LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1996, 2 March 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

I ,^s^ s l rs « Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Teport on thou' JJannevirke sale, held on. Friday, as follows:—A good yarding of all*classes of uhcep camo < forward, oil lines of which inet with spirited competition, and a total clearanco was effected at prices in advanco of recent market Teports. The following is a list of prices re-dlieed:—Cull. lambs, ss. to 6s. Yd.;-.medium lambs, 7e." fid. to 95.; woolly lambs, to ICe. 3d,: Downcross lambs, to; 12s. 2d.; full-mouth ewco, to 13s. 2d.; .medium fat ewes, to 153.; aged Southdown rams, to Ugns. *A medium entry of. cattle met with rather an indifferent .young cattle in particular,'not being inquired for. Quotations are as fol-low:—Sixteen-month trtcers, £3.105.; store S?, WB, to'£3; fat and forward cowe, to £4 14s. 6d.; light fat cows, £5 to £5 13e». 6(1.: fafc heifers,' £5 15s. to £6 75.. 6d.; two-and-a-half-ycar eteei's, to £6 2s.

Jessrs. Dalgety and . Co., Ltd., : Mnsterton, report having held their, weekly sale at bkotahuna on Friday, when there was «. largo attendance and a very big yarding of stock, which met with good competition, especially a lino of mixed aged ewes on account of Mr. Hickman, which, mide 17s. 6t1., and another line of four-year ewes on account of Mr. Benstead made 135.. 6d. Other quotations are.a-s follow:—Two'and four-tooth wethers, 16s. 2d. to 16s. Bd.; - twotooth wethers, 150.; mixed aged ewes, 17s. 6d.; four and . five-year ewes. 12s„ -125.. 6d., 135., to 13s. 6d.; f.ra. ewes. lis. to 125.; cull ewc-fl, 7s. Id., Bs. M., 9s. 6d. to 10s. 6d.; medium two-tooth ewes, 125.; mixed woolly lomhj,'lZs. 6d.j ditto, Bs. 6d.; cull lambs, te. Id., 55., to ss. 4d.; two-tooth Southdown "rams, 53gn3.j four-year Lincoln rams, to IJgns.; two and.a.half.year steers, £5 163.; slips, 195.; weaners, 7s. to 6a. .

■ Messrs. Dalgety and . Co., Ltd., report bavins held the fortnightly sale at Ponga-too,-on Thursday. There was a good yarding of utock, which met. with keen competition, and realised the following urices: --Two and four-tooth wethers, 16s. 2d.; me* dium ditto,-14s. lid.; three and four-year ewes, 14s. lid;; f.f.m. r ewes, 13s. 6d.;- small mixed two-tooths, 10s. 6d.; f.f.m. Lincoln rams. 3gns. '

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—'We havo to report having a very Rood entry at the Feilding ewe fair on Friday, February 27, Although the sale did. not open with a very strong demand, prices, improved- and competition remained very good for oil the better class of four and five-year-old ewes. Prices:— Medium lambs, Is. sd. to Bs'.; black-face lambs, 10s. Bd. to lis. Id.; extra Rood woolly wether lambs, 13s. 6d.; four and five-year ewes, 13s. lid., 146., ,145.. Id. to 16s. Id.; well-bred two-tooth Rbinney ewes, £I.la Id. • ... . '

Dalgety and.Co.,:Ltd., i Palm€Tston North, report haying held thehvusual stock sale at Palmereton 2*orth ,on . Thursday, when they offered a fair yarding of stock to a. large attendance of buyers. Quotations: Failing-mouth owes, ICo. 6d.; six-tooth •to s.m. ewc3, small, 14s. 4d.; four-year goodframed ewes,. 153. 7d.

Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At our fortnightly sale at Levin on Friday wo offered a good yarding of stock, which met with ready competition. We Quote: Small mixed lambs, to 6s. Id.; aged ewes, to 9s.ld. ;• purebred four-tooth Southdown ewes, to llgns.; store cows. £2 25.; forward cows, £4 17b. ; cows <Uid calves, £4 Ms.; • light fat cows, £4 12s. 6d. to £4. 175.; young bulls,, £2 lis.,£2 17s. £d. to £3; heavier, to £4 10s.

