LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1295, 25 November 1911, Page 13

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgaty and Ck).. UA., report on IJicir Ijcviu sale, held yesterday, as follows:—Owing lo tho rough weather sheep did not. couic forward up Uj advertised numheiT, nonMOUcnll'y wo ha>l a, small yoirtling, but oattlo ciimo forward in pood iinmbcro, and we rjuHtod tho whole yarding at fatiefactary prices. Wo quote:—Fat owes. Us. 6d.: fat, wethers, 145.; forward wothors, 12s. 3d.; ;i line of SCO hoßPrets eold privately at lbs. Cattlo: Fat bullocks, £7 ICs. to £8; cows iu milk, £4 5a.. £5, to £6, £b lfc. 6(1. to £6 17e. 6d.; Btoro cows, £3; Z{-yoar steers, £4 6s. 6d.; 18-raoiitJi cteors, £-3, £o 95.; 15-month Btccrs, £3 Us. 6d. i yearliuK steers, £2 Hβ. 6d.; yearling heifere, £2 6s. I<i £3 6a.; empty betters, £4 Is.; 3-y<!ar sd«eri<, £5 6s. 6d.: yoarllng Jersey bulls, £2 Bs. 6d. to £3 65.; wcaner steers, £3 Os.

Mossrs. Abraham and Tfrillianis, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday, owing to the rough weather, only a email entry of sheop came forward, which sold readily at prices in advance to laet sale. Our cattle accommodation was.taxed to the utmost, and the majority of tho stock sold under tho hanimor at satisfactory prices. Pour and six-tooth owes and lambs, 21s. Id,; wother hoggets. 15s. 3d.; store wothors, 16s. 6d.j fat wethers, 6s. 6d.; fonvaxd owes, 14s. 3d.; fat and forward ewes, 15s. 9d. Cattle: Fiveyear store bullocks, £6 Bs.; 2 to 25-year stoers, £4 155., £5 3s. 6d. to £5 Bs. 6d.: 2year steers, £4 Is. to £4 125.; 15-month steers, £3 ICe., £3 16s. to £4: yearling etcers, £2 195.. £3, to £3 45.; wcane.rs, 265. 4d., 275., 295. 6d. to £2 Is.; 18-inOnth dairy heifers, £2 155., £2 19s. 6d., £i to £S Ba.; choice Holstcln heifers, £5 IBs. 6d.; springing heiferß, £4 155,, £5, £5 55., £5 15s. to £7 7s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 Iβ., £5 2e., £5 Bs. to £7 2j. 6d.; forward cows. £3 165., £4 Os. 6d. to £4 18s.; store cows, £2 15s. to £3 55.; bulls, £3 15s. to £5. On account of the Experiment Farm:—4 Eyel&nd cross fat lambs, 14s. IM.; 4 DorEet Horn cross fat lambs, 13s. 6d.; 4 Southdown cross fat lambs, las.; 3 English Leicester cross fat lambs. 12s. 7d.; 6 fat bullocks, £8 2s.

Messrs. Dalgety and 00., Ltd., report on their usual fortnightly salo at Eketahuna, held yesterday:—Owing to tho rough weather we only yarded two pens of sheep, cattlo also did not come in up to advertised numbers. Wo quote:—Medium hoggots, to 135.; 15-months steors, £3, £3 55., £3 12s. to £4; springing cows, £6; empty cows, £3 Is. to £4; springing heifers, £2 153. to £b 2s. 6d.j empty heifers, £3 10s. and £3 12s. 6d;; oows and calves, to £4 2a. 6d.j wcaners, £2 Is. to £2 10s.; bulls, £3 7s. to £6.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At our Palnieftlon North sale on Thursday we had a small entry of shoepand a good yarding of cattle, which sold at late ratee. Sheep: Shorn owes and lambs, all counted, 6s. 10d.; empty ewes, 10s.; prime wethers, 20s. Cattle: Forward bnl looks, £6 11s.; store bullocks, £5 Es. 6d. to £6 2i.; yearling steers, £3 to £3 75.. 6d.; 2-ycnr steers, £3 155.; fat com, £4 195., £5, £6 25.; empty yearling, Hoktein heifers, £4 12s. 6d.; 2-year Holstein heifers, £5; yearling heifers. £3 7e. &i. to £3 10s.; springing iws, £5 ss. to £5 17s. 6d.j bulls, £2 fc. to £3 3e.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agoncy Company, Ltd., noport for the week as follows:—At Apiti on Tuesday only a small entry of sheep, and a, fair yarding of cattle came forward. CattJu so!d well. Medium ewe hoggets, 13s. Id.; wether hoggets, 12s. 3d.: 2-year uteers, £3 18s.; yearling steers, £2 17s. lo £3 25.; mixed yearlings, £2 45.; yearling hciicre, £2 7s. 6d. and £2 Bs.; weaners, 275.; empty cows, £3 10s., .£4 to £4 2s. 66.; good 2-year Jorsey bulls, £8 Bs. to £10; 2-yca.r grade bulls, £5 to £6.

