LIVESTOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1675, 15 February 1913, Page 8

LIVESTOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. (Palmerston North branoh), state:—Wo havo'.to,Teport havinsr held our usual Palmerston' North weekly eale 'yesterday, when thoro wp-s the usual attendance of buyers; -A fair yarding of stock came to hftnd, which sold.at following prices:—Sheep: Four and five-year ewee, Ba. 3d. to lis.; fat ewes, 14s. Bd.••.'Cattle: Wconer hoifor, Holsteb>cross, £2 lis.; heifers, R.W.8., £3 35., £3 19s. 6d., to £4; twenty-monthe steerß, £3 3s. to £3 18s.; two and ?. half-year steers, £4 10s. 6d.; etore cows, £2 15s. • / ' . The New' Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report :— .'At Rongotca on Wednesday we had a small entry of sheep and a hoavy yarding of cattle,' comprising mostly weaners, and store cows. Bidding waa inclined to dras, buitiagood clearance Was effected at late rates. Sheep: Cull ewee, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 7d.;. fatlambs, 12s.;;fat wothers, lfa. 3d. Oattle: Wcanor heifers (small), 235. 63.;. woaner heifers (good), 365. 6d. to £2; weancr heir fers .'(Jersey-cross), £2 ■ Bs. 6d. to £2 14s. 6d.; weaner steers'(small), 245. 6d. to 285.; weaner steers,'3os. to 345. 6d.;mixea weaners, 345.; store cows, £2 10s. to £3 65.; forward cows, £3 15s. to £4 10s.; yearling steers, £2 es.;ooMß, with calves, £5; bußs,' £2 105..t0.£5.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency.Co., Ltd., and Reduced, report:— At Palmer-ston North on: Thursday a. modprato entry of sheep and cattlo came forward, and ' were quitted .at the following prices i-pSheep: Cull ewco, '53:"i6d.; fat ewes, i4s.""4d. "Cattlo: Small'weaners, 14s. 6d. to 20s. 6d.; medium weaners, ,225. ffd. to ZTe. 6d.; weaner heifers, 365. j ased cows, 30s. to 395.; store cows, £3 95.; two-year steers, £4 55.; two and a half-ycox steers, £5'25.; 7 bulls, £5..t0 £6 2s. 6d. , , ~

■■■■Mossrs.iAbraham and 'Williams,- Ltd., report on. their Morton sale, held on Tuesday; as follows :—Wo had good yardings of both sheep and cattle, and have to report a cood ealeA especially: for lambs, nil lots selling under -the hammer at, advanced rates. Rape lambs, 9s. 3d. to.los.""3d.;'cwo lambs,'9s. lOd. to 10s.; wether lambs, <s. 6d. to 8s.■ 10(1. s woolly wether lambs, 9s. 9d.; etubble lambe, from 4s. 4d. to 6s. 6d.'; forward ewes, Bs. 4d.'to 10s.; store ewes, i 6b., 6s. 6d.; cull ewes, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 10d.; twotooth wethers, small, lis. lid.; fat ewes, 12s. 7d. to 13s.'6d. .Cattle:-Yearling steers, to £2 103.; yearling heifers, £2 6s. to £2 12a.; weaner steers, 265. 6d. to 305.; eiglit-ecn-months steers,. £3 os. 6d.; empty cows, £3 10s., £J 125.;' two-year dairy heifers, in calf, £5 2s; 6d. At Mangaweka on Wednesday we had fair yardlngs and have to report a'fair sale at the following prices:— Medium mixed,lambs, 6s. Id.;.medium ewe .lambs,, 7s. 6d.; three, four, and five-year ewes, good, 135.; s.m. owes, 6s. ,9d. to?s. 3d.; aged ewes, 3s. id. to 3s. 7d.; two-tooth' wethers, ,12s.;' two and a Btoers", £5 145.; two-year steers, £4 75.; eightcenmonths steers, £3 Is. to £3 Bs. ,

Messrs. Abraham and Williams report:— At our Palmorston. North sale, hold on Thursday, we ■ hod ■. a small yarding of sheep and. cattle, which, sold at the following prices,:—Sheep: Two-tooth wethers, 14s. 2d. j empty 1 owes, Bs. 9d.;-ranis, ss. 6d. to 14s.' 6d. Cattio:. Jersey weaner heifers, Ms., £2 Bs., £2 10s., to £3 45.; mixed weanors, 295. 6d. to £2; yearling steers, £2 Bs. 6d.; heifers, In calf, £4 to £5 95.; springing heifers, £5 7s. 6d.; springing cowe, £6 15s.