LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 651, 30 October 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Ltd.,-report as -folipws.:—At; our Levin-sale yestcrdayr there' was ■ a cattle, for which' .thero.iwa3,goodoompetiUon.;.With the exception or:two pens, all linos were quitted at auction at tho following satisfactory prices :-Sheep;Emp.ty.'eweß, 9s. 6d.'; forward ewes,.to'l2s. Id.; fat shorn ,ewes, to' Us- 4d.; mixed ■ two-tooths," shorn; to. Us.; ewe hoggets, -■ small, ; to. 125.; iogeets,' wethers,-small, to. 12s. Id.; 'mixed hoggets and four-tooths,- to': 148.-,<sd;;ifat", wethers:;and. ewe's" r JS «i' 6d-: fatewes, .16s;-,8d.; fat';wether6. 18?! to 185... .Wethers, to'-20s.' 3d.■ewes;, with 104.per cent, lambs, 20b. "Oattle-Storo cows. £1 45.. £2 115.. : to; £2 13s. 6d.';■ mixed weaners! '■* io S-: 7 yeo l r c u ? B 9? d ' 15-mpnth heifers, £1. Us. to. £2,'35.:,'15 to 18-months .heifers.-to £2' 8s • 5 >^ ar « 6lnptr^co '?.«.Bs.: 'springing heifers) £3,28/ 6d. to £3 10s. "A few horses'were yarded alsor and sold at full market value,- realising up to £20 per; head,-,this prico being obtained for.a /V pair of .useful draught mares. , - r™ ueu On-their, Woodville''sale.'on Monday Messrs: Dalgety and Co., Ltd., -state, that a goodl. entry of sheop. and cattle came forward lamb,' ..reached ./145., ,3d.; fat;, and forward .woolly-ewes, 13s.- 10d.; springing. heifers. 105s. to 1205,; two-year heifers, m calf, 705.; 18-months ompty heifers,. 455.; store cows,: 405.; fat hoifers

Dalgety, and Co., Ltd., report :-At our pannenrke. sale yesterday there was av good ontry,;and practically all line 3 were sold. Four, tooth ewes and lambs, 18s.; 3d.; woolly mixed hoggets, 145.; shorn fat ewes, 10s. Id.-; yearling polled .Angus steers, 605.; others, 575. 6d.; two:year empty heifers,'s4s.; 'yearling.heifers, 435. 6d.; three-year.,empty .heifers, 655.; heifers, in calf; 525,; two-year bull. 1485.. 6d. : . '

Reports by the' New Zealand Loan and' Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd. (Foilding branch) for : the week ended. October 29, are as follow •- At Apiti ,ori Tuesday wo had a particularly good yarding of sbeop and'cattle. .All classes of st cfc •wete in •demand, and sold freely under the hammer. . Qnotationsi-Wether hoggets, ■ lis., to lis ■ 10d.; mixed hoggets, 125.; cull hoggets. 7s. lOd ■ owe ihoggets,-14s. ..9d.;.fat ewes., 135..'6 d.; ewe's : and,lamßs t ;lßs._■«.' to, 195.; 15-month Bteers, £2 '."l i '-™ i .".»?-* !! -.' 1Zs ' »d.: two-year heifers, in calf. £2.105.;. three-year heifers, in calf, £3 155,; yearling hoifers (dairy strain). £2to £275. to £2 Bs.cows, in. calf, £2 10s. to-£2 135.; two-year ompty .heifers, £3 ls.; : two-year steors,;<£3 155.; • throe:year steers, £4 15s; 6d.; three-year.empty heifers, £3,7g.;:enipty ,cows,:£2 13s. 6d.; fat.cows, £3 17s! 6d.; ; springing cows. £4, £7 135.;t0 £8,35.; spring, ing hoifers, £4, £4 2s. 6d., to £4 10s.; young bulls :to,".'£2 15s.;;.Bundries at:late rates. At. Foilding on Friday, we had a good.yarding jf. sheep and' a heavy entry/of cattle. Sheep.sold well, but cattle were somewhat easier. We'were successful in placing the bulk of our entry at-tho following prices:—Ewe ,' hoggets,-' small, 12s. 6d.; wether hoggets,' Us. Ltd. to 13s. 7d.; cull ewes and lambs, 9s. 6d.; small,shorn wethers, Bs. 2d.;-for-ward; wothers,; 10s,; mixed p weahers, 225.; two-year heifcrs'.V in calf,'£2 15s. to £2 155.'6 d.; empty • heifers,•;£ 2 Is; to £2 10s.; two-year, steers, £3 Bs.; fat'cows,: to. £4 175., 6d.;'storo bullocks, £4 lls,;;-stbro cows, -255.' to £2;. forward 'empty 'COWs.y £3.;t0,'£?,',25.; yearling heifers, to ' 363.; springing heifors, to £4. A' largo entry sold at up.'to £2 10s.:- r:v - .■.■■..-• ■■■■.■.;■■,..-'.

