LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2730, 27 March 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

{■'. Messrs. W.j and G. Turnbull and Co.', Ltd.." report having -held their-weekly sale in their Carterton-yards on March 24 A good yarding o£ 6heep,' cattle "and.:pig's came for- ' ward,. far above the number advertised,' ' and met with. keen.-competition, a good clearance being made at tho following , prices:—Fat ewes, 235. Id.; fat lambs, 10s. , id;; fat-forward ewes, lfo. Id. to 17s. 3d.; ■ 6C'und-moutli ewes, 17s. Id., 19s. Id., to 20s. •. 6d.s f.m. eives, 10s. 7d., 10s. lid., to 12s. Bd.; . Bhorn lambs (small), lis. 4d. to lis. 6(1. ; i. Southdown: mm, ■ jigns. -Pigs: Porkers, . ; 325.'6 d., 335., 355., to 425.' 6d.; small porkersj '•185...t0 215.; Blips, 10s.: sows'in pis. 355. ; ; Cattle: Fat cows, £7 12s„ £8, £8 lis.,, £8-lfe., ; , i £9, to £9 65.; forward store cows, 1 £6 - fc. ■ .to £6 14s. fid.; store cows; £5 38.,'"£5:105., .to £5.1i5.; fair, £3 12s. to £6 Ms. 6d.;01d, ; 225. to 255.; forward store heifers, £4 16a. to £5 Bs.; cow's and calvee, £4 165.; two-year ■ heifer, £3 55.; heifer calves. 255. to 345. f<L; ' mixed calves, 215.. t0.255.; bulls, £3 19s. to . £4 ss. , L 7; ... \ Mr. Newton King reports:—On liaTch 20, ' at my Tlrenui yards, there wa6 affair entry, -which, sold as follows:—Fat and for- - . ward cows, £7 to £9 Is.; store cows, £4 . , 9s, < to. £6 - 75.; two-year steers, £6; ■ '.empty heifers, •£3 . 2s. , ' 6d, to £4 - 95.;" two and a half-year in-calf ■,heifers, ■; -£5 te.; to ,£5 18s.; small bulls,-£s;'weaners;' . £1 10a. to £2; f.m. ewes', 15s. to 18s. 2d.; fat ■ \ and forward wethers, 245.; lambs,-13s. 3d. to 165.; culls,-9S! 6d.; weaner pigs,' lte. At . Uahotu on March 21 there ivas a fair on- . try, all of which was sold tinder keen com- -j '. petition, as followsWeaner steers, £2 7s;' , _- 6d.; smaller, £1 18s. 6d. and £1195.: wearier < lteifers, Ms. 6d. and 28s. 6d.; twenty-month steers, £5.. and £5 Is. 6d.; fifteen-month -i eteers. £4 35.; fat cows, £8 10s. and £8 lis.; forward cows, £s'lßs. to £7 75.-6 d.; - store cows, £4-to £5 ,10s.; emptyl'.lieifers,. ;■ £3 16s. .to £3 195.; bulls, £6 2s. 6d.- to-.£7 J 2s. 6d.; lambs,- 15s. At Okau off March 22' '■ ; there was a small entry, -which sold a3 fol- 1 SF~ weanere, 295.; steers, ■ ' £4 :17s. 6d.; bulls, £4 to. £8 ,10s.';' ] store cows, £4 to. £5 10s.; lambs, 135.-2 d' - I . to;l4s. 3d.; culls, Bs. Id. to'lOs. 7d;'; small ] . two-tooth -wethers, 20s. lid. to 21s. 6d.'- aged ] > ewes, 10s, 7d. i : Messrs."• Dalgety and Co., Irtd.', -'report- as 5 follows on their fortnightly sale,-held in , .. their Upper Hutt yards last Thursdays— , ' v both sheep and cattle wa-s i ■■■ submitted. Competition was keen, and all ' classes of stock met with animated com- • petition, especially fat sheep, which , were i keenly sought-after. They report practica- total clearance of all stock under the hammer.at tie close of the.sale,. Quo-,

tationsTwo-tooth to f.f.m. ewes, to 235. M; owes, 13s. 10d.; fat ewes, 225. 3d. to, ,2155.; lot wethers, 22fi. 3d., 235. 6d.', 245. 6d., ; .-'2ss. lCd., to 295.; fat Jambe, 17s. 6d.; a lino of . two-tooth wethers, 215.; fat cows, •£6, £6 10s„ to £10; forword cows, £4 lfc. to £5; bulls, £6 10s„ £8 12s. 6d.; springing cows, £9, 155., £9 12s. 6d., £10,. £12, £13; springing heifers, £8 155.; cows in milk, to £14 55.; vealcre, 355.; two-year steers, £7; •three and four-year steers, £9 7s. 6d.

