How do I sort my individual files?

I will try to be as descriptive as I can. I have a MacBook Pro running OSX 10.9.1. I have searched the community and will continue to do so. I am having no success in sorting my photo files. First, I go into Finder. I then select my drive. From the next column I then select the folder where the files I want are located. I have these folders named by date. I select the date I want and there is my list of, let's say, 100 files. They are half jpeg and half CR2 (raw) and are listed as follows:
File 1 jpeg
File 1 CR2
File 2 jpeg
File 2 CR2
File 3 jpeg
File 3 CR2, etc., etc. through 100.
I want to organize them by size so that all jpegs are first (1-50) and then the raw files second (51-100). However, even highlighting them and telling the computer to sort by size, it does nothing but sort the folders in the previous column. I have thousands of CR2 files I potentially want to delete so I need to be able to sort in this manner. Any guidance that can be provided would be greatly appreciated. I swear I was able to do this previously irrespective of list view, icon view, etc. simply by selecting the entire list and choosing my sort/arrange either by kind or by size (as all CR2 files are significantly larger than even the largest jpeg. Thanks in advance.

Based on some earlier suggestions by others, I finally figured this one out, and it works perfectly every time. I just deleted thousands of RAW files easily from iPhoto since I edit those with Lightroom on my desktop and now I have only the JPEGs on my Mac Air, saving tons of hard drive space.
Do this: In Finder / View / Show View Options / Arrange by: Name and Sort by: Size. Check all fields you wish to see displayed, e.g., name, date created, etc.. Now open iPhoto and select Events. You will need to perform the next series of steps individually for each desired Event, one at a time. My procedure didn't work when I tried it for All Photos, for example. Now click on an Event album that you wish to delete a file type, e.g., RAW, JPG, MOV, etc. Click File / Reveal in Finder / Original File. Finder will display all file names in the selected Event in a pop-up window. Now simply highlight the files you wish to delete and then Move to Trash. Empty Trash. They are now gone! Repeat for other desired photo Event albums.
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