Messrs. Abraham' atid William's, Ltd., re-' port:—At Levin on Friday large entries of nil.classes of stock camo forward. Competition 'throughput' the. ca-le was keen, a total clearance-being 'niade with the sheep and only a few pens of cdttlo 'We'iit out unsold. Quotations: Fat ewfis, 15s. f;l. to 17s. Id.; fat ewes and wethers, 'lEe. lid.; fat lambs, 13s. to 145.; forward wethers, 17s. lOd. to 18s.; woolly lambs. 8,1. 6d.'fo 10s. 6d.; shorn lambs, 7s. -to Bs.' 6d.: cull shorn lambs, ss. 2d. to 6s. Id.;, mixed twotooths, 13s. to 155.'7 d.; two-tooth ewes,,l4s. 9d. to 17s. Bd.; . forward ewes, 12s. to ,12s. 6d.; niixed aged ewes, lis. 7d.; two' ; to'6t!i Sout-hdomi ranis, 33gns; to sgns.-: ttfo ; tooth llomney rams, 3ena; four-tooth. Romiley rams,. ljgns.. to > 3gns;;' aged rams, 95.. to 145.; fat cows, £5 10s. to £7 ,'Es.:. fat..heife'rs, £5 to £5 155.; forward bullocks, .£7;. tWo and- a half-year steer's, ±4 19d." 6d.;" twentymonth. steers, £3 75.~; forward'< 1 0w5..;£4 £4 .lis. 6d.-; two-year heifers, in calf, £3 10s. to £3 l-55.;' eighteen'-moivths heifers.'in calf, £3;' weaver's, 15s. to' 21s.;'-yeo-rling heifers,, £2.55. 6d: 'An, entry,of i6B -pigs'all solil at tho,following quotations:'—Baconcir.i. £2 4s. to £-2 145.; porkeirs, 235. :6d. to £2 25.: stores. 17s. 6d.: weanera,. 9s. 6d. to 12s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams.-Ltd.. report on their Pongaroa .sale held on Thursday as follows:—Wc offered' a fair yardins: of shwp and sv good ono of cattle. There was a good inquiry. for all clashes of both sheep, and catt-10,, and we njado practically a total clearance at satisfactory values. Quotations: S.m. ew«3, 10b. -2d. to lis. 6d.; i.m. .ewes,, Ea. .Bd. to 95., Id.: small' shorn IdiSßK' Ss'. '-Ijiiifc'olli '£l l 13s. to £2 23.7 Eoniricy ram's, '£1 35.: heifers in calf, £3 ss. 6d.'to £4 90. 6d.; weaner heifers, £1 10s. to- £2 5?.: empty heifers, £o; flfteeu-montli steers. £3. Messrs. Williams and. Kettle, Ltd., Da tinevirlie, report having held their Dacnovirke safe on. Friday,- when they offered a .-large yarding of slifcep and a small entry of cattle. Bidding throughout was very spirited. Practically si total clearance was,effected at very , satisfactory prides. - Sales were as under:—l 73 flve-ytor ewes, 155,: 300 four and five-year ewes, -16s. 7d.; -200 at 16s. Ud., 200 at'lfo 9d„ 235 at. 165,'6d.,'404 four and six-tooth, ewes, 16s. 8d:; 214>four and six-tooth wethers, 17e. lOd.; 200 fotir-. tooth ewes - (small), 15s. 7d.; 268. ewes, 15s.' 7d.: 84 ewe lambs,, shorn, 12s. 2d.; 12 m.e. lambs, shorn, IPs. 6d.; 5 two-tooth wet Hero, 145.; 11 two-tooth Southdown rams, 35gns.; 7 two-tooth Lincoln-.rains,'£3.3s.; 8 steers,' £2: 30 fifteen-, to eiffUteen-mo'nths steers, £3 Is;; fifteen 18-months hcifer6, £3.

Messrs. W. and G. 1 TurnbuU and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in their Carterton -Salcjiards on Friday,, when they had a very good yarding of sheep, cattle and pigs, far in .excess .'of' advertised numbers.. Competition -was fairly keen for lambs, but were dull of sale. Cattle were well competed .forthroiighout with the exception of bulls, which were dull of sale. Tho following, prices were realised Fat and forward' eives. 13s. 9d.; fat maiden ewe-5 'and wethers, 17s. 4d;:.fat lamb's (shorn), 13s. Id.;, store ewes, 6s. 3d., ,6s;'6d„ to 7s. 5d.;,6.in.. ewes, lte. 9d. to 13s. Id;; woolly la-inbs (small), ss. 10d., 6s. Id.-, to'6s. 5d.; shorn lambs (<>nial!), 6s. Ed.'; English Leicester, rams, 2Jgns.; Lincoln rains,. "3gns.; South-' don-n* rams, ,7!gns. Pigs: Baconer's,. £1 lCs.. 6d.; . porkers, £1 .4s. 3d.; clips.. 165.; ' wean'or's, 10s. 3d., 10s. 6d., to 13s. Cattle: Storo cows, ;£1 10s.. £2. 55., to £3 65.: for-, ward cows, £4 55.; eighteenrinohths h'ei-, fors. .in -calf, £3.i15.; w'earier-heifers. -'£1. 3s. 6d„ £1 75., £1 10s., to £1 12s.'; w'eanor steere.- £1. £1 35., to £l -55.: mixed wen'Ar ers, £1 Is. 6d. to £1,55.-,6t1.; cows in-milk, £6 55.. £6 lCs., .to ,£6 155.; bulls, £4, £4 55., £4 15s„ .'to £5 ■ 10s. :

