LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2501, 30 June 1915, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

-Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report having held sales of pedigree Ayrshire cattle during the Palmerston North Winter Show week, on account of Mr. John Parline, -Hororata, Canterbury, and' Messre. Web and Sons, Koputaroa. There was a good o.ttendance, and the cattle were widely distributed amongst buyers from, the surrounding districts, and also from nanganui, Taranaki, Dannevirke, Garierton, Waikanae, Bawera, Maryborough, Matamt, Norsewood, and Woodville. Quotations for Air. Parlane'e cattle:—Yearling to 16-months heifers, 4, -4}, 5, 7, BJ, 9, 12, 12J to 16 guineas; 2-year heifers, 11, 13J, 15, 204 to 21 guineas; cows, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 26 to 61 guineas; bulls, 7, 13J to 14 guineas. Account Messrs. Webb and Sons:—Yearling heifer, 4, 4J, 5 t0.6 guineas; 2-year heifers, 9 to 10 guineas; cows,, to 13 guineas. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., report haying held their usual weekly sale at Levin yards, last Wednesday. A fair yarding of both sheep and cattle were offered, and a good clearance was made at the follqwing prices Two-tooth • store wethers, - 17s. 6d. to 18s. '6d.; cull lambs, 6s. 7d.; fat and forward 3-year steers, £8 9s. 6d.; light fat cows. £5; springing -heifer, £7 10s.; heifers, in calf, £4; store cows Uow condition), 325.; weaner heifers,-255. 6d.; 2-year Jersey bull, £5; fat porker 6, 30s. .to 325.; light baconers, £2 13s. \ Mr. Newton King reports that at Douglas, ou June 21, weaner heifers made £1 6s. to £1 65.; ditto, small, 16s. and Ifte.; bulls, £4; in-calf heifers, £5 ,65.; springing tows, £6 10s.; empty heifers, £2 175.; fat heifers, £5 5?. to £6; fat cows, £8 to £9 is.; forward cows. £5 7s. 6d. to £5 18s.; storecows, £4 is.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 16s. 4d. to 1;75,.;.cu1l ewes, 10s. sd. to 13s. On the day, at Albert Road, for Mr. W. E. Orr, jun.'s, clearing sale, dairy oows were in fair condition, showing good returns, and sold at from £5 for late calvers to MO 10s. for good young sorts, making a fair average of £7 10s. for the line of 21. Farm horses were in keen demand, realising £27 to £31 6s. • P.M. ewes in lamb, 12s. 3d. to 17s. AS Stratford, on June 22, bidding throughout was good, most lines, during the day ohanging hands at the following prices:— Rough enupty heifers, £2 to £2 Bs.; good yearling heifers, £1 to £1 Bs.; small, 6s. 6d. to 175.; bulls, £3 Us.: in-calf 20-month heifers, £3 45.; fat ewes, £1 is. 6d.; ewes in lamb, mixed ages, 17s. 6d.; cull ewes, 6s. fid. to 12s. lid.; fat cows, £7 Us. to £9 45.; fat heifers, £6 6s. to £7 Bs.; forward cows, £3 16s. to £5 18s. 6d.; good fresh cows, £3 16?. to £4 IZs.; lightframed cows, £2 2s. to £3 155.. On June 23, at Stony River, cattlo met with brisk competition, buyers being unsatisfied at the close of the sale. A special entry on account of Mr. A. E. M'agon sold as folows:—s6 steers, 15-month to 2-year-old, with some Jersey, £3 13?.; 2 to 2J-year steers, £4 13s. 6d.; store cows, £3 Is.; 15-month empty hdfers, £2 2s. 6d.; smal weaner heifers, 165.; other prices were: Weaner heifers, good, £1 7e. 6d. to £1 95.; smaller, 13s. -to £1,15.; weaner steers, mostly small and-rough, cattle, 19s. to £1 15s. 6d.; empty 15 and 18-mont-h heifers, £1 19s. to £2 45.; 2-year steers, £4 Is., £3 195., £3 155., £3 13s„ £3 10s.; nice pen of 2£-year ateovs in forward condition, £7 75.; springing hek fers, £6 12s. 6d.; young store cows, £2 7s. 6d. to £3 55.: dairy bulls, £9; 15-month, bulls, 3gns.;'in-calf heifers, 2-year-olds, £3 ss. 6d. to £4 25.; nice lice of 3-year-old htsifers (Ayrshire-Shorthorn),. £6 125.; cows and calves, £5 Is.; incalf cows, with good condition. £3 15s. to £6 95.; fat cows, £8 17s. 6d.; fat and forward cows, £7 Is.-to £7 75.; forward.cows, £4 15s. to £5 175." 6d.; fresh-conditioncd cows, £3 18s. 6d. to £4 Bs. 6.; store cows. £3 7s. to £3 125.; lambs, 14s. At Lidhirst, on June 24, 'for Mr. W. Hardy Jones's sale, there was good bidding for- all lines offered. The herd of cows were-a nice line, selling at from £7 ss. to £12 10s., averaging £9 3s. for the line; springing heifer? brought £6 15s. and £7. On.account of other vendors, springing heifer 6, choice, made £7 10s. and £8 10s.