LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1215, 25 August 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Limited (Palmerston North branch) etate:—We have to report having held a, clearing salo on account 3Fx. A. Rouge, Eun-nythorpc, when wo offered the whole of his herd of dairy cow?, horses, implements, etc., to a very good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen throughout, and prices realised were as follow :-Cows in uiilli, £6 10s., £8 2s. 6d., £8 10s., £9, to £11. 155.; springing heifers, £6, £6 10s.. £6 155., to £8; backward calvers, £7, £7 10s., £7 155., £8, £8 55., £8 155., to £9; early calvers, £9 55., £9 lCs.. £10 Its., £11 55.. £12 2s. 6d,, £12 lCs.. £12 155., to £13 2s. 6d. The avcraEO price for the herd was £8 17s. One. aued halfdraught maro made £12 2s. 6d. A Quantity of implements, sundries, etc., sold at late rate?.-

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co., Ltd.. Wellington, hold their fortnightly sale of sheep and cattlo at the Upper Butt yesterday, and report as follows:—We had a Rood yarding of cattle and a medium yarding of sheep. The following prices voro realised:— Sheep: Fat wethers, up to 175.; fat ewes, to 135.; two-tooth ewesl 9s. ii'. Cattle: Springing heifers, £4 12s. 6d., £5 155., and £6; mwb in calf, £6, £6 95., to £8: steers, to £3 17s. 6d. Pigs: Suckers, 75., Es., to Bs. 3d. . .

Messrs. Dalsety and Company stat«:—At our. Waneanui sale on Wednesday we had a fair- yarding of cattlo and sheep,'and have to report a somewhat quiet sale. Quotations:—Kough wethers, Ills. 5d.: wether hoggets, good, i2s. sd. i mixed hoggets, 12s. Bα.; small do., ss. 3d.; cull ewe?, 3s. 2d.; forward cows, £4 2s. to £4.1C5.; four-year I'cifers, £3 Bs.; dairy-cows. £4 25.. £1 19s. 6d., £5, to £7; weaaers, £1 15s. to £1 18s. 6d..

Messrs.. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report, having hold a verv successful Fate of stool;,' etfl., on behalf of Mrs. W. .7. Wilton, of Koputaroa, yesterday. Caws: Karly calvers, made £9 2s. 6d. to £9 10s.; October and November calvers. £6 53. to £7 10s.; ompty cows, in milk, £3, £3 2s. 6d. Horsci: Three-year mare, £10; aged cob, £2 7s. 6d. Pigs: Sows in young. 17s. 6d. to 205.; stores, 12s. to 16s. -Poultry, furniture, and sundries at usual rates.

Messrs. Dalscty o.nd Company (Palmerston branch) state:— At our P.ilmerston sale yestorday a vory Rood yardinc of sheep and a good yardine of cattle came to hand, tho majority of which changed bands at prices as below:—Small Southdown hogßCts, to Ids.; small wether I:obgets, to 10b. 4d.: wether hop sets, 12s. to 12s. 4d.; yearling bulb, £2 25.; yearling heifers, to £3 Is.; empty cows, to £2 11s.; springing cows, to £7 10s.

Ifesrs. Abrah-im and Williams, Ltd., report:- At our Palmerston North sale yesterday wo had a. cood entry of both cheep and cattle. All classes of stock sold well, and we managed to effect a. good clearance at late ratof. Good hoggets. 12s. 5d.. 13s. 2d.; fair hogicts, ss. to Bs. 10d.; email, A;.; r..m. ewes in lamb, 9s. Id. to 11s. 7d.; four and six-tooth ewes in lamb, 14s. 2d.; twotooth ditto, {rood, 17s. Cattle: Yearling r-tecrs, 3<!e. to 38s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £2; storo cows, £2 to £2 10s. to £3 25.; empty two-year heifers .£3 lCs.; backward springing heifers', £3 153. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and William. - Ltd.. report:—At our monthly R.iumni sale, held on Tuesday, wo had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle. All classes of stock eoUI well at late rales. Sheep:—Hoggets. Bs. 6d., 10s. 6d., Us. to 12s. sd. Cattle: Springing hcife.rs, £4 17s. 6S. to £6 5:>.; yearling heifers, £2 19s. 6d.; weaner steers, good, £2 175.; bulls, 325.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (PalmcrEton branch) report:—At our liaumai sale we had a good entry of both sheep nnd cattle, liuyen were present, and a brisk F.alo resulted. Sheep :-Ho-KKet3, 9s. IM. to 10s. CUtle: Yearling steer?, £2 13s. 6d.; backward heifers, £3: heifers with calves, £2 175.; springing heifers, £5 ss. to £5 7s. 6d.; store cows, £3 to £3 75.; dairy cows, £5 lCs. to £8 2s. 6J. Pigs: Slips, 13s. 6d.; stores, 225. 6d. At. our Palmerston sale wo had a heavy yarding of both sheep nnd cattle. Bidding was brisk, aud very little was turned out unsold. Sheep: Wether hoggets, 11s., 11s. Bd.. to 12.1. Id.; ewe hoggets, 12s. 2d. to 13s. 7d.; store ewes, Bs. 5d.; fat ewes, 15s. 3d. to 16s. 9d. Cattle: Mixed yearlings (small), 365. to t.2 Gs.: yearling heifers, £3 to £3 55.; backward heifers. £3 ICs.; heifers in calf, £4 10s. to £6; storo cows, £2 9s. 9d. to £2 155.: forward cows, £3 155.; springing cows, £7 15s.

\ certain business man of Rochester'is of* opinion that lie has an cxcecdiiißly bright. oißcc-boy, ami nothing pleases linn better than to tell how ho acquired the youngster's services. A, notice hail been j posted in the man's shop window, which ] read as follows:— "Hoy wanted about fourteen years." A lad oi that age, with littlo that' was prepossessing in his appearance, came into the office and slated that lie had read (he notice. "So yon think you would like to have the position?" asked the merchant 1 , patrniminuly, as he Razod at (lie lad over the vim of his spectacles. "Yes. sir," was the reply: "I want the job, but I don't know that I can promise to keep it for the full fourteen years."