. Mr: Nowton Kind's w.coWr report states i— On Wednesday, February-18, p.t Ona'er'o, for Mr. 0. ,J. Harrises.c'.carini;..safe ;1.-h~a<l a Kood"a.ttendance of buyers and keen conipetition for ev'crythiiiir offered. The, dairy lierdi contained some very nico .cowc, tho best of these selling at, -from £8 153. 'to. £11 55.; others, in ' milk "and calving in October. at from £<1 to £7; yearlin? hei-fers,-.£2 25.; Jersey weancr heifers,. £2-7s. <?d.:' Er-ade itracr heifere, £1 &.: wcaner bulls, £1 75.: Jersey bull. £6 '2s.'fid.; breedine sowti, £1 ss. to £2 IP?.: wcaner pies, 9s. 6d.; drill, £17; dray, £18; disc' harrows, £4: siis:, £9; oil account, of other vendors: Dairy cows sold at- from £4 15s. to £12. On tlio Eamo dav at Stony River there was a fair entry, of which I was. able to make a (rood follows Mixed w»e3.ri'ers, 18s. to 245.; fifteen-months heifers,. £2.63. to £2 Pi.'.: fifteen aaid eighteen-months steers, £0 125.; store cows, £1 Is. to £2 23. Ed.; email-framed st-oTc.y, £2 ss. ,to £3; sood store and -forward cows. £2 12=. 6d. to £4 19s.j fat cows, eoo'd. £6 lis. to £7 65.-; lighter fat rows, f5 lb. to* £6 2s. 6d.;. bulls, £6 17a. 6d.: pedigree Berkshire boar's,' £2 ss.' to. £5; breedinsr sows. £2.t0 £2 12s.' 6d.; pair bullocks and dray. £27; fat lambs, 12s. 9d.; good iambs.. 9s. 2d. to 10s. i'd.; f.m. ewe 3, 7s. fid. At Awakino on Thursday I hod c. full yarding of both sheen and cattle for iny annual fair. duality and condition 0! tho stock yarded was very. fine, beins.very favourably commented upon by the. buyers nresent from other districts, and tho vendors were rewarded by obtaining brisk competition at tho hammer for all lines offered, the wholo ynrdinp! being disposed, ol r.t. very satisfactory prices, as follows:—Cows and calves, £-5 10.1,. £5' 53., £3 155.. £2 lfls. 6d.j yearling and fifteen-months steers. £3 11b., £3 65., £3 23 . 6d.: small and coloured, £2 65.: two and a half-year in-calf heifers, £3.135. to £4 10s.; fat cows (very fine line)', £7; others (smallor cows), £6, £5 17s. fid.. £-5 155.. £5 65.; ptore and forward cows. £2 15s. to'-£4. 16". Sd.: sta?s, £-5 to £6; bulla ((rood weights). £-5 10?. to £8; eichU"m-nv>ntb TTolstein. bulls, £3 95.; two and 0. half-year steers, nice line of 34 well-frown Shorthorn c"tt!" frnm £6: sm^H'non at £5 10s. fid.: 29 good steers ,at. £5 10s.; 58 at £5; and at £4 10s. 6(1., t-liin last lino I phowiue a deal of colour. I bad 0I entry of grown bullocks with snirited bid--1 dine-, every nmi bein™ sold at. the lmmnior iat th« following nrVrn; £8., -P. 7 'l?i.. £7 i to., £7 4?., £7, £6 15s„ £6 125.. £6 {«„ 1 £6. £5 155.. the lowcr-prlccd lines containin,t coloured . bullocks ■ ond -short in condition; lambs, 9s. 4<l. for ?ood linrp, fit for Tape with other fair line?, 7s. fid. to 7fi. ICd,; culls, te. O'l. to fis.; two.tooth 11*. 7d.'; f.m. owes,- -10s M 9?. 4d.. Bs. IPd.. Bs. Id.. 75." 10d.-, 7s. 4(1.; ' nliied sheen. 10s. to 133.:. fat. and'forward e' v es, 14s. Bd., 13=1. 3d., 133.. 1?,3. 2d.; fat and forward .wethers, l&s. for ?. ojood four-tooth lino of 330. awLlfc. to 16s. 9d,.for pood store* wethers.. Several n. ! ce pen,"-of two-tooth wethers wee yarded., the nick of-these (a line from' Mr. Ti. Jones; Mnhocmii) Tealishm 15s. '7d.: others, from -14s. fid. to 15s. for "owl and 13s. 6d. did 13s. foD smaller: r.omncy rams, 3 and .3jgns.; f.m. ram?, 10s. .6(1. to' 135.. At Okau yards oil l-'i'ifl n•• t .had a--' full "yarding of'plieep find I 0. fair eulry of cattle. Tlie : ouality of the «hcoi> wns not up.to previous entries.,and conseo"ently t^e,trices were varied. \ wcHBrown line of 73 two and 0. half-Vear steers wns submitted by JfcKsrs. Blauohard Bros., : and realitod £5 fid.; other priccs obtoirfid .u'ere '.—Mixed iTeanexa. m 7

