LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3031, 19 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report on their Pahautaout sale, of Friday la.st as under:—With the exception of one pen of old ewes, the entry was d'.jwed of | under the nawCT. Prices -uled os folI low:—Two and four-tooth wethers. 325. 4d.; medium two-tooth wethers, 275. 6i.; small two-tooth wethers. 235. 7d.; s.m. ew*>s. to 245.; mixed-age ewes, its. Id., rfs. 4d.; cull ; era. 12?. to 155.: medium woolly lambs, I 14s. to 15s. Id.; cull lambs, 7s. Cd. Messrs. Tlalsctr and Company, Ltd., Palmorston North, report having a very good, vaxding of both sheep and cattle at their FeUding 6alo. on Friday, and practically all lines changed hands at advanced orices. Quotations: Potter ewes. 7s. to Bs. 2d.; asjed ewes, to 14s. Sd.; cull lambs, 10s. to 10s. 7d.; small lambs, to 13a. 3d.; medium lambs, to 15s. Sd.; wether lambs, to 17s. 7d.; two-tooth 1o s.m. ewes, to 3te. Id.: fat and forward ewes, 265. 9d. to 275. 4d.; light fat ewes, 295.; potter rams, Isrn. to ljjns.: wcaner heifers. £2 10s. to £o 95.; mised woancrs. £3 75.: wcaner steers. £4 ss. to £5; forward cows, to £8 ]7s. 6d.; fat cows. £12 10s.. £13. to £13 55.; light fat bullocks, £16 10s. to £17 10s.; fat bullocks. £17 15s. to 318 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having conducted a clearing sale at Italian on Wednesday, on account of Mr. Q. J. Oldridge. The cows sold nnder spirited competition a.t highly satisfactory priocs. the herd of 50 cows averaging £12 4s. Dcr head. The following prices were realised-,—Cows in milk, £9, £10 155., to £12 55.; March calvcrs, £13 10s.. £14 10s., £15 55., £16, to £18 10s.; April do., £15, £15 10s., £16. £17. to £20 10?.; Mav do., £15 ss. to £16 55.: .Tune do., £9 55.. £10, to £11: July do., £10. £10 10s., to £11 155.; August do., £9 10s.. £11, £11 155., to £13 55.; September do., £8 5«.. £9 155.. to £11 155.; November do., to £11 155.; eighteen-months heifers, r.w.b., £8 35.: yearling heifers, £4 55.; bulb £7 10s.; calves, 135.; two-tooth wethers, 30s. The firm also offered on account of outside vendors a. line o.f springing heifers, which i sold at £9/10s., £10 10s., to £10 195.: hulls, £8 12s. fid.; store cows, £5 18s. to £6 4s. The New 7i>alnnd Loan and llcrcontilo Airency Co., Ltd., report:—At Kongoteu on We.lnefday wo had a.hea.vy yarding of

'•■•'h sheep and cattle. Comnetitinn Tor sheep was dull, but, cattle sold well. We nuote:—F. and f. ewes. 275. 7d.: f.m. ewes, 175.: aged owes, 6s. Jd.. 75., 10s.; fair h.f. lambs. 15s. 7d.; good store lambs. 15s. lid., Us. 6d. : .wcaner heifers, 305., £2 2s. 6d.; Jersey weaner heifers, good, £3 Ss.; weancr steers, £3 ss„ £3 ?s.. £3 155., £4 Is., £4 15s. 6d., £5 Bs.; ciirhteen-month. steers. £8; aged store cows, 355. to £3 55.: store cows. £4 10s., £4 12s. 6d„ £5 Is.; good forward cows. £7 10s.', £8. £8 17s. 6d.. £9 55., £9 10b., £9 155.; fair fat cows. £10. £11, £11 Ms.. £11 25.; heavy fat cows. £12. £12 55.. £12 7s. 6d.. £12 17s. 6d„ £14 17s. (A.: bulls, £6 2s. M.. £6 155.. £8. £B 155.. £10 7s. 6d.. £14 3s. At Pa.lmersl.on North on Thursday we had a. fair yarding of both sheep and cat tie. prices for the former showing .an improvement on those of last week's sale. Cattle sold at lat-e rates. Small lambs, lis., 135.. 13s. 5d.: f. und f. wethers, 335.; good springinc heifers. £9 155., £11: dairy cows in milk, £10: cightwimontli stoers. £7 Is.; store rows, £5 2s. 6d.; forward cows. £8 155.: light fat cows. £9„ £9 10s.; bulls, £9.

COMMERCIAL ITEMS UJNDOtf ITABKIifS. CRec. March 18,. 5.5 p.m.) London, Starch. 17. Wheat—There is a large business doing a.t full prices. Butter.—There are few sales of. colonial butter. Australian, choicest salted, 2065. t.o 21.45.; unsaltcd, 2045. to 2125.; New Zealand, salted, 218s. lo 2245.: unsaltcd, 2165. to 2205. Rabbits are dull. New South Wales blues, ex store, 345. The authorities stopped tbo sale of a, recently arrived cargo from New Zealand owing to bad condition. Mutton.—South American, lljd. I,amb — South American, 12Jd. Rubber.—Hard fine Para, 3s. 2d.: plantation, 3b. 2 3-Bd.; smoked sheets, 3s. ?;d. Copra—February-April shipment, nominally £41 10s. per ton.-Aus.-NX Cable Assn. UNION STEAM ttßAßffi. (Rec. March 18. 5.5 p.m.) London, March 17. Union Steam ordinary shares are quoted: Buyerß, 455.; sellers. 4is.-Aus.-N.SS. Oablo Assn.*