LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3066, 30 April 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantilo Agency Co., Lid., report:—At likctalmna, ou Friday, wo offered a good yarding of sheep. The tono of tliu .market was muck brighter than tho two provioun sales, aiid good Wices worn realised. A nice lino o£ 281 shorn wether lambs, offored on behalf of Mr. Percy Welsh, made 225. 4c1., while other sales were:—Medium shorn m.s. lambs, 17s. 6d.j email do., Us.; backward voolly lambs, 18s. 2d.; small do., 15b. Id.; enrnt.y owes, 165.. 6d.; m.s. wcaucrs, £A 11s. to £4 13s. The N.U. Tioan and Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., report that at thciv monthly 6tock ealo. held at xheir Waifcinae yards on Thursday, they offered a, fair" entry of both shoop and cattle to a good attendance. Quotations:—Medium fat wethers, 345,; 2-tooUi wethors. 295.; fat cows, £11 7s. 6d. to £11 10s.; fontaa'd-condition powe, £7 4s. 1o £9 63.; cows in calf, £8; 2i-ycar steers, £10 18s.; 20-moDthß steers, £6 ss. to'£B 43.; 18-montha heifers, r.w.b., £5; mixed sex weaners, £i; huHs, £5 to £6 16s.

Tho N.Z. Loan ajid Mercantile Agency Co.,' Ltd., report:—Ai v P«lmereton North .wo had a good yarding of both sheop and cattle. Oonipetitiion vas good, f-nd , *111 lines, sold readily at late ratos. I-a-mbs. and- fat and forward ewea ehoTvcd an improvement in values. Forward b. f. lambs, 226.; fat. ewes;'iOs., JOs. lOd., 325. 2tooth wethers, 3?.5. 6d.; light fat wethers, 365.- 3d.; stpro cows, low, £5, £5 55., £5 98., £5 145.; cows with calves! £7 75.; fat cows, £7 75.; cows in calf, £5 ss.;'weaner heifers, £2 Bs. • ' :

McEara. Daljety and Company, Limited, Polmerston North, report having a very good yarding of both sheep and cattle at their Feilding; sale on Friday. Quotations:—Sheop: Small lambs, 12s. to 13a. 7d.; fair lambs, 16s. Bd., 17s. 5d., 17s. 6d., .17s. 7d., 17s. Bd., 195., 19s. Id.; empty store owes, ISs.; mixed age ewes in lamb, 225. 2d\; light fat ewes, 305.; 2-tootli wethers, small. 29a. lid. Cattlo: 35-year bullocks, £15 is. 6d.; fn.l cows, lipht, £8 15s. to £12 la.; ompty fetero cowb, £7 2s. 6d.; weaner st«ors. £2 ss. to £3 15s.'; spring heifers, £8 10s.; dairy cows, lots, £5 to £9; bull 6, 2}ui!s. to 12gns. . Messrs. Abraham aad Williame, '• Ltd., roport:—At Johnsonville, on Wednesday, we had a fair entry of both sheep and catfle. Bidding was brisk, and prac*.io!iily a. total clearance was made at tho folltwing quotations :—Fa/t wethers 355., £2 Os. 3d.; fat ewes, 30s. to 343. 2d.; fat V.vce flad T/ethers, 365.; fat lambs, 225. Ed., Oα. 9d.. 245., 255., .255. 2d., 265. 3d. to 295.; iiKi&U Istnbfl, 12s. 6d.; medium lambs, 16s. to 16s. 2d.i light, fat lambs, 17s. 6d. to 193,-2-toctb to 4-year owes In lamb, 345. 3d.: cull tr*ts. 135.; fat heifers, £10 155., £12 7f. £d.; to £12 135.; light fat cows, £9 7s, 6d. to £9 178. 6d.; vealeps, £2 95., £2 18s., £3 7s.'to £3 145.; store cows, £4 16b., £5, £i 25., £6 153., £6 175., £7 10s. to £9 55.; wiftsere, 355. to £3 4b.; cows in milk, £12; eortnjlns cows. £7 12s. 6d. to £9; heifers a* the drop, £11 10s.

Hgiotb. Abralisra o-nd Williams. I/Id., report :-At Levin, on Tuesday, wo had a fair yarding of all ekseee of e!ock. Compared with late salo3 there was a. decided improvement, and •Wβ had a good clearance at the following prioea:—B.f. lambs, 19a. Id.; small lambs, 12s. Vd.j others, 17a. 66..; Zand 4-tooth wothers, 31a. 7d. to Ms. 4d.; mixed 2-tooths (email;, 21e. Bd.; mixed aged owes in lamb, 16a. 9d., 225. 63. to 245. 9d.; light fat heifers, £9 165., £10 to £10 17fl. 6d.; forward cows, £8 2s. to £10 10s.; vealera, 305.; 4 and 6year steers, £15 35.; 3-year steers, £11 55.; weaner steers, £3 3a. to £4; weaner ieifers, J3s. 6d. to £3; 2-year steers, £8 108.; heifors, in calf, £6 17s. 6a.; hetfere a,t drop, £10 12a. 6d.j small bulls, £4 17s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and WiUianus, LW., report:—At AVaikanae. on Thursday, tv« had ; fair rardinge of sheep -end rattle, and had a good olearance at the foilov , - ing ' quotations:—Fat ewes aad wethers, 335. Id., 355. 6d.j woolly, lambs (poor), 16e. 9d.; shorn lambs, 145.; 2-tootli to I.f.m. ewes, 235.; cull ewes, 15e.; fat heifws, £10; foi-ward cows, £8 18s.; forward hoif«rs, £7 35.; ,31-year steers, £12-18s.; bulls. '£12 7s 6d. A coif sold on account Nnrso licww Ambulance Fund realised £12 Is.

