LIVE STOCK SALES,

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2164, 1 June 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES,

Messrs. Dalgctv and Co., Ltd., report:— At our Hangaweka sale on Thursday wo had' only a small yarding of both sheep and cattle, which oold ua followsßniall lamb?, 103. 6d.; mixed-age ewes in lanib, to 14s. Bd.; woolly lambs, to 15s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2 6s. to £2 175.: young bulls, £2 65.; dairy heifers, to £5 2s.

At l-'eildlng on Friday we had an exceptionally ffood entry of sheep and small yarding of cattle, practically 'the whole of which changed hands at tho following prices:—Cull lambs, to 7s. 2d.; ,mediutn lamlw. lis. 3d.. 12=., 12s. 4d„ to 12s. £d.; very fair mixed lambs, 13s. 6d., 145., to 14s. 3d.; black-face lambs. 10s. 3d., to lis. 7d.; mixed woolly lambs, to 15s. 6d.; empty store ewes, to 125.; forward empty ewes, to 155.: light fat ewes, 18s.; 2-tooth wethers, 18s. 6d. to 21a; s.m. ewes in. lamb to black-face rams, 215.; fat and forward wct-hcrs, heavy skins, 235. 6d.; fat wethers, to 245.; light fat bullocks, to £9 2s. 6d.; line of 227 Romney cross fat lambs sold, on account of Mr. L. H.vM'Hardy, realised 16s. 4d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Teport on 'their fortnightly Dannevirke sale as follows :—We offered a email entry of sheep and cattle. Competition was exceptionally keen for all lines of shc»p, especially young ewes'in lamb, and we had a., total clearance at the following list of prices Small mixed sex hoggets, to 11a. 7d.; 2-tootli ewes in. lamb, 225. to 235. Cattle: Store cows, £2J2s. 6d. to £3 10s.; forward cows, £4 to £4 155.; late fat cows, £5 to £6 ss.

Messrs. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., report having held their fortnightly sale in the Dannevirke yards on May 29, when they ottered a good yarding .of both sheep and cattle. All closses of stock met with keen competition, and we effected a total-clear-ance at tho following prices:— 14 m.s. hoggets, Us. Id.; 34 hoggets. 14s. 2d.; 157 m.s. hoggets, 14s. lOd.; 78 hoggets, lfc. 3d.; 24 fat ewee, 18s.; 67 m.s. lioggcts,. 14s. 10d.; 8 fat owes, 17s. 7d.; 49 hoggets, -12s. 5d.; 55 ewes in lamb; 20s. 6rt.; 29 hoggets, 14s. 10d.; 16 2-tooth wethers, 18s. 6d.; 52 f.m. ewes in lamb, 17s. Sd.; 241 hoggeta, 14s. Id.; 15 fat ewes, 17s. lid.; 14 store cows, £4 55.; 1 cow in calf, £7; 2 cows in calf, £3 15c.; 1 conin calf, £3; 40 weaner heifers £2; 2 weaner 6teer.«, 385.; 8 ln.s. weaners, 253. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At tho fortnightly sale held on May 29 we offered a fair yarding of cattle. Our entry consisted mostly of dairy and etore cows. Those showing quality sold well, but inferior sorts wore rather dull of ealc. We quote:—Fat cows, £6 10s.; dairy cows, £8 bs.. £3 7s. 6d„ £3 55., and £2 175.; store cows, £2 10s., £1 lCf., and £1 55.; mixed wcaners, £1 10s., £1 25., and 15s. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale In their Carterton salcyards on Friday, when thev offered a very good yarding of sheep and cottle, pigs and horses, well above advertised numbers. Competition was very keen throughout, and there was practically a clearance. Amongst our cattle entry we sold on account of Mr. E. Engle, 21 2-ycar-old springing heifers, which brought £4 11s., £5 35., to £6 Is.: also on account of Mr. W. Howard Hooth, 2 fat cows, which brought £10 9s. Other prices were as fok low:—Fot ewes, 15s. Id.; forward ewes, 13s. 3d.; to 145.: store ewes, lis. lOd. to 12s. 4d.; f.m. ewes in Inmh to Eomney rams, 15s 6c1.; b.f. lambs, 9s. 7d. to 125.;.w0011y lambs. Its. 2d.; shorn iambs. 9t\ id.. 10s. 6d„ to lis. 4d. Pigs: Weaners, 9s. 3d. Fat cows, £6 55., £7. to £10 95.: fat heifers. £4 175.; springing heifers, £4 lis., £5 35., £6 lf«., to £7 JOs.; forward store cows, £4 155., £5 2a , £5 C-s.; £5 fe.. to £5 lis.; store cows. £2 95., £2 18s. fid., £3. £3 10s., to £4 is.? dairy cows, £2 10s., £3 ICg„ to £7 155.; 2-year steers, £5 95.; weaner heifers, good, £2 7s. 6d.; mixed weaners, 245. fid.; hull calves, 315.: steer calves, 26*.: bulls, £6 16s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At Feildinp" on Friday we had a good entry of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a good sale ; only one pen of sheep , going out ui> sold, and practically a total clearance of cattle being effected Quotations:—Sheep: Cull owes, ss. to ss. 3d.; inferior lambs, 9s. 9d. to lis. Id.; fat and forward black-face lambs, 14s. 6d.; good lambs, to 15s. 6d.; forward wethers, 2fle. Id.. 215.. to 22e.; mixed age ewes, in lamb, 17s. 6d.; 2-toot-h ewes, in lamb, 18s. Cattle: Weaiiers, 295. to 355., and up to 38.% 6(1.; weaner heifers, 36tj. 6d.; 2Cmouth steers, £4 145.; 2*-year steers, £5 16s.

