LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2414, 20 March 1915, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., le-portf-At our weekly sole at -Palmerston . North yesterday we offered a fair yarding o£ stock. Quotations:. Four-tooth wethers, 205.; fifteen-montlis steers, £3 lis. The New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, ltd., report :-At Kongotea on Wednesday we had on average lading and quote :—W«oner heifers, 15s. J° 225.; good Jersey weaners, 305.; eighteenmonth heifers, £2 15s. to £3; fl-ScS store cows, 255„ 275. ;6d„-to £2 2s._ 6d.; store cows. £3, £3 105.,. £4; forward cows, £4 9s. 6d„ £5, £5 75.; fat cows, £5 15a., £6 95., £6 12s.' 6dto £9 55.; ltght bulla, £2 lis. 64. to £5 55.; heavy. bulls. lEs-. £8 15s. At Palmcrslon North on fhursday "we had a good yarding of botli sheep and cattle, but competition was dull, anu several good lines of both sheep aud cattle failed to make reserves. Wcaner heifers, 155.: good, mixed weaners, «5&5.; yearling steers. £2 135.; eighteen-month heifers, £3 4s. 6d.; store cows, £2 lis., £2 17s. 6d.. £3; fat .cows, £6 25.. 6d.; heavy bulls, £8. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Master.ton roport having held their weekly tale at ■ ■ Solway on Wednesday. There-was a. lau* /.•yarding of stock. ■ There wa® ■ a good de-

total .clearance was made at tjie foUoTTin? pf.iccs. Mixed a&ed ewes, 15s. 4d.; small two-tooth ewes, 11s.; mixed aged eweß, 9s. lOd. to 10s. 2d. . Ifcssrs; Dalgcty and Co.; Ltd., report having held their "weekly 6ale in the Taratahi yards on Thursday. They had a full yarding of sheep, totaling 2360; All cla-sses , of sheep were: in keen : demand at advanced prices. Ewes especially were iu great request, and any good lines were easily quitted. We are pleased to leport practically. a totaV clearanco at the following prices:—A nice, line of 164 four,' six, and eight-tooth.- 18s. 2d.;. a'fcw smaller lines of .forward owes, 17s. 6d. ( 17s. 8d„ and; 21s. 2d.; four and five-year ewes. - 6si 2d., 95., 10s. 9d., 12s. lid., 135., 13s. Id.,' 155., '15s. ?,d„ 16s. 6d.; two-tooth ewes, lis., 13s. 6d., 14s. 6d,; four-tooth, wethers, 15s. 6d.; b.f. lambs (shorn), 10s. 6d.; woolly, 83. end lis. 6d.; m.s. v.f. lambs, Bs.; Lincoln ramß,- sgns. and 4gns. We had only a small entry, of cattle, which were-in fair demand; Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.,, report having held a successful clearing sale at Rongomai ,on Monday, on account of Mr. W. T. Hunt, who has sold his property. The 6tock showed plenty of quality, were well grown, and in splendid condition, and were well drafted!' There was spirited com-, petition right throughout, the 6ale, and especially: so for the four-woth ewes, which realised 235. >7d., and the 6horn w.f. ewe. ' lambs at 123. 9d.;Other prices were as follow:—Four-tooth ewes, R.L cross, 235. 7d.; ,two-tooth ewes, B.L. ctoss, 22a. 2d.; three and four-year ewes, 19s. Id. to. 20s. 7d.; two-tooth fonvard Wethers, 17s. 2d.; fiveyear ewes, 14s, Id.; ewe'w.f. shorn lembs, 12s. 9cL;. wether, do., lie. 5d.; cull" lambs,-7s. 7d.; Southdown rams, 33gns., . 4igris. t6"7gng.; Lincoln rams, 33gns. to signs.;. four-year Romney rams, 2gns. - Meters. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. report having held their weekly sale at PaTiiatua • on Tuesday. Good breeding owes were in keen demand, but, owners' reserves were rathen high to allow many lines changing hands. The following pricc6 were realised: Four and five-year ewes, lis- 6d.; f.m. ewes, lis. 6d.; cull lambs, .w.f., 3s. 7d., ss. 4d., to ss. lid.; do., b.f., 4s. 4d.j two-year steers, £5 175.; eighteen-month do., £3 7s. 6d.; do., heifers (empty), £2 Bs.; weaners, 175.; dairy cows, £4 15s. to £8. . Three .fat: lambs donated by Mr.'Hunt, to' the Belgian Belief Fund realised llgns. TIMABtr .RAM FAIR. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' -Tlmaru, March 19. At the annual xarn fair to-day 1050 were penned, as compared with 750 last year. The top price of the fair wa-s _13J guineas for a Border Leicester! The highest price for an English* Leicester, was 10 guineas. Other sorts brought from ; 3to 5 guineas.