£1 135.; small wexner 6-teers,-£l ?£,; fifteen and - eighteen-month' 3, sts«s» £3 12s. 'tt.t ycarling.and flftodn^lwntbs-rtseps, £3 Jersey flfteen-mftntjie. steern, -Hi, 6d.; bulls, £2 15s. to'£s .tOs„; i?i. to £4 65.; fat cows', £6 175.-M;, £fe Ms-.-fiS 13s. 6d.;. sprinuito hoifire, -£4 165.;-two-year .in-calf heifers. & i%; frftoen-months heifers, ■£2 15s. j f.m, «««s- /poer},"te. M„ Bs. 5d..,75. 7d., 6s. 104., qs,. 9d., 65.-Bd.. r 6s. 3d., 65., ss. 4d., 3d., 5e., £%. ; good pen of: four-year owes,; ih, W, ; fet.ettlee, 14s. 2d. to 14s. 'Bd.; fat aii-d forward 'ivether.'i, 16s; 7d.- to -17a. 6'd.; ..gbo?!l.twd-t.arith wethers, 155., 14s. .6d„ 145.. 4d., M«.-2d:., 145,: sfflall, Ids. -to; 125., 9d.; Soiftniy ewes, Irnnfts, lis.: •woolly. Idmbs, l'&r'gsod sSorn - lambs. Es. Id. -to 95.; others,- 7s. -'6d„ 75.,- fe„ SS„. 4s. 6d.;'rams, 1 to 2ftiis,; f.nt. ianw. ss. to 1&. 6d. On February 25, e.t- for Tny monthly : cattle -saiß -and «mu«l iri«#er fair,. I had a. very .good tr.trv aM.d attendance, good-conditionei.'.c-owa «ad bulls sold very readily. Vendors' rescr-rts oil wcaneTs vrcre is. most c Aees. nanoh abovio buyers' limite,- Uut : in every casft where eellers, were ;prepft,:red, to meet the. market I was'able to at pri-ccs whieh on recent sales -.mttst bo considered f,-itis'fac-tory. Prices, were. Wealier steers, £1 1.55, 6d„ £1' 125., £1-J»„ £1" 75,. £1 £1 fe.. 1145., 10s; weaner- -bulls. 3a. ( £1 lis.; milt* ed wcaners, £1 l-3s„ £1 lis:;.-£1 ls„ £'1': o'3. id.,: 125.; weaner. heifers, £1 J?. j& £2, £1 14s. 6d., £1 ll's. . 64.. £t lftj.. £1 BS., £1- Js. 6d.,' £l 35.. £1' 2s. 6d--i £1 If;, 19s. 6d., lss., ;.16s. 6d.. 165., 55.; hulls. £3 163. to fe. 6d.; in-calf heifers, £4 9s. : - email store cows &r aged, £1 12e. 6d. to' £3 Bs.: 'pGO<i ilorc cows, £3 18s. to £4, fe.; forward cows, from -£♦' 12s. to £5 14b., for' good-c&nditoined 1 cows: good fat cows, .■£6'9s. t<>'£7 I'Os. At te'enui on 'Monday I had a small, cfltty, ail 'of which X was able to dear oC the foHbwihg prices:—Weaner '6te.eTS, £1 Bs, 6d. ahd £1 9s. 6d.: mixed' WeaHej-s. £1 .-os-» «J, to-: £l lOe. 6d.; three. a;nd & hp,lf-ycrir■ Bteers, £7 55.; store cows,'£3 12s, to■ £4 ?S;; small,fat cows, £5-6s. to £5 14?. -6d.; good, , c :6 bulls, £3 15s. to £6 175.. 6d.: bpringifi.j heifers, £5 10s.; mired fat sfcei> (very fiiiejj £1; good rape lam-'bs, lfc. fd.r mixes! we-th- ■ ers (poor lot), 10s. > f.m.. etres, fe, to Bs, On Tuesday, February 24, at tho Rnhotu yards, considering the Ret. vteather* I. had a fair entry, of which I olestred' ever j'tMng >.s Mlows':—Weaner steer's, £-1 l3e, 6d.,' £1 lis. 6d., £1 7e. 6d„ £1 &=.; weaner hci-fela, lJcu; i mixed- weaners, £1 55.; .good line of well- ] grown oighteen-mpnt'hs steel's. iS'ls; id.; fifteen, anu cight'e.e»- : monS!l.'i steefs. tQU'gii, ! £2 17s. to £3 35.; bulic, £$ iOs. to- £6; EtiSri , cows, £3 Be. 6d. to 18s,; tdrivard cowe, i £4 11). 6d.' to £5 15s:

