LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 768, 17 March 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

. (By Telcgraph.—Pross Association.] ■ Christchurch, March 16. : At Addington yards yesterday there was i large entry oi all classes of stock arid food attendance. Store sheep mot with a food sale'. Fat lambs were firm, tegs showng a rise.' Fat cattle were without shange and pigs were dull of sale.- Fat iheep' showed a rise in price. Store cattle vere dull of salo and dairy cows were .in noderato demand. The yarding of store iheep was not quite, as large as the pre-; rious week, and the offerings were mostly )f • backward sorts. There was a keener lemand for ewes, and they sold at Is. per lead advance! while rape iambs were down i similar amount. There, was no change n regard to wethers. Two-tooth ewes nade 14s. to 16s. 6d.; four-tooths, 13s. to 75.; and sound mouthed, 10s. 9d. to 155.; orward'wethers .made. 13s. to 145.; others, Is. lid. to lis. 6d.; forward lambs, lis.: ,o 12s. 2d.; others, 7s. Bd. to 10s. 6d. There ,vas again a' large yarding of fat lambs, stalling 8149 head,, and including some £ood lineß of legs, but .there was also a jroportion of - inferior and unfinished ambs. There was a keen demand for all ,vell-finished lots, and tegs showed an ad-rahce.-of about sd. to 6d- per head, and vere firm at last week's rates. There was, i- fairly large yarding of fat sheep, the' greater portion beiiig ewes. There was a rood demand for all descriptions, and ".'ices were firmer all round. Range of nines was:—Prime wethers,'lss. 3d. to 18s. :d.; lighter,-139.. 3d. to 155.; prime ewes, ,2s. 6d. to-'l6s. lid.;.others, 10s 6d. to 125.; cnerino ewes, Bs. id; , to Bs. 7d. Entry of /fat- cattle totalled 280 head, .vhich were mostly sent, in by dealers. Jeifer beef was in' rather better demand, Dut; on tlic whole,. there was little or.no change in values. Steers realised £6 lYs. I id.- to £11 55.; heifers; £5 ss. to £7 17s. 6d. [ md cows, £4 2s. to £8:155., equal to 19s. id. to 225. 6d. for prime, 18s. to 19s. for I aiedium, and 15s. 6d. to 17s. 6d. for cow ind inferior per 1001b. Veal calves made is. 6d. to 525., and up to £3 16s. for extra arge. There was a large entry of store cattle, wiiiuh mostly met with a slow sale; 18-months-old sorts made 20s. to 335., and taree-year-old steers sold up to £5 155.; iairy cowb m&dc £3 Bs. to £i) 15s. There was a large entry of pigs, and. they mot with aull sale throughout, tiaconers brought 445. to 525., equal to 3Jd. to 33d. per lb.; porkers, 325. to 435., equal to 4id. to 4Jd. per lb.; largo stores; 255: to J2s.; smaller, lis. to IBs.; and weaners, 6s. to-lis. 6d. A line of 50 good stores from Banna Bros, Southbridge, changcd hands at ais. ■

Dunodin, March 16. ■ Burnsidc stock market:—fat cattle—2oo head yarded, consisting principally of medium to good bullocks and heifers, with ,a fair proportion of prime and extra prime bullocks, and a few pens of medium cows and heifers. Best bullocks, £9 to £10; extra to £10 12a. 6d.; medium, to.£B 10s.; lighter, £6 ss. to £7 .7s. od.; best cows and heifers, to £6 10s.; others, £4 10s. to £5 53. • Fat sheep—3769 penned, only a small proportion being prime quality. The bulk of the yarding consisted of medium and inferior ewes, which showed a decline of Is. to Is. 6d. on last week's rates. Good wethers sold at about last week's rates, but medium wethers went back about 6d. per head. Prime wethers made up to 16s. 'Jd • a few extra to 19s. 3d.; good, to 155.; medium, 12s. 6d. to, 13s. 6d.; extra prime ewes to 165.; medium, 10s. to 125.; inferior, ss. to 9s. Fat lambs—22sß penned, a very large proportion of which were secondcliiss or inferior. Bidding was good for ill prime lambs, but pricjs. were scarcely as good as last week. Kecond-class and inferior sorts dropped fully Is. to Is. 6d. per head, best, to 14s. 9d.; medium, to 10s. 6d ; inferior, 7s. to 9s. Pigs-About <160 were penned, these selling at last week s rates. Suckers, ss. to 95.; slips, 10b. to 12s. 6d.- stores, 17s. 6d. to 205.; porkers,' 2/s. 6d. to 325.; light baconcrs, 355. to 385.; heavy baconcrs, to 455.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report on their. Waikaiia-e sale, lield yesterday, as follows:—A good entry of both sheep aud cattle came forward, and wore submitted to a fair attendance of buyers. Sheep were not so keenly competed for, but cattle sold 'well. With the excoption of two pairs of old owes, we quitted the whole of our yarding at -the following rates:—Medium store lainbs, ss. Id.; good woolly wether lambs, to 95.; aged ewes, ss. to ss. 8(1.; better sorts, to 95.; cull ewes, 25.; liomney rams, 155.. £1 Is., to £2 Is.; aged cows, low condition, £1 Is.; weaner calves, to £t lis.; forward w)W6, £4 Is.; , fat heifers, £4 10s.; fat cows, £4 15s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams report on their Johnsonvillc sale, held yesterday, an follows—We offered a heavy yarding of m-imc sheen and cattle, which sold readily St Tato rates. Best bullocks. £8 7s. 6d. to f8 10s • lifchtnr, £8 to £8 55., equal to 203. 6d. per 1001b. ; vcalcrß,, 225. to 28s. 6d.; nrime heavy wethers, 15s. Id.; good quality "etlifiWs 7d.; inenno vrethere, lis.'.

prime , heavy ewes, 12s. lid. to 135.: ffpod duality ewos, 12s. 6d.; plain owes, 10s. • 6a.; nrimc woolly lambs, 12s. 2d.; shorn lambs, 9s. 2d. to 10s. 9d.

