LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3025, 12 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Dalgoly and Comnanv, Limited. Palmcrston North, report havinr a fail' yarding of both sheep and cattle at the lalmerston yards on Thursday, when the majority changed han<fa at the folJowrag n nru«cs:-Quot»tion«:-Sprii)aini' hnlTors, £11 ss. to £13; bulls, small, £3 15b. to £6 135. ; mixed wcanors, £2 65., £3 35.; cull ewes, ss. Bd. la Bs. 4d.; s.m. ewes, 28=. M.: 2-toath purebred S.D. ewes, £2 25.; port wqnlly lainbs, 225. Id.; medium shorn lambs, 15s. 9d., 165.. and 16s. 6d.; lambs. S mX' U £:, ; s ' m - Komnej- rams, £2 and « As. Three hoggets presented by 3[r. B. H. Smith, Tirftca, to th-> Overseas Omb Tobacco Fund realised £18 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:-At Fe'ildinfr. on Friday. a !"*.ivy entry of sheep came forward, but few cattle were penned. Small lambs, Hs. OtL to ,12s. .3d.; medium lambs, 15s. 3d. to 16s. Sd.; small 2-tooth wethers, 295. Id.; cull 2-tooth ewes. 245. lo 255.; small /.-tooth, ewes, 325. 6d. to 345.; 4 and 6-vear ewes, [good), 325. 3d. to 355. 4d.; f.m. ewe's, 20a, to 245.; ascd ewes, 10s. to 18s. 6d.; 4/tooth ewes. £2 2a. 6d.; heaTy fat wethers, £2 os. 6d.; fat lambs, 265. 6d.j aged rams, 225. to 245.: Komncy rams. 2 to > 2Jirn3., and up to lOgns.; springing heifers, J £9 ss. to £12; medium fat cows. £10 12." 6d. to J»2 10s.; fitorc cows. £5 12s. to £5 19s. 6d.: forward cows, £8; forward bullocks. £16.

The New Zealand Loan, and .Mercantile iVgeiiey Co.. Ltd.. reports :—At Palinerstou , North, on Thursday, tvc had a. Rood entry 3 of both sheer and cattle. Competition.for sheep was easier, hut we cleared our .yarding at slightly reduced prices. Quota- / tions:—4-tooth ewes, 325. 6d.; f.m. ewes. 81s.; b.f. rape ldmhs, 195.;. fair mixed Inmbs, 13s. to 14s. 9d.; 2-tooth S.D. ranis, J?g.ns. to 4Jgns.; mixed weaners, £2 Bs. . 6d. to £2 155.; heifers, lu milk. £6 10s.. i 8 !{l:i:; good springing heifers, £8 ss„ £8 10s., £12 55., £12 16a. j tot cows, £9. £11 . Ee.. £11 10s., £11 155.; fat heifers, £10 55.; i ltefct fat bullocks, £13 to £16.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams', Ltd., report:—At Palmerston North, on March 5. wc had a moderate yarding of stock, the bulk of which chanced hands at the following rates:—Round-mouth ewes, 275.; f.ra. owes, 225. to 245. 81; aged, ewes, 17s. Bd. ■to 215.; cull ewes, 15s. to 165.; store lambs. 16s. 7tl. to 18s.; cull lambs, 10s. 6d. to 14s. Bd.; f.m. Roinncy and Southdown rams. '30s. to 425.; light fat cows, £11 to £12 45.; forward cows, £8 to £3 12s 6d • store cows. £5 15s. to £6 18s.; 20-month to 2-year steers (ordinary), £6 14s. to £8 35.; 20-month heifers, £6 7s. to £7 Is.: light bulls, £8-to £8 10s. At Feildinit, on March 9. wo had a fairly full yarding of both sheep and cattle. Sheep were slightly easier, but wo managed to quit most of the lines offered. Prices for cattle showed an improvement, and practically all yarded found buyers. Prices as follow were obtained for the various lots:-Modiuin fat ewes, 27s 6d 295. to 335. 6d. : small fat lambs. 18s. 6d. : store owes, 265.: 4-vear ewes (good, 33s 2d.; aged ewes. 20s. 3d.; cnll ewes lis 6d. to 135.; forward lambs L"v lis r ™-i 16?y 16s..Kid.; small woolly t L ' Da "'*'s flock of Southdowns sold at from fjgns. to 23gns. for 2

and 4-tooth ewes; from ligns. to ligns. for f.m. owes; Southdown owo lambs 305.; and ram lambe. Ma.; fat buUooks, £3) IBs.: --year etccrß, £14 lOe. to £15 lta.; 2-yeax steers, £10 to £11; dairy heifers, £S 17s. 6a. to £9; fat cows, £1J 15s. i fat heifers, £14 23. 6d.j fat and forward cows, £10 ss. to £10 155.; forward cows, £8, £9 ss. to £5 10s.; store oows. £6 12s. 64 to £7 155.; 3year storo hoifers, £7 155.; 18-month hoi, fors,.£s to £6 55.; 18-month staffs, £7 16a.; weajicr steers (fair), £5 59. to £5 '14s • others, £3 53. to £4 17s. 6d.; wcancr hef. fors, £3 12s. to £4 2s. 6d.j mixed weancra, £2 17s. 6d. to £3 ,145.: smaJL ditto, 375. H. to £2 la.; light hulls, £8 ss. to £10 Is,