LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 141, 4 March 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Palmerston North on Thursday, we held onr annual owe fair, when between COM and 9000 were yarded. A large proportion of the entry was comprised of low-conditioned and aged ewcß, which were not in demand, and made relatively low prices. Any Rood eweß sold well. Qiiotations:-Good 2-tooth ewes, Zss., 255. 6d„ 275., 28s. 9d.i 4 and 5-year ewes, 255. 3d.; ayfed ewes, 135.. 13s. 'id., 145., 14s. 7d., 18s. 3d.: 2-tooth wethers (small), 25?. Id.; f. and f. lambs, 17s. 9d.; small mixed lambs, Bs. 9d., 10s. bd., lis.; 8.8. rams, £?. 25.; 2-tooth Romney rams, £3 35.; 2-tooth Lincoln rams, £3 3s. At Fcildingon Friday, a heavy yarding came forward, the. bulk of the entry being ouittcd at very satisfactory prices. Fair lamhs, 14s. Bd.; 4 and 5-ycar ewes, 25». -to 275.; 4-tooth ewes, 355.: 2-toolh owes. 265. 6d.; small weancrs, 225. 6d. to 305.; fair weaneis, £2 4s. to £3 25.; good wcaner steers, £4 13s. to £5 Is.; yearlinc heifers. £4 £s.; store cows, £4 10s. to £5 2s. Jlesrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report:—At the Palmernton North sheep fair on February 28 we had a good cntrv of 6hccp, of mostly medium ouality. There was a good demand for all classes, and we had nracticallv a total clearance at prices which woro in favour of the vendors. Aged forward ewea hrought 245. 2d.; f.m. Ttoraney ewes, 28a. lCd.; 4 and E-year ewes. ?3s. 2d. to 2Rs. 6d.: f.m. cwch. 13s. Jd. to 2?.». fid.; medium 2-tooth ewes. V7s. 3d. to 295. 2:1.: cull ewes. Bs. to lid. 6d.; 4-toot.h wethers, 325. 3d'.; 2-looth vrethcrs. 29b. 2d.; shorn lambs, 15a. 6d.: stpall woolly lambs, lis. 3d.: small shorn lambs, 10s. 4d. to Us.: mil lamhs, 6a. to Bs. Id.: pii-cbrM Bomncy '2-tooth ewes, 4 .guineas: 2-tooth ■Komneya rams (medium quality), 5 to 6 gns. At Feilding, on March 1. wo had a heavy yarding of sheep and a. moderate entry of cattle. Tho sheep ineludtd_ a large proportion of aged and inferior owes. Rood breeding ewes. wetherx, and young sheep sold well, and practically all lines changed hands. TheTe wrb a fair inquiry for cattle, most of which were disposed of. Four-tooth storo wctherß brought. 345.; 2-tooth wethers. 28?. 6d. to 235. 6d.; cull ditto, 15s. 9d.j 4 and 6-tooth bush wethers. 295. Id.; 4-ycar breeding owes fgood), 295. to 31s. 6d.; f.m. Lincoln-cross t-wes, 275. 3d.; f.m. ewes, 18s. to 455. 6d.; aged and faulty-mouth ewes, 12s. 6d. to 165.: cull ewes. 7b. to 10b.; Southdowncross lambs. 14b.; small woolly lamhs, lis. 6d.; shorn slore lambs (medium). 10s. to 13s. 4d.; small store lambs, ss. 6d. to 9s. 4d.; medium Romney rams, 2J guineas to sgns.; Southdown ram'. 11 to 3gns.; aged Lincoln rim* (p«*-tcrs\ £1 55.; 3 and 4vrar steers, £14 10s.; fat cows, £11 15s. to £13 55.: forward cows. £9 IPs. to £10 10s.; fresh-conditioned •ows. £8 ss. to £8 135.; small empty cows ttnd heifers, £5 Is. to £7 10s.; cull 15-month steers. £5 fa. . to £6 10s.; mixed weancrs (medinm). £2 2s. 6d. to £2 155.; small and inferior ditto, £1 3s. to 355. Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd.. report having held their weekly Bain at their Ekelahiina yards on Friday. They

submitted a. lair rarding of both sheep and cattle to a fair attendance of buyers. I'ho sale had a draggine tendency, probly' owing to tho lack of quality. Quo-tations:—.five-year ewes, ?As., 265.; aged ewes, 20s. to 225.;.cu1l owes, 14s. to 165.; b.f. lambs,, fair condition, 15s. 6d.; others, Ms. to 135.; cull, 9s. Oattle: Fat cows, £10 to £12 ICa.; fat heifers, light, £8 15s. to £9; storo cows, £6; bulls, 18-month, £4 to £5; 18-montU steers, bad colours. £4 10s. to £5; 2-year heifers, in calf, £6 17s. 6d.

Mossrs. Dalgcty Jml Company, Limited. Palmorston North, report on their annual sheep fair, hold in Palmcrston North, on Fobruary 28, as follows:—Wo yarded about 3000 sheep, and there being a small attendance of buyers I idding was not very keen throughout, but most of tho lines offered changed hands at satisfactory prices to vendors. Quotations;—2-tooth owes, Bmall, 255., 25b. 9d., 265.; 2 and 4-tooth owes, small, 255.-; 4 and 5-yoar ewes, 17s. 19s. 7d., 275., Ms. 6d.; will cwos, 45., 4s. Bd.; 2-tooth wethers, 245. tOd. to 255.; forward 4-tootli wethers, 325. 3d.; rapo lambs, 145., 15s. 9d.; small lambs, 7s. Id.; 2-tooth Eomncy rams, 2 guineas.

Messrs. Dalgeiy and Company. Limited, report:—Wo held our usual stock sales at Wanganui and Wavcrlcv on Fehruary 27 and March t respectively. At Wanganui we nuhmittrd a very big yarding of eheep to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was fairly brisk, and with the exception of a few pens tho whole of the yarding changed hands. Prices for breeding ewes, with the exception of special P'ncs. showed a slight drop on late s/tlcs. Two-tooth -Esthers wero keenly competed for. and sold in vendors' favour. Ti/imbs were also in good demand, and allowed a. slight rise on late Talcs. Wo quote:— 2-tooth cweß, 305.: 4-toot.h cwcb, .'/is. to 535. 6d.; 4 and 5-year ewes, 225. 'Id. to 25f. 4d.; cull ewes, 6s. to lis. Bd.; '2-tOolh wethers. 295. 9d. to 325. 4d.; smal'i mixed ago wethers, 225. 4d.; medium shorn lambs. 15s. j cull lambs, 6s. 2d. to 6e. Bd. A'l Waverley we had a small yarding o( sheop, which met with a. very good reception. All classes of sheep sold well, and in most cases showed, a. slight, advance on late rates. We quote :-Jfedium 4 and 5-year f.wcs, 255. 3d.; fat and forward lAmhs, 215.; medium shorn, lambs, 13s tc l'is. 4d.; medium 2-tooth wethers. 295. 6'.!.; forward cows, £8 19s. to £9 95.; store cows. £7 IS=.; vcarling bull, £9 55.: 2-year bull, £10.,