LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1401, 29 March 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re* port follows on their Palraerston stock sale:—Wc offered a very heavy yarding of botn sheep and cattle to n large attendance, buyers being in evidence from the Manawatu, Wairarapa, and Havrke's Bay, where the bulk of the stock was bought for. Sheep comprised mostly lambs, all selling at eood values. In cattle our entry totalled over 12C0 hoad, nearly half of which were grown steers, in good forward condition (wc experienced a very pood inquiry for this class, every lot . changing hands with the exception of two small pens). Young cattle also sold exceptionally well,' good prices being realised, and at the close of the day '*crv little stock of any description were unsold. Quotations Forward 4-ycar-old bullocks, £6 165., £7 sa. to £7, 13?.; 3* and 4-year bullocks, £5 195.. £6 ss. to £6 ICs. 6d.; 3i-year bullocks, £5 12a. 6d.. £5 17a. 6d. to --£6 65.; 2jUyear utcers. £4 165., £4 18.?. to £5 25.; 18-moiith and 2-ycar steers, £4 If., , 4 £4 4s. 6d. to £4 lis.: 18-month steers, £3 475. 6d., £4 03. 6d. to £4 yearling 6teers, - £2 Bs. 6d. to £2 145.; wcancrs*. 275. to 375.; fat cows, £4 15s. to £5 Vs.; forward cows, £3 l&s. to £4 12s. 6(1.; spcyed cowj.% £4 IC3. to £4 135.; store cows. £2 js. to £3 55.; coWa a.nd calves, £4 to £4 65.; empty heifer?, £2 2s. to £2 17s. 6(1.; bulk, £2 10s. to £3; 2-tooth ewes, lis. 2d. to 125.; sound-mouth ewes, 7s. lid. to ICs. Id.; empty ewes, 4s. 9d. to 7a. Id.; store ewes. 2s. 6d. to 4s. 7d.; wethers, Us. 4d. to 12s. 9d.; woolly lambs, £6 ICs. to Bs. 6d.; shorn l ambs, 6s. Id. to 7s. 4d.; small lambs. 4s. Ltd. to ss. 2d.; Southdown rams, 4 to 4j guineas. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., reports;—At Palinerston North on T.huraday wo had a, heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. The sheep were in good demand, and sold well, and a cood all-round clearance of boLh sheep and cattlo was effected. Wc c.uote:—.Sheep; Store ewos, 6s. 9d.; mixed age ewes, 10s. •6d.; 3 and 4-year ewos, 12s. 2d.; 4-tooth owes, 12s. 6d.; fat ewes, 13s. Bd. Cattle: Wcaucrs (mixed), £1 63. to £1 125.; weaner heifers, £1 12s. to £1 lis. fid.; yearling fitoers, £2 155.; 20-month «teerp, £3 13s. to £3 165.; forward cows, £3 65.; fat cows, £5 to £5 78.5,3-year steers, £5 135.; cows in calf, £4; springing cows, to £9.