LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 799, 23 April 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dateety and Company, Limited, report havins held their fortnfchtly sale at Upp'er-Hutt on April 21, when they submitted a good yarding of cattle and a, fair yardins of sheep to a food attendance of buyers. Dairy cattle in and close to profit were in exceptional, demand. Other .classes sold well, if anything, in sellers' favour. Prices were as follow:—Sheep: Lambs, shorn,: up to ss. 6d.; woolly !sunH, up to 10s. Oattle: Dairy cows, in full profit, £4 17s. ,6d. to £7 10s.; steers, two years, £3 25..'6 d.; ffood : dairv cows, dry, £3 7s. 6d. to £5 125.; bull, £3 ss. to £3 155.; weancrs, £1 lCs.; springing heifers, £5 to £10 2s. 6d.; springing cows. £5 11s.; , fnt. and forward cows, £4 4s. to £4 155.; store cows, £2 10s. to i£2 14sJ Horses: Young draughts, £5 ss. to £11;. gigs, £9.

Messrs. Dalgety. and Company, Limited, report on their sale held at Eketahuna on AprU 22 ai follows:—We offered a cood yarding of both sheep and cattle to a good attendance. Bidding for sheep was good, and vre sold practically the whole of our yarding at. satisfactory prices. Cattle .con-

tinue to sell well, and wo made a clearance before the day ended. Wo quote— Sheep: Two-tooth' wethers, 10s. 9d., 11s., 12a. 6d., 13s. 7d. A to 145.; lambs (cood shorn), 7s. to Ss. 6d.; woolly do., 7b. 4d. to Bs. 9d.; empty ewes, to Ba. 6d.; f.m. ewes, in lamb, 65., 6s. 9d.,'.t0 7s. 3d.; poorer sorts. 3s. 4d.,. 3s. 10d., to 4s. sd. Cattle: Three-year steers, to £5 55.; heifers in calf. £3. £3 10s., to £4 65.; empty cows, £3 to £3 Bs. 6d.; fat cows, £4; ss. to £4 10s.; mixed wean'ers,' 30s. to 415.; two to two and a half-year steers. £3 15s. to £4 55.; cows in calf, £2 10s. to £2 13a. . ■ > '•

Messrs.'Dalgety and Co.:—At our Feilding salo yesterday there was a good entry of stock, and all sold readily. Small wethers,. 11s. , Id., lls. Bd.;. two and fourtooth wethers, to 13s. 3d.; mixed lambs, to 8b.;.-aged empty ewes, ss. to ss. 9d.; cull" ewes, 2s. 7d. to 3s. 10d.; sound-mouth breeding ewes, to 12s. 1d. , ; special. Koinney ewes, two-tooths, 20s. 6d.; four-tooth.3, 2iis. 6d.; eix-tooths, 21s. 6d.; store cows, to £3; dairy cows, to £7.

' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.'s, stock report for their Foilding branch for the week is as follows:—At Messrs. London Broa.' sale on Wednesday there was, a largo , attendance. The arrangements for displaying stock implements, etc., were exceptionally good, and admitted of ready handling. A satisfactory sale -resulted at the following prices :—ilixed-aced ewes in lamb. 12s. 3d, to 12s. 9d.; empty ewes, 6s. Id.; ewe lambs, 9s. Id.; wether lamba, 6s. Id. to 7s. 10d.; two-tooth wethers, ' 135.; two-tooth ewes, small, lls. li.; rams. 155.: 18-months eteers, £3 Is. 6d.; mixed weaners, 355.; small weaners, 205.; cow in calf. £5; gig. £11 10s.; plough, £6; harrows, £3 125.: dray, £9 10s.; disc. £7 155.; saddle, £6 10s.: woolpress, £7. An unusually large Quantity of furniture, , tools, and sundries made full market rates. At liangiwahia. on Tuesday, we had a good yardins of sheen and a fair entry of cattle, which sold at the following rates:—Cull ewes, 45..3d.; aged ewes, 6s. lid.; sound-mouth ewes, 9s. 3d.; cull lambs, .35.: others, to 6s. 5d.; twotooth wethers, 12s. 3d. to 12s. 6d.; 18-months steers, £2 17s. 6d. to £3: weaner heifers, 355.; mixed weaners, small, 285.; store , cows, £2 145.; cows and calves, £4 is.: cows in calf, £4 155.; springing heifers. £5 55.; forward steers, £5 6s. 6d.j fat bullocks, £5 15s! A number of horsea were disposed of at prices ranging up.to £10. At Peilding yesterday a small entry of shcoD and a good yarding of cattlo met with fair demand. Wo auote:—Sheep: Cull lambs 2s. 3d.; store lambs, 6s. 9d. ! ; empty ewes Bs. Oattle: Wcancr heifers, £2 25.: store cows, 38s. to £2 25.; store cows, 38s. to £3 7s. 6d.; heifers in calf, £3 3a. 6d. to £3 10s.; springing heifers. £5 95..t0 £6: fat heifers, £5; forward heifers, £4 Is.; forward bullocks, £6 7s. 6d.