LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2812, 1 July 1916, Page 12

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly, ealo at tho Upper Hutt on. Thursday, when, they offered a medium yarding of sheep and cattle, most of which were disposed l of at satisfactory prices. . They quote:—F.f.m. ewes, in lamb, 265. 6d.j medium woolly lambs, 12s. 9d.; small woolly lambs. 95.; fat cows, "£6 14s. to £8 Bs.; spring calvers, £5 12s. 6d.; springing heifers, £7 15s. to £9 12s. 6d. • mixed yearlings, to £3. Messrs'. Dalgety and Company,. Limited, report having "held .their weekly..sale in tho Levin'yards on Wednesday, when t-liey offered an exception-ally heavy yarding of sheep .and a fair one of.cattle. In' shceip there was some ©specially good li'nes of wethers and breeding ewes. The fat" pens were also all- full, but competition for the latter class of stock was not animated, principally owing to vendors' reserves being in excess of buyers' values. Very few sales ■of fat sheep were made under the hammer, but at tho close of the day a-.number of pons were disposed of by private treaty. In : store wethers some really good sheep came forward, but again,, in except a few cases,.reserves wero too'high to lallow business to pass. Thero was'a-.keen demand for fat, and forward, cows, , also for all classes of steers, and a good- clearance of different lots offered was made.. The-principal sales were as. under:'—Sheep: Prime wethers, 365. 3d.; prime ewes, 1 365.; light-weight fat ewe?, 27e.; medium-weight • fat -wethers, 30s. Ur. 315.; A line of. 250 young breeding ewes sold on account of Mr. Begg mado 325. Bd. Small shorn lambs, 9s. 6d.; mediujn woolly lambs;, 18s. to 195.; 2 and 4-tooth store wethors, 30s. Id.; empty ewes. 18s. to 21s. Cattle: Light-weight fat cows, £8 10s. to £8 12s. 6d.; forward empty cows, £7 145.; 18-month empty heifers, £3 lis.; store cows, £4 3s. to £4 18s.; 2-year-old steers, £7 2s. 6d.; springing heifers, £5 2s. 6d. to £6. 1 *

The New Zealand Loan and Jlerc&ntllo Agency Oomi>;i.ny, Ltd., report:—We held our monthly stock sale at the Makotuku sale yards on Wednesday. Prices realised were quite on a par with those obtained at recent sales held at these yards, and wore as .follow:—CatUo: Fat cows, £5 10s„ £9 17s. 6d. to £12; empty cows, £4 10s., £5 10s. to £7; m.s. weaners, 325. to £2 ss. Sheep: -Ewes, 4 and 5-year-old, in lamb, 28s. 2d. to'3os.; good woolly lambs, 18s. 6d.; small woolly lambs, 12s. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Palmerston North, on Thursday, we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, -which sold readily at late rates.' Mixed b.f. lambs, 175.; fat and forward- b.f. lambs, 18s. lid.; empty owes, 19s. lid.; light ewes, 13s fid.; aged ewes, in lamb, 21s; prime fat ewes, 30s. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes and wethers (small), 275. M. Account Patriotic Fund, donated by W. W. Welsher; 1 fat ewe, 355. Mixed yearlings,. 365., 385.; yearling steers, £2 iJs., £3 35.; cows, with calves, £5 17s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Marton sale, held on Tuesday:—A heavy yarding of sheep and a fair. one. of oattle came forward. , All classes of . stock ' sold readily, although several pens of ewes failed to reach vendors' reserves. We ouote and 6-tooth Oorriedale wethers,. 245.; do., 225. 2d.; 2-tooth - wethers! 265. 6d.. ' 3"05.; empty ewes, 17s. 9d.; 195.; fat and forward ewes, 225.\ 9d.-, 235. 9d; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, in lamb, 375.; 4-tooth to 4-year do., 345. 2d.; 2-tooth do., small, 275. Bd.; s.m. do.; 265. 3d., 50s. 5d.; good mixed hoggets, 22e. 9d., 24s 7d;;' small do., 171; fat wethers, 325. 6d.; fat ewes, 275. Bd. to 28s. 7d.; lighter do., 245. 2d.. 255. Bd.; mined wcaners, £2, £2 Bs;; weaner heifers, 365., £2 10s.; cows, in oalf, £5 ss„ £6; cows with calves,- £7; springing oows, ,£8 55., £8 155.; springing heifers, to £9; forward oows, £6 lis. to £7 7s. 6d.; empty do., to £A 165.; fat: cows, £9 155., £10; - lighter do., £8 17s. 6d. to £9 Is. 6d.; fat heifers, £9, £9 155.; light do., £7 17s. 6d. to ~£B le. On Thursday a good clearing sale!.was held at Fern Flats, on account Messrs. TVake and Gandy. Some of the prices; realised were:—Welher hoggets, 225. 6d.; small do., 18s.; fat cow, £8 12s. 6d.; weaner heifers, £3 12s. 6d.; weaner steers,' £3 7s. 63.; lelfors, in milk, £6 to £10; 2j-year steer 3, £10 2s 6d.; heifers, in aalf, £6. 17b. 6d.; 7-year draught gelding, £32 10s.; 4-year do., £27 10s.; aged do., £15 155.; trap horse, £17; trap. £17 10s.; harness, £6; 4-year-old pony, £10.

Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and 00.. Ltd.. report having held their weekly sale in their Martinbtfrough yardi on Thursday, when they ; offered a good yarding of sheep and cattle. Competition was keen, and a total clearance wae made at the following prices '.let 'ewes, 25a. to 265. 3d.; forward, sto.ro-owes, 245. 3d.'to 245: 103.; 2-tooth to fiill-mouth" ewes, in lamb.to B.D. ram, 295. 6d.; f.m. owes, in lamb to Shropshire rams, 24s 7d.; Tr.f. lambs, 15s. to 18s. 6d.; potter rams. He. Cattle: Fat bullocks, £15 to £17 7s. 6d.; fat heifers, £10 2s. 6d.; fat cows: £7 155., £8 10s. to £10 2s!; forward heifers, £6,45.; store 2-year - heifers,- £>4 18s.; 2-year-old springing heifers, £4 10s.; forward store cows, £7: store cows,. 3-and 4ycai store bullocks, £10 155.; 2-yee-r-old steers, £6 33.