LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 94, 14 January 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., Palmereron Korth, report having a very fair entry of sheep and cattle at their Fcilding sale on Friday. Bidding was not keen, and several lines went out unsold Quotations: .Sheep-Cull lambs, 55., 7».. id Bs.; small lambs, to 10s.; medium lambs, to Us.; empty ewes, 10s. 6d. to 135.; forward ewes, to 16s. 6d.; light fat owe.., 275.;. two and four-tooth wethers, 265. 6d.; four-tooth wethers. 30s. Cattle: Bulls, £3 155., £8 18s., £10 25., £11 145.; empty cows, £7 15s. to £9 195.; fat cow.. £12 ss. to £12 155.; small wcaners, 275. 6d.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly sale at the Upper Butt yards on Thursday, and submitted a largo yarding of sheep and a medium yarding of cattle. There wan a. fair attendance of buyers; bidding for both sheep and cattlo Was not brisk. Quotations :-Fonvard two-tooth wethers, 245. Hi. to 26b. 6d.'; small m.s. two-tooths, 17s. 6d. : mixed-age wethers, 255. Bd.; miied-ago ewes. 2Js.; b.f. fat and forward lambs, 205.; two and a half-year steers (mixed colours), £12 10s • forward cows, £9 9s. to £10 155.; stora cows, £9 65.; bulls, £6 7b. At To Horo yards on Wednesday they submitted a good entry of both sheep and cattle, but bidding was very slack. Quotations: Store ewes, 205.; store lambs, 14s. 6d.; fat cowj, £10 17s. to £11 10s.; forward cows, £9 6s. to £10 155.; store cows (low' conditioned), £4 12b. to £7; cows with .calves, £9 5i • empty heifers, £9: yearling heifers, £3 155.; bully, £8 to £8 106.; springing heif- ?£?'«,.■ A' 8, 6d ' ; "Ponging cows, £7 10s., £8 1/s. 6d. to £10. At Palmerston North, on Thursday, wo had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Competition was not keen and several linos failed to mako vendors reserves. Quotationsi-Voalcrs, 25s 305.; eighteen-month steers, £6 7s. 6d • forward cows, £7 55., £8; fat cow;, £10 165.; springing heifers, £10 17s. 6d.; springing cows. £9 10s. . ,

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, ■ Ltd., stock department, report having held their weekly Carterton sale on Friday, when a heavy yarding of pigs and cattle and a good one of sheep was submitted to a. large attendance. Uompetition was keen, and showed an advancement of late market rates. Quotations: fcheep-Store ewes, 225. Id., 235„ 235. fid. to 245. 5d.; aged, 155.; ewes and lambs, 225. Id.; store two-tooth wethers, 225. 6d. to 265. Cattle: Fat cows, £10. £11, £12, to £13 ss. j good store cows. £9, £9 10s., to £10 Ms.; store cows, £6, £7 6i.. £7 10«.. to £8 10b.; fat heifers, £10 10s. to £11; yearling steers, £4 7s. 6d. to £4 155.; threeyear <st*ers, £14; cowb and calves, £8 10s, £9 55., to £10 10s.; weancr calves, £1 15s, £ 8 HV £ , 9 ., 155 - t0 £1 ° 15b - p «»: Porkers, 305., 325. 6d., £2, up to £3 for hea.vy sorts: slips, 13s. 9d., 15s. 6d., to 18s

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmcrston North, on January 10, we had a good entry of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle. A fairly large amount of business was transacted at the following rates. Pat ewes, Mb. to 28s. 6d.; woolly four and Hix-tooth, ewes, 28s. 6d.; four-tooth wethers, 275. ldT; forward ewes, 19s 6d.'to 20s. 6d.; store ewes, 15s. 3d.; fat lambs, 18s. to 225.; Btore lambi. 10b. to 10s. 6d.; oull lambs, 66. to 7s. 9d.; Southdown rams, 265,; light fat cowb. £10 6s. to £12 13s"} forward cows, £9 3s. 6d. to £9 125.; Bfteen-monlh steers, £6 Is.; mixed weaners, 355. to £2 10s. At Feilding, on January 11, we had a moderate entry of stock, which met with a fair demand. Prices as follows were obtained for the various lines. Light fat cows, £10 16s. to £12 10s.; empty cow 6, £8 to £8 lis.; store and forward heifers, £i 19s. to £8 <os.; mixed weaners, £2 to £2 155.; fat ewes, 28s. 6d. to 305.; fat lambs, 23b. 6d.; store ewes, 13s. to 15s. 3d.; forward lambs, 135,; small store lambs, Bs. 2d. to Bs. 6d.

Mr. Newtown King reports:—At I'rcnui, on Monday, January 7, there was a. small entry, practically all of which was cleared, moat young cattle being passed. Small IMS-month, heifers made £4 2s. 6d. to £4 103.; Jersey 18-month steers, £4 10s.; Jersey weaner steers, 17s. 6d.; cows and calves, £9,105.; fat cows, £11 to $11 3s. 6d.; store cows, £6 12s. 6d. to £8 18s. 6d.j hulls, £8 10a. to £13 2s. 6d.; f.m. ewes, lis. 9d. to 15s. 2d.; two-tooth wethers, good line, 28s. 6d. At Stony River, on January 8, there was a small yarding with a good demand throughout. Fifteen-month steers made £7; fat cows, £10 10s. to £13 Is.; forward cows, £9 ,2s. to £9 195.; store cows, £6 10s. to £8 155.; small cow and calf, £6 10s.; springing heifers, £6 to £9 10s.; springing cow, £9; bulls, £8 ss. to £13 15b.; weaner pigs, 7s. to 10s. At Kohuratahi, on January 9, empty heifers made £6 I£b. 6d.; store cows, £7 10s. to £9; two-tooth to f.m. ewes, 18s.; f.m. ewes, 9a. to 14s. 2d.; four-tooth wethers, 28s. 6d.; four and sii-tooth ewes, 20s. Id.