LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 98, 20 January 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

■ 'Hpßsr3. Daleety and 00.. Ltd., In conjunction with Mesere. Wrieht, Stephenson, and Co.. Ltd., report liavins held a .very'successful sale of cattle- on account of the trustees in-tho estate of the late ■J. E. M'Donald. The sale wiis held in tho Lovin yards, when 559 henil of cowb, with calves at foot, empty cowe aunt bulls were offered to a good attendance , of the ipublic. The cattle camo ■ forward in first-class order and condition, and competition throughout the sale was animated, every lino being disposed of under the hummer at highly eatlefactory rates. Principal sales were as under :-59 cows and calves, £15 65.; 25 qows and calves. £14 55.; 24 cows and calves, £12 7s. 6<1.; 50 cows and calves, £12 4b.; 47 aeed cowa .with calvee.. £11 65.: 120 aeed.cows with calves, £10 Is.; 75 dry cows, £8 11s. to £10 '10s.: 30 yearllnE eteers. £8 155.; 40 yearling heifers, £6 175.; ompty cows, from £7 10s. to £9 2e. M.; three fl;id Jfcreford bulls, from 18 to J'.ma, A sale of 12.C00 sheep, on behalf oi the same estate, will be offered at the Heatherlea Estate ■ woolshcd yards on Thursday, January 30, full particulars of which α-p----peare in this iesuc. Messrs. Daieety and C 0... Ltd.. Palmerston North, report having a very fair yarding of sheen and a Eood entry of i-attlo at their Fcilding Bale on Friday. Competition was fairly eood throughout, 'and a satisfactory clearance effected. Quotations-Sheep: " Small mixed twotooths, 19s. 7d.; small woolly lambs, lls. Id.; two-tooth wet here, small. 21s. to-21s. 9d.; two-tooth ewee. 255.; two and fourtooth ewes; 255. 6d.; fat and forward ewes. 255.; two-tooth wethers, 245. 4d.; four-tooth wethers, small, 255. 10d.: light fat sheep, Ma: to 275.; empty store ewes. 163. id. Cuttle: Yearling heifers. £4 16s. to £5 65.; fitteen-nionth Hereford heiferi, £7105.; heifers in calf, £Be.«d.; 15-month Hereford steers, £0 65.; 15-month steere, £5 165.; two-year steere, £8 165.. £9 ss. to £9 123.: two and a half-year steers. £10 -Is. to £10 10s.: three-year steers. £12 153.; forward heifers, £7 IBs. 6d. Messrs. Dalpety and Company; Limited, Palmerston Xorth, report that, at their Palmerston North eale on January 16, there wae a- fair entry of both sheep and cattle. -Although bidding: was not keen the majority of lines changed hands at satisfactory prices. Quotations :-Sheep:Fat ewes,,26s.; fair woolly lambs, 12s. 6d.; 2-tooth wethers, 245. 'Cattle: Yearhnc steers (small). £2 9s. 6(1.; yearlinE heifen (small). £2 10s.;. store cows,' £8 14b.; forward cows. £9 25.; fat cows. £10 23.' 6d., £10 lls., £12; 3-year steere. £11 15s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report: At Palmerston North, on January 16, we had a. moderate yarding of both sheep and cattle, and most of the yardins ivas cleared at tho fellowing prices:— 2-tooth wether?, no condition, to 21s. 9d.; mixed sex 2-tooths to 255. Id.; woolly 2tooths to 293. 3d.; P.I). Piomney ewee, mixed aces, £<1 45.; P.TI. Komney lambs, £2 2a.; cull ewes. Bs. to los.: woolly lambs, Bs. 9d. 12s. 6d., to 133. M. Cattle: Fat bullockß.' £16 2b. 6d.; fat'steere, £8; fat cows, £8 17s. 6d., £10 10s.. to £10. 155.; store cows (small). £i 12s. 6d. to £4 10s.; 18-n:onth eteers. bad colours. £2 12f. 6d. to £3 12s. 6d.; yearling heifere. £3, .£3 35., £4 5e., to £4 10s.; weaner steers. 325. 6d. to,'£2 123. 6d.; hulls (small), £3, £6 7s. 6d. . •

