LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 821, 19 May 1910, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Lid., report :~ At our mouuuy saiu ut ilie ormouilvillc yarns this uc.'K a meuiiun yarning was iiUuiitiUeii to a good uucuuanco 01 uuyers, uiiu all lines soiu under Lite nammer. At our DauiienrUe s«:e yesterday a gjod entry ai uoui sheep ami cattio came forward. The latter were chioiiy represenied by beef, some choice quality conttug lorwuru, ana aii lines founu a reauy saie. In sneep, aii (wiui tuo exception oi' oue mis) so-u under tue Hammer. Prime bullocks reached A.9 13s. to £lU 2s. 6d.; others, to £"/ store bullocKs, £3 ; faihuiiers, xj 135.; yearling steers, ton.; yearling: lieifcrs, <is.; v.caners, 2is. 6d.; lat wetiiors, 14s. vtl.; fat ewes, lis. la. to l2s. 9d.; irooit store wetners, liis. 2it. to 145.; empty ewes, Vs. yd.; small lambs, 4s. 1(1.; cuii ewes, «s. 7d.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—At our Wanganui saie yesterday we yarded 1310 sheep and 52u cattle. Bidding for all classes was dull and lifeless. Cattle of all classes were diilicult to quit, the dull inquiry being in sharp contrast to tho Keen cattle sales we have experienced of late. We yarded several good lilies of bullocks, but, with the exception of one small pen, ail of iiiis class went' out unsold. We (juitled all except one pen of sheep, and, eventually, tho bulk of the cattic, but in all eases at prices below ihe owners' reserves. We quote:—Sheep: I'at ewes, lis. 5d.; fat lambs, lis.;'two-tooth wethers, 12s. 6d.; full-mouth ewes in lamb. ss. 6ti., 6s. 6(1., to ICS. lCd.; cull ev.es, 3s. '3d.; mixed lambs, 95.; wether lambs, Bs.; fat cows, £4 15s. to £5 Its.; three and a •half to four-year bullocks,. £4 155.; empty two and a. half to three-year heifers, £3 155.;. 18-month heifers, 375. 6d., £2 55., to £2 16s. 6d.; 18-month steers, £2 17s. 6d.; cpringing heifers, £4 10s. 4 s sprinsins: cows, £3 Is., £3 10s., £4 2s. 6u., £5 55., £6, to £7 10s.; empty cows, £3 to £3 12s. 6d.; mixed weanurs, £1 4s. 6d.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., • report having held tlieir fortnightly sale in their Mastorton yards on Tuesday, when they submitted a lull yarding of both sheep and cattle. The report states:—Bidding under the hammer was not quite so brisk as formerly, and prices realised were not-tip to vendors' expectations. In cattle'w*e had a very heavy yarding, and-wc have to report a slight falling-oil' in prices for same. We quote as. follows:—Two-tooth wethers, small, 10s. fid. to lis. 6d.; two and four-tooth .wethers,. lis.-'lQd. to 135.; f.f.m.. ewes in lamb, 7s. 9d. to Bs.; fat and forward ewes, 10s. 6d. to lis. 6d.; fat lambs, 9s. 6d. to 10s. store cows, forward, £2 165.; 18-months steers, £2 17s. 6d.; fat. cows, £4 ss. to £4 10s.; springing heifers, £4; cows with calves, £3 10s.; heifer calves, 265.; forward speyed cows, £4 75.; two-year heifers in calf, £2 145.; fat and forward. three and'three and a half-year steers, £7; calves, 255. to 305.; three and four-year bollocks, £6 45.; heifer and young cows, £3; forward empty cows, £3 12s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Jolmsonvillo sale this week as follows:—We ofYcred a heavy yarding of prime sheep and cattle, which sold at late rates. liest bullocks, £8 17s. fid. to £9 2s. 6d.; lighter, £8 to £8 7s. 6d.; prime heavy cows, £7 55.; lighter, £4 10s. to £4 12s. 6d.; empty cows, £4 to £4.105.; vealers, heavy, £2 3s. to £2 45.; lighter, 295. to 37sprime wethers, 175.; prime ewes, 14s. 7cl. to 14s. 9d.; good ewes, 13s. Bd.; prime lambs, lis. to lis. Bd. to 12s. 2d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatua sralo yesterday as follows:—We had only a moderate yarding of sheep, owing, probably, to the recent heavy weather, but a good yarding of cattle. Competition was not keen, but wo made a. fair clearance bv private sale. Quotations :-Fonvard wethers, 12a. 9d. to 13s. 3d.; small do., 10s.; f.m. ewes, ss. Id.; 18-month and two-year steers, £4; 18-m'onth steers, £2 155.; weauers, 30s. to £2 3s. for good steers; fat cows, £4 Bs.; empty cows, £3 7s. 6d. to £3 175.; good dairy cows, springing, to £8; good dairy heifers, springing, £5 ss. to £7 12s. 6d.; heifers in calf, £3 10s.; bulls, £2 10s. to £4 10s. (By TelcaraDh—Press Association.) Christchurch, May 18. At Addihgtcn live stock market to-day there were good entries of stock and a fairly largo attendance, i'at cattle were ag-ain liriuer. Store sueep met with a dragti'iiig sale,, and fat lambs sold well. Pigs were easier. Fat sheep sold well throughout. Old ewes brought lower, prices towards the end of the sale. Store cattle were dull of sale, and dairy cows were in keen deiuatid. The yarcliug of store sheep was comparatively small, .compared with late entries aud wethers and ewes formed the larger proportion. ' There was weak demand, no doubt owing to feed not , being plentiful, aud sales were only made at lower rateti. Among the entry were several lines of strong-woolled ewes from outside Canterbury, . but' they did not meet with much competition. Forward wethers made lite, to 325.. 