LIVE _ STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3043, 2 April 1917, Page 8

LIVE _ STOCK SALES

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency ' Co., Ltd., roport:—At Rongotea on Wednesday we had a good yftrding oi both, sheep and cattle. The' attendance was poor, and sheep failed to make vendor's reserves, but the bulk of the cattle sold at late rates. 'We quote: Weaner steers, £3 155., £3 165.; yearling heifers, i £4; store cows, £4 10s„ £5 13s„ £5 155.; £o 10s.; light fat oows, £9, £9 10s.. £9 12s. 6d., £10 55.; good fat oows, £10 17s. fid. to £13 7s. 6d.; cows with calves, £9 to £11 6s. At Palmerston North on Thursday a small yardins sold at late rates:—Holstein weaner heifers, £3 55., £3 155.; small Weaner heifers,'23s. 6d. to £2 lis.; weaner ! steers,'good, £6 4.; store cows, £5 7s. fid., ! £6 7s. 6d., £6 175., £7 75.; light fat cows, i £9 12s'., £10. 25.; fat heifers, £7 IBs., £11 1 lis. j The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile j Agenoy Oo„ Ltd., report:—At pur monthly ; stock eale held at Walkanao on Thursday I we submitted a small entry of sheep and. I a good yarding of cattle to a good attendance, when practically a clearance was made at the following prices Mixed i ago owes, 255. fid.; cull ewes, 10a. to 12s. 7d.; I oull 2-tooth ewes, 21s: Id.; fat ewes, 31s. i 9d.: light fat bullocks. £15 125.: j and 4- I year store bullocks, £15 35.; yearling i steers, £7; weaner steers, £4 165.: mix j sex weaners, £3 Is. 6d.j 3-year springing I heifers, £14; 'springing cow. £11 Bs. j ■_ The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency I Co., Ltd., report:' "Wo held our weekly ' salo at Eketahuna on Friday, when wo ! offered a fair yarding of sheep. Compete- t tlon was fairly keen throughout tho sale, and a. total clearance was mudc under the hammer at the following rates:—For. ward conditioned ewes, 285.; 4 and 5-year ewes, 245.' 6d. to 255.; f.m. owes. 14s. 7d. to 18s. 7d.; medium shorn lambs, 145.; cull ditto, 7s. fid. Wo also sold for tho ,3'ongaroa Coaching Co. motor shed for £10 and stableß for £35. Messrs. Dalgcty and Oo„ Ltd.. Masterton, report having hold their monthly sole' at Alfrodton on Thursday, whon there was a fair yarding of sheep submitted to the uriual attendance. A good clearance was made at tho following prices: I —Pat wothers, 355.; 4 and 6yr. ewes, 32b.; ; 2-tooth wothers, .28s. 6d.; f.m. ewes, 23 s. I 6d.; cull owes, 14s. fid.; oull la.mbß, 7s. lid. i Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Master-I ton, report having held their annual autumn cattle. Bale at Ekctahuna on •Monday, whon there was a good representative attendance, and a large entry, for whioh there woe a very eood demand.

