LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 282, 25 August 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

mU successful 6 on' Wednesday! Therei \vas fit £13 7s 6d Prices were■ »to - low:—Cows at the drop. £14 55., £17, il». to £24; September culvers, Mi 10l M 55., £18, m-m £»; Reptember colvcrs .low condition), £8 Im,, £<) Zs 6d to £10; late calvers, £7 10b., £9, £10, £13 5a., £13 J 5 ®-' cow and calf, U£ 2s. M., £« l»s., |W £16; empty cows, £6 55.. £3, £8 5b.. £10. B.H. bull, £8; 2-year heifers, r.w.b., £4 and Williams, report on Marton sale, held on luesoay. A heavy yarding of sheep and a fair one of cattle came to hand, fbcre very l;een demand for hoggots. Other classes of stock sold at late rata. M,«d aged ewe», In lamb, 21s. 6d., 225. 6d.; b.f. hocEets, 245.; best ewo do., £2-, good do., 31s. 6d., 325. 6d.; fair do., 255., 28s 9dwether do., 345., 365.; medium do., 255. Id., 265.; ra.s. hoggets, 308., j2s. Cd- . 'do., 25a., 28s. 9d.; small do., 15b., IBs. two-tooth wethers, 055., 365. Id., forward ewes, 235. 3d., 275. 3d,; fat owes, 305., Mb., heavy do., £2 Is.; dairy cows, to £1I 10 bold do., £5, £« lto.s lis' • eighteen-nionths steers, £6 las. M. Messrs! Abraham and Williams, Ltd, report—At Levin, on Tuesday, wo had a large entry of sheep and a fair entry of cattle, which was suomitted to a preventative wtendanco "£ buyers. B j ding for sheep, especially fats, was Keen, and practically every line at an advance on latb rates The pig mixket also showed a marked improve meat, Prime Aethers andL maWen ey* 6b.; dairy cows, £7, £9. £14* wringing hetfers, to store nigs £2, £2 &. h 55., £2 9s. to £2 15s ; 315..: 125. to 255.; p.b. nwr (4 weeks), £2 3s. 6d.; porkers, £4, £5, *5 75., £5 Bb. t.o £5 10a. „ , Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—At Waipukurau, on August 19, we sold 108 fat ewe 3, 365.; 215 m.s. woolly hoggets, 255. net. :At Stortford Lodge Kile, on August 20, sales wcre:-l fat cow, iU 10s- 6 weaners, i.2; o iat wethers, -9.., 34 at 485.; 4' fat' I'Wes, 325. 6d.; 27 at oss. 6d.: SI ewes in lamb, £1; 45 m.s. hoggets, 2Js.; 25 m.s. 2-tooths, 245.; 24 ewes, ill lamb, 265. Sd.; 72 m.s. hoggets, 225. 6d.; 12 2 and 4-tooth ewes, 30s. lid.; 202 4-tooth ewes, 245. 6d.; 113 4-tooth wethers, 29b. 2d. Messrs.: Balgety and Company, Limited, report having held their monthly- saw at Upper Hutt on Tnuraday, when they offered a fair yarding of cattle. Quotations as follow :~Empty cows, £6 lis. to £7 17s. fid.; empty heifers, £5 2s. to its 195.; 2-year steers, £7 4s. to £8 2s. od.; ■ 18-month heifers, £4 16s. to £5 7e. 6a.; springing heifors, £10 to £li; springing cows, £11 2s, td. to £11 18s. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, ' repori having held their fortnightly sale at Levin on Tuesday, when tlicy offered a good yardinE of sheep and cattle. Quotations:—Eat wethers, 475.; fnt ewes, 325. 9d.; empty ewes; 245.; m.s. hoggets, 255. 7d.; 4-year bullocks, £15 155.; 4-year steers, £V 12s. 6d. to £10 25.; 2J-year stoers, £9 35.; 18-monthTiteers, £4 lii's. 6d. to £o 75.; empty heifers, £6 145.; storu cows, £.1 lUs.; Bpringih , g'"hdifei-s, £8 15s. Messrs.- Dalgety and Company, Limited, report on'"their Palmerstou North falu on August -21:—There wab a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, the majority being sold at satisfactory prices to the vendors. Quotations:—Sheep: Hoggets, 15s. fed., 18s. 6d„ 255275. 4d„ 275. Sd. Cattle: Dairy cows, £14, £14 10s.; springing Heifers, £7, £7 7s. td., £8 10s.. £13; store cows, £2 17s. 6d., £3; 20-month KJI. heifers, £7; yearling heifers, £2 2s„ £2 165., £4 10s.; yoarltng steers, £4, £4 155.; lulls, £5 55., i'i 10s. Mesara. Dalgety and 00., Ltd., Palmerston North; report having a very fair en..try of stock at their Feilding salo on Friday, which sold nt following 'prices?— . Sheep: Small hoggets, 20s. to 21s. 3d.; medium do., to 245. id.; mixed aged ewes in lamb, Ms. 6d.; light fat ewes, 31b. Id.; fat ewes, 39si'Ed.; fat wethers, £2 ss. Cattle: ,\Veaner 'steers, bad colours, 355.; store cows, £4-155., £6, to £8 15s.