6d.; others, 10s. 6d. to Us. fid.; lambs, 7s, 3d. to 95.; six and eight-tooth ewe?;, lis. to lis. 4d.; and aged and lowconditioned ewes, ss. id. to 83. The entry o.t fat lambs totalled tW, and the average quality was a decided improvement over late rates. Thri proportion of second Quality was small.. There was good competition throughout, 141 lot* being disposed of in an uverage nf 52 seconds each. Prices were a shade firmer. There were 8659 taken for freezing, 228 by ,butchers, : and 110 should have been in the store pens. Tegs made .155.. Gd. to 165.; extra heavy, 16s. 6d. to its. 6d.; and lighter lambs, 12s. 4d. to 15s. 3(1. j the average being 13s. 9d. to 14s. 9d. There wan a fairly large yarding of fat sheep, including some good lines of wethers, though ewes formed the principal portion of the entry. There was a good demand for well-finished lines of wethers, and .for best quality, .ewes. Other classes also gold well till towards the end of the sale, when aged ewes were more difficult to dispose of, even at lower rates. Ihc range of prices was:—Extra prime witncrs, to 20s. fid.; prime, 163. to 195.; medium, 14s. to 15s. 6d.: light, 10s. 7d. to 13s. 6d.; extra, prime ewes, to 18s. 3d.; prime, 14s. 6d. to 175.; medium, 12s. to 145.; aged, 6s. 9d. to lis.-. 6d.; merino wethers, 10s. lOd. to 145.; merino ewes, 6s. lOd. to 7s. 3d. The supply of beef totalled 350 head of. "00(1 average quality, and there were 6eve-' nil lines of extra prime quality. The demand was somewhat irregular, but better quality cattle sold well, and at prices still firmer than last week. Steers made .€6 12s. 6(1. to-£lO 10s.: extra, to £13 5=.heifers, .« 75...6d.,t0 £7 Is. 6d.; .extra, to £9 2s. 6(1.; cows, £4 17s. 6d.; and extra,to £9 155.; equal to 255. for extra prinir-. 21s. to 235. for prime, and 18s. 6d. to 20s. •or cow and medium ouality beef, per ICOIb.

Veal calves brought 4s. 6d. to 60s. Store cattle were in poor demand, yenrlinsrs making 245. ; 15 to 18 months, 355. fid.; and dry cows,- 375. and £3 12s. 6d. The two'and three-year-old cattle were passed in. Dairy cows brought £3 10s. and £9, and extra, to £10 ( 17s. 6d. There was a pood yarding of pies, fats being mostly of prime quality. The demand was no J. fo keen as last week, nnd j priccs were weaker. Baeoners made 475. 6d. to 525. 6d. for large, and smaller, 38s. to 455., equal to 4d. per lb.; large porkers. 30s. to 31s. r nnd " smaller, 255. to 295., equal t,o 41d. to 4Jd. 'per lb. Stores met with dull sale, large** sort 3 making 19«. to 2<ls., smaller 10s. to 18s., and weaners 4s. to Bs. Duncriin, May 18. Burnsido .stock market:—Fat cattle: 206 head including some lines of prime heavy cattle, but the majority were of medium duality. An occasional pen of prime bullocks brought last week's rates, hut, on the whole, competition was slack, and prices' lower. Prime bullocks, £9 15s. to £10 55.; extra, heavy, to £11 12s. Gd.; medium to pood, £7 10s. to £8 10s.; light, £5 15s. to £6 155.; best heifers, £6 to £7; ordinary do., £4 to £5 10s. The fat sheep entry totalled 3242, a , large proportion being ewes of ordinary quality. Prime heavy wethers were ecurce, and met with brisk sale at last week's prices. Medium wethers and prime ewes were slightly easier, while medium to good ewes showed a drop of Is. to Is. 9d. per head, l'riine wethers, 17s. to 18s. 6d.; a few extra hcavy> to 225. 6d.; medium, 14s. 9d. to 16s. 6d.; light, 12s. to 13s. 6d.; prime ewes, 12s. Gd.'to 13s. 9d.; extra heavy, to 155.; medium, Bs. 6d. to lis.; inferior, ss. to 7s. Pat lambs: 2892 penned. More than three-fourths of the entry were prime lambs suitable for export, and these met willi splendid sale at advanced 'rates. For unfinished lambs there was only a very noor demand, and prices were low. Prime, 13s. 6d. to 14s. fid.; extra, to 15s. 6d.; medium to good, 10s. to 12s. 6d.; unfinished, 6s. to 9s. ; . , Pigs: 220 yarded. Prices for young pigs dropped Is. to Is. 6d. per head. The demand for stores was not so keen as was the case Inst week, and, for porknrs and baconers, buyers were not anxious to do business except nt reduced prices. Suckers, 4s. 6d. to 75.; slips, Bs. to lis. 6d.; stores, 15s. to 195.; porkers, 265. to 345.; light bacoticrs, 3Gs. to 435.; heavy do., 465. to 52h. ; choppers, to 51s.