LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3029, 16 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

®. a 'K e ty ®nd Company, Limited, in,v held a clearing sale of w«\sl- st ?®-S °P £ ehalt Mr - G - Gower, Horokiwi lioad, Petone, on Mondaj-. The cows came forward, in good cndition, and ??-r , excellent prices being ob--1? A vs .i" profit realised to £11 lis. od.; springing cowb on drop to £13 **; winter- and spring ofllvers; to £14: springing heifers, to £14 lte.; yearlings, ±6 63.; weaners, £2 14s. Messrs. DoJgely and Company, Limited, at. their Otaki sale on Wednesday, offered a, lieavy yarding of 6heep . and a fair on .® °/ cattle. Most of the sheep subnutted wore of good quality, and elicited Keen competition, tho entire entry bclug sold- under the hammer at good prices. Cnttle were slow of sale, chiefly owing to vendors refusing- to accept ruling rates. They nuote:—Fat wethers, to 365. Md.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 30s. 4d„ 335. Id., 335. 7d. to 355. 9d.; 2-tooth wethers, 275. to 295.; 4 and 6-tooth ewes, 325. 4d., 345. Bd. to 3Bs. 9d.; 2-tooth ev.'es, to 335. 3d.: f.f.ni. ewes, to 295. 3d.; cull ewe?, 31s. lOd. to 18s. Bd.; woolly lambfi, 16s. lOd. to 19s. 2d.; cull lambs, to 13s. Bd.; weaner steers, to £3; yearling heifers, to £4 Is.; store cows, to £6; porkers, 31s. -Hessre. fialgety and Company, Limited, report having offered o, small yarding of sheep and cattle at their Levin- yards on Tuesday. Tlio continued dry weather was doubtless responsible for a noticeable slackening. They (juoto:—Fat wethers, 365. Bd.; fat and forward ewes, 305.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 325. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes, 31s. 7d.; s.in. ewes, to 275. 6d.; cull lambs, 13s. 3d.: light fat heifers, £9 10s.; empty store oows, to £7 15s. I

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report:—At Kimitangi on Monday we had a full yarding. of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle. Competition was good throughout, and we sold tho whole entry with tho exceptin of two pens, at late rates. —Small 2 and 4-tooth ewes, 265. Id.; f.m. ewes, 195.; aged ewes, 9s. 6d.; fat woolly lambs, 235. 4d.; good store lambs, 16!. Id.; blaokfaco lambs, 15s. Id., 15s. 8d; email lambs, 9s 3d. t-o 12s. lOd.: mixed weaners, .£2 2s. 6d.; good weaner steers, £4, £4 Is.; yearling heifers. £3, £3 55.; 18-months steers, £6 195., £7 145.; forward eows, £6 ss„ £7, £& 17s. fid.; fat cow's, £9 2s„ £9 lis.; heifers, r.w.b., £5 25., £7 Is.; springing heifers, £7 155., £8.

The New Zealand Ix>nn and Mc-rcantile Ageuey Co., Ltd., .report:—At the Colombo Road yards, Masterton, on Wednesday, there wa,s a large entry of sheep. A good, attendance of buyers wero present, but bidding was r.ot so animated as at the previous sale, find prices wero somewhat easier. \We mado a total, clearnnco under tho hammer at the following ratos:—Smalt 2-tooth ewes. 235.: 4 and 5-year ewes. 255.; aged ewe*. 14s. 3d. to 195.; forward conditioned ewes, 275. lOd.

The Wairarapa Farmers' Co-operative Association, Ltd.. report on. their Pahiat.ua stock sale, held lafrt Tuesllay, as follows:— Wo offered a large yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle to only a, smalt •attendance of buyers. Owing to -new outside competition, tho prices for sheep showed a hardening tendency. However, in spite of the easiness in the market wa quitted tho bulk of our yarding at very fair prices. We quote as follows:—200 4, 6, and fttooth ewes, 345.; 95 f.m. ewes, 275. Id.: 27 5-year ewes, 275.; ,45 mixed aged ewes. 28« i. Id.: iiO f.m, ewfc*. 245.: IC6 do. (poor), 28s. Id.; 82 do., 205.: 173 4-tooth wethers (good)., 335. lCd.: 135 2-tooth wethers (medium), 275. Id.; 14 2-tooth wethe.rs, 295. 3d.; 84 shorn lambs (good), 18s. 6d.; 28 do.. 19?. 9d.; 30 woolly lambs* tfcmal!), 16s. 7d.; 50 shorn lambs (medium), 15s. Id.; 100 cull lambs, lis. lid.; 50 do., 12s. 2d.; 21 do., 125.; 28 do.. 125.; 57 do., 10s. 2d.; 20 fat. ewes, 325. 6d.; Romncy rams, ten.. 2sns., ljgns., titans., 7gns., 7?gne.. Bgns.: Lincoln, rams, lgn.. 32cns. Cattle: Fat cows. £9 10s. to £10 10s.: forward cows. £8 7s. to £9 55.; store cows. £4 10k. to £6 10s.; 18-months in calf, £4 ss. ,to £5; bulls,' £6, £8, ajid £9. I WHOLESALE PRODUCE PRICES. I Messrs. Lacry and Co., Ltd., Allen Street, j f report wholesale prices as follow:—Fowls' i wheat, prime. 6s. 9d. per bushel; fowls' i barley, 4s. Bd. per bushel; Cape barley. ■ss. per bushel; Prussian blue peas, 176. 6d. ! per bushel; mai7,e feed, ss>. 6d. per bushel; crushed maize, 6s. per bushel; chaff, oat sheaf, £6 10s. per ton: hay, clover, £5 ss. ner.ton: hay, moadow, £5 per ton; flour, in sacks, £16 10s. per ton; oatmeal. £22; pollard, £7 10s. per ton: bran. £5 10s. per ton; bacon (all best factory), sides, .Is. per lb.; TollSi Is. Id. Ncr lb.; hams. Is. Id. per lb.; shoulders. 9ijd. per lb.; checso (factory), medium, 10d. per lb.; cheese, loaf, lid. per lb.; linseed oil m<?a.J, 100's, £11 10s. per ton; 50's, £12 per ton: 20's. £12 30s. per ton: linseed nuts, 12s. 6d. per cwt..; linseed ground cake, 12s. Sd. per' c*vt.: whole linseed, 2te. per cwt.; rico pollard, £6 per ton; onions. £7 10s. to £8 per ton: potatoes, white-skinned- table, £6 to £7 l&s. per ton; pig meal, £6 10s. per ton. AU poultry in very pood demand. Hons, 4f». to ss. per pair: cockerels. 5". (A. to 7s. per pair; ducks (Pekin and Aylesbury), 7s. to Bs. per pair; ducks (IndiHu Runners), ss. per pa-ir; turkeys (gobblers), 3s.'2d; per lb. turkeys (hens), Is. per lb. live-weight; butter (prime tyilk), Is. 4d. per lb.: eggs, le. lid. to 2s. per dozen; new laid, 2s. Id. per dozen.