LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 152, 16 March 1918, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., Palmerston iNorth, report having a very good entry of elieej) and cattle at their Palraernton North sale on Thursday. There waa fair competition at auction, and a'good clearance was effected, following are prices realised -.--Sheep: Small mixed lambi, 9s. Id. to 12s. 6d.; medium lambs, 13s. 4d. to 13s. 7d.; cull lambs, ss. to 7s. Bd.; woolly lambs, 15s. 4d.; mixed ago ewes, 18a.; four and five-year owes, 225. Id.; forward mixed two-tooths, 255. 9d.; Koinucy rams, 2gns. Cattle: Shorthorn-cross weaner heifers, £3 10s.; Holstein-cross weanerV steers, £3 10s.; Holstein-:ross weaner hciferß, £3 165.; empty cows, to £7 195.; fat cows, to £13 2s. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Eongotca on Wednesday we had a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep sold well, also ,fat and forward cows. Store cows and woanors were easy. Quotations:—Woolly lambs, 12s. 6d.; forward "b.f. lambs, 16s. 5d.; good mixed lambs, Iss. 10d., 17s. 2d., 17s. 3d.; forward ewes, 17s. 6d.. 205.; twotooth wethers, 255. Bd.; aged cows, £3, £4 10s., £5 7s. 6d.; fair stare cows, £5 10s., £6 12s. 6d., £7 7s. 6d.; £7 12s. 6d.; forward cows, £8 10s., £9, £9 10s.; fat cows, £10 25., £10 55.. £11, £11 5a.; bulls, £9 55.; pigs, slips, 255.; good stores, 305., £2 Is.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin on Tuesday we yarded good entries of stock, and most lots sold freely under the hammer, malting satisfactory prices. Quotations:-Sheep: Light fat ewes and wethers, ■ 305., 31s. Id., 31s. 9d. ; fat lambs, 235.; four and live-year ewes, 21s. 7d., 225. 3d., Ms.; store ewes, 16s. 4d., 17s. 6(1.; woolly lambß. 155.; cull lambs, Bs. Id.; liomney rams, 2}gns., 2Jgns„ and 3gns. Cattle: Light fat heifers, £10, £10 12s. 6d,; forward cows, £8 2s. 6d„ £8 17s. 6d„ £9 145.; store cows, £5 35., £6 Bs., to £7 55.; forward bullocks, £15 165.; mixed weaners, £3, £3 os. 6d.; fifteen-months Etccrß (good colours), £7 155.; potter bulls, £7 10s., £9 17s. 6d. Pigs: Weaners, 7s. 6d., 95., 10s., large stores, 295.; porkers, 395.. Ms., 475., 635., 58s. 6d.. 605.; taconers, £4 lis. Messrs. Abraham and Wiliiams, Ltd., re-port:-At Otalti on Wednesday we yarded good entries of botli sheep and cattle, and all lots sold freely under the hammer. Bidding for the various lines was spirited, and keen competition resulted right throughout. Quotations:—Rhfien: Km. ewes, 255., 24b. 10d.. 255. 6d.. to 275.; four and six-tooth wethers, 295., 315.; store ewes, 16s. 6d., 195.; small four-tooth ewes, 255. Id.; medium lambs, 13s. 7(1.; cull- lambs, 6s. 7d., 7s. 11(1.: potter rams 245., 265. Cattle: Weaner steers (good),'£s; medium weancr stecrß, J!3 17s. M.: weaner heifers, £2 14?.. £2 16s„ £3 Ib.. .£3 65.; mjxed weaner?, £2 135.; empty forward cowb, £8, £9 10s.