LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1379, 4 March 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgot.y and Co., Ltd., report :— At our Dannevirkc salo on Friday we eubmittod a. fair entry of slicep and cattle to the usual attendance of buyers, and disposed of ICM sheep and 2CO head of cattle, liiddine for sheep lacked animation, prices being in favour of buyers. Prices for cattle showed an upward tendency, good weaners bein? in particular demand. We quote as follows:—Sheep: 2. 4, and 6-tooth ewes, from 12s. lid. to 13s. 3d.; f.f.in. ewe?, from Bs. 9d. to 10s. 10(1.; wethers, up to its.; fat woolly lambs, extra heavy, to 13s. lCd.; fat owes, from His. to 13s. ICd. Cattle: Two-year empty heifers, from £2 190 to £4 An.; l£.months heifers, from £2 16s to £2 'Bs. 6d'.; 18-months steers, from £i is. to £3 135.; 2-year steer*. £4 ss. to £4 10s.; springing heifer?, £5 10s. to £5 us. 6d.; heifcrf, in calf, £2 19s. to £4; Tat cows, frotr- £4 4s. to £4 16=.; light-weights, n."cd store cows. £2 15s. to £3 Is.; veaner Jursey heifors, up to £2; mixed set weaners, from 225. to 355.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., lilenheim, report, as follows:—In Friday last we held (in conjunction with Mcvsris. Levin and Co., Ltd.), :i mo&t successful clearinu sale at tho Flaxbourne Uoniestead, ilauwai, on account of Jlcssts. Clifford Bros., who have sold the balance of the property. Full SCO people were prcGeut from all parts of Marlborough. The whole of the stock, implements, and plant were disliked of. and tho following are the principal prices:—Sheen: 1387 2-tooth halfhred owes. 17s. 6d. to 175.: 920 4-toot.h do., lfe. 3d.; 1137 6-tooth do., 16s. ICd.; 132 a 8-tooth do., lfe. 9d.; 1778 5-ycar-old do., 13s. 7d. to l?c. 10(1.; 1105 half bred ewe lambs, Us. 3d. to 10s. 7d.; half bred wether lambs, 7s. M. to 7s. Id.; 342 fat lambs, 12s. Cd.; 247 Tat wethers and maiden cives, 14s. Id.; 963 Shropshire ero-s lttinhs. 7s. to 6s. 3d.; 408 null lambs. 4s. 6d.; IC3 2-tooth wethers, 6s. 9d.: 32 stracglcrs, mixed, lα. Id.; 6 3shc3.r half bred rams. Suns.; 1G 4-shcar half bred rams, 3J to 2siif.; 43 4-shear halfbred rams, !|rn.; '.0 a'.'cd rams, 9.'. 9d. to 7i?. liorses: Dranulil mares, 4-yeara-old, £32; E-ytars-old, £'!0: 6-years-old, £49; 6-years-oW. £55; 6-yenrs-old, £57; 6-ycars-old, £4G; 10-yenrs-old, £36: 9-yeare-old, £35; draught maces, aged,, £22, £17, £13, £24, £20, £50, £17, £14, £9, £36; draught geldings, 3-yc::r.--old, £«; 4-ycar6-old, £40; 8-ycars-old, £57; £-vears-old, £35; 6-year-old, £30: 6-ycars-old, £55- B-ycars-old. £23; 8-ycars-old, £24; aged. £28 £R £5. £21, £13. £15, £6; a god mare and foal, £8; hack filly. 3-ycars-old, £15; 3-vofrs-old. £14; 2-yean--ol(l. £9; draught geldings, 2-years-ol(i, £9; 2-years-old, £10; 1-vea.r-old, £12; 1-year-old. £17; draiwht iiilies, lyear-olil, £18, £13, £12. £10; aged mare, £2 10s.; aced Kcldinss, £4 10s.; ajred hack gelding, £B; aqcd hack mare, £4; need hack eeldiiip:, £i. Cattle: Four cows £12 £7 10s., £7 55., £5 55.: 2 heifere, £6 10s'- 4 mixed 2-years-old. £3 17s. Cd.; £3 vcarlings, £2 53.; 3 mixed 2-ycars-o!d. £4 10s ■ 2 weaners, 305.; 1 calf, Ids.; 1 Shorthorn bull. £3 ss.