 17s. 6d. ;• yearling stwrs and heifers, £2 16s. to £3; yearling. heifers, £2 165.; springing heifers, £5 15b. to £6 55.; hulls, £5 55., £7 25., £8, to.£B 5«. We also sold on account of the Soldiers ■ Christmas Cheer one red and white bullock, donated by Mr. John M'Leod, Wliakapum, which realised £9 Is., and was bought by itr, ]Y. M. Jury, who gave it back to the fund, and realised £9 again. Also : one roan cow and calf, donated by Mr. A D. M'Leod, which realised £9 Is.; also five yearlings, donated by Messrs. Parker and Ahipene, which realised £2 lis. each, mak- . ing a grand,total of £43 7s. . Messrs. Xbraliajn and Williams, Ltd., report on their supplementary, cattle fair, held at Pahiatua, on Wednesdy, ns follows had a full yarding, a total of over 1500 head being submitted, and we have again to thank Messrs. Dalgety and Co. and the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile; Agency Co. for the courtesy in allowing 'us use of their yards, for the overflow:' ' Buyers from a distance were prominent, and business at aucti'/n for any grown bullocks of quality and cows'in forward condition was animated, and a very satisfactory Eale has to be recorded. Sirs. Burling, of "Gleucoo Station,", sent forward 130 bullocks of very nicc quality, which were nicely drafted by Mr. Wright the manager, and sold at full market rates :-36 three-year P.A. steers making £12 155.; 30 three-year bullocks, £13 6s. 6d.; and 44 three-year, bu;t not quite so well grown and in same condition, £11 7s. 6d.; 20 two-year S.H. steers, particularly uico quality, on account of same vendor, made £9 13s. Tho younger cattle were offered in the slicep-pens, but tho quality was somewhat indifferent, and although _ business under the hammer was not quit® so animated and a fair quantity passed at auction, the bulk found purclisers subsequently. Some of our principal sales as under:—44 three-year steers, £11 17s. 6(1.; 36 three-year steers, £12 155.; 30 three and four-year steers, £12 25.; 16 three-year steers, £12 Is.; 18 three-year steers, £11 35.; 15 two, three, and four-year steers, £8 10s.; 23 three-year steers, £9 93.; 18 three-year steers, £10 lis.; 10 three and four-year steers; £13 155.; 10 threcyear steers, £9 12s. 6d. ; 12 two-year steers, £7 10s.; 25 threeyear steers, £9.125. 6d.; 20 three-year steers. £9 135.; 30 three-year steeTs, £13 6s. 6d.; 28 eighteen-month steers, £5 10s.; 18 two-year steers, £5 Is.; 21 two-year steers, £6 10s.; 16 yearling mixed steers, £4 75.; 10 mixed : yearlings, £2-18s.; 22 two-year heifers, £3 Bs.; 13 empty hoiferfi, £4; 11 thTce-year heifers, £4 165.; 21 yearling, heifers, £2 155.; 18 mixed yearlings, £2 Is.'; 14 cows and heifers, £4 17s. 6d.; 19 eighteen-month heifers, £3; 7 cows and calvcs, £7 10s.; 11 cows and calvcs, £5; 24 fat and forward cows. £7 7s. 6d.; numerous lines of fat cows made from £8 to £10. WOOL-GKOWEES WELL PLEASED. Tho Christchurch wool sale, held ou Monday, 6th December, showed that there is still keen demand for wool, especially halfbred, in good condition. The top price ,was 19d. per lb. This excellent figure was secured by Coioiiel, tho Hon. R. Heaton Rhodes, of Otahuna, on whoso flocks Quibell's Improved Powder Dip has been used for some years past. Wool-growers will also remember that at the .recent' Auckland wool 6ale? fine crossbred wool, on which this dip had been used, realised the fine price flf 21d. per lb., which is a record for Auckland 1 and also for that class of wool in the Dominion. There is no denying the excellent condition of the wool when Quibell's is used. —Advt. j