LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 206, 20 May 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho Wairarapa Farmers' report on the Cartartan sale. \ve had a lull vanillic oi cams.-, BiH'op, ami pigß, wluuh wo <>ilered i 0 a lurgu aUeudunci:. A total clearunci) was mauti at, tile lollowiug priccu:btoro owes, lys. bd., Ms., to Mb. id.; d.iii owos, in lamb to lioinueys, Ms. M.; fat lawos, 19s. 7<1.; black-laced lambs, 16a. 6d. to 18s. W.; potter rams, Wβ. Id.: good store tows, £1 to £6 l?s. 6d.; ui.s. wwiner calves, £2, £3 Is., to £S Us,; porkers, 243 da., 355.; woauers, 55., 75., to Us.; slips, Ids. to 19s. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, I atmorstou JNori-b, report having a good yarding of sheep ami a small untry ol cattle lit their J?eildmg EiMu ou i'riday. The market was eoraewliat- irregular, but tho bulk oE the yarding changed hands. Quotations :-Shcep: buinbs, 15n 7(1., 165., 18s. 2d., 19s. 4d., 20s. 6d., to 21b. 6d.; empty ewes, 20s. 6d., 225., its. 6d.; 2-tooth empty ewes, 255, Si.; 2-tooth wetliers, email, 22a. 2d.; ewea in lamb, Ms. 9d.; fat ewes, 295. lid.; fat and forward wethers, 335. .Cattle: Springing boilers, £9 2s. 6d., £9 155., £10 7s. 6d.; inhed weanors, £2 Bs. Messrs. Dalgety. and Company, Limited, report having held their weekly unlo at, Levin on' May 14, when tjiey oHered a small yarding , o[ sheep and cattle. Competition under tho hammer was fair for eheep, but cattle were neglected. Tbo principal sales were as under:—Sheep: Medium black-face lambs. 13s. Id.; store owes, Uβ 3d.; 2-to'otll wethere, 26e. to 275. 3d. Cattle: Forward empty cowe, £7 10b. to £7 Ms.; medium 20-mouth steers, £4 Is. Messrs. iiiiitsiy. a.uU v;ouiiwuy, uimited, report, inivius; ni'lu iheir tiitlo at Upper liutt yards on May 10, wlieu they oiiVrcil amoaiuui entry or sheep aud cattle, aud ul'triough competition uuder the hummer was slacK, a great portion of the yarunig chajigea lianas at late. ruliuE rates, tliu priilcipal sales being as uuder:—Hheep: 2tooth wethers, 275. bd.; cull lambs, 7s. Bu. to 9s. 3d. Cattle: Mine heavy-weiglit- lat hoifcrs, £14 10s.; light-weight fat cows, £10 to £10 18s.; store empty cows, £b to £6 135.; cowe in milk, £17 10b. and £17 55.; cows, winter calvers, £10 to £14. Messrs. Lalgety and Company, Limited, •Palmerston Aorth, report Jiaviiig held a very successful dispersal eaio ot' Heears. Lovelock Bros.' stuu and appendix .Friesian oattle, at their homestead, Ashhurst, on Tuesday. There was a very tan , attendance. . Quotations: Stud cows, lSgns., 26gns., iSOgns., 31gns., 36gns., 40gns., 50cns., to 57gna.; stud heifers, 15giis., Wgus., 21gn8., 24gns., 26gn9., 29gus., to 3Cgnn.; stud bull oalves, sgiiß., Bgns., 16gns.; stud'heifet oalves to 9jgns. These were in a particularly low condition. Stud bulk, lligns. to 32gns.; appendix heifei-E, 16gns., Ugiis., io 21gns; appendix cows, 15gns., 24gns.. 26gns., 27;n5., 28gns., 29gns., 30gns., Ugus.", 34gns. Tho principal buyers o: the Btud cattlo were Mesßi-s. W. Poole, liuahiue; 1\ W. Koberstein, Newbury Line; J. S. Bairetow, Mangatainolsa; P. Ncsbit, Hatn; W. Morris, Newbury; li. Norris, JCanwlmta; 11. A Dunuy, Masterton; I). Praser, Woodvilla; T. J. Jamleeou, Rewa. ■

At the sale of the dairy herd, sheep, horses, etc., held on Weuuuaday, May Id, thero was a very large attendance, and competition was keen for all lots submitted: , Quotations: Cull 'lambs, 55.; small lambs, Us. '/d.; hack, £8 10e.; boivis, ,to £U; draught horseu, £17 10s. to £18; ploughs, £11), £13; manure distributor, £23; motor-cycle, £W; weaner heifers, email, 318.-, weaner steers, small, £2 to £3; young bulls, £4, £5 55., £6, £6 65., £8, to £11; yearling sturs, £6 55.; heifors, been runniug- with bulls, £6, £8 10b., £1(1, .HO 65., to £11; low-condition ■ dairy cows, £7, £8, £8 10s., £10; medium dairy cows, £10 10s., £10 155., £11 155., £12, to £12 10s.; very fair cows, £13, £14, to £14 155.; good cows, £15, £15 55., £15 10a., £16, ±16 ss. to £16 10a.; very good cows, .£l7 to £17 5n.; best cows, £18 55.,- £18 10s., £19,- to £20 15s. The herd, including three-quarter cows, averaged £14 Bs. 6d., and included in tho line were a number of September, October, and November calvers.

