LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 512, 20 May 1909, Page 8

LIVE STOCK MARKET.

. Messrs. Dalgcty an'd Co., Ltd.,. report as- follows;—At our Wanganui sale'-' yesterday,-'-2500. .sheep and 160 cattlo ! were; and; there was a good attendance.of buyers. Competition, ihowever,' was not so brisk as.'at last sale, but prices wore' fully maintained according to, quality.- We sold all the sheep* with the exception of: one line,, but . high 'reserves hampered business with cattle.' A line'of 1100: four and six : tooth; store wethers.-: made 10s.'; lid. Quota-: tions:—Pat and .forward.t wethers, - lis. 2d.; store'four, and sii-tooth wethers, 10s., lid.; fat ewes; lOs.j.ifat and.:forward ewes, , 7s. -to Bs.; medium, lambs,; 55., 7d.,, 6s. 6d., 7s. 3d.,' to 7s. 6d.two-tooth" ewes (small) in' lamb (passed), lis; 2d.; cull;ewes, in lamb, '..4s._; _18-months steers, £2 9s;; cull do., -£L 55.; yearling: steers; ,30s. 6d.; cull store cows, £1 Is.

Messrs. ! Dalgety and ;Co.„Xtd.j report having; held their fortnightly.' 'sale at- their. Mas.terton:yard? on., Tuesday.' V.'They,. state:—Wo offered a yarding" of . about 3000" sheep. 'Buyers Mere 'present .from ■ all parts of the Wairarapa, and ! tho. demand for all . good: classes of sheejj 'and cattle was' keen. ; Owing to the recent advances in tho price of fat sheep,'good wethers were; eagerly sought after.'' A • line of first-class two , and: four-tooth; wethers, on account of Mr. H. T. Hume, Aqhonga, making' the record price, of • lis. : Gd. -Other :r-Two; four," six, and eight-tooth'ewes, 125.; two-tooth ewes, .in. 'lamb,-.: 12s.';;,' two . and , four-tooth wethers, lis.; ,6d.';.- two-tooth wethers; lis.'; lambs, Bs. to Bs'.' Gd.; small black-face .wethers, ,10s. id.' to '-lOs." 6d.; -fat .wethers, 125.: 9d.; aged 1 ewes' in>;-liimb, Ss. 4d.v to',9s. f Gd.; :two-tooth black-face, ewes, ,10s.- Gd.jfat and forward o\ves, 10s. 9d.; six; eight,, and f.m. ewes, in lamb, 10s. 9d.'; empty ewes, Bs. 6d. to .'.Bs'. 9d;_ Cattle— I Three-yearsteers,' Is.'; ;• 1 2j!-year steers, at £i lis.; cows and calves, .£2 18s.; weauer. steers and. heifers,' : 285.t0 305.; twoyear: steers,■; j(3\ls. j.' weaner-'calves, 225. Gd.; ? 18-month-steers, i!2'los. to .23. (BI TELEOSAM—rBESB ASSOCIATION.) ; ' v .i . Christchurch, May 19. At _ Addington live 1 stock market td-day there fas a) fairly largo entry of stock and a good attendance. . Fat • cattle again mot with dull sale; store sheep 'showed:no change;'.fat lambs showed a further-'fidvance; fat wethers' sold at, about last week's U rates'; and ewes we're-.easier by about Is. per, head: '' There'was a better demand for store cattle, and good dairy cows, sold well. Bacon pigs sold at late rates, but porkers and .stores were easier., The. entry, of store:sheep was nota large one, but tho sheep were; of a better class: than. thoso offered at late sales. .There was a good attendance . of.. buyers', 'and, every', 'lot, changed)handsi'at rates fully; equal .to those of last; week. A lino of forward wethers made lis. 9d.; two- and four-tooth ewes of medium qual* ix- -n oll ® 145., ,and sound mouth, ewes 14s. ed. A .forward- lambs - of.'mixed sexes made 10s. 6d. to lis., and smaller, 6s.'t. 9d.' to Bsi 9d.. ' H -i! £ ntry of fat , lambs was a large one, and WBre we " frown and j n prime ;condiochre competition among exHk 6l ?' ? * .clearance, was. effected at prices that,, showed a further rise' of about dd.. per head. Prime: freezers; made 13s. to' to S 'l2s' ! 