FEILDL\G SHEhP 1 ill? Tho Zoarand'-.1/oa,n. and- Mercantile Agency -.Co., Ltd.,i h.eld our annual sheep fair'at Feilding.oii. Friday, and have to report'ft-Jnosfc'.SßCceEsful sale, Overy pen. being Bold 'aSi orient intist eatisfaotory to the vendors. Bidding w&S brisk throuehout, only two-pens b£ing raffed at I auction, and these wire cold jnlme-iiately afterwards. The followinc wci#. out' paless —On. account of (}. iV Wmlth, 227 tWo-Wot'h wethers, 13s. 9d., 255. small two-tooth ct:C3 135.-7 d„ 461 low-condit.io.ntd. four -and 'flveyoar'ewcs 14?. .9i1.; Estate-.jste- .Wm. Jfßtchell, $5 mixed-age Romney ewej, 16s. lid,; T. .8. CorniGh, 170 fotiT and 'flf.S-s'ea-r 'Btfes 16s; 9d., 99 t.wo-to,o,th Cites He. Id.: Wilson Bros., 914 low-con'ditiOn too, 9s. 7d.; Percy Farle, 414 four and ftve-yoar ewt<s 14s-. ,4d., 477 at 125.,' 175 oi 95,-.15(1.; A. Wrowß, 257 four and aix-tooth. and four-year ewes 16s, 3d.,.90 rape lambs 11.'. 2d.; -Bruce Bros., 98.ased.ewe3 103. od.; % PreeWiri'^ton,.s4s- - ewes, 9a. lid.; Mrs. A. Ba.nks, 145 four arid five year BomriOy ejs'es,. ise. lid.; 52 two-tooth eives, l'9s. 3d,; 0. tfUffti, 4W two. three and four-j-eat Komitcy eWe3., 19s. 6d.: W. H., Clapham, 289 three ond four-yC.iT ! ewes,. 17s. 7d.'; Ej. SBanlion, 114 -J.xyo-too.th I 6w€'3, '20s.' 6d.;'~J. H- WiiUfrh-, st®., ■ 2i3■ fotar : <ind six-tooth and {Onrijeor eWs, lfs.; 64 : forward owea, 14s. 1 Q-. ;A. ..Philps. 187 .-ldr». iward. ewos. 13s. 9fi.: John .four ' AOd feis-toOth and four-yenr i,ss,'lod,{ ,46 'fonvdrd ewes, Hs,; oil Jiceaudt , M'Eweh: Purebred 6 .iged 1 .i\fes3sn.: 11 four-year, ewes 2.5-8?::>~ 0 fonrtooth Oweo 6}gns., 1' fou-r-tofttj" ewes ishe t , 3 two-tooth .cweo ; .'t}gn!!., j tvyo-t'o'oth *ev-'?s 63RnS., 5 ewe 'laws l'Scils.,. 9 ewf., toftibs Ish., 4 ram lambs 4i'pus,, 3 ram lambs 2} ijnrf., 5 ivjm lambs 21gns, . Jfossrs. Abfa,hdm and Williaius, Ltd.. 't& pbty'Mirc had ;a . heavy yarding,-'Of . a'fl cla_sses,"of. ehcep.. .Bidding M,s. '.ei'tfOme'Jy brisk.. We ..p'ractfcattj- e6ld "iho ..vyKole of our entry under tIM hariipjcV, Wo Vjuote: Four»and flvc-year'-ewes. ! iW id., .14s. ,7d., >15s. '3d., JO lfis. 4d..: 'ond- ' four-,V;M ; r- e-iN'os, • -17s. 6d;, la -;,t;6=„ •,■ tafll :-stf«s, l 8?.; tivo-tooth -ewfa, 17=. -7d. ; ■ rape, J.imiVS, lCa 'lCd.;-nleilium.'laialrt','.9sJ-3d. 5«. ,6fc ■ bull ; -ld'mbs, 7s. Unfortunately 2600 of 'oUr entry failod to-put iil -an appearance. , Messrs, Abraham and William®!'l'M. <tc-port-having conducted a shcces.«f!il 'sale on boha.lf of Mr. A. -J, rftonc-Wi?g on Thtms' day. Tho rittenddnco was satisfaetory. although the irioteinent' w.oa.ther pHjvaSUlii'Sr in. tho earlier, piii of -tie. dajr wo/i ire(Sponsible for the, abspnco' cif seterci] initeadiiriK buyers. The conditiom of iho ytock was good and drafted to the isitiefiaoti'qn of l.ljuycrs, who ■ally, good griees res'ulttd-. TUa laws ir«ro lWt ! goo'd ond tlic fwo-tooth five's wcro n mixed lot, the older -pwes, iieing above tho o.verago-. Ti'o-.ciittlo \yero nlsilji drafted and of good" aiialitj;-..Business <it auction wo.s anini'.ated throii'slioiit. Q.tiotations: Four-tOoti: oiveS'. 18s. I'd.: six-tooth owes, 19s. 9d., £1 OS. 3'd.i.'atfd £1 os. 9d.; four-yoar owe.?. 17t». Bd.: flTe-yoar elves, tns. 4d. and 165.-4 d.: tiyo-lpotli ewes.,-14s. BA.j 365 lambs, 95.; 790- lambs', 7s. i SO- cnlts. Ss. id.: cull t\vo-tp9tJi. ewes. tsinaii),..: Ji.s, Bd.j 1 cull two-tooth ..withers, -11® 6d:;. cull ewgs, ! mixed ages, lte. 3d.; four-year. Jloniney rams, J to lj'gni?.; Vrgc-d 'Liriwl.n ramsv Ids. 6d, to lis, 6d.: 44 cows and <\alye'3, £7 Jfit -arid. 31, at £7 los : .; .21 aeod do., £5. 55..; ,69 fifteen-months steers,' £4 its,; culls. '£3 10s.; ShorUiorn Bull, £'9; biilis, -M lOs.'to £9 7s. 6d.; and one aficd a.t £5 53, •

