LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3059, 21 April 1917, Page 12

LIVE STOCK SALES

." '• Itessrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., Pal- ' ;'.merston North, report laying a very good ■;. .'-yarding of eheep and cattle at their Pal-■v;i,-.mer6ton North sale on Thursday last. ■.'■?!< Competition -was good, and practically s ,'•';; all lines were cleared. Small lambs, 14s. ~■■', 7d. .to 15s.;'mixed lambs, 17s. to 19s. 7d.; :> >cood lambs, 20s. 9d.. 21s. Id., to'2ls. 5d.;- : four and five-year ewes; 285.; two-tooth W.'.ewes, 365. 6d.j. small: mixed weaners, £2 ' ';■ 17e.; -weaner heifers, £3 Bs.; fair mixed 'fV.weaners, £4 Is.; eood weaner steel's, £5 -.•■■. 10s.; empty cowe, £5 to £7"65.; forward .;,'.*. cows, '£8 to £9; light fat cows, to £10; ;,;;..,three-year steers, £14 65.; two-year steers, :::■•'■•■ to £10 125.; "dairy heifers, £8 7s. 6d. to .'.;.:■ £11 15s. ■ ■'" jressrs. Wright! Steplienson and Co., "■':.".' Ltd., report on their Colombo Road sale, : !"!.'.- , hew on. Wednesday:—We submitted a -;:•"' good yarding of cattle and a fair entry (. i:Of sheep to the usual attendance of buy- .:,:,. crs. Tho prices realised -were about on ,•'.',"the same level as last -week, bnt with 96 ■...:•>lours' steady rain we anticipate good :';-.'prlcesforneit week's sole. Taking the sale ■ , throughout competition was by no means '.'H brilliant, although we practically quitted •'i 1 oiir entire offerine at the following prices: -~—162 wether lambs. 165. : 320 woolly lambs, ..•.;. .Wβ. 6d., 19s. 9d., to 205.; 170 two-tooth to ..four-year ewes. 235. 9d., 243., 255. Cattle: ,',', Two cows in calf, due August, £9; two T ' empty cows, £5 17s. to £6; heifers, £8 7e. '"'€d., £8 125., to £9; one vreaner, £3 75.; ■■■ seven • weaners, £5; two store cows, £7 ■• • 10s.; one cow and calf, £9 10s.; four wean- -. \ crs, £4 55.; 12 -weaners, £5. .i■/.■' Messrs. .Wright, Stephenson and Co., ...«. Ltd., report on tho Alfredtdn sale on Thursday as follows :—Wo submitted a ;■: trood yardine of cattle to a large'attend- ■ ; ance of buyers. The quality right through '..■was very much" above tho average, and /■• consequently competition -was brisk, and • we had no difficulty in disposing of our :. entry (exoepting one small line) at prices .' in faTour of vendors. Fat and forward cows. £10 to £12 155.: email coirs and '',-. calves, £13; m.s. Shorthorn wsaners, £5 ■'■■■■■■■ Bs. : Hereford -wes.ner steers, £6 17s. 6d. ■ to £7 3s. 6d.; Hereford and P.A. weaner ■heifers, £6 55.. £6 65., to £6 10s.; P. A. and- ... Hereford weaner bulls. £9 9s. to £10; ~-,. working sheep dogs, £6 to £10 ss.