LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 805, 30 April 1910, Page 13

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. ; (Blenheim branch) report holding their fortnightly stock sale. at the Co-operative Yards this week, as had a good yarding of about 2000 sheep and lambs of all classes, nine bullocks, and one gelding. Attendance of buyers was but average,-and bidding was very slow. Tho freezing works dosing down hoa considerably affected prices, which yesterday ruled as follow:Lamia, fat and forward shorn, Bs. 6d.. 95., to 9s. 3d.; shorn, 55.; wether lambs, .in wool, ss. 6d. to 7b. 10d.; wethers, two and four-tooth, 125.; ewes, merino, ss. to 75.; croeabred, ss. 4d. to 95.; bullocks, £5 to £8 10s.; gelding, £20. Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Limited, report on their Levin sale this week as follow:—A full yarding of sheep and cattle camo forward, and, with two exceptions, the whole yardiug changed hands well in favour of vendors. Young sheep and cattlo were keenly competed for. rho demand for this class of stock being exceptionally good. Prices realised were as follow:—Two. four, and six-tooth wethers, low condition, 13s. 7d.; full-mouth ewes in lamb, 12a. 3d.; aged ewes, in lamb, 10s.; fat and forward ewes, 12s. 4d.; light lat owes, 13s. to 13s. 4d.; mixed fat owes and wethers, 155.; fat and forward wethers. 15s. 9d • cull weaners. 155.; mixed weanerß. low condition, 295.; two and a half-year steers, £4 to £4 155.; 15-month heifers. £3: yearling steers, £3; good mixed weaners, £1 155.; others, £1 135,; fat heifers. £5 75.; empty cows, £3 55.; cows and calves, to £3 13s. Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, limited, report having hold their usual stock sale at Otane, Hawko's Bay, on April,29. when they offered' a fair yarding of sheep and cattle to a, comparatively good attendance of buyers. Prices compared very favourably with last sale's quotations, and Jon market prices for good-conditioned cattle were well maintained. Fat and forward steers, £6 10s. to £7 65.; store bullocks, £5 to £6 10s.; three-year steers, £6; forward ewes, 9s. Id.; cull ewes, 3s. Bd.: oull wethers; 7a.; cull lambs, 3s. to 4s. The New Zealand- Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. ■ (Palmerston North branch), reportf-On,Thursday wei had^ a medium entry of sheep, and a fair yarding of cattle. We had. practically a.total quittance, the bulk being, sold under the, hammer. We quote:-Bheep, s.m. ewes, Bs. 7d. to 9s.' Id.; store ewes, 3s. 7d. to 3s. 9d. Cattle: Heifers in calf, £2 ; lff: to £3 Is. 6d.;-fat cows, £4 lis.-to £4 165.; fat and forward heifers, £3 125.; store cows, £2 10s.; three to three and a half-year bullocks, £5 7s.' 6d.. to £6; weaners. mixed, 28s. to 30s. 6a. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—At our Levin sale, held yesterday; we had a medium entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle.' We effected an absolute clearance under the hammer of both sfeeep and cattlo at prices satisfactory torvendprs. Quotations :-Wootly lambs,- 7s. _ lid.: : f.m. ewes in-lamb. 12s. 2d.; fat bullocks (medium weights), £6 7s. 6d. ; three-year forward bullocks, £5 10s.; fat cows, £4. £3 ,Bs. 6&, and £4 10s.; forward cows, £3 16b. 6d.; heifers in calf. £3 65.; 18-months Bteers, £2 155., £3, and £3. 10s. .. ■ .' Messrs. Dalgety' and Company, Limited, report on their Eketahuna Bale, held on Friday, as-'follow":—We., had .an exceptionally heavy yarding of Bheen. and report having sold all .but two pep. Bidding for lambs was hot so good as last sale, and, in most cases, vendors had-to lower their reserves. Ewes and wethers sold well,'and cattle sold at late values. We'-anote:—Best lambs, 95.; medium sorts, 7b 7b.' 3d., 7b. sd„ to 7s. Bd.: two. and four-tooth .wethers, 12s. 9d., 13s. 3d., to 13s. 6d.; two-tooth ewes, lis. 9d. to 12s. 9d.; mixed-aged ewes. 75.,. 7b. 9d., Bs., to 9s. 4d.; fat ewes, Us. 5d.; oull lambs, 2s. 6d. to 3s 3d. Cattle: Mixed v weaners. 345. toi 375.; springing heifers, £3 95., £4 7s. 6d.. to £5 2s. ' .'".-.'.' The New Zealand Loan aid Mercantile Agency Co., - Ltd.,' report as follows :-At Feilding, on Friday, we again had a good entry of sheep.and a.fair entry of catUe. Thd sheep were generally, of poor aaality, and the market was Inclined to drag. Every pen, however, was sold under the hammer at late rates. We quote :-Sheep: Cull lambs, 4s. 3d.; forward black-face lambs, 7s. BcL to Ba. B<L; good Bpmney wether lambs, ,Bs. 10d.; small ewe lambs, 6s. 6d.; cull ewes. 2s. 9d.; aged-ewes. ss. 4d. to 6s. Bd.; forward owes, 7s. 3d. -to. Bs. iOd,; aged eWea in lamb,. 