LIVE STOCK SALES
Mpnurq Dal"etv and Company Limited.; I'almerston North, report having a, goou entry of sheep and a small aicnin or eattle at their Feildmg sale on rnuaj. There was a very fair demand iiiroughout, and prices realised were :is follow Small lambs. 10s. Id. to 12s. 2d., jned.um lambs 13s- 3d. to 13s. 9d.: good lambs, 160. 10 d. to IBs. 9d.; two-tooth wethers, 22«. 4d. to 235.: forward ewes, 225. fid. ; rough wethers, 215.: mixed-age ewes, 9s. 6d- 11= 3d., 135,, to 15s. 9d.: Southdown rams. H. 3, 4. 5 guineas; empty cows, £8 55.; dairy cows, £10 10s. to £12; bulls, £6, £9 15s, Dalgety and Company Limited, Palmerston North. report on the Foilding ewe fair held on Wednesday, February 25,„ as below :-A large entry came to hand, hut, generally speaking there, were moro inferior sheep yarded than m previous vears BeEt ewes met with good competition, whilo travel-stained liiiCß were almost neglccted. Quotations:—Four and sixtooth ewes, 295.; five-year-old ewes, 275. 9d.; four-tooth to four-year-old ewes, 335. M.; two-tooth ewes. 255. 6d„ 285.. 305.. 3?.5. fid., 335.. 37p. 6d„ 385., 363. 6t1.; purebred twotooth Itomney ewes. 2Sgns.: ourebred twotooth to six-tooth Southdown ewer, 2r,ns.; four and five-year Southdown ewes, Zbhs. ;■ Southdown rain and ewe lambs, ljgns.i mixed-age ewes. 17s. to 19s. 2d. The Now Zealand Loan mid Mereantuo Agency Co. Ltd rcport.:-At Valmcrston North on Thursday we had an average yarding of sheep and small entry of cattle. Bidding on sheep was animated, and we cleared the yard at satisfactoryprices. Competition for < attic wasjiot keen. We quoteTwo-tooih wotliers. «s.; mixed two-toot,hs. 235. 6d., -lis., to Ms. 9d.; forward ewes, 19s. 6(1.; f.m. ewes. 20e.; lambs (good), 235. 6<l. to 26b.; cull twotooths, 12s. 6(3.; fat ewes, 265. 9d.; fat cows, £10 15s* The Wairarapa Farmers' Cooperative Association Ltd. 'stock department), Damievirke, report on their annua! sheep fair held on Friday as follows;—A good entry came forward., the quality of which, with tho exception of p. few pens, was only moderate. The ino.niry for breeding ewes was cliiefiy local, and as this was very , limited the requirements were .soon filled, with the result that tome lines of medium sliccp.were sold at low figures. I'rices throughout were considerably easier than late sale's reports. Our entry totalled 5781 head of which we sold 3fc<:. at the following prices:—sCo four to fiveyear ewes ex D. Barry, 265. 3d.; 193 fouryear ewes, 255.; 125 four to live-year ewes, 24b. 9d.; 517 four-year ewes (late shorn), 21s. Id.; 150 four-ynar ewes, 235.; 155 four and f:ix-tooth ewes (late shorn), 20s. fid.; 947 four and six-tooth ewes (late shorn), 18s. Id. to 18s. 3d.; 71 four and six-tooth ewes, 18s.: £94 two-tooth ewes. 17s. 10(1. to 18b. ; 203 four and five-year ewes. 155.; 14 aged stud Lincoln ewes. £2 2«.: 2 Spythdown rams. £3 3s. Messrs. Wright. Stephenson, and Co. Ltd. report having held a special ewe sale in the Martinborough yards on. Friday last oil account of Messrs. D. E. and E. V. Riddiford, J. Lamb, and L. B. Warren, when over 6100 sheep were yarded. Bidding was very dull, and only a few uens were sold at auction. Tho auctioneers were, however, successful'in disposing of a large proportion of the entry before the close of the day. Quotations:—Four and five-year ewes, to 295. 6(1.; five-year ewes, 245. to 265. Id.; four and six-tooth ewes, 26a. 6(1. to 275. 6d.: six and eight-tooth ewes, 255.: f.m. owes. 21s. 4d. to 235.: Southdown rams, 3gns. Tho Wairarapa, Farmers' Co-operative Association Ltd. (stock department). Pahiatua. report on the undermentioned sales as follow:—At Woodvillo. on Monday, Fobruary 23, we held our usual fortnightly sale, when we offered to a- good attendance of tho public a good yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of rattle. Bidl'ing throughout the sale was spirited, and with the exception of a small pen of weaners we were successful in making a total clearance under the hammer. We quote:■164 four and five-year ewes. 245.: 100 Rixtooth and four-year ewes. 18?.. 