LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 738, 10 February 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

(By, Teleßraph.—Press.. Association.. - ..."■;-■ Christchurch, February 9. At. Aldington live stock market there were good yardings of stock, but as farmers .were busy, harvesting, the attendance was not up to .the .average. Fat cattle were irregular of sale at late,rates. Store sheep were in good demand, all except backward lambs. Fat lambs showed! a further rise in prices, arid fat sheep sold at last week's rates. . Pigs were dull of 6ale. Store: cattle were.in,fair demand, and dairy cows sold well. There waa a large yarding " of store sheep, fully twice the number offered last week. The bulk consisted.of rape lambs, of which a considerable.proportion were a good class. For. forward lambs there was a good demand at last-week's prices, but for the poorer classes there was a decline of 6a. to 9d. per head, as the supply was in excess of the requirements of the buyers present. There was a. moderate entry of, ewes and wethers, and' these showed practically no change in : values. Best rape lambs sold at Bs. 10d. to 10s. 10d.; small, 6s: sd. to-Bs.; forward wether's, to 14s.'9d.;'medium,, 105..6 d. to 12s. 6d.; lighter, 96. 6d. to lls.; two-tooth ewes, to 13s. 9d.; and.24 eight-tooth ewe 3to 12s. 10d. The entry of fat lambs totalled 6615, the largest number offered this season. There were some prime lots penned, but a considerable proportion were on the light side. .These, however, sold - .remarkably well,,.and were .firmer by about Is. per head, while the primest lambs-showed a rise' of about- 9d." per head; ■ One-fourth of the yarding, approximately, sold at 145." to 155.; abont.one-half at , 13s. to 13s. lid.; and the.balance aflOs.-Ud: to 12s. lid., the bulk thus making over , 13s. There were 6035 taken for export, tho demand being.keen .and.sßo wero bought by -butchers. ■" ■ : ! The yarding of fat sheep was' a comparatively small one. : There was. a good demand for wethers for export, arid as the supply of ewes waa not beyond butchers' requirements- there was -no- change- iin values. The range :of -. prices was: Prime wethers "15s. to lfa.'.Bd., others 12s. 3d. to 14s. 6d.;'. prime owes, lls.' 6d. to 14s. 9d.;' others,; to lls.; merino .wethers, Bs.tto 9s. •There- were 2« fat cattle penned, being mostly, dealers'-lines, arid'tho quality was of good general average. At the opening of the '.salo nearly tho .whole yarding' was passd, but afterwards-all but seven or eight lots wero sold. The , sale was irregular, but prices showed practically no change, prime beef being equal to -20s. to 225.,j medium 18s.' 6d. to 19s. 6d., and cow and. inferior,. 17s.Vto 18s. per. 1001b.'- -Steers' brought £6 ss. .to £9 17s. 6d.;" heifers, £5 to £7 17s. 6d.; : ahdcows, £4 76. 6d. to £7 7s. ud. . : ■:' ~'.-. . .. . : ,

iVcal v calvei formed a ''small-'yar'dine, and sold; at 4s.'-6d. to 51s. ■:.■.:;.•.-.'.:

• A .small yarding of store cattle sold.at late rates,.yearlings making 265., to 335.; flfteenf,. : to.iveighteen-months,"-'£2 4s: to A £2 6s.V'two-year steers, '£3 17s:- 6d;';- two-year heifers, £3.25. 6d.; two and. a 'half-year steers,"£4'los.; three-year steers, £5 ss. to £6 65.; three-year-heifers,: £4 :4s. to , £4 155.; and. dry cows, £2 10si to £4 lls. . ' Dairy cows were in good demand,' and realised £3 10s.:to £10.v-.-.■.;.':.".'■•■' .-'■

, • There- was a email yar&irig of: pigs and a dull sale for both fat and stores.'/ Large baconers made ',425;; to 495.; and lighter, 345. t0.405. (equal to-4id. .to 43d. per lb.); largo stores, 235.- to 325.; medium, 17s. to 205.: and weaners, Bs. 6d. to 125.; . -

