LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 65, 10 December 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report: We had • i. fair yarding of aheep and cattle at Wanganui on Wednesday. There was not much life in the sale, but vendors in most cases met the market with the result that wo effected a total clearance. Quotations: Fat ewes. 285.; lighter, 265. 6d.; 2-tooth wethers, 285.; backward ewes, 17s. Yd.; forward cows, £11 83.; springing cows, £8 ' i2g. 6d.; 2-year steers, £11 18s.; store cows, £5 Is. to'£7 19a.; 18-month heifers, £5 55.; .ML tail Ifens.; aged hulls £W to £15 10s At Waverley on December 7. the nrm had a good yarding of cattle, which met with a ready sale. Competition was ouito brisk for forward cows and breeding heifers A pen of 3-year P.A heifers, on account Riminui Station, made £14 is.; forward cows, from tho same place, mak5nE £11 75.; other forward cows matins £9 16b. to £10 Ms.s store cows. £7 fe to ' £8 155.; yearlins heifers, £5 55.; ycarlmir -steers■ (smalll.'•« 75.«6d.: forward 4-year hnllocks, £16 Bs.: eprinenrs. £10 Is. to •£l2 155.; aged bulls to. £13 IDs.; weaners, ""ilessrs. Dalgety and Co.. Lhl .Palmers--ton North, report on then- Felling ennplementary cattle fair, held on December T. an follows :-A sood yarding wnin to hand, but competition was not at all keen, although a large number wero eold at

prices as below :-Small yearling heifers, £5 25.; 15-month Hereford OroBS heifers, £8 75.; 2-year Hereford Cross steers, £12 10s.;.cows and calves, £11 10s.; 3i-yoar bullocks, £15; empty heifers, £7. A lino ot Hereford Cross 15-month steers, sold on account of Mr. J. J. Bryoe, realised £11 Is., and a line of the same ago Hereford heifers, £12 10s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Foilding on Friday we tiad a heavy yarding of cattlo and a good entry of sheep. Competition for oattle was very slack and most lines submitted wero passed at auction, and the bulk of tho yarding went out unsold. The sh'eep market also lacked auimation, excepting for good lines. Wo quote: 2-tooth wothers (good), 295. 9d.; woolly hoggets, 3.35. 9d.; ewe 3 with lamba at foot, 375. 7d.; 15-month heifer (sood) £6 7s. 6d. to £6 10b.; small cows with calves £6 6s, to £8; good cowa with calves at foot £12 155.; fresh cows, £7 18s. 6d. to £9; fat cowe £11 6s. to £11 155., and £12 6s. to £12 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report: At Vaikanao on Thursday we had a small yarding of sheep, and a" medium entry of cattle, and practically all lots wero sold at the following quotations:— Light fat ewes (shorn). 255. 6d.; shorn wethers, 275. 2d.; fat cows, £13 Iβ.; yearling steers, £6 103. £6 16b.; 2-year steers, £8 12s. to £9 155.; yearling heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £5 7s. 6d.; weaner steers, £2 17s. 6d.; 3-year bullocks, £14-, forward empty heifers, £8 55.; forward empty cows, £9 10s.; store cows, £6 35.; bulls, £7, £8. Messrs. Abraham and William. Ltd., reports—At Shannon on Friday wo had good yardinss of both sheep and cattle, and all lots wero well competed for. The following prices were realised:—Shorn 2-tooth wethers, 275. 6d.; woolly Z-tooth, 325. 3d., 365. 6d.; aged ewes and lambs, 375.; fat woolly sheep, £2 Is. 4d.; mixed weaners, 305., 355., 405., 425. 6d., 455., to £2 155.; 3year steers, £11 55.; 18-month steers, £7 Is. to £8; fat cows, £11 10s., £11 17fl. 6d., £12 12s. 6d.; store cows and calves, £8 10s., £9; store cows, £6 17s. 6d. to £8 Is.; yearling steers (small), £4 17s. 6d.; bulls, £10 10s., £11 103. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, US., re port:—At I'almerston North sale on Thursday an average yarding of sheep and cattle came forward and practically everything was disposed of before leaving the yards. There was a good demand for cattle and prices showed an improvement, especially for fats, no doubt owing to the worke' buyers operating. Sheep also sold fairly well. Following were the prices realised .—Plain fat cows, £14; light fat cows, £12 Us. 6d.; fat and forward cowe, £11 11s,; fresh conditioned cows, £8 17s. 6d. to £9105.; store cows. £7 2s. 6d. to £8 10s.; aged cnll cokb, £5 15b.; springing dairy cows (good), £13 to £15; 2J-year springing heifers, £8 to £10 125..6 d.; forward empty heifers, £9; ,cnll heifers and calves, £6 Is.; 2-year heiferß, £6 5b.; 2-year steers, £12; 15-month heifers, £4 7s. 6d. to jlj 7s. 6d.; ■ 15-month. Jersey steers, £5 55.; small yearling heifers. £3 135.; coloured mixed weaners (poor), 305.; f.m. ewes and lambs, 355. to 405.; 4 and 6-tooth shorn wethers (small), 275. 9d.; aged shorn ewes, 225. lid.; small woolly hoggets, 285.; shorn blackface mixed 2-tooths (small), 24a. 9d. At Feilding on Friday cattle came forward in large numbers, there being also an average yarding of sheep. Thero was a largo attendance, grown steers and bullocks were on the whole neglected; cows and young stock sold fairly well. Sheep were rather slack. The following prices were- obtained for the various lines :-4year bullocks, £16 155.; 3-year P.A. steers, £14 155,; Shorthorn breeding cows, £10 10s. to £11 155.; fresh conditioned cows, £8 15s. to £9 7s.' 6d.; store cows, £6 15s. to £8 10s.; Shorthorn bulls, 15 to 20gns.; 20month steers, £8 16s. to £8 17s. 6d.; 15month Shorthorn heifers/ £7 10s. to £7 12s: 6d.; 15 month Jersey Cross heifers, £6 ss. to £6 155.; yearling heifers, £4 10s.; cull yearlings, £3 35.; weaner heifers, 325. 6d. to £2 155.; full-mouth store ewes, 20s. to 225. 6d.; small 2-tooth ewes, 225.; medium ditto 265. 2d.; fair 2-tooth wethers, 255. to 265. 6d.; cull 2-tooths, 17s. Id.