LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1062, 27 February 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report:—At our Wavcrlcy calo on February 24 wo yarded IECO sheep and 71 cattle, of which wo quitted 1200 sheep and £9 cattle. Prices for sheep showed a hardening tendency. Wo quote:—Forward wethers, 13s. 9d.; six-tooth arid f.m.ewcs, 13s. Id.; four-year ewco, Ss. to ?s. 6d.; f.m. owes, Vs.; cull do.i 3s. to 45.; Southdown rams, 51 to 53 guineas; aged Lincoln Tarns, 10s.; light fat hcifors, £4 155.; storo cows. £3 17s. 6d.; fresh do.. £4 lis.: wcancrs, £1 2s. 6d., £1 4s. 6d., £1 ss. 6d., £1 ICs. 6d., to £1 lis. 6d.; bulls, £3 3s. 6d„ £3 45.. to £4 Is.

Mossrs. A. IJ. Atkinson and Co.. Ltd.. Fcilding, had their usual yarding cf pigs and poultry on Friday, and a largo number of horses came forward. Thero was no change in lato ratc9 for pigs. Poultry told to better advantage; no pood lame birds were forward. Potatoes havo hardened in value, and aro selling for any gcod line? at from 93. to 10s. a sack. Quotations :—Woanera. 3s. 3d., 3s. 6d. to Cs.; stores, 14b. 9d., 165., 17s. to 17s. td.; lightporkers, 165., 2Cs., to 225. 6d.; harness gelding. £7 55.; pony, £2 -'124. 6d. Poultry 'per pair): Hens, 25., 2s. 3d., 20. 6d. to 3s. 6d.; cockerels, Is. 9d.. 25., 2s. 6d., 2s. 9d., to 55.; ducks, 2s. 3d., 2s. 6d., 35., 3s. 3d., 3s. 9d.j turkeys. 13s. 6d.; geese, <s„ 4s. 3d., 4s. 6d. Produco:- Potatoes, 6s. 6d. to 10s.; onions, Id. per lb.; apples. Is. 9d., 35.. 3s. 6n.; pears, 3s. id., 45.; passion fruit, to 3a. 6a. case; plums, 2.i„ 2s. 3d.; factor}- bacon, sides 63d., hams Sd. Messrs. Palgcty and Co., Ltd., report on Micir Foildlng sheep fair, held on Friday. February 24, as below:-.Y total yarding of 28,000 sheep caino to hand, tho bulk of tho entry being ewes, including a largo number of penn of particularly good Iloraiteys. For these and all tho better class of sheep' tho demand was exceptionally Itcon, and the extra high-priced'sheen met with good comoetition from local and outside buyers.. Tho few lambs eP'ercd met a rathcT dragging sale, although tamo wero disposed of afterwards. Only a fi'W pens of wethers came to hand, and these sold at Into rates. Our entry totalled 6200. practically' all of which .-hanged hands at following prices :—dull lambs, to 3s. 7d.: small lambs, to ss. 9d.; medium lambs, 7?. 3d.; two-tooth wet here, to '.2s : mixed-age cwos, 7s. 6d., Bs.. Bs. 6d., to 9s. 3d.: four and fiveyear cwos, ICe., 10s. 6d., lis., to lis. Jd.; small four-tooth ewes, to 12s. 2d.; six-tooth and four-year-old owes, to 12s. A \ory nico lino.of five-year Romncy ewes vffored in conjunction with Messrs. d-irton and Son. and sold on account Mr. Ernest ?hort, reiliseuV 23s 7d. On account 'if Ar. R. L. flibson. Marton, tho firm sold 113 two-tooth Eomney ewes at 173. 2d. to 17s. <d. .