LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 142, 11 March 1920, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company Limited, Palmerston North, report having a fair entry of sheep at their Marlon ealc on Monday, which sokl as follow.—Mixed lambs, 12s. 6d. to 15s. Bd.; mixed-age ewes, 18s. Id.; cull ewes, Us.; cull lambs, ss. M.; six-tooth ewes, 265. 3d.

The Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. rtport on .their Pahiatua tale aB follows:-We had a good entry of sheep and rattle. Competition was not brisk, and we passed in several [rood lines of sheep. We quote-.—Four and five-year ewes, 245. 6d.; n.gcd ewes, 10s. 7d.; shorn lambs. 10s 7d.: Lincoln rams. Hens,. 2gns„ and 2Jfrna.,- 18-month heifers. £2 195.; 18month. stcei'B, £4 He.: two and a half-year steers, £7; empty cows, £4 12s. 6d.; dairv cow, £12.

The Loan and Mercantile Asency Co. Ltd. report:—At our annual sheep fair at. Palmerston North on Thursday, March 4, sheep did no: come forward as advertised, but we had a fair entry. Prices for good sheep were in aliehf, avanc on r°cent sales as follow;—F.F.M. ewes, 26=. fid. to 275. 3d.; four and five-year ewes, 245.; four and five-year ewes flow conditioned), 235. Id.; f.m. store ewes, 14s. 6d.; two-tooth owes, fair, 27b.; two-tooth ewes, good. 37a. 6d.; fat ewes, 285..6 d. to 31s. 6d. At Jtimatangi sale on Monday we had a good entry of both sheep and cattle. There was a large attendance, and 1 prices were in favour of vendors. We ouote:—B.F. lambs, 14s. 6d.; woolly lambs, 14s. 9d.. 155., to 15s. 6d.; fat lambs. Ma.; two-tooths (fat), 325. Id.; 2-tooths (mixed!, 28s. Id.; small 2-tooths, 21s. 2d. to 235. lid.; small two-tooth ewes, 245. 2<!.: f.-it ewes and wethers. Z4s. lOd. to 28s. 6d.; weaners. 355. to 365. 6d.; springing heifers, £12 12s. 6d. to £14 55.; heifers (r.w.b.). small £8, fair £13 16s. 6d.; fat cows, £10 10s.; discoloured steers. 30s. to £i; yearling heifers. £3 to £3 l?s. 6d.