LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2979, 17 January 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having had a good entry of sheep and a lair yarding of cattle at thoir Marton sale on Monday. Quotations:—Bheop: Mued aged ones, 275.; two-tooth wethers, small, 265. sd. to 275. : two-tooth wethers, .12.3. to 335. 6(1.; two-tooth owes, 345. lid.; woolly lambs, 20s. -9d. Cattle: Bulls, £6; empty two-year heifers, £6 10s.; flfteenmonths steers, £7 7s. 6d.; three-year empty hoifers, £9 17a. 6d.; two-year steers, £16 10s.; fat cows, £12. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Jjtd., report:-At Himatangl on Monday, wo had a fair yarding of. cattle. Store- cowb were easier, but other classes sold at lute rates—Small weanors, 275., 28b., £2, £2 25., £2 45., £2 11s.; Eood weaner heifers, £3 7s.' good weaner steers, £4 Is.; empty forward heifers, £7, £8 35.; two-year steors, £10; store cows,_£ 7 35.; forward cows, £8 35., £10, £10 mi IP covs - £n ls - m ss> : f*t heifers, ±■10 175.; good cows and calvee, £12 Is.; aged store cows, 215.; pigs, -weaners, 15s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their usual monthly stock sale held at To Horo on Wednesday last, they offered a full yarding of both sheep and cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was good, and a satisfactory sale re- !?,*, T hey quote;-Shorn fat wethers, 38s. 10d.; shorn fat ewes, 345. to 345. 9d • forward condition ewes, SOs.; store ewes, 255. Id. to 275. 3d.; two-tooth e\res, 31s. <M.: two-tooth wethers, 275., 295. 7d., 305.shorn lambs (inferior), 14s. 4d.; good fat cows, £12 2s. 6d., £12 155., £12 18s.,- to £13 <?iV r med JP™ d °" £ '° is s- £11, £11 7s. 6d., £11 ss. j light do., £10 to £10 165.; forwardcondition cows, £9 75., £9 18s., to £10 45.; store cows, £i 125., £7, to £8; liriit fat « lf i7 rs, £2 5s - t0 £9 13s -: cows - Trith calves, £8 175., £9 55., to £9 155.; two and a halfyear steers, £10 18s.; mixed yearlings, £5 Ms.; heifers, r.w.b., £7; yearling heifers, £4 11s.; weaner steers, £3 7s. to £4 55.weaner heifers, £3 2s. to £3 55.; small weaners, 305.; springing heifers, £8 to £8 155.; dairy cows, £10 to £12; bulls (pot£lo 17? ' B3 - £ ' IOS - WxiO S^

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd roport aa follows :-Our opening sale lor the year was held at Levin on January \ A good yarding of sheep, cattlo and Pigs came forward. For sheep competition was good, and practically all yaiid- ! ed.were disposed of. Fat cattie were rather easier; while stores were dull of sale. Fat pigs sold well, bnt stares were neglected. A truck of nice fat bullocks offered on account of Mr. E. B. Honore,' Ohau, brought £20 3s. 6d.; light-weight fat cows, £10 to £11 Bs.; forward cows. £9 10s. to £9 13s. 6d. ; fresh-conditioned cows £8 2s. 6d to £8 125.; store cows, *5 15s. to £7 165.; cows and calves, £9 10s. to £11 65.; dairy cows and heifera, £8 to £10 10s.; two-year heifers, £4 to £6 65.; medium bulls, £8 to £10 17a. 6d.; light ditto, £6 ss. to £7; mixed weaners, 295.; fat woolly hoggets, 425. to 435.; shorn fat wethers, 345. 6d. to 355. 3d.; ehorn fat owes, 325. 9d. to 335. 6d.; small fat lambs, 225.; two and four-tooth wethers, 30e. 3d • porkers, £2 to '£2 155.; small do., 325. 6d. to 395.; weaner pigs, 10s. to Us. At liaumai on January 9 we had a fair muster of stock, the whole of which sold at the following rates:—Fat cows, £12 to £12 55.; three-year .heifers, £8 125.; store cows, £6 7s. 6d. to £7 155.; bulls, ij iss. to £7; oiglhtaen-month heifers, £5- mixed weaners, £2 Us.; fat and forward l.vmbs, 20s. Bd.; mixed two-tooths, 335. 6d. At Palmerston North on January 11 wo had a fairly good yarding of stock, and the sale was well attended. Bidding was dull, and prices offoring in most cases failed to reach the vendors' upsets. Dairy cows £10 10s. to £12; small dairy Heifers, £8; two and a half-year Polled Angus heifers, £10; forward cows (good), £') 14s. to £10 Is.; forward cows, £8 16a. to £9 2s. 6d.; three-year store heifers, £8 3s. 6d.; bulls, £8 to £9 10s.;, full-mouth woolly ewes, 365. At Pcilding on Jauuary 12 we had a fairly good muster of both, slieep and cattle. Prices ruling for cattle were slightly better than thoso ruling ?t the opening Bales, and prices for Ehcep were about on a par with those ruling elsewhere. Fat cows brought from ill 10s. to £12 155.; good do., to £15 2s. 6d.; f< rward cows, £9 15s. to £10 155.; fresh-con-ditioned cows, £8 17s. 6d. to &9 65.; store COW 6, £6 53. to £7 155., lifteen-montli steers (coloured), £6 Is.; mixed veaners £3 155.: two-year-old bnlls, £6 to £7 155.; fat wethers, Cbs. Zα. to 13s. in., f.Cv.ard do., 355. 7d.; forward shorn eweß 2°s. to 28s. 6di; f.m. shorn store ewes 245. lid • woolly lambs, 18s. 9d. to 20s 6d.; small do., 13s. 7d. to its.; snail cu.'l lambs, Bs. 7d. to 93. 2d. Onr ; mouVily hor>e fair was held at Palmernon North cii January 13, and was v,'l attendrd. fcicnis 60 horses wcro <aHlo;u;d, the. ui'.st a! which found buyers, ik-xe handy crmighta sold on account of Mr. It. U. Knight brought from £/6 'o J?4I; ngeil and I'phtor sorts, £24 to £31; light spring-carters brought from £12 10s. to £16 lEb.; hacks, £6 to £10; remount rejects, £1 10s. to £8.