LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3037, 26 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Mesers. SaJgety and Company,. Limited, Palmerston NorUi, report hsvine a fair entry of stock at their Feildinpr Bale- on Friday, March 23, "all of which sold readily at prices as below mixed lambs, 155.; ewe lambs. 20b. 7d.; aged ewes, l<8.; forward ewes, to 245. 3d.; four and five-year ewes, 265. Sd. to 3Js.; two, four, and six-tooth ewee, 335.; Eomncy Tarns, Bens. to lOgns. Mixed weanors, £3 18s.; three .and a half-year bullocks, £15 145.; light fat bullocks, to £16 17s. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety a—nd Co., Ltd., report:— Wβ held our weekly stock sale at Dannevirke on Friday, March 23, when we offered a-small yarding o* sheep aad a couple of pens of oattle. Two-tooth ewes and wothers failed to reach vendors' reserves, and wore passed in at auction. Thero were practically no 'cattle offered, clients evidently reserving their entries for the cattle fair on Wednesday next. Wo quote:—Forward ewea, 255. 6d. to 265.; fail-ing-mouth ewes, 22s*to 235. 4&.; rams, Lincoln and Eomney, 2sne. to 3gne.; dairy cows, to £11 15s;; eiehteen-month steers, bid colours, £7 2s. 6d.; empty heifers, do., £6 12s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and TVilliams, Ltd., report:—At Palmeraton North, on March 22, only a small yarding of stock came forward, practically tho whole ol which Bold under good competition at the followine rates:—Light fat ewes, 30s. 6d.; twotooth wethers, small, 28s. 6d.; small twotooth ewes, 295. 3d.; two to Bii-tooth, ewes, 275.; sound-mouth store ewes, 255.; l.m. owes, 16s. to 16s. 6d.; aged cull owee, 7s. 6d. to Uβ.;'forward lambs, 175.; small store lambs, 10s. to Us.; f.m. Southdown rams, 2gns. to ZJuns.; two and a h£ll-y«ir springing heifers, £8 to £10 12s. 6d.; smsill fat steers, £13 IBs, 6d.; wcaner heifera, £3 10s.; small calves, 345. At Feildine on lEarch 23 we had a fair entry of, stock. Oattle were in fair demand, -and with tho exception of a few pens of aged ewes all yarded were sold. The followine prices wore obtained for the various'lines sold:— Good two-tooth ewes, £2 6a.; lijjht fat ewes, 28s. 6d. to 30s. 6d.; forward ewes, 255. 6d. to 285.; sound-mouth ewes. 3os. 3d. to 30s. 6d.; small two-tooth ewes, 295. to 31s. 3d.; four-year ewes, 255.; ajed ewes, 13s. to 175.; woolly Southdown lambs, 165.; small shorn ia,mha, 12s. to 14s. 10d.; cull woolly lambs, 10s. 3d. to 10s. 6d.; two-shear Southdown rams, 2iens.; two-tooth Itomney rams, 2Jgns. to Jiens.; forward cows, £8 14s. to £9; store cows, £6 to £6 12s. 6d.; springing heifers, £i 155.; weaner heifers. £2 18s. to £3 9s. 6d.; small mixed weaners, £1 83. to £2 18s.; bulls. £8 15s. to £9 17a. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and jtcrcantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Alfredton on Thursday we had a good entry of sheep and a small one of catlte.-. There was a good attendance, but the sale wag rather a dragging one. With the- exception of two pens -we made a total clearance at tho following rates:—Good two-tooth ewes, 365.; cull do.. 18s. 9d.; four and six-tooth and f.f.m. cwcb, 295.; four and five-year v ewes, 20s. 6d. to 255.; aged owes, 12s. 6d. to 145.; medium siorn owe lambs, 15s. Bd.; do., wether lambs, 15s. Id.; cull lambs, Bs. 5d.; b.f. lambs, 14s. At Palinerston North on Thursday only a small entry was yarded, and this sold at late rates, fimall lambs, 145.; fat woolly two-tooths, £2 Is.; twotooth wethers, 31s. Id.; two-tooth English Leicester rams, /3ig:ns. to 3iens.; mixed weaners; £3;. heifers in milk, £8 10s.; springing heifers, £10 2s. 6d.; fat cows, £12 ss. • -

