COMMERCIAL.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVII, Issue 13679, 13 May 1912, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

i DALGETY AND CO., LTD. PALMERSTON NORTH. We have to report having a very good yarding of both sheep end cattle at oiir Foilding sale on Friday, 10th May, prae- j ticallv all of which were sold at prices ; , as below. j . Sheep. Cull lambs, to ss; small lambs, < to 7s 4d ; medium wether lambs, 8s 5d to , 8s !Jd; mixed lambs, to 8s lid: lair ewe ) lambs, to 10s Id; good mixed lambs, 10s ( 2d to IPs 3d; empty owes, to 10s: forward , rwos. IN to Us Id; light fat and forward . ewe.-, to 12s; 4-tooth ewes in lamb, 15.s 4d to 15s Bd. ' i Cattle. -Twenty-month heifers, 43 17s j (id; daily heifers, £5 5s to £7: springing cow,-, £7 Pis. j , ( WANGANUI and wavkri.ey j SALES. , At our fortnightly sale at Wanganui on ( the Bth we ottered a full yarding of stock, ; -orno 123(1 head of cattle, 501K) sheep, and ; 70 pigs being penned. There was a large ; attendance, and brisk bidding for sheep, j , The Here lord weaner cattle ottered on account of Mr fi. M. Currie were, as usual, in excellent order, the bcefers making £4 4-s Gd and the steers. .£3 2s (id, after keen competition. Several lines of hand-led weaners were turned out uu-old, owing to ( high reserves. Dairy heifers sold freely. ( Fat pigs sold at advanced rates, ( At our Waverley yards on the 10th insl. | we again ottered a heavy yarding of both , sheep and eattle, (he yarding of cattle ( Oeiug the largest yet ottered at this j inc.rset, -ome 1220 head ol cattle and 4300 ( sheep being penned. A nice line of 2000 j store wether.-, on account of Mrs Peat, made It- Kkl; a line of bullocks, on account of the same breeder, making 4G IDs ( to £7 ss. Wc (|iiote:-- j. n- ■ ■ i 1 Wanganui >a!e. Cattle.—Fat cows, £ti to £G ss; for- , ward empty heifers, ,£ 4 to £4 7s Gd: -tore cows, £3 to £3 Pis; forward cows, | £4 to 44 ss; 2Nyear steers, £5 to £5 , ss: small do., £4 7- Gd; PS to !V-month ' steers, £4 N, fid; others, £3 40s (id to £3 J 15s; small do., £3 4s; p.b. Hereford j weaner heiiers, £4 4s Gd ; do. steers, £3 2s | (id; Hereford-Shoithorn weaners (bred by . i D. Dlvtln. £2 Pis; good hand-fed wean- , ; ei s, t! pis to £2 ss; others, £1 to £1 j i 5-; hand-fed weaner heifers (good), £2 ( IN; dairy heifers (early (silvers), 47 2s (>d to 40 2s (id; others, £G to 4(i Pis; spring ealvers. £4 18s (id to £5 11s; dairy cows (earlv ealvers), £8 to 48 15s: veai- < Is, 2(is to” .42 4s. Slice;'.--Hood lambs, pi- Id: medium j do., 8s 5d to 8- Kkl; others, 7s 9d : store wethers, 14s to 14s 3d; fat and forward j j wethers. Pis to 15s i)d: fat wethers, Kis; ( I 2-tooth wether-:, Pis; fat ewes, 13s; forI ward empty ewes, 0- to 0s Od : store owes, . 7s (id to Ss 4(1; others, 2s to ss; s.f.in. > - ewes in lamb, IP- to ID-; others, 8- Td ‘ to !)-. ] I Pig-.—(’hoppers. £2 to £3; porkers, 25s j | to 3Gs ; small stores. 7s to 12s. Waverley Nile. Cattle.—forward bullocks, £G 10s to £7 ( 5= tid; others, £5 15s; 3-ycar t steers, £5 12- i;d to £5 13-: 21-year steers, £5 to £5 5 ; 18-moalli steers, 43 Pis; medium 18-moiitii steer-., £3 7s lid to 43 0s: fat cow-. £*, (o £(> (is; forward cows, 44 to £i 15-: store cows, £3 2s Gd to £3 15s; | ol iii r-. 42 Pis; 18-monlh heifers in calf e-mail), 43 12 . Gd; weaners, £1 8s (kl to £1 15-; small do., £l. Sheep.—Forward wethers, 14s Id to 14s 11(1 : -tore do.. 12s Gd to Pis 7d; good forward < wes. 12-; stor- ewes. 7s 3d to Id; wether lambs, Ss 2d; cull 2fooths, I >s to pi-; cull lambs, 2k ltd to Gs Kid.