LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2775, 19 May 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

' Messrs.. Balgety and Company, Limited,, Welling : t.on, report having.held tjieir Wjii-' . Icanae salo on Tuesday, when they offered a modium yarding of both : tihecp aud cattle. Exceptionally. good competition took place for all lots of fat sheep and oattle, which came under the hammer. Storo slieop were also well competed l'or Our principal' sales wore as under:—Fat wethers. 295. 9d. to JOs. : poor-conditioned store cows, 15s. -Id. small shorn laqiba. 10s. . 2d.j. forward:'-3-yoa-r-old'steers, £11; fonvard_,empty cows, £5, £6 2s. '6d. to'£6 . )s;i store .'cows, £3 10s. to £4. There was a good dfttunnd for dairy stock, aud cowh ;losc to profit,,of which wo had a largo entry, . ffiajje'£7 2s. 6d„ £9 Ss., £9 10s„ £11 ss. to £12. Jtesscsr, Dalgety and Company, Limited, report Having' held their Aisilal weekly gaits in-tho Lovln yards on Wednesday, when they offered «. heavy yarding of . both sheep and rootle. 'Xhe bidding all through was spirited, and ke«n competition took place for all lots- offered. A . special ■ 'entry of <20 sound-mouth ewes offered on account of Sir. Gordon Hoircoramanded considerable ' attention-, and after spirited- ■. bidding these " woro soldunder the hammer at 275. 13d- Wo hudsome exceptionally. good lots of fat ewes: in the pens, and all lots found jeady buyers. . TJie principal sales wero as " follows—Prime fat ewes, 305., 325. to 355.; light-weight fat lambs, 17s. sd. to 18s; 6d.; forwaa'd store ewes, 17s. Zd. to, ZOs. Bd.; medium shorn lambß, 12s. A line of 2J-. year steers, offered on account of Mr. Gordoh Hair, made from £8 - to -£8 65.. modium, weight; fat cows,- £8 IDs. to £9; heuvyweignt fat cows, £13; mixed yearlings, £3 6s. to £3 10s.; weaner steers, 365. "to- »,25.; forwaid empty cov,-s, £5 15s. to £6,1 It's,; 18-month, steers, £5 9s. to £5 12s. 6d.; 'steers, £7 17s. fid.; empty COwanil heilras, £4 17s. 6d.; cows in milk, '.£6 5-fr t.o £7; bulls, £4 2s. 6d. to £5 10s.

Loan and Mercantilie A&cney Co.,' Ltd. reports, having . conducted a , clearing, sale, at ATanakau on- Saturday and. Hon day, on account of Mr. Chas. Bell. They Saturday, a herd .of 110 dairy. cov;s, in l £ood condition, and .'mostly spring calvers, and .considering that no dates of calving wero given, realised excellent prices. The following . are * average of; • priw^realisod-^-Sdund'- -cowb "M'" 15S.' £7 155.. £8' 10s., £9 £9 155., £10. £l£Llss., £11, £11 10s. to £11 155.; cows, £6 £7 to £9 10s.; empty cows, in milk, £5;J55.,. £6 to £S; spring calving heifers. £5," £7. lis. to £8; 18-month heifers, £3 4ir;to £3 17s. ed.; bulls, £7, £7 I2s.i 6d. to-£lO ICs.; sows,' to farrow, £Z 173. 6d. to»'£3 125.; boars,'£l 17s. ,6d.;'store pigs v £tJs. to £1 10s. On resuming on ifondriy' tliey offered tho sheen, .horses, and sun dries which also sold at good priccs; 4. tooth to f.in. owes in lamb,' 275., 275. 5(1. 9d.;.mixed age ewes, in lamb, 20s. 2d.)' fat ewes, ,285.; fat and forward ewes, 24s>'* ld.j'.culL' ewes, 18s. ; ld.; rape lambs,, shorn, 475. 6d.;: mixed, shorn lambs, small, llj?.vm2d. to 14s. 2 ' lid.'; half-draught mares, tmbroken;-3 : years, £22 10s'.,' 3-year draught! in,are, unbroken'.:-£29-,155.; light mares, £7 JOs.: yeaHihg colt, £6... > .'- '-<• ! 1T.2. Loan • and Mercantile Agency Co.; Ltd/, report that at their usual montlily stock sale, held at "Waikauae on Tuesday? a small.'entry . of sheep and a'good yarding, of cattle cam© forward;'- Several pens of sheep failed to : reach the reserves,; but' cattle. met;, ,witli "a- ready - sale. =Wc Quoter-rPatowes 1 and wethers, 275. 2d.;: emi". owes, 55.. • 6d.; • 3-yeav It's.- Id.; 2 ;N ty 21-year; steers, .'£7V6s. to £8 lis.; 2-year Jersey steers, £5. Messrs. W. and- G. Turnliull arid \Co. Ltdij-report having held their usual week lr .sale ■ in. their -Waipoua, Masterton,' sale' varfls'i on y, r ednesday. A good yarding of 6heep,and cattle ,ciiiii3 forward. Competition was keen,' ,aiid;;&.,. good clearance. mad_s at. the following prices:—Fat owes, 225."2 d..,'" 235.' toY'Ms.! od.; 2-t-oot-h 'wethers, 2-tooth' wethers, 225.: f.in twe?.- inrlamb to S.D. rams, IBs. Id., 19s„ 258.J . 0.i. ; lanjha, -14s.'; smull lamb's, ..7s. 4d.; fat oows, £8-Bs., £8 195., fie ;l&s„„'£9 19s. to £10 45.; fat' lleifers, £8 3s: :;for,ward : .store. cows, £6, £6 65., £6 $■4°.^s-..U5.; store,tows, £3, : £3.125. to !9s : heifer and calf, £5 Is. 6d.; forv."ir<l "Heifers,' £5 55.; store heifers, £3 16s. w.r'lß%ionth Hereford st'e.ers, £«;• 12 to Hereford aeifcrs,£4 . 55.; year. " Ijn.S-steers and hefiers, £2 175.;.! yearling' heifers,>.'.£ 3 ,65.; 3£-year-old buliocJcs, £12 Is.; 18-montli colt, £10; 5-year half-drauirlit gelding, £5. , • .

. Sir. if. Ernest Leiglvfcon : report-s that at the clearing sale held by liim at Vainuiconjunction with the' United' farmers, on. account of Mr. L. M. Boozer, the shsep came, forward in pood condition, and the following prices were realised :— hvres, in lamb, mixed ages, 255.; two and four-.tooth wethers, 235.; good store black faced lambs, 15s. fid.; medium storo lambs, lis.;'calls, 75.; low-conditioned ewes, 18s.; store pigs, v 255.; slips 83.