STOCK SALES

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6864, 20 March 1929, Page 10

STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. Ltd... report on tlie sales of 'the -week as under:—There was a very fair entry of sheep and a small yarding of cattle at the Taihapc sale on March 10, when competition -was keen for sheep and prices showed a decided advance on those previously ruling. Small lambs 12/-; M.S. lambs 19/-; ewe lambs 24/-; wolly ewe lambs 2S/-; cull ewes S/10; failing mouth ewes 16/-; M.A. ewes IS/7 to 23/S; 4 and 5yr. ewes 27/1, 27/3, 28/-, 28/9; 1-shear S.D. rams £6/6/-; wcancr steers 34/-; vealers £3/5/-; empty heifers £4/5/-; forward cows £5/S/-;-fat cows £B. Thcro was a good yarding of sheep at the Mangaweka sale on Thursday, March 14, when all lines changed hands with the exception of one small pen. Cull lambs 6/S, 7/-, 9/-; small lambs 30/-; small ewe lambs 17/3; b.f. shorn lambs 16/-; M.A. ewes 16/6, 19/2, 20/4, 21/-; 4 and 5-yr. ewes 22/9, 25/2, 26/-; 2-th ewes, small 27/3 to 32/11; 2-th wethers 26/6; 2 and 4-th wethers 27/9. There was a fair entry of sheep and a small entrv of cattle at the Feildiug sale on Friday, March 15. The demand for good breeding ewes was well sustained aud the market for lambs showed an improvement, while only a 'cry small penning of fats mine to hand. Fat lambs 22/4; fat ewes 20/6 to 9 J/7; emptv ewes 12/6, 13/S, 15/7; M.A. ewes IS/3, 19/6, to 20/10; woolly wether lambs 17/- to 17/S; small lambs 13/1; b.f. lambs .15/10,' 17/- to 38/6 for exira good; small woolly ewe lambs •T,/-; &R. rams 4,5?. 61 gns.; Romney rams 2, 24, 3 to 8} gns.; springing dairy cows £9/10/-, £lO/10/- to £11; empty cows £3/10/-, £3/15/-, £3/17/6; forward cows £4, £4/10/-; cows and calves £4; rough IS-mos. steers £5, £5/10/-; fat cows £5/10/-, £6, £6/15/- to £?; potter bulls £6/10/-, £7/10/-. Wright, .Stephenson and Co. Ltd., ropert; —At Woodville on Monday we yarded a good entry of cattle, sheep and pigs- There was a good attendance of buyers and bidding on sheep was keen throughout the sale, our yarding being disposed of at prices ramring as follows: —2-th ewes 02/0, 33/ to 35/6; 2, 4 and C-th ewes 29/1 to 29/6; 4 aud 5-yr. ewes 1 i/o, 1//0, 18/- to 18/6; w.f. ewe lambs 19/-, 19/2, 19/7 to 20/6; wether lambs 11/6, 15/-, 15/1 to 15/9; b.f. lamb? 18/10, 19/1; 2-th wethers to 25/6; S.D. rams, «J gns., 5J gns. to 7 gns.; cows in milk i £6/5/-, £9, £9/15/-, £lO/5/-, £ll to £l3; stoic cows, £3, £3/5/-, £3/19/0 to £o/10/-; Jersey bull £6/5/-; springing heifers £4; springing cows £8; wcaner pigs 10/-, 12/-. 13/-, 14/6; slips 15/-. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., report having ■ a moderate entry of sheep, cattle and pigs at their Bulls sale on Monday, 18th instant, when practically a total clearance was made. Quotations. ■ Fat woolly lambs 23/3r 20/-; M.A. • ones 16/S; b.f. lambs 16/10; S.D. rams •4to 5 gns.; empty cow's £o/10/-, xo/- ■ 17/6, £4/15/-; light fat cows £5/7/6. i £5/io/- to £6/17/6; Jersey Cross wean- ■ or heifers £4 to £-1/12/-; wcancr pigs 1 6/-, S/-, 10/-; slips 11/-, 15/6, 18/0, - 19/-; porkc-rs 35/-; stores 26/-.