LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 948, 15 October 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety. and Co., Ltd., report a fair yardingjof shcop; and a'good yarding -of; cattle, ;. at : the Leyin' s.nje : yester-. day.' Bidding at auction was' spirited, and a. total, clearance 1 was madi;,: with .tho ex-, coption of. oho lino of-"ewes',- and lambs. There Iwero also some prime cows,, from tho State Farm, .which l brought £9 lis. , Quota-, tions:—Fat shorn wethers, Ms.. 6d. to 145.; 9d.; fat ewes, woolly, :17s. fid.; mixed hoggets, 14s. Cattle: Fat bulloclis, from. £7.105., to ~ £10; fat cows and • heifers, ; £6 Bs., to £9 10s.; forward cows, £i Bs.stores, £2 3s. to £3 35.; bulls,- £3 lis.;:

Messrs. Dalgety ' aiid Co.,- Ltd., .'report having : held; their fortnightly "sale at Eltetahuna yesterday. Entries did' not como in up to, advertised numbers,- owing; to .the rough weather. ] However, the firm managed to quit their yarding ; under the hammer.' Prices rcalised : were on a par with la6t sale. ; .Quotations:—Fat and . forward 'ewes, to 15s. 3d.; heifers, in calf, good, £4 to £5 55..; bulls,, to £3' 17s.' ,6d. ' _ '! Messrs. balgety ■ and' Co.,,'litd.' (Palmer6ton- North branch), report:—At our I'almerston North sale : on Thursday, to the rough weather, oaly a-small entry of sheep came to hand. Cattle of which wo offered a good yarding sold. readily, and pniotioally alllots changed owners. Quotations:—Fat wethers, 21s. to 225.; small yearling, heifers, £2; small,:yearling steers, £2 Za:: ■ fid."; medium yearling steers, £2 155.; yearlihg heifers, ■ £3 ss. to £4 Bs. 6d. for really good sorts'; empty forward cows, to £4,45.; dairy cows, £6,-£7 to £7 10s. Messrs. • Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday a yarding of 470 head'of cattle and : 700 sheep met with keen competition, and a total clearanco of every , pen offered wa3 .made at the following Quotations:—Fat wethers, 18s, 6ii„

205,. 21s. 2d., 245.'1 d.; fat. ewes, 18s., 19s. 2d.; ewes and lambs, 215.; ewe . .hoggots, Ks. lid. to-16s. 6d.; wether hoggets, 135.; fat lambs, 14s. 10d.; fat cows, i>s Cs., £6 17e. 6d.,.£5 18s. 6d„ £5 19b., £6 2a., £7 Is.; extra prime cows, £8 135.; forward cows, £3 18s. 6a. to £4 6s.;,.store cows, £2 3s. to£i 55.; 3-year steers, £5 145.; ' 2-year steers, £5 Ce.; 18-months to 2-year steers, £4 6s. to £4 12s. 6d.; 15-montha steers, £3 16s. 6d.; yearling steers, £3 16s: 6d.; yearling steers; £2 18sMo £3 45.; springing heifers, £5 ss. to £6 10s.; spring cows, £5 10s. to £9 ,'7s.- 6d.; 2-year Shorthorn empty heifers,- £3 10s.; 16' to 18-months dairy heifers, £3 to £3 12s. 6(1.; yearling heifers, £2' 10s. to. £2 15s. 6d. •

