LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1426, 29 April 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgefcy and Company, Limited (Palmerston North branch), report a very fair yarding of sheep <it thoir Folding sale on Friday, but owing to the rough weather a number of advertised lots did not-coma forward. Krapty ewes, Bs. 3d., 9s. lid. to 10s. <d.; fat ewes, to 12s. 9d.; four and six-tooth forward v/ethel's, 14s. Sd., 14s. lid. to 15s. Mi. Newton Kinn'fl woskly stock report ;s as follow?*—On Friday, April 19. there was a good attendance for Messrs. Knight ..and KirJtham'.s clearing sale. The theop were a good lot, and competition was for nearly every line, prices on the whole showing an improvement on late rates. Prices realised were:—For Mr. P. Knight's stock: Lambs, 6s. Bd.; cull lambs, 3s. Id.; two and four-tooth ewes, 11;?. 6d.; six and f.f.m. owes, lis. Id.; mixed ewes and wethers, 6s. 2d.; two and 4-tooth wstharst 12s. 6d. Mr. A. J. Kirklinm's stock: Four and six-tooth.ewes and rams, lis. 7d.; two-tooth e\v2:<,' 12s. Ltd.; two-tooth wethers, 135.; lambs, 7s. 3d.; cull Jambu, 2s. 2d.; mixed ewes. 65.; Cortland wagon. £16 ss. At Kaponga, on the same day, the yards were again well filled with cattle, mostly cows and weancrs. The demand throughout was good. Ucst v.oauer coloured heifer* made £1 17s. Gd. to £2 Is. £1 ss. to £1 16s. fid.; weancr steers, £l 55.; mixed weaners, best, £1 5?. to £1 135.; poor, 12a. 6d. to £1 Is.; store cows, £2 3s. to £3 2s. 6d., forward cows £3 10s. 1-0 £4 125.; fat cows, £4 17s. to £5 125.; 20-month steers, £3 7s; 6t1.; mixed shsep, 6s. 9d. Tfotwithstaudiuff the very wot weather, I had a fair entry at Itahotu. Tuesday, and a good attendance. Kidding waa brisk right through, practically everything being sold at the hammer at the following rates:—Weaner steers, 183. 6d. to £1 65.: weansr heifers, JerseyUolstein cross, £2 125.; grade heifers, £1 Us, to'£l 165.; weancrs, mixed, £1 ss. 6d. to £1 95.; mixed yearlings. £2 Is. 6d.; 15month steers, £2 195.; two-year heifers, in calf, £4 7s. 6d.; three-year bullocks, £5 3s. 6d,; store cows, £1 12s. to £3 65.; forward cows, *£4; fat cows, £5 7a. 6d.; bull, £2 lCs. ' At Mr. W. J. Parson's clearing sale at Pukearuhe, Urenui, on Wednesday, April 24, there was a large attendance. The cows' were mostly second and third calvers, in good condition, realising,- after good competition, from £4 15s. to £10 55.: two-ysar Jersey cross heifers, in calf, £5 to £8 15a.; bulls, £2 ss. to £3 55.; two and a half-year steers, £3 18s.; yearling heifers, £2; Jersey grade calves, £1 £s. Od. to £2 55,; horse, £15 155.; hoggets, 12s. 5d.; f.m. ewes, 55.; porkers, £1 35.; sows, £1 to £2 15s. During the week I have sold privatsly, some bi<r lines, at the following rates:—Best wfcaner heifers, £2 to £2 75.: mixed weaners, £1 to £1 10s.; 15-month steers, £?» 10s. to £2 13s. 6d.; 20-month steers, £3 2s. 6d. to £3 125.; two and a, half to three-year steers. £5; thrcs and a half to four-year bullocks, £5 155.; bulls, £3; fat cows, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 10?.; forward cows. £4; 20-month emptv heifers, £3 35.: two-year choice Jersey' in-calf heifers, £7 55.; two and a half to three-year heifer?, in calf, £5 to £5 155.; sruall, £4 10s.; herd dairy cows, £9, £8, £7 75.. M 65.. £6 s*, and £5 10s.; lambs, 6s. to 7s. 6d.; two-toot i> ewes, 125.; mixed ewes, 75.: fat wethers, 155,; two-tooth wethers, 12s. to t2«. 2d.rams, ljgns.; springing heifers, £8. At the Haymarket, on Saturdav, I h.nl ? better (ternand for pigs, as follows :-Wcaners, ss. 6d. to Bs.: slips, 13s. to 155,; norlcers, 19s. 6d. to £1 65.; heavy, £1 17s.