LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 972, 12 November 1910, Page 13

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., repart holding their fortnightly stile at Levin this week, whero they 'submitted a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. Most of the stock was sold under the' hammer at satisfactory prices. Quotations:—Fat shorn wethers, 15b. to 15g. id.; 2-tooth wethefs, shorn, 10s. 9d.; fat ow.es, 14s. to 14s. 6d.; woolly hoggets, 12s. Cattle: Pat heavyweight bullocks, £11.75. 6(1.; others, £7 17s. 6d.; fat cowe, £7; cows in calf, £3 to £3 9sv; cows in milk, £5 18s. to £7 155.; heifers, £4; cows and calves, to £4.. Messrs. Dalgety'and Company, Ltd.-, report having neld their usual fottni&htly Salo at Eketahuna on Friday. The repoirt states:—We only yarded one pen of sheep, which sold under the hammer, but tlio cattle pens were well filled.. The latter sold at late market rates. "Wo quote:— Sheep: Good, hoggets, 15s. Id. Cattle: Fat cows, £4 10s. to £5; cows and calves, to £4 12s. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 2s. to £2 Bs.; empty oows, £3 35., £3 ss. to £3 10s.; springing heifers, £4 12s. 6d., £5 10s. to £6 65.; yearling Jersey bulb, £3 3s. , Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At LeVin on Friday a largo yarding was offered. . An entry of 460 head of cattlo consisted principally of young cattle and female stock, no grown bullocks being offered. Bidding for 6ome lines dragged somewhat, and prices show, a downward tehdeiiey. Most lilies, hoWdrer, cliauged hands at the undermentioned prices, and very little went out unsold. A good yarding of sheep met with keen competition and every pen waß disposed of under the hammer. Fat ewes, 18s. 4d.; fat wethers, 19s. 7d.; forward ewes, i-is. 7d., 16s. 2d. v and 175.; f.m. ewes and lambs; 19s; 2d.; 4-tooth ewes, 18s. 2d.; hoggets, l£e. 3d.; shorn fat wethers, 15s. sd. to 16si 6d.r shorn fat ewes, 14s. lid.; 2-year steers, £4 7s. 6d. to £4 10s.; rouffh 2-year Bteere, £3 195.; yearling steers, £3 os. 6d. to £3 10s.; weaners, 255. to 365.; Binall weaners, 15s. to 20s. 6d.; weaner lieifere, 325.; yearling dairy heifers» £2 17s. 6d. to £3 55.; 15-month dairy heifers, £3 ss. to £3 10s.; fat cows, £5.125. to £6; forward cows, £4.t0 £4 12s. 6d.: heifers, £5-7s. to £6; heifets in calf, £3 15s. to £4 18s. We also sold a residential property, submitted on . account of the mortgagee, for £975.

The- New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Fcilding branch), reportfor tho weelc ending November 12 aa follows:—At Apiti oil Tuesday oiily one. pen of sheep camo forward. there was a medium yarding of cattle, but bidding was slaelt. Dairy stock, however, sold very well. Quotations:—Sheep: Mixed . sliorii hoggets (small), fe, Cattle: Store co.ws, £4 135.; good empty dairy heifers, £4 10s.; fat cows, £4 15s. to £5 10s.; springing coiVs, £5 2s. 6d.i springing heifers, £4 55., £4 17s. 6d., £5 la., £5 175.; 2-year steers, £4 7s. 6d. to. £4 12s. At Feildiag on Friday we had a, fair entry of sheep, and a good yarding of cattle. Owing to the contifaucd dry weather Drices for both sheep and cattle woro slightly easier. We quote:— Fat and forward woolly ewes,. 165.; mixed hoggets, 14s. 3d.; yearling .steers, £2 35.; cows, £3 55.; forward cows, £3 155.; ligiit fat cows, £4 155.; fat heifers, £6; springing cows, £5, £6 to £7; bulls, £4 ss. te £5.

CATTLE FAIR AT PADTATUA. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows oil their cattlo fair, held at Pahintua, yesterdayWo submitted a very lai'po entry of over 2000 head, principally prown bullocks, of SvhicU tlierc were a HUinbet of pens of good quality. There was a large attendance, buyers being; present from all parts. A large number, to whom tho bulk of the purchasers went, came from tho West Coast. We have bo report a very successful eale, practically the wholo yarditig changing hands. Uiddinp was .brisk throughout, and everything: was sold uiider the hauctier, cxceht where tho vendors' reserves were in excess of market value. We Quote:—Pat- bullocks, .€8 135.: fat cow 6, £5 10s. to £6; forard 4-yciir bullocks. £6 ss. to £6 7s. 6d., £6 lis. to £7 3s;j 4-ycar bullocks, £5 lfls. 6d. to £6 2s. 6d.j 3-year bullocko Uarpe entry), £5 to £6 lis., according to quality, the Balfour bullocks making the latter price* 2S-year steers, £4 6s. to £4 lfls.; 2-year steers, £3 16s. to £4; yearling steers, £2 125.6 d. to £3} 2-year dairy heifers, £3 lfe to £3 175.; yearling dairy hoifers, £2 6b. to £2 10b. 6d.; empty oowb, £3 9e. to £3 jj*,,