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Bush Advocate, Volume XXIV, Issue 26, 20 April 1912, Page 5

COMMERCIAL.

DALGETY'S REPORT OF STOCK SALES. Wo held, out- usual fortnightly sale sit Woodvillo on 'the loth inst., Avhen wo offered a good entry of sheep and a smal leu try of cattle. Sheep realised most satisfactory prices as follows: 4 and (i-toolh qwoh 14s 6d, f.m. ewes 7s- sd, 4-year-old ewes 10s lOd, mixed sex lambs 8s 3d. We held a dairy clearing sale for Mr. Walter Mathieson, of Norsewoocl, on Thursday, the 18th. There was a large attendance of the dairying community, and the milking cows realised an average of over £5, to- the satisfaction of the vendor. At our Dannevirke sale yesterday < we offered a large yarding of s'hecp' and a full entry of cattle. Bidding for sheep was particularly animated, and Ave cleared practically, the wholo of our entry. We quote as follows r—--2 and 4-tooth ewes lis, fat and. forward ewes 10s lid to lis od, empty forward ewes 10s 4d, cull wethers 10s Gd, 2-tooth wethers from 12s 2d to 12s 4<l, mixed sex woolly lambs 9s to 9s 6d. / Cattle: Fat cows, light Aveights £3s lis to £4 10s, weanerS, 22s 6d to 255, emntv store cows £3 . 8s M to £3.10s 6tf, dairy..heifers'£# ";; 959 to £3 18s, yearling steers £3 ls!tov ■'-> £3 9s, and store-pigs 12s. 6d,V- ,';': jv"; ■'% ' - "■ ' - ' ■ Vn y*}'"'-* tfu '' -'.'G : l: ~JL- "fi^' J «**