LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1448, 24 May 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalsrcty and Company, Ltd. (PalracTftoß North) report:—We had a very fair vardiTis of both sheen and cattle at on? Mansa'woka sale on Wednesday, and these Gold rradiilv r..i tho following prices:—Small 2-toaih wethers, 13s. Id.; fat and forward •vethers, Jfr?-; niijtrl f3t and forward wethers and cTves, 14?. !od.; mixed age o'.reß m lamb, 95.; miscd lambs, medium quality, P.-?. lid. to I'. Id. Cat tin: Wnav.or steers, 365. 6d.; wearier heifers, 395.; 2-year stoers, light 'f?t cw3, £5 Ss.; light fat bullocks. £9 165.-6 d. Messrs. Daigety.and Company, Ltd. (Palmorston branch) report a pood yarding of both sheen and cattle yeftyrday. which sold as fellows:—Cull ewes, to fc. 7(1.; cut! lambs, is. 4d. to fc.; mixed lambs, 7s. 6d.; medium m. lambs, to 8:1, 6d.; ra. ewe lambs, 95.; vrctlier lambs. 9f. 4d.; L.F. ewe.?, «s.; Rood fat lambs, 16s. 5d.; yearling steers, £3; 2-ycar steers, £3 17s. to £4 55.; rows and calves, to £5 75.; S-ycar Here* ford ' steers. £1 9s. Cd.: baefcwarn dairy rows, £4 165.; oO fat bullocks brought £7 !3s. Jfessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd v report;—At \> r ai!;anac on Tuesday we offered rood vardincs of both Elieop and cattle. We quitted our entry, with the exception of one small pen of fat wetbers, at prices in advance of recent quotations:—2 and 4tootli ewes in lamb (small), 13s. 6d.; shorn liosscts, ss. 6d.; woolly liougets, 10s.. lOd.; fat wethers (liglit), 15s. 9d.: fat ewe? (lishrt, 13s. (id.; store ewes, ss. 3d.: 18-month to 2-1-CT <=te"rs, £2 14s, to £3; fat cows. £6 tOsT; iitrht fat cows. £5 to £5 Ss.; dairy COW". £S to £10 2s. 6d.; store cows, £2 ICs. to £3 55.; 2S-venr steers, £4 17s. to £4 17s. 6d.; 2-year "steers. £4 7s. Sd.j 15-montli dairy hcifws, £3 lis.; weaners, 255, to 355.; vealers, £2. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report—There was a eood attendance at Srr. Jt'Leavey's eale yesterday. Bidding under the hammer was brisk, and, with the exception of the rams, all the stock sold at good prices. The line of 6CO breeding ewes changed hands nt,lss. fid.; «M 4 and 6-tootli and f.m. ewes in lwob.to S.D. rams, lfe. 8:1.; fat wethers flight). 15s. 6d.; woolly lionets, lCs. 6d.: lioifers in calf, £5 10s.: heifers. 8.W.8., £4 lis.: yearling steers, £2 10s.; mixed weaners, 265. fid. to 325. fid.; horses, up to £20.

JlCc'srs. Abraham and Williams, I/td„ report—At our Palrucrston North sale yesterday we had a fair yarding of stool:, which sold at. late rate?. Lambs, 7s. Id. (o lis. Id.: fat wethers, 155.; fat ewes, 12s. lid.: forward cwej. 10s. Cuttle:' 3vcar bullocks. £6 55.; dairy cows, £6 to ilO; lieiffcrs in calf. £4 4s. 5d.; empty cows 30s. 6d. to £2 10s.; fat and forward cows! $4 105.,; eiEDty heifers, £2 12s. 6d. Tlio Kew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Atrency Co., Ltd., and reduced. Palmcrston North branch, report:—Wc held a successful sale of daiTv stock on account of Mr. B Gray, at Taikorea, on Wednesday. There was a "large attendance of buyers, and the salo went with a good swins. The herd of 61 cows (including; aged and three-quar-ter cows), averaged £9 45.; 3-year heifers, in calf,' £5 ss. to £3 65.; 2-months Ifolstein heifers, £4 17s. to £14 10s., averaging £6 lis.; weaner Holstem, £4 4s. to £5; weaner Ilolstcin bulls, £6 6s. Purs: Boiirs, 1J to 2 guineas; saws, 3£ to 8 guineas.' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile A"ency Co., Ltd., and reduced, Palmcrston Nor'li reoort:—At Palmcrston on Thursday' we had a heavy yarding of cattle, which met with good competition, nil lines being sold .with the exception of two pers A line of 12J 2J-year fteers, offered on account of Mr. Erisco realisc-d £4 14?. 6d. Several pens of very pice quality dairy heifers were yarded, ajid were Keenly competed for. Two-year steers, £4 25.; 21-vear steers, £4 145.: light fat bullorte, fVlOs.; coiv6 in caif, £4 ss. to £6 tOs,: forward cows, £3 125..t0 £4 7?.; light fat cows, £4 17s. to £4 16s. 6d.: forward heifers. -P 44s H.; backward iicifere, in calf. £3 17s. 6rt. to £4 165.: heifers in calf. £5 2s. to £5 IPs.: eood quality heifers (early cnl'vcrs), £5 15s. to £7 7s. 6d.; bulls, £2 15s.