LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1509, 3 August 1912, Page 13

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Ltd.. report:—At our usual wuekly I'aliuerston worth sale, on Thursday, thcro was a good attendance of buyers, and a fair yarding of Btock, which realised tho following prices :-Bnee.p: Mixed hoggets, lis. 7d.; fat ewes, 14s. 5d.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 12s. 9d.; cull ewes in lamb, 95. 7d. lo lis.; empty ewes, lis. 6d. Cattle: Fat cows, £6; dairy COWS, £4 17s. 6d. to £6; empty heifera. £3; store cows. £2 7p. to £3 55.; mixed weaners, -i is. to £3; rising 3-year steers, £5 14s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report:At our sale at Mangaweka on Wednesday, we Had a, good attendance of buyers, and a. good entry of cheep and cattle, which sold w follows :-Mixed hoggets, 10s.; wether hoggets, 12s. id.; f.m. owes in lamb, 12s. 6d.; empty heifers, £3 15s. to £3 17s. 6d.; sprfug. ing heifers, £6 ss. to £7; fat heifers, £5 t* M fonvard heifers. £4 55.; 3-year

t^&FL,?* and Co " report ;-At our fortnightly salo at Marton on July 30, we had a good yarding of stock and a large attendance of buyers was present. Mixed Hoggets. 12s. I0d.; wether hoggets, 12s. 6d.; ?„ 1 ,. llo .? got ?' fe - 9d -: mixed ago ewes in i.A. 158 - 6d - 16s - <*■ to IBs. 6d.; 4 and H«wi in lamb. 195.; 2-tooth ewes in rom^ 20 o 3 ' ! . la 't' owcs - 15s - 3d\ to 16s. 6d. ™i.« i,, B ?^ 6 heifers, £5 65.; dairy cows, £U las.; empty forward heifers, £4 6s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on f° eir Levin sale, held yesterday, as folinjs:~'X? ua d ffood yardings.of both sheop _„n ca «le. The sheep consisted principally of hoggets and fat sheep, and there ni tt .., ee ' demand for all lines offered, iiio cattle pens consisted mostly of female stocK, somo good fat cows and heifers nevng yarded; also some good springers. Altogether, we had a good sale, and quitted the majority of the stock at satisfactory i f S- Sheep: Low-conditioned owes in } a r'j "° 16s -! forward empty ewes, to lis. 6d.; small wethers, to 14s. Ltd.; woolly noggcts, to 12s. 6d. : fat ewes, 16s. to 16s. ij-s jams, 13s. Bd. Cattle: Store cows, us. 6d.; forward cows, to £4105.; 18-months 6teors,_ to £4; heifers in calf, to £4 95.; springing cows, £6 Is.. £7 7s. 6d., £7 15s. to £11; cows in calf, £5 10s. to £7 55.; fat cows. £5 165., £6 12s. 6d. to £7; fat heifers, to £6 12s. Cd.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Lti'., report:At our I/ketalmna sale this week we offered a fair yarding of sheep and a medium entry of cattle to a largo attendance of buyers. Prices in sheep wero in advance of recent sale, reports, and wo had a good clearance at prices highly satisfactory to vendors. Young cattle sold well. Following is a. list of prices :-Ewes, good, 125.. '« ./?•' H s - to 16s - 3 d.; poorer Boris. 9s, bd„ 10s. 6d. to lis. 7d.: hoggets, good, 125.. i<*. m., to 145.; hoggets, small, 7s. to Bs.: cows in calf, £4 to £6 65.; empty cows, to f n 'ro co ;"n 6r J 5 ? 1 ™ 8 ' £2 fc- to £2 Ws-J bulls, to £2 12s. 6d.

The hew Zealand Loan n.nd Mercantile Agency Co. report-.-At our Lovin sale yesterday wo offered a small yarding of cattle to a full attendance of buyers. Bidding wns rather slack, but wo managed to ouit tne bulk of our yarding at satisfactory figures. We sold dairy cows (August and September calves) from £8 to £16; heifers, 8.W.8., from'£3 Is. to £4 25.; empty store cows, from £4 2s. to £4 Us.

Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantilo Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced (FeUding branch), report for the week ending August 2 as follows :-At Apiti on Tuesday we had only a small yarding, whidi gold readily a. l la „'t rates - Mixed aged ewes, smnl', 14s. 9d.; 2-tooth wethers, 15s. Bd.; 18-months heifers , poor, £3 95.; yearling heifers, good. ■ti lis.; mixed yearlings, £2 3s. 6d. to £3 « ; * on S ty . c !"*?:,*? 10a - 611 -i dairy cows, f" to £8. . At Feildmg we held a representative yarding of both, sheep and cattle. A brisker tone prevails for all classes of ?i7 ! Y < i l \, °SECts being keenly competed for. tt lth the exception of one pen of steers, wo disposed of the whole of our entry. Cull hogget, fe Bd.; medium hoggets, 10s. Gd.ewes in lamb, poor, 13s. 9d.; empty owes, IDs. Cattle: Store cow 6, 30s. to 405.; springing heifers. £5 35.; weaner bu'ls, 12s. 6d. to los.; dairy cows, up to £11 106.; empty heifers, £3 lOs.; backward cows, to £?• light heifers, £4 10s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin, on Friday, wo had a very largo entry of Btoclt to offer. Sheep of all descriptions met with a ready sale, all lines of fata particularly being keenly couipetod for. One line of 125 fat wethers 'sold on account of Dr. Newman) realised 245. Gd. Only a few pens were passed under the hammer, and these changed hands immediately after, a total clearance being the result. Pat wethers, 19s. Id., 19s. 3d.. 19s. 6d., 21s. 4d., 245. 6d. : fat cv*s, 16s. 6d. and 17s.' Id.; fat hoggets, 16s. 9d. to £1 Is.: fat wethors and maiden owes, 19s. 2d.: forward wethers, 17s. sd. to 17s. 9d.; store wethers, 16s. 2d. to 16s. 4d. : hoggets, Us. 6d., lis. lCd.. 12s. 9d. to. 13s. 7d:; ewes in lamb, 18s. 6d. to 205.; aged ewes in lamb, 145.; small 2-tooth owos im lamb, 16s. 6d.: fat bullocks, £3 155.; fat heifers, £6 165.; fat cows, £5 to £5 10s.; low-conditioned lamonths .steers, £3 Bs.; yearling heifers, 355. 6d.; springing heifers. £5 ss. to £6 55.: sprmgure cows, £5 to £7 15?.; springing Holstein heifers, £6 155.: springing' Jersey heifers, £7 15s. to £9 ss,

