LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3192, 17 September 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mr..Newton King reports:—At Waiwakaiho. owing to the very wet weather there was only a. small entry. Yearling 6teers, £6 Is. 6d. to £6 Bs.; yearling heifers. £3 19a. to £4 165.; mixed small yearlings, £3 4s. to £3 18s.; empty 2-year heifers, £6 ss. 6d.; rough 20-inonth steers, £7 13s. 6(1.; ohoico springing heifers, up to £13; others, £8 to £10; springing cows, £12 10s. and £13 10s.; forward cows, .68 15s. to £9 lis.; store cows, £5 to £7 55.; Holstein bull, £13 10s. ■ - At Douglas, on September 10: Store cows. £7 Is. to £9; small, £5 ss. to £6 Bs.; heifers, in calf (small). £5 145.; springing heifers, £12 10s. to £14 10s.; others, £9 ss. to £11; springing cows, £14; small lot of ewes and- lambs, £2; good hoggets, 335. At Stratford on September 11: fat cows, £13; forward and store cows, £8 7s. to £9 18s.; store cows. £6 17s. 6d. to £8 25.; small cows, £5 2s. to £6 10s.; empty 2-year heifers, £5 18s. to £6 18s. 6d.; bulls, £10: yearling heifers. £4 16s. to £5 25.; yearling steers, £5 10s. to £6 175.; others, £4 18s.; aged ewes in lamb, 30s. 9d.; 4 and 6-tootn wethers, 36a.; f.in. empty ewes, 325. id. In the dairy pens there was, Keen competition. Best cows sold up to £17 155.: others, £11 to £14 10s.: best heifers up to £16; others, £8 ss. to £10 10s. . At Inglewood on September 12: Springing heifers (all small), up to £10 17s. 6d.; springing cows up to £12 155.; hoggets. Z6s. to 285.; culls, 17s. 7d.; yearling heifers, £4 ss.'to £5 2s;; yearling steers, hi las. 6d. to £6 125.; empty cows. £7 12s. to £10 75.; small, £4 12s. 6d. to £6. At the clearing sale on behalf of All. J. Marra, iluiakama, on September 13: Dairy ,cows sold from £12 10s. to £17. averaging £15 55.; store cows, £7 10s. to £8; springing heifers. £7 10s. to £8; yearling 'heifers, £4 135.; breeding bows, £4 lus.; store pigs, 305.; mower, £14. . Messrs. Abraham and William, Ltd.. report.—At Shannon on Friday we Sail a small yarding of sheep and. a good one of cattle. A good clearance was made at the following prices .—Sheep: Store wethers, 265., 335. 6d.. Cattle: 2-year empty )ieifers. £7 Is.; yearling steers, £5; cows and calves, £7 125.. £8 to £8 165.; empty_cows, , £6 135., £7 125., £8 75., £8 Bs., to £9 65.; yearling bulls, £3 6s. to £6 55.; fat. cows £10 10s° £11 165., to £13 45.; springing cows, £8, £8 lis., to £11. • Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report on their Waneanui sale, held t>n September 12. We had a good yarding both of sheep and cattle, which met with a very fair reception from a good attendance or buyers. Competition was keen for good quality. hoggets and forward conditioned wethers ana ewes. Young cattle were also.in good demand. Quotations :-Hoggets, 275. 9d. to 28s. 3d.; medium hoggets. 245. 6d. to as. Id.; inferior, 15s. 3d. to 18s.; fat and for-ward-owes, 335. 9d.'; empty ewes. |275. .medium wethers, 295. 9d.; good 2 and 4-tootU wethers, 355. 6d.; 2-year steers, 10SU8., yearling steers, £7 55.; small weancrß, £2 7s. At Waverlcy on September 14. wo had a medium yarding of sheep and a good yarding of cattle. Cattle were in good demand, and we havo to report practicallv a total clearance at prices in advance of late sales. Quotations: Small hoggets, 18s.; springing cows to £15 153.; &■ fear 'heifers" in calf, £6 17s. 6d.; empty heifers, £6 9s. 6d. to £7 145.; 2-year steers. £9 Is. to £9 195.; yearling steers, £4 105. tn £S 12s Messrs.'Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmers, ton North, report having a good yarding sheep and a small entry of cattle at their E eliding sale on Friday. ,Quotations.Sheep: Small hoggets, 225. Id.; 4-tooth wethers (medium). 36s : sma 1 2-toothwthms. 