LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1860, 20 September 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgtty and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report:—At our Palmerston North sale on Thursday wo had a small entry of sheep and n, fair yardin<» ■of cattle, which' sold «b below:—Ewo3 and !«,mb«, 169. 3d. to 255.; f«.t wethers, £1 fa.; black-faco hoggets, lis. 6d.; storo cows, to £2 19s. 6d.; bulls, to £3 Bs.; three and a half-year backward bullocks, £7.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Limited, Wansanui, roportWo li-oUI our fortnightly Wanganui Eflle on. Wcdnosday, and had a fair yarding- of sheep and cattle, tho bulk of which wee disposed of under tho hammer. Wo quote: Fat wethers,-£1 4s. 6d.; owe hoegote, 15s. 10d.; owes in lamb, 16s. 3d.; etor-D ewes, 14s. 9d.; mixed hoggets, 165.: four-year bullookis, £7 10s.; threeyear steers, £6 165.: yearling stecre, 395.; two-yeax eteers, £4 6s. to £4 16s. 6d.; dairy heifers, £2 10s. to £4 2s. 6d.j storo cows, £3 10a. to £4 15a.; flfteraMnonth. steers. £3: dairy cowis, £5 to £7.

The New Zealand Loan cad 1 Mercantile Aeeney Oompany, Ltd., reportAt PaJfrmeraton Nor Ml on Thursday we had ft small entry of sheep and about 450 head of cattlei, including 2CO steers and bullocks, all of which were auitted s,t satisfactory prices. We 'have to report a good all round sale and very few lines failed to find purchasers. Quotations:—Shoep, forward ewes, 15s. 6d. Cattle: Small yearlings, £1 lis. to £2; yearling stetirs, £2 9(3.; eighteen-month steors, £3 175.; eight-een-month hcifero, £3 '4s. 6d. to £3 155.; springing heifers, £7; old cows. 28s. to. £2; store cows, £3 3s. 6d. to £3 12s. fid.; twoyear steers, £5; 'three-year steers (rough), £5 14b.; Polled Angus bullocks, in. low condition. £7 75.; forward bullocks, £8, £8 10;;., to £1 14s„ and up to £9.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Martimborough ealo <13 Tinder:—Stock camo forward In excess of advertised numbers, a full yarding: resultins. The ' quality of -the cattle offered TTft'S not quite emial to late salee, with the exception of Mr. P. M'Leod'e three-war-old stccre, which sold for £7 12s. 6d„ oeinr particularly itood as regards brecdin<r, ■ but somewhat on the emoli side. Most of the lines of bollocks passed at auction wore gold afterwards, and there was a good demand for younu stcora aid dairy heifers. All the sheep ohonsed hands with the exception of one entry. Mr. Laxcomb obtained £1 63. 4d. for a lino of 170 Offed' ewes, with a good percentage of black-face lambs, which were well erown and in fine condition. Quotations: Three-year steara, £6 10s. to. £7 12s. 6d.; two-year steer 3 (poor); £4 le.: yearlinir steera, £2 to £2 16a, oocordine to quality; yearling heifers, £2 Ib. to £3 le.; forward oo>w3, £6. Ewes and lambs, £1 63. 4d.: small hoirsfots, 13s. Jd.; fat cwos, £1; fat wethere, £1 6s.

Ifesrs. Abraham anxl .Williams, Lid., report:—At Palraerston North on Thursday a medium yarding of stock was offered <tt the following quotations:—P.m. owos and lamibei. £1 Is. 2d.; lijrht fat. ewes, 17s. 7d. to 19s. 7d.; three-year bullocks, £7; eisrhtojiMiiotttlis heifers, £3 to £3 !s.; ycftrlins heifers, £2 12s. to £2 18s.; fat cows, £i 10s.: forward cows. £4 7b.