LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1301, 2 December 1911, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd., Dannovirke, report of their week's sales an fol- ! lows:—On Monday, November 27, we held our usual Woodvillc sale, when wo had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle Prices realised were:—Empty heifer?, £3 195.; springing heifers, £4 10s.; empty cows, £5; yearling steers, £2 ss. to £3 7s'.; Ayrshire bull, £3 3a. 6d.; wearier bull, £1; pigs, 245.; ewes and lambs, to 13?. Bd. On Wednesday, November 29, we held a very successful clearing sale on account Messrs. Peacock and Andrews, when we offered sheep, cattle, horses, etc. Prices we:c:— Cows, £9; heiierE, £4 h. 6d. to £6 10;.; empty heifer, £3 155.; two-year-old empty llolsteiu cross heifers, £8 10s.; Ayrshire bull, lOilgns.; yearling steers, £2 12s. 6d.; £19; empty ewes, 9s. sd. to lis. 2d.; ewe hoggets, 13s. lid.; wether hoggets, 135.; rams, lis. to 265.; ewes and Jamb, 13s. tld. Vo 14s. 9d. Sundries at satisfactory prices.

Mossrs. Dalgcty and Co. report-.-At our Waverley sale yesterday wc yarded 250 cattle, and a small yarding of sheep, and nave to report a good sale. We quitted AH the sheep, and 210 cattle. Fat ewes, lis. 3d.; store wothers, 12s. 4d.; cull two-tooths, 75.; three-year 6teers, £5 lis. 6d.; two year do., £4 35.; yearling do., small, £2 2s. to £2 Bs.; yearling heifers, £2 1«.. to £3 os. 6d.; store cows, £3 195., £1 Is., £4 3s- £-1 75., £4 10s.; bull. £2 3s. 6d.

The hew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report for week ended December 1 as foUows:—On Monday *e held a clearing sale on account of Mr, A, Fraser, Raniwahia. There was a attendance of buyers, and stock and sun» dnes sold at good valuei. "Wo quote:— Mixed-age shorn ewes, with 70 per cent, lambs, Ids.; full-mouth owes in wool, with lan } b3 < 103. 2d.; two-year heifers, £3 Bs. £4 s two-year steers (low £3 as.; dairy cows, in milk, £5 7e. 6d. to £8; springing heifers, £5 12s. 6d. ; threeyear half-draught gelding, £15; five-yeai harness mare,. £12; ten weaner pigs, 123) 6d.; and a large quantity of furniture and sundries at good values.- At Feilding <n Friday wo had a fair entry of both sheep and catt.<*, and all classts of etock sold well. We quote :-Two-tocth and fourtooth withers, lis. Bd.; fat ewes (shorn), 12s. lid.; ewes and lambs, 17b. 4d.; yearling steers, £2 10s.; cows and calroo, £4 7e 6d ♦ forward cows, £4 ss. to £4 95.; cows in milk, £4 sb. : bulls, £3 10s. to £5.

■ Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd report:—At Levin, on Friday, vo bad vardinge of both sheep and cattle, which met with a good salo at lato rates. Wo quote:—Sheep: Wether hoggets; 13s. 6d • ewe .hoggets, 155.; mixed hoggets, 14a. 3d • owes and lambs, 16s. Id.. 17a. 2d.. 193., m. Ed., to 225. Bd.: store ewes, 7s. 7d.; forward empty ewes. 13s. lOd. to 14s. Cattle: Threeyear bullocks, £6 to £5 55.; two-year steers to £4 10s.; 15-month steers, £2, £3 55., £3 !?' ?j' 6(, ' : 15-month heifers, £2 12e, 6d., £3, £3 55., to £3 Bs.; dairy heifers £2 6s 6d.. £3 75., £3 55.. £4 Is!; weane"! 145,, oOs.. 235., 305., to 325. 6d.; fat rows, » "v. !! - : forward cows, £3 10s. to £4 55.; cows and calves, £4; dairv cows, £4 10a. to £7 ss. "

