LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 694, 20 December 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty ar.d Company, Ltd., report on r,, horse salo hold on.: Friday follows:—A largo entry of horses of all. classoa cams forward, the creator number of which found purchasers: either at auction or privately afterwards at the following rates:—Draughts, £22 "IDs.; half-draughts, £111 to £14; harness horses, .£7, £7 10s., fa 155., £9 10s„ to £13; hacks,'£7, £7 10s., to £9 10a.: unbroken light horses', £5 to £7; unbroken ponies, £4 10s.-. to ■ £6 10s.; aged and crippled sorts, £1 to £2 10s. Messrs. Dalgoly and Company, Ltd., report on their Pending - sale, last weolc, as follows:— Two-tooth wethers, 9s. 7d. to 10s. 2d.;'owes and lambs, shorn, Bs.; ditto in wool, 16s. 10d.; 15months dairy heifers, £2 19s.' 6d„ a 135.. to £3 165.; IS-months -steors, £5 Is.; cows and calvcs, £3 10s.; two-year steers, 4s. ." Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report At Waverley, on December 17, 6CO sheep and 80. cattle 'camo forward. SeTeral entries of cattie failed to como is, which was to be regretted as buyers were present. Tho sheep consisted almost entirely .of store Wethers, for which tho demand was easier. A total clearance was. effected. Quotations: Pour aud sis-tooth Bhorn storo wethers, 10:?. 2d. to 10s. 3d.; cull shorn wethers, Bs. 4d. to Bs. 6d.; .cull shorn ewes, 4s. 4d.; fifteen-months steers, . £2 10s.;. mixed weaners, £1 to £1 4s. 6d.; weaner pins, os. to 83. 6d. ; Messrs. Abraham . and "Williams, Limited, re. Sort as follows:—At Shannon,-on- Friday, wo ad a small yarding of sheep, a fair yarding of cattle, and a very heavy yarding of pi>s.. Sheep were dull of sale, but cattle were keenly sought, after at; prices, mostly in. favour of vendors. Pigs, in-sympathy With tho present low prices, were hard to quit, and vendors who sold had to reduce thoir reserves considerably • W<r quoto:—Fat ewes, Bs. lld. : to ?s. 4d. to lC's.; heifers m ;caif, £3 45.; springing heifers.' £4 • springing cows, £5 7s. 6d.; -yearling heifers; £2 6s. to £2 165.; weancrs. • 15s. to 20s. 6d. to 22s- to 235. fcj.; forward cows, £2 6s. to £3 135.; bulls, 255. to £2; porkers, 235. "6d. to 245. 6d. Z A to fffo* 6d.; baconers, 385.; eows in pic. £2 10s.; slips, 12s.- 6d- to 13s.;\weaners, 9s. 6d to lis. . .