LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2960, 26 December 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

-Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., j report:—We held our weekly stock ggJo at . iMiller's, Road, yards, Dannevirke, on De:comber'22,",'wheii we offered a good yard,ing of sheep, principally 2400 th shorn : wethers,. and a small yarding of. oattle, to *a' moderate attendance of buyers, and with the exception of one pen. ol sheep and - .'one. of oattle everything changed hands at 'satisfactory prices, which were Ms fol-low:—Two-tooth wethers, 305., 265. 9d., 265. i "lid.j culls, 245. 3d.; 2-tooth owes/ in the woo], £2 4s. cd.; 2-tooth'.wethers,' in the' ■wool, £2 45.; empty cows, £7 10s., £9 10s. j steers, to £7, -153. Messro.' Dalgety and Company,, Ltd., iPalmerston North, report having a fair iy&rding of sheep and oattle at. their Feilding sale, on,. Friday, which sold as jfcelow':—Quotations:—Sheep: 4-tootii ivcth(ore, 335. 44.; 2 and 4-tooth owes in. wool, '£2 65.; fat owes in £2 2s. lOd. to "X 2 10s.; fat woolly wethers, £2 Bs. Cattle: 'Forward cows;' £IIJ .'los., £10 15s. to £10 . /18s.; - light fat steers, £14 125.; -young -Indlaj £5 Zs. ■to £5 12s« 6d.; 2-year heifers,' to.. £7; cows and calves, to £13. „■ ..Messrs: Abraham and' Williams, Ltd., .report:—At Pahautanui- sale on December 15 •we had a good yarding of sheep and 'a-'small entry of'cattle. Competition 1 for ifll stock was keen, and all with the ex"ception ol • ono peri of steers chajjged lands under the hammer:—Four-tooth iwethers,. 325. 6d. to 343.;. mixed 1 'aged wethers, 31s. 3d. to 335. 2d.: 2-tooth wethers, ■ 275.. 4d.,; 28s. 9d.; 4-tooth, f.f.m. ewes, 30s. 'id.; empty cows, £6 153. to £9; springing ■tows, £10; weaners, £3 4s. 6d.; 15-month, £5. On December 18 we held a . 'silo of dairtr cows, etc., on account of Messrs;, Thorn and Pettman, Levin. Best sorts brought from £13 to £14 55,;. others, v£B 10s. to £12 10s., an average, of £10 10s. . 'being obtained for the herd of 75.. Shorthorn bull, £11.176, 6d.;- porkers, 305.. to 325. 6d.; store pigs, 225. 6d. At Levin,on '.December 19,- we yarded fair entries of . [both sheep and cattle, and all lines commanded" good competition,'.and sold read-., i.ily. Fat ewes' and wethers brought 345. Md.', 345.- 9d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 325. 6d.,. 325. 10d., 345. 3d.; ewes and lambs (low

condition), 38s. 6d,; store ewes, 275.; mixed 2-tooths, ,295.; fat cows, £11, lis., £12, £13, £13 IBs.; light fat bullocks, £18 $&.: for(Ward cows. £9 25., £9 65., £9 13s. 6a., £9 17s. to £10 125.; store cows, £6 Is.. £7 lis., £8 18s.; 3 <uid 4-year bullocks, £15 Is.; 2i-year and 3-ycaa* steers, £13; yearling steers, £5 25., £5 10e. to £6; fat heifers, £10 165., £11 2s„ £11 155.; 2-year empty heifers', £6 17s. 6d., £7 25., £7 10s,; yearling and 15-month lieilers, £5 10s.; 15-month steers, £8 95.; weaner steers, £3 10s.; mixed wcaners, £2; cows and. calves (backward), £9 25.; vealers, £2, £2 55.; bulls. £5 ICe.. £7 175., £8 ss. to £10 15s. Pigs:-Stove. 195., 206., 21s. 6d., 225.; porkers, Ms., 38s. 6d., 40s. tb 525. At Otaki, on December 20, we had a. good entry of sheep and a fair muster of cattlo. There was a fair all-round demand, and. the major portion of-the stock yarded .changed hands. Two and. 4-tooth forward wethers, 335. 6d.; 4 and 6-tooth ditto. 31s. lid. to 335. Id.; 2 and 4-tooth store wethers, 28s. 2d.; ewes and lamb 6, 445. 2d.; shorn fat Gheep. 345. 2d.; woolly fat 2-tooths, 435.; fat and forward woolly ewes, 41s. Bd. to 425. Id.; aged woolly ewes, 20s. 6d.; fat cows, £12 15s. to £12 18s.; forward cows, £9 16s. to £10 17s. 6d.; store cows, £8 lfo. to £9 25.; small ditto, £7 106. to £8 55.; 15-month steers, £6; 155.; 15-month lieifens,. £4 7s. 6a. to £5 fis.; bulls, £8 Is. Id; t-o £8 155.; vealers, £3 56-: mixed weaners, £2 10s.: store pig®, £1. On December IX. a successful clearine 6ale was held on account of._ Mr.--l. h. Palmes. Levin. Tho herd was. a good, ■one. and -sold readily.- Best dairy cows, hi milk, brought from £16 10s. to £19 10s.; medium ditto, £12 to £16; aged and; ordinary cows, £6 10s. to £11 lte., the herd averaging £12 10s.; fat cows, £12 105. to £13 55.; forward cows, £11 .to £11 10s.; pedigree Jersey bull, So guineas; breeding sows, £4 2s: 6d. to £5; porkers, 365. 6d. to 385.; store pigs, 2Ce. to 30s. 6d. At Priding,' on December 22, tto had a moderate yarding of stock, which soldi at the following rates Fat wethers, 38s. id.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 355. 6d. to 355. 7a.; fat steeps, £16 17s. 6d.; fat cows.and heifers, £11 2s. 6d. to £11 155.; springing cows and/heifers, £9 15s. to £13; mixed weaners. £3 10sto (choice) £5 Is. '' The 2few Zealand Loan, and McrcanfUo Agency Co., . Ltd., report:—At • Rongotea, on Wednesday, a small entry of- sheep and; a heavy yarding of cattlo - met with a good sale, all lines selling freely under the hammer. Sheep: Shorn ewes .with lambs, 385.; woolly hoggets, 395.9 d. Cattle: Mixed weaners, £3;, yearling heifers, £5 7s. 6d.;. 15-month heifers, .r.w.b., £7 2s. 6d. to £7 10s.; 16-month steers,..£6 15s. to £7 155.; 2-year heifers, £8 10s.; light fat heifers, '£9 10s. to-£lO -165.; etoro cows, £8 to £9.125.; fat and forward cows, £10 15s. to £11 lO's.r fat -cows, £11 19s. to £13 2s. 6d.; cows withi calves at foot, £9 12s. 6d. to £11 55.; young bulls. £3 10s. to £5 155.; light bulls, £7 to £8; heavy bulls, £10 •to -£12-12s.' 6d. ' , „ At Palmerston, on Thursday, a smallentry of cattle came -forward, and sold «b tunder;—Fat and forward heifers, £9 10s., £10 7.5. 6d.; 'forward cows, £10 7s. 6d.; yearling £5 ss.