RECORD BUTTER PRICE. LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1339, 17 January 1912, Page 8

RECORD BUTTER PRICE.

LIVE STOCK SALES.

C'LOSK UP TO DANISH NOW. (By TolcrraDb.—Press Association.) Dunedin, January 10. Tho Tnicri anil Peninsula Milk Supply Company has received advice from hondon that the shipment of butter Ijy the Turakina realised 1375. per ewt.—n record price for butter from here. Danish butter, sold at tho same time, realised Is. more, whereas previously it had fetched !is. or lis. inuro than local butter. Cliick-roariiiß is not only profitable, but a pleasure, when you feed "A and I 1." Chick Kaiser. It is a complete and properly-blended food for Yonn» Chicks. Obtainable from all storekeepers.—Advt. A great number or elieese factories have Installed the "Victor Cheese Vat," which has many advantages over the eld stvle Hot-bottomed one. The senile slope 'of the bottom from th" sides to lie centre allows the lfiiry In drain, off readily. Write to-dav for particulars and prices to Albert J. I'artou, Eegistercd Plumber, Carterton— Adyt,

Dalßctv and Co.. L'<!., report nn 1 their \\'ail;an::o sale, held yesterday, as follow*—We had a good yarding 01 both sheep and cattle. Buyers were present m ! Rood numbers from all over the distnct, and we sold every hoof uuder the hammer . at satisfactory prices. . .Sheep: Cuiod i lamb- Bs.: small lamb*, 4 : . 6d., lid.; . sm. owe.-. 9s- lil-: low-conditioned ewes, is. s Cattle: 2-year pradc Jersey heifers, £5 • 10s.; 15-montlt Jersey heifers. £3 Ss.; i; • year steeiv, .65 145.; 15-month steers, £o i lis 6d * 2'-vear, lioifers, .C-i 65.; yearling - steer- £2 165.; vcarlini? heifers, .£3; wean- , ers, 325. i The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile i Vt-ency Co. repjrt:-At our Waikanae sale > ye-ter'dav we offered a fairly large yardr lint of hoth fheep and cattle to a full re-nrc-rcnt-atioii of buyer;,, who were present : from Feilding, Palmerston Xorth, TNollinsl ton, and the surrounding districts. The ; sale from the start was good, and, under S keen competition, we disposed of the whole of onr entry at highly satisfactory prices. . There was a Rood demand for -store wethers. and these sold at an advance of 1 fullv sixpence per head on late rates. ■ Itape lambs were also sought after, and anvthins uood was readily disposed of. Store cattle wore also forward in fair numbers, and these met. with cood coml petition. Forward bullocks, £7 95.; for- > ward ewes, from lCs. to lis. 5d.; old ewes, in low condition, up to 75.; 2-tooth wethers, , to 125.; store lambs, to Bs. 7d.: cull lambs, to 4s. id.; yearling steers, to £2 lis.; store heifers. £3 to £3 305.; bulls, to .£3 19s. 1 Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report — ; At our Jlarton sale yesterday there was . a fair eiftry of stock. Aped shorn ewes, 6s. ' 3d. to Bs.; light fat ewes, to 125.; empty l woolly ewes, to lis. Bd.; empty forward ditto, to K.-.. 6d.; weaner heifers, £2 5.-.: yearling steers, £1 13s. 6d.: St'rc caws, n'jor. £1 10s.; 15-montlis heifers. £3 to £3 9s. i 6d.: mixed 15-montlis cattle, £3; mixed 21 year catt'e, to £3 195.; forward cows, £•!; 1 2-year dairy heifers, to £4 12:?.