LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2776, 20 May 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited, report that' at the Levin yards, on \Vednetdny, they offered a fair entry of - sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle. Competition was .good, and they report a satisfactory sale, ait the following prices:— Light fat ewes and wethers. 265.; liglu fat ewes, 255.; fat. lainbsi 195.; fonvard ewes; 235.; light fat cows, £7 ss. to £3 175.; forward cow>s» £5 10s. to £6.2 a.; store cows, £4 2* 6d. to £4 10s.;. 2-year steers, £6 to £7 35.;, 18-month steers, £5; 2-year empty he.il'ern,' £3 los. 'to' £5; hoifers in calf, £3 12s. 6d. to £3 :165.; ..wcaner heifers, 255.; mixed weaners, 295.; heifers, close to profit. £S to £8 109.. . Messrs.* Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held the- following recent clearing sales:—{They hold a clearing sale on account of Mr. A. Barrow, Kiwitea, and Saturday, Slay 13, when tho offering comprised pedigree aud grade Holstem cattle, young cattle, sheep, and horses. Competition was spirited'right throughout , thp sale.. The prices realised were a*s follow:—Pedigree Holstoin cattlo: Bull calf, 2£gns.; 18-month bull, ' 29gns.; 3-year bull, 30gns.;' woaner heifers, 18gns.; 18-month .heffora 26gns.; 00w5,>:35 to 40gns'.; medium cows, £5-.105., £7,' £7,- 12s. 6d. to £8 155.; high-grade Holstein oows, £13, £16,. £17 to £29'; grade cows, £li, £11 10s., £12 10s. to £14 12s. 6d.; heifers, £5 2s. 6d., £6 2s. 6d., £6 ss.', £6 12s. 6d., £7 to £8 155.; <8montli empty heifers, £5 103.; grade weaner .heifws, £4; empty cows, £5 10s.; 20month steers, £7 35.: cow, just calved,. £17; sow 6, to farrow, £3 55.; mixed sheep, 255.; aged, draught gelding, £24; plough,.'£7 17s. 6rt.; separator, £18 10s. At Itr. .0- Colman's clearing pale, held at;'his homestead, Marton, oil Monday, tliero was spirited competition, right throughout, and" prices realised wero highly satisfactory to the vendor. Tn© quotations were:—Mixed lambs, 16s. 3d.;' aged ewes,, in lamb, 16s. I0d.; 4 and 5year ewes, in lamb, 255. 6d.- to 275. lid.; 2-tooth ewes, in lamb, 285.. 7d.; small 2-tooth wethers,. 235.; aged draught geldings. £20; aged mare, £21; 5-year, mare, £35;, 18month heifers, £3 25.; • bad-coloured weanera, 253.; 20-month - steers, ; £7 fis.

At Mr. R. Ta.it's clearing . sale, held at Ashhui'st on. Tuesday, they offered his dairy hei;d,. sheep, horses, and a .quantity of implements. , .Competition for tho con's was especially keen, and the. following prices "-were-.realised:—CowvS. £8, £9, £10, fid 75.. 6d„ £11, £11: IDs., £12 10s, to £16 15s. (the.herd averaged-£lO 2s.);,hacks, £3 to £7 10s.! aged , draught, mare, £10 !.55.; aged half-dTauffht, £23 10s. ; .®tqro pigs, 285.; sows; to fairrow, . £3 l&i.

Messrs.- Dalgety. end Company, Limited, Palmers-ton North,-report-having a medium entry of • slice,p arid cattle at their Palmerston-"'North;-sale, on, Thursday, whioh. sold , !as:follow.s:Weancr heifers, 23s 6d.; 275.-to 34s.;'weiner .steei'B,'2Bs.; young bulls, to £2;.emptv 18-inonth heifers, to £3-Bs.; Tight fat heifers. ,to' £7 10s.; empty., ewes, ■ 18s. to.- 18s. 6d.; mixed lambs, 14s. 6^1.; fat ewes, 245. Bd-; fat wethers, 265. 9d.; a sheep donated by Mr. P. E. Henry, proceeds to go to tlio Anzac Club, realised £4 18s. 6d. .....

' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report . having held their monthly sale at Waikanae, on Tuesday.' when they hud: a good yarding of both. 6heep and ca-t.tle. All stook sold freely, and fats especially commanded good competition. Four-year ewes, in lamb, 295.: fat wethers, 295. 7d., 293. 9d. to 31s.' Id.; fat ewes, 275. 3d.; store owes, 10s. ,4d.; fat and forward bulloek6, £13 10s.;; light fat cows, £6 15s. to £7 155.; fat 'heifers, £6, £8 to- £10 12s. 6d.; empty heifers, £4; store cows, £3 Is. to £4 -7s. 6d.; oows closo to profit, £9 ss„ £10;, springing calving cows,.; £5, £6 10s. to £7 75.; bulls, £5 55.; weanei's) 18s. 6d. to 255.

. Messrs, Vf. and 6. Turnbull and Qd!', Ltd.,' report having held their usual , weekly salo in their Martin borough, sale yards, on, Thursday,, when they offered a yarding of sheep, and cattle. The yarding of sheep being of extra good quality, competition was very keen, and only two lots -went out unsold.. The cattle entry was principally store cows, and low-con-;ditfon 18-month heifers, but a total clearance was made. The following prices were realised Pat ewes, 225. 3d., 235. 9.d. to 255. 2d.; store, ewes, 18s. Id.; 2-tooth wethers, 245. 9d.; 4-tooth and 5-year, : ewes, in. lamb to: S.D. rams, 30s. ■ Od.; 6-tooth" to 5year ewes, in lamb to S.D. rams,. 28s. to 30s. 3d.j 4 and 5-year ewes, in lamb- to S.D. rams.. 28s. to 30s, 3d.; woolly, lambs, 15s. to '17s. 6d.; b.f. lambs, 14s; to 175.; fl.D'. rams, lis. lOd.: to 18s. 6d.;. cull ewes, 6s. 6d.; fat cows, £7 145.; forward, cows, £5, £5 145., £6 .28., £6 4s. to £6 10b.; Etoro cows, £2 75., £2 10s„' £2.165:, £3j;.195,. il to, 4 55.;- 18-monih, steers, £4:45. "to £6 -17s. (for good/line); 21-year steers,'£7 2s.'; yearjlng steers (Jersey-cross),; £2 is.; 18 : montli heifers, £3 'Is., £3' 3s.',' £3. 45. : to' '£3 145.; yearling heifers/ £2; speyed heifers, £6 10s.'»