The Uew Zi/Uund Loan and Mercantile .Agency Co., Ltd., Dannevirlte, report hav- ■ ing held a most successful clearing sale on behalf of Mr. P. ltawsthorn, Norsewood, on March 23. Owing to the abundance of . feed that has been in evidence throughout ' the district this past season, the cows submitted. with one ov two exceptions, were . in very good: condition, the attendance of buyers was good, and considering the lateness of the season the cows and heifers ■ Bold remarkably well, the whole herd making tho satisfactory average of £8 12s. 6d. •per head. Prices realised were as follow: . -Cows and heifers, £13 155., £12 125., £12, £10 15s„ £10, £9 17s. 6d.„ -£9 155., £9 55., £8 10s., £8, ■ £7-,105., £7 2s. 6d., £7, to £5 10s.; two-year Ayrshire heifers, £5 55.; three to seven-months 'Ayrshire heifers, £3 - to £2 125.; 6d.-, one purebred Ayrshire bull, aligns.; sows in pig, £3 17s. and £3 18s.; X canc J, pißS ' Bs ' t0 55.; milk cans, 245. to m. The: company's auctioneer, Mr. E. O.' 1. Von Badelzen, of Waipukurau, wielded the hammer. Tho firm also report having held their weekly sale at the Millar's Road. saleyards on March 24, "when there ■was a medium yarding of cheep and a good yarding of cattle, but owing to a boisterous - day the attendance of the; public was small. All classes of stock.met Hvith a ready sale, older sheep were a little under last wceke quotations, but lambs, young wethers, and ewes met an advanced market. Following arc .the quotations:— bheep: Four and five-year-old ewes, 16s. to m 7 ewes, 20s. 6d. to 225.: old aua failing ewes, 9s. 6d. to 155.; twotooth wethers,. 225. 6d. to 245.; woolly lambs, lis. 6d. to 155.; good shorn lambs (straight- lines) brought from 12s. 6d. to 16s. 4d.; fat ewes, 18s. to 255. ,6d.; fat weth-' ers, 2Zs. to 265.; Romney-Lincoln two-shear .to 4gns.; old sorts, from 1&?. 6d. to •Ms. Cattle: Two and a half-year .well-bred 10s. t{> £10 10s.; two-year 6teers, + It 57 15s.;' yearling steers, £2 15s. to £5 10s.; weaners (small), 10s. 6d. to 225. 6d ; ..good .weaners, 355. to £2 55.; two and a half-year heifers, £5 10s. to £6 155.; yearling heifers,.«>ss. to £3; fat bullocks, three-\eai-old, £9 to £12 10s.; cows, £6 to £9 10s.; empty-cows, £ii 12s. 6d. to £7 55.; bulls, , .Jos. to £10 2s. 6d. Pigs; Weaners, 7s. to. 10s.; breeding sows, £3 to £4 15s. Messrs. .Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday stock came forward in fair numbers, and we were able to dispose of most lines at satisfactory Quotations; Sheep—Light fat ewes, £is. - od.; two-tooth ' wethers, 225.; woolly Jambs, 155.; email lambs, lis., 125.. to 13s. (3 ! s-m. breeding ewes, 19s. 6d.;. cull ewes, 10s. to. 12s 7d. Cattle: Un account of Experimental Farm-Extra prime heavy con's, £16; prime maiden heii7f 5 ' £ i r n °« ther Prices—Fat cows, £6 J 7s Is., £7 Ba., £7 -.175., £B'2s„ to £10 2s.- 6d.;_ store cows, £4 2s„ £4 8s„ .to £4 155.; light forward bullocks, £10 lis.; wsan«iS' w"n' t j • t0 33s ' : Tea 'ers, £2; bulls, £8. We had an entry of 150 pigs, which .sold as under-.—Weaners, ss„ 65., 10s„ lo 12s. 6d.; stores, 14s„ 20s„ 245„ 255., to 23s ; porkers, 355., 385., 395., 425., 455., to 495. ' '. The ftew Zealand Loan and Mercantile f^ e mu y ?' re P°rt:—At Palmerston North | on Thursday we had a fair entry of both j sheep, and, cattle. The market was slightly I oetter for. most Irnes. Sound-mouth ewes, I 17s.'7d ; fat sheep. 255. H.; email weaners. .10s., 155., 205.; fair weaners, 255., Ms.; mixed- yearlings, £2? good weaner steers, >£3 45.; empty forward heifers, £4 75., £5.45.; storo cows, £3 10s., £3 ,14s„ £4; forward cows, £o 9s„ £5 175.. £6 10q • fnt calwi £ ffi sS| ;' j 11 "- cows ' and Tulls , £4 £ i! S -is E °7°s d 6d. a,r7COWS ' * 10s " : Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., reir QS i" S? tbeir Feilding sale, held 9s C tJfSn 9? I>S n 12s " 7d "' black-face lambs, as. to lis. 9d.; Romney; rams. £2 25.; South'in lns ' r 4 4s " Cattle: Dairy cows, £5 to £5 10s.; s„ore cows, £2 10s. to £5 10s ■Amne/?!!' 2 T^ Bd ''' Lo S n Mercantile L on .we had-a heavy of,flhpp« and.Have to -report a total clearance at improved 'prices. • Several lines of good udcountry wotliers met with good comneU ft™' full ™'uesf A small cni cattle sold well, beef being in trood 'S® S a t"i?, Mb A lls- * two-tooth ewes, 17s. 3d. • small Id lis' 20s -^ 6d ' : -' 1U io" At'm .A gOO - mixed-ago ewes, 23b. c . wetners, 18s. Id • stnrp eS 1L S ' It $• «eth- ??' 235. 6d., 245.,- 245. 7d„ to 245. Bd.- lio-ht fat .wethers, 235. to 255. Id.; b.f. wethlrs £' 12? Sd 1 - 6 !!,?!- lißht etore us. &«.; light fat cows. £6 15s io heavy cows, £11 ; bulls, £6 ss. to £7 ss.