LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 514, 22 May 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held their fortnightly sale at Eketahuna on Friday. The report states:—Wo had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, and sheep of all descriptions sold well. . Cattlo 'sold at late values, Wo were successful in quitting the whole of our entry of sheep, and all but two pens of cattlo. We quoto:— I Two'and four- • tooth wethers,' 10s. Id. to 12s. id.; breeding ewes, 95., 9s. 9d., 10s. Id., to 12s. 7d.j lambs, 7s.,'Bs. 3d., to 9s. 2d. Messrs. Perry Bros.' ewes made the satisfactory price of 12s. 9d. Cattle: Beat bullocks, J55; others, from .51 to JSi 15s;; two and a half-year steers, .£3 10s.; fat and forward cows, '.£3, £3 10s., to £3.155.; storo.cows, £2; heifers in calf, £2 7s. Gd., JC3 35., to .£3 ; lSs. Tho, New Zealand loan and . Mercantile Agency Company's market report for weekend-: ing May 21 is as.follows:—At Rangiwahia on Tuesday thero was a fair yarding of sheep, and 1 a small. entry'of'cattle; Recent values were, well maintained.' Two-tooth wethers, 10s. Dd. j medium two and four-tooth wethers, 9s. 9d.; two and four-tooth wethers. Ids. lid.; .mixed lambs, 7s. Bd.small lambs, ss. 2d. to 6s. id.; oull ewes, ss. to 75. ; lOd.; weaners, ,175.;. 18nionth. steers, ! ,£2 10s. At Feilding on Friday we had a good yarding .of sheep and cattle. | Buyers were present in good'.numbers, and competed freely for .good skinned, wethers. Lambs were, a shado easier 'than last: week's rates, but there'was good inquiry for goddquality breeding owes. Cattle also sold well, young steers making good values. We .quote:— Sheep: Cull lambs, 2s. 7d. to '4s. 9d.; woolly lambs (small), .Gs. 7d,; medium lambs, .75.;empty ewes, 65. 1 3d. to 7s. 9d.; aged "owes in' lamb, 6s. 3d.; cull two-tooth wethers, Bs.; lowconditioned four and six-tooth ewes, Bs. 6d.; • two and four-tooth wethers, lis.; > fat wethers, 125.; 'a line; of 120 heavy wethers, 12s. Gd. Cattlo: Store cows, 265. to 395.; forward cows,. £2 to. .£2 195.; fat coirs,, £1 3s. 6d.; 20-inonths heifers, 345. 6d.' to t£2 25.; heifers in calf, £2 10s. to .£2 165.; springing heifers, JJ4: 125.-' 6d.;' cows in calf, £2 10s. -to ss;;'cows' and calves, £2 ■ 25.; 18-months steers, £2 14s. Gd.; two and two and a half-year steers, i:3 Is. to -S3 10s.; two and a half-yoar steers,..£3 19s. 6d. to .£4. • Mr. Newton; Kind's weekly auction Tcport, dated May 20, is as follows: —At .Toko, onMonday, weaners made Bs. Gd.; empty , heifers, £1 195.; 6tore cows, 2s. to ,£l. 13s. Gd.-, forward cows, £2 10s.; fat cows, ,£3 6s. • to .£3 '125..; springing, heifers,. M 35.; bulls, .£1 ss. Gd. At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was an unusually large yarding of stock, and a big attendance of buyers. Most of the cattle wero grown steers, a fair' number'of which were, sold at the hammer,: the "balance being mostly placed after the sale: Included in the entry' was Mr< Frank Mackay's annual draft of about 200 head (18-months to three-year steers), which were. sold without reservoi and: found ready, purchasers at late ruling .prices.. I quote as follows:—Weaners, 15s. ;to 225.;.; 15-months steers, >C 1 13s. to .£1 17s. Gd.; JB-months steers, <£2- to £2 10s.;. two-year steers, £2 lis.. 6d. to £'i 195.; 2J*jear. steers,'.£3 ss. to £3 7s. 6d.'; 3Jyo'ar. . bullocks,.: 17s.' 6d. to' £i. 10s.; stiro cows,, .£1 • 3s. to £2 45.; forward cov;s, 9s. to .S3 6s; ,- fat cows,. 1 ,£3 9s. to £3 155.; empty heifers, .£1 lis. Gd. to £1 165.; heifers, in calf, £2 16s. to <C 3 155.; bulls, il lis. to £3 2s.