LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1203, 11 August 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

lle'srs. Palgety and Co.. Ltd., report having hold their weekly fat stock sale at Westfield on Wednesday. August 3, as under:— Beef—Average yarding. The demand kh-- not so good as last. week, ami prices dropped 15s. to Ms. per head. Choice pens of prime ox sold at eouol to 265. to 2Ss.. and extra choice up to 30s. per 1001b. Ordinary duality ox sold at equal to from 235. to 253. per 1001b. Cow and heifer made equal to from 20s. to 255. per 1001b. VoalA large yarding came forward, and sola at latest"rates. Heavy sold from, 455. .to 55i • choice sucker;. 355. to 50b.; inferior and small, 235. to 25;!. Jtntton-A moderate yarding. Prices were n shade lower for prime sheep, but moderate quality were firmer than was the case last week. All odd pen of extra choice wethers sold up to 275. 3d. Ordinary heavy-weight prime wethers fetched 18s. to 225.; lightweight, 16s. to 17s. 6d.; heavy ewes. IS,, to 193. 6d.\ liiht ewes. Us. to 14s. Sprinc lambs of Rood quality w^, at <, ™ 17s. id. to 225. 6d.; hogsrets. Bood, 12s. 6d. to 1E« ; moderate. 9.=. 6d. to Us. Pork—A fair va"rding of choppers sold, at frpin 55s to £3 55.; heavy porkers, Jos. to «s.; light porkers, 255. to 325. Messrs. Palstety and Co., Ltd.. report having. Tield their fortnightly sale at tjpper Hutt yesterday. No sheep came forward, but there was a fair entry of cattle. Dairy cows and heifers, an usual, were in good demand.. Springing: heifers nrougut fu 17s. 6d. to £7'155.: cows, to calve August and September. £6 12s. 6d. to .E7 155.; later calvers, £3 ss. to £3 10s.; store cows, £2 ss. to £3 ss. Jlessrs. Balsety and Company, Limited, in conjunction with the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Airency Co., Ltd., report, having held a dairy sale on account of Messrs. Slack Bros., at their Longbuni farm on Wednesday. Bidding was fairly brisk throughout, and cows close to profit met with keen competition. Quotations :- Backward calvors, £4, £4 10s.. £5 55.. to £5 lbs • September calvers. £6. £6 55.. £5 10s., to £7 10s.: early calvers. £7 10s., £8 10s., to £9- cows at drop, £9 10s., £10, £10 10s., to £11.

ITcssrs. Dalqety and Co. roport:—At our Paimereton North sale yesterday there was a fair entry of sheep and cattle. Sheep sold well, but cattle wero in poor demand. The following were the prices:—Small twotooth wethers, 12s. 9d.; mixed hoggets, 11s. 2(1. to 11s. 6tt.; cull hoggets, ss. 2d.: fat heifers, £5 Us.: springing heifers. £4 7s. 6d. to £5 12s. 6d.; mixed weaners, 325.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report:—At our usual Palmerston North sale, hold yestcrdaj;, we had a Rood entry of both sheep and cattle, which met with a. ready sale. Rhccp were in pood demand, nud every lot. changed hands undr the hammr. Cattle sold freely at late rates. We juote:—Boo two, four, and six-tooth , and four-year ewes in lamb, 13s. 7d.; two-tooth ewe , -, in lamb, 155.: aged ditto, lCs. 9d.; wethers, 135.; hogcets, 9s. 9d. to 9s. Ud.; cull ewes, in lamb, 4s. 6d.. 6s. Id., to 7s. 7d. Cattle—Two and a half to three-year steers, £5 10s.; empty covrs, £2 to £3 Cs. 6d.; dairy cows, £4 to £9 10s.; bulls, 275. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Palmerston Nortii branch) roport:—At Pahnerston yesterday we had a medium entry' of both eheep and cattle, and effected a good clearance at late ratO3. Tv'e quote: Sheep—Two-tooth Eoraney ewes in lamb, 15s. Id.: store ewes, ss. 7d. Cattle—Yearling steers (small), 295.; yearling heifers (small), 28s. 6d.; store cows, £2 135.; empty cighteen-monthr, heifers, £3; springing heifers, £5 Es. to £5 17s. ;'. store bullocks, £5 19s.

AUCKLAND STOCK PRICES. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company (Auckland branch) reports:—"At the Wcst.fleld yards on Thursday (last week) we held our weekly sale of dairy and store cattle. There was a smaller yarding than usual, and prices were a shade easier. Best dairy cows sold at from £7 10s. to £8 17s. 6d.; others, £4 7=. 6d. to .£6 lCs.; empty cows, £2 ss. to £3 15s. At the Albert. Street yards on Friday, last week, horses wcro brought forward in average numbers, and competition was not as keen as on the previous week. Heavy draughts' sold at from £25 10s. to £33; medium draught, £18 to £27; light harness horses and kacks, £5 to £14 10s.: gig do £17. At Clevedou on Saturday last we held our usual sale of cattle arid sheep. There was a • small yarding, and ruling prices were realised. Dairy cows sold at from £4 15s. to £7 10.=.; empty cows, to £3 12s. 6d.; calves, £1 155.: sheep, 12s. to Ms. 6d.; pigs, 10s. to 123. At. Pu-kekohe, on Saturday last, we held a special dairy sale, when 356 dairy cows and heifers came forward. Competition for yonnp cows close to profit was keen, Irut others were hard to quit, although the majority changed hands. Best dairy cows and heifers, clo»o to profit, sold at from £8 to £10 10s.- cow to calve end of August. £5 10s. to £7 15 3 • cows and heifers, to calve September and October, £4 10s. to £6 10s.; aged cows, i'/ 10s. to £4. At Pukekohe on' Tuesday wfheld our monthly sa!e. There was a full yarding of cattle, and good prices were obtained. Three to four-year-old steers £5 15s. to £6 17s. 6d.; two to three-year-old steers, £4 ss. to £5 ICs.; yearlings to ismonth. £2 18s. to £3 17s. 6d.; eighteen-months-old heifers, £3 to £4' yearling hei fers, to £2 18s.: good strong calves, £1 15s. to i 2 125.; others, 20s. to 335.; emptv row? and heifer?. £-2 12s. 6d. to £3 17s Dairy cows and heifers sold at fully Monday rates. Beef also sold at West field prices. At the WestEeld yards on Wednesday \so had a full yarding of cattie, the ou.'ili'fy in many cases being the best since the Westfield yards were opened. Competition was keen, and, with the exception of those extra well done, prices were lower. Oxen sold up to 235. per ICOlb for prime quality; others. 24a. tn 265.- cow* and heifers. 20s. to 25.=.: steers fold at from £5 17s. 6d. to £15; cows and heifers, £4 5= to £12 10s. A draft of 19 steers from Whakatano averaged £I*l 8s 9d.; ,il £o (on account, of Mr. Jas .Lord) prize steers"mid" £16: cow, £12 10s. The veal pens were Hied and sold at high rates. Heavy vealers sold at from £3 10=. to £4 135.: medium •weichts, £2 Bs. to £3: smaller sorts and fresh dropped, 3s. to 20s. Sheep were penned in- average numbers, n.nd sold at last week's rate;. Best, wethers. sold to 265. 3d.; others, Ms. to 17s. 9d.; ewes, 13s 6d. to 20s. C-d.; hoggets, .10s. to 13s. 9d. Pi"'s wcro in smaller numbers, and sold at lute rates