Messrs. Abraham anU Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmerston North, on Thursday, •Wβ bad a good yarding of stock, of njoEtly good quality, 1735 aheep and 165 head of cattle being penned. Competition for most lines was good, and tho major portion of the stock yarded found buyers at. prices as follow:—Light fat ewes, 325. 6d.; fat and forward ewes, 31s. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes (small), in lambs, 335.; forward ompty ewes,' 26a. to 275.; forward.and Btofo cwe3, 25a. to 265. Bd.; store ewes, 225. 3d. to 235. 4d.; cull ewes, 7s. to tOs.; erro-lambs (medium), 19s. 4d.;.Eomney lambs, mostly wethers), 21a. to 21e. 2d.; cull woolly lambs, 13e; to' 14e. 9d.; small eto-ro lambs, 14s. to 16s; 3d.; cull 2-tooth.s aad lambs, 145.; cull lambs, '9a.' 4d. to'Uβ. 6d.; fat cows, to .£l4; forward cows, £8 to £9;: 6tore cows, £5 10a. to £7 175.; small ditto, £5 ss. to :£5-1&9.. 6d.; 2J to 3-year ■ steers, £13 143.; yearling steers (bad colours), £4 155.; springing heifers, £9 to £10 155.; small weaners, £2 .'l9s. to £3 ss.

At Feilding, on Friday, we tad a good yarding of sheep and a. moderate entry of caittle. Lambs so-ld well, prices for ewes and wethers wore about on a par with lato quotations, cattle were in good demand, and sold well. Business was transacted at the following rates:— 4 and 6-tooth Eomney-cross ewes in lamb, 355. 6d.; fat wethere, 375. Id.; light.fat ewes, ■Jls. 6d.; fat and forward ewes, 295. 6d. to 30s. 3d.; cull ewes, 13s. to 14s. 4d.j; fat blackface lambs, Hits. 10d.; wether l4mbs, 235.; mixed iape lambs, 19s. to 21s. 3d.; email 2-tooth wethers, 2to. 6d.; fat cows, 13s. sd. to £13 17s. 6d.; forward oxiws, £9 ss. to £9 7a. 6d.; /fresh-conditioned cows, £7 17s. 6d. to £8 10s.; store cows, £6 4s. to £7 2s. 6d.; dairy heifers, £9 5e.; weaner steera, £5 lfts.; 20-month steers, i;ll 10s.; small Holrtein weaner heifers, £4 2s. (d.

The Wairarapa Farmers' 00-operatlve Association, Ltd., Stook Department, report on thoir sale held at Oortcrton:—Wo submitted a yory heavy•yarding of sheep, cattle, and pigs, to a large attendance of buyers. Sheep end cattle wero iieenly competed for at full market rates, and ■wo have to report practically a- total clear-β-nce, only one pen of sheep and a small pen of calves being passed. Prlcee were:— Fat owes, 325., 33a. 6d., 355. 9d. to 395.; forward owes, 275. 6d., 28s. 61, 29&. to 315.; ewes in lamb to Southdown ram, 283. to 31a.; 2-tooth backward store ewea, 205., 225. to- 245.; 2400 th. wethers, 30s. Bd. .to 355. 9(1.; small 2-tooth Downe, 275. 1o 2&.; whiteface woolly lambs-, 205.; v 225., 235. - 6d. to 255. Bd.; shorn w.f. • lambs. . 17s. 6d., 21e. 6d. to 245.; b.f. lambs, 17s. 9d., 18s. 7d. to 21s. Id.; small lambs. Us. 2d., 13s. 6d;, Wβ. to 16e. Oattle: Fat cows. £11, £11 155., £12 10s. to' £12 17s. 6d;;'forward cows, £8, £8 10s., £9 to £9 155.; aged cows, £3, £4, £4 13s. to. £5;- l&montha • dairy heifers. £5 15s. to £6'25.; springing- helfere, £9 55., £10 to £11; 3-year empty holfers, £8, £8 73. to £8 Us.; dairy cowe, .calving August, £8 to £8 10s.; cows and calves, £8 45., £8 ss. to £8 10s.; calves, 305., £2,. £2 Ids. to £5' 10s.; bulls, £5 15a. to £6 2s. Pigs: Sli'ps, 13s. 6d.; light porscrs. 245.. 255. to 265. Hens, 2s. each.