6s. 7d. to Bs. Cattle: Weanor fieifers, 355.; fat cowb. £4 14b. to £5 7s. 6d.; forward oows, £3 6s. to £3 155.; heifers In calf, £4.45.-;'. heifers, <ith calves, at foot, £3 3s. Messrs. Abraham and- Williams. Ltd., report a3 follows:—At Levin yesterday we had a heavy yarding, consisting of 30C0 sheep, and 250 head of cattle. Keen competition existed for all classes., with the oxception of aged ewes In lamb and forward wethers, which were slightly easier. With tho exception of two lines of owes ■(of which''thc- ; Jprico was. considered ex-, tessive) the whole yarding changed hands at tho following quotations:—Fat wethers. 15s .2d.. 15s. 6d„ 165.; fat owes, lis. 9d., 125.. 12s 2d.,- 12b. 5d.; forward wethers. 13s. ■ 9d.- 2 and '4-tooth wethers,. 135.; forward ewes, 9s. Id., 9s. 7d„ 10s. Bd.,lCe. lid;, Us.: empty store ewes, 65., 6s. 6d., 7s. 3d.; cull owes. 3s. 7d. to 4s. 9d.; f.m. ewoa in lamb. Ba., Bs. 7d., 95.; fat lambs, woolly. Us. 4d., 1 12s;; forward lambs, 7s. 2d., Bs. 6d.: store .- lambs. ss. 6d.; fat'cows, £4, £4 2s. 6d., £4 5s . £4 10s., £4 145., £4 15s. 6&, £4 165.; fat heifers, £4 17s. 6d.. £5 35.; forward cows, : £3 155., £3 165.,' £3 175.; store cowb, 30b.. 375. 6d., £2 2s. 6d., £2 5a.; 24-yea.r steers. £4 Us.; -2-ycar steers. £3 19s. -6d.; good weaner heifers, 305.; 335., 335. 6d., 345., 385., ' 395., £2; good weaners, 245. 6d., Mil.,, 505.; imall weaners, 195.; springing cowb. £5, . £6 155., £7 155.; 18-months heifers, £2 ,Bs.; heifers in calf, £3 10s., i£3 165.; bulls. £3. ' ,£3 12s. sd. ' Mr. Newton King's weekly, stock report is as follows:—At the HaymaTket .on Saturday -there was a fair penning- of pies. The demand was better than of late,: and prioes all round showed . an advance. Weaners made ss. 6d.. to 95.; stores, 10s. , -to 15s. 6d.; porkers, £1 10s.; gig and harness, £12; : spring dray, £3 55.; gig and harness, £8. At Eahoto. on Tuesday, there was a fair yarding of cattle. , Bidding woe brisk, and practically everything sold at the hammer:—Mixed'weaners made-17s. to 30s. 6d.; weanor heifers, 345. 6d.; 15 to 18months steers, £3;: 15-months heifers. £2 9a. to £3; store cows, £2 9s. to £3 25.; for ward do., £3'7s. to £4 15s. 6d.: springing do., £5; bulls, £3 to £3 15s. At Stratford,, on Wednesday, I held a special sale of pedigree Jerseys, on account of Messrs. A. Buobahan, W. H. Booth, Valentine and Harrison, and- others. There was a large attendance, and keen interest was shown, the competition and.prices realised being, on tho whole, quite up to expectations, and gave ample evidence that the' Jersey is as-popular ar. ever. Prices were as fol-luw:-0n account of Mr. W. H. Booth, Yearling bnllß. from UJ to 14 guineas; 1 and 15-month old do., 7 guineas; 2-year heifers' in calf. 165 to 20i guineas. On account of Mr Buchanan, yearling bulls, 10» to 16 guteeas; 18-month do., 23j to 27 guineas-; cows, 12J to 161 guineas. Tho cows ■ on account of Messrs. Valentine and Harrison were-an especially nice lot, and sold a= follows:-Qolden Gem, 51 guineas; Mr. p" H E. Surroy'B Model, 28 guineas, Mr. W D. Linn's Mona's .Pet, 33 guineas; Mr. J T.'Belcher's Elverlca Spec, 34 guineas; Mr. J. Kisack's Florence, 33 guineas ;_ Mr. • T Linn's 2-yoar heifer Campaniles Hose, 36* guineas; Mr; K. J. Linn's Eivorlca Lass, ' 325 guineas; Mr. D.- Wa.tkin's. Lady 26 guineas. At Waiwalkoiho, .on Thursday, there was a fair yarding. Young cattle wero not much in demand, and were mostly passed In. Very few springerß were ' passed, and store cows wero well competed for. A novel feature of the sole was. a consignment of Angora and. common bred goats, all of which were sold. Mixed weaners made 145.. to 275. 6d.; woaner heifers. £1 195.; year line Jersey heifers. £2 125.; ,15-months heifers, £2 3s. 6d. to £2 9s 6d,; in-calf heiferß, small. £3 10s. to'£3 18s.; springing heifers, £5 to £5 55.: storo cows, £2 7b. 6d. ,to £3 35.; forward do„ £3 7s. 6d. to £4; fat cows, £3 Bs. to £5 125.; springing cows, £3 12s. 6d. to £5 2i 6d.; 3-year bullocks, £5 Bs.; 3 to dj-ycar bullocks, £6 65.; bulls, £1 15s. to £5 25.; working bullocks, £18 10s. per pair. Nanny goats sold up to £1 155.; wethor goats, 10s. U, £1; good lambs. Bs. 6d. to Bs. Bd.; ordinary, 6a. 9d.; 2-tocrth wethers, 12s. 9d.; 2 to G-tooth ewes. Üb. Id. to 12s. Tho approach-: lng sales of Messrs. Day and M"Lennan's Jersey horde is creating a good deal of Interest in Jersey circles, and Taranaii prcmieoß to be strongly reproschted at both sales.. -