LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2945, 4 December 1916, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs.. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd,, Dannevirke, report:—"Wc held our weekly stock salo at tho Dannovirke sale yards on Friday, when we offered a small yarding of sheep, but a fair entry of cattle catno forward, and with the exception of one pen of yearling heifers and three yearling Shorthorn bulls, overything changed hands. Wo quote as follows:—Aged ewes, with a 100 per cent, of lambs at foot £2 75.; yearling steers, bad colours, £6 '45.; yearling dairy heifers, £5 13s. 6d. to £6 10s.; springing heifers, £10 10s., £11, £14; Shorthorn cows, with calves at foot, to

itossrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having a fair entry of sheop. and a srood yarding of cattle at their Fcildinjr fair on Friday. Grown cattle and female stock were slightly easier, but all young steers, especially those showing; quality, sold readily at prices quite equal to late rates. Sheop were in good demand, and all lines sold at auction. Quotations:— Sheep: Ewes and lambs, £2 10s. 2d. to £2 15s. Bd.; 2-tooth ewes, 31b.; 2-tooth wethers, 325. 6d.j mixed 2-tooths, 265. 7d. to 30s. . Cattlo: Small yearling heifers, £4 9s; mixed weaners, bod colours, 305... 6d.; yearling heifers, £5 12s. 6d.; 15-month heifers, £7 2s. 6d. to £7 55.; well-bred 15-mouth steers, to £8 12s. 6d.; 2-yoar heifers, £7 155.; small 2-year steers, £8 10s.; 2-year steers, £10 ss. to £11 Bs.; fat cows, £13, £13 10s., to £14 65.; 3-year steers, £13 6s. to £14 125.'6 d,; forward bullocks, to £16 10s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston Xorth, report having a small entry of sheep and a very good entry of cattlo at their Palmerston North, sale on Thursday. While young cattle sold fully; up to late market rates, empty cows showed a slight decline in values. Quotations:— Sheep: Mixed woolly hoggets, 38s. 4d.; light, fat, woolly ewes, 345. Id.; mixed fat ewes and wethers, £2 Os. 6d;; ewes and lambs, £2 12s. sd. Cattle: Yearling heifers,. £6 2s. 6d., £6 35.; backward . storo empty cows. £7; medium store cows. £8 17s. 6d. to £9 5b.; empty forward cows. £ll 55., £12, to £12 4s. 6d.; 2S-year heifers, £8 18s.; cows and calves, £9 15s. to £10 ss. id.; co-ivs in milk, £9 7s. 6d., £10 12s. 6d„ £13, £13 10s„ £14, to £14 10s. Tho New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report holding the following sales during the week. Attendances were good, and full sales effected. There ia no noticeable change in the/' market prices, as will be seen from tho quotations :—Woodvillc sale, November 27— Cattle: 3-year steers, £12; 2-year steers £10 9b.; yearling steers, £8; heifers in- profit, £9 75.; fat cows, £12 10s.; forward cowb, £11. Sheep: 4-tooth shorn wethers, 325.; m.s. .hoggets, in wool, 38s. . MakotuUu sale,-November 29:—Cattlo: Fat.cows. £12; cows and calves, £11 165.; forward cows, £10 165.; yearling steers, £8; yearling heifers, £7; cows in profit, up to £12. Hheep: 4-tooth wethers, in wool, 41s. 6d.; 2-tooth shorn wethers, 275. 6d.; 2-tooth owes, 30s. Dannevirke sale, December I:—Cattle: Fat cows, £11 IBs.; forward cows, £11 lis.; 18-month heifers, up to £9 3s. j\ yearling steers,,,£B; yearling heifers; up to £7. Sheop: Ewes and lambs, 505.; fat, woolly ewes, 395.; 2 fat sheep, in . wool,. 475.; 2tooth shorn ewes, 335. 6d.; prime shorn ewes, 375. 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Oompauy, Ltd., report:—At- Palmerston North on Thursday we'had a: fair entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. ■ The attendance wns uot quite so good as usual, and several pens failed to make vendor's reservse. We quote:—Aged empty ewes, 245. 6d.j calves, 355.; yearling, heifers, £5 145., £5 155., £6 35.; 2-year empty heifers, £8 10s., £9 lis.; 18-month stcerß, £7; store cows. £7 15s. to £9 35.; fat cows, £12 lis. £13, £13 35.; young' bulls, £7 2s. 6d., £8 10s. •Messrs.'. Wright, Stephenson and "Co., 'Ltd., report on their Carterton salo held on Friday as follows:—In view . of tho large entry coming forward to our Carterton cattle fair our yarding on Friday was larger than we anticipated. There was a very fair attendance at the sale, and we quitted all the stock offered at very.good prices. We quote as follows:— Sheep: Ewes and lambs, 525. • 6d.; small woolly hoggets. 31s. 6d.; shorn hoggets (mixed, sexes), 28s. 7d. ' Cattle: Fat cows, £14 ss. to. £15; forward store cows, £10 15s. to £11; store cows, £B'ss., £8 15s. to £9 2s. 6d.; cows and calves, £10, £11, £12 135., £13, to' £13 2s. 6d.; springing heifers, £7 15s. to £8 55.; 2-year heifers, £11 55.; Jersey bull, £1 10s. Pigs: Weaners, 19s. 6d.; stores, 245.; baconers, £3 10s. Tho Wairarapa Farmers' stock department report having held their weekly sale at Carterton on Friday, when they offered a heavy yarding of cattle, sheep, and pigs. Bidding at auction was not very brisk, hut practically a total clearance was made before the close of the day. A line of 4year ewes, with 100 per cent, lambs, inado £2 13s. 10d.; .4-ycar bullocks. £18 145.; 2 and 3-year' steers, £10.'75. 6d.; 15-month I steers, good, £10- 135.: small steers, £5 16b.;. weaners Bteers. £3 2s. 6d.: cow and calves, £12 155.; fat cows. £12 to £14 10s.; forward cows. £10 65..'£11. to £11 155.; 3year empty heifers, £10 to £11 25.; yearling heifers, good, £8 65.; others. £4 65., £7, to £7 165.; springing heifers. £9 155.. to' £10 10s.; sowsin'pig, £3 12s. 6d.; porkers,29s., 365., £2 35.. 6d.; slips, 21s. to 21s. 6d.