LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 720, 20 January 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

;(; ; Asflociatlbn;);4v. ! f/V; ; !; ;H>:'V; ; ?iCliWstchurchj : January: 19^-.." ;^At. Addingtpn:..yiards,- to-day there waa^'a , ■faixly'largeyafdingof stpck'j 'and ; a-.'i;ood : ;attendance. ■'■ Pat .cattlo'were . dull "of ■ salo , .4t'laetl\»eek'e;.Brices.;--'.Taerft wasariiim-, pr'dvcdxdemarid;for.store' Querice''of the;; ruin.;. Fat. ls lambs>iwere nrmer.;:. I'at .wethers' were in.Bpod-;de'mand-for. export, and;fat; ewes -werereasier , on account of their -numbers. 'Btbro'and; dairy .cattle sold;well,'.and..pigs showed ,an,'improvements i ]::'■ y :-^: : v ::/ (-.'.'' ' "'■■■fvZi'v"-'-'■■':

■ • There. was a. larger ehtxy-i of,storei'sheep than ;last hveek, wothers forming- tho v larg-' :est part, and the ..balance consisted, of v afow ■pens' of rapo' lambs' and owes,.vThere'.:was: ;keen.. inquiry ■ on-.tlie' part^of: a, la:rge : at--tendance of buyers;- latb rains having;" im•proved .the: feed, prospects,-and • every lot changed..hands;.: Wethers 'showed, an.' improyemeht:in values,of 6d.'per;head, and,in some cases mOrc.v.l/ambß'alsosold. well and improved'iates.:' ; Forward;fbur and sixtootli.wethers; mado.'.l2s. t0,'125.. 9d.;,:twp and.your-tooths.Mls.-ed; .to'- : l2s. '7d. ; ;v.twb-' tooths, good -to.forward,: 10a.6d. to Us. 9d.; low-corittitioncd; 9s. 6d. i to 10s. 6d.; and in-,feri-5r and culls, Bs.to 9e.;3d.; rapo.lambs, 95.7.3d.-,»to 10s.'-'6d;,-the:latter,price bsing •torr.a-'.yery ifbrwafd :line; six arid . elghttopth'ewes; 12s; 3d.; -and "broken,Vmouth lote, :ss. 9d. :upwards;; l; w .'•-■■'..'■;-. •;.-' , :;- •.;

; : yardi?g.vqf.; fat.: lambs^totailed, 5450/ ahS- the .|iuality.?-was"'of '.better, .average "thauMthe-'.weekibefore.i There:, was good 'dcniand for export, and■ competition .was ■keener on.account of the operatioi>,'of a | .new-speculator;';!wno- I was a pretty': large .buyer; : Prices" ,wer,e7flrmer by several pence p'er;head,:.the"bulki,of :tho yarding changing hands?at'il2s.~.to few-extra pens sold :at : ■ 153;;.1d/frtbF.i3sih7d., /and 'light lambs ; mado'il.Os.Kto;-lls.;i?d.;-v, .■: ' .:- r , ; . , ,■■ -.-. : •»-.: .-'■■ There w'a's 'a!;'larEe, : chtry of !fat sheep, of , : whioh':obput'half;-was ewes. - There was acitiye:''dcmand'::f6r;''«,ethers./for. .export; and mcdlumiwcigßtSehecp,',d£ ;^,'prinie,.''quality: brought', 'rolotively:'-;.better,;>-',price's!,,than heavierj- sheep.' :■ VjAtxfaiotf: freezing' sheep' ranged■ from 3d. ! to:iss. 9d.i Ewes' ■sold fairly well'still"'butchers .had,' filled their,;' requiremerit's'ffi'arid; then they ~■ wejto' more difflcultv.tbj'dispbse jof-even at lowerrates.. -:, The"rang6'of:,prices was;-i-Primo : . wethers. 145.'.6d.,,t0:175.' 4d.;.-lighter,-13s.':4d.'< ■to 14s. 3d.;, prime .owes, lie.: 6d. to 13s. 5d.; extra, to ISe. Id;; others, Bs. 4d;-to Us.

