LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2670, 17 January 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. and Co., Ltd., report oil their Feilding sale ou January 14 as uutfer:—Empty cives, to lfe: lOd.; mixed-aEC breeding ewes, 18a. sd. to 19s. Id.; fat aacl fonva.nl ewes, to £1; empty cows, in fair coudition, for £6 155.; cows and calves, to £7 12s. fid.; firteen to eighteen-month steers, to £5 55.; two to two and e, half-year stec-rs, to £6 lfe. 6d. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Ageiicy Co., Ltd., Dannevirke, report-.—At the Miller's lload sale yards, on Friday, v.-o held our first sale of 1916, at which we offered soveral good linos of sheep and a good yarding of cattle, all well up to standard. All classes of stock an advance on priccs ruling before Christmas. Our sales were as follow:—Fat cows, £8 to fat heifers, £6 to £8; forward cows, empty, £4 to £6 lfc.; two-year steers, £6 55.; eighteen-month steers, £4 l£e. to £4 Bs. 6d.; two and a half-year heifers, empty, £5 17s. 6d.; fifteen-month heifers, £3 ss.- fifteenmonth steers, £4 (is.; bulls, £3 2s. 6d. to £6;' dairy heifers (near calving), £6 15s. to. £7 2s. >6d.; pigs (suckers), 7s. 6d.; slips, 15s. to £1 Bs. On Monday, at Woodville, there was a small yarding of both sheep aud cattle, and' prices were well maintained. P.M. breeding ewes (old), 14s. Id.; breeding owes, 7s. 9d.; small lambs, Bs. 3d.; rams (old). Bs. 6d.; bulls, from £4 7s. 6d. to £6 12s. 6d. ; two-year steers, £6 ss. to £4 155.; eighteen-month steers, £3 10s. At tho Ma-kotuku saleyards, on Wednesday, there was a fairly good yarding of cattle, but sheep were nil, with the exception of one pen of good in.s. lambs in wool, which brought 17s. Bidding upon all classes of good forward cattle was keen. Two-year steers, £4 to £5 155.; eighteen-month heifers, £3 to £ 4155.; fifteen-month heifers. £3;. fifteen-month steers, £3 155.; mixed weaner calves, £2 7s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their Upper llutt.sale, held on Thursday, they submitted a large yarding of both sheep and cattle,, and sold a fair proportion at satisfactory priccs. They n.uote:—Fat and forward lambs, lfe. 6d.; store do., to 12s. 6d.; cull do., 76. lid.; empty forward cows, £5 165.,., £6 7e., to £6 18s.; empty three-year heifers, £5 175.; two-year heifers, £3 17s. 6d.; weaner heifers, to £2; threo to two and a half-year steers, £10 25.; bulls, £7 16s. to' £8 2s. 6d. The New Zealand . Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.,- Ltd., reports:—At.Eangiwahia a fair entry of sheep and catfle met with a ready sale, every pen being quitted under the; hammer. Two-tooth, wethers, 19s. to 21s. Bd.; twos-tooth ewes (medium), 19s. fid. to . 20s. 4d.; mixed fifteen-month cattle, £3 18s.; . eighteen-month heifers, £3 18s.; eighteen-month steers, £4 175.; empty heifers, £5 155.; heifers in milk, £7; springing heifers, £7 18s. 6d.; forward cows, £7 Its. to £8 3s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers, £7 19s. At Kimbolton, stock did not come forward according* to advertised numbers, but a small entry sold readily. Twotooth ewes, 225. 4d.; mixed weaners, 285.; 18-month heifers, £3 17s. Cd.; 18-month etcers (coloured), £3 95.; store cows, £4 15s. to £5 10s. At Feilding, on Friday, we had a good entry of both sheep aud cattle, ami have to report a total clcoa-ance at very satisfactory prices. Small two-tooths, 18s. 2d.; two-tootli wethers, 21s. 4d. to 235. 3d.; forward ewes, 2Cs.; fat ewes, 225.; small weaners, 205.; Jersey weaner heifers, 325. 