'.' • "'•".•.'.-■' Ounedin, February 9. . At Burnside stock market,.l76 cattle.were yarded. -They were of good'quality, but prices.lweri),-; a-'; little >' lower.-,'.'-Best'..', fatsbrought -frpmrabout■ £B'2s'.- 6d: l to £9, while' a:ipen 'of extras" realisea ■£9 10s.;' : medium,' from £7jJs;;.- 1 6d.- J tO'£B;-.hoiferßrfrom.-'£4 10s. toj.£s l0s';;-#ijen of iitras'-brpught £7 2s! ■ ?,;'■'■ vl :i : v^';'•-:- , /- ■-:;-;•. '*

. Sheep. , : 2500 ■ yarded. /-. Pair' quality.' Competition was cot keen, 'there being a number, of old ewes. Primo-wethers, 13s. 9d.'to 155.; heavy, 155. , to -16s.;' and extra, special tb-18s.; 'medium, : 128.i'9d.--to 14s: 3d.; ewes, extra, to ISs.;.prime, Us. to 12s. 9d.; medium,'9s., 3d. 'to■•.lls.'; inferior; , -:7si :3d. to' 98.w3d.-' ,'-■'>. ,''.■-, . ■': 'i>- ' ' '. .•'

Lambs: 2000, : a big yarding. Top' price,' 155.; prime, 13a. to 145.; medium, 115.'.9 d.'. to12s. 9d.; and ; inferior, 9s.- 9d. to 11a..6d. Competition was "very , keen, :the freezing companies running. prices up. '■■' . ' : 'Pigs:. 125 .yarded; .Prices .of young pigs were easier; porkers' and bacone're were about'.the same;'suckers, 6s. 6d. ..to 10sl; sups, 11s. to 155.;: stores, 18s: to 235,; porkers,. 275. to 345.; light baconers, 355. to 365.; heavy baconers, 40s. to 435. •