0d feW ■ lleaTy . and lighter,' lis. m The. yarding of fat sheep -was : considerably : larger than the previous week, and on;account' of.the plentiful supplythere was not much keen; competition among butchers, for ewes, and they, opened, at lower rates than'were ruling .the. previous'; week,' the! average decline being fully Is. per head. Wethers - met with fair-competition -for export,, and there was ; practically no cliangoin-values. The. range of prices "was: Priine wethers) 14s. Cd. extra, to 17s. 9d.;lighter, 13s.'to 145.; merino-' wethers, 9s. Id. to 12s. 9d.; prime ewes, lis. 6d. to, 135.; others, Bs.: to lis.; : ' ' , : There were 301 head of fat. cattle penned, and . the quality V was . of fair average,- ; ~The de- ' marid was a|ain dull,: and' sales were difficult to effect, prices showing no. improvement on previous week. Steers made 2s. 6d. to £d 10s.;■ heifers, £3 10s. to. and dry: cows, .01 2s. Gd.. to £1 10s., equal to 17s. fid. to 19s. I Gd. for, prime, 15s. to 17s. for medium, and 13s. .to:11s. for. cow and'.inferior. . A good yarding of calves sold at Is. 6d. to 575. Gd., according to size and .quality. There was a fairly large, entry of store cattle, including three or four pens of good young sorts,'but the bulk were old, cows. There was a good demand for useful sorts, but others were difficult to soil. Yearlings made 16s. to 175.; •15 to 18-months,' 355. to 375.; two-year steers, jjO 155..; two-year'heifers, £1 10s.-t0,:^2.;165.; three-year, steers,': i£3; 55.; three-year heifers, i£3 Bs. to J!3 10s:, one good line making- M'; and dry, cows, 20s. to i!.') 3s. _ .: , ,V Good. dairy cows were in demand, and prices ranged from .^3.75. Gd. to 75., 6d.' ; , ,; Tlio entry of - pigs : was a fairly. large one, but stores and- porkers met with weaker demand, and prices' for these classes' were rather easier. Large baconei's made 48s. to 535.,-and lighter, 425. to 475. (equal to 41d. to 4Jd. per lb.); largo porkers, 345. to 405.; and' lighter, 28s. to 325. (equal to s!d.,.per lb.); large.stores,, 30s. to 345.; medium,'22s. to. 285.; slips, 14s. to 18s.;;and weaners, Bs. to 125.: : . , .. (BI TELEGBAPn—riIESS ASSOCIATION.) - Dunedin, May 19. At Burnside to-day 210 fat, cattle were yarded, mostly good quality bullocks, with:anodd pen of heifers. Prices.were firm at la6t week s rate for all classes. Best: bullocks, ;E8 10s. to .£10; extra, Xll 2s.| Gd.; medium, J>7 to :£7 155.; light; £5 to. »Efi 55.; best heifers, -up to i! 6; extra, iE7 17s. Gd.r medium, to JE5.'--Sheep i- 2527 yarded, a moderate yarding,,, a large proportion being owes. Ewes realised prices slightly in advance of .late rates, but towards the close, of .the sale wero .difficult to place. Best wethers, 15s. Gd. to 16s. ■ Gd.; extra, up to 18s. 9dw inet]iun],l3s. to- Its.; unfinished sorts, 12s. to 135.; best owes; iip to 125.; extra, to" lGs...Gd.; medium to .good,. 7e. :to ' 10s. ; ■"'."■■■ Lambs: 193G ynrded, a: medium yarding, prices being much on a par-with lato rates. Best lambs, 12s. Gd. to 13s. Gd.; extra, up to 14s. 6d.; medium, lis. to' 125.; inferior,-9s. to 10s. Pigs: 104 yarded. Pat pigs wero in short supply, and; tho market was firm. , Store pigs were in good numbers, but w;ere, riot .of, good quality, though lato rates were ; maintained. Heavy baconers, up to 705.; medium,:sss. to G3s.; best porkers, 455. to 505.; medium,;4os.' to 455.; slips, 15s. to 255.; forward stores, up! to 355.; suckers, 10s.. to. 155.: -. .