LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3007, 19 February 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., report having submitted a. good yarding of sheep and cattle, at their Mastcrton sale, There was only a email attendance of buyers operating, and the quality of stock yarded was not up to the average, and consequently prices reached wouid not bear comparison with recent quotations. Wo quote as follows-.— Sheep: 5-year ewes (low .condition), 253.; b.f. lambs, 13s. 2d. to 17s. Bd.; shorn lambs, 13s. 2d., 13s. 9d., to 14s. 9d.; potter rams, 15s 6d. to 21s. Cattle: Forward store cows, £9; 18-months steers, £5 2s. to £7 45.; 18-months heifers, £5 2s„ £5 12s. 6d„ to £7 Is.; wcajiers, £2 17s. to £3; bulls, £4 7s„ £6 7a. 6d„ £6 12s. 6d., £7 10s. to £9. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having a very good entry of sheep and a small entry of cattlo at their Palmerston North sale on Thursday. Quotations :-Sheep: Mixed lambs (small), 12s. 6d. to 13s. 4d.; cull lambs, 7s. 3d.; mixed lambs, 15s. Ed., 16s. 6d., 16s. 7d., to 17s. 9d; mixed ago ewes, 24s 6d.,'275., 275. led., to 28s. sd. Cattle: Empty cows, to £8 17s;. weaners, 365. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmerston North on Thursday we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, and have to report almost a total clearance. Quotations:—Sheep: Wethers, 255.; fat ewes, 2fe. 9d. to 345.; 2-tooth ewes, 336.; s.in. ewes, 225. to 28s. 5d.; cull ewes, 12s. 6d. to 14s 9d.; lambs, 14s 4d_ to 17s. 6d. Cattle: Fat cows (light), £9 55.; store cows, £5 135., £6, to £9; forward cows and heifers, £8 55.; cows in milk, £4 155.; springing heifers, £8 55.; weaners, £1 los., £2 155., £4 os. 6d., to £4 3s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., ropoit as follows:—At Feilding ou Friday both cattle and sheep were yarded in large numbers. Sheep opened rather easy, but improved as the day advanced. Lambs sold particularly well. Grown cattle, were in fair demand, and nearly all penned found buyers. Weaners were dull of sale. We quota-.—Fat wethers, 355.; light fat ewes, 295.; 4, 6, and f.m. owes, 335. IJ.; 5-year-old ewes, 30s. 6d.; f.ni. ewes, 205.; aged, ewes, 15s. id. to 16s. 3d.; cull 'ewes, Bs. to lie. 6d; store lambs, 16s. 6d. to 18s.; email wether lambs, 175.; small ewe lambs, 19s. 7d.; fat and forward Southdown lambs, 21s. 2d.; fat cows, £12 12s. 6d. to £13; fat heifers. £11 6s. to £12; forward cows, £8 to £9 10s.; store cows, £7 10s. to £7 lte. 6d.; small do.. £5 15s. to £6 10s.; springing cows and heifers, £9 to £10 55.; 15-month heifers, £6 25.; yearling heifers, £4 55.; Shorthorn weaner steers, £5 18s.; do. heifers, £5 10s. 6d.; small weaners, £3 155.; mixed weaners, £2 15s. to £3 65.; 6mall do., 20s. to 30s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At Eketahuna on Friday wo had a very failentry of sheep, which we submitted, io a good attendance of buyers. Competition was fairly keen, and with the exception of one small pen of owes wo made a total clearance under the hammer at the following rates:—Two-tooth to 5-year ewes, 355. 6d.; aged ewes, 14s. to 205.; good shorn wether lambs, 20s. 7d.; do. ewe lambs 205.; cull lambs, 9s. 6d.; fat -heifers, £10 7s. 6d.; store cows, £7 175.; S.B. rams. 2 guineas.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company report that at their Pahautamii sale on Friday they offered a. good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. Prices were considerably easier, and tho salo was inclined to drag, especially in tho case of tho older ewes penned. They quote:—2tooth wethers, to 30b.; 2-tooth ewes, 285.; 4 and 5-ycar ewes, 225.; f.m. ewes, 205.. 6d. to 21s. 6d.; cull ewes, 16s. 6d.; woolly lambs, 18s. 6d. to 18s. 10d.; 6niall woolly lambs, 12s. Id.; cull lambs, Bs. 6d.; empty heifers-yearlings, £5 12s. 6d.; 1J years, £6 165.; 2J years, £7 55.; weaners, £2 55.; young bulls,'£4 10s. to £6 12s. 6d.

"TABLELANDS" SALE. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson, and Co., Ltd., aud tho Wairorapa Parmeifs' Association, Ltd., in conjunction, report on the "Tablelands" salo held on Saturday as under:—The vendors yarded slightly in excess of advertised numbers, the actual number being 10,320. The whole of the stock was drafted and yarded for public Inspection at 10.45 a.m.. tho sale- starting at noon punctually. Tho yarding comprised mainly straight station lines of

breeding ewes, large-boned and good woolled roomy sheep, which made lull market rates. Buyers showed an incluiution to hold off somewhat at the commencement of the sale, apparently anticipating extreme prices. Taken as a, whole, however, 0.. most satisfactory sale hat, to be reported, the prices realised coming well up to vendors' expectations. The following were the principal sales:— Tablelands: 333 two-tooth Lincoln ewes. £2 Os. 6d.; 279 Komney ewes. c6s.; 799 4-tooth ewes, 345. 4d.; 226 6-tooth ewes, 40s. Id.; 638 4-year-old ewes, 355.: 937 5year ewes, 345. 4d. to 355. 6d.; 213 Romney aged ewes, 385.; 371 .woolly ewe lambs, 22».; 121 low-conditioned lambs, 14s. 7d.; 294 Down lambs, 21s. 6d.; 490 2>ooth wethers, 345. 7d. Te Awaite: S2O 4-year-old Romney ewes, 34c. 6d.; 532 Lincoln owes, 345. 2d.; 354 5-year Lincoln ewe*., 345. 9(1.; 489 llomney ewes, 335. Glcnburn: 762 2tooth Komney ewes, 415.; 354 Lincoln ewes, same age, 355. 9d. Tutrimuri: 696 5-jear ewes, 325. 4d.; 236 4-tooth ewes, 325. 6d. Tora: 300 4-tooth ewes, 375. 3d.; 345 4-year ewes, 335. 4d.; rams,. 415.; 2-tooth Lincoln rue, £6 os. 3d.; 48 4-tooth Lincoln rams, £5 ss. to £5 10s. 3d.; aged Itomney rams, £6 65.; 13 2-tooth Itomney rams, £3 35.; 13 4-tooth Roraney rams, £8 Bs. 6d.; 41 Soutlidown rams, mixed ages, £2 17s. 9d. Cattle:—Tablelands: 73 cows and calves, £20; 15 empty cows with calvas, £14 10b.; 33 2-year heifers, £7 129. 6d.; 17 2J-year empty heifer 6, £9 135.; stwrs, £8 15s.