;; Tho • of:' beef', totalled 206 head of ifiiir: average'.'quality,. ; tho .'/bulk's'.being dealers', cattle:! .There, was: n,lvory'(lull'demand, and. a'number, of,- lines \wero first :passed;: and-afterwards ■ rebffered and sold.: There, was ■ practically no change in prices; ■Stoers mado;£6,lss. -to .£9 2s. 6d;; heifers, £5 os. to £8 7s; ■' Gd.; and ■ cows, ■' £4 to £7 10a., ;o.nar to :495. ',tdi..215.;6d.:,f0r-prime, 183. 6(1. to 19s. 6d.: for medium, and 17s.' to 18b. frir cow' nnd" inferior beef per 1001b. -' ■■ Taal,calves-made 4s. 6d. to 565., accord■irisr tb.-sizo. and -quality. -. ■ , : • ' '~., ':-.■

,'('■■ Thard was good' demand :for atoro cattle, 'yearlings ' making .325. ;to 343.; 15 , to 18--months, £Z Is. < to £2 19s.i two-year.steora, S3 145.;. twp-ycar hdifers,' £3 2s. to £3 Sβ'.;-threc-ycai' , steers, ;£5- to £5 2s/ 6d.; threeyear'heifera, £4; and'dry cows,'3os. to £4 10b.;' dairy cows sold at £5 10b. to £8 2s. 6il. .:Tncro.was,a medium.entry of pips, which met with rather: better demand than, laet week. Heavy baconors mado 425.: to 48a., and lighter '355. to',.4ob'/-(eunal to'3id. -to-3jd.-per. lb.); large'iporkers, 285., to 365.; indilightor; 245.,-to. 27s. 1 : (equal to 4Jd. to '4Jd... per '1b.);.-.large., stores, 28s. •: smaller, Vlßs. to 245.;: and wcaners, 105.,6 d. to. 15s. '■."'-■'■ (By Toleerapb.-Preea AssqclationJ ..'. ■'.'■'•'■.'■'■ ...■■'.' ...Duncdin, January 19. '■At Burnside .stock: market, 216 head of cattlo were forward, making'a large yarding of fair'Quality',' including a. few' pens oi heavy" bullocks. Prices were well maintained, especially, for well-finished bullocka and 'heifers;'. Best bullocks, £9 to £10; ; ex--tra, to £10 7s. 6d.; medium, .£7 10s. to £9; best heifers, to £7 10s. ;/■ lighter, £5 ss;' to '£6>los.''.-' ' ': '.•'■<"■-.' ■'■■ ..'" '••-■■■•■'■■■■:.■' ■ ■Fat sheep.—l67B penned, including a large

proportion of prime wethers and'owes. The entry was insufficient for butchers': requirements,. and- prices were firmer by Is. 5 6d. per head.; Best wethers, 14s. 6d. to 10s. 6d.; extra; to 17s. 9d.; medium, 12s. 6d. to Ma.; best owes,'l2s. to 135.; extra; to 15s. 6d;'; medium, lls. to 125.; others,.9s.'to:los. - : I'at. Ijambs.-690 penned, the quality all round being good. Butahers hold a number of lambs from last week's big yarding, and ■ prices did .■ not •: ahow much advance--; mont. Best, 3a. 6d. .to'loa. 6d;; extra, to 12s; 6d.; medium, 7s. to Bs.' ■-■■' . ■ Pigs—There; was : a largo 'yarding, /with the result that the market was' glutted, .and prices ; small. Suckers, ss. to Bs.;>slips, 13s. to 165.; stores, 20s. to 255: j porkers and baconers,' 335; to 365.: light baconers, -38s. -to''43s.*; heavy: baconors, 445. to 48s. .