Messrs. flalgety and Company, Limited, Paliuerston North, report having a, very good entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle at thoir Palmerston North sale on Thursday. There was good competition for sheep and a total clearance was effected, but oattle were not much in demand. Quotations :-Bheep: small lambs, Bs. to Bs. 7(1.; medium lambs, 135.; fair lambs, 15s. Id. to lbs.; very fair lambs, 16b. 6d.. 16s. 7d. to 17a. 2d.j.lut lambs,' 235.; empty store ewes, 9s. to 13s. 7d.-, forward empty ewes, to 18s. Id.; fat ewes, 275. 6d. Cattle: Empty store cows, low condition, £4 to £6 10s.; cows and calves. £8; forward cows to £8 155.; mixed wcaners. £3 ss. to £3 17s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—We held our weekly sale on May 16 with a good entry of steep and a fair yarding of cuttle. There was a fair attendance of buyers' and practically all lots changed'hands at satisfactory prices. Quotations:—Sheep: Fat ewes, 269. to 295. 3d.; forward ewes, Ids. 9d. to 215.; store ewes, 10b. 7d., 14s. 4d., to 18b. 4d.; hoggets, Uβ., 13s. Id., to Mβ. 4d. Cattle: Fat cows. £9 to £11 55.; store cows, £6, £6 155., £7 55., to £8 10s. 6d.; 2-year to 25-year ateers, £7 65., £8 15s. to £11; bust-fed weaners, £6 10s. to £7 2s. At Feildinr on May 17 we had an average yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep were in good demand, and the bulk of the yarding was disposed of, prices having a tendency to harden. The major portion of the cattle yarded were of an unsaleable class and were hard to quit. We quote: Breeding ewes. 255. to 27a. 6d.; small fat 2-tooth, mixed, 265. 9d.; store empty ewes, 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.j small mixed 2-tooths, 225. <d.; mixed , 2 and Atooths, 275.; owe lainbs (good), 205.; mixed Bet lambs (good), 255. 9d.j medium lambs, 18s. to 205.; medium ditto, 14s. to 175.; forward cows, £9 Bβ.; springing cows and heifers. £9 to £10 12s. 6d.; store cows. £5 to. £7 5b.; cull 18-month heifers, £2 17a.; bust-fed weaners, £4 10s. to £5 ss.

