LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 37, 7 November 1917, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—Our monthly Horse fair was held at the Palmerston North Horse Emporium 011 November 3. Over 100 horses, of mostly good quality, were catalogued, and good sorts met with a ready sale., One consign--ment, on account, of Mr. R. D. Knight, heavy draughts brought from £38 10s. to £40 10s.; medium draughts, £27 6s. to £34 155., and a few handy inilk-cartcrß and half.dranghts, £17 to £25. On account of Mr. J. Shaw, Timaru, medium draughts. £29 to £33 10s.; lighter sorts, £26 to £28 10s., and milk-cart and espress homes, £19 to £22 10s. On account of Mr. Alex. Rutledge, unbroken half-draughts, £17 to" £25. On account of Mr. A. T. Box, medium .draughts sold up to £30. A consignment of ponies on account of Messrs. Tonka Bros., Hawera, brought from -£7 to £10, and a pony stallion £16. On account or other vendors, medium quality draughts brought from £26 to £30; half-draughts and express horses, £14 to £20 10s.; hacks and ponies, £6 to £12; weeds, £1 10b. to £4. Gig and harness, £20. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Go. report:—At Himataugi on Monday, we had a full yarding of cattle. Bidding was slightly easier for young cattle, other lines selling at late rates. We ouitted the whole of our entry with the exception of three pens. Quotations:—Shorn fat owes. 295.; weaner pigs, 156. 6d.; yearling hciferß (small), £2 175., £4 45.; yearding heifers (fair), £4 lis.. £4 175.; yearling steers, £5, £5 Is., £6 135.; 2-yoar empty heifers, £8 lis.; store cows, £7 165., £8; forward cows, £10, £10 4s. 6d., £10 10s.; fat cows. £11 12s. 6d., £12 Is.; 2-year steers, £11 10s.; springing heifers, £9 10s., £9 135.: springing cows, £9 10s., £9 lis.; bulls, £7 7s. .fid., £10 10s.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report having held their fortnightly sale at Marton on Monday, when a pood entry of sheep and a fair yardinjr of cattle came to hand, which sold as below: flheop—Small mixed hoggets, 275. 6rt.; empty shorn ewes, 20s. 6d.; empty woolly ewes, 255. Id. j forward shorn ewes, 275. lOd.: fat shorn ewes, 31s. 2d.; 4-tooth,shorn weth. ers, 325.; 4 and 6-tooth'fat wethers, 455.

4d. Cattle—Mixed yearlings, £6; yearling heifers, £6 2s. 6d. to £7; yearling steers, £8; empty cows, £8 lis.; fat cows, £13.