LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2588, 9 October 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, limited, I'almereton Norm, report:—At our Palmerston North sale on Thursday lve had «. very fair yarding of both slicep ana cattle, practically all of which changcd hands at the following prices:—Aged ewes ami lambs, 225.; shorn fat ewes, 225. fid.; woolly lot ewes, 325. 6d.; exceptionally nico line of 138 hoggets eold at 27e. 3d.; empty cows, £4 17s. 6d. to .£5 7s. 6d.; light fat cows, £8 to £8 23. 6d.; mixod flftcon-montli to two-year-old steers, sgns.; grado Holstein bulls, £8 15s. to £10. , „ T • Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington report, haying held a • successful clearing sale on behalf of Mr. J. -w. Perkins, of Levin. . The herd camc forward in fairly good condition, and met with keen competition, ana averaged 10s. 6d. Some of ■ the best prices realised wereiHK, « Us. 6d.. £7 10s;. £8, £9-55., £10, £10 7s. 6d. - , r *-i The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., report that at their nsiuu weeltly' stock sale, held at Levin on Wednesday, they submitted a small entry ol sheep and a heavy yarding of and report a- good sale. 'The bulk of their entry changed hands at the- following prices:—Fat cows, £6 Üb. to £10; fonvaid cows, £4 13s. 6d.; store cows, £3 14s. to £3 17s. 6d.; dairy heifers in coif. £3 2s. 6d., small vealersi -17s. to 245. 6d.; twelve-month bulls, 30s. to £3 12s. 6d.; three-year Jereey bull; £7. A full yarding of pigs met with keen all lots selling -under the hammer at good .-prices. .. Breeding sows, close to farrow, £5 Bs. to .£5 12s. M.j empty sowb, 40s. to 425.; tot porkers, 4%., 30b., 325. 6d., 33e. 6d.; weancr 13s, to 165.; boar, 30s. , , r lM The Ne\r Zealand Loan "and HcTeamue Agency Company roport:—AVPalmerston North on-Thursday we had a fair yarding of cattle, all of which, sold -well. Competition for forward- cowß- was keen. We quote:—Yearling steers,', small, 276. 6d„ 355.; yearling heifera, 255.. 6d.; # heifers, in calf £3 2s. 6d.; two-year springing.henere, £3 155., £4 55., £5 .2s. 6d.; aged store cows, £2, £2 10s.: fair store cows, £3 145.. to■ £4 55.; forward cows, £4 145., £5, £5 10s., £6 55.; light Tat cows, 'SI 4s. ,6d. - ' -Messrs. TV. and G. Turn bull and Co., Ltd., Toport having held their usual weekly sale at their Waipewa :sale yards on Wednesday, October .6. .•A cood, yarding of sheep - and cattle • came • fonrard; advertised,' and met with only foir competition, owing,, no doubt, to "the continued dry weather.. Fat steep were well competed for, and a good-clearance -was made at the following prices:—Pat shown owes, 225.. 245. 5d., to 25b. 9d.; fat shorn wcthera, 225.; forward shorn ewes, 135.-10 a. to iw. 6d.; store woolly owes, 15s. 6a.; b**- hoggets (medium), 10s. to lis.; culls, 7g._ to Bs. Id.; "tore, cows and heifers,. £3 3s; od.; two-year tews, £4 10s.; 18-month steerfii £3 25.; yearling .teers, £3; yearling' steers and heifers;.£2 35.; Jersey yearling steers, 325.; springing cows, £6 15s. to £10; springing heifers, • £5; stflr© heifers, £2 llfi.