Mr. Newton King's weekly report Is as follows;r-At Eahotu <jn Tuesday thero was' a fair, yarding. The .demand .was lteen, practically everything selling at-, the hammer, a choice, lino o£ yearling Jerf.ey-Kol-stein 'heifers (sold im account : of • Mr. E. Morrow),- topping the market at £6 .10s.; yearling steers. made £2 13s. to : £2 155.; yearling . keifersj Jersey-Holstein, £3 15s. 6d .to £5 10b.-; do., ordinary, £3,35.; empty, heifers, £3 9s. to £3 18s.; store cows, £2 15s. to £3 135.; forward do., .£5 65.; fat cows, £6- lis. ,to £7;- springing - heifoTS, •small, £5 55.; Holstein. bIUI. £10 - 10s.; ordinary bull; £2 10s. to £4 ss,'- At Stratford, on Tuesday, there was a good yarding of springing lieifore- and dairy cows, with good demand. ~ Heifers i made £6 10s. to.£B 15s. for,early callers; later do.;realising £3-15s. to •£5 7s/ 6d.; dairy cows, dose up, .£7 .to £10 10s.; :later 'do.,- £5 ,17s. 6d. to £6-15s. At Wai-waltaiho on . Thursday ' there was a, fair yarding. - Yearling steers mado £2.'125. to £2 16s. ; 6d.; yearling heifers,' £2 lis. 6d.; . db., Jersey. strain, £3 -lis.empty ■ heifers, -£3 13s >; ,to £3 16s. i store oows; £3 9s. to £4 Is.; forward do., £3 5b.: 18-months"steers, £5 165.; springing, heifers, close up,-£3 10s. .to £7 10s.; later do., £4 7s. 6d. to £5.' A choice line- of' grade Jersey heifers, on account of * Mr. --Peatie. sold fo]f£9;to '£11',155.; and two -voty choice heifers,, on 'account of Mr. ll.' Barnett,.-£l3 10s.-: each; springing cows,' showing quality, £6" 153. to £8 104.; others,' £4 15s. to ; £6\105.; bulls,\:£4 2s. 6d. to £7 10s.

.' ' .AUCKLAND STOOK PBXOES. (By Telegraph.—Special; Correspondent.) : . Auckland, October 14.. Messrs. -Buckland' and. Sons- report:—On Wednesday, at our Westfleld fat stock market boef totalled. 441, and all of nico Quality. Competition was - steady . throughout, at last quotations. - beef made from £1 # 45./: to.;. £1, i6s;': per lCOlb., and 'cow and heifer, 19s. to £1;45. ; Steers brought from £6-12si , -6d.' Is. 6d.;.cows. £4 to! £8 ss. Fat v-and yo^tae,.calves'.' continue, to soil, freely.. The.'B7.-penned, made ; ffom'£2-55..!t0 £2 Us., for- heavy; medium, £1, Bs. -to' £2 7b. ; ■ smaller,' 12s: ;to ,£1 35.;. fresh dropped, 23. to 10s. ' • .' . .;

■ Thore:.wa3 a, larger yarding of fat sheep than; for- ; several, weeks, and- prices gene-' rally .were-about-,25. .lower "than tho provious week.:, Hoavy-wetliers,' £l'.ss. to £1 Bs,j: medium,:.£l Is.': to £l,'4s'. 6d.; 'light; 18s. .9d.': to £l-';i prime.:heavy, .shorn,:£l to' £1: 3s. 9d.; lighter, '.14s. 16d., to : 185.;.-best woolly ewes. £i: 2s.' to' £1 sslothers,; 165.• 9d., to 195.,- 6d.; hosgets, i 14s;' to 19s. The 151 spring lauibs penned ..wer'e.'insuißcient for requirements, , and '■ prices advanced from 3s.;to 4s: per'hoad.-Best, £1 2s. 6d. to £16s. 3d.; smaller, 18s; to 1 £1- Is.; light, IPs.: 3d. • to 15s. ■ Pigs-came forward ,in the usual; numbers. Porkers were: 'better: ..worth, and other, olaeses, sold, at'late figures.: Bacon'ers, £2 6s:',' to '£2.-125.-'(no heavy .offered);': .' porkers, '£1; to £2 t ;'4s.; -lighter, :£l'.-35. to'.-£l. 10s;;V , sUps,rl4s.;'to,-195.;:.;'-.well-bred' woanora,'. 10sl :6d: . to.. 13s.others,' * fid. -to -' 95;.,: One -'hundred 'aiid 501 d.,; :