LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 77, 24 December 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

;Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, ." report on their Feilding sale of Dccein- •; -• nor 21:—A fair yarding oamo to hand, - and Bold as follows:—4 and 6-tooth wetli- ; ers., 31s. Cattle: Empty heifers, £8; year- ,-' ling steers, £6; 20-month steers, £9 45.; light fat cows, £10 10s„ £10 18b., £11. ; ' There was a fair entry of cattlo and a Bmall yarding of sheep at their Palmers- ■ ton North sale on Thursday, Dccembor 20. Quotations:—Forward owes, 235. 6d.j dairy hojfers, £7 103. to £7 165.; dairy cows to £11 ss. i forward cows to £10 Is.; fat'cows, to £12 Is. j mixed weaners, 375.: empty hei- ' v tors, £6 Ib. ; heifers and calves, £8 6s. , . The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agenoy Co., Ltd., report:—On Thursday, at 1 ' Palmerston North, we had a small yard- ■ ing, whioh sold at tho following prioes:— Jersey weaners, 335.; mixed yearlings, £2 '* M.; store cows, £4, £6'125.; fat cows, •. £11; springing heifers to £12 2s. 6d.; 15- . ... month Shorthorn bull, £8. At Feilding on Friday, a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle came' forward. There was a ; " small attendance of buyers, resulting .in '• a dragging sale, with very little competi- - t-ion except for good Quality'sheep. Small ■ v mixed 2-tooths,' 225.; small -2-tooth wethers, .235.; 2-tooth ewes, 255.; 2-tooth wethers . , (good), 295.; fat b,f, 2-tooths, 28s. 6d.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers, 315.; small wean.ers, 295.; yearling steers (small), £4; rough ' E-year steers, £7; heifer in calf, £6; for- ■ ward cows, £8 10a.; cows with.calvcs at ' foot, £14 155.; fat cows, £11 Bs. 6d. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Palmerston North, on December 20, wo had .. a fairly good entry of stock.' There was a ~ fair all-round demand, the market hav- ! Ing an improved tone and prices showed an ,improvement. F.M. e\ve3- and lambs (fair) broug ; .. jls. 9d.; shorn ewes, 235. ' "• 104.; 4 and 6-tooth ewe 3 (small), 265,; woolly - hoggets, 295.; cull woolly ewes, 21s.' fid.; Bhorn 2-tooth wethers, 265.; medium ditto, , r „225.; small ditto, 18s. Id.; fat cows, £12 '' ' 6s. to £13 6s.;' forward cows, £9 to £9 - . 10s.; tinners, £5 : to £5 7s. Gd.; 2J-year " "steers (bad colours), £10 13s. 6d.; 15 to 18month steers, £9 Bb.; 15-month heifers, £a .■ Bs., to a.5 Jit, 6d.; mixed .weaners, £2 2s. • <d. to £2 6s. At Feilding on. December ~ . -21 tho market for , sheep was .on the whole . . rather quiet, while cattlo'sold'rather well.~,\There was a fair entry'of both sheep and .cattle. Light, plain fat sows brought from ' T£ll to '£11 : 163.,' fat-heifers, *£11'10s.; for*'ward;cows, ,£lO to-£lO 17s. 6d,; fresh con* . "• ditioned cows, £8 15s. to:£9 65.; small and . • -aged store cows, £6 103. to £7 55.; agea •v-cows and calves £8 10s.; bulls,' £11 10s. Uo £12 103.; mixed weaners (inferior col..10UI8), £2 to £2 IBs.; fat, and forward 2.tooth wethers (shorn), 315.; 2-tooth store '" 'wethers, 245. 6d.; fat woolly ewes, 375.; '-" fat. and. forward blaokface mixed, 28s. • J ."2d.; forward ewes; 30a.;'small fat hoggots, v-:205.; fat lambs, 20s. to 305.; cull woolly - - -hoggets,'lßs. j lambs, . 155.; cull lambs, 5s >'i to 81. - v_ The Wairarapa Farmers Co-operative As.....sociatlon, Ltd., Stock Department, report . on their . weekly, Carterton sale as follows:—A full yarding of sheep and cat- ; tla and'a, medium .one of pigs came for- ; ward and was oflered to a very fair at- • * tendance. Competition at auction was mod- - erately keen, the market was firm at late, rates, and although one or two pens did - not reach'vendors' reserves, a successful sale has to bo reported. Quotations:— Sheep: Fat and. forward ewes, 265. 6d.; 4 1 and 6-tooth wethers, -245.;' fat and for--1 'ward lambs, 16s. 9d.; cull 2-tooth wethers, ;16e. Bd.; cull ewes and lambs (all counted), • '14s. (Jattle: 3-year steers (bad colours), • £12; .forward cows, £6'195., £7 10b.. to £8 —.-55.; cows In milk, £8;, springing heifers, ■•• £8 to £8 55.; yearling; heifers, £4, £4 7s. 6d. to £5; yearling steers, £5 9s. to .... £5 135.; bulls (small. potter), £4 16s. to £5 Bs.. Pigs, etc.: Light porkers, 295. 6d. to 315.; weaners, lis. 6d., 155., 175., to 18s.; fows, is. 6d., Is. 9d„ 2si, to 2s. 2d. each.