LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 779, 31 March 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.', report having held their- usual, fortnightly calo ol stock at IVaipukurau on' Karen 23; when they offered a, good yardiue of sheop and cattle to a fair representative- buying p\ib- !}?• T , ho Nddtoe on the whole was brisk. We sold practically tie wholo entry under the hammer. We ouote: Woolly lambs; 7s. 4d.; aged owes,' 3s. 7d.;.- good. 4-year' owes, Us.; small 2-tooth wethere, 9s. Id.: small 2-tooth ewes, ,75.. 4d.; fat cowc, £5 25.; cows coming. into'profit. J2S 10s. to £6; J-year store. bullocks, £4 12s. to £5 lqS. .6d.; '. . y :;' ' ...

Messrs. Dalgety aud Company, Ltd., held their U3ual fortnightly sales at Wanganui on March 23, :aud: at Wavorley on Meroli 26. The report :-At-Wanganui we yarded 4200 eheep' and 250. cattle. The demand- for all classes of: stock .- was keen. Good owes 'were- well sought■ after, ana prices for.this class showed an improvement; Cattle Bold readily;, and' with the exception. of one small pea wo cleared the yarding under .the -hammer. - At .Waverley. we had a, small yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of .'.cattle. The / demand was again good, and'all lines kid. at prices up to late rates. Wo quote:-At' vWanganui-Sheep: Fat ewes, 10s., 10s. 6d. to, 125.;-, fat and -.forward . wethers, 125./7(1." 135., 13s. Bd. to !35.. 10d,; fat and forward ewes, 9s. 3d. to 10s.; '4-and 6-tooth wethers, 12s. IOd.; rough do.; 'Us: , 3d.;'mixed age ewes. ;12s. sd. to 12s. 7d.; fnll-mouth ewes, 55., , 5e.'6d.,.'65. id.,'6s. 4d..;65..6d., 6s. 7d., 7s. 3d.; sound-mouth .ewes, ■ Bs. I'd., Bs. 2d., 9s. 3d. to 9s. lid.; cull'ewes,'3a. , 6d., 3s. 9d.;- mixed lambs,-email, 55., ss. 6d., 6s. Id. to 75., cull lambs, 3s. Cattle- Weaner steers, 30s. to 325.; Jersey cross weaner heifers. £1' 18s.; 18 to '20-month steers. £3 7e. to £3 10s. 6d.; 15-month steers. £2 75.; 2J-year steers, £3 15s. 6d.; empty cows. £3 6s. to £3 13s. 6d.; -10 to 20,-montk heifers, £3 15s. rod' cows, £2; yearling bull, £3. At Waverley—Sheep: -Two tooth fat and . forward wethers,. 13s. 7d. ; . 4-tooth wethers. 13s. 6d.; 6-tooth and full-mouth \veth»rs 12s: sd. to 12s. 6d.: full-mouth ewes. 4a! Iβ. to 6s. 6d.; wether lambs,'7s. CattleForward 25 to 3i-yt;ar steers. £5 is.; 24 to ?# e ?r s £ ers ' £4 15,? - ; 2to 25-year steers, £3 Hβ. 6d.; 15-month steers, rough class, £2 ,55., £2 10s.. to £2 135.; weaner heifers. £1 10s.; .£1 13s. to £1 ,175.; mixed weaners, small;. 10s.; Jersey crosa weaner. heifers. £1 17s. to £2 11s.; weaner P.B. Jersey bull. £5; 2-yeor heifers in calf, £2 Us. Cd.. £3 Is. \o .C 3 2s. 6d; forward empty heifers. £4 35.: dairy Mfers to. calve,, £4; cull cows. £1 14s. to £214f. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams .report on their Johnsonvil'.e sale,as follows:-Wo offered.a Kood yardiue: of-sheep and cattle, which, rajd readily at ' lite rates. Bcpt. £8. 12s. to £8 .155.;-lighter. £8 ss. to £8 7s. 6d.; vealers.. heavy, £2 55.: lighter, 355. to 375.; others. 255. 6d. to 315.; Eood wothcrs, 15?. Id.; prime heavy e-,vca, 16s. Id. to 16s. 7d.; medium ewes, 12i. ".8d t9'l2.s. 10d.; light, Us. to Us. 3d.; woolly' lambs..•Uβ. -6d.. to 125.-; ■ shorn, .9a. 6d. ,to ,10.s. 1%; plain shorn; ",Bs.'-.: , .' . ...... ..' llossrsl 'Abraham- and L'td. report. :ou ■ their ;,!iaste'rton:. sale,., hold- on TucEday, ,as folIoivs:~A full.yardiug o'f stock, was. 1 submitted ■. to a representative .Kathering of settlors. ..i.Tiid, tone : of 'the sheep market was'better than al"our'ia«i sale,, acd nearly' , aj! lots -wero' disposed of, at auction;,at- prices ■;in 'favour of .