Mr;. Newton Kings.weekly stock-report is as follows Waiwakaiho. on Friday, October. 22, < I'. , held^'a'clearing'- , salo of' pedigree ' and grade Jerseys on account of Mr. P. W. Oldham: The grades were rather poor in condition, but mado good-prices.', There'was" a keen demand.for the pedigree cattle. The bull Black Heart Cherry Was. in real good, fettle, and was a very fine looking animal, Mr, W.J. Barleymani of Kaupokonui, being the, purchaser at 411 guineas.- Pedigree cows made 21.toV.3i:guineas; grade cows, £7 to £14 10s.; grade bulls,' £5 155.; grade heifers, £5 to £8 lOs.'At/the Hayniarket, ov. Saturday, there I .was a fair yarding of .pigs. . Weaners made 9s. to 12s:'6d.; stores, 13s. to'l7s.; porkers, 30s.;'sow, I 36s.;;'ho'rses,.30s.-to £9.105.; cart, £4 17s. 6d.; express, £17.- '.-. At TJrenui, on Monday, yearling heifer's made. £1 lis., .to £2 Is.; yearlings to 15taonlbs steers,-355.-to £2 75.; empty heifers, £2 17s; to £3 9s. 6d.; J store cows, £2 9s. to £3; forward, "cows," £3 12s. 6d. to £4-4s.;' fat. cows and heifers, ,£4 6s.'to £4 10s.; two-year steers, £3 to £3.65.'6 d.; three-year, steers,'±4 to £4 25.'6 d.; hulls, ! £3 ss. to £5.- At Kahotu, on Tuesday, mixed yearlings made 345.. 6d. to 355.; yearling steers, 33a. 6d. to. £2; 18-months'. steers, £2 16s. 6d. to £2 18a.:-.empty heifers,.£2 16a. to'£3 5a.; store cows, £2'los. to £3 Is.; forward cows, £3 ls.to £3,175.:'. springing heifers, £4 ss. to £6; bulls, £2 ss. to £4 10b. On tho.samo day, at Stratford,: I held a sale of pedigreo Jerseys, in conjunction/with my ordinary springing heifer sale;- There was- a large attendance of buyers, and bidding was keen throughout,' excepting for podigrdo' yearlings, which sold" at. prices -in favour, of purchasers. Pedigree bulls, two to three years, made' 195 to 43 guineas; 18-months bulla .12 to 17 guineas; yearling bulls, 6 to 10 guineaspedigree cows, 20 to' 315 .■: pedigree heifers, two vonrs, 121 to 25 guineas; yearling heifers, 8 guineas; ordinary heifers, close to profit, £5 15s. to£9.los:;'backward heifers, £3 to £5; springing cows, £5 10s. to £7 10s. At Stoney 'River, on Wednesday, yearling heifers made 30s. "to £2; yearling steers, 355. 6d.'to ,465.; 10 to 18months steers, £2 12s. to £2 175.; two-year steers£3 125.; empty heifors, £2 155..t0 £3 7s. 6d.; store cow', 375. to £3;. forward cows, £3 6s. to'£3 125.; fat cows, ,£5 5b.; springing hoiferß, -£4-to'£s 18s.;'bulls, £2'9s.■ to■ £6;. hoggets- good condition Us. 2d. At Waiwakaiho, on Thursday,- there was a fair yarding-of cattle, and a good attendance ;of buyers. I, Bidding was brisk, and nearly everything was sold at'.the hammer. Yearlings made '£119s: to-£2 65.:6d:;.2i-ycar.steers, £3 17a.; empty ■■heifers'." £3 35.; store'cows,' £2-65... 6d. to £3; forward heifers, £3-195.; forward cows, £3 -65. ; "to -£4j- springing heifers, "£3.105.: to £7 12s. 6d.; springing l cows, £4 to £4 7s. 6d,;; bulls, £2 12s. ■6d.-" : to-':£7.", .;•.■■'■..•':•■.■■.■'-.:"..'-!,- ■.:-:.:■■■■■:■■■'■

::';Oustbins. ; revenue "collected at .Wellington yes, .■terday.'amoujiKid to £1485 85..7d,.V;- :■■.:■-1