LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2641, 11 December 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety-and Company,' Limited, Falraerston North, report having a very . Rood yarding of both sheep and-cattle at their Hunterviilo sale on Tuesday, j Sheep in good demand, every pen changing hands:-at' satisfactory ■ prioes,. and cattle also met with a. ready ealo.' Quotations ohorn ewes, with lambs, 25a. lid. ; two-tooth ewes, to 215.; two-tooth wethers, 20s. 3d. to 3)3. 6d.; empty ewes, to 18s. 6d.j light fat S™ B ' 20s-' sd. A line of 21 three-year - .Hereford bullocks,- sold on account of . A- A- Green, realised £13 ffe. Others made .""Three and-a-; half-year store bullocks, to jlO 65.; three-year Hereford steers, £16; three-year steers (bad colours), £8 145.; twoTear steers,'. £7 125.;-:ono and «. half-year stecra, £6;..0ne-year steers, £4 Ms.; cows, . with calves, ,£6 135.; light fat cows. £8 lis. ( forward cows, £7; one-year Hereford , cross heifers,; £3 10s. ; 6d.; young bulls, £4 . 17s. ~ 6d.; "store , cows.' £4 10s.; three-year . draught fillies,! £20\to ' £SJ. . Messrs. Balgety and Company roDort having a very.good entry ,of stock at'the Pa-1-merstori North eoJo on Thursday, all of which met with o ready ,eale. Prices as • follow:—Yearling heifers, . £2 3s„ £2' 8s yearling steers, £2-9s„ £3 55.; two-year , heifers, to £4 Us.; empty-cows, £6 4s„ £6 . 155., to £7-,lßs.;;iight'6tore <x>ws, £3175. 6d. to £4 17s. 6d.; heavy bulls, to £10 12s. 6d.; fifteen-month, steers. .'£3 14s. to £4. .■ ■Ola. New- Zealand Loin-tod Mercantile Agency Co.; Ltd;, report:—At Palmerston ■ Worth, on Thursday, only a small yarding came forward, which sold well at lato lates. Mixed weaners, 16s. to 32s 6d •' . yearling heifers, £2 lis. 6d.; two-year", heifers, £3 2s. 6d.; fifteen-month steers, £3 7s. ' 89 ' ; store cijws, £3'155.,_£3,175.:6d„ £4 145.; forward "cows, '• light fat' cows, £8 12s. 6d:, £8 15 s • ' coV , 6 calves, £3 17s. ea;; cows ' with .. vealers.: £8 17s. 6d.; dairy cows n £6 lCs • fifteen-month: bulls,, £4 'to £4 15s.;' threeyear bulls, £4 to £8. ; •. Abraham, and.Williams, itr j m? branch, report that at.'their ; woodville sale,' held on ,December 6. there WM A .large 'cntry, of cattle, and a smaU pigs. • The cattle -were,'with'few ex- ' -were : Sfc » ' Good-coloured 1 cattle, on- the other ■hand,- were, in- keen- demand. . The Ipllowmg gives >a: good idee/of the prices Cows, £10 -'56 °.£8 ts Q'JF l\-/M .o m Pty cows. £4 10s. to £ J : [ a t.heifers, £7 ss. ,to-£7 13s;; good empty heifers. £4 .10s. to £5 18s; 6d. ; poor y heifers, ;£2 10s. to £4; 22 well-bred eighteen-month steers, £5. .'pi™ -fola weHr-weaners, up to, 135.; porkers, Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. Pahiatua. branch, report that at their -?J u , a Ea'e, ;held on-.Tuesday last,,there was a large -entry of cattle and a small SSfi-r ■ IS" Any tattle.' showinj-■ good breeding sold up to late rate?, but those S« .were of. littlo demand. Sales fcffected .by us'were asifollows:-Ewes'and lambs,".3&.; ewes, 235. Cattle as follows™ F at n?r s l fat. heifers, £9 •to £10; store.cows.made,from £5 125.:t0-£6' .yearling; mixed ■ sexes, from £2 10s., ™ ; v : „ 6p f ulßlnfr hcUcra ' £3 10s. to £5 10s;; bulls, from £4 10s. to £8 10s Messrs. W.\ and: G. Turnbull and' Co.; Ltd., Teporfc having. held • their weekly sale 1 at their Walpoua (Masterton) yards on Wednesday. . A. good yarding, of cattle as advertised' camo forward, and a, total cler--resulted at. .the. following prices:— pntttes-vjtet oows. ertrai'- £12. 45.-.;: good; £9 cows, £5. 13s. to £6 195.; forward storo heifers,; £5 105.,'! £5i125., . £5 ,17s. 6d„ to « Sr'S 4 -' .store, cows, £<Lls.;' cow and calf, ±5,-a./Sd.; three-year steers;. £10 !s. 6d • /two-year steers, £5 125;"t0\£6:36.;. yearling stooTii. £3 15s.yearling Jersey,'oross hei? prs, *2_los. t0.£2.155.-; heifer cilves, 2fe. hr.hull coif, 305.; flvo-ycar B.H. bull,' £5 i ■