Business at auction was rer? irregular, owini: to vendors' hijjh ideas of Tames, iiowover, good businefs was dono irame-Qiat-oly afterwards, And a good clearance WH/3 raado at tho; following priccs3Jyr. bullocks, £16 5b.: 2V and 3yr. atcera, #.13 17s. 6(1.; 2Jyr. fibers, £13 to £13 135.; IBmonths steers, £9 175.; ycajlinc etecrs, £o IBs.; forward oowb to £10 6s. Xessrs. Dalgcty and 00., Ltd., PalmcrsUm North, report a eood entry of sheep and cattle at their Fcildiuff sale on Friday, noarly ojl of which chanced hands as priccs as below:-\Sheop: Cull lamb*, 7s. Id.; small lambs; 125., 12s. Id., 12s. 4d., 12s. 6d„ to 13a. 9d.; fair lambs 16s. lid.; empty ewes. 14s. 7d.. 17s. lid ' 18s., lfis. 6d.; 2-tooth wethers. 31s. 7d. tc 325. 6d. Oattle: Mixed weaners, £3, £2 lis.; weaner heifers, £3 lfls.j cood wwuiet steers, £5 16b. 6d.; 20 monthf? steers, £1 155.; light fat cov>B, £11 2b. 6d. Alcssrs. Abraham and "Williams, Ltd. North, report:.—On March 2! we hold a successful clea-rmi salo on accouut of Mr. Thomas Hcayns, Ounuinphams. Thoro wa3 a good attendance, an<i ovcrji-iiinu offered soid well. 4-tooth 3jin' coin owes brought 505.; 6«tootH owes, 335, 6d.; 3 and 4-year owefl. 335. 3d.; 2rtooth wothcrs, 335. 10d.; full-month ewes, 30s. 6d.: mired lambs, l?«. 5d.; mixod weaners, £1 55.; draught horses, £Z5 to £27 10s.; f-arra horses, £6 ss. to £16. At Pa] mors ton North on "March. 29 wo had a fairly Rood'yarding or stock, and a reprcsenta,tivo attendance of farmers. Grown cattie wero in gooc demand arid sold well, while eheep ant young stock wore rather easier. Fat steer* mado £18; fat cows, £13 Is. to £13 10s.: light-weight ditto, £11 2s. 6d. to £12; forward cows, £9 7s. 6d. to £10 3s. 6d.; freßhconditioned cows, £8 Is. to £8 135.; store cows, £6 13s. to £7 155.; small we-auove, 308, to £2 10s.; medium fat owes, 32b. 6d.; forward owes, 265. 6d.; full-mou'h owes 16s. 9d. to 19s.} ewo lambs, lfis. 6d.; cul! cwos, Ba. 3d. to lis.; cull lambs, Bs. to 9a 6d.- At Feildinß on March 30 both cattl< and sheep woro yardod in arcrago nura bers. Thero.was a fairly good deiaanc for all classes of oottlo, and practically all entered were disposed of. Shocp wen rather easier,'no douht owing to the con tinued dry epell. Fat wethers broughl 345., to 405.; store ditto, 275. 7d,: fat owes, 275. 6d., ole. 5d.,- 335, £d.: fat cwea an<3 wethertf, 335. 3d.; fat 2-toolks (siaall), 255.; , fat lambs, 20s. Gd., 215.; wsther larmbt (good), 175.; shorn lamb 3, 10a. 6d;, 12s, id., 14s. 3d., 153.; ciill lam'bi?, 6a. od., Bs.; : Boutndown rams, guiness; s'orinuhig I heiiera, £9 to £10 2s. 6d.; small ditto, £{ | 7s. 6d. to £8 2s. 6d.; forward cowi, £8 15b • to £9 125.; storo oows, £5 16s. to £6 156.: '• store heifers (small), £4 as. to £5 Bs. 6d. 20-?nontb steers, £10 10s.; 18-month ditto £7 18s. to £8 195.; yearling fihorthorn heifers, £5 35.: mixed lveancrs, £3 10s. tc £4 35.;, small ditto, £2 to £2 7s. 6d.; bulls, £7 to £12. The Wairarapaj Farmers' ; 00-operativc Association, Ltd., Stock Department, reporting: n the weekly sale at Eketahuna, Btate ■Qiat they offered a very good yard' ing of sheep. Competition wa-s keen, and ft total clearance was effected: Forward wethers made 355. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes up tc store ewes, 195., 205., to £35.: 4 and 5-year ewes," 20s. id. to 225. 