The New Zealand Win and Mercantile Agency Company, litd., report havinp: lield their usual monthly • Kale at Waikanao vo3terday, when there was a full.yarding. Nearly every lot was eleared at satisfactory prices. Wo quote:—Fat wetherp, up to 15a.;' breeding ewes, mixsd aßcs, 9s. 10d., shorn lambs, mixed sexes, 7s. Jd.; tat ami forward wethers, 13s. 6d.; old breeding ewes, 65.; store woolly lambs, os. springing heifers, £3 6s. to £3 10s.; Eomncy rams, two-tooth, to 2 guineas. •

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., import on their Pahiatua sale, held on luesday. as follows :-SUecp were yarded close up to advertised numbers, and the yarding of cattle was also a heavy one. bheep realised good values, and we liave 10 report practically a total clearance. Cattle were also in good demand, especially lor steers and bullockß. Quotations: four-tooth cweSt small, 10s. Bd. to lis. 6d.; good four-tooth to four-year-old lowes, 12a. to. 12s. Bd.; good four and ftve-year-old ewes. Us. to 11a. 6d.; medium do., 9s. 7d. to 10s. 9d.; sound mouth ewes, 7s. to Bs. Bd.; aged ewes, 5s to 6s 8d; good ewe lambs, 10s.; good lambs, 7s. to 7s. 3d ; medium lambs, 4s. 6d. to ss. 6d.; small lambs, 3s. 9d. to 4s. Id; two, and four-tooth wetb>rs, in good condition, 12s 3d.; small wethers, 9s. to 9s. Bd.; Lincoln rams, U guineas; aged. Romncy rams, 1 to 14 guineas; forward bullocks, £5 9s. 6d. to £5 153.; three-year fjtccrs, £4 4s. to £5 2s. 6d.; 18-month steers, £3 95.; heifers, in calf, £2 15s. to £3 65.; weanor Jersey cross heifers, 375.; forward cows, £3 195.; store cows, 355. to 455.; cows and calves, £3 195.; bulls, 255. to £2 ICs.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their ACarton sale, held this week, as follows-:—There was a good yarding of both shcop and cattle, and the demand for sheep was on a par with last sale. Good ewes sold well, and cattle sold at late rates. Sheep—Two and four-tooth wethers, Us. 9d. to 12s. Id.; small wethers, 9s. 7d.; s.m. ewes, 6s. 6d., 6s. 8d„ 7s. Id., 7s. 4d.; f.m. ewes, 4s. and 4s. 7d. to. ss. 6d.; four-year ewes, lis. 3d.; fat ai)d forward owes, Bs. 7d.; two-tooth to four-year ewes, lis.. 4d.; woolly lambs, 7b. Bd. to Bs. 9d.; forward lambs, 6s. 2d. f 7s. 2d., 7s. 5d., 7s. Bd.,*7s. 9d., to 7s. lid.; culls, to ss. CattleFat cows, £4 10s. to £5; two-year heifers, £3 Is.; bulls, £3 3s. to £2'l2s. 6d. to £2 14s;; 18-months steers, £2 14s. to £2 175.; 18months, heifers, £2 2?.; weaners, to 26b. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and "Williams, Ltd., report on their Mastcrton stock sale, held yesterday, as follows: —"An extra heavy yarding of sheep, consisting principally of ewes, was submitted. Owing to most, of the ewe buyers having filled their requirements for this season, we had difficulty 1 in obtaining the prices that have been lately ruling for breeding ewes, and we have to report a fall in prices. Young ewes and wethers, however, met with animated competition and valines were. fully sustained. In cattle an average yarding, consisting principally of useful sorts of steers and bullocks, was submitted, and bidding was not animated, still we quitted all lots at full rates before the close of the sale. Wo qupte:—Best two-tooth ewes, 14s. 4d.; others, lis. to 12s. 6d.; four and six-tooth owes, 12s. *d. to Us. 6d.; four* vear-old ewes, best, 10s. 6d. to 12s. 6d.; others, 6s. 6d.. to 10b.; full-mouthed owes, 10s. Id., 108, 9s 6d., 95., down to 75.; store ewes (of which there was. an extra heavy varding).-55..t0 6s. Bd.; cull ewes, Zs. 6d. to 4s. Id.; tw.o-tooth wethers, 12s. to 123. 8d ; mixed ewes and wethers, 9s. 4d. < to 10s. lOd.; black-face lambs, "Js.ia.i medium lambs, 4s. 7d; to ss. 6d.; cull lambs, 2s. Id. to 38. 10d: Southdown rams, 2 guineas: Lincoln rams, 2 guineas Cattle-Fat and forward heifers, £4; store heifers. £2 ss. to £2 155.; fat and forward cows, £3 Is. to £3 55.; springing pows, £3 195.; store cows, £1, to £1 15s.;'grown bullocks, £5 10s. to £6 10s.; -21-year steers, £4 to £4 18s.: two-year-oid. steers, £3 13s. to £3 19s. Pig 6 Wcahers, 65.-to 65.-6 d.