At the dispersal sale of the Troll-known Oringi Lincoln stud flock on January 15 buyers were present from Mnsterton, Flthiim, Waneanui and Palmcrston North, and up to , Napier, and br their spirited bidding (report Messrs. Williams and Kettle. . DannevirUe) aided them, in getting through 168 different lots by 5 o'clock. Mr. Beattio. Woodville, paid the highest price (95 nuineas) for' a beautiful ram, and received a hearty ovation. The Hook -were yarded in good order and condition, and tho prices epeak for themselves as to the public appreciation of the flock. The yard arrangements wero supervised by Mr. J. Liesinirton. : Prices obtained ranged as follows:—1-shcar ewee, from 13Knc. to ogns.; 2-shear civcb, from Signs, to tens.; J-ehoar ewes aud upwards, 22gns. to ltens.; ram lambs, from 7gns. to Hgns.; tlock rams, from Mgns. to sgue.: stud 2-shear rams, lOyns. to 3gns.: stud rams, 1-ehear, brought 90gns.. 81gns., 50gna. ( <sgns., to 20gns.; stud rams. 2-shcar, 70i;ns., sogna., 40Rns., i6<;ns., to 21gns. Every lot offered under the hammer was eold.

■ Messre. Abraham and Williame. Ltd., report:—At Feilding" on January 17 we had a moderate yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. . Good classes of cattle sold well; bad colours wcje in poor demand. Wo quote: Empty ewes, 235. 9d.; bullocks, three-year, £13; two-year steers, £9 3s. id. to £11 155.; twenty-month steers, £4 Bs., £8 &s.; fat heifers, £11 155.; forward cows, £9. is.; empty heifeKS, £4 95., £5.: £6; springine heifers, £10.. £11 15b.; bulls, £5, £17, £18. \ ' ■ The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Aravciation, Ltd., report having held their weekly sale at Carterton, when they offered a good yarding of sheep,' cattle, and pigs. The firm disposed of the wholo of the yarding at .the following pricee:—Fat wethers, 305.; light fat ewes, 25a.'to 255. 5d.: small two-tooth wethers. 21s. <d., 235., to 235. Id.; email b.f. two-tooths. 10s. 6d., 18s 7d., 18s. Bd., to 19s. Id.; three-year steers, £13;' fat cowe, £10 6s. to £11 4s.'; store cows, £«,.£7, £7 23. 6d., £7 10s.. to £8 55.: yearling steerß, £4 ss. to £5; cows and calves. £8 -10s. to £9 10s.; heifers in calf, £5,.' £5 5b., £5 10s.; weaner calves. 315., £2, to £3 10s. for good calves; bulls, £7, £8 55.. £9,-to £11; slips, 205., 225,. to 265.; porkers, 28s. to £2 4s. ; • The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-op. Association. Ltd., Pahiatua, report on the clearing sale on account of Mr. P. Waldmann, of Kaituna. Ponuaroa. held on Wednesday, >and also the monthly Pongaroa salo held on. Thursday, as follows:—At Mr. Waldmarin's to a, small attendance of buyers we offered" -and sold about 700 sheep and .30 head of cattle. The sale wae a dragging one throughout, prices realised beinc decidedly in purchasers' favour. At. Pongaroa a small entry of sheep and a big entry of cattle came forward. ' With the exception of one pen of sheep, we disposed of our entry at auction and by private treaty, but tho inajor portion of the cattle failed to change hands. An exceptionally flnolino of- Lincoln -cross lambs in the wool- Bold at 19s. The following sales were effected':—At.. Mr. :Waldmann's, 76 four and sixtooth ewes, at 19s. 3d.; 153 m.s. two-tooths, 155.; f.f.m. ewes at 14s. 9d.: 33 do., «t 145.'9 d.; 15 ewes with lambs, 5a.; 100 m.s. lambs, 10s.; 153 do., Bs.; five forward cows, at £7 155.; five Bomney rams, 65.; nine cows and calves, £7; one do., £2; eight fifteen-month heifers at £5 18b.; one cow, £4 155.: three three-year steers at £9 2s. 6d.; Bin «ighteen-n:ontli steers at £5 18s.: one bull £2; oiifi hack, £1; one unbroken light lior6c, £5; one pack saddle, £2 55.; one sepnrator, £5. At Ponsaroa:—Five two-year stecre at £12; 16 fifteen-month do. . at £10; one do., £9; one springing cow, £11 2s. 6d.; one cow, £10; one three-year bull, £10: one do., £6; 17 empty cows, £3 17s. 6d.: 17 two-year heifers in calf, £6 55.; threo heifers at £4 10s.: 88 two-tooth wethers at ?.sb. lid.; 115 do.. at f 225.; 90 do., at 205.; 117 m.s. woolly lambs at 19s.