LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 637, 14 October 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

; (By 'Telegraph—Press Association.) i v . Chrlstchurch, October 13; • AV market to-day • there wore -.fairly. large -entries, of "stock, and. a..good attendance.' Store' sheep, except wethers, were hatdly in such keen domand. Fat lambs showed in considerable decline, on. account of the larce alsovweaker. . Fat'; * cattle, other 'hand, were rather firmer. 'Pigs were in : good domand, . and store cattlo-sold wcli.';^■' ' • 1 ' The'yarding of storo sheep was larger than the previous week., the bulk of the ..cntjy. being : of good, class'., ;On.the.whole, the flbeep '-'of rather '.'better - class than usual; .but tho. attendance' was.'small and :-the ( demand 'probably oil»that 'accou'tiV -was scarcely. a3';strone as during tho last two.:or .three For ' wetners, however; there' was . good co'mpctition,' and thl'prices realised'were quite equal ' to late rates,' but for. all other..e)asseß • were -a- 1 shade -eMer.'.; '.The:.flrst. .store ,sheep of- the 'season-were. penned,"cbmpywing" )v,ether and owe'hoggets.'but-these were passed' at' Bs. •and 9s.'respectively.. The prices were:—Hoggets, oxtra good--.,wethers, :nearly fat'.vto. 1 8d t '; medium Lewes' passed "at- 145..-; d.; ;,ayerag;e lots. Ifo-to :135.; crossbred hoggets,. mixed Boxes, to 135.i9d.; yetber .lwcg.ets, mediam,i:ils, Cd.\to 125.; culls',' 9s;'6d.;' wethers,. and .'jpeditiCS, Mb. 6d- to-15s. fid.j'good, J6s. 6d.;*extra good, to 17b'. 3d.;'ewcs, mixed mostly y«i?ung r with lambs, - at Bs.,' all countedaged 'ew.es -with- lamba;- at. 7s. '.Bd.» passed.

; Ther'o were-447 fat lambs penned, the number* being-, nearly double* • tho offeriDK- t of - last. week: Tho maiority of tho lambs were well grown ;and iU'-prime condition, but a nuihber of tho' lots were, light and small,: and brought low prices. The entry :was not larger thah' ( -was really required,'and prices consequently-.suffered^^. ; a decline of 2s. ..to ,4s. per head. The bulk of the lambs soldvat lls.'.to 145.; to .16s.;' and light,;7o. 3d. to 10s. ,6d..'•' ; The-. iat».•."sheep ,yarding vwas again' full, -the - Supply - • proving' : , mor'6 than' r ßufflclent . for re-quirements,-and s'the result - was '"'that although the market .opened .at'prices about on a par with" those ruling -the .previous -week,, the-de* -mand -eased considerably- towards - the close, when • prices were 'distinctly lower.. Tho 'rangO' of prices • waa:—Prime- Woolly -iyethers,' : lßs.; 6a. 'to 22s'. -4d.'; lighter, 16s. 'to ,18s.othiers, 145. : 6d. .to 15s. -6d;; ;Bhorn':,wethers;'U3.- to 13s/ Bd.; woolly 'ewes, 14s.*4d. to' 20s. 3d.; ehorn ewes, 9s."lod.*to 10s. lQd.; ".woolly merino wethers, lis. 9d. to 14s. 6d.; arid.-h'oggetsr 13s. 9d.- toVl6s.-,9d. Beef, was ropresentpd. by an entry 'of-232 .head, principally steers of good class." 'Although there were' occasions.. when tjie slightly, the market showed' an-improvement on recent .sales,';tho 'prico o|.;b"eef ! advancirij^'-'slightly'all round:; 'Steers £10^IZs^d.;-heifers. £5 ,17s. 6d.'',to .£B.-178.. ; 6d.;.'.apd vc6ws, £5 ; .td- H £B 17e- 6d.'. :Best«steer'beef :.realised';2os; 6di''to ,225. •6d.; medium,' -18s. 6d.':to;, 20a.;/ ana'cow and ■ in•fenor "beef," 17s. .to -lßa. per : .lo6|b/ : ;' f ' '-i' • A line'of .fat' cowb'-realised'Drices" ranging from ■"£8? to £8- 17s,', fid.'v / U,?.'r r V.-V '• .Store Oattle.— class-ofr cattle,'wad repre. ;Bented;'>by:.a "of-aver* age quality, and -the .greater,;',pait.'ol the -yarding -cQUsistcd of 15 tb; .some"bf whieh were in indifferent; condition.' I .''. There 1 was ;a :|jobd 'attendance'.of buyDfa.'-'*aijpl' : 'tho. -prices obtained.' were' onl a .par. with--£hoso'ruling 'the previous weok. to 18-moh,th'-sorts realised ]£2 2s.''."to *.€2 -125. 6d.;: 2-year" ; pteerß„' £3 f 10s.'; •2year heifers, £2 10a. 6d.,t0 £3;:2i-yoar'steers,-'£4 83. 6d.; . 3-year hcifef3, £i ;Bs.,' to. £4 -SsV; -and dry cows, £1. 10s. ,to £4 10s. , •The 'yarding., of dairy cows was va one. and the .class almost without'•6.l'epptibh 'waß .in* different.-'Prices ranged from'>£3-'td £8 ss'.' . , Fatspigfl-'.were.moderately represented, but the• yarding.,of; stores,- was .a. large/onp. - For all- dcscriptionS,: there 'was good -.deraapd, especially for}, lightweight' baconers .and. ..stores, which wepo "eagerly: sought after.'-, 'Choppers. sold' up to s £4 15s;;-*heavy vbaconors. I .'-to' 66a.V and illghter, 60b/ to 605." (equal' to,^Jd." : ' to' sd. 'per :1b.); 'heaVy *porkSrs?-brdnßtit'-V3Bs..''-:tb"and' . slighter,. 30s. to 365. '(equivalent' to'fid. to W fper- lb f );.large:stores made .'?2s, 6d.; and ' smaller, 255. to 285.; small weaners, 15s. to ißs.; ;and well-grown, sorts'to'22a."'**- -