..Messrs. Dnlgety and C 0.,: Ltd., report:At'oui'.Mttrton. sale on Tuesday, January 18, wo had a very good'yarding of sheep, and a: fair, entry of cattle. : Owing to the good' raino,, and tlio advance in the price of -fate, all classes"of Bh(iep sold readily. !at advanend rates. Cattlo.also-met a.ready eale. Quotations:—Cull lambs, 3e. 6d. tp'4s. lid.;:small,lambs, to ss.- 3d.'; rape lainbe, 6s.' 3d. to.Cs.: 6d;;'woolly rape lambs, to 9s. 4d.;.; mixed age half bred owes, 7s.- Id:; mixed age ewea, 7a; :lld.;-small four and suc-tobtli ewes, 125.; forward ewes, 7s. "6d.; "mixed two-tooths, 10s.; two-tooth .wethers, 9a. sd.;' four-tooth wethers, :ils. Cattler-16- ■ months ■ heifers, £2 10s.;. 15 to 18-montha steers, ■'£3 35. : 6d-.; mixed weaners, 18s.; light fat cows, £4; bulls, to,£3■ 95.; dairy, ■cowe, £4,£5, £6 155., to £7 10s.; springing -heifers,''£s-.125.-6d.i forward cows, £3 126. 6d.; weaner pigs, 14s. 6d. to ;16s. 6dL ~

i Messrs. Abraham and...WiUiama,Ltd.,-re-■port on. theirvMaeterton stock, sale,, held this week, as follows:—We submitted a. :yarding.':of some 4000: sheep .'.to . a .'large attendance of buyers. : Bidding at the start 'of tie. sale was: not animated,'..but im-. proved towards the: end,. and we have to: report' an" almost total clearance at prices slightly in excess of those ruling at late sales. The, few cattlo yarded sold' readily at full markef.rates. Wo quote:—Shoep-iPour-tooth' wethers,■- 10s.'.Ud. 'to' 115..4 d.; two-tooth- wethers,:-10s. to 10s. 6d;;-. inferior j wethers, 75.. 10d, to:8B. lid.; black-face rape lambs, 7s. ,4d., -7s. 9d., : t0 Bs.; lambs, :55. , to■ 7s. 4d.; cull lambs, 3s. 2d.; atoro owes,'6s. Oattle—Bullooks,: £5 10s. to £7 2s.;' 21-year Bteere,. £4 6s:; fat cows, , £4 75.'6 d.; cows in-milk, £6; calves, 10s.

;';:The'New-'Zealand .Loan , and Mercantile. : Agency. Company, Ltd.,; report having held' ;their:opening stock,sale at Pahautanui on Tuesday.:. A large entry came to hand, .1600 -.in :all, consisting-mostly of-breeding ewes, and;-wethers. Tho attendance of buyers-was-' very good; 1 and bidding was brisk. The firm cleared nearly everything at'the following rates:—Good forward lour-, tooth wethers,, 10s. 10d.;'two-tooth; wethers and , ewos (mixed), 105.'6 d.; fresh full : mouth, ewes, • .6s. to: Bs.;. woolly; rape lambs, 75.. 2d. to ".7s. '3d.;-'cull lambsV 2s.' 6d.,.t0. 4s: 3d.' They; also-eold privately a line of fat and forward i three-year-old -"steers, at. £6.105.

•'Messrs. Abraham and Williams,' Ltd., report on their Johnspnville sale, held.yes-' terday,.,as t olows:—We■:■:offered ai.heavy yarding of prime sheep and bullocks to a good attendauce of buyers.- Competition was. good, and everything'offered .was sold: uridbr-. the hammer;- wethers and lambs'be-' iDg'.flrmer, thin was; the case it, last 'sale; Best: bullocks, £8 12s.- 6d. to i £8 17s. 6d.; lighter/. £8 Zc. 6d..'to',£B 5a.; light, , £7 10s.: to , - , £7- -..lTa.-'i, 6d.; :■ .prime /wethers,-,155. 3d;; 'medium:, i>.wethers, _- ; 125;.-,, .2d."' to 12s. ■■■■■• 6d.; 1 , 'plain ... ■wethers, ■••lls,-'-'..-7d.j merino wethers,. 105. , ,6 d:; good ewes, 105..6 d. to 10s. lld-j ..plain,* 9s. '3d.; to 9a;,:7d.'; .'extra prime-lambs,:l2s..'Bd.';'good lambs,' 10s. 3d.' tp:los.'9d.; .shorn lambs, ,9s. 2d. ' ;' ■ ~:;