LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1433, 7 May 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mossrs. Dalpcty and Company, Ltd. (Palmerston North), report having very P OO ! yardin? of both sheep and cattle at thei i Fcildins sale'oll Friduy la\st. Cull lambj , made up to 5s Bd.; cnll ewes, to SP. 6a.; emptv ewe??, to Bs. Id.*, forward cv\Cn 9.. lOd 10*. d d. to ICsi 6d.; fat and lorward owe?, to 12*.; fat owes, to 12s. ,10(1: Rood welhcr lambs, to %. 6d.; best mixed lambs; 9r. 9d. to lCs. 7d.; extra Kood. iO ils. Id., pood ewe lambs, 10*. 3d., ICs. Id., 2-tooth wethers, to 13s. lCd. Cattle. i - raowfch6 heifers, small. .£2 i7fi. Gd. to £3 fat and forward heifers, to los.; ia w and forward cows, to £4 15s« &u. Ifewrs. Williama and Kettle report bavins held their fortnightly smo in ihs Miller's lioad yards (Damievirke) 011 May 5, vfhen they offered a fair yarding of sheep and cattle to a largo attendance of those interested. .Sheep sold readily ai- an advaucc on laic rates, but cattle were hard to quit. They report tho following nrices:—S.ni. cwc3. 10s.; 2-iooth wethers, pood, 14s. 6d.; lambs, from -ss. to Bs. au.; mixed weancrs, pood. 305.; empty heifers, £3 to £3 5.-$.: yearliiip heifers, £& 10.?.; fat cows, £-3 17s. 6d. to £4 10s. The firm also report havinp held their Makotuku sale on Hay 1. when they offered a small yarding of sheep and eatt.lc to the usual attendance of buvers. S.m. ewes, 10s. to 10s. 3d.; lambs, 6?. to 7s. 6d.: mixed weancrs, 345. 6d.: yearling steers, £2 Ioe.; dairy cows, from £4 to £4 6s. MASTEIITON HORSE SAIiE. Mc£prs. James Jlaeintosli and Co. reuort haviui? held », very siiceessfu! nor;es sa.e in their Waiooita yards (Masterlon) on Saturday, Jla.y 4. The entry was well above the number advertised, and tho;« ofl'cred on aceouut cf Mr. Kichard ril.so.i met with ffood eompetition, and all were eold with the esreption ol tiic _ brown ireidim Cocaine, which was passed m at 25 guineas. The rest of the entry only mot with ordinary horse fale competition, but a Rood number cliauKed hands. Quotations aro it's follow:-On account, of Jtt. it. OTson, hay itel/iins Neurotic, £15: brown creldinc, 4yr?., by Xictho. £12: chestr nut celdiiiK, 3yrs., by Hons. £i 2: bay celdin". 3vrs., by Siraeen. £10: h'.ael; fi ly, 2yrs„ 'by licthe, £10 55.: uhcstmit filly, lvr„ by Boris, £16: drauirlit filly, Zyrn., £21 10*.; draught poldintrs, 2yrs.. £18; draiiffht. ccldintr, 3rr.-.. .m On account of other vendors: Hacks and harness, £7. £0 10s. to £12; sprinp carters. j,13 10s. to £21; draught mares and geldings, £23 to £32; draught foal, £5 10s.