6d.; weaner steers, 385.; eighteen-month steers, £4 14s. 6d.; two-year steers, £5 4s. to £6 155.; two and two and a half-year steers, £7 lOo.; heifers in calf, £3 2s. fid. to £4 7s. 6d. ; springing heifers, £6; store cows, £6; . light fat cows, £8 65.; fat heifers, £9 ss.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale on Friday as followsWc offered a moderate yarding of both sheep and cattle. Lambs were in pood demand, and sold rapidly. We made' a good clearance at the following priccs:—Sheep: White-face shorn rase lambs, lis. 6d„ 12s. sd„ to 12s. 10d.; small sort, 7s. to ,9s. Cattle: Weaner steers (good), 355. to £2 7s. 6d.; weaner heifers, 265.; empty cows, £5 Is.; fat cows, £8, £8 lfe. to £9 Bs. . Messrs. W. and G. Tnrnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sole in their Carterton yards on Friday. A good yarding of cattle, bat small yarding of sheep came forward, and met with keen competition, and a good clearance was made at the following prices Sheep: Twotooth ewes and wethers, 21s. Id. to 225. Zd.; storo ewes, 18s. l'igs: Weaners, Bs. 3d.; porkers,'2os. 9d. Cattle: Pat cows, £8 Bs.; fortvard store cows, £6 Is., £6 lis., £6 15s. Gd., to £7 Is.;.store cows, £3 165., £4 7b. 6d., £5 25., £5 4s„ £5 10s., £5 17s„ 5 18s., to £6; forward store heifers, £5 76. 6d.; store heifers, £3 15s. to £3 195.; cows and calvetJ, £6; two and a half-year steers, £7 18s.; eighteen-month heifers, £3 to £4; yearling heifers, £2 to £2 155.; heifer calves, 20s". to 2'ss. 6d.; steer calves, 275.; mixed calves, 16s. 6d., 225. 6d„ 255„ 265. 6d„ 295., 30s. 6d„ to 345. 6d.; springing lieifere, £7; .springing cows, £7 to £9; bulls, £4 12s. 6d., £5 10s., £6, £7 55., £7 10s„ to £8. Mr. Newton King reports:—On January 7, at Waiwakaiho, I had a fair entry of cattle, all of which wore cleared under keen competition at the following prices:—Fat cows, up to £10 65.; forward cows, £7 19s. to £9 55.; storo cows, £4 Us. to £7 135.; heavy bulls, up-to £11 155.; small, £3 10s. to"'£6; eighteen-month steers, £4 155.; fifteen-month heifers. £2 7s. 6d. to £3 zs. 6;l.; mixed weaners, £1 55.; dairy cows, £9; springing heifers, £7. At TJrenui verds, on January 10, there was a fair entry, for which there was good inquiry, prices obtained being' a3 follows:—Fat cows, £9 ll». to £10 Is.; fat and forward cows, £3 to £9 35.; fat heifers, £7 2s. 6d. to £8 9s.;'forward cows, £7 17s. to £8 12s. 6d.; smalt store cows, £4 10s. to £6 10s.; bulls, £8 lis. Gd.; two and two and a half-year steers, v rough, £6 to £6 7s. '6d.,- eighteen-month steers, £4 95.; yearling steers, £3 25.; fiftesn-month heifers, £2 18s.; fat ewes, 20s. Id. to 2Cs. 6d.; mixed two-tooths, 20s. 7d.; dairy cows, £9 ss. At lialiotu, on January 11,. buyers were present iu good numbers, and made good competition for all classes of stock. Weaner steers made 355. 6d. and 365. 6d.; small weaner heifers, 18s.; eighteenmonth steers, £4 'Bs. to £4 10s.; smaller cattle. £3 165.; fifteen-month heifers, £2 lis.; heavy bulk, £9 to £13 5e.; light, £6; fat and forward cows, £8 13s. to £9 lfo.; forward cows, £7 os. 6,1 to £8 10s.; cows and calves, £7 10s. to £10 175.; store cows, light, £4 lis. to £6 135.; two and a halfsts<P- jf 7 . 53 ■ ,6d.; springing heifers, ±o 17s. 6d. Private sales have been mafle Prices:—Eighteen-month steers, £4 7s. to £-t 10s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers. £5 16s. to £8 45.; threeyear steers, £9 to £10; fat. bullocks. £13 Jos.; two-year heifers £4 10s. to £5; dairy bulls. £18 ISs.; light boners, £7 and £8; two-ye>aT Polled-Angus heifers, £7 10s.- fat cows, £9 to £10; forward cows £7 5s to £8 10s.; store cows, £5 to £6 18s. 6d.- twotooth wethers 19s. to 21s. 9d.; four-tooth wethers, 235.; store ewes, 18s. M.; fat lambs, lfc. 6d.; fat ewes, 225.; miied twotooth sheep, 19s.