LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

k-;-:-:-/ Telegraph.—Press Association.) , " Gliristohuroh, January 5. : At Adflinprton .tliero .were .fair - entries of ■ stooijand att^danc& -r; Store sheep showed, little improvement. 1 1 l?(it,'lambs sold * at"3d. 't5 .aiid .fat shceri: were firmer [by' Is. per head.": "Pat cattle .sold .'at ;abont:..-la3t-:week ! s --rates,. /.and pigs, except for an improved demand tot .fat 'in. the Veailjr vparti.of. the '. sale,met with a slow.-sale". •• .W; iV'j

■;-.There -was a moderate, yarding'of "store Bheep, and-it was'made UP:chieflyof two, four,- and .six-tooth:..wethers, 'with a few . pens of aged ewes with lambs. . For ! the better , class of there- was- an improved deriand. at ■■ slightly higher prices, and 'mediuii ,and inferior, wethers- sold, at late;rates;. : Forward ■ four-tooth , • wethore •made-12s;- t0'123. ,sd;; - medium two-tooth .-wethers. 9s. 6d.to/lOs. 6d.; and small and lowrconditioned, :Bg.:ild. to ,95.. 3d. The better - Borts ■ of? "ewes ■ and lambs' made 6t>. 2d. .to'.6s. inferior, '6s. 'to. 6s. Id., all counted.' Some small:-lots of two and .four-tooth .ewes were' , , passed .at'" 12s. 6dV to,. 13s. .-■: A. , pen- of down oross/rape ■Jambs < sold at; ?s.; 2d.i a good; many lines of which were of light.andinferior/dual:ity, ;and could -have'.'done' with another three: weeks'; or, a'.month, on feed. Thero 'was good; demand for export, an outside speculator taking a nnmber of the highestjriced: lambs, of,- .average , weights. :; The figures showed , , a. rise "of about -3d.-.'per' hea'd'.'On : last -week. , '.'.,"Heavy-weights;.'and • tegs;-in which exporters come into competition with -"butchers, , : advanced fully Is. per f head, and. light- and ■ inferior . lambs Boldvbetter by 6a.. per ' head. In /some, cases there were 2704 : lambs taJtcn for/.export<;:at Us. '.to. 13s. 9d. for best, '.and.: 75.. 8d..t0 10si 6d: for lighter, and '735 ; were .bought by butchers at prices ranging: from Bs. 7d., to 13s. 6d..... . •■; .... ■■;■■. ■;

, : Therewas a.-fair-.-yardini!: if, fat sheep,, and both, wethers and ewes showed an improvement,on last week's rates, somebusineas.'.being'done. in' wethers for export. The rise ie -values.was equal.to about Is. per.;hoad,V:and in-some. casee ..wethers showed an tadvance of Is. to 2s. per head. The range 'of prices wethers. 14s. to: ; 165.-'. 10d.; lighter;. 12s. to 13s ,6d.|' prime - ewen,.l2s.; 6d.. to 15s. Id.; medium, lOn.-.to .12a/.; agedYand light,: 7s. 3d. to 95. , .6d.;-m<!rino-.wethers,: 10s." 6d.-.:.••■.-.

i Therq -.were, only '168 head of fat cattle ■penned; of Quality.' '-Yi There : was' again weak/demand, and sales were diffl cult:'tbeffeot;: no/change , in prices being' noted. :■ The bulk >of the, yarding was supplied by: dealers. , '; Steers -made £6 15a. to £10; heifers, v £5 to--' £8 • aid: cows. '= £4 ■; 17s. 6d. to £6 17s. ; 6d.;.'equal, to 195..6d.,t0 21*8. i 6d.: for, prime,.: 165., 6d. to 19s. ior,medium, and 17s. to 18s.ifor cow and,inferior beef iper-'iOOlbVY' There; was',a, small entry of veal.' calves,": and-thoy sold at ,4s. 6d. to I 50a., according-to;, size and Quality. .■; ■'-'.< .A medium entry! of store cattle, met with a , stock demand,' yearlings'"- making 31a.:. 15' to 18-montbs,/£2 ss. to £3 ss. ;• two-year hoifqrs,.'£3-7s.- to £3-10s.; two'.and a halfyear, steers, £5 XpagsedH threo-ydar; steers,'£6 ss. .to :£6 9s.|/three-year "heifers,. £4 158.; 13 "cows with calyes;-'"£6 Bs.; cows, £3 14s. 6d.;'and;dryVcoivs,-355;»,t0 £3 Bs. ./Dairy cows mado./i"3..losV«td:--£8»JI)s;/'* ■'' .'.-' - ; --'