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operativo Association, Ltd., Pahiatua, report on their stock sales held during the past week as follows:—At Woodrille, .last Monday, we offered a fair yarding of sheep and small entry of cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Competition for ehecp was decidedly slack, but under tha hammer and prrrately we managed to sell the bulk of our yarding dt Tery satisfactory prices. TTo report' the following prices:—3s two-tooth ewes. 325. Id.; '28 mixed tiro-tooths (small), 265.; 30 fat and forward owos, 28s. 6d.; 39 cull cwss, 15s. 9d. : 78 shorn lambs (small), 14s. 7d.j 50 do ciilTu. 12s. 6d.; 36 do., 10s. 6d\; fat cowb, £9 ss. to £10 155.; store cowe, £6 ss. to £6 10s.; weancrs, £3 3s. At Pahiatuo, last Tuesday, wo offered a, laree yarding of sheep and small cnlrj of catflp to an attendance of local buyers. Prices were easier than previous ivcek, but wo quitted our yarding at Tery satisfactory prices considering the state of tho weather. IVc effected the following sales;—s7 pii and ciitht-tooth ewes, J2s.; 31 do., 305.; 108 four and fi'-~ -rar ewes, 265. 3d.; 55 mixed-aged ewes, 25- 3d.: 144 forward ewes, 13s. lOd.:' 53 do:. 20s. 7d.; 60 do., 245.: 21 do., 21a.; 62 do.. 205.; 72 rio., IBs. 6d.; 32 do., 18s. 6d. : 18 l.wo-f.ooth wethers (small), 215.; 95 store owns, 165.; 22 two-tootn ewes, Mβ. 6i; 194 shorn lambs (sme.ll), 13s. 7d.: 79 do.. 13a.; 128 do., 12s. 6d.: 100 do., lls. 4d.; 32 Southdown lambs (small), 12s. 6d.; 48 culls, 3s. 7d. ; 82 do., 10s.; It do., 10s.; Lincoln rams, xjcod. 195., 255.; fat cows (good), £15 Ss.; forward cows. £6 2e. 6d.; co-w and calf, £8; eighteen-month hcifor in calf, £4. At M3.haralle.ra., last Wednesday, wo hold a. clearing sale of. gheep, imploKonts, etc.,

on account of Mr. W. Hermansen. OonP petition for sheep was decidedly slaclt. Irut the implements mot with, good competition, and we Quote the following prices—Fat and forward lambs. 19s. IOd.; drill, '£30plough, £16; roller, £17; disos, £17- harrows, £6; rako, £7 5b.; lime-Bower, £1115s,; cowb in milk, £8 and £7: all classes of sundries sold oxceptionaily -well. At Makuri, last Thursday, we •■ held a moet successful clearing sale on account of Mr. J. O'Styko. Owing to the distance from any dairying centre, we expected n. rather dull sale for milking cows, but the sale went with a swing from start to finish, and prices realised were very satisfactory. We nuote as follows:—12 eighteen-month Eteers, £9 10s.; 14 eighteen-month heifers, £7 113.; 17 Tveanerß, £3 55.; 13 calves (poor), 365.; heifers in calf, £8 155.; dairy cows, £7, £8 10s., £8 155., £9, £9 55., £10 10s., £11, £11 15s. All claeses of sundries realised satisfactory prices.

Mr. Newton King reports:—At TJrenui, on Monday feet, forward-conditioned ewes made 275. 3d.: f.m. ewes, 18s. to Bs\ Sti.; fat wethers, 345.; twenty-month steers, £8 to £8 175.; in-calf twenty-month heifers, £6 7b. id.; throe-year bullock* 413'123.: forward coirs, £10 16s. to £10 175.; store cowe, £7 to £7 175.; mixed we&ncrs (rough), £3 Is. At 6tony River, on Tuesday Ust, .there was a good entry of cows, bnt very fow wcaners, those yarded being very rough. Hat cows made £14 Jo £14 3s. 6d.; forward cows, -£10 10s. to £11; store cows. £7 4s. to £8 35.; (mall cows or heifers. £5 2s. to £5 125.; springing heifers, up to £10; dairy cows, £10 10b.; rough wcanorj, £3 Bs. 6d. to £2 18s.; three-year steers, £13 155.; good lambs, 20s. 9d.; suwJl lambs, 10s. 3d.; f.m. ewes, 16s. lid.; store piers, £1.