LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1018, 6 January 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co, report:—At our PalmcrEton sa!o yesterday a fair entry of sheap and cattle x met with a, fair deuiind, and sold as l>£ow:—Forward ewe?, 155.; cull, Ghorn ewes and lambs, 3s. 4d, all'counted; yearling heifers, £2 45.;, empty cows.'£3 to £4; cows and calvcs, £4 is. to .£4 4n.-; heifers, in milk, £4 16s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 155.; fat' heifers, £6 Is. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. re* port:—At our • sale ,at Palmereton North yesterday we had a fair yarding, of-shc-cp and a heavy yarding of cattle.. Sheep were rather - dull of -sale, 'owners' reserves in most 'cases being too but we managed to ouit the majority at satisfactory uriccs. Cattle w«re in good demand, very little'being passed, in. We quote as follows :—Slicep: Aged ewes, Bs. 3d.: lambs, Bs. 6d.; two-tooth, wsthers, 12.;.. 6d. Cattle: Forward bullocks,.'£7 6s. 6d.; c-tore bullocks. £4 16a. to £5 135.; two-year steers, % £3 \U. to £3 12s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 12s. 6d. to £6 155.; forward cows. £3 14s. to £4 7c.; store cows, £2 .10?. to £3 lis.; eightcenmonths heifers. £3 55.; two-year heifers, •£3 155.;-springing heifer?. lte.; springing cows,' £6 to £B;'bulls, £2 15s, to £5; weaners, 25stf to. £2 Is. •Thp-New Zealand.-Loan and Mercantile Co., Ltd.. report: At Palmerston North on Thursday, .we had : n fair entry for • the opening-..• sale of 'the New Year. There was • a good attendance of buyers, and roost linos v«ro nuitted nt late prire.s. We quote: Sheep:Two»tooth wethers. 22a. 4d.: fit ewes, los,-:.-woolly Inmbs.i 9*. Ca-ttlo: Small weaners, 15s. to 265.; wellirrown:wa'nerp; *£2 Is.; yenrline steers, £2 i 195.:--light .fat' cow*, >.£5. 6d. to £5 15s'.; fifteen-month heifersr'£3 3s.

-BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. . , ; (By Telejrraph—Press -Association.) 'Dunodln,' January 5. • ■ At Burnside to-day, I' 2 cattlc werc yarded, consisting principally, ol gQod quality bullocks ahd -hcifers... Prices showed a- decline of about.' 15si per lieatK Best, bullocks brought lip' to £13; good.- £9 15s. to £11; medium, £8 Is. to £9 10s.:'best heifers, to £8 ;10s.': / cood, £7 to ,£8; medium, £6.t0.£6 15s. , ' • Fat slieep.—ll4s were penned, -a small yarding, as butcheTß .had only small supplies on hand. Prices advanced considerably,- wethers 'being fts. per- head dearer, and good owes from 2s. to 2s. ,6d.. Prinio wetheta sold at'..2Cs: to 225.' 6d.; medium, 17s.' to 195.; 'licht; 16s. to .17*. 6d.; prime ewes, 18s. to 21s: 9d.; medium, Hs.' to 175.; lieht, 12s. to IK 6d.. : .'Fat lambs: 284 were penned. - Although the yarding was* Small, it 1 *ivas CQual to butchers' requirements." Prices'were firmer •at the -cemmenenment, • but afterwards receded to last week's rate?.' Primp lambs sold-at 15s. to.'lss. Sd.: extra, to 17s. 2d.; medium,' 13s. to l<s. 6d.; light-, lis. 3d. to 12s. ■ • . Pics.—An entry of 125 were penned, mr eluding a good number of - young pigs. Tho best of these sold at about last week's rates, but small and inferior sorts were slow of sale. Porker 3 nnd baconers met with a brisk sale. Good suckers renliecd 6s. to 95.; clips, lCs. to 145.; stores, 16s. to 255. Cd.: porkers, 3Cs.-to 355.; light baconers, 365. to 385.; heavy do., 40s. fo 485.; choppers, 50s. . . ■ ■