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ud. (Ma'sterton ,branoh)i;repart..-having-: held ■ their . fortnightly sale , at the , Waipoua yards yester■nay.'::A'«'large entry, of 'sheep arid a 1 fair entry of cattle''came' toward, sheep coming in fully up to advertised -numbers. The report adds: "We yarded 4000 of' all classes, some of the lines which came under' tne-.'hammer. being of ■■ exceptionally gpou quality. ..There , ,was a large and re-' proaentatiye .gathering"of y farmers ; -and t'f aziersi-'.and thesalo >througUout' v>as .ani- • mated.j.late-ipriccs.'being.-f μ^iy-maintained i : for .-lambs ;and ! i,wcther3, vivhilst'ewes'were 4 ' keenly^:soughtr:after.'iiTh'e; quality'of; : the ■yarding:; in;, ewe's;'! wethe'rs,'"land : 'lambs' was far- above.'tiei'ayerage,.- and,', as expected, BOffle Very-.;keon- -place ;for ■ the , top,:rines^whiQa.. : wereVoffered:-:.For.:the : : ordinary^lineSjofiewes,.'wethers;',and lambs prices\wefe;-pnia- par-;'with ratas.latclyirul'--ing. ',Inj',cwes- we< olfer'ed;. an-V'xceptiorially line'lotionjaccountibf Mr! AV OainWron, ofv.Hat- Point .'Station:.' It is •" seldom;' that' sudh'/ewes';; come: ; on , -the" market';;'-. through , • | .the; , -yards>-'3u6t.1000-:Svereln-,.the;line,j'and 'di'af tedvtip7'ac'cordibg ito.ages^j'The-first-iline at «4l6'-crtfercd wero'i ■ fpur-tooth. : e\ye6/ and.-iafter , keenJcompeti-' tiori,' , llriyJ.VA'.; : Qroves, : of ■•Awatea,'bought'■ them at >155.'■11d , ..'-:The'six-tooth) (l! 70)' Were'' purchased, by ■.Messrs^;;Percy, i ßrps., .'at • 15s/,''and ■'the 'aaino firm- bought'-ithe-'four-' year ewes : (130) at. 13s/ 4d. .15u nve-year-bld' ewes were ' purchased by- M 1 ,.. T. Ingley-. at Uβ; .3d.'--The ewes' Came in'iii splendid condition, and. showed .exceptional quality; We ■alßp;;had.a gopd.:yarding of wethers. vOn l.arapunt: of jae33"rs. i :'Biirto;n .Bros.i'-wc'df--' lered a; lino.ot MO'-really- good two-tooths,-'.and • these ,■ brought : the!; satisfactory-1 price of Us. ...Other , two-tootn -wethers-brought from 9s.' 4d.-..t0 10a,--;7d.-. Jtairfbsi sold, fully up to -late, rates, ''and-, we quoteV aa'- foliows:—Shorn lambs'; (gdod)",7s-.piod;;i'me ; ' dium', ;ss..Cd. to 6s;":?d;;,-inferior, from' 3s.' Id., ■ tdv Jβ. .v10d.;., .woolly: '•. (medium)! •.from-is. lOd. , to'7s. 6d.i inferior.-'from '%.*to ',55..';2d. i ..;Ences; for "pld:cwes were'unchanged'' ..but ;all; lines, offered-'f purid ;; b'uyers vat-.late' ■ rates:rPrices ranged; from ■6s;;-to • Bsr»Bd:' forlifair; , sorts; ■two-tppthCewes 1 .'10s;::to : Us.' 6a., (With,the-esception, of a' small■ pen of ehorii' lambs,"we V.have to--report -'a'.-total , : clearance, , and,'. taking s the -sale' allthrbugh'; pricesiiwerof-.very firmV- 'In'-catHo'uothing-of eiceptional. merit 'ivasL-offered,' but competition., for •airiinesS-that'oam'e under 'the nammer. -was ■ goo'd:'r- Eighteeii-month • steer's (fair).- brought /'.up =' to' ■£3 ■ 55.; • two'': and -'a half-year ;steors,'j£4; :speycd -cows,'- '£2M6 s ;;> fat.,co>vs,; upito'-£4;",store . cows,. £2 : . 17s!;' gpod.heifers.witli'calves at Ibot,.je3.;ißs:*- . '■■.;Messrs. : "Dalgety'.;arid 'C 01,'.. Ltd,,'', report:— At.our,;WaiiEanuissale yesterday we,yarded :5200 sheep arid-580 tattle:', 'rho'buik :dt the' sheep yarded V.consisted, of lines' of back-countryewes.of/'ratheri rough'! quality,' iVhich/mct with .a-'good'acihahd" at'a sharp advance"iri ■,prices;^' 'Wethers! and"lambs also-sold', well, ."and :we, quitted the bulk of: the sheep at prices 'in .vendors' favoui'. The bulk, of the cattle-yarded were'two to two and a half-year steers, which met with a rather, dull demand. .Other classesof cattle sold well. Quotations:—Two and four-tooth ewes, 12s. 5d.; six-tooth ewea rough class, - 9s. 9d. to ,125.; full-mouth ewes, Bs. 6d.; sound: mouth ewes, ,6s.'3d 6s. lid., Bs., Bs. 4d., Bs. 6d.,' to 10s. 2d.; cull ewes, 2s. 6d., - 3s. . 6d., - 4s. 4d.,. to %. 7d.; two-tooth ewes and wethers, mixed 9s. 3d.; forward wethers, 10s. Id.,> 10s. 6d lls. 4i1., to 125.; woolly lambs, , 6s.'. to Bs. ■9d.; shorn ewe lambs; 7s'.; mixed lambs, 7s. to ,7s. 3d.; culls, do., 3s. 4d; to 35.'.9 d. full-mouth Eomney rams, lg., Hgs;, \ to ljgs. Cattle: Forward three and- a halfyear bullocks, £5'153.'6d.; two arid'a halfyear Bteers,-.£4 Ss. to £4 7s. 6d.; two-year ateore,' £2 10b. to '£3 2s.' 6d.'; cows ' and calves, £4 10s; • 6dj;-.two-year, heifers, £2 6s. to £3 9s. 6d.j forward cows, £3 to :£3 l?s.; spcyed, cows; forward, £3. Bs.; fat cows, £4 45.;- weaners, -i mostly. steers," £i 3s. 6d. to £1:95.; cows in calf, £3 10s. to .£4 25.. 6d.; heifers'in calf, £4 Is.; old bulls, £2 6s. ■ ■■■".' -. ..-..,.'■ •■.-' ~--. . -.: .