Motws. Abraham and Williama, Ltd., report on their Feildinr; sale held on May 29:—We had a very heavy yarding of both sheep and cuttle, and we have to report a successful sole at prices slightly lower than Inst week. We quote:—2 and 4-toot.li wethers, forward, 21s. 3d.; cull 2-tooth wethers, 13s. 6d.; empty 2-tootli owes, 17s. 4d.; best lambs, l<s. 5:1., 14s. 6d., lEs. Id., 15s. 7d„ to 15s. 9d.: others, 12s„ 12s. 10d., 135., 13s. Id., to I.fe. 6d.; fat. ewes, life. Id. to 19s. 3d. Cattle: Fat cows. £5 165.; forward cows. £3 16s. to £3 195.; store do., £2 2h. to £2 18s.; dnirv cowa in calf, £4 6s. to £5 55.; dairy heifers, ill calf. £3 15s. to £4 Is.; Ilolstein cross v.eaner heifers, £2 45.; Jersey cross weaner heifers, 335.

Mr. Newton Iviug's weekly report etatee.— On May 23, at Waiwakaiho, practically everything offered wee cleared at the following pricesWeaner steers, b.vt £2 ss. 6d. and £2 65., fair sorts £1 10s. to £1 !6«?. 6d., small £1 2s. to £1 6s. 6d: nice lines of Jersey and Holstein weaner heifers. £2 Ce. 6rf., £2 se. 6d., £2 35.. £1 18*. 6d., £1 15s. 6d.; good graded £1 155.-6 d„ £1 12<?. 6d., £1 125., £1 lis.. £1 9§. 6(1., £1 7s. 6d.: mixed wemiers, £ Bs. to £2 ss. 6d.? empty 29-month heifers, £2 7i. 6d. to £2 18s. 6d.; good 18 anl 20month fiteers, £4 45., £3 18s„ £3 165.; croon pick 2-year Jersey heifers, £6 Bs.; grade, 29month heifers, .in calf, £3 15c?. to £3 18s.; fot none offered; forward cows. £4 15-s. and £5; cows, with condition for boning, £3 14s. 6d. to £«» 4s. fid.; others, £1 to £2 165.; eood st-ore cows, £3 to £3 155.; light cows, £3 7s. 6d. to £2 175,; dairy cowfi, £3 15s. to £5 15a.; email lambs, Jte, 64, Tko

dairy cows offered o'n aocmmt of Mr, S.' iUicman were low it coiiditi-oia, avc) although being youns cows dwl Tiot realise high prices, buyers beitig TfUlior afraid of tlio condition. The- boat cwvs sel-d i-a £7 55.; others, backward, .£4 iQs. t.o £S 7a 6d. ' On May 25, at Douglas, there was a. roc-u yarding oX all elasKr?, with keoii coifi ration for everything ofitottd. .Mixed wcancre, £1 18?., .tl 165., £i Us., £1 lOfc., £1 Bs., £1 7«„ £1 65., £1 Is.; in- cftU heifers, £3 25.; empty 20-montfi hoi for s, £2 IBs.; % and 2}-ycar steers, rough, -M lGs. to £5; 20month mid 2-year £3 15s, te> £3 295. 6d.; forward cows, £4 165..; stare cows, £2 16s. to £4 3t>.; smail lambs, Bs. ?d. to lQs. M.; 2-tootli wethers, ife. id. to. 16s. &L At Stratford ou May 26 a pi«c pcti of 2.1 tf> 3-year steers it* fair condition realised £6 ss. Other prices weft}:—-Good weaivot' steers, at from £2 3s. to £2 &•., and from £1 12s. to £1 15a. for fair sorts; small, ,16s. to £1 55.; weaner heifers, £2 is. 6d., £i J6s m £1 145., £1 13s. 6d„ £1 Us., £1 2s. H.; fair lints, £1 9s. 6d. and £1 1 U,\ heifers (poor lUie) s £-3 7e.; very rough line of 18-month steers and low in conditio. £2 18s.; fat cowi (very fow offering), £6 to £6 18s.; forward cowc, £4 $s. to £4 i-35.; cows, good, up to £4 <».; light stare cows, £2 16s. to £3 95.; boners, with condition, mp to £3 12s. 6d.; others, £1 ss. to £2 lie.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 15s. ld«; fat.- CAVC6, £1 Os. 6d.; lambs, good, 14s. 4d.; Others,. 12$. 9<1., lis. 3d., 7s. 6d. At Stony River <nj everything was cleared at the following prk.ee:—Werner haifers. £1 Bs. to. £1 12s,j small, !5e.; weaner steers, good £i IBs. to £2 55,. others £1 Bs. 6d. to £1 155.. weedy and small, l&j. to £1 Bs. 6(1.; sprinelfip heifers, £5; in calf, 20-month heifers. £3 3s. tc? £4 30.: dairy cows. £5; weaner bulls, £1 Us. tn £1 15a.; rough line of 13-moivUi steers. £3 95.; empty 18 and 20-month heifers, £3 Us., £2 IS*,, £2 16s. 6d.. £2 16*., £2 145.. &Z 12e.. £2 75.; fat cows. £6 45.: good forward cows, £4 130. to £5 155.; good store cows, £3 IPs. ta £4 65.; lfeht store cows, £2 16s. to .£3 7s. 6d.: aged cows, £1 10s. to £S lis.; small lifce of very prime woolly lambs, 17s. 6d, On Thursday at Salisbury Koatl. Tana-., for Mr. J. W. Arclrefr's filwtriujr tale was eood competition for everytlfrmsr cd. Tho dairy cows & go&d line, at?d po\d very readily at .fretti. .£3 15s, £14 155., a.vcracring £9 I®. &!.; hsifers realised £2 195.; telling sows, m Ids. to £5; Midhirst Dairy shares, ISs. 6d.