BALE OP DAIRY STOCK, • ' Mr. S. B, Lancaster's annual 6ale of dairy stock was conducted under most favourable weather conditions by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile* Agency Co., Ltd., nnd Eeduced. in conjunction with Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., at the farm, Fitzhcrbert, on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 30 and 31. The following are the prices realised for the pedigree Joreey cattle, with buyers' names:—Pedigree Cows': Young Prim, W. E. Pilcher, Dannevirke, 28gns.; Darkio 20th, G. H. Lysnar, Gisborne, 30gns.; Silver Ring, J. Deano, Dannevirke, 37gns,; Brokey, H. 0. Mollsop, Palmerston N., 68gn6.; Magnet's Waif 2nd, E. Lancaster, Levin, 40gns.; Patch 2nd, Ballin Bros., Chrietchurch, 29gns.; Hopeful, E. Lanoastor, Levin, 66gns.; Primrose 3lst, E. Lancaster, Levin, 65gns.; Darkio 21st, H. J. Lancaster, Glen Oroua, 41gns.; Jersoy Farm Lady, W. E. Pilcher, Dannevirke, 35gns.; Jersoy Queen 6th. W. E. Pilcher, Dannevirke, 33gns.; Maid of Honour 4th, G. A. Tattle, Palmerston North, 19gns.; Hopeful Flower 2nd, E. Lancaster, Levin, 31gne.; Pearl, Goo, Doarlove, To Matai, 37gns.; Eubina, J. H. H'Orea, Stoney Creek, sCgns.; Primrose 24th, G. H. Lysnar, Gisborne, 27gns.; Oroua Queen., A. G. Stewart, Dannevirke, 26gns.; Princess 9th, G, H. Lysnar, Gisborne, 24gns.j Salvia, Dr. Watson, Bulls, 19gns. Pedlgreo Heifora (in calf): White Logs, G. 11. Lysnar, Gisborne, Signs.; Dolly Fox, A. G. Stewart, Dannevirke. 45gus.: Dorelia, J. Holdaway, Pahiatua, 45gns.; Miss Fox 2nd, A. G. Stewart, Dannevirke. 41gns.; Fox's Pot, Ballin Bros., Ohristchuroh, 37gns.; Little Ohamp, E. Lancaster, Levin, 39gns.; Fox's Pntch, Brown Bros., Levin, 30gns. Podigreo Yearling Heifers: Tawanui Darkie, J. Hansom, Dannevirke, 25gns.; Dalesman Queeu, ■ E. Lancaster, Levin, 22gns.; Maiden Dale, G. ,A. Tattle, Palmerston North, 24gns.; Miss K. See Fox, Arthur Lancaster, Kairanga, 2£gns.; Fox's Pet 2nd, G. 11. Lysnar, Gisborne, 21gns.; K See Daisy Girl. J. Eansom, Dannevirke, 24gns. ; Hopeful Star, G. H. Lysnar, Gisborne, 23gns.; Pearl Queen, J. Eansom. Dannevirke, 23gns.; Broken Colour, G, H. Lysnar, Gisborno, 18gns. Pedigree Bulls: parkie's Fox (2-year-old), W. Page, Koputaroa, 20gns.; Ahutoa Beauty (2-yearold), w. Bai, Matamau, 20gns.; Golden Fi,x it-year-old), Arthur Lancaster, Kairanga, JOgns.; Primrose Majesty (yearling), J M'Dowcll, Ashburton, 20gns.; Peter Pan (2-year-old), E. Lancaster, Levin. 25gns., The Governor General (yearling), L. Larsen. Bunnythorpe, 2tgns. The grade cattle eold as under-.—151 Jersey and Jersey-crosß cows in milk (top price £21), and springers (ton price £23), average £12 10s, 6d.; 62 Jersoycross heifers, springing (top price £12 10si. average £9 Is. 6d.; Holstein cows in milk (top price £16), average £12 10s.: Holstein springing cows (top price £23 155.), average £12 95.: Holstein springing heifers (top price £10 10s.), average £9 Is.; Shorthorn cows in milk (top price £13). averago £9 65.; Shorthorn cows and heifer.?, springing (top price £16), average £9 lis. The pedigree cattle averaged 3J]gas., and the 400 grade cows and heifers averaged £11. Mr. P.. Qulnlan, of tho Waikato, secured the gift oow given by Mr. Lancaster to the largest purchaser.