LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1155, 16 June 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety rxntl Co., Ltd., Teport having held their fortnightly sale at Upper Ilutt yesterday. Sheep csmo forward well above advertisod numbers, but tho entry of cattle was small. More- than haJf. tho yarding .of sheep comprised fats, and competition for same was very keen, wethers bringing up to 21s. Id. A total clearance was made (with the exception of one pen of ewes) ol both tho sheep and cattlo pens, cattlo making satisfactory prices. Quotations:—Fat wethers, heavy, 21s. Id.; medium, 16s. Gd. to 17s. 9d.; light, Ms. Bd.; fat owes and wethers (mixed), 165.; forward wothers, 113. 9d. to life.; two-tooth owe 3 in lamb, 135.; small hoggets, 4s. 9d.; springing cows, £7 10s.: cows in calf, £3 9s. to £5 55.; springing heifers, £6 55.; weaner heifers, 2<J3.; twenty-months steers, £3 11s.

Messrs. Dalicty anl Co., Ltd., report:— At onr Palmerston sale yesterday a fair yarding of 6tock can:o to hand. Small wether lambs made up to ss. Bd.; 6mall ewe lambs, to 6s. IOd. ; miscd-ago ewes, to 6s. 7d.; empty ewes, 6s. 7d.; forward ewes, U> 10s. Ltd.; store cows, £2 6s. to £3; wcancr stoers, £2; springing heifers, £b, £5 95., to £6 10s.; dairy cows, to £5 IDs.,- light-fat cows, to £5 11s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—Wo held a very siiccrß.sful sale of dairy stock on account of Mr. A. Broadbelt at Kongotea on Tuesday. The cows were mostly Jlolstein and HolEtein-crofs, and, being well known as a- good herd, they were keenly competed for, prices running up to £13 10s. The 37 sound cows offered mado the good average of £9 17;. 6d.: threc-teaters sold from £3 "s. 6d. to £7 15=.; potters, 2Cs. to 505.; heifers, £5 ss. to £9; fat cows, £5 55.; Holstein bull. £10; Shorthorn bull, £4 10s.; n-cancr bulls, 20=. to £2 10s.; weaner heifers, 355. to £2 23. 6d. At Falmorston North on Thursday we had a moderate

entry of ehcep and cattle. Sheep were in bettor demand, and rattle r.olcl at lato rates. We quote:—Sheep: Store ewes, 7?. W.i aged ewes, 6s. Od.; cv,-es in lamb, I2s. Cattle: Weiiurs. 21s. tn 265. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 2s. Gd.; ymrling heiferp, £2 £?.; baeltwn.nl dairy heifers. .£3 &?. lo £-1 2s. 6(1.; store cows, £2 to £2 17?. 6d.; forward cows. .« fe.: dairy cows, £4 6s. to £5 7s. 6(1.; fat-heifers, £6 153. 6d.; forward bullocks, £7 9j.

Messrs. Abraham nnd Williams, Ltd.. report:—At our P.ilraerston North sale, held on June 15. we had a fair entry of both sheep and cattle. Sheep-met with a keen demand, every lot selling tinder the hammer at prices in favour of vendors. Cattle were dull of sale, owners' reserves in most cases being rather hiifh. Wc quote:— Empty ewes, Bs. Bd. to 10s.; two-tooth wether?, Jls. 10d.; mixed hocrscts. os. 2d.: small. 4s. 3d.; cull cwos, 4s. sd. Cattle: Forward cows. £3 13s. 6d. to .€4 5?.; store cow?, .E2 to £2 IQs.; forward bullock:-, £6 12?. 6d.dairy heiferr, £6 to £6 55.; cow?, £6; weanere, 16s. to 265.

Adelaide, Juno 15. Wheat, 3s. 2d. I'ior.r, £7 10s.; bran and pollard, 12d. OaU Algerian, 2s. 3Jd.