LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 767, 16 March 1910, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. balgety and Company, Ltd., report on their Wanganui pale on llarch y, and Waverley sale on March 11, as follows:—At Wanganui wo yarded 45C0 sheep and 100 odd cattlo. Tho demand for sheep was good, and, with the exception of one small pen, wo effected a total clearance. Cattlo were dull, and the bulk of the yarding went out unsold. At Waverley wo, were unfortunate in meeting with rough weather, which prevented several linos* from coming forward. We yarded 3CCO sheep and 350 cattle. Ewes and wethers were in good demand, but lambs were very dull of. sale. Cattlo sold well, lines of-young steers being in - good demand. We quote:—At Wanganui: Forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 12s. 10d.; store wethers, 10s 6d. to. 12s. 2d..; backward and aged wethers, 95.-3d.; 2-tooth ewes, 13s. to-14s. 2d.; fat ewes, 10s.; 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes, 10s.; 4 and 5-year ewes (good), lis. to lis. 2d.; sound-mouth ewes, 7s; 9d., Bs., Es. 4d. to 6s. fid. and Bs. 9d.; f.m. ewes, 2s. lid., 35., 3d. 7d., 4s. 2d., ss. 7d., 65., 6s. 7d. to 6s. 9d.; ewe lambs, Ba. 6d.; mixed lambs, fe. 7d. At Waverley: Two-tooth wethers, 135.; fat and forward wethers, 13s. 9d.; 4-tooth ewes, 1 13s. Id.; s.m. ewes, 6s. 3d., Bs. 2d. to Bs. 4d.; f.m. ewes, 3s. to ss. 6d.; wether lambs, ,ss. lid.; small mixed lambs, 4s. fid. Cattle: Forward bullocks, £b 13s. 6d. to £5 175.; 2J to 3-years teers, £4 65., £4105., £4135.6d.,2year steers, £3 6s. 6d. to. £1 135.; 18-month steers, £3 55.; heifers in calf, £2 165., £3 55., £3 10s., £3 lis. to £3 175.; store cows, £2 165., £o 10s. to £i 15e. 6d.; weaners, £1 6s. to £1 17s. '• Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows:—At our Marfcon sale this week there was a good entry of sheep and a small entry of cattle.' Sheep sold well, nearly every pen being cleared at auction. Two, four, six; and f.m. ewes realised 9s. 3d.; lambs, 4s. 9d. to 7s. 9d.; f.m. ewes, to 10s. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes, 13s. 6d., 13s. 7d., 13s. 2d., fat and forward owes, Bs. 7d.; forward ewes, 55.; s.m. ewes, 7s. 6d„ Bs. 3d., Bs. 7d„ fj- 9dj t° 'a- Id.; 2-tooth wethers, 10s. to 12s, 5d.; weaner heifers, 38s. 6d.; bulls, 315.; horses and gigs, £17 to £17 7s. 6d.