=cllors. . In cattle - a' heavy yardinE of cood steers and bullocks was submitted, com'petition being..animated .throughout;-- Tho bulk of the cattlo.entries were purchased by South. Wairarapa-buyers. We nuote-~ Fat ewes,. Us.-to-12s. .4d.;-2 and-4-tooth owes (medium), Us. to 12s. 3d;; round youn» breeding e\ve.s, 9s. sd.•■ to lls.; store ewes' ■ss. 4d.to. 7s. 4d.;: null, .ewes, 2s. 4d. ,to ',s. 6d;; lambs (of which ■' there-' was >a !ar»o 'offering), Bs. to Bsi 4d.; dull lambs. 3s: , ,lid. to 65.; wether? (best;. 13s. Id.; others 10s: to 12s. 9d.; best bullocks, £6-16b.-to £7 6s • others. £5 7s. to £6 145.. necording to oualIty and condition; 2i to-3-year stcere, 11s.'to £5 ; 15.;'.2-year steers, £2 19.i; to £3 155.; fat-cows, £3 15s.' to £4 55.; store heifers, £2-Is., to;£3.; , , : ;'. ■ (By'.Tolograph~Ercss:Ass6cia'tioii.) r ' , ■'•"■..••: ' Ohrlstcliurcii,'Jiurch 30 The. attendance at, Addington to-day was not up to the average.-. There was a>very full yarding of sheep and .lambs, but cattle showed a, falling off in numbers. ,Tho yarding of fat sheep was very larce,' and the Quality weir, up the avoraco. Prices wcro , on.α-pir^with late rates. The rausto,-was:—Prime;.wethers.. 16s.' to- 19s:; othe'rs. 13s. ',d. to "15s. 'Sd.; 'prime ewe, -, , 13s. 6d. to 17s. 9d.; others.'Bs. to. 135.; merino ewes, 6s. :: " ' The yarding of fat lambs was smaller than, that penned at- last' week's '• sale.' thbuch' this class of stock was ; well reprcranted ..nevertheless;- and included all .descriptions, ranging, from eood prime duality to : iuferior. The biUk ■ of the yarding showed a sliaht, decline. in nuality over last, week's. showing, with the result that prices 'showed -a. slishtdcclino.' The exporr. buyers were operating- freo'y, and there .was' no -weakening jnr prices" of; rea! cood duality '.stuff, whichi chauged ownership at prices,up. to late' rates. The ratice.of ■nrice's was:—Tegs. 16s. to 16;.; ordinary frecaers,' .l3s; 6d. to-15s. 6d. Small, inferior, or unfinished lots b/diuchl values rancine '.frovi ICF.6rI. to lJs. ■,'; V- . ■' , .- - - ■ ■■'The yiirdir. , :-niVFtoro shpop was aiain latgc. ill descriptions-., brine penned, the ■ Innrer/'portiou' being; owes of all agee and Quality. The lot were Quitted at eraUsfao

Tory prices, and a general clearnnco-was raauo at prico3- well no to the average of last week's sale.. Competition , for even lines, of sound-mouth jhecp was-brisk,and farming buyers showed a willii.tfiißsa to extend their price 3 for.good lines of wellwoolled sheep, i In fact, the demand for good breeding stock was gratifying, and tho market remained firm. There was also ample demand for wethers, values showing in appreciation in some instances of from 9d. to Is. per head. . Store lambs were emitted at prices on a part with thoc-3 ruling at last week's sale. The ranga of prices was :-Wcthers, 9s. Id. to 13s. 4d.; ewes, Us. 41" to-15s. 9d.: lambs, lls. to 13s. ' The yarding of fat cattle comprised'24o head, the bulk of tho steers being a good "setul sort. The demand for , 'all classes of fa,t cattle w.!i3 irregular, and sales dragged considerably. Passings were heavy, aud all classes suffered a decline in price to the extent of 6d, .per 1001b. as compared with tho values at the last week's sale. Prices ranged from 18s. to 225. per lCOlb.. according .to.the quality. Steers realised t0 £ 6 , ss - ; heit «rs, £5 to £8; and dry cows. £4 7s. 6d. to- -£7 12s. 6d. Only a small number of fat calves were offered, and these changed hands at prices ranging from 4s. 6d. to £1. There was a. small, yarding of store cattle, mostly of plain Quality: . The demand was weak, and tho sale drag"ing Yearlings fetched 255.; 15 to 16-month sorts; »'»•<?