LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 719, 19 January 1910, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

- 'Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.,'selling at Pnhiatua-yesterday; bad a fair yarding of cattle. . Weaner calves' mado 265. 6d. t0.275.; 18-month steers, £2 125.-6 d. to JE2 165.; 2 to 2J-year: steers,. £3 12s. 6d. to '£5 15s.;' empty cows, £2 17s. 6d. to £3 7s. 6d.; heifers, in coif, £3 to £3 10s.

Messrs! Dahjety and Co. report:—At our Marton. sale yesterday agood entry camo fatward, and met with good demand. All classes of stock were competed for, and there, was a substantial riso in sheep prices. Cull lambs, 3s. 6d. to 4s.'lid.; small 1amb5,.55..3d.; rape lambs, 6s. Id. to 6s. 6d.; woolly rape lambs, to 9s. 4d.j mixed ago, half bred owes, 7s. Id.; mixed age ewes, 7s. .lid.; small 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 12a.; forward oweß. 7s. 6d ; mixed 2-tooths, 1D5.;.2-tooth :- wethers, 9s. 5d.; 4-tooth wethers, 11a.; 18-m'onth's heifers, £2105.; do. steers, £3 ,35.; 6d.: mixed -weaners. 18s.; light fat cows, £4; bulls, £3 95.; dairy cows. £4, £5, £6.155. to £7.105.; springing heifers, £5 12s. 64,'; forward cows, £3 12s. 6d. weaners pigs, 145.,6d.t0. 16s. 6d. :

Messrs. Abraham and: Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahantanni sale as follows ;— A , largo' entry of sheep came forward completely filling the yards, about 26C0 being, penned. ; The entry consisted mostly of-.aged breeding :owes,. with a few good lines of, young sheep.' Buyers were in , good .attendance, and , the ' entry met a ready sale, every lino being sold .under the - hammer, .with ono exception, - which wao* disposed'* of privately, afterwards. We Quote :-4 and 6-tooth ewes; lis. 7d.; 2tooth;. ewes, 10s. Bd.; 6-tooth ewes. 10s. 7d.; f.f.m. ewes, Bs. 3d: to Bs-. 8d.;: f.m. ewes, 7s. to 75..6 d.; aged cull ewes, ss. to 6s. 6d.; woolly lambs, 7a. Id. to-75.-9d.; snfall do., 4s. 2d. to ss. 9d.; 2-tooth wethers, 95.,1 d.; Southdown ram, .£1 Is.' . '■ ■■.Messrs. Young/ Hobbs and 00. report:— At Stratford -yesterday we had'.a' full yarding ■of cattle, and bidding was brisk. •Three-year store bullocks, 90s. to 935. 6d.f &year do.,.'■■ 655. '. to 685.. 6d.;. yearling do., 455.- to 54s;j; 2-year heifers, 655.; yearling ido., 455.; fat cows, ; 85s. to 905.;, fresh and. toward, do., '60s. to. 75a.; store do., 46a. t0.505.; bulls,.;'4os., to 605.. '•:".. .... , The New. Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency .Company, selling at Pahiatua yesterdays had. a small entry of Bheep and cattle; . Sheep showed a very slight improvement, and; cattle Bold well to lato .rates.-'-'-.- Ewe lambs, 65.; wether, lambs, ss. 10d.; 2-tooth ,wethers, 9s. 6d.;''Store-cows,-' £2,165..t0 £3 Us.; bulls,: £2 10s.; horses. £4. Us.y dogs;, Bs.. to 20s; : . '•■'•../>, : -'. ~..--. ■■■■ At'•Pahiatua' yesterday Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.., had a moderate yarding of:sheep.' and\a. heavy, yarding of cattle. Thoy experienced a strong inquiry for. all classes of stock, and Quitted practically all yarded. Two and,4-tooth ewes, small, lis. 9d. to 12s. 9d.; s.m. ewea, Ba. 9d. to'lls.;-aged, ewes, :ss. Id. to 75.; 2 'and i-tooth wethers'.small, 10a.; shorn' lambs,' 45.'.3d,, to 65.; woolly, lambs, 6s. 6d.-, to'. Bs.; forward'bullocks, £5 65.; 2J to 3-year steers, £3 17s. to £4 6s. 6d.; 2-year steers. £3 10s.; 18-month, Bteers, £2'lss. 6d. to £2 18a.-.6d.; springing; heifers. £3 15s. to £4; 2-year heifers', in calf, £3 to. £3 9s:; 15 to 18-irionth heifers,, in.calf, £2'7s.'6d. to £2 16s. ,6d.; empty-forward heifers, £3'2s. 6d.; empty, forward.: cows,, £2 17s.'to £3 Bs.;. -bulls,. £3 to £3 155..," v- o-■•? .. ;•-.-'