LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 650, 29 October 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Barraud. York .arid- C 0..; Ltd.',. report as follows:—At our horse sale, .hold,:iu Dyke's yards, on Wednesday, there -was ajlargtt.Attendance, but buyers were'.not too rminerou-, and thorefore sales were' rather dull,' 'and lower prices had to be accepted.. Quotations:—Heavy draught - horses, from> £19 10a.' to £35; bralie horses, from £21 10s. to £33; Spring carters,' £21 to £17; light.harness horses/ £5'75,6d. to £9: ponies, £3 2s.' 6d. to £7; rustic;cart, £19; 6Pring dray, £10. Messrs. Abraham 1 and iWilliams.'.Ltd.. report on their stock sale, held; at ■ Palmerston North yesterday, as follows:—A-fair entry, of sheep and cattle met with good competition/ and prices were well maintained. ".'.Quotations:—Ewes and lambs. 18s. 6tL; mixed • hoggets, 13s. 3d. and 13s. 4d.: cull hoggets, 7s: 6d.; fat-ewes, 13s. .Ltd.: forward ewes lOs. 7d.; shorn fat wethers, 12s. 9d.; shorn fat ewes. 10a.: fat cows. £4 10s. to £5; forward cows, £2 .10sl to : £2 145.: store, cows, 18s. to £2: yearling steere, 35a. to £2.95. 6(1.; mixed mother-reared weancrs, 375.; springing ,cows, £4, to £5. 2s. 6d.'; cows "in 'milk:-£4 10s. to £7 2s. 6d. ; : . ..V ... -. ; ; Messrs. Abraham .and Williamsi' Ltd.;. reporting on their annual cattle fair, held, at Palmerston North on Wednesday,- state-as-follows:—'Wehad a yarding of over; 1550 head... Competition for all classes was good throughout', the sale,- and. with the exception of four small,pens, we effected a clearance under the hammer at the foliowiflff • fflt bullockßi'£7 15s» t forward buUocks, £6' 9s;'to £7 35.; 4-year'bul-locks,. £5 14a. to £6 2s. ,6d.; ( 3-year low condition, £5: 2 to 21' year 6tecrs,.;£4; 6s. 6d. to £4 9s.;' yearling • steers, .£2 ,7s. to. £3 Zs,;..P.A. yearling steers, £3 Bs.; weaner steers, 355.' to £2 Is • fat cows, £4 135.; fat and-forward Polled Antms cows. £4 lis.;' forward cows, £3 12a. to £3 18s 6d ; store cows, £2 10s. to;£2 175.; 2-year empty heifers, £2 lis. to £2 165.; yearling heifers £2 to £2 95.; weaner heifers, 31s. 6d. to 355.; 2-year Polled' Angus heifers, £2 18s. 6d.; springing heifers, £4., ■

The New 'Zealand tioan and Mcrcantilo Asency Co., . Ltd., report that at. Palmcrston yesterday they had a good entry of-both sheep and cattle. ■ Competition was (rood throughout;. Quotations Fat ewes. .Ms. 9d.: mtdinms. hoeeeW, 108. lid.; ewes and lapbs, 16a. 6d.. rml. 16s 10d. ''Cattle: Small yearling*. 365. to 375. 6d • 20-months steers, £3 6s. to £3 75.; 2 and 21-year steers, £3.178. 6d.:-cotfs and calves. £3 6g • store cows,-343. to 395.. fid.; cows in. calf. *2*128. to £3 195.; forward cows,' £2 16s. to £3 83 • holfers in colt. £3 155.; spring heifers. £5 55.; vearlinff bnll.v 38s. 6d. to £2 lEs>.; -2-year bulls,£3 10s.' to £4 155.; aged bulls, £3 to '£3 10s.---