LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2771, 15 May 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs, Dalgety and Company. Limited, Palmereton North, report having a very good' yarding of both, sheep and cattle at their Feilding sale, on Friday, which sold at the following prices :—Sheep: Cull lambs, to' 10s. 3d.; small lambs, IZs. 3d., 125.'8 d., 12s. 9d. to 135.; mixed lambs, 155., 15s. 6d. to 16s. 7d.; small 2-tooth : wethers, 80s. 5d.; 2-tooth wethers, 235.' 6d. to 245. 7d.j empty store ewes, 155.;, forward ewes, to 21s. Id.; fat ewo«, Ms 6d, to fc«s. Id Cattle: Empty store cows, to £4 17s. 6d.; yearling to 15-mohths steers, £4 125.; wean, er heifers, 265.; light fat'cows, £8 7s. 6d.; springing heifers, £8 10s'.; cows and calves, to £10. ...

Mosbi-s. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having a very good entry of both sheep and cattle at their Mangaweka sale on Thursday, ipractically all of which sold under Keen, competition, and' realise! prices higthly satisfactory to vendors. Quotati6ns:-Sheep:N Small 2-tooth' ewes, in lamb, 19s. 3d.) mixed lambs, 15s. 7d;, 15s 1W.,. 155.-lid.'to 18s.; cull lambs, 7s. 6d.; cull ewos, 12s. 4d.; light, tot ewes, 24s ; mixed age owes in lamb, 20s. lid., 225. 6d., 235., 255. 4d.; fat and forward wethers 2os Wd..'to 275. Id. Cattle: Yearling heifers, to ±3 165.; empty 18month heifors, £4 Is.; 2;year empty heifers, to £6 65.; youu£ bull* £5 155.; bulls, to £6 7s. 6d.; empty cows, £5 10s. to £6; bad-coloured 18-month steers £3 17s. 6d.; mixed wcaners, 395. 6d.; cows in calf £6 19s. 6d ( fat and forward .heifers. £7 L4s.; light fat cows, to £9 2s. 6d. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having hold their weakly sale in their Carterton sale yards, on Friday, when they offered a very small yarding, owing, no doubt, to the very wet day, bat a good clearance was made, at the following prices :—Sheep: Store ewes, :21s. Id.; twotoottt ewes, in lamb to Eamney rams, 265. 6d.;fat lambs,- 20s. Pigs: Porkers, >255, Cattle: Forwoi'd store cows. £5 95., £5 13s. to £5 15s. \.t at heifers, £6 75.-to £6 Bs. 6d.; store cows, £3 12s„ £3 19s. to £4; heifer calves,'3ss.; steer calves (good), 655, •Mr. Nowtoa King reports;— Oil May 2, at Stony Eiver yards, there was a full yard-* inir of all classes of cattle.' Competitionthroughout was very keen, the sale being a record. Best weaner steers made from £3 3s. to £5 Bs. 6d.; good, £2 10s. to £2 195.; small, 335. 6d. to £2; weaner.ieffenj, 18s.' to 355. 6d.; mixed' wcaners, 255. 6d. to 355.; 15 18-mpnth empty heifers, £3 ss. to £3 165.; 20-month seteers, £5 6s. 6d.; 'small 2r-year steers, £6 ss. to £7 65.; store cows, £3 12s. ,to.