LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1335, 12 January 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co. report:—At our Pabncrston sale yesterday a good entry of stock met with total clearance at good prices, as follow:—Weaner bulls, to £2; small- yearling steers, £2 6s. lo £3; eight-een-months to two-year steers, £4 9s. 6d.; small do., heifers. £2 165.; yearling to lif-tcen-mouths heifers. £3 10s., £3 12s. 6d„ to £4 25.; empty heifers, £3 155.; bulls, to £3 lis.; light fat cows, £i 13s. to £5 175.; empty cows, to £4 135.; springing heifers, £5 6s. to £5 12s. 6d.: three and four-year Polled Angus bullocks, £7 55.; one. forward bullock, to £8 6s.

Messrs. Dalg.ny and Co., utd., report having held their weekly 6alc at the Solway (Maslcrtonl Yards. Only a small entry of stock came forward, thy bulk of which changed hands at the following nrices:—Sheep: Two-tooth wethers (small), 9s. 10(1.; medium wethers, Us. to lis. "Id.; woolly wethers, to 14s. 7d. Cattle: Yearling heifers, to £2; cows, in milk, to .£5.

Messrs. Dalgoly and Company. Limited (Wanganui branch), report having held their fortnightly sale at Wanganui East on January 10. when 2700 sheep and 170 cattle came forward. The demand all round was good, and a total clearance of cattle was cll'ected under the hammer. There was a good inquiry for sheep, hut high reserves hampered business to some extent, and 750 of those yarded went out unsold. Fat and forward four-tooth wethers, lis. 10(1.: fat and forward f.m. ewes, 10s. 8(1.; cull swes, 4s. 3d., ss. 7(1.; s.m. ewes, 7s. lid. to 8?.; rape lambs, woolly, Es.: smorn do., 7s. 9d.; small lambs, 75.; cull do.. 45.: wooliy two-tooths, to 13s. 9d. Cattle: Prime bullocks, .£8 lis. to £9 35.; forward bullocks, three and a half years, .£6 3s. 6d. to £6 10s. 6d.; Tat cows, £5 65.; forward heifers, £4 to £4 Bs.; two-year heifers, £3 95.; yearling to fifteen-months do., £3 os. 6(1.; store cows, £4. £1 35., £4 55.; rough do., £2 Is.; cows and calves, £4 16s. to £5 4s, 6d.; Jersey bull, £3; springers, £6 2s. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Palmerston North branch) report:—During the w*ek we have held tales at Kangiotu, Kaumai, Palmerston North, and a clearing sale oil account Mr. A. Bichavds at Kelvin Grove. At Rangiotu we had a good entry of cattle, with a fair attendanc-e of buyers, resulting in a brisk sale, very little being turned out unsold. At Itaumai small entries came forward, hut everything was quitted with tho exception of one pen. At Palmerston, on Thin-day, wo had u heavy entry of cattle. There was a lceen demand, and a good sale resulted, practically every liue being bold at price? in favour of the vendors. At Mr. A. Richards's sale there was a good attendance, and good prices were realised. Quotations:—At Rangiatu: Cattle —YVoaners, 20s. to 30s. 6d.; yearlings (small), £2 6*. to £2 95.; yearling steers, £2 Is. to £2 155.; yearling heifers. £2 16?.; eighteenmouths heifers, £3 2s. fid. to £3 55.; eight-eon-months heifers (Jersey cross), £4. ICs.; gtore cows, £3 t-o £3 195.; r.ows and calves, £3 95.; forward cows, £1 8?.; .springing cows, £4 7s. 6d. to £5 10s.; fat cows?, £4 19s. to £5 10s.; thr-se and four-yen* bullocks, £7; bulls. £2 10.". to £4 15s. At Kaumai: Silver—"Woolly lambs. 7s. 6d.; twotooth wethers, 12s. 4d. Cattle—Weaners, 28s. to 335.; two and a half-year steers, £5 45.; fat cows, £5. Mr. A. Kiehards'a Kale: Cows made up to £17; springing heifers, £5 2s. fid. to £7 2s. Gd.; fifteen-month lieifers, in i-alf. £3 15s. to £5; weaner heifers, 255. to £2 Bs.; six-year gelding. £20. At Palmerston North: Cattle—Weapon?, 235. to 375. (id.: weairjrs, good uuaJity. 38s. fid. to £2 7s. fid.; yearling heifers, £2 Bs. to £3; two-year empty JloUtein heifers, £4 10s.; empty heifers, £3 15s. 6d. to £4; eiiliteen-month heifers. £3 25.; Jersey-cross heifers, in calf, £4 45.; store cows, £2 6: J . to £3 145.; springing heifers. £4 17s. fid.; forward cows, £4 i<!s.; fat heifer:-, £4 155.; fat envs, £5 to £5 12--. 6r1.; four-year bullocks. £7 35.; bulls, £2 10*. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At our Palmerston North sate on Thursday a good demand existed for all .classes of stock and very little went out unsold. Sales were effected at the following quotations:—Forward ewes. 10 s. 2d. to Its. 6d.; shorn wethers, 11s. 9d.; four and 6-tooth ewes, 14s. Id.; lambs, 9s. 6d.; small lambs, 6s. 4d.; eighteen-months heifers, in calf, £3 lis.; eightecn-monthg empty heifers, £2 19s. 6d.: yearling heifers, £2 2s. 6d.; weancrs, 18?. to forward cow:-, £3 ss. to £3 12s. 6i1.; fat cows, £4 12s. 6d. to £4 161.; two-year steers, £4 10*.