315.; fat wethers. £2 6s. 6d. Cattle: yearlftg heifers. £5 2s. 6d.; backward dairy heifers, £7 7s. 6d.; empty cows; hi lis., cows and calves. £9 10s.; light fat.cows. £10 17s ; 2-year Shorthorn bulls, 12igns.. Loan and Mercantil, Agency Co. rcport:-At Folding, on Fndly, /good entry.of sheep andxattle.came forward. Competition was not keen aim sevS lines were passed "t a ",,vTtota were subsequently sold, Practically a total clearance Seins effected: Inferior hoggets 18s. 9d.'; small hoggets, 225. .3d.; medturn hoggets 235. to 248. 6d.; medium ewe koggetß?2ss.; good .hoggets, 28s. 3d.; fat and forward wethers, (good). £2 2s. 6d.; ligbt fat wethers, £2,-25.; light fat ewes, 295. 6d.. CTorHne heifers. £4 155.; yearling steers, S" I "Vmonth steers, £8 175. ; light store cows. £6 to £6 2s. 6d.; store, cows £7 7s. 6d. to £8 lis.; forward cows £9 10b., cows in milk, £10 12s. 6d. to £10 17s. 6d.; light fat cows. £11 to £U 2b. 6d.;'medium {Scows, £12 r lss. to £13; 2i-year steers. £11 10s.; yearling S.H. bull. .£8 ids. Messrs.'Abraham and William, Ltd., re port:-Af Palmerston North on Thursday wo had a small yarding of stock,which sold at the following rates :-Fat cows £11 10s to £13 10s.; forward cows, £9 to. £9 store cows. £6 10s. to £7 165.; springng'hrifers, £9 to £10 155.;,p00r mixed veaners £2 to £2 18s. 6d.; 2-tooth wethers 34s W • fm. ewes. 225.; storb hoggets, 2£b. 6d; cuirhoggets, 14s. 9d. At Feild.ue, on Friday, we had a fair muster of both cat tie and sheep. Cattle sold well at prices slightly in advanco of those ruling at late safes Sheep were slightly easier, and prices rather lower than last weeks Fat shorn wethers brought 31s. M- 7 , a SII ?F. Store wethers, 20s. 2d.; fat ewes, 355. 6d.: orward S 25s 7d,l empty .ton> ewe . 12s. 6d.; full-mouth ewes and lamos. «s. M to 275. 9d.: wether hoggets, 30s. Id.. wes hog ets. 27s Cd. : "jhed llOEge s B8 . 3d to Z6s. 6d; cuU hoggets, 17s.,J Mil ewes, k^t^SLjoVwSd^g HaWrr cows £9 ss. to £14 55.; dairy w»» |?«^oV 1 i^ B S Lllii? *i is to £8 12s. 6d; backward {^: empty heifers, if iss., jo i" pmntv heifers, £6 2s. 6d. to $1 "is., year hng steers £6 2s. 6d. to £6 55.; good yearling heifers. £4 lie. to £5 65.; 2-year ShortSi™ tall? fredluin). lTigu.; 2-year Jersey bulls (rough). £7 15s. The Wairarana Farmers Co-operative Association, Limited,-' report having ■ held their weekly sale at Carterton on Friday, when they offered a good yarding of. cattle and pigs, and a medium one of sheep, to a large attendance Bidding at auction was keen for all classes of stock, attd with the exception of one or two pens we made a total clearance. Quotations:— Hoggets, 275. Id. Cattle: A line of bullooks in low condition ntado £13 155.; springing "heifers, £11 10s.; backward calvers, £7 17s. 6d. to £8; forward store cows, £8 55.. £9, to £9 10s.; cows in calf, and with calveß at foot, £7 17s. 6d., £8 ss„ to £8 17s. 6d.; 2-year empty heifers, £6; bull, £5; yearling-heifers, £1 175.; £2 10s. to £3 ss. Pigs: Porkers, 335. to 355.; slips, 18s., 225. to 235.; weaners, 145., 153. to 16s. 6d. horses:"4-year draught geldings, broken to' lead. £9 to £10 10s.; filly, £8. Also at Maryborough, on Thursday: Fat ewes and wethers, 30s. to 325. 6d.; fat heifers. £10 to £11; cows in calf, £7 155.; stags, £8: yearling heifers. £3 10s. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report that a fair yarding of sheep and cattle was submitted to a large attendance of buyers at their Eketahuna sale. Competition was. keen throughout, and a good sale resulted at prices in favour of the vendors. Quotations: 2-tooth wethers (small), 28s. 10d.; medium woolly hoggets, 275.: medium shorn hoggets, 225. 6d.; cull hoggets, 155. : 6d. to 18b. 6d.; dairy cowb, in profit, £10 55.: backward dairy heifers, £6; m.B. yearlings (low condition), £6 Us.