LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1233, 15 September 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Daljroty nr.rl Co.. Ltd., report, having lipid their usual weekly fat i.toek sale at Wostfio'.il on Wednesday, September 13, ap under:—Reef: Le.*t« than the n«ual number of fat. cattle vera yarded, which met with kcon competition n.l advanced rate?. Choice c«ality oxen sold'at from 31«. to 335. per ICGIh.: ordinary nuality, 27*. to 305.; cow and heifer beef, from 25.". to 28s. for first nuality. and 225. to 245. for second-class. Veal: An average yarding. Heavy fold at .£2 15?'. to £3 10s.; choko suckers, 3Cs. to 455.; others, 3s. to ISs. Mutton: A moderate yarding. The nuality was very moderate, only about one-third of the yarding being prime Quality. The .demand was pood, and prices were a shad? higher than Into rates. Heavy wethers Fold from 245. to 275. £d.; medium and light ditto, at 2C?,.t0 235.; inferior ditto, 265. fid. to 18s.; ewe?, 16s. to 235. Lambs: A large yarding, the majority being light and unfinished. Heavy sold at 17s. to 205,; light. 13s. 'to 16?.; inferior. 3s. 6d. to £:~. Pork: An average yarding and good demand. Chopper.- sold at .€3 to £3 Ion.: heavy porkcrp, £2 10s. to £5 55.; light porkers, 265. to 375.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co.. Ltd.. report:— At our Palmorstqn sale yesterday a very small entry, came forward, and all lines were disposed of at prices as below:— Small yearling heifers, 3Cs.; yearling steers. 375... 6d.; 12 to 15-months heifers. £2 Bs.. £2 10s. to £3 Is.; rising 2-year empty heifers, £3 Bs. 6d.; empty cows, £3 4s. to £3 10s.; springing cows, £5; ditto heifers, £5 as.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At our Palmerstorl North stile yesterday cattle of all classes met with rcady sale, and all lots offered changed hand-. Only one pen of sheep came forward. Quotations:—Aged ewes with lambs, 13s. ftl.; 5-year Polled Angus bullocks, £5 lfs.; cows, £2 17s. 6(1. to £3 155.: yearling heifers. 2i--and 3-ycars steers, £5 Bs. 6d.; empty cow?. £2 17s. 6d. to £3 155.; yearling heifers, £2 75.; weancr heifers, 51s. 6d.; wcaner steers, 325. 6d.; springing heifers, £4 to £6.

AUCKLAND STOCK PRICES, (fly Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, September 14. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At the Westficld Yards on Thursday last, at tho weekly dairy and store sale, cattle came forward in usual numbers, and mat with fair competition. Best dairy cows sold at from £6 10s. to £8 7s. 6d.;. others. £3 10s. to £5 155.: heifers, £4 to £1 55.; empty cows. £2 ss. to £3 18s.; calve?, 235. to £2 Is. At. the Albert Yards on Friday horses wero yarded in average numbers, and sold at lata rates. Heavy draughts rold at from £22 10s. to £38; medium ditto, £30 to £27 10s.; hacks and light harness forts, £8 10s. . to £19 10?.; ponies, £2 10s. to £9 155.; eii?. £10; sprinp uart, £15. At Bucklaiul on i Saturday wo held a clearing sale of Mr. J. Porter's live and dead stock. There was a larjje attendance. and satisfactory p»;iees were realised. Cows Fold at from £4 10c?. to £6 10s.; heifers. £4 l()s.; horses. £9 10s.: sundries at rulnis priccs. . At the Pukel;ohe .Yards on Monday we held a special dairy sale, when rlofe on 2CO cows and heifers rarce forward, nnd met with a ready sale under keen competition. Best dairy cows close to profit sold at from £3 10s. to £13 55.: other-;, £3 10s. to £7 10s.: cows in milk, £4 IP?, to £9; heifers clcec t.o profit, £5 10s. to« £12; calvod heifers. ,£3 15s. to £8 10s.; Jersey bulls, £3 ICs. to £7 10s.; bulls, £3 ss. to £5; Jersey heifer yearling. £4 10s. to £6 10s. On Tuesday, at Pukokohe, at our usual monthly sales, there was a fuU yardinc:, and pricey were well up to late duotations. Three to four-year steers sold at from £6 Ite. to £7 lis.: two to thri?c-year-old steers, £4 ss. to £6 si.j 18-mcnths-old to two-year-old steers, £3 ss. to £4 ,55.: trood calvers, £2 155.: others. 2Cs. to £2; 18-months to two-year-old heifers, £3 10s. to £4 10s.; eini'ty cows. £2 10s. to £3 18s.; Jersey heifers. £3 15s. to £5 -15a.: bulls, £3 IDs. to £5: beef at full Westfield rates. At the Wcstj field Yards on Wednesday fat cattle were | again yarded in less numbers than usual, j end advanced in price or. last quotations, n.lmost every coni-'ijrnnient of steers ! avernffi-ncr over £12 each. Best oxen sold to 345. fid. per lfOlb.; others, 3Cs. to 335.; ! tow and heifer beef. 2os. to 305.; sievs I sold at from £8 17s. Gd. to £17; cows, £5 17s. i 6d. to £11 12s. 6d.; heifers, £5 10s. to £11 6s. Calves were penned in good supply, and sold at late rates. Heavy vealers sold to £4 17s. 6d.; medium weights. £2 lCi. to £3 Is.: others, 2?s. to lis.', smaller sorts and fresh dropped. 2?. to 155. The sheep pens were well filled, and advanced. in nrice. Best wethers f->ld at from 245. to 265. Gd.; others, 20s. to 235.; lighter weiphts. 17s. 6d. to 195.: ewes. 17s. to 2Cs. 6d.: Hosrrrets, 15s. to 19s. Sprite lambs sold at from 15s. Gd. to 19s. 9d. for bci't quality: others. 7s. 6d. to 13s. Piss were yarded in larpe numbers, and sold at higher rates. Baooncrs, £2 12";. to £3 10s.; parkers, £2 to £2 12s. 6d.; dips, 20s. to 255.; baconcrs, IC-s. to 15s.