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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLI, Issue 9475, 25 March 1911, Page 7

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DALGETY AND CO,, LTD,

Dalgety and Co,, Ltd,, Palmerston N., report:—At our usual Taihapc sale on Wednesday, 22nd inst,, a big yarding of sheep and fair entry of cattle came to hand. Tho dmand was fairly brisk for voting sheep, but old ewes wero hard to quit, Quotations; Cull lambs to 3s 2d, cull ewes 5s lOd to 5s 2d, small lambs to 5s 9d, mixed ago ewes to 6s Id, small 2-th ewes 8s 2d to 8s lid, 2-th ewes to 12s, 4 and 5-vr ewes lis to lis 2d, 2-th wethers 10s 10d, lis, lis 9d, 12s, to 2s 2d. aged Romney rams lgn, 2-th Romncy rams 2 to 3J-gns, 4 and 6-th Romney rams to 3gns. Cattle: Aged storo cows to £2 2s, bulls to £2 10s, light fat cows to £4 15s, 2J-yr steers to £5 4s 6d. N.Z. LCAN AND MFJH'AVfILE AGENCY CO., LTD.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report for the week ending March 2Jil-h as follows: At Rangiwhia, on Wednesday, sheep c-imo torward in good numbers, but few cattle came -in. In consequence of tb.s continu.il dry weather tho was slack with 'ho exception of young cheep. Quotations: - Sleep: 2-tooth wcth.irs l'.s 4(1, fat wethers 14s, small 2-tooth eves 8s 3d, 2-tooth ewes 13. Cattle: Wcaner steers 355. steers £5 lis. At Feilding,' on Friday, wo hud a heavy yarding of sheep and a good entry of entile. All cl.is.ses of stock were dull of sale, but we managed" lo juil pnetically the whole of tho jarding at prices in'favour of the buyers. We quote :- Sheep: Cull lambs 3s 3d to 4s Id, sto'-e lambs ns 2d to 7s, ewe lambs 8s sd, fat lambs'ls 6d, aged ewes 2s 3d to 4s 6d, s.m. ewes ss, 7s 3d, 7s 7d, to 8s 6d; 2-tooth ewes (small) 7s 6d. others 10« 2-tooth .wethers 10s 3d. Cattle: Yearling steers 50s, 15-month steers £2 6s, 2-year steers £4, 2j-year steers £5 Is.

NEWTON KING. | Newton King's weekly report is as follows:—At, Waiwakaiho, on the 16th inst., there- wis a full yarding , though \ competition was not so keen as at the previous sale. Wcaner heifers made 27s to £2 Is, wcaner steers 24s to 365, wcaner heifers (Jersey strain) £2 2s 6d, l c to 18 month heifers £2 lbs, 2 to heifers R.W.B. £3 9s 6d to £4 7s 6d, springing heifers £5 is 5d to £5 IGs, 2-year steevs £3 9s 6d to £3 15s 6d, store cows £2 2s to £3 6s, forward cows £3 15s to -34 17s 6d, fat cows £5 6s to £b 4s, bulls £4 to £6. At the Hiymarket, on Saturday, but few pigs wito entered. Weancrs'brcught up to lis. stores L7s 6d to 21s, small stores 12s od to 15s, A "juantity of second-class timber sold at satisfactory prices. At Urenui, on Monday, wcaners mado 16s to 2fe, wcaner Jersey heifers JJ2 lis, 15-month heifers £2los 'V.I to £2lss. yearling to 18-month sleers £2 15s to £3 ss, 18 to 20-month steers £3 10s 6d to £3 ISs, store cows £2 17s to £3 18s, forward cows £4 to £4 15s, fat cows £5 3s to £5 lis. lambs 6s 2d, 3-year steers _£s Is to £5 ss, in calf hoifors £4 ss, springing heifers £1 5s to £4 17s 6d, bulls £2 13s 6d to £5 10s, At Stratford, on Taosday. there was a full yarding. Wcnnors made 23* Id to 335, 15month' steers 32 lis to £5 Bs, 15-month heifers £2 15s to £5 Is, storo cows £2 13s to £4 13s 6d, forward cows £4 5s to £4 13s, fat tows £4 17s 6d to £5 *s. 2-vear steers £3l7s to £* ss, bulls £4 6s to £7 7s 6d. At Stoney River, on Wednesday, wcaners made 25s to 37s 6d, small do 13s fid to 22s 6d, 18-month steers good quality £sl3s 6d, storo cows £3 2s 6d to £3 14s, forward cows £4 5s to £4 16s: fat cows £4 13s to £5 ss, stag £5, old workers £5 2s 6d, bulls £slos to £7 7s 6d.