LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 860, 5 July 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and- Co., Ltd., report:--We'. held l^ur. fortnightly,''sales at Wanganui on Wednesday, - and -at Waverley on Friday last. At Wangaiiui the wet weather prevented several lines of sheep from coming forward. We yarded 180 cattle and ICOO. Bheep. 'l'he sheep were of rough class, and did not call for much competition. Cattlo sold well. At Waverley wo had a medium yarding of both cattle and sheep. Competition for all classes was good, and we effected a good clearance under the hammer. We held a dairy clearing sale near Waverley on Tuesday, on account of Sir. \V. K. Council. There was a large attendance of buyers aud the bidding was very spirited. On Thursday we held a clearing sale at Matawhitia, Mangainhu, on account of Mr. 8. Board. There was a good attendance of buyers, and all lots met with keen competition. Quotations:— Wanganui sale—Full-mouth ewes in lamh, Bs. 6d. to 10s. j store wethers, lZs. 7d.; lambs, Bs. to Bs. Gd.; cull lambs, 2s. Id. to 2s. 9d.; wcaners, 305., 325., to £2 45., to £2 10s.; fat cows, £4 10h., £5, to £5 10s.: 18-month steers, £3 6s. Gd.; two to two and a halfyear steers, £4 to £4 Bs. Gd.; throe-year steers, £5 75.; store cows, £2 13s. 6d.-, run cows, in calf, £3 155.; cows and calves, £4 Is.; dairy cows, £5, £5 55., to £9 ss. At Waverley—Two-iootil wethers, 13s. lid.; four and six-tooth wethers, 14s. lOd. to 15s. 7d.; full-mouth ewes, in bmb, 12s. 2d. Cattle: Dairy cows. £5. £5 55., £G, £G 155., £8 10s., to £9 Es.; store cows, £3 25.; forward cows, £4 ss. 6d. to £4 175.; wca-uers, £1 125.; yearling heifers, £2 195.; Jersey cross heifers, £3 ss. 6(1.; 15-month heifers, £3 95.; springing heifers, £5, £5 10s., to £G 2s. 6d. At Mr. Connell's sale—Five-year pony mare, £11; pony foal, £5 155.; foal, £5 l"s. 6d.; sound cows ranged in price from £6 to £9 7s. 6d., the average for tho whole line of 100 odd being over £7. Mr. Beard's saleLincoln cross owes, two-tooth to f.m. ewes, 15s. Bd.; Romncy cross ewes, 14s. lOd.; two and four-tooth wethers, 13s. 10d.; forward wethers, 15s. Id.; cull wethers, 10s.; mixed lambs, 9s. Bd.; cull ewes, 55.; full-mouth Homney rams, £1 10?.; Lincoln rams. £1 Gs. Gd.; mixed yearlings, £2 155.; two-year steers, £3 18s.; three-year steers, £4; milch cows, from £5, £6 2s. 6d., £6 155., -to .£8 15s.