LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 11, 8 October 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows ;-At J'almcrston North on October 4 we had a fair muster of stock, which was submitted to a_ good attendance of buyers. Competition for all classes was particularly keen, good quality dairy heifers especially beipg keenly sought after. Best springing , -heifers 'brought from £12 ss. to £15; small heifers, in calf, £6 to £8 155.; forward cows. £10 sb. to £10 155.; .frcsh-conditioncd cows, £8 17a. 6d. to £9 55.; store cows, £6 15s. to £8 55.; aged cows and, calves, £9 to £10 2s. 6d.; small heifers and calves. £7 ss. to £7 155.; yearling steers, £5 17s. 6d. to £6 17s. 6d.; yearling heifers (good). £-1 10s. to £5 55.; fat wethers, £2 -is.; fair mixed hoggets, 30s. lid.; medium cwo hoggets, 295.; small fat hoggets, 17a. to 285.;. aged store ewes, 205.; cull hoggets, i£s. 6d. At Feilding on October 5 we had a good yarding of cattle and a small muster of sheep. All classes of 6took were in keen demand, and wo had a total clearance at prices in advance of late quotations. Three-year 6teers (low conditioned) brought £13 2s. to £14; others (small), £12 Us.; forward three and a half to four-year bullocks, £18 10s.; three and a half-year steers.. £16;. forward cows. £9 2s. to £10 •65.; aged store cons (poor), £6 15s. to £7 10s.; dairy cows, £10 15a. to £15 Zs. 6d.; springing heifers (medium), £8 10s.' to £10 155.; twenty-month bulb, £7 15s. to £12 10s.; yearling steers, £7 15s. to £8 55.; do. (small), £5 13s. 6d. to £6 15s:; yearling heifers, £4 15s. to £6 3s. 6d.; Southdown hoggets, 295.; .mixed hoggets (fair). 265. lOd. to 28s. fid.; fat wethers, £2 75.; cull ewes. 17s. The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd., stock department, report having held their weekly sale at Carterton, when they .submitted a heavy yarding of pigs and cattle and a medium one of sheep to a very largo attendance. Ccmpetition was keen for all classes of Slock, and we have to report a. total clearance. Quotations;— Sheep: Forward empty ewes, 28s. 6d., 305., to 316. 2d.: ewes with lambs at foot. 305.; b.f. hoggets, 31s. 6d. Cattle: Dairy heifers on drop, £9 55.. £10 2s. 6d., £10 17a. 6d„ to £12 2s. 6d.: cows and calves. £8, £9 10s., £10 55., £11 7s. 6d., to £11 10s.; store cows, £8 155., £9. £9 10s., £9 165., to £10; yearling steers, £4 2s. 6d., £5, £6 Is., to £7 10s.; yearling heifers, £3 195., £4 25., to £4 155.; bulls. £6 2s. 6d.; wcaner calves. £2. Bigs: Porkers, £1 lis., £2, to £2 6s. 6d.; slips, 205., 245., to 265.; weaners, 155., J7s.. 18s. 6d.. 19s. 6d., 2Cs.. to 20s. 6d.; sows and -litter, £5 10s.; eating potatoes. 135.,, 145., to 15s. 6d. per sack. Messrs. Dalgely 'and Co., Palmerston North, report having a small sale of stock at their Palmerston North sale on Thursday, which sold as below:—Backward store cows, £7 3s. 6d.; empty heifers, £6 135.; empty cows. £9 10s.; forward cows, to £11 45.: small springing heifers, £10 15s. Messrs. Dalcety and Oo„ Ltd., Palmerston North, report having a very good yarding of both sheep and cattle at their Feilding sale on Friday, all of which sold at advanced priccs. on previous week's salo. Quotations:—sheep: Small hoggets, 275. lid.; medium, to 295. 7d.; very fair hoggets, 325. 2d...325„.6(1. Cattle: Small yearling heifers, £4 125., £4 155., to £5 10s.; small yearling