Messrs. Abraham.and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale, hold yesterday, as follows:—We oDTerca a good entry of prime bullocks and i sheep, 'which sold .readily at late rates. -Prime summer bullocks, £7 17s. 6d. to £8 2s. 6d.; lighter do., £7 12s. 6d. to £7 155.; light do,, £7 10s ; primo wethers, 13s. 9d.; good ewes, lls. ■6d.; medium, lls.; plain, 10s.; woolly lambs, lls. 4d.; prime shorn, 10s. to 10s. Id.; good ehorn-lambs, 98...U1. 9s. 10d. , Mr. Ernest Leighton reports the following sales at the Lower. Hutt:-At. Mr. Knight'n ..sale thero was a good attendance, and cows in full profit nnd close to calving sold at from £5 15s. to £6 7e. 6d.; others at £3, £4, and.£4 55.:, On account of another vendor, four cows in full profit averaged £7 15s. each. At Mr. Coloman's sale there was a good attendance, and' cows wcro well competed ior, Cows in full

milk and. close to profit sold at from £6 to £8.10s.;. others,.-out of profit, from £3 to £5; weaners at: ; 19s. and £1. ■'• . .

• ".. SUCOESSPnt CIiEAEING SALE. Messrs. Dalgcty and Company. Limited,. conducted a clearing sale this week on account of Mr. John Dalzicl, of "Tho Wrekin" (who has sold his property). The wet morning delayed the sale for an hour —by which time tho attendance had become exceptionally large by visitors from most parts of Marlborough, and upon the rain ceasing at noon, tlie sale proceeded, and the day kept gloriously line. Tho stock offered were in'.'good order, and the solo, right'through was-very satisfactory indeed. Prices ruled as follow:—Sheep: 130 two-tooth halfbred ewes, 13s. Id.; 96 four-tooth halfbrcd cwes.'lls. 3d.; 120 half-bred-ewe lambs, 10s. Bd.; 38 M.S. halfbred cull lambs,'4s.; SO aged ewes,'4s! ?d.- 233 full-mouth half and ■ threc-quarterbred owes, '9s. 7d\;' 100 threc-quarterbred rape lambs, 7s. 6d.; 20.cuU ewes, Us. 7d.; 63 fourtooth wethers, 10s. 3d.; 78 halfbred wether lambs, 6s. sd;; 61 six-tooth crossbred ewes, 11s. Id.; 57. four-tooth crossbred ewes, 11s. 3d.; 165, two-tooth crossbred ewes, 10s. Ud.; 200 two-tooth wethers, ,75.; English Leicester rams, £2 25.; Corriaale rams, aged, 10s. 6d. to.JBI Is. Horses:-Draught horses, £28, £19 10s., £32 105... £14- ICs... £J7 10s., £9, £25 10s., £40, £44, £12, £20; hacks, £12; pony, £2 105... Cows: Milch cows, £8 and £5 155.; bull, £1; six-months heifer, £1 10s.; calf, 12s. 6d. Fowls: Is. 8d: to la. 10d. each; gecßo, 2s. each. ' Groin': Whole- wheat, 15s. 3d. per sack; seconds wheat, lls.i Cape barley, ss. 6d.; peas, , 10s. 6d.; chaff, per ton, 565.;" straw chaff, 355.; Algerian oats, Zs. lid. . Implements:,D."F.. plough, £2,63.; 3-furrow do., £10 ss.;".blocks and trees, £2 10s.;'-fire-leaf-harrows, £4 -176.. 6d.; drays and-frame, £5, £5 55.; winnower. £3 7s. 6d.; grain and manure drill, £21; Hornsby binder, £18; Beering do.,' £2; Duncan stripper, £15;. buggy, £21 10s.;'-harness and sundries sold' well. •