> 57 ?- 6<i-: 2-ycar-oM steers, £3 15s. to £3 18s.; Z-ycar-old heifers. #3 Ks., w-Vea-r; old steers, £5 12s. 6d: to £6 -2s. 6d.;' dry cows, £1 10s. to £4 2s. 6d. ■ Tho yarding of dairy cows .was verv small, and tho ruality generally poor. Sales were made at. from £3 6s. to £9 There was a good yarding of fat pbs and, values were steady at late rates. Choppers mad» 40s. to 505.; heavy porkers. Ib \° ™ : llßh £ r - 2&; to 325. (equal to W. to 33d. per lb.); large baconers made 455. tp 505.; lighter and smaller, 355. to 445. (equal to 4|d. per lb.). For stores there was not much demand. Medium stores fetched 205.,.t0 285.; and small, 14s. to 17s. Weancrs brought.ss. to Bs. 6d. • Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report having held their usual fortnightly Eale at their Otaki yards on Tuesday. There was a good enory of both sheen and cattle, and late rates for all stock were fully maintained. Th =-v ouot-o the following realit ations :- Shoep: T;ro-tooth wethers, 9s. 10d. fo 12s. od.; smaU-r-aorn lambs, to 55.; cul , ewes, to 53. 4d. Cattle: Fat cows, £5 to £4 16s. fat heifers. £4 10s., £4 75., el. £4 75., £4 5a : 25-ycar. steers, £5 ?-,. 6d.: mixed wcaners! 3t0.: store cows, £3 17s. 61; bulls, £1 14s. -Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., - report holding their fortnightly stock rale yesterday at the Blenheim Co-operative yards when almost every pea was- filled, and a complete clearance was effected .at lato ruling prices, which were aa follow —Four I tooth half bred ewes. 'Ks.: cro:sbrcds, 3s. 101. 45., <s. 3d., 4s. 9d.. 55.. ss. 9d; to 9s. Id?: lambs. 55.. 6s: 1d.. : 6s. 7d., 7s. 6d., 9s. 5d.V 10s 10s. lOd to 12s. Id.;- wethers, 2 and i £ 9* W ls »' tO e 1Is c ; «d. ; merino ewes, is.. ZS..-91, ss. to 6°. 5d.; Romney rams, 2 guineas; Shropshire,'lJ guineas. ~ ... „ ■ . Dunedln, March 30. At-tho Burnside stock market, fat cattle wer S ■} a m 3hort su PP'y, only 150 being yarded. The quality- on the whole waa exceptionally good. The demand was very brisk, and pricos, showed an advance on last week s rates; Prime bullocks, £9 ss. to £10 55.; extra .heavy, to £12; medium £7 10s. to £8 155.; light, £6 10s. to £7 55.; best heifers and steers, £7 to £8 55.; medium, £5 15s. to £6 10s.; old,cows, £4 to £5 10s There was again a large yarding of fat sheep, the total being about 3CCO.- There was a larger proportion of wethers than usual, and nearly all were, good to prime quality, but.the owes, with a few notable exceptions, were very middling.. There ,was a fair, demand for. wethers at.prices showing a slight decline on last week's rates. Except for a,few very prime lots, ewes met' , with a dragging sale, prices showing a dro.p of Is. to Is. 6d. per head. Prime wothers, 16s. ,to 17s. 6d,;' esfra heavy, to 195.; medium,. 14s. 3d. to 15s. 6d.; light, 13s. to'l4s.; prime, ewes, 12s. to 14s. 3d.; few ejtra- heavy, to 17s. 9d."; medium, Bs. 6d. to lls.;' inferior, 4a. 6d. to 6s. Fat--lambs, 18C0 penned, quality better than usual. Exporters competed keenly, for suitable linos, and there was a brisk sale, prices showing an .advance of fully- Is. on last week's rates. Prime, 13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; a few heavy-weights to 183.; medium, lls. to 12s. 6d.; lisht,'9s.-to. 105:,6 d. Pigs—l2o.penned. For email pigs there was:a better demand at prices equal to last week's rates. Porkern and baconers wure in short supply, but very few were wanted, and values ruled at about last week's priceß. Suckers, 6s. 6d. to Bs. 61; - slips,. 10s. to 155.; stores, 18s. to 245.; porkers, 28s. to 335.; light baconers,' 3Bs. to 435.; heavy baconers, 455. to. 545. . ■ ' '.'■' ■ ■ .-. ■ ■ . -,- .. .