LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2694, 14 February 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Daigety and Company, Limited, report having hold their .weekly Levin salo on Wednesday, when tliey..offergd a fail* yardiiiß of sheep and a good entry of c<itQe. Competition for the sheep v.-as very animated, and thar sold . practically . all . linos umier the hammer. The cattle met with rather a dragging sale, with the csccpti/ra of fat cows and store cows, which sold readily at auction. : Quotations' ..--Fat wethers.. 245. 9d.;. fat. and forward ewes. 20s. to 255.; 2-tooth ewes and ■■ wetli. ere. 18s. 2d.; f.in.- ewes. 365. 7d. to 18s.; fat cowv J7s. 6(1. to £9 125.; 2-year steers, £4 2=., £4 13s. 6d.;. 2i-3-yoar steers,, £6 Bs. «d.; li-month leifcrs; £2 10s; to £3 13s. 6d.; rreanexs, 2Ss.' 6d.; bulls, £15. Messrs. Dalgoty . and'-Co., litd., report' having held their' fortnightly : sale in tho Upper Hutt yards on Thursday, when they offered a heavy yardine of both sheep; and cattle. Some special entries of Komney rams oamc forward, and all offered met will an exceptionally good sale. In tno sheep pens there were some goon'lines ! of ivethers and ewes, and for each lot tffercd teen competition too place. .. .The ■jirincipal sales effected were as under;—, t ana 4-tootn wetners, Z2s. 3d.; forward 2 and 4-tooth wethere, 235.. 10d.;. lipht- ' yeight fat ewes, ZDs. 4d.;,5.m. owes. 18b. stt. to 21s._ 6d.; aged : ewes," 15s. to ICS.; poor-conditioned ewes, 135.; medium shorn lambs, lis. Id.; Mnoth Eoinney rams, 3j to i4gn&; aged Eomney rams, 13 to %ns.; ■Cattle: Empty store -cows. £4 to £4 "155.; : forward empty cows, £5 to £6 55.; fat , cows, £7 2s. 6d. to-£8; yearling heifers,

£2 55.; light-weight fat heifers, £5 to £5 35.; 2-year-old ompty heifers, .£4 Is.; bulls, £(> 2s. 6d. to £7; cows in milk, £6 to £8 15?.: heifers, in milk, £6 10s. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Apency 00. report:—At UaurnrJ. on Tuesday, wo had a good yarding o£ both sheep and catt.l3. Competition was brisk, sliccp in selling well. Medium mixed lambs, lis. Id.; 2-tootii wethers, 235., 2os. Bd.; Z-tooth ewes, 225. 10d., 235. 9d.; 15-month steers, £4 1«.; forward cows, £4 155., £5 18;., £G 13.«.; fat- heifers, £5 to £6 lCs.; fat cows, £9 Us.: small weruiors, 18a., ffls. to '-laa ; weaner heifers, 275. 6'.!.; bulls. £5, £7, £8 ss. At Palinerston North, on Thursday, the firm had a good yarding of all elates of stock, which met with good, competition at late rates:—F.m. ewes, 18s. 4d.; liphi fat ewe", 20s. 9d.; medium lambs, lis., 12s. Id.; rano lambs,- Ms. to 15s. lid.; mixod \youn. 2Vs., 515.. 325. <SQ.: 8-inontli heifers, £2 15sl: 2-year steers, £4 175.; store cows, £3"1«5.,' £4 lis.. £5 25.; forward cows, £6 12. .6d„ £7; fat cows, £9 as., £9 12s. 6d., £9 165.; forward bullocks. £11 2s. 6(1.; cows with c lives, £5 9s. 6(1., £5 195., £6 17s. 6d.; springing heifers, £7, £7 7s. 6d.; good dairy C °Uessr«.' Abrahhin and Williams, U4., »•. port:—-Vt Waikajme, ou Tuesday, wo yardyd largo outm-fi oJf both sheep and cattle. Bidding on all rliues was particularly ain» mated and we have to report a highly6ucces?ful sale at most satisfactory prices. Quotations-:— Sheep: 4 and 6-tooth withers, 245. Bd.; 2-toot-h wethers, 19s. lid., 20s. 3d., 2ls , 235.; 2-tooth ewes, 205., 225. 