LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2676, 24 January 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company,- I/imitcd, | Palmerston North, report havaiip a very i good yarding of both shce,p and cattle at. their Feildiug sale 011 Friday ja-st: Cull | lambs, 6s. 2d., 6s. lOd. to 7s. 6d.; small shorn lambs, to 95.; medium shorn lambs, : Us., *\3 .IDd.'to 12s. id.; soort snorn liimbs, 13s. Bd.. 13s. lid. to 14s. 2d.; small a-tootU • wethers, to 17s. Vd.; empty cows, £4 2b. fid. to £o 165.; young bulls, to £4 55.; 3-year steers, to £10 12s. 6d.; fat cows. £9 to £10 2s. 6d.; forward bullocKs, to £11 25.; light fat bullocks, to £13 10b. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., reports :-At Rongotea, on Wednesday last, we had a good yarding of cattle. We Quote: 18-month neifers, £3 2s. 6d. to £3 10a.; forward cows. £3 to £7; fat cows. £8. £8 10s.. £8 17s. 6d.; 2-year bulls, £2 sa. to £4; ht-avv bulls, £6 12s.- 6d. to £9. At Palmerston North on Thursday we had a good entry of Both sheep and cattle, and Eold the bulk of our cntty at late rates-.—Aged gtore ewes, 13s. 3d.; fat lambs, 16s. 6d. to 18s.; fat ewes, 205.,-21s. 6d.; mixed weaners. 31s. *d./ good weaiaev heifers, 325. 6a. to £2 55.; weaner steers, good, 395.; 18month bulls, £3 ss. to £3 135.; 3-year empty heifers, £4 17s. to £6 17s. 6d,: empty oows, £6 to £7 2s. 6d.; fs,t vows, £7 155., £8 12s. 6d., £9, £9 155.; low-conditioned cows, with calves, £5' 14s. to £6; good cows and calrea, £6,155.; £7; dtriry cows, in milk. £7 155.; •2-year" bulls, £4 7s. 6d.; heavy bulls, U 155.; £7 12s. 6d., £9. Messrs. -Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding sale last week:— Good 'shorn wether rape lambs. 12s. 6a.; smaller sorts. ICs. 3d. to 10s. 7d.; culls. 6s.'6d. to 7s. 10d.; mixed 2-tooths. 205.; fat cows (good). £8 2s. £9 55., £10 7s. 6d. to £10 95.; weaners, £2; bulls. £8 to £11 17s. 6a. • Mr. Newton King, New Plymouth, reports: At StTatfoTd on Tuesday last there was a good yarding, which met with good compe* tition. the whole of the sheep being clearcd at the hammer, and the majority of tno cattle during the day. Prices obtained were:—Fat cows, £9 ss. to £11 10s.; light fat cows, £8 to £9 Is.; forward cows, £7 2s. 6d. to £7 195.; store cows, £5 Bs. to £6 175.; light stoTe cows, £4 9s. to £4 18s. 6d.; empty 2-' year heifers (rough £4 fto £4 10s.; choice line of Shorthorn 18raonlli heifers, £5 45.; good 18-month heucts, up to £4 -is.; others, £2-17s. 6d. to £3 95.; 2 and 25-year steers, £7 Is. to £7 18s.; 18-month steers, £4 to £4 55.; yearling steers, £2 15s. to £2 175.; springing heifers, £6 2s. 6d.; bulls from £6 10s. to £11 2s. fid.; weaner heifers, 245. 6d.; weaner steers, •Jss.; woolly lambs, 12s. 6d.; culls, Bs.; fat ewes,24s 6d.; forward ewes, 18s 6a.; f.m. ewes, 12s. 6d.. to 14s. 7d.