Tho Sows Zealand Loan and Mercantile 'Agency Co., Ltd., report on their Eketahuna sole:—Ws liad a fair entry o! sheep and a small pen of cattle, bheep were Inclined to drag, and prices wcro not quite up to recent sales.' Quotations: Fair, good hoggets, 26«.; ewes in lamb, low in condition, Ms. 63.; old dairy cows. £6 to M 155.; empty 2-year heifers, £6 is. 6d.; 2-year Bteers, £C 2s. 6d. Tho W.F.C.A., Ltd., Daunevirke, report on the Dauncvirke hogget fair as follows: —A fairly good entry carno forward, tho ■bulk of which comprised medium sorts. A few lines of good-quality sheep met with good competition, but for the average of the yarding tho demand was hardly up to Jato sales' reports. Wo report the following sales:—4o woolly hoggets, 27b. Bd.; Z<® medium do., 255. 3d.; 102 medium do., 245. 9d.; 200 medium do., 21s. 61; 99 do., 20s. 6d.; 72 do., 19s.

Tho W.F.C.A., Ltd., Dannevirke, in conjunction with, tho flawke's flay Farmers, report having held a most successful salo of dairy stock at To Kehunga on August 19, on account of Mr. E. A. .Davenport. The dairy herd, which' comprised mostly high-grade Jerseys, was well and favourably known and in oxcellent condition. Competition was keen throughout, the top price beini: £38, this price being paid for a high-grade Jersey cow coming to third calf, which so far constitutes a record for tho district. Tho herd of 25 cowb made the good averago of £23 lis. per head. The rising two-year-old springing grade Jersey hoifers wore also a good lot, selling up to £21 sa. Tho line of 16 herd averaged over £18 cacti. Mr. Newton King reports:—At Eahotu, on August 15, thero was a fair yarding of cattle, practically the wholo of which was cleared. Yearling heifers, £2 10s. to £3 IDs.j yearling steers, £4 Is.; smaller sorts, £2; mixed yearlings. £4 Is.; two-year-old empty helfors, £6 to £6 165.; fat heifer, £11 ss.;'-forwardlconditioned cows, light, £8 15s. to £9 10s.; store do., £5 to £7 10b.; twenty-month in-calf- heifers, Braall. £6 Us. to £6 17s. 6d.; dairy cows, £12 to £20;' old and backward sorts do., £9 to £11. At Urepui, on August 18, there Was a full yarding of both sheep and cattle, with the exception of a few pens of rough, poor-conditioned steers, everything sold well up to ruling rates. In the dairy section a dairy herd was offered on account of Mr. W. J, Day, of Urutl, also a big list of dairy cattlc on account of other vendors. Inquiry for this class proved Jseon, an excellent, salo resulting. Yearling steers, £3 19s. to £4. 195.; yearling heifers .small, £3 to £4 is.; mixed yearlings, £3 12s. 6d. to £4; two-year-old steors, £6 2s. to £7; twenty-month do., small, £5 25.; three-year-old do., £9 175.; twentymonth empty heifers, £5 17s. 6d. to £7 75.; store cows, £6 10s. to £7 155.; fat do., £11 155.; mixed-aged ewes, in lamb. 355. Id.: smaller do., 255. 6d. to 285.; four and sixtooth and f.m. do., 30s. 6d,; ewes and lambs, 335.; hoggets, 265. lOd.; f.m. wethers, 31s. i four-tooth, rams, 2Jgna.; best covrs (mdstly Jersey) in Mr. Day's herd realised £15 to £24;' others, £10 to £14; cows on account of other vendors mado £15 to £22 10s.; three-year-old dairy heifers, £13 to £18 10s.; two-year-old do., £9 10s. to £15, At Stony Elver, on August 19, cattle camo forward in good numbers, a most satisfactory clearance being made. A few pens of good yearlings selling In advanco

