LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 126, 21 February 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report having held a most successful clearing salo on account .of Mr. Gerald Griffen at his homestead. Taihape, on February 19. There was a good attendance of both local and outside buyers, and prices realised were highly satisfactory.' Quotations:—Mixed lambs. 12s. Bd.; cull lambs, 65.; 4-year ewes, 225. Id.; 4-tooth c\ves, 245. Bd.; 6tooth ewes, 245.; 2-tooth ewes, 24b.; 2-tooth wethers, 235, 6d,; mixed aged ramb, 23b, to li guineas; Shorthorn bulls £5 10s. to £15; 15-month steers and heifers, £5 55.; cows and calvosv £9. 2s. 6d.j £10 15s. to £12 55.; harness horses. £7 10s., £11 10b.; light horses, £4 to £6; gig, £15; shea ring plant and engine, £150; "Chevrolet" car, £213. A quantity of sundrieß sold at late market rates. At To Horo, on Wednesday, a good yarding of both sheep and cattle was offered. Quotations :-4tooth wethers, to 275. 9d.; 4-tooth ewea, to 255. 4d.; f.m. ewes, 14s. M. to 19s. MM.; cull lambs, ss. to 6s. 3d.; m.s. woolly lambs, to lis. 6d.; 2-tooth Komnoy rams, £2 12s. 6d. to £4 45.; potter rams,' lis.' id. to 18b. 6d.; tot heifers, £9 2b. 6d. to £12 23. 6d.; 3-year heifers, to £8; 2-year heiferß, £5 10s.. to £5 Is.; 2-year, steers,' to £6 125.; yearling heifers, £3 15s. to £4 6a.; weaner steors •£2 •. 2s. to £3 55.; bulls, £6 Is. to £8 10s.

Tho N.Z. Loan and Mcrcantilo Agency Company, Ltd.) report that at their Lovin yards, on Tuesday, they yarded a small entry of cheep and"cattle. Quotations:— Tair mixed sex U-tooths, 255.; 2-tootH Bomney rams, 3 to guineas; store cows, £6 Bs.. to £7: heifers, r.w.b.. £5 17c. (id.; (rood weaner heifcra, £2 13s. to £2 17e.; good mixed box weaners, £2 4b. to £3 es.t others, 30s. to 36s.;'potter bulls, £9. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on Harton sale, held. on. Wedncs-

day:—Good yardinga of. sheep and cattle caino to liand, and. were disposed of at the following rates;— 4 and 5-year ewes, 2is. 6d.; cull ewes,,lls. 6d.; 2-tooth ewes, 255. 6d„ 255. 3d.; small ewcß, 20s. 6d„ 21a. 6d.; mixed sex woolly 195.; b.f. lambs, 13s. 9d.; mixed Bex Bhorn lambs, 13s. 9d. to 14a. Bd.; small lambs. 10s„ 10b. 6(1.; cull, ss. to 7b. Bd.; fat lambs, 225. 6d.; fnt b.f. 2-tooths, 21s. 9d„ 225.; fat oweß, 275. 6d., 28b.-; fail' ewes, 235. 3(1., 245. 3d.; fat wethers, 335. 6(1.; ,2\yoar Bteem, £7 18s., £9 10s.; 15-mont-hs steers, £5, £6; 12-year heifers, £6 55.; mixed sex weauers, 235. to 305.; fat heifers, to £8' 17s. 6d. Wo also offered tile properly at Ml. Curl. - known as "Laiidßwood," in two sections, each of winch realised £34 10b. After the sale a number of sections in the Kotiata Domain note offered, several of which verp sold .at prices from £1 sc. i »„ Mr. H. Ernest Leighton reports that on Wednosday last he conducted a successful sale in the Hutt Valley, when Mr. George Windrum's well-known dairy herd was submitted for unreserved aftle. lucre was a large attendance. The stock canie for* ward in tho pink of condition, end. were keenly competed for, nine cowa making; tlie fine asornffo of £21 53. lid. per head, w.hilßt the whole milking herd, including heitcrj. averaged £18 ss. 7d. per head Choice 20-

month empty heifers averaged 10-gmnca.i, an upstanding ased trap horse £22, a spring trap £21, another sprmir trap £11. Machinery and farm plant all brought full market value.