LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1167, 30 June 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mes.-rs. Dalgety aud Company report:— At our Palmorston sale jesterday there was a. medium entry of stock. Empty Bs. Id.; small ewe lambs, 6s. 3d.; ewes in Jamb. 65., Bs. lCil.; fat lambs, shorn. 12?. "kl.i woolly. Ks. 9ii.; yearliiicr steers, £2 2s. 6d.; yearling UcifcjJJ, £2 95.: storo cows, £2 5;.; springing cows, £8 2s. £d. . Messrs. Abraham and William?, Ltd., report:—At our Palmerston North site, hold on Juno 29, >ve had a heavy yarding of sheep and a .small yarding of cattle Shcsp were in keen dennnd, and practically every pen sold under the hammer. Cattle sold at lati; rates. We emote:— Sheep: Fat ewes, 12?. 2:1., 13s. to 165.: forward ewes. Bs. id., £<. 2d., 10s. 6d., 11s. to 11s. 3d.: lambs, 6;., 6s. <ld., to 75.: ewes in lamb, It:, to lCs. '.A- Cattls: 18-montha heifm-9, £2 .14s. 6d. to £3 3s. 6d.; two-year heifers in calf, £4 15s. to £5; empty'cows, £2 12s. 6d. to £3; bulls, £3 15 3 . to £4. Messrs. Alv>-almin and' William?, Ltd., report:—At our ISaumai sale, held on Tuesday, we had a. (rood yarding of shoep, which met with a ready sate. hoßccts and ewes in lamb showing an advance of 2s. from the previous sale. Cattle,camo forward in small numbers, and sold at late rates. We quote:—Two-tooth eves, 155., lCs. 7d.: six-tooth to s.ra. ewes in lamh, 6s. to 6s. 6d. to B*.: empty owes, 4s. 9d.; lambs, ss. Sd. to Bs. M. to 9s. Id. Cattle: Weaner heifers, 305.; store cows, £3.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report holding a most successful sale on account of Mrs. M'Donald. of Itaumni. The herd of 40. which were a particularly choice lot. averted £9 16s. 3d., beinjr mostly August, calvers, and well into tho sprint; unci's. They ranged from ..£5 ss. to £13. A choice line of eight .Tersey-Tlolstein snrincinF heife; , * made £10'5>., and a line of pight .TnrF-ey-Hhorthorn snrincim; heifers Fold at £7 55.; wcanor'li"ifcrs, £2 18s.. £3 2s. 6d.. £5 175.; Jcrsnv bull, £R 2s. 6d.; Holst»in bull. £6 3s. AVe also offered a. herd of seven ewes nn flicnunt of 3lr. T. Nicol, which averaged £5 15s. WHEELER DISPERSAL SALE. . (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Fcilding, Juno 29. The dispersal salo of the late Mr. O. C. Whoelcr'p stock was concluded to-day, when Hereford cattle were offered. As was the case with Homneys on the previous day, prices were exceedingly good. Tnc imported hull, Fromc Hinder was sold to Mr. It. S. Abraham fPalmcrsW North) for 4CO truineas. ■ Tho bull. Crusader Fifth, c.ilved in .September, 1910 wns bought by jlr. Barton, of Fe.atherston. for 170 guineas. Cows and heifers also fetched high prices right through.