LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2151, 18 May 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Pnlmcrston North, report having had an exceptionally good yarding of slioep and small yarding of cattle at their Feilding sale on Friday. A number of really good line? of wethers come forward, and thc=u realised prices highly satisfactory to vendors. Iximbs were not in quite such keen dntnnnd, hut wc managed to q-n.it, practically the whole of our cntrv. Cull lanine, 7a Id., 7e. 4d., to 7s. 9d.: small lambs, 9s. 6d. to 10s.; medium wether lambs to 12s. 7d.; miieil lambs, 13s. Id., 13a. 6d.. to 14s. 6d.; woolly lambs, to 15s. Id.; aged owes, in lamb, 123. lid.: four and five-vcnr-old ewes, in lamb, to 19?. 7d.-, empty two-tooth owes. 16fi. 1(1. j forward ewes. 15s. Id. to IS' 5d.; fr.t owes, to lfo. M.j 244 forward wethcni, realised 2ts. ; 120 fat wether? 245.; ICI fot Uneoln-skinncd wcUicrc. 245! 4d.; mixed wcaners, 335. 6d.: weanc-r heifer/ Jersey-cross,, to £2 10s. otl.

Messrs. Abraham find William*, lit*., report on their Feilding t«U> held on May 15:—\Vt>. had a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle, includiiis some extra good liiie-t of wethers. Stock was keenly sought after, and we have t-j report a. very successful sale at. following pricesi-Two-toolli wethers, 19s. 9d. : two and fimr-tnoth wither?, 22<. Id.; f. and f. owes. 15s. Id. 15= lid., 175. 7d., to 17s. Bd.; fat ww' lit. lid.. IS.--., to 18s. 2d.; lonilw. 9.1., fa Ui. Oil.; oged ewes in lamb (low condition). ss. 6d.. to Its. 7d.: fat cows, £6 8s to £6 9?. 6d.i forward cow?. £4 to £5 K ; store cow:;. £2 to .£3 10s.: springing cow?' S6 10*.; ivcancr heifers, 265. 6d.; good ditto, 385.; bulls. £3.

The New Zealand Tionn and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At FellaiiiE on Friday wo hail a heavy yarding «f sheep and a Rood entry of rattle. Lambs were a plindc easier on last week's (imitations, hut we have w report a. good rlea ranee. Cattle were in good demand, ima 1 evtr.r pen was r,nltut. prices being In favour of vendore. Sheep: GmnU lamb.\ IU, sd, to 12s, 7d,i medium lambi, 13s, 61„

and up to 14s. 15ft. for fcoSJ lambs; forward ewe?. 15a. 4d.: fat. and forward cwos, 17s. 2d.; store wethers, l?s. k\, to IBs. 'li.; forward wethers, Sis. 7(1.; aged eves' in lamb. Vc Id.: liomney ram lambf., 17s. Cattle: Weaner stairs, inferior. 245. Gd.; weancr heifers, good, ,€2; yearling heifer-?, ,£'i 55.; store cows, £ - 2 17s. &d. to £3 10s.; forward cows, £4 2".; light fat hsifers. .C 5 45.; springing heifers. .£0; fat cows, £7 is. 6d '