of late rates. Mixed yearlings, ££Jsb. to £4 75.; yearling steers, £4 2s. to 6d.; yearling heifers- (good), £5 to -j5 95.; others, £3 9s. to £4 90.; yearling Holste n bulls, £5 75.; twenty-month to two-year-old steers, £7 Bs. to £8 10s.; small do., £6 4a. to £i 175.; three-year-old steors, £10; twenty-month heifers, £6 7s. to -£6 10s.; forward empty cowb £9 lilsi. fid. to £10 2s. 6d.; store do., £6 10s. to £7 12s. «d.; s.m. empty ewes, 275.: fat hosgets, 305.: bulls, £9 ss. A small dairy herd, offered on account of llr. J. A. Seattle, of Tataramaka, were all second calvers and nice Jerseys, but were very low In condition, but sold exceptionally well, best cows realising £14 10s. to £18 10s.; pedigree Jersey bull, Maori Officer, on account of same vendor, realised 2lgns.:. guaranteed cows, on account of other vendors, made from £10' to £1<; two-year-old dairy heifera (Jersey), £15; other sorts.. £11 to £13. At Stratford, on At,mist 16, a dairy herd was offered on account of Jlrs. M. If. nliute. Although appeariug rather low in condition the cows were all young and showine duality. There was a good attendance of buyers, and a most satisfactory sal", resulted. Best cows realised £15 to £29; backward sorts, £9 to £12.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS INVESTMENT SIIAKE3. On Saturday sales were reported of Bank of New Zealand (£J 6s. od.) at £14 17s. 6d., aud Union Bank at £59 15s. The quotations were as follow:— Buyers. Sellers. £ s. d. ■£ e. d. Bank Auntralasia, — 13 jj jj J National Bank "TV"" ~ IC * it n n Bank N.Z. (£3 6s.'Bd. ... 14 15 0 15 0 0 Bank N.Z. (£< 13s. 4d.) ... 18 12 6 - Union Bank 0~ „ 60 0 Equitable Building 9 0 0 Well. Investment .; 010 6 ~ „ Christchurch Gas _ National Insurance 4 u t> • N.Z. Insurance ~ l iu o S.B. Insurance » < ® Canterbury Meat 11 lb U N.Z. Refrigerating ........ ~ *» « Huddart-Parkor (ord.) .. 28 9 29 6 Wcstport Goal ..••••■•• 1» « 'Leylnad-O'lirien 'limber 17 9 - Manning and Co 310 0 4 0 Ward and.Co 5 3 u Well. Cordage - u Inscribed Stack I, \ i Wax Bonds (1930) 96 3 i 6 per cent. War Bonds .. 98 0 0 CUSTOMS EEVENUE. Customs revenue collected at the port on Wellington on Saturday amounted to £2747 13s. 3d.

•LONDON WOOL BALES. (Kec. August 24, 5.5 London August 22. Tho wool Bale have cloaca at the highest, rates ot thfi series. There was good competition throughout. France was partiu'j larly active. The United States, helped by tho [„;iLango, purchased'freely, especially of good Btylo wools. 'file .ii'omo trade was active. Seventy thousand bales were catalogued, and practically all were sold. Super-combing merinos were keenly competed for, particularly by the united States and France, at 10 por cent, to lo per ccnt. above the last closing average; inferior combings were 5 per cent, up; carbonising maintained the full July rates; line crossbreds were in good demand for the Oontinent and Yorkshire at El per cent, up; medium, 5 per cent, up; and low, firm but unchanged; lino scoured?, 10 per cent, yp; low. slightly dearer;' fine Blipeß, harder; otfierß, unchanged. Xett Zealand, "Lumsden Hills," 28d, and 26d.—' Aus.-N.Z. Oable Assn.

LONDON MARKETS. (Kec. August 24, 11.5 p.m.) London, August 23. Cottpn.—September, 15.50 cents. Hemp.—Steady; high-point, August and Oatobcr shipments, £52. J:uM.—Market lifeless; prices nominal. It libber—l'ara, 2&Jd.; plantation, Mad.; smoked, 22j£d. Oopra—August and October shipments, £57 Ids. Linseed oil, £114. , Turpentine,, 1275. 6d. Hidos.-Quiet; Australasian not offering. Eighty bales of Australian leather wero auctioned, the hidev fetching from 26d. to 27d.; splits, 2QJd.