At Feilding on Friday thero was a, moderate CD try of stock, which, despite the rough weather experienced, Bold at lato rates.. Wo (juoto :—Mixed hoggets, 13s. lOd.j owe hoggets, 145.; ehoru cwo hoggets, lie. lOd.i etoro cows, £2 5b.; yearling 6teers, 595.; 15-montli3 steers, £3 Iβ.; forward cows, £3 Bs.; heifers in calf, £3 18s. 6d.; cows and calves, £4 10s.; empty cows, up to £4 Os. 6d.; light fat cowts, £5 12s. j good coloured 18-months steers, £3 175.; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 10s.; 2-year ditto., £5 75.; bulls, £2 7s. 6d. to £i 15s.

• . CLEABING SALE. Messrs. Dalgety and-Company, Limited, report having held a very successful clearing sale yesterday, on account of Messrs. A, and J. Welch. Although the weather was unfavourable, buyers were present from all parts of the Wairarapa and Wellington, the reeult being that competition for every lino was keen. The stock came forward in a manner that did credit to the .owners. . The horses offered woro a particularly fine lot, and (the report adds) we havo authority from a competent judge in these parts (Jir. W. D. Watson) to say that, in his opinion, they were the best lino over offered at a clearing salo in that dißtrlcl, Tho sheep also were a good lot, and prices realised must bo considered very satisfactory. In eattlo were offered some extra good dairy sows, which were well sought after, tho result being that high prices wore realised for each lot submitted to auction. Details of the nurchases aro aa follow:—2, 4, 6. and 8-tooth ewes, with Romney lambs at foot,'24s. 6d.; 4 and 5-year-old ewes, with Southdown lambs at foot, 255. 6d.; woolly 5-year-old owes, with Southdown lambs at foot, 21s. Ed.; 4 aJid 5-year-old nwes, with Southdown lambs at foot, 255. 6d. woolly hoggets. 14s. 9d.; Southdown rams, 4tpoth. at 4} puineas; f.m. Komney rams, l< guineas to 13 guineas; aged rams, up to 1 r.,? ui 1!! ! . a; .« da,11 7 cows in P rofit and "I calf, £16, £11 10s.. £10 2s. 6d., £9 2s. 6d., £8 15s! down to £6 10s. Horses: Chestnut marc Diamond. 5 years, £47 155.; bar mare Bonny, 7 years, £45 10s. i bay gelding. Prince. £41 10s.; bay gelding, Captain, £41 10s.; bay mare, Violet, 5 years, £40; bay ?Sl dn1 « B, 4 ,y ear 6' unbroken,' by Federation, W0 10s.; bay mare, Dawn, with foal at foot by Federation, and stinted to Dalmmr, £40; brown gelding, Lofty, 9 year? £38 10s.; bay seldiDß, Prince, 6 years, £36; bay mare, Dolly, £36; brow.u gelding Tommy,. 7 years, £35; 2-year-old filly, by federation, £26 10s.; 2-year-old gelding bv Federation, £17 10s.: bay marc. Biosvwith loa.l a.t fool by Federation, and stinted to Da.lmuir,. £17; brown mare, Darling ditto £16 55.; 2-year-old gelding, by Wicklow £7 7e. 6d. Implements and sundries sold un to market values.