LIVE STOCK SALES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9596, 28 February 1917, Page 2

LIVE STOCK SALES

AUCTIONEERS’ REPORTS.

Loan and Mercantile Agency,

At Palmerston on Thursday sheep sold well, lambs showing an Improvement on last week's prices: 4-tooth fat wethers A2, forward wethers 32s 9d, 4 and ovear owes 2Ts otl, mixed age ewes 2is, aged ewes 10s to 15s 6d, forward rape lambs 20s 6d, light fat cows A 9 l<s 6d, 18-month steers A'B, 18-month heifers £j to <£6. There was a large attendance buyers at the annual owe fair at Pcilding’, mostly from, local and surrounding disThe number of sheep yarded was considerably less than last year, but the quality with few exceptions was good All lines of special entries were yarded together and elicited good competition, and practically all were quitted at very satisfactory prices. Our principal sales were; On account of G. P. Smith, 530 4-rear ewes 32s Cd; Short and Sons. Ltd.. 124 6-year Eomney ewes j;-2' M. A. Conway, 157 2-tooth ewes .£2 Ss;’E. Shannon. 139 4 and 5-year ewes 35s 3d; J. S. Parsons. 10ft 4-year ewes 35s 6d, 100 do. 35s 9(1. 303 at 365, 80 2-tooth ewes 345, 77 2-tooth ewes 34s 6d; W. G. Pearce. 100 5-year ewes 34s 9d; Shannon Bros.. 150 2-tooth ewes 37s 6d; Alfred Kidd, 119 6-tooth Eomney ewes JB2 11s 6d, 332 4-year ewes JJ2 3s; Walter Clapham, 243 3 and 4-ycar ewes ,£2 3s Gd; on account of various vendors, small 2-tooths 30s to 32s 9d; s.m. owes 28s Iftd to 33s 3d, aged ewes 38s 6d, small 2-tooth wethers 235, cull 2-tooth wethers 17s.