5d.: 94 fourtooth to four-year ewes. 155.: 130 f.f.m. ewes, 23b. 6(1.: 53 lambs, 155.: 59 black-faro ditto, Bs. 2(1.: rams, from 235. to 2}gns. Cattle: 1 dairy cow. £18; fat and forward cows, from £5 17s. 6(1., £7 2s. 6d.. to £12 2s. 6(1.; two-year-old steers, from £3 10b. to £5 10s.; fifteen-month steers. £2 17s. to £2 18s. At Pahiatua, on Tuesday. February 24, we held our usual weekly sale, when we had a good yarding of sheen and a fair yarding of cattle. Owing to our owe fair having taken place tho previous day, there was only a small attendance of the public. We ouoto the following sales 100 two-tooth wetlieis. 28s. 3d.: 37 do.. 17s. 9d.; 168 four and five-year ewes. 155.: Romney rams, from 255. to sgns. Cattle: Fat cows, .from £8 7a. 6(1. to £10 7b. fid.; eighteen-month- heifers, £7 12s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report:—At Shannon on Wednesday. February 25. we had a wood yarding of fcoth sheep and cattle, which was submitted to a fair attendance of buyers. We nuo.te:— 5.M. ewes, 15s. fid.; two-tooth wethers, 255.: iambs, 15s. Id.. 15s. 6d., to 16s. 2d.: weaner steers, 15b. to 325. 6d.; good weaner steers. £3 35.; weaner heifers, 255. to 355.: heifers (running with bull). £5 155.: eighteenmonth steers. £3 18s. to £4 12s. 6d.: :bulls, £6 10s., £7, £7 7s. fid., £9 55.. £10. to £10 155.; store cows. £3: cows in calf. £8 Is.: fat cows £10: fat heifers. £11: forward cows. £5 to £7 155.: pedigree Jersey cow, at drop. £27;. pedigree Berkshire boar, 9gns. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report:—We conducted a most successful sale of dairy cows on behalf of Mr. S. J. Attenborrow at Paraparanmu. There was a fair attendance of buyers, and bidding was keen. Quotations:—Best dairy cows, £.12 10s.. £14. £16. £17 IDs., £13 15s„ £21. to £23; others, £7 10s.. £8 10s. £10, to £11 10s.; winter ciilvers, £16 ,10s.. £21. £25 155., to £29 10s,: empty cows. £3'ss. to £7 ss. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report :—At Levin on Tuesday. February 24, we had a fair yardinr of sheep and a good one of cattle. Bidding was keen, and we quote:—Fat wethers. 345. 10d,; fat and forward ewes, 20s. to 245. 6d.: pforo ewes, lis. 6d.: Romncy rams, 325. fid. to 2tens.; fat bullocks. £13 10a.: fat cowb, £8 65., £9 135.. £10 55., to £10 195.: fat heifers. £7 55.: weauers, 28s. fid.. £2 175.,'t0 £3 2s. 6d.: empty cows, £4,. £5. to £7: bulls, £8, £6 165.: two and a half-year steers. £5 6?.. £6 165.. tn. £7 17s.': heifers (running with bull). .£5 2s. to £5 75.: twoyear steers, £4 7b.. £4 125.. to £s:cow and calf. £8 lie.: four-year bullocks. £14 10s.; dairy cows, £9 55..' £10. £13 ss. £17 Ss., to £19: store nigs. 2fis.. 275. fid.. 355. £2. to £2 145.: norkers £4 6s„ £4 7s. fid.. £4 10s„ £5, to £-5 16s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report:—At Johnsonville on Monday. February 23. we submitted a full vardintr of both slioep and- cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Competition for sheep was keen, and practically every lino changed hands on lato rates. We quoto;Fat ewes, 295. 9d. to 31s. 9d.; fat sheep, 30s. to 31b. 10d.: two-tooth ewes (good). 235. 6(1. to 255. 6(1.: breeding ewes. 18s.. 10s. 9(1., 20s. 7d.. 235. 5d.: store owes. 95., 135.. 15s. 6d., 16s. 6(1.: two-tooth wethers. 265. 4d.; four and six-tooth wethers. 255. to 28a. 9d. to 295.: mixed two-tooths. 18s. 7d.: lambs, 4s. 9d.. ss. 4d.. 6s. 9d., 8s„ 9s. 2d.. 11s., to 17s. 6d.; potter rains. 175.. 21b.. 245., to 305.; Southdown rams, 4Jgns.: two-tooth Romne.v ranm. 4gus.: forward cows, £6: yearling steers. 