-£5 145.; forward.cows, £6"to £7 155.; fat •cows, £8 ss. to £10 155.; in-calf :3-year. Shorthorn heifers, £7 10s.; in-calf 20rmonth hei2s. 6d. to £4 55.;" bullsj £9 to £11 55.;. choice 3-year'heifers. £11 Us.; others £6 15s. -At Toko, on M<ay 5, there- a good entry, all of which sold at follows:— .Springing heifers,-(£7 10s.; fat cows, £9 2s. 6d. to • £10; fohvard cows, '£i 6s. to £7 ,125.; store cows,"£3 75.. to £5 10s.; forward heifers, 1 £6 65.; bulls, £5 17s. 6d-, to £9 155.; in-calf 20-month heifers, £5 6's. 6d.; empty 26-month heifers, £3 ss. to £3 l'ia.: ! fat 2J-year,steers, £10- 12s. At Waiwaikaiho.;on the Same day, there was a small entry, a fair proportion of which sold as follows;—Weaner steers, 395. 6d. to £2 13s. 6d.; 20-month heifers, £3 10s.; forward cows. £7 to £7-12s. 6d.; aged cows, £2 3s. :6a; to £2 10s.; store cows, £3 6s. to £4 45.; springing heifers, £5 -to £8 10s.; in-calf heifers, £5 ss. to £5 10s. 'At Douglas, on ITny. 7, there was & good yarding, all of which was cleared at satisfactory prices. V.'eanor steers made £2'7s. 6d. to £3 55.; small, 355.; weaner heifers, 245.; bulls, £4 12s 6d. to, £7 155.; fat and forward cows, £7 19s. to £8 Is.; store cows, £4 12s. to £6 6s. j forward heifers, £5 135.; fat bullocks, £10 15s. to £11;" 21-year steers, £8 Is.; lambs, 155.; fat sheep, 225. 3d.; 2-tooth wethers 22s 3d.; 2-tooth ewes, 225. Id.; f.m. ewes 13s. 6d. to 14s. Id.;.cull lambs, Bs. 6d. At btratford, on May 8, there was a very heavy entry of all classes, practically all of which was cleared at the ' hammer. Farmers' cowso.vero yaTded in big numbers and in good condition, meeting a ready sale, although prices wore a shade lower, caused by the block at the freezing works. A small pen of exceptionally, well-grown 20-montli steers were' yarded by Mr. K. L. Uanno, these making £7 12s. 6d., and a nice lino of 41 steers'of the same age,' yery good condition, on account of Mi". Goo.Meade3,:madc.£6 Bs.; other 20-month steers maac£s 155.; and other cattle sold *. follows:—"Weaner steers, £2 7s. 6d. to £3 Is.weaner heifers, 245. 6d. to'3Bs.; 20-month in-calf heifers, £3 17s. to £5 55.;. dairy cons, £7 17t. 6d." to £9 155.; 6pringSn E hci. fers, £8115s. ; , bulls, £6 to £6 10s.; store cows, £4 to £4 18s.; forward cows, £6 12s. to £7 18s.; fat cows, £8 7s. 6d. to £10 75.6d.; f.m. ewes 20s. 68. On May 10. at Inglewood, there was a good yarding. Bidding was spirited, practically everything yarded being sold. Weaner steers mado 355. to 555.; weaner heifers, 28s. to 38s. 6d.; fat cows, £7 15s.'to £9- forward cows, £5 15s. to £6 125.; store cows, £3 155., to £4 Ms.; empty 18-month .heifers, £3 fs- to £3 Us.; lambs. 13s. 6d. : ponjv £4 10s.: half-draught gelding, 6 years, £16.

VFJIiOWQ MAEKET HEPOKT. Messrs. Atkinson and Co., Ltd., report selling on Friday a small yarding of pigs,' wcaucrs malung Hb. id. to 125.; slips, 15s, to 19s. 6d,: medium-weight porkers, 38s 6d to 40s. 6d. Poultry made good values. Old liens, Jk. to 3s. 6d. pair; others, 4s. to 4s. 6d.; cockerels, 3s. 6d. to 6s ; ducks, *s. 6d to ss. There is keen inquiry for good cockerels. Produce sold as under:—Carrots, ss. bag; potatoes, Bs. to 10s.; nig, 3s 6<i.i apples. ss. ' 6d. to 6s. bushel ease; half-cases, 2s. to ■ 35.; pears, 2s. to 35.; pressed hay, £5 to £6 ton; oatensheaf chaff, £5 10s.; wheat straw chaJF, £3; baled 6traw, £?, 10b.; wheat, ss. 6d. bushol; oats 4s.