LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 672, 24 November 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

(By" Toicßraph-rPrcss Association.) ".>■'■ ■ ■ Dunodln, November 23. :, At Burnside stock market only 126 head of fat cattle wero yarded, The quality and weight, with the exception of a few extra good, bullocks, wore only medium. : Prices opened at about last week's rates, hut after a few pens were' sold' the competition became keener, and prices advanced 10s. per head. Best.bullocks, £9 to £10; extra,'-; £11 53.; medium, £7 !os. to £8; inferior. £6 to £6 155.; best cow and heifers, £6 to £7; extra, £8 12s. fal.; medium, £5 to £5 10s.; inferior. £4 ss. to £4 10e. Pat sheep; 2204 penned. ■' On account'of tho small attendance of butchers competition was poor, and prices eased • 2s. per head: Best wethers- 21s. to 235.; ostrav 275." 6d.; (shorn, 14s. 6d. to 15s, 9d.); medium, 18s. to 195.; (shorn. 13s. to 13s. 9d.); inferior, 15s. to 16s. (shorn, 12s. to : 12s. 6d.); best eves. 18s.: to 225. (shorn, ■ 13a, to 15s. 6d.); medium, 15s. to-16s. (shorn, Us. to ■125.) i inferior, 13s. to -Ms. (shorn, .9s. to 10s.). Lambs,: 600. yarded. Tho yarding was the largest of the season, and prices were: considerably below last week's. Best quality'lambs suffered to the extent of 2s. pur. head., and those of medium and inferior quality showed a decline of from 3s. to 4s. on last week's rates. Best quality lambs,-from 16s. to 175..6 d.; eood average quality, 12a. to 13s. 6d.;' light and unfinished sorts, 9s. to 10s. 6d. Pigs: 120 yarded. ■ Prices for young ■ pies equalled those obtained last sale day, - and porkers and baconers, which wero ' only in moderate supply, were barely up to (ast week's Snckers.l3s.-to 155.; slips: 16s. 6d. t0.205.: stores, 235. to 285. ; porkers, 335. to 385.; light, baconers 40s. to-445.; heavy. 455. to Ms. ' .

Messrs. t DalKCty and Co., Ltd., reporting on their Pahiatua sale yesterday; state that they had a fair yarding of sheep and a good entry of cattle. Sheep were in better demand, and steers also sold .well. Ewes- with 97 per cent lambs, : 17s. 3d. to 18s. lid.; shorn /wethers,. 10s. 6d.; woolly hoggets. 145.. 5d.; 3-year stoeTs', 525. 6<L; 2-year steers, 70s. to 725. 6d.; 18-month steers 48s. to 48s. 6d.;. 15-month' dairy heifers, 475. to 535.; epipty cows, 525.; bulls, 455. to 70s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on thoir Johnsonville salo as follows:—We offcreda good yarding of sheep and cattle, which sold at late rates. Beat bullocks, £8 73. 6d. to £8 15s • light', £Bi-Zsi 6d.; good quality wethers, 13s. Id! to 13s. 4d.; medium; ewes, Us. Id. to lis.: 6d. A heavy yardinjj of lambs camo forward, and made prices as follow:—Prime,, .lis.. Id. to lis. 9d ■ lighter, IDs. 3d. to 10s. Bd. ; ■ . ■. ;"■