Mr. Newton King reports:—At Waiwaliaiho. on April 20, there j-was a fair yarding, all of which was cleared at satisfactory prices, as follow:—Woanor etccrs, from £2 17s. for small, to .£4 10s.'lor good; mixed wcaners, £2 10s. to £2 17s. 6d.; weaner heifers, £3 3s. to £3 Bs. 6d.; forward cows, £9 to £9 18s.; storo cows, £6' 123. to £7 lfe; small store cows, £4 ss. to £5 6s. 6d. ;■ boners, £4 18s. to £6 25.; 20month £8 18s. 6d.; ■ in-calf 20month heifers', £5; springing eows, good, £11 10s. to £12; springing heifers, £4 10s. to £9 16e.; good lambs, 17s. Bd. to 19s. Id.: 4-tooth wethers, 335,-; cull lambs, 10s. . At Douglas, on April '23, thero -was a full yarding, -prhich. sold under good competition at improved prices. Woaner steera, small, £2 10s. to £3 175.; 20-monUi empty heifers, £5 to £5 95.; store coirs, £5 10s. to £7 2s. 6d.; fat oowa, £13; 20-montii steers, £9 He.; 2J-ycn.r steers, £12 Is.; 2 and, 4-tooth wethers, 31s. Id.: small 2-tooth wethers, 255. 6d. to 28s. 3d.; f.m. ewea, 18s. lid. to 195.; lambs, 16s. Id. to IBs. lid. At Stratford, on April 24, thero was a.n improved yarding of cattle, with a good entry, of sheep. Bidding vras brisk, practioally tho full yardng being cleared n.l. the , hammer. Fat cows sold up to £12 13s. 6d.; fat heifers, £10 95.; forward coirs £8 17s. 6d. to £10 7s. 6d.; fresh-conditioned cows, up to £8 55.; storo cows, £6 17s. to £7 12s. 6d.; small store cowe, £4 7s. to £5 10s.: boners, £4 12s. 6d. to £6 165.; empty , 20-month heifers, £4 15s. to £5 Bs.; ■weuncr heifers, £2 lls. to £3; mixed wcaners, £3 13s. to £4 3s. for good, and £2 Us. to £3 Iβ. for small; bulls, £8' 2a. 6d.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 19s. 4d.; others, 13s. 8d to 15s. 6d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethors, 325.; good lambs, 18s. 6d.; null!!, Bs.; fat and forward owes, 295. Id. to 293. 4d. At Inglewood, on April 25, ca.ttlo were yarded iu excess of advertised numbers, and sold well at advanced prices. There wae only a fair entry of ehcep, which mot ■with inquiry. Springing heifers sold from £7 10s. to £10; springing cows, £10; mixed wcaners, £3 3s. 6d. to £3 lls.; weancr steers, £4 os. 6d.; small store cows, £5 to £6 25.;. boners, £4 18s. to £6 10s.; goon storo cows, £6 17s. 6d. to £8 25.; forward cows, up to £10 145.; empty 20-month heifers. £5 3s. 6d.; small and rough, £3 19s. to £4 os. 6d.; rough 2 and 2i-ycar steers, £9 18s.; 20-month Jersey in-calf hoifers, £6 10s.;. good Z-year empty Shorthorn heifers. £6 7s. 6d.; f.m. ewes,. 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.; wethers, 30e. 6d.

Messrs. Wriftht, Stophenson and Co., Ltd., roport that at their wcokly stock sale at Ekotohuna, on Friday, they offered,a good y&rding of sheop to tho averago attendance of buyers. Lambs wero in ■good demand, and mot with keen' competition. Prices ruling wero as follow .•>- P.m. ewes (low condition), 18s. 6d., 20s. to, ,235.; 2-tooth -wethers (email), 28s. Gd.; shorn w.f. lambs, 16s. 6d., ■ 17s. 6d. to 235.; b.f. lambs, 14s. to 16s. li.

Messrs. Wright, Stephonson and 00., Tjtd., report . having held Ihoir weekly sale at Carterton, on Friday. There was a, food yflTding of eheop and a fair yarding of cattle.. Competition iva« keen' from start to taieh. The firm' sold all the shoop yarded , with the exception of ono pen. Storo and dairy cows wore in (;ood .demand, which tvo sold at eood prices. We (]uolo as follows:—82 aged ew«B, 225.; ■% 4-scor cws. 305.; 170. |!-jear. ejfeai'.Z-Se.:

50 4-year ewes, 305.; 61 4 nnd 5-ylar ewes, 265. 6d.; 153 shorn lambs, 17e. 9d.; 60 shorn lambs. 185.'3d.; 175 shorn lambs. 21s. 2d.; 30 Mflckfaco lambs. 235. Cattle: Heifca'fl on drop, £12 125.: forward cows. £9 ss. to £9 125.; cow and calf, £10 10s.; potter bulle, £5 ss. to £10; woancr calves, 30s. to £3 15s.