LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3186, 10 September 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., stock department, report, oil their Oartertou sain:—Wo olfcred au exceptionally good yarding of pigs and caitlo and a. medium one of sheep. Competition was kecu for all classes of stock, and wo made practically a total clearance at tho following prices:—Sheep: iioggets, 245. Cattle; Cows ou drop, £11, £12, .£l3, to £13 ?s. 6(U; springing heifers, small, £8 12s. fid., £9 55., to £10 305.; ikeiicrs just calved, £9 10a. to £14 10s. for good quality; light l'at cows, £11 to £11 lis.; iorward emp'fo: cowh, £8, £8 355., £9, to £9 17s. Gd.; low-couu?!ioueu storo oows, £5, £6 55., to £7 35.; cows with calves at loot, £8 10s., £9. to £9 45.; dinall heuers, with calves at foot, £7 to £7 12s. Gd.; yearling steers, £5 10s. to £6 345.; mixed-sex yearlings, £4 lo £4 lis.; yearling heifers, £3 15s. to £4 65.; yearling,bulls, £5 17s. 6d. Pigs: Porkera, 265., 3jg,, 355., to 485.; slips, 335. to lbs.; -young'sows in pig, £4 18s. Messrs. Abraham aud Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmerston Korth on September o we had a moderate yarding of sheep and cattle. There was a good demand, especially for stock of good quality, arid Mio major portion of the entry changed bauds at the following rates—Forward wethers, 385.; f.m. forward ewes, 255.; good mixed hoggets, 30s. 3d.; store hoggets, 245. 10d.; Southdown-cross hoggets, 235.; two and four-tooth wethers (suiall), 325. 3d. to 335.; store ewes, 235. 3d.; Shorthorn springing heifers, £13 to £13 55.; two and a halfyear springing heifers, £8 10s. to £10 10s.; dairy cows (poor), £7 12s. 6(1. to £9 55.; mixed weaners, £4 ss. 6d.; cows and calves, £8 15s. to £9.55. At Feilding on September 7 stock oamo forward in average numbers. Both sheep and cattlo were in good demand, and sold well.' With the exception of one pen of sheep aud one of cattle all lots we yarded .changed hands. Three pedigree Jersey heifers sold on account of Henson Estate, 'Mount Stewart, sold at 27 guineas, 35 guineaß, and 27 guineas respectively. Dairy cows brought from £10 to £14 10s.; springing heifers, £10 10s. to £14 55.; others,'£7 10s. to £9; iorward cows, £9 15s. to £10 17s. 6d.; fresh-conditioned cows, £8 to £8 i7s. 6d.; two and a halfyear steers (bad colours), £10; small storo cows, £6 to £7 125.; twenty-month empty heifers, £5 to £6 7s. 6d.; bulls, £8 10s. to £10 155.; mixed yearlings (poor), £3 lis.; ewes and lambs, 275. 6d. to 295. 6d.; light fat and forward ewes, 31s. to 335. 4d.: empty owes, 275. 6d. to 28s. 6d,; mixed hoggets, 295. 3d. to 325.; medium do., 265. to 28s.' Gd.; cull wethers, 31s. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., weekly report:—At Feeding, on Friday we had. a fair entry of sheep. Hoggets were again in good demand, and sold freely. Cull ewes, 10s. 6d.; forward ewes, 255. 6d.; medium hoggets, 235. 3d.; good woolly hoggets, 31s. Bd.; 6tore wethers, 325. 6d.; light fat wethers 365.; light fat ewes, 295. 6d.; fat ewes, 345.; hoifere in calf, £7; light fat cows, £12 ss. At Mr. J. G: Sharpe's salo on Thursday there was a good attendance of buyers. Owing to the rough weather the sheep did not look at their best, and were sold at prices in favour of the purchasers,. The horses and implements, liowever, sold particularly well. Ewes with'lambs at foot, 30s. 6d.; ewe hoggets, 275. 