ilr. Newton King reports:—At Stratford, on May 8, there was a good entry, prac-! lically all cows and weaners, which met with good inquiry, being cleared. Fat and forward cows made from £8 15s. to £9 195.; atere cows, £5 10s. 6d. to £7 13b.; canners, £1 18s. 6d. to £5 6s. 6d.; empty 2-year heifers', £5 Zβ. 6d. to £5 95.; 18-inonth steers, small, £6 10s.; dairy cows, £9; heifera, small, in calf, £3 17s. 6d.; Jersey weaner heifers, £3; othors, £2 6s. to £2 175.; mixed weanere, £2 2s. 6d. to £2 10s.; fat and forward sheep, 253.; small lambs, 135.; small 2-tooth ewes, 16s. 6d.; mixed hog-, gets, 22s 6d. At Inglewood on liny .8 there was ' a full yarding with a good attendance of buyers. Competition, was good throughout. Good lambs made 18s.; fair, 14s. Zd. to Us. 5d.; 4, 6, and f.f.m. ewes in lamb 245. Id.; fat and forward ewes, 225. 6d. to 265. 3d.; springing heifers, £6 10s. to £9 10a.; guaranteed dairy cowb, up to £8 155.; empty 20-month heifers, up to £5 2s. 6d.; bulls, £7 17b. 6d. to £10; cowb and calves, £8 2s. 6d.; fat and forward cows, up to £10 2s. 6d.; store cons, £6 ss. to £7 12s. 6d.; boners, £3 2s. 6d. to £5 18s.; small store cows up to £5 2s. 6d.; ZO-month steers, £7 4b. At Waitoitoi, on May 9, for Mr. S. J. Sutton's clearing eale; there was a large attendance and a -very satisfactory sale resulted. Pedigree' cowß 'made from 20 to 50 guineas; pedigree weaner heifers, 21gne.; pediirree bull, 18gns.; pedigree weaner bulls, 4 to 7gns. The grade Jersey cows were a- very fine Jot and sold up to £32 for an especially line type. The herd avernged £16 Os. 6d.; -2-year heifere (backward), made £6 ss. to £7 7s; 6d.; empty cows, £8 to £8 155.; fat'4-tooth sheep, 355.; farm horees, £14 to £21;- separator, £20; Lister engine, £80. At Eahotu, on May 10, weaner heifers sold at from £2 ss. to £3; weaner steers, up to £3 Uβ.; bulls, £7 10s.; forward cows, £6 145.; store cowb, £5 7s. 6d. to £6 v lßs. On the samo day, at Kaponga, there was a good entry and attendance. Weaner steers, £3 10s. to, £4 25.;. weaner heifers, up to £3 175.; ompty 18-month heifers up to-£4 175.; fat cows, up to £10 Us.; forward cows, up to £9 2e.; etore cows, ,£5 to £6 12:1. 6d.; small bull, £5; dairy cows, £10 10s. to £16. At Oiau on May 11, lambe made 18s. 10d, to 19a. 2d.; mills, 10a. 6d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 295. and 31s. 6d.; f.m. ewes, in, lamb, 17s. 3d. to 245. 6d.; empty f.m. ewce, 12s. 9d.; mixed ewes, 205.; 2i-ycar heifers, in calf, £9; 2year eteers, £8 ss. lo £8 155.; 3-year steers, £12 155.; small weaiiere, £2 Is. .to £2 55.; cows and oalves. £8 55.; fat, cow. £12 Is.; forward cows, £8 Is. to £9 13s. At Urcnui, on May 13, there wan a good yarding, of which the majority was cleared. Weanere were a poor lot; heifers sold up to £2 12s ■ empty 20-month heifers, £5; 2-year fleers. £8; fat cows, £10 10s. to £11; fat heifers, £10 125.; 25-year steers, good, £11 17s 6d.: springing heifer, £7 10s.; store cows, £6 ss. to £7 18s.; 21-ycar heifers, in calf, £9 Bb. to £9 10s.; cow and calf, £6 15b ; forward cows, up to £9 13s. 6(1. j lambs, - Hβ. 7d.; small, 135.; aged ewes, in liimb, 10s. 9d.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 31e.; fni. ewes, in lamb. 17u. 7d. At Btony Eiver, ( pn May 14, weaner stnerß made from £3 12s. 6d. to £4 11s.; heifers, up to £2 16b.; mixed weanere, £2 3s. lo £3 18.?.; fat and forward cows, £9 155.; store cows, £4 15b. to £6 65.: Biniill 18-month stpors, £6 65.; fat -2-lboth ewes. 345.; cull liiinhs. -129. 6d.; forward ™es, 225. 6d.; aced ewes 13s. 6d. and 11s. 6(1. The dairy oowß, on account of Mr B. Orny were a low-conditioned linn, consequently prices were in favour of buyers, averaging .Inst over £10- hull. £I'. lOfu; small 2-year heifore, £4 loh. io £8 ss.