7d.; rape lambs 165., 6d.- to IBs. 6d.; good woolly lambs, 19s. to 21s; Id.; cull lambs, 95., 9s. 6d., 10s. 7d., to 125.: aged 6.d. rams, 2Jgns. Tho Wairarapa Farmerß* Co-operative Association, Ltd., Stock Department, report:—Wo hold" a sale at Tinut on Tuesday, in Ma B. MaunseU's yaTda, and had good yarding of sheep and cattle. There was a largo attendance of buyers. We havo to report a total clearance, with the exception of one pen of eweß, at very satisfactory pTlces. Quotations: 4-yeaj ewes, 265. 6d. to 265. lid.; 4 and 6-toott ewes, 275. 6d. to 28s. 6d.; mixed ages ewes 235., 245., 255. Id.; woolly lambs, 19s. tc 205.; .small woolly lambs, 13s. lOd. to 155.; 1 small 2-tooth ewes and wethers, 225.; Lin- • coin rams, 2gns., 3gns., 3Jgns., to 65gns. Cattle: Cows and calves, £15 17s. 6d.; 18months steers, £$ Bs., £9 95., to £12 10s.; empty 3-year heifers, £10; forward store cows, £10 ss. to £13; 18-months empty heifers, £6 to £7; weaner calves, £4 10s. Tho < Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative i Association, Ltd., Stook Dopartnifint, re 1 port, having held their • weekly aalo. ic ; the Colombo Road, yards on Wednesday j when they offered a medium yarding oi sfc-iep to a /air attendance: Woolly w.f, I Jambs, small, 10s. 7d. to 14s. 4d.; b.f. lambs, 155.; good springing heifers up to \£U. Mr, Newton King reports:—At Waiwajfiho on March 23 wor.ners (email) made £2 ss. to £3 35.: 18-month empty heifers, £A 75.; bulla, £5 12?. 6d. to £U 155.: .springing'heifers, choice, £12 17s. 6d.: cows, £4 10a. to £7 175.; forward cows up to £10 7s. 6d.; lambs, 163. 3d. and 16s, 6d.; forward owes, 3'i.s 10d.; f.m. ewes, 175... sd, to 21b. 3d.; goats,\ss7 At Douglas on March 26, fat oowb made £11.17s,"; forward cows £9 12s. to £10 16a.; store cows, £4 6s. tc £6 195,; 2J-year steers,, small, £10 2s. 6d.; bulls, £7 2s. 6d. to £8 17s. 6d.; IS-month heifere, £4 14s! to £5 45.; weaner steers, £3 fa 6d.; springing heifers, £10 12s. 6d. to £11 10s.; f.m. ewes, 18s.'Id. to 20s. ,7d.; wethers, 30s. to 3Qg. 6d.; medium lambs, 13s. to 13s. 2d.; culls, 7s. to Bs. 6d. On tho ! same day I held a clearing salo on ac« ! count of Anstis Bros., at Omat a. There j was a largo attendance of tho public, [ with spirited bidding. The. cows were a j nice looking lot, and sold under good com. j petition., Best cowb made from £10 tcf X j 155.; others, £5 &b. to £7 17s. 6d., the £5 ss, 1 cows being -small,, first calvers. The herd I of 90, "which inoluded several empty and cows, made a good average of £8 165.; bulls mado £10-10s. and £11; weaner Jer Iwy bull (well-grown), £5 109. At Strat J *■■■>?}. on Tuesday, fat cows made £1010s, » to £12 125., 6d.; forward cows, £8 19s. to I £10 25.; store cows, £5 ss. to £7 18s. 6d.; ; fat heifers, £10 75.; 20-month steers, \ to .£9 lCs.; weaner steers. £3 18s.; small, I £2 195.;. mixed weaners. £2 Is. to £3 65.; ; bulls, £7 ss. to £10 2s. 6d.; f.m. owes, 113s. to 205.; good lambs, 17s. to 17s. 10d.; I smaller, 125.; culls, ss. B<3. to Bs. . In j tho dairy pens I disposed of Mr. It. A. 1 BrickelTs dairy herd, tho best of these {.selling at from £10 ss. to £11 10s.; others, I £6 ss. to £9 ICb.: averaging £8 2s. Spring!ng cows, os eo»vjit of other vendors, made from £10 ss. to £12 x 155.; heifers, £8 15s. to £12.