LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 770, 19 March 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety. and C 0.,. Ltd., report on their Levin sale, held yesterday, as :, follows—We again had a. .very heavy yarding of sheepi every , pen and yard being taxed to' the utmost.. Buyers were ;n attendance in full force,, bidding being brisk, throughout, with, the reeult that he had practically α-total clearance. A .line, of-aged Eomney ewes, offered on account of-the State I'arm, were well competed for,- being knocked down .at 15b, 2d. .. Other, wncg. were:-Bape lambs, .8e;, Bs. 4d. Bs. 6d., to Bs. -lid.; store lambs.. 4e.. lid., to 7s. IOd.; oull woolly aambe, Bs.: breeding ewes, 10s. 2d., 11s. 'lid., 12s. 3d. ( to 15s. 2d. ; _two-tooth wethers 12b. to 12a. 4d.; small wethers, 11s.; medium fat ewes, 11s. 6d. ; Bomney rams, 15s. to £1 55.; fat heifers, £4 35., £4 75., £4 Bs.. to £4 10s.: small calves, 17a. 6d.; heifers, in calf, £3 55.; cows and calves, £4 45.;. fat cows, £4 12a. ... : ■

•Messrs. Dalgety and Co.j Ltd., report o.n SfanS'c^cuS. o^^^ L'navate treaty before the day ended, feces for second" quality stuff con55! 7s a ld.ftwo.to Ih wethers lus ios. 3d., Us. 6d., 11s. 9d., 125.; two-tooth ewes, B'mali, 9s: Sd. to 125.; mixed Loan and Mercantile Aeency Company report:-At our-Levin prkes n favour of vendors. We cpiote:Uood breeding ewes, up to 12s, ad.; fat owes,' Us. • 3d.

Mossro, Dalgoty and Co. report i—At our DMUOvirke E3 !e yesterday there was a heavy entry of eheop and o, niodium yarding of cattle Thoro'vfaß alno n largu attondanco of buyergV but. takon all round, the qualitv of the oirering-.was inferior, ana, in consoQuence, bidding was. dull, although nearly all lines changed hands. Woolly lamb's sold at 7s. 6d.; shorn lambs, 6s. 2d.; Zs. to 4e. 6d.; two and four-tooth £ ' Us ■ fat and forward ewes and mothers' 9s- two and four-tooth ewes, Bs. 7d to ios 6d i four-year ewe ß , 7s.' 6d. to '9a -6d- four and five-year ewes, .3s. 6d. to 5s - 6d • Eomney rams, half guinea, to 2 guineas j-18-montha steers, 425. to 525.; fat heifers. 80s.; fat cows. 80s..

Messrs Abraham and Williams," Ltd., renort as follows:-At Lovin ■ yesterday wo ?ardod 34 sheep, good breeding ewes and wothers. These met. with keen competition but aged and cull ewes were difficult to quit, and <>■ * cw pens went out unRnld All other lines were disposed of under the hammer at MtW^ eood yarding of cattle met with spirited competition, and a total clearance was »-%'» &■ to W£ ooth ewes, small, 12s. 7d. to 13s. 3d.; four and flve-year Ilomney ewes, Us.'7d to 13s. Id-".m. breeding ewes, ?s. to 10s. Id.; aged owes, 6». M. to Bs. : cull ewes, 2s. Id. to 4s ■ rape lambs, Bs.; store lambs, 4s. to 6s -mixed two-tooth ewes and wethers. Us. ?d." Cattle-Threc-year forward ■bullocks, i>e ma ■■ Si-vcar steers, £4 10s.; 18-montn |««ws^^l^K^ 8 ' Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Aeoncy Company, Ltd. (Poildine branohl. report for the week ending March 18, as' follows :-At Apiti on Tuesday, wo had a tipavv varding of sheep of all classes, over m being: penned. We also yarded 200 head catUe of good 1« alit y- TherG wa3 a la - r 8 e attendance of farmers, and a good sprinlr. ling of outside buyers. Bidding at auction was spirited, the result beinc an almost total clearance under the hammer, and any passed-in pens were immediately disposed of. We quote :-Shecp-Mixcd ulhl 5s 2d, ss. 10d., 65., 75., 7s. 5d., to YsM-'i wether lambs, ss. 10d., 6s. 4d., 7s. m' « 3d 8«. to Bs. 6d; ewo lambs, 7s, 5o"l0s 7d V cull lambs, 4s. 3d. to. 4s 9d.; wethers, 10s. 10d, 11s., 11s. Id., to two-tootu w lOb> t0 ÜBi 2d . f*™ owes 6s 5d., 6s. 6d., 6s. Bd, 7a., 7s. 2d., «« 7d 9s' 6d., to 10s.; store ewes, ss. to 6b. 55' nnll Bwee 2e.10d. to 3b.; mixed aged Ilea. wL «?.. to 12a. Id.; two-tooth ewe*