. Mr. Jicwton King s weekly stock report is as follows:—On Tuesday, November 21, at Jiahotu, I had only 11 small entry, and a small attendance of the public, this being no doubt due to the wretched weather. Yearling heifers (poor) made 365. to 405.; eighteen-months steers, £2 19s. 6d.; store cows, £2 to £3 12s. 6d.; forward cows, £4 ' n!t ' £9. At Whangainomona. on Ihursday, November 23, owing to the very bad weather in the morning, the advertised numbers of cattle did not come forward, but I had a good attendance of buyers from oil parts. Inquiry at tlio Hammer was good for all lines excopt twoyear steers, which did not sell. Two good lines of well-grown bullocks wore yarded, and realised £6 4s, and £6 ss. 6d.; mixed yearlings, £!; fifteen to eighteen-months heifers, 4s. to £2 18s. 6d.; iifteen-inonths stcf.'.'fi, £2 153.; two-year heifers, £3 17s. Cd. to £3 18s.; store cows, £3; ye.*u-ling Shorthorn bull, £4 2s. 6d.; four and eix-tooth wethers, 15s. At Waiwakaiho on the same day I had a fair yarding, but witliont much inquiry. Yearling Jersey heifers, £3 Is. to £3 lfSs.; yearling steers, £2 145.; twoyear Jersey heifers, empty, £6 75.; store cows, £1 15s. to £3 14s. 6d.; cows and calvo3, £4; bulls, £3 to £5 2s. fid.; springing cows and in milk, £5 ss. to £8 10s.; heifers, springing and in milk, £5 ss. to £5 10s.; pedigree Jersey yearling bull "Jehosophat," on account of Messrs: W. J. B. and Yr". Paton to G. Mitchell, 21 guineas. At my spring cattle salo at CTrcnui on Monday, November 27, I had the advertised numbers yarded, and thcro was a large attendance of the public. The store bullocks yarded wore a good line, but did not reach the, reserve; fifteen to eighteen-months steers met with good inquiry, a large number being sold duriug tbe day. Fifteen to eighteen-months grade heifers made £2 14s. to £3; grado Jersey, £3 35.; grade Holsteins, £4; yearling mixed (poor), £2; fifteen to eighteen-months steers (poor), £2 to £2 7s. 6d.; pood, £2 14s. to £3 25.; twoyear empty heifers, £3 lis. 6d. to £4; good .do., £4 10s.; two-year steers, £4 2s. to £4 2a. 6d.; store cows, £2 lis. to £o 175.; fat cows, £4 15s. to £5 10s.; bullocks, £5 155.-, springing heifers, £4 to £5 2s. 6d.; springing. cows, £4 2s. Cd. to £6 12s. Cd.; bulls, £2 12s. 6d. to £6; mare, £16; store pigs, 163.; wennere, 7s. 3d.; tow, £3; boar, £2. On Tuesda-y, at my Stratford yards. I had every pen filled, and there was a fair attendance. Good business was done during tho day in eigliteen-months steers ana heifers. Store cattle met with good competition, but did not realise as high as recent sales. A nice pen of fat bulloeke, oil account- of a Hawera client; realised £S 6s.;.fifteen to cighteen-raonths heifers, £2 lis. 6d. to £3 7s. 6d.; fifteen to eighteenmonths steers (bad colours), £2 35.; good, £2 6s. to £2 145.; two-year empty heifers, poor, £3; good, £3 lis', to £3 16s. 6d.; fat heifers, £5 25.; fat cows, £5 to £6 55.; twoyear steors, £4 Bs. 6d.; yearling Jersey bulls, £3 15s. to £4 5?.; store cows, £3 2s. to £3 16s. Cd'.; forward cows, £3 17c. to £4 10s.; old cows, 3Cs.; purebred Shorthorn bull, 9 guineas; yearling do., £4'ls.; yearling Holstein bull, £5 25.; cows and calves, £3 10s. On the ciamc day, in my springing heifer yards, I had a good entry, and sold as follows Springing heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £7 10s.; heifers, calved, £4 2s. 6d. to £7 155.; springing cows, £4 10s. to £7 10s. At Stony River on Wednesday I had onlv a small entry, but the quality of the cattle was a considerable improvement on rc-cont salos. Fifteen to eighteen-months, mixed, £2 15s. 6d.; fifteen to eighteen-months steers, £2 3s. to £2 135.; do. grade heifers, £2 6s. to £2 125.; grade Jerseys, £3 15s. Cd. to £3 195.; store cows, £2 19s. to £3 65.; forward cows, £3 lis. to £4 Bs. fid.; fat cows, £-4 os. to £5 125.; yearling Holstein bull. £8; two-year do., £7 10s.; springing heifers, £6 10s.; springing cows, £3 ss. to £6 2s. 6d. During tho week I have disposed of a large number of cattle. privately at the following prices:—Fat bullocks, £9 10s., £10 £e., £10 155.; fat cows, £5 ss.' to £6 10s.; and £6 155.; two-year steers, poor, £3 12s. fid.; fat sheep, 205.; yearling to fifteen-months heifers, £2 15?. to £2 18s.; do. steers, £2 165.; two-year heifers, £3 155.; springing hoiferß, £5 10s.; store bullocks, £6 ss. to £6 10s.; grade Holsteiii bull, 15 guineas; ewes, 155.; mixed sheep, 16s. 6d.; hoggets, 15s.