3d.; mixed hoggets, 255.; small hoggets, 18s. 6d.; fat cows, £13 10s.; bullock, £16; cow in milk, £8 10s.; springing heifers, £7 Is.; yearling steers, £6 10s.; bull, £5 Is.; draught horses, £12 10s. to £17 10s. and £23 to £32; hacks, £3 to £5; d.f. plough, £13 10s.; hillside plough, £7 155.; roller, £10 10s.; drill, £20 10s.; disc harrows, £10; 5-leaf tine harrows, £13; dray, £8 10a.; sprinjr dray, £15. Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., Masterton, report having held'a clearing 6ale.of dairy stock at Hongokakako on l'hursuay, on account of Mr. George Edmonds, who is giving up dairying. The weather was extremely boisterous, and in consequence the attendance was small, • The herd came forward in good condition, and competition waß fairly keen at the following priecs :~-o°\vs in milk, £8,25. 6d., £10, £10 10s., £11 55., £11 7s. 6d„ io £11' 10s.; September calvers, £9, £9 ss.'; £9 7s. 6d., £10 10s., £10 178. 6d., £11, £11 2s. 6d.; £11 55., to £15; October calvers, £8, £9, £10 17s. to £11; November calvers, £6 10s.,- £8. £9 12s. 6d., £9 17s. 6d., to £12. Pigs: Sows to farrow. £2 15s. to £5; store pigs, 225. . Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Masterton, report-having held their weekly salo at 'Oarterton on Friday, when there was the usual attendance, and only a fair yarding of stock. Oattle were in keen demand, and sold well at the following prices:—Cattle: Springing heifers. £B 55.. ±8 12s. 6d./ £9 2s. id., £9 10s., £10 to £10 155.; empty cows and heifers, £5 ss. to £6. Pigs: Slipg, 20s. • Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston'Worth, report having a 'fair yarding of both sheep and cattlo at .the Palmerston Horth yards on September 6, when most of the lines changed hands at satisfactory prices. Quotations :-Shccp: Empty ewes, 18s. M.» fat and forward ewes, 30s. 6d. Cattle? Springing heifers, £12; emptv heifers, £6 195.; two and' a half-year steers, £10 17s. 6d.; yoarling steers £7 55.: yearling heifers, £5 18s. Mr. Newton King reports:-At- Hahotu on August 31 yearling steers inade £6 Bs. 6d.: yearling heifers, £4 18s.; small mixed years' yearling 'Jersey bulls, 4 7 £9; springing heifers,, to ill 10s. At Kaponga, on August 31. yearling steers realised £6 10s.; small £5 6b.; small, mixed, £3 55.; store cows' £8 ss. to £9 Is.; small store cows, £4 12s. 6d. to £7; dairy cows, £10 to £20; heifers, £8 10s. to £13 10s.; store pigs, 21s. to 275. At Ureuul on September 3, yearling steers, small and rough,- made £4 6a.: yearling Mirers, £3 15s. to £4; fat heifers, £11 55.; two and a half-year steers, £12 10s.; empty two-year heifers, £6 Is.; yearling Jersey bull, £7 12s. 6d.; two-year bulls, £10 10s.; storo cows, £7 10s. to £9 2s. 6d.; dairy cows, £9 to £14 55.; springing heifers, up to £12 ss. At Stony Eiver on September 4: Yearling bulls, £S 10s. to £6 17s. 6d.; yearling steers, £6 to £6 123. 6d.; good yearling heifers, £4 9s. 6d. to £4 155.; others, £3 6s'. to £3 155.; rough two-year steers. £7 12s. to enpty two-year hoifers, £5 18s. t°i7 I s ' : store COW 3, 6s - 4 9 8s - 6[i - = bulls, £9 ss. to £14; springing cows, up to £15; springing heifers, up to £12 IBs. On the Avenue l!oad on Thursday a sale .was held on account of Mr. .Tohu Hale. The severe winter following on the very' dry autumn had left tho cattle looking very rough, this affecting prices. Tho pedigree cowe sold at from 19 to 40gns • heifers, 16 to 40gn8.; bulls, 19 toJ4gns