LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 147, 17 March 1919, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company,' Ltd., Palmerston North, report having j a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle at their i'eildins yards on Friday last.-Practically. every line offered was sold at satisfactory prices. The following are" quotations:— Four-year ewes, 225. 6d. to., 245. Id.; four' and five-year ewes, 19s. 2d.to'l9s. f<l.; cull. , ewe 3, 12e. 6d.; black-face" lambs,-14s. ,6d.i (j.D. rams, 3} to 3Jgns.; fat,.cows-'(light),, 1 £10 to £10 155,; eighteen-month steers (bad colours), £3 to £5 os.; store cowsj £6'los.'; three-year-old steers, £10. ... '- y The New Zealand Loan- and MercantileAgency Co., Ltd., report'iTrAt. our. Pal■merston North sale on Thursday'we , had a fair yarding of sheep arid' small entry of cattle. The attendance was small and few lines changed handsiin favour of purchseers. Wq quote :—ltape lambs,' 125.; stubble lambs, Bs.; cull lambs,*6s. 9d.; twotooth evres, 225.; five-year ewes. 125.; cull ewes, ss. 3d. to Bs.; fat cows, £10 7a. 6d.; cows ill calf, £9; calves,-8s; (jd. to 16s. MSPEBSAL SALE OF.BOBDEE r , _..,.,.,. -. ■ LEIOESTEIiS.•; / .' Messrs..;Guinness.-andrLe Cren, Ltd., report that they- held &■ very successful sale on Tuesday'last at~'th'e ■homestead Waikakahi of Mr. Joseph Dowthwaito'e welll;uo.w)i Kedland3 Hock of Border Leicosters. I'he—sale -was decided on on account'of ihe'eontinued ill-health of Mr. Dowthwaite. The flock was founded in (1904, and after i'eare of careful study and .judicious breeding it Becured for him intercolonial fame and proved its quality by a record of. over 700 championship awards.- There was a. large aud representative gathering of well-known breeders from all parte of New Zealand,"/and keen competition, was the result. Some of tho prices were as follow :—Two shearling rams, by ltoyal Ideal, 77. and 74gns. respectively;; shearling lambs, l)y Bedland's Moiiut, 27gns.; shearling ram, sJgns.; three-shear-stud -rams, from sgns.' to Z6gns.; shearling stud rains, from 6gns. tp'lß}gns.; ram lambs, from.3gns. to 32gus.; several.' pens, of Hock rams, from . 2J - to, signa.; ram lambs, from IV to 41gns.; Eoveral'■ pone of flock "ewes, shearlings, from_Ji to 6igns.; four-tooths, from 1} to 3gn£;»~aix. and"eighPtooths, from to 3gns,; ewe lambs, from lgn. to Bgns.; shearling Lincoln rains, «3gns. to 43gns.; lambs, ' 'jiTHS "same' 'iir'nf"reJeffs' Having '-held ■ on WednesUiy last in conjunction with Messrs. Wright, Stophenson, and Co., Ltd., one of the most successful dispersal sales \dver held in the Waimate district. . On account of the death of the late Mr. B. M. Sutherland, tho -whole of his valuable .Border Leicester stud 'flock were sold at prices, especially for the younger sheep, which will probably prove to be a world's record. Although the flock was only founded in 1907 the owner, by sound judgment and breeding, soon achieved unprecedented successes which placed his , name in the front rank ..of Border Leicester breeders. The attendance at the sale was v,ery large, and representative breeders of note from all parts of New Zealand were in. attendance, 'and buying commissions had also been received from'well-known Australian breeders. Tho bidding was spirited throughout and keen competition was tho result. The following are some of tho prices obtained:—The importod ram Wcstsido Signet realised ,220gns.; Wcstside Baron; ISOgns.; Becord's Heir, lfflgns.; Eecord's Best, lCOgns.; shearling ram, by Eecord's Heir, lMgns.; shearling ram, SOgne.;-. shearling ram, 70gns.; shearling ram, by Eecord's Heir, 225gn5.: 12 imported ewes sold from 17gns. to 75gns. Tho »tud ewes of Mr. Sutherland's own breeding with, lambs, realised as follows: Three-' shear owe, 14gns.; ram lamb, from abovo c\ve, 60gns.; ewe lamb, 19gns.; two-shear ewe, 31gns.; ewe lamb, isgns.; shearling ewe, 44gns.; shearling ewe, 21gns.; shearling ewes. 24, 25, and 26gus.; two imported ewe lambs Sealiscd 20gns. each; a-ram, by Jfecords Heir, realised lllgns.; a ram, by Westsido Signet, Signs.; two rams, bv •Kelso Style, 30gns.; a ram, by Westside JSaron, 32gns.; other rams brought up to lßgns.; three imported ram lambe, realised ii;.ii, and 52gns. respectively; three'stud ewe lambs, by Becord's Heir, brought 20 26, and 28gns.,respectively; one stud ewe. lamb, by Westside Signet, 25gns.; one stud owe lamb, by Kelso Style. 20gns.; one stud cw . e lamb, by Becord's Heir, 2lKns. Several "(■her stud ewe lambs, from 7gns. to 19gns.; tile aock shearling rams sold at from fens to 17gns.; flock ram lambs, from lOgns to Mgns.; others at from Bgns. to 9gns.; flock ewe lambs sold from 3gns. to lSgns.; and flock ewes, from 2i to il.lgiis.- .