LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2742, 10 April 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

i Messrs. Jtolgety and Co., Ltd., Teport. r..-,-: having hojd; their fortnightly sole at ; . Upper Hutt on Friday, when they offered on exceptionally, heavy yarding of both j .;s&eep and' cattle. There was. a good at- [ ' .tendance- of outside buyers, and no doubt 1.-' 1 - 'y'owirig to-the weather having broken this : eccount-wi for tho exceptionally .strong tone }." of tho market, 1 both, sheep and cattle, beuiif h • . J>artieu]arly;ivell competed for.' We prao- [ . tically - Succeeded in selling all lots offer- | ed under; the hammer at pricee consideri., ably tn;;excess of owners' reserves. The I. : ;principal '■.> sales were .as • under:—Fat j;:;- wethers,',24s. ; Jd.. 255.,', 265. 5d.;. fat ewes," I 193.*-7 d.'-to 215.; two-toot-h^-wethers,.lMb.. f .. . fid. to 225. ;; eound-moutlv ewes .'in lamb, '225. f - £4.; four"and'fiv2-y«ir-oUI ewWlfo. : ; - 175.; two-tooth wethera.i Wsi. 6d.;'Vtwo-tbbtH! j-.' r'ewcs,"small. 195.; eood/woolly lambs;l6s.' ; 6d.; medium woolly lambs,'. IBs.; shorn r lambs, small," lis. to lie. 6d.; fat and .for- ■; v ward ,lambs;.-175.; cull' cwe3, v Bs:'H'd; • to'\9s.' i • fkl,; a 'line~of"4Co. snfalti,shorn lambs made" ; ' 8?. Cattle: Prime fat'cowe,-£l3 405.; light-' ! .. . I'weight .COWO, £6 to.'£7Tlss;':',-light-weight j■ et?ers. --E9 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £8 Sa. , to.£lo 55.; light-weight fat heifers, £4 10r. ! r -. to £5; yearling steers, ,£3 65.; weaner helf;Drß, .555. to'37s.; eishteen-month heifers, £3 ■ f' . :145.; cows..''andl:celves, £6 to. £6 10s.; empty I'r'Btore.cows,-£3 10s. tb.£4 145.; cows in milk,. • fx, > £8 2s. 6d>' to £9 10s. : .h":: :V ",'' Messrs',>Balgety and Oompanr, : iimitedi' • !-■ '"'report' having, a-small yarding-of r; sheep * j.. r.nd ;a .'medium. entryof'"cattle ,'.at their 1 ? :■•'. Palmerston -jNorth £aln on Thurt'd'.iy.' Q;:o- I I', : s rams. 2 to ii guineas; i empty store cows, ■ £3, .. £4;.. forward 'cowa. : l Vto £6 ,175.;. dairy cows."£s 10s;; cows and' ' I calves, £5 Us., £6 2s. 6d. . [■ .> Mesers." 'Dalgety and . Company, Limited, j.. ' Talmerston:North, Teport having a medium ■ ii' yai>dmg-.o£-stpek at. their Feildipg sale on

Friday, which sold as below Empty cows, £3 to £4; empty ewes, 14b. ltd, to 16s.;.aged ewee, lis. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report having held their.-fortnightly eale at tho Woodvillo yards oil April J. * The bid-dine all round was spirited. The entries of both eattlo and sheep were small. Following aTo the quotationsSheep l . Fat ewes, IBs. to 235. 16a.; fat lambs, IBs, 6d.; four and five-year ' ewes, I6s. Bd. to 225. 6d.; well-grown shorn lambs, to I6s. Od;; smaller sorts, 9s. 4d. to I2s. 6d. Cattle.' Fat cows, £5 iOs. to £8; empty cows, £3 lOs. to £5 IOb.; empty heifers, £3 83. to £4;' two and a. half-year steers, £A lae. to .-£8 35.; two-year heifers, £3 lOs. to £2 I2s. 6d.j good weaner steers. 30s. to £2 45.; mixed weaners, I6s. to 275. Cd.; bulls, £4 Iss. to £8. Pigs: Suckers, fis.'3d. to IOs.; good'-slips, lfe. 3d. to 28s. They also're-port'-having; held-, their weekly stock sale aV tl:c Millar's Boad .sale yards, DannevirKe.:.on;April 7," when a. good yarding of both- sheep' and eattlo came forward' for Mle; "and.'a.good clearance was effected.at prices , quits equal- to late ruling values. Buyers bid- well for anything good, either cattle or sheep, young steers and empty heifers meeting (with tho most demand, good lambs also commanding favourable attention. Following are the chief sales of tho day Sheep: Fat ewes. 19s. to 21b. 6d.", fat wethers, 225. 6d. to 265. id.; twotooth ewes, 18s. 6d. to 235.; four-tooth ewes, to 235. 6d.; five-year-old ewes, 365. to 19s. 6d.; older sorts. 10s. 6d, to 145.; good woolly lambs, up. to 18s.; good shorn lambs, 145., 6d.'to 17s. 2d.; smaller sorts, Bs. 6d. to 12s.;' Eomney rams, two-shear, 3gns.; four-shear, ljgus. Cattle: Fat steers. £9 55.; fat cows; £5 105... to .£8 10s.: fat heifers, £5 17s. 6d. to £9 10s.; forward cows, £4 6s. to £6,105.; guaranteed empty heifers, £6 to £6; 155.; ompty cows, £3 30s. to £6; two and a halfyear steers. £6 10s. to £7 75.; weaners,. good, mixed; sexes. 30s. to £2 55.: smaller sorts, 1&3. 6d.-; -bulls, £6 55.. to £10 10s. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Palmcrston North on Thursday wc. had only a. small entry of sheep'and a fair yarding of cattle. All lines eoid at late rates. Small lambs, 10s. 6d.; mixed weaners, 275. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 145.; store cows, £2 17s. 6d., £3 18s. 6d„ £4 10s.; two-year empty heifers, £4 Is.; fat cows, £7 195., £8 56., £8 155., £9; heavy nrime cows, £10 12s. 6d., £12 155.; springing heifers, £7. , XThe'-iNew., Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. C 0.7 Ltd,, report:—At Alfredton on Thursday wo had only a small yarding of sheep and cattle, which wo submitted to a small attendance of. buyers. Competition was not very animated, but we made a. total clearance at the following rates :'— 3lixed-ago ewce, Ifc.; aged ewes, 13s. 9d.; small w.f. lambs, 10s.; light- fat cows, £8 65.; do. heifers, £5 155.; store cows, £5 175.; two-year heifers in calf, £4 lis.; oightecn-montli • empty heifers, £2 10s. to £2 12s. 6d v Mr. NWton King reports:—On - April 3, at Urenui, I had a fair yarding, for Which' thero was good competition throughout for all lines, more especially cows and steers. Prices were:--Springing heifers, £6 2s. 6d. to £6 15s'.; : fat and forward cows, £6 4s. to £9 Us.; store cows, £4 to £5; aged storo cows,-£3; twenty-month steers, .£5 25.; rough two and a half-year steers, £5 18s.; bnli&;;';£V:.;Bm«ll;..empty heifers,. £2 125.; go6d,;i£4*.2s,'; cow's,and'calves, £5 17s.' 6d.; weaner'hoifers, 255. :to 355.; aged ewes. 6s. > f.m. ewe's,*'6s.; lafe it shorn four-tootli wethers, 235. 2d. At Eahotu, op April 4 there was a good entry, with good competition, practically everything being cleared ae follows;—Weanor steers, £2 9s. 6d.; weaner noifers, 30s. to 405.; fat cows, £8 165.; forward cows, £6 16s. to £7 175.-id.; store cows, £3 13s. to £5 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, "£4 7s. 6d. to £5 55.; in-cajf, two end a-half-year heifers, £6 12s. to. £6 17s. 6d.; in-calf two-year heifers, £4 to £4 7s. 6d.; bulls; £4 10s. to £t. I held my opening sale at Inglowood on April 5, when tho yards were filled to over/lowing with both eattlo and sheep,: there, being ■ a large attendance of buyers, and -compcti tion- from start .to Inish .was brisk'for nearly all classes of stock, nearly everything being sold at. the liammer. -Weaner sfceere, -. twenty-month ;teer3 and cows were-in great demand. I snpply prices:—leaner steers, £2 145.,. to £3 Is.; weaner heifers. 22s.'to. 405.; mixed ivoaners,. 315:..6 d., to'. 355.; . empty twentymonth heifers, up. to £3 12s. 6d.; small and rongh, ;£2 ,10s. to' £2 18s.; twenty-month steers,.->'£s ss. .to,V£s,l2s.;'rough, fifteen to iightccn-montli-, : £4>la. 6d. to £4 165.; twoirear steors;..,£6 4s. to £7; two and Oi halfr'ear to-three-year steers, £8 to £9 155.; fat Hillocks, £15; fat cowb, £8 4s. to £9 ,16b.; :at h'cifers,;'£7; in-calf two and a half-ymr leifers; £6 7s. to £6 10s.; in-calf twi>year »6ifcra,'£3 lis to £4 165.; springing heifers, E5 7s. 6d. to £7 55.; dairy cows, £8 10s. to S9; forward .cows, £7 to £7 17s. 6d.: store lows,. £4'to\£6 55.; "bulls. £4 to £9 55.;-fat jlack-faced.'lanibsr 185;6d.; mixed-aged ewes, L7s. 3d.; aged ewes, fo. '6ds to Us. 6d. -On ,lie time day, at Kohuratalu. I had » ffood ■ntry, tho majority of which was sold'.aß 'olloVvlT—Twenty-month steers, £5 Is. t0..£5 is.-, rougher. £4 os. 6d. to £4 10s._; empty iwciffy-mouth heifers, £3 - 10s. 6d. to £4 2s. -d.; good storo cows, £s'9s. to £6-10s-: ln■alf heifers, £-5 IK, f.m. ewes, 12s. 5d..t0 fe.; fat ewes,. 20s. «d.: fat wethers, 265.; wo-tooth-cwes.,-245,. 6d.. - X N ever has the demand for clear-headed soratructive thinking in business been so uTgent as it is right now. We are liv- ( ng in' afprogressive age, and must tak« Klvantage; of all-up-to-date methods. It Ls in- savings; from - waste of any deserlpBn'that money is made, to-day,'and b) :ono6ntratinj one's efforts on all details if our' business we "laim to be able to iroduce results for our many cream supiliers;'~ tVe'iwant more cream. Oan you upply lis ? ' Further- particulars, Wangaiui Fresh Food Co.—Advt. 'Dusf-proof,. Knock-proof Milk Cans!— 'hey are-i made , of 20-gauge charcoal inned steel,,'with welded hoops, hollowed nttom, an a; fast handles. It is imposible to hammer the :bottom out of a Victor" 'Can, so, ' thoroughly soldered j 3 . it. Made in -15-galion size and 20allon. I.'Write fo Albert J. Parton, Victor'.' Milk Cans, stand hard service, ilaker, MdstertonAdvt.