steers, £6, £6 Bp. 6d„ to £7 2s. 6d.; twoyear steers, £12; fat cows, light. £11 ss. to £12 76. 6d.; fat cows, £14 ss. to £15 155.; young bulls, £8 10s. to £9. Tho New Zealaud Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. reports:—At Eangiotu on Monday wo had a lair yarding of cettle, which sold with good competition at lata rates. Aged store cows, £5 ss-, £6 Is.; good store cows, £7 lis.. £8 10s., £B 145., £8 165.; good forward cows, £9, £10 155.; fat cows, £11 10s.; yearling Jersey bulls, £5 2s. 6d., £6 15s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Jjtd., reportß:—At Palmerston North on Thursday only a small entry wub penned. Competition was good, and all lots sold well. Quotations: Good mixed hoggets, 295. 2d., 30s. 3d.; fat ewes'. 365. 3d.; yearling heifers, £5 65.; two-year heifers, £7 2s. 6d., £7 55.; yearling steers! £7 75.; aged store cows, £5 10s., £5 155., £6 10s.; .forward cows, £9, £9 175., £10 12s. 6d.; Tat cows, £11 95.; cows with calves, £9 55.; sprlugiug heifers, £8 10s., £8 155., £9, £10 2s. fid.; yearling Shorthorn bulls, £8 155., £9 17s. 6d. Mr. Newton King (New Plymouth) reports:—At Itahotu on September 28 yearling steers made £7; yearling licifers, £3 18s. to £5 165.; empty two-year heifers, £5 18s. 6d. for very small to £8 16s. for good; I 6mall two-year steers, £9 75.; fat cows, £12 to £13 55.; forward cows, up to £11 155.; store cows, £7 16s. to £9 18s.; grade Jersey bulls, £13 55.; best springing heifers, up to £16 15a.; others. £8 10s. to £11 155.; springing cows, £13 10s. to £16 10s. At Kapouga on September 28, small yearlings sold for £3 3s. lo £4 10s.; fat cows, £13 10s.; forward and store cows, £7 6s. to £10 25.; springing, cows, up to £19 10s.; springing heifers. £9 to £17 10s. At Urenui on October 1 yearling heifers brought .£3 19s. to £4 Bs. 6d.; small cows and calves, £8 12s. to £10 lis.; two-year, from £9 18s.; for small rought cattle, to £11 10s.; for good fat cows, £13 155.: empty two-year heifers, £6 to £7 165.; 6torc cows, £8 2s. 6d. to £9 10s.; Holstein dairv bull, £15; springers, £7 10s. to £11 10s.; twoyear grade 'Jersey bulls, £9 to £10 15s. At Stoncy Itlver on Octobcr a yearling Holstein bull 6old at £9 2s. 6d.; yearling steers, £7 55.; yearling heifers, £3 Bs. to £5; empty two-year heifers, £7 10s. to £7 165.: smaller sorts, £6 18s. to £7 45.; fat heifers, £11 12s. 6d.; young bulls, up to £13 55.; forward-conditioned cows, from £10 2s, to £11. iSs.; good store cows. £8 9s. to £9 165.; small store cows, £6 lis. to £8; two-year steers, £10 14s. to £11 6s. 6d.; registered Shorthorn cow 8., £18 to £19; springing heifers, £13 103. to £18: springing. cows, £13 to £18 10s.; backward dairy cows, £8 10s.. to £12; s.f. plough, £5 10s. At Waiwakailio bull fair on October 4 the prices were:—Pedigree Shorthorn twoyear bulls, 30gus. to 66gns.: • registered Shorthorn yearling hulls, 26 to stigns.; grade yearling Shorthorns, 9J to lDgns.; grade two-year Shorthorns, 20} to oJgns.; pedigree aged Holsteins. 50 to 61gns.'; pedigree tsvo-year Holsteins, 45gns.; pedigree yearling Holsteins, 21gus. to 33gns. ; grade Holsteins, two-year, up to 25gns.; yearling Holsteins, 9i to 14Jgns.; two-year pedigree -Ayrshires, 7Jgns.; two-year ptdigree Jerseys, 114 to 30gns.; yearling pedigree Jerseys, 7 to 22gns.; aged pedigree Jerseys. 10i to 22$gDs.; grade Jerseys, £5 ss. to 17gns.