LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1575, 19 October 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerfcton North, report having held a very successful clearing? sale on account of Mr. W. Dawbin, of Jfmiterville, as follows:—Small mixed hoggets, 10s. Id.; wether hoggets, 15s. Id.; owe hoggets. Id.; 2-tooth to f.f.m, ewes, with 80 per cent, lambs', 2Cis,; Horaney rams, 1J guineas; Linoaln Tarns, 23 .guineas; mixed yearlings, £3 25.; store cown, £3 10s.; 15 to 18-month steers, £3 15s. 6d.; 3 to 3Jyear steers, £5 7.*.; Hereford bull, £6 2s. 6d.; cows in milk, £6 tsy., £7 2s. fid. to £8; springing heifers, to £9 12s. 6d.; forward store pig«. 325.; aged harness horse, £11 10s'.; harness mare, £24. A large quantity of implements, sundries, and the whole of the household furniture sold at highest market rates. • The Kcw Zealand- Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report:—At Palmerston North, on Thursday, wo had a good entry of sheep and cattle, and have to report a total clearance. Bidding was i ! ,r * s j? throughout the sale, and prices were in favour of vendors. Sheep; Fat and forward wethers, 19s. 7d.; fat ewes, 18s. 4d.; fat shorn ewes, 13s. 9d.; medium hoggets, 12s. 6d. Cattle: Yearling Jersey heifers (small), £3 45.; yearling Jersey heifers , (good), £4 3s. to £4 Bs.; yearling heifers. £3 175.; yearling steers, £3 95.; 20*month6 steers, i£4 Is.; 2 and 2J-year steers. £5; inferior springing heifers, £4 lis. to £4 18s.; springi ing .heifers, £5 10s. to £6 los.; enringing ! cows, £6 17s. 6d.; store cows, £3 7s. to £3 165.; forward cows. £4 14s. 6d. to £5; aged cows, 345. to £2 7s. 6d.; bulls, £3 7s. 6d. to £5. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmerston North on Thursday a fair entry of cattle was offered, and sales wero effected at the following quotations, only a few pens of cheep coming forward:— Forward bullocks, £7 to. £7 55.; forward cows, £3 15s. to £4 125.; store cows. £2 ss. to £3; cows and calves, £4 35.; springing cows, £6 to £8; heifers in calf, £4 ss. to £5; cwc-3j with small percentage of lambs, lis. lOd.