LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1533, 31 August 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At our Levin sale yesterday we ottered a fairly large yarding o£ cattle to a full attendance of buyers, and we were able to dispose of the buik of our entry at satisfactory figures. Pat bullocks, to £8 10s.; fat cows, from £6 10s. to £6 165.; yearling steers, £J lis. 6d' to £3 155.; 15-month steers, to £4 Is.; springing lieifers, to £6;. dairy heifers, RW.B., to £4 106.; yearling heifers, £2 10s • to £2 17s. 6d.; empty store cows, from £3' 103. to £3 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced (Feilding branch), report for the week ending August 30 as follows:—At Feiiding yesterday we had a very good entry of both sheep and cattle. All classes of sheep (hoggets in particular) were in keen demand, and we effected a total clearance, with the exception of ono .small pen of sheep. Cattle sold freely at late rates. Sheen: Two-tooth wethers, 18s. 3d.; fat ewes,-15s. 7d. to lfc. 9(1.: empty fat ewes. Its. 6d.: hoggets, 13s. to 14s. Id. Cattle: Pat bullocks, to £7 15s. 6(1.; mixed yearlings. £2 55.; empty heilers, £4 4s. to £4 55.: 2year steers, £3 Dc. / store bullocks, £5 Ss.: springing heifers, £5 ss. to £6 7s. 6d.; light empty heifers, £4: dairy cows, backward, £5 2a. 6d. At Apiti' on Tuesday we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, competition was keen throughout, and all lines sold well. Two-tooth wethers, 16s. 3d., 16s. 6d.; forward ewes. 14s. Id.; ewo hoggets, !4>r. 3d. to 15s. 6d.; wether hoggets. 13s Id.. Us. Bd., 13s. 10d„ 14*. 2d.: small mixed' hoggets, 10s. 3d., 10s. 7d.; yearling heifers (good), £3 Is. 6d. to £3 3s. 6d.: yearling steers, £2 155.: springing heifers. £5 155., £5 17s. 6d., £6 17s. to £7; backward cows. £4 ICa.; springing cows, £6 2s, 6d., £6 17s. 6d„ £7. £7 12s. 6d. to £8 7s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. report on their Ekctahuna sale, held yesterday, as follows:—To sheep our offering was confined to one pen of fhorn hoggets, which realised 13s. lid. We submitted a large yarding of cattle, competition for n.ll classes being solid throughout the sale. Steers wore'in good condition and demand, whilst heifers and cows showing close to calving, found rendy purchasers. Threeyear steers, up to £5 135.: rising 2-year steers, up to £4 If.; yearling heifers. £2 lis.; mixed sex yearlings, £2 to £2 65.; cows showing well, £6 to £8; heifers, £6 to £7: backward sorts, down-to £4 10s.; fat cows, £7; old cows, £2 17s. to £3 Eg. Messrs. Abraham "and Williams, Ltd., report:—At our' Paliuerston North sale, on Thursday, a. small yarding of stock camo forward. Hales were effected at the following quotations:—Empty store ewes. ss. 9d.. 9s. 6(1., and 11c. 6d.; fat ewes, 15s. Id.: cull ewes, in iamb, 6s. 9d.: small hoggets. 7s. Id. to i». 5d.; yearling steers, £3: ISmonths steers, £3 7s. 6d.: springing heilers. £6 7s. 6d.; store rows, £2 12s. to £3 65.; wcancrs. £2 3s. Mr. Newton King reports:- At Urenui' on Monday, August 19, I bad a very good entry of all classes, with a. good attendance of buyers from all parts, some vcrv nice cuttle boltiß ynrdod from the back country, JL choics pea of pit htts Jrom.

the AwaUino being especially fine. The demand for all clases, particularly dairy cattle, was very good, all stock, with the exception of a (.small pen of empty heifers, being told at the hammer at the following rates:—Store cows, £3 ss. to £4 145.; fat cows, good, £6 13s. to £7 lis.; forward bullocks, £7 Us. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 12s. 6d. to £4 35., small, £1 10s.; yearling steers. £2 4s. 6d. to £2 14?. 6d.: 2-year coloured steers, £3 55.; good, £3 155.. 6d. to £5 175.; empty heifers, £4 to £4 2s. 6d.; 2£ to 3-ycar steers, £4 10s., £4 18*., £5 55.; springing heifers, £5 15s. to £lV' dairy cown good quality, £7 15s. to £9 10s.; aged, £4 ss. to £5 2s. 6d , <itori> wethers, 17s. 6d.; pony, I £10 55.; breeding sows, £2 10s. t-o £4 .156.; i store hogs, £1 Bs. At Stratford, on Tneeday, at my fortnightly cattle sale, I had a good entry, and a large attendance of the public, including buyers from the Wai- | kato. An advertised special entry from i Mr. It. 11. Phillips of #0 coloured yearlings i and 2-year empty heifers came forward in excellent condition, being <>o'!d without reserve, after good competition, at the foli lowing rates?—Hclslein 2-year empty heifers, £5 to £5"11.?.; yearling Holstein heifers, £3 16s. to £4 65.; yearling Jersey heifers, best, £4 10s. to £5 Is.; others, £3 15s. to £4 ss. j several Unci? of empty heifers were yarded on account of other vendors, selling, after spirited competition. 13cst yearling heifers made from £5 12s. to £4; others, £1 16s. to £2 13s. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 7s. 6d. to £2 135.; 18-months steers. £3 125.; 2-year steers, good, £4 to £4 1C6.; empty Jersey-llolstein heifers, £4 18s. to £5 6s. 6d.; good grade, £3 19s. to £4 10s.; nriicd yearlings, £1 19s. to £3, according to Quality; bulls, £2 12s. to £4; etore cows, £2 18s. to £3 156. 6d.; good forward cows, £5 to .£5 165.; fat cows, in demand, £6 10s. to £7 25.; small 2-ycar heifers, in calf, £3 10s.; fat bullocks, £8 2s. I had a good, entry of dairy cattlc in ray springing heifer yards, about 150 head being offered. Best quality cows realised from £8 10s. to £11; others, £5 15s. to £7 155.; springing heifers, best, £7 ss. to £9 10s,; others, £5 23. 6d. to £6 ss. Messrs Hitchings, nankins, and Co. Ltd., Levin, report as follows:—We had a very heavy yarding and large attendance of buyers operating at our sale yesterday. Pigs of all classes are demanding exceptionally high figures, porkers realising 6i4» to 7d. per lb. at auction. Stores are in great ret/uest, at high values. Prices realised a.s follow:—Heavy porkers. 50s. to 555.; medium porkers, 415., 425., to 455. 6d.; light do., 335. 6d., Jss. fid: to 38s. 6d.; forward stores, 255. fid. to 295.; medium do., 22f. 6d., 235. 6d. to 245.; slips, 17s. 6d. to 19e. 6d.; weaners, 16s. to 18s. • HIGH PRICES FOR CATTLE. ■ {Rec. August 30, 9.20 p.m.) I ■ Sydney, August 30. , Prime cattle are scarce.' l -Bullocks have reached £Z6,- the highest price for many years. One cow has : been sold at £16 55.. which is believed to be a record price for Homebush. Melbourne buyers took the best of the stock offering.