Dunstlln/'Oo.tobnr 13. At Burnslde stock,market there- was-a.medium lyardiiig of-fat cattle, 160 belngi-penned.- A largo percentage was prime heavy-weight -bullocks .and ihelfere. Prices for-.heavy bullockfe were,i: If anything, 'easier than last week, while medium weights were rather deator.' ."specially towards the close... Best Bullocks, -£9-10s,-to £10 15s • iextra; to:''£ll'-153-1 medium, ,£8 .ss! to' £9' 'injferloiv £6 10s.'-to .£7. Ids.;.besf>helfers, '£6 6s:' to .£7 15s. oxtrli.r'to- £9 > 17a.' \ 6d.V medium,- £5 .10s: Ito £6. ' **•''•* ■ ■■')•• ■ / Pat" Sheop': A t gobd.ya'rdlnif-of-Tho ounl« : ity,on the whole'-was 1 v6ry ; -good, dome very prime?-heavy, sheop being penned.v-Pricea at s 'the' : copundntfement' w&ro .much. Un .-a;; par -with--; last ;week's .rates,' btit Vtliey\ hardened 1 slightly towards tho end. Best wethers, ISa; 6d. to-20s"' icxtra.. tor2ss. 3d. j medium, 16a. to : : 17a.~ftl/j<'in« fenor, 155..-to, 15a.v'6d.V.best -6*68. • He", fid.' to 15b. 9d, ; medium, 13a,': to * '.i. •

Fat-Lambs: 85 .'of. good to fair quality" were penned, and. sold from 12s. fid. to 245..6 d. Pigs:. Thore . was a very, small entry,.'and pricos. were much ,on a par with last week's rates-. ■ •...•■ = • .■• Messrs. ; Abraham and Williams," Ltd.; report as follows Wo' have to report a most success ful sale, of grade Jersey cows, on account of Mr. Revington Jones, Manakau.' There was a large attendance v of buyers aqd> a keen demand. The whole;herd of 30 cows averaged £7 per head, but. this-rather low average was accounted for by ' the number -of old' .low-conditioned cows. Anything, young to calve shortly, or in full milk, sold from £9 upwards. .-The highest price was paid for a cow in full milk, viz.: £13 10s. 18months empty'heifers, £3 Ib. to £4 175.; yearling heifers; 325. 6d. to £2 165.; bulls, £4 ss. to £6 15s. Implements,.harness,"milk cans, etc., sold. at good prices. Messrs. Young, and Co., reporting on | their sale at- Stratford yesterday,' state, thatcompetition was-good. Forward 'cows,. 675. to :755. 6d,; store. 50s. . to 605.;. 2-year'.Heifers, '60s, , j to 66s.'6d r ; springing heifers, ,100s. to 1205.; year- ! ling steers,-405.-to 425.; do.' heifers, 335!-to 40s. , .