345. to £2 7s. fid.: emnty heiferß, £3 ss. to £5 10s.: three-year steers, £12 55.: springing heifers. £14 155.. £16. £17. to £17 10s.: winter culvers. £13: dairy cows (good). £11. £11 155".. t.o £13 10s.: dairy cows. £6 to £10 10s.: heifers (running with bull), £7 of. to £9 10s. At Pahautanui on Friday. February 26, we had a good yarding of both sheen and cattle, although due to tho inclement weather several lines advertised did not come to hand. There was a good nttendiin™ of buyers, and bidding was keen. We duote : —Four-.vear breeding ewes, 255. 9(1. to 265. lOd.; f.m. ewes, 12s. 2d., 15s. 9d., to £1: two-tooth ewes, 15s. 3d.; rams, 155.. 175., 18s. 3d. to 20s: two-tooth wethers, 355.; two and Sour-tooth wethers. 20s. Id.: bulls, £7' forward cows. £7 10s.; two and a halfyear steers, £6: springing heifers. £13. Messrs. Abraham and Williams Ltd. report:—At Palmoreton North on February 26 ive iiad a good yarding of fheen and a fair entry of cattle. We nuotc the following prices:—Two-tooths, 255. fd.: small two-tooths, 20s. 6(1.; four-tooth wethers, to 28s. 9d.; store ewes, 10s. io 155.: lambs, 10s. to 12s. 7(1.: forward cows. £6 10s. to £7 2s. 6d.; sioro cows. £3 17s. 6(1. to £4; t'YOycar heifers. £4. £5 55.. to £5 10s.; etehtccn-month steers, £2 ss. to .£5 55.; two-year steers. £8; bulls, £7, £9 10s., to, Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report having held their usual fortnightly sale at WangaiHii East on Wednesday last, when they offered a heavy yarding of sheep and a fair ono of cattlo to a large attendance of buyers. Competition for sheep was fairly keen, and most of the entry was sold at satisfactory prices Cattle met with a drugging trie, *ery few linos being sold at auction. Tho
following are some of the prices realised:— Fat and forward six-tooth wethers. 335.; fat and forward two-tooth wctherß. 295. 3d.: medium two-tooth wethers 275.: four and five-year ewes. 2fis. 6(1.. 245. 6(1., 205., 195., 18;. fid., to 135.: cull ewes. 4e. to 9s. (d.; ' medium white-face lambs. Hs. Id. to 14s, 4d.: small white-face lambs, 7s. fid. to 9b.: small two-tcoth ewea. 175.; fat heifers, £11; eighteen-month steers. £4 ss. to £4 155.; eighteen-month heifers, £3 to £5 10fl.: hulls, to £6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. report on their TUcotalnua sale us follows:—We had a good entry of sheep, a'hich met with a dragging 6alo except fcr lambs, which sold well. Small shorn lambs. 6s. Bd.. 9«. 1(1.. to 10s. 9d.; ( woolly lambs. Us". 1(1.. 16s. 3d., to 16s. Bd.; aged ewes. Bs. to 13s Id.: four-year ewes, i 255. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile 1 Agoncy Co. Lid. report having held a very successful clearing sale for Mr. 0. Olson ] on Friday. February 27. The dairy cows were a fairly good lot. and were keenly i comnetcd for. The herd averaged just on £15. Wo Quote:—Youny cows. £J2 to ] £20 155.: iiged cows. £6 to £10: balls. £10: draught horse. £2fl: sow and litter, £17 I 55.: young sowe. £7 55.; bonr. -£8 2s. 6d.; slips. 365.: Oanibridgo roller, £38 10s.; | snrinx dray. £15: ha-vrows.. £9 10b.: d.f. plough. £15: reaper and binder. £S6. £ The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. repcrt on their i'ongaroa sale or Th'irsdny. February 26, as follows.—We submitted a very heavy yard- I in? of sheep, which came forward in. -»ood order and condition, to a full attendance i of buyers. Wo quote:—Two-tooth ewes, 205., 215., 265. Id., to 275. 7d.: four-tooth ' owes. 235. fid. to 33b.: six-tooth evreß. 35b.; four-year ewes, 325. 3d.: forr and tivo- 1 year owes. 18s.; 195.. to 23a, 7(1.: m.s. twotooths, 255.; two-tooth wethers, "Bs.: funr- 1 tnoth wethers. 33i.; shorn m.s. lambs, 9s. Id. tp 12s. to 12s. 5d.; six-tooth Lincoln I i rams, 4ignß.: four-year Lincoln rams, 3igns. 1
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