LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1056, 20 February 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

.Messrs. Dalcety and Co.. Ltd. (Palmerston florin branch), renort as follows:— At a. rcUdinc talo on February 17 we nad a fair .yarning of stocli. wiiich was aoldat liriccs as Uelowi-hmull larnus, to w3"2u.j mixed age ewes, to yu. 6(1.; cull rams, 10s. 6il. to 215.; small 2-tootli owes, to 12s. bd.: empty hellers, to £4 ss. JIASTEIiTON lIAlt FAIR. , Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on the second day's salo of the Jlasterton ltam >'air as lollowij:—Stud and nock Liucolns and Lcicestei'3 were offered, our catalogue comprising sheep from most of. tho loading breeders in tho North Island Buyers duly appreciated tho auality of tho rains submitted by. us. and. although tho. salo was slow at the start, it soon became evident that the.v were prepared to pay. cooil i;i*js (or cood sheen. Consequently we had no-difficulty, in effecting a clearance, with tho execution of a few odd rams.' at priccs which were, ill most eases, far in excess of .vendors' expectations. Mr. \V. 11. VTybournc. of WhenuaJiurn, easily topped tho market in both the stud and flock sheep, buyorg exprcsniub their satisfaction at bciiiß afforded tho opportunity of competing for shecD of.such exceptional merit; This vendor's stud sheep sold at from 10 to 73 euineas, and avorared £34 10s„ flocks niakimr Irom 6 to 14 Guineas; averacine £8 9s. 6d. Messrs. W. Perry, 3. Ilayner. W. 'Hayner, IV Johnston, \Y. J.. Welch. M'Master'a Estate, also obtained good nrice3,for their entries. Not many English Leiecjtcrs wero yarded. Tho demand Was limited, and a portion ofour entry was turned out unsold. ' Tho fair just concluded may fairly bo'considered a record for the Walrarapa, and there 13 no doubt- that 'breeders can rely on obtaining tlic bicecst priccs for their stock, • provided thev submit sheep of tho first Qiialitv. ■ Our principal sales wero on account, of W. 11. Wyhournc, 10 to' 73 • guineas;'l3 flock rams." '53' to '14 guineas: D. Jl'Grcgor. jun.. 8 stud rams. 65 to 18 guineas; 38 flock rams, 3 to.6i guineas; It." Johnston. 15 flock rams. 21 to 61 guineas; B. P. Lethbridge, 10 flock rams.-4 to 6 guineae:' W. ißavncr, 2 stud rams. 6 to 16 guineas; 9 f!:=k rams. SI to 61 guineas; W.'Perry, 4 stud rams, 9 to 20 guineas; 20 flock rams. 4 to 55 guineas: Mntawhcro Estate, 21 flock : rams, 4 .to .6* guineas; 3!. Bremer, 20 flock rains, 3 to 41 guineas; L. G. Bremer, 33 flock rams, IS to 13 guineas; W. J. Welch, 12 flock rams. 45.t0 71 guineas: A. V. Collins, 10 to 21 Euine,u: James Macara. 14 at 4 to 45 guineas; oilier vendors,' in small lots. 2V to 65 cu:ucn6, according to auality; 3-shoar ram, on account of tilts Matawhero, Estate. 3" to 5 cuincas; Leicesters.-on account of Mr. S. 1!. Lancaster, 25 guineas.