small,' 10s. to. 10s. 10d.; othere, to 12s. Bd.; four-tooth ewes, to 13s. 6d.; maiden ewes, to 145.; four and six-tooth ewes, to 13s. 6d.; Lincoln rams, 1 to 1} guineae; Homney rams- A number were msposed of at 2J uuineas. Cattle-18-months steers, £3, £3 Is., £3 2s. 6d., £3 Bs. 6d:. £3 lls. 6d, to £3 16s- two-year steers, £3 195.; 15-month heifers, in calf, £2 Bs., £2 13s. 6d.,' to £2 17s. 6d.; mixed weaners, 21s. to 305.; weaner heifers, 205.; forward empty cows, £3 to £3 17s. 6d.; store cows, 345. 6d.; fat heiferß, £3 10s. to £4; fat cows, £3 16s. to £4; springing heifers, £4 Bs. to £5 25.; horse, £4 ss. Sundries mado usual values. At Feilding, on Friday, we had a hoavy yarding of sheep, and a medium entry of cattle. There was a large attendance, and bidding, except towards the close of the sale, was animated We quote:—Cull lamhs, 4s. 10d.; others, 6s. 7d. to 7b. Bd.; f.m. ewes, 75.. 7s 2d.: four-year ewes, to lls Bd.; mised aged ewes, to 13s. lid.: two-tooth owes, 'small, 9b.; others, to 135.; three and fourtnoth ewes, to 12s. 9d.; wethers, IDs. Id. to 12s • weaners, 225.; fat bullocks, £6 3s. 6d.; store cows, 3'/s. 6d.; Jersey cross heifers, in calf, £3 10s., £4 2s. 6d., £4 155., to £5 155.; bulls, £2. .

Mr. Newton King's weekly stock report is as followG:—At the Haymarkct, on Saturday, a largo number of pigs wore penned, which sold at prices slightly in advance of previous rates. Weaners made ss. 6d. to 12s. 6d.; stores, 13s. 6d. to 175.; porkers, 255. 6d. to 28s. 6d. At Pohokura, on Tuesday, I held my supplementary aheep fair, , but tho weather was again very wet, the surrounding flats being flooded, and, in consequence, a number of the sheep advertised did not come forward, though about 3000 of all classes wero penned. Competition was good, everything being sold at the hammer -with the exception 'Of one lino of aged ewes, which were passed in. Shorn lambs (small) made ss. 4d. to ss. 9d.; two-tooth ewee, 14s. 2d. to 15s. Id.; two and four-tooth owes, 13s. lid. to 15s. 6d.; f.m. ewes, 7s. 6d. to.Bs. Bd.; cull ewes, 3s. 4d.; two-tooth wethers, 12s. 3d; four-tooth Lincoln rams, 2 to 2J gui•neas; two-tooth Eomneys, 3 to 31 guineas; four-tooth do, lj to 2 gnineas; six-tooth do., i to 2 guineas. At Rahotu, on the same day, there was a fair yarding, and a good attendance. All young cattle were well competed for, and although prices for weaners were not quite as high as of late, full market prices were realised. Weaners made 245. to 345.; small do., 155.; 15 to 18months steers, £2 2s. to £2 10s.; 15-months heifers, £2 10s.; store cows, £2 16s. to £3 3s.'; forward do., £3 ss. to £3 155.; fat cows, £4 13s. to £4 155.; heifers, in calf, £3 65.; bulls, 255. to £2 Is.; fonr to six-tooth. ew,es, 9s. to 12s. 6d. Good prices were realised at the furniture sale held on account of Mr. F. A. Cramer. On Wednesday, at New Plymouth, I held my autumn horse fair, aoout 176 horses being catalogued. There was a largo attendance, including several outside buyers. Hack and light harness classes were in the majority, but good sorts were not numeroue. Anything showing quality was well competed for, but ordinary or weedy horses were practically unsaleable. In the light draught classes a few really nice animals were penned, and Auckland buyers secured most of those sold; Vendors', and buyers' ideas of value in some cases were not in harmony, and a few good animals went home. Unbroken draught fillies, two-year-old, made £23 10s.; unbroken half-draughts, three-years, mado £13 to £16; do., four-year-old, £15 to £26; unbroken hack and harness horses made £6 15s. to £10 10s.; do., express hbrses,up\to £15 55.; broken draughts and half-draughts mado £18 to £25 10s.; hack and light harness, £4 10s. to £10 10s.; weeds, £1 to £2 15s. A number of second-hand buggies and gigs .were sold, and realised good prices. On Thursday, at Waiwakaiho, I held my supplementary sheep fair in con;unc(;on with my ordinary cattle sale. There was a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, young sheep being in good demand, and sold readily, but old cwcb wore hard to quit. Several lines wero passed at the hammer, but were mostly disposed of before leaving the yards, wore ■dull of salo, but grown cattle sold at late ruling pricee. Shorn lambs made 6s. 3d. to 757 4d.; woolly, up to Bs. Id.; forward do., Ba.6d.j culls, 3s. Id.; two-tooth ewes, ' 165.'2 d.; four, six, and f.f.m. ewes Us. to 12s.'7d.;f.m. ewes, Bs. 6d. to lls. 9d.; cullb, 45.'7 d.-to 65.; two-tooth Lincoln rams, 3 guinea to 11 guineas; four-tooth do., 3 guinea, to 1 guinea; two-tooth Eomney, i to 1 guinea; two-tooth'Leicesters, 13 guineas to 2} guineas; Hampshire Downs, up. to 3 guiuoa; weaners made 15s. to 255. Cd.; Jersey heifer weaners, £2 10b.: -yearling, steers, - £1., 155.; 18-months steers, £2,195. to £3: Is.;, 18-months heifers/ £2 13s, 6d ; 15months steers, £2 65:.; store cows, £2 17s. 6d.; forward do:, to £3 18s.'; fat do., £4 10s.; srrin"inß cows, , : £4 to £7-5 a.; :■ springing ■Bes«e.W.-i5 2s. 6d; heifers, ,n-calf, up.to £4.25.; bulls, £2 14s. to £3.