6d. 225. 9d, 253. 7d., 245.:' a.m. breeding ewes, 20s. 3d., 2Zs. t 235. 6d.; mixed aged ewes, 17fi. Id--17, 9d; cull ewes, ss. 1(1., Is. 3d., Bs. 7d.; Komney rams, lgu-. IJgns. to 2Jgns. Cattle: 6 and 4-year bullocks, £9 75.: 3-year bill* locks,• £8 *10s.; ZJ-year steers, £6 7s. 6U.; 18-inoutibs steers, £4 2s. 6d., £4 55.; year« ling and 18-month heifers, £2 Us,, £2 125., £2 155.; fat cows, £6 4s. to £7 45.; mixed vroaiicrs. 245. 6d., 255. 6d., 28s. 6d. itc&srs. and Williams, Ltd.,'re. port:—At Levin; on Friday, stock came forward weul over advertised numbers, and included somo lines of nice brooding eweP,'which were eagerly sought after. Ridding on nil lines of sliecp was particularly brisk, but cattfe were a. little easier. Quota-tions:—Sheep: On account of Mr. E. E. Gorringe (in conjunction with Messrs. Da'goty-.and Co., Ltd.)— Shorn iambs, 155.. 15s. 6d*,'l6s. 6d. to 16s. Bd. On account (;t Jlr. AV. H. Simcox, Otaki: 300 4 and 5-year owes, 24a. 4d. - On account of Mr. H. G. E. S\v3.iuson, STanakau: 120 4 and 6-tooth , ewes, 235.; 100 2, .4, aud 6-tooth ewes, 235. 9iT.; 370 4 and. 5-ye«rr ewe?, 20s. lOd. On account of: Mr. IV". «T. Bryant, Manakau: ICO 4-toofch ewes, 255. Other quotations B.in. ewc6. 17s. 2d.; cull ewes, 12s. 3d., :12s. 6d„ J3s. Id.; rape lambs, 155.; small lambs, 9s. 6d. to lis. 2d.; fat and forward wethers, 235. 4d., 245.; fat ewes, 2s. 5d., 235. 10d.', 245.; forward ewes, 18s. 7d. Cattle: cows, £6 2s. to £7 55.; • to 3-year steers, £6 10s.; 2-year steers, £5 12s. fid.: empty forward hei/ern, £4 145.: 18-months steers (co 1» oureu), £3 17s. 6d., £4; yearlilig steers, Ss< M,: mixed weaners, 21s. to 275. .6d.; bulls, £6 €s., £7 17s. 6d.; voalers, 32g. Pigs: We had -an entry of 100 pigs, which sold as under:—Stores, lis., .lis. 6d., 13s. 6d. 'to ,15s. 6d.; light porkers, 225. 6d., 245., 26a. t 1275. 6d., 305.; heavier porkers, 325. 63., 355. 6d. to 408. Messrs. Abraham and "Williams,. Ltd,.- report that at their Pending sale oil February 11, 1916. as follows:—Wc submitted a heavy > v ardiug of both sheep and cattle. Competition, was' keen for all clas&es of stock, and Ave made a- good clearance at the following rates :-Rhecp: 4 aud 5-year, ewes. 19s. 11a. to "255.; others, 155., 16s. Sd., 17*. 3d. to IBs. 3d.;' lambs, 10s. Bd., 14s. 2d., to 14s! 4d.; fat ewes, 20s. to 245.: b.f. killers, 18s. 2fj. to 215.; 2-tooth wethers /real good line), 235. 6d. Cattk«: Fat cows, £7 10s. to £8j store cows, £4 13s. 6d.; ompty cows and heifers, £5 12s. 6d.; cows and calves, £6 lis.; 18-month lioifors, £3; wcaners, 15s. 6d.; Isulls, £5 15s. to £6 55., .- - FEILDING JCARKBT. Messrs., Atkineon and '00., Ltd., report th© following prices at the week-ond:—Storo pig 3, 225. 6c1.; weaner, Vs. to lis.; eli'ps, 15s. 6cT.; porkers, 315.; pcaohes to 4s. care: pears .3s. to 4s.;'apples, 3s.half-case; tomatoes 3s, quartor-caso; potatoes Bs. cwt.; oiiioiis. 75., barley,. sa. 6d. bushel; wheat, 6s. 6d.; oaui# 4s. 6(1.; chaff, £5 to £5 10s.; ' .peas 6a ■