LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 585, 13 August 1909, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Daigety and Company,. Ltd., their I'almorston '. sale. hold : yesterday ,as , folilows:—l'hore was .ii fair entry ,'of, shcei: and .'c&ttlo, which.'.'realised '■ the following prices :-~ Ewes-in/iatnb, 12s. to 14s: 6d.; ewes with lambs.' •143. 3d. j fat owes, 14a. r fat .'wethers';-' to 155... 7d.-V. small veaner heifers, -13s:!' yearling, heifers,! 32si •i6d. to 38s, 6(1.; yearling stcer3. 3'/s.backward heifers; in calf, £2 55.;. emptycows, £2; £2 Jjy. M;; £3, to £3 5e.; springing-.cows,';;£4 ;-12s. i84'175.; 6d/,' to £C 15s.';' fat cows; £5 Ida. Messrs; . Abraham and Williams,. Limitod, -report having -held .a- most'.succ'cssful 'salo ,on account of-Afr.. Robert ..Waller; of, • JTeath'erston, yesterday.; .September and October: calvers roai lised-.from' £5 sa. to, £9, 15s;;'" the- -whole' liord, averaging £8 . per liead-a record for tlie . Wai■rarapa so for 'this -year. ■: . K ■Messrs.: Abraham and ■ Williams, ■■ Limited! 1 reportl tliat at.Palmerston' North yesterday prices for. all classed . of: sheep. were easier, and. com-, •petition'-; was not so keen as'usual.' : All;lines changed hands,'- however, " at .the, following quotations i-Mixed-aged owes 'in. lamb; 95.; 9si 3d.', 1 10s.- od., ,10s. -7(1.,:■ 125.-, 'arid 125. : Id.; fat. owes/ 13s. 7d.; . forward empty, ewes, 1f15..'3d.( small ewe hoggets, ,Bs. , 9d,; wether lloggotS, Bs. Id.; .mixed. hoggets, 7s.'. 6d.'," 7e. 7d.; £s. ' 7d.. to 10s.; two-: year steers, £3,115. Gd\; springing cows, .'£4/108; to £6 15s.*; ■ springing licifers,' £4 13s. 6d. to £5; store cows,'32s.-'6(l. to £2 55.;, empty .heifers,\ £2 155.; .and'.a half-year steers, £4., t - The New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile 'Agency Company, Ltd., report stock. sales held during, the. week "as follow;—We held a sale of dairy stock on account , : of. Mr. Tobeck, and the usual ' weekly..'sale at' Palmerston. At Mr; •'l'obeck'B sale there was' a . good attendance of buyers and sale resulted, all-lines being quitted at satisfactory;. nrices. "At Palmerston there was-only o!'small entry, of Bheep, v but ■ a good- yarding of cattlo -came ;■ forward, and; a good clearance was effected at very. satisfactory.-: rates.- Wo quote:-Palmerston North—j. Eighteen-inonths heifers, £2'2s. to £2 10s.; heifersIn calf, £2 IBs. to. £3 17s. 6d.;-springing heifers/ £5 to £5 7s. fid.; cows in calf,- £3. ss. to £jl,*i springing cows, £5; aged store ..cows,: 255.; foK ■ward-cowsi £2 ss.' ; to £2 155.;: empty'forward heifers, £2 12s. 6d.; light'fat heifers, £3-17s.' 6d.; three-years'steers, £4 18s. 6d. Mr; Tobeck's sale; Early calvers, £7 to £10; backward cows, £3 to£6 10s.; empty, cows,. .£2 17s. :6d. to £3 55.; year r ling heifers. 303.;:.bu115,-30s. to £4; spring-cart maro, £16; harness horse, £12; aged gelding. £4; milk-cans, 135.; . dog-cart,, £15 lOsi; bow and fitter, £5; breeding sow; .£5; stores, 21s. ; -V.