LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 117, 4 February 1918, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

ipjßers. Daigety and Company, Limited, ■Halmerston North, report having a good, entry of both Bheep and cattle at tho Palmereton North yards on Thursday, whon nearly all the lines offered ohanged hands. Followiue- are tho prices realised ;-Sheep: Medium -woolly lambs, 14s. 4d. ; tood woolly lambs, Ms. 2d.; good shorn lambs, 15s Bd.; medium shorn lambs. 1 2s. Id.; small shorn lambs. 10s. Id.; shorn blackfaco lambs, Hi. 7d.; nmall, 9s. 9d.; forward ewee, 20s, 7d., 21s. OatUe: Fat cowe, light, £10; forward cows, £9 Zs. .6d.; yearling steers, bad colours, £i 6d. to £4 6s ; mother-fed mixed weaners, £5 45.; mixed wcaners, email, 255.,' £2 6a. to £2 Ifls.; 18-moiithe steers, £7; 20-months steers £9 14s.

Messrs. Dolgety and Company, Limited, report on their Wanganui sale, held on July JO:—We submitted a good yarding of sheop and a small one of cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Prices on tho whole showed a hardening tendency, and wo quitted practically tho ivhole of our yarding under tbe hammer. Quotations:— 4 and 5-year owes, SOe. to Ms.; Z-tooth ewos, 5!75. Ed.; 2-tooth wethers, 265. 9d.. 275. 6d.; ou!l wethers, 205.; cull f m. ewes, 12s. 9d., 13a.; small,shorn lambs, Us.; forward cowo, £10 12s. 6d. and £11 65.; store cows, £8 56.; m.s. yearlings. £5 10s. to £7; cows and. calves, £10. At Waverley. on February, a full yarding of eheep and a small one of cattle wero submitted to the usual attendance of buyers. Competition for sheep was fairly ketn, and prices showed a distinct rise on late rates. Quo-tatious:—2-tooth ewes, 36s 9d.; fat and forward ewes, 265.; fat and forward wethers, 29b.; light fat wethers, Ms.; small i-tooth wethers. 245.; cull f.m. cwoi, 2s. 6d. to 10s. Tho Now Zealand Loan mid Mercantile Agency 00., Ltd., report:—At Feilding, on Friday, a- good entry of eheep and cattle sold well. Kapo lambs were in keen J demand, and 'old at an advance on lasti! weoU's rate?. Cull h.f. lambs, 9s. Id.' to/ 9s 3d.; small b.f. lambfl, 12s. 6d. to 13a. 3d.: small v.f. lambs, 10s. 4d.to Us.; cull lambi/, ; Bs. 6d.; medium 7.-tooth vcthers. 26?. 6d. 1)o 275.: store cows. £5 65.; light fat heifer*, £8 17s. 6d. to £10; fat cow 3, £10 18s. 6d. W £11; young bulla. £5 7s. 6d..-to £5 lf/s/! aired bulls, £12 to £14, and up to fe}B 12s. 6d.

At Mr. S. Proujc's ealo on Thursday tJ/rvre irae a good attendance, and very Tair nrices wore realised. Onll lambs, srll. to 75.; medium lambs. 12s. 4d. to 14s. 6d.J Vf. woolly lambs, 18s. 9d.; emn.ll 2-tooth elves, ?3s ; f.m. owes, 18s.: mixed.age ewefi, Mβ. M.; 4-year ewej, 265. 6d.; forward 1 oSves, 24b. 6d.; email SMooth Tvethers, 21 fi. 6d.; 4-tooth wethers. 295. 6d. Heifers i> calf, £7 10b. to £9 109.: 2S-year/steers. ,£l2 Bs. l fd.; cows with, calves at foot. £8. Ho £11 7s. 6d.; fat oows, £10 12a. 6d.; ytfarling heifers, £5 to ■£5 10s ; bulls, £Si 10a. to £10; 4-year mare, £15; yearlin? ijott, £7. The Wsirarapa Farmers' 00-topferative Asociation.' Ltd., Stoolt Department, report on their Oarterton sale:-A heavy rardinj of sheep, cattle, and pigs came forward, which iwaß submitted to a largo attendance from all ports of the district. BMdine at auction was exceptional!jr brisk, <mf. we liavo to report a eood clearance at the following prices:—Sheep: Ptfime fat wethers. £2 in. to £2 55.; fat ewe». 28s. 7d.. to 295. 6d.; fonvard ewes, 265. ta' 275. 6d.; fat 2-tooths. 26b. Id. to 275.; s.m./iwe?, 20s, 21s. 10d. to 2Js. 3d.; extra good vfoolly w.f. lambs. 215.; cull?, b.f. lambs, Via. li. to 12s Oattle: Light fat cows, £li). £10 10s. to £11 55.; forward store cowb, £8.55., £8 10b., £9 to £9 155.: woaner ca'/i'es, £2, £2 55., f.i. £3 10s., £4 Bs. to £4 Us. for good etnfl; cows and calves, £7, £-'l'ss. to' £ 1 0; yearlinir steers, £5 15b. to £6,:: 2-year heifers, £5 17s. 6d. to £6 10s.; 6m;ill etecrs and heifers, £3 155.; bulls, £5, £9, j£lo, £10 55., £11 2b. 6d.. £12 10s to £13. Pfei: Baconers, £3 to £3 35.; slips, 20b., 225. ■ 6di to 245. 6d.; woaners, 16a., 175., 18s., 193. Iα 21s. ■Messrs. Abraham ■ and Vfiljlams, Ltd., Palmerston North, report n, lair yarding of' oattle at their weekly Bfile on January '31. Good yoivng sheep wire in good demand, but inferior .'otg were hard to quit. Cattle -were dull throughout tlig sale Prices realised "were as, follow:—Sheep: Pat eives, 355.; mixed 2-tocths, 205., 235. 2d. to 28e.; fat lambs, to 24; i. 6d.; storrt ewes, 13s. to. 18s.; cull ewes. 'is.. 6s. 6d. to Bs.; small lambs, 11s. Cattlej/l'onvardcows, £B, £9 9n. to £9 155.;..c0wf. and talvee, £10 Iβ ; store cows, '£4 10s. 1/i £5 125.; weancrs, £2 18s., £i 10s. to £4 '12;.