'!■;. The' entryj; of ; ! ,fat.,' pigs v aj small; one, and , at the .opening"' of the sale "pricee were hotter x than by 2s. to 35. , - per head, but later- on ..values receded ."to!? last, week's level;. Stores were dull of sale, only small and; medium 'sorts: being • offered., Large baconers ■: made''4os. "to 47B.,''"and lighter. 35b.;t0 39b. .(eqnal to 35d. to 43d. per lb.): Dorkers,■ 325, to.'33s. for large,, and 255. to 30s. for. smaller; (equal;tb.;4sd.;,to 43d. per lb.); medium stores, 205..,t0 245.; smaller, ■W..:ia 18s.;,and wea'ners," Bsr:'fid. to-125.- ' ■•?-'.'";■" Dunedln, January 5. ■i At- the Bnrnside stock maikqt, 107 head of fat.cattle. were yardod. a!" Tor y-small yarding'.. . Most. butchers /were v r"i&ht out of beef, and prices : Bhowed a. rise of £1; per head, and in - some cases 'slightly more. ■Best bullocks, £10 125.-6 d; to"£11 65.; med-. i ium to Kdod,v£B 10a.,-to £9 lOSs; light, £7 105..t0 £8 10s;; best!cows, ,£9 10b.; light, .S7- / los/-to £8 10s.; best cows and heifers, £7 10s. to £8 10s.; medium to.'go'od, £6 10s. to £7j 10s.; light, £5 15s. to £6 ss.. 1 ... ; • \ Fat*sheepr.,2369: penned.* >Eor,,good heavy wethers bidding was spirited, and at the beginning ,pf /the ,nalo prices'-;were fully equal, to last-weeks rates. Towards; the end, however, both ewes and wethers cased/ slightly..-, .Best.-shorn ~wethers, 14s. '•to-15s. •6d::--extr»r , to■ 17s*.-6dri medium to TOod,'l2s. 6d. to:l3s. 6d.; inferior, 9e;' 9d. to' il'e;-'"6d.;- best -ewes, 12b. to 145.; a: few extra, to 14s. 3d.; medium to good, :,9s. jto Us. 6d.; inferior, 6s'.':6d. to Bs. 6d.

Pati lambe:: 1157 penned. The number being very, much in excess of reauirements, the prices dropped fully 3n. on (ill good quality lambs. .while*.light and Inferior (Showed a-<|rreater" decline.' Best, 11e.3d.;-tb'vl2s.. 6d.'; rextra, % .to 145.-3d.; medium to/g00d,,9b. to lls.j'light,'7s.-'to Bs. 6a. , -Pigs: There wag a very small yardine 65 being penned." The maiority. were porkers and baconers. Young pigs wer'o in very small supply, and.as there was fair demand prices ..rose: , , about 2s. nor head. .: Porkers and baconers also showed,a Blight increase..., guckers, 10s. to' 135.; slips, "14s. to'lßb.; stores,' 235. 6d. to •28s. ed.; , porkers. , 325:-^d> , to 375.' 6d.;-light baconers,;,'3Bs.-. to.• 435.;-' heavy baconers, 455. to/sis.;,/.; '..-■.: ~....:■ jx..,-.;'-';-:-.- '..- *.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report ou their : Otaki sale, hold yesterday, as fol lows:—A .small yardinc of aheop and.a medium ontry of cattle met with rather a drasgine, sale at auction. Wo duote tie follows:—Two-year heifers, £2 lls.; 18months'.heifers, £3; cows and calves. £2 7s. 6d.; store cows,"X3 Is.;'forward cows. £J 75.; heilers in calf, £2 17s. 6d.; yearling heifers (email), 285.; bulls; 30s. .to fii. ■, ■ / . ; ■ . ■ ■ '■, ; ■.'

Messrs. Abraham nnd Williams, Ltd., report .on their Johneonvillo sale, held yesterday, as follows:—This was the first sale held on a Wednesday, at 2 p.m., and the resiilt was that several now buyers ■were able to attend, tho alteration proving very satisfactory. Wp,had a largo entry of primo bullocks and slie'cu. , which sold readily at late rates. Primo bulloclis, £3 ss. to £8 12s. 6d.; lighter. £B; primo wethers, 12s. 6d. to 12s. lOd.k lighter ils. 6d. to' Us. 9d.j. primo ewes;. 10s. 3d. to 10a. sd. to Us.; lighter, 95.'6 d.) extra primo shorn lambs, 95.. 7d. to 9s. lid,: medium woollen lambs. 12s. 2d. to 11s. 94.