LIVE STOCK.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12731, 14 April 1904, Page 4

LIVE STOCK.

DALGETY AND CO. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report:— We held our fortnightly Hastings sale in the new saleyards at Stortlnnl Lodge yesterday, when rye offered lb a very large and 'apjirecuHve attendance large yardingsbf anfiep and cattle. Judging by (yesterday’s results, the large ’iirnounl expended on these up-to-date yards has been justified, and it is to be hoped the settlers will appreciate the efforts of the selling brokers and send more of their stock to be anld under the hammer. Competition wafc keen for all classes ot sllFep, also younfe cattle. With Hie exception of a few unfinished bullocks and cows we ’disposed of all oiir consignments. .The following were the prices .Obtained : Sheep.—Fat elves from lis to 12s 3d, fat and forward ewes 10s 9d, freezing •ewes Is} Id, freezing wethers 16s, mixed age store ewes 9s Bd, full-mouth ewes 7s.

Cattle.—Light bullocks up to £7, light cows £4 ss, 18-month to twoyear steers £3 17s, store cows £4 ss, springing cows £5 to £6 ss, wganefs for one line of 52-> we ohJ,aine'd 3Us 6d, better quality up to £2 7s.

WILLIAMS AND KETTLE. Williams and Kettle, Limited, report 'of their stock sale held at Stortford Lodge yesterday :—ln consequence of the opening ceremony of the new yards having been widely advertised, a larger attendance than usual faced the auctioneer. We offered a large and representative yarding, and were fortunate in having a number of first-class stock, which met with a response in keeping with quality and condition at the hands of the buyers. The sale was pronounced on all hands a success. Minor details in respect of yarding and further accommodation will meet with immediate attention. We realised the following prices:— Sheep.—A Lincoln wether, presented by the auctioneer to bo sold in aid of the Napier Hospital Funds, fell to the bid of Messrs Thomson Bros, at £2 10s. A pen of excellent quality two-tooth fat wethers by English Leicester rams, bred by Mr Joe Williams, of Te Apiti, and' fattened by Mr Thos. Crosse, Was bought by the same buyer fit 16s 4d, Other mutton wethers 15s, store four-tooth wethers ids, two-tooth crossbred wethers 12s Id. Prime fat ewes raised by Mr J. B. Chambers fell to the bid of Mr John Higgins at 14s Bd. Other ewes fit for shop purposes made from 10s 8d to 11s lid. Store ewes from 6s 6d to 7s Id for those in low condition to 8s 3d, 8s Bd, 9s, 10s 3d, End 10s 6d for those showing profit with a few weeks’ keep. Lambs from 3s for culls to 6s lid and 8s 3d for better sorts.

Cattle. Prime medium weight bullocks £8 7s fid, £B, £7 14s 6d, £7 10s; light weight, £6 14s fid ; cows, £5 5s to £5 10s; store cows from £3 to £4 10s; heifers, £3 te £4; 20-month to three-year steers, £4 6s; yearling steers of good quality, £3; others from £2 to £2 10s; weaners of good quality 32s fid to £2; others, 255; milk cows, £4 to £6 ss.

Horses.—Draughts of good reputation and appearance £4O to £SO, others £35, hacks £5 to £B. HAWKE’S BAY FARMERS’.

The Hawke’s Bay Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association, Limited, report holding their Stortford Lodge sale yesterday, when they offered and sold 1763 sheep and 48 head of cattle. There was a large attendance of buyers, and keen competition for all classes of stock. Quotations; —Fat ewes 11s, 12s 3d, 12s 9d to 13s lOd; fair ewes, with indifferent mouths, 8s fid, 8s 8d to 10s fid; lambs, 7s Id; cull lambs, 5s Id; cull ewes, 4s 7d, ss, 5s jd; small wethers, 13s sd. Weaner pigs 255. Cattle; Small weaners, 30s; good weaners, 39s to £2 6s; yearlings, £2 16s to £2 16s fid; store cows, £3 15s.

LOAN AND MERCANTILE CO. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—The official opening of the new saleyards took place at Stortford Lodge yesterday to one of the most representative attendances of buyers and vendors ever seen at a public auction in Hawke’s Bay. Prices all round for sheep and store cattle ruled in favour of vendors, and this was also the case with some pens of beef. We yarded and sold 3500 sheep, 40 head beef, 50 head store cattle, and prices realised by us were as under:—

Sheep.—Fat ewes (fair weights) 12s lOd to 12s lid, medium 10s 9d to 12s Bd, wethers in forward condition from 12s 7d to 14s 4d for an exceptionally choice line of four-booths; a good line of lambs realised 9s 4d, whilst cull lambs in fair order brought 6s 3d; two and four-tooth ewes changed hands at 10s lid; the Rakamoana soundmouth ewes, after spirited competition, were transferred to a South Island buyer at 11s 7d to 11s 8d; a line of late shorn half-bred ewes from Pohui realised 10s 6d.

Cattle. —Fab Polled Angus bullocks from Te Mahanga brought £B, whilst a draft of cows from the same owner fetched £6 ss. We sold other fat bullocks at up to £6 10s, and fat cows at £5 3s 6d; heifers, with calves at foot, brought £6 4s, empty cows and heifers £3 13s, yearlings £3, weaners £2 to £2 2s 6d.

Horses.—£B 5s was the highest price reached for horses entrusted to our care.

Pigs.—The entry of 110 pigs from a local grower met with dull competition, and consequently were not sold.

ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, Wednesday. There was a large attendance at Addington yards to-day, farmers especially being well represented. Fat Cattle.—The entry comprised 232 head, and the quality was better than for some weeks past. The sale opened badly, and, though there was some improvement as it went on, was always irregular. The best prices were about equal to those of the previous week, ordinary to prime beef selling at the rate of 20s to 24s per 1001b. Fat Sheep.—There was a fair entry, including some very prime lines of both wethers and ewes and a few fair merino wethers. The sale opened well, but then slackened considerably for a while, afterwards recovering and closing firm. Old ewes, however, made no improvement upon recent rates. Both exporters and butchers competed well for all good lots. Prime crossbred halfbred wethers made 21s to 245, lighter from 18s 6d, prime heavy ewes 18s 6d to 23s 4d, fair to good 17s to 18s, aged 14s 9d to 16s 6d, merino wethers 13s 7d to 14s 7d. Fat Lambs, —About 2000 were entered, including a largo proportion of prime quality. They met with spirited competition from both butchers and exporters, with the result that prices advanced 6d to Is. Tegs up to 17s for a pen from R. Beattie, of Rolleston; prime freezers 15s to 16s 6d, others 12s to 14s 6d.

Store Sheep and Lambs.—The entry was large, but the quality was not above the average. An improved tone was manifested, and the previous week's sales were fully maintained, ewes particularly being keenly competed for at an advance of Is, while wethers and lambs brought fully previous values. Wethers from 17s to 14s 9d, ewes X7s 6d to 8s 5d for ewes, lambs 12s lOd to 10s 2d.

Pigs.—The entry was good both in number and quality, and the demand was equal to the supply, except for small stores, which were lower, while baconers, porkers, and large stores were firm. Baconers 47s to 57s (equal to 4jd per lb), porkers 34s to 47s (sd), choppers 45s to 655, large stores 2ds to 595, medium 265, small from 15s downwards.