Tho New Zealand tAaij o.pd MErroptilo.; Agency Co.. Ltd., . rirMrt ASTlflt held a.' clearing ..sale V.'t .Feathewt'fln on AscOTint, of 'the'fftato of the -lite; Tbh'n' Cuniiy, on Friday last, when thejSfcaffered Jto.'shecii. rattle, torsos. ctc..,to>.;Sb6d aifehdsirico' oS.: buyers.' Coiaiife.titioii throughblit fho svala. 'flics Keen, .iajtd 'evcrytiMttfr Vto's sold underthe hammer at- most-satisfactory The following. w<srs. the SoW?,;-r299. t-wo, four, six. n.nd f,m. e'rces,. 155.;.?!6 f.iji, ewes, lie. 104.: 250 m.ix 44' lornb?, tin. 7d.: tTvo-tootti' ,-15 a.... ?d>.: wethers 14s. 4d;;' small , M'ir.iiS,, "I'd.j ! Shropshire ewe 'lonibs;' Ms. &•; 'Sij-OniiMTe I ram lambs, .lJsi 3da.#^i*wtS.,S ; hropfhi.re I ljuns;; flij;., 2eiM:; .Sliced i Shropshire '16?..; eiijMfieii-Mo'fiftS j eteers, -£4 lsi .&:; ■eig.hteen=mont>li!S heiicriii ] !& 3i-; 'two-year do., £5 ls;:'fat cows, £5 12s. 6d. ' • J