LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3167, 18 August 1917, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company. Limited. Palmorston' North, report having ield their fortnightly sale at Taihape, on Wednesday, August 15, when a small entry of sheep and a good yarding of oauio wore submitted to -a large attendance of buyers. Bidding was spirited, and all lines were disposed of under the hammer at prices satisfactory to vondors. :heop: Mixed hoggets, 225.; forward wethers, 365. 6d! Cattle: Woaner heifers, £3 25.; 2-year empty heifers, £7 10s. to £8 135.; empty oowa, £8 10s. to £9 10s.; cows in calf, £8 105. to £10 10s.; yearling steers, £4 ss. to £6 155.; 2-ycar steers, £10 2s. 6d.; 3-year eteers, £12, £13 10s. to £14 7s The dairy herd offered on account" 2. M'Cracken realised from £10 to £17 55., tho herd cf 40 -.cows averaging £12 9s. There was keen competition for this herd of cows. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report having a fair varding of sheep and a good entry ot cattle at the Palmerston North yards on Thursday, when nearly every line was Sold The following aro tho prices:— Sheep: Medium hoggets, 21b. Cattle: z-year wringing Jersey-cross heifers, late oalvere. £5 Iβ, £5 15s, £5 185. 6d\, to £6 B*-• forward springing heifeK, £o 10s.. f. M 10s.; forward empty heifers, £7 10s.; 20months steers, bad colonrs, £7_ 13s. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co report:—At Palmerston North, on Thursday, only a smaU yarding camo forward, and sold at late rates. Quotations :-Al?cd storo cows, £3 15s £4 10s.; store cows, £6 55.. £6 165.. £7. £7 lls., £8 95.: fat cows. £1 10s,. £10 155.; guaranteed dairy cows, £9 10s., £13 es. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at- their monthly Ptock sale, held at Waikanae on Thursday ths following prices were realised:Pat wethere. 40s. M.; 2J to J-year steers, £12 155.: 2-year Jersey steers, £7 lofc; pood weaner pigs, 17s.