LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 916, 8 September 1910, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having held a very successful special salo of dairy cattle, on, account o£ Mr. W. F. Bell, attheir Upper Hutt saleyards this weeit. There was keen competition for •' anything close to profit, and nearly every'lot was sold under the hammer. The 'following prices were Good dairy cows, close to drop,. £8 2s. 6d. to £9 17s. 6(1.; spring calvc'rs, £6 2a; Cd. to £7 75.: lute calvers, £4 to £5 2s.' 6d.; springing heifors, £5 12s. 6d. to £5 155.; heifers in calf, £5; aged cows, calf at foot, £3 155.; yearling; heifers, £3 Iβ.; young bulls, £2 15a. to £1. Messrs.' Dalgety 'and Company report :— At* our Wanganui sale yesterday we yarded 1500 sheep and 470 cattle. The yarding of sheep was principally, comprised of lines of hoggets ■of indifferont quality. Buyers wore present in numbers, but the bulk of, the hoggets were unsaleable for requirements, and were passed at.auction. We succeeded in. quitting several lines afterwards, but the bulk of the sheep went out. unsold. Gattlo of all classes were in keen demand, bidding being animated, and late rates' were well maintained. Wo quote :—Light fat wethers/£los. 8d;;-mixed hoggets, medium :Quality, 12s. 3d. to 135.; three .andr four-year'bullocks, £6 14s. 6d.; three-year 1 bullocks, £6 35.; two to two and a half-year steers. £4 10s.; 12 to 15-month steers, £3 ■ 13a. 6d.; yearling steers, £3; yearling to 15-month heifers,.£3 55.; mixed weanors, small,'£2 os. 6d.; run cows, .£3 17s;' 6d.; forward empty cows; £3 ■■'Sβ. 'to £4; springing heifers, £4 35., £4 85.,.£4 178. 6d.,'£5, "£5 2s. 6d., £6, £6 11s.; dairy cows, £4 10s., £4 17s; 6d., £5, £5 7e. 6d.,-£5;. 105,. : £5 178., £6 65., to £7 ss. ■ .-.- , .' ' ;■'■, : .'■.■-.. i"Jiessrs. -Abraham and Williams, Ltd., . report, on their Johnsonvilld Bale as fol- ■ lows:—We' offered- a good yarding of bul-. locks and sheep, , which sold readily at : late rates.: Primo heavy ox, , £11 6d. .to' £11- 155.; imedium, £10. 10s. to £11 55.; lighter ox, : £8 ss.'to £8 12s. 6d.;.light, £7 Us..ld. tp £B; prime heifers, £8-to £8 19s; ; lighter,.£7 .9e.-.6d. to £7.185. .6d.; vealer'e, •'178.--6 d.-to' 36s.;.'prime wethers, 255. 3d. to 265.-and 245. 3d.. to 245. ?d.; prime'owes, £1 05..7 d. to 21s. 7d. ,:.; : . ..-• . ■•"■.; : ';.; ; -V' .'•., ADDINdTON .MARKET..;,;; : . ■.;' .'(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) -..; ■'' ': . ' : . .Christchuroh, September 7. ■At Addingtoa yards therewcro moderate; entries of stock and'.a fair attendance... Store sheep were in good demand, and the' yarding 'of neiV season's fat lambs was the largest since the.market opened in August, ■anil fat sheep advanced Is. 6d. to 2s. -,pcr head in consequence of-the ; moderate sup'-, plyv Fat pigs- sold' a. little better,, but. • stores Vvrero dull :of;sale. .There was little, inquiry for store, cattle, and dairy cows were in..good, demand. . . '.'■.: : - The small '•■ yarding of • store sheep .wae composed chiefly of hoggets,\with several lines, of .good ; : wethers. and. a few • pens of .inferior ewes'.' : There; was good;demand at last week's -rates, ;arid in,. soine,,cases. prices■ showed a little improvement,'most lots changing . handßHit: auction, forward .wethers and ewe 'hoggets,' chiefly 'the'; beet of the UOttef,; malting 14s.- 9.d to 15s. 7d.; first cross ewe;hoggets,"Us. Id.:to 14s. 10d.; wether hoggets;: 12s. sd. to 155.; , the latter .price being for. an exceptionally weltgrown and twell-woolled, line; mixed sexes,. 135.. 6d. to. 14s. 6d:;.and culls, Bs. 3d. to:10s. -Small six and "eight^tooth". ewes made 165.; \ full to-failing-mouth, 11s.-.to 125.: Bd.;-;aged,'.Bs. 6d. - to 9s. 6d. ; ;.',forward wethers, 15s. to 16s. 4d.'; small, and,'low-conditioned; 145.;: for,ward.'merino■'wethers,.. 10s.. .. ■.-'. •. There' \vero'v7B ■■ new ' season's' fat. lambs : penned;-.and "Swell-grown sorts sold . well.. 'The'range of /prices for the' best was 15s. 6d: '■; to . 19s. 6d.;. one 'extra, to -Ms;; .and smaller, 10s. ;6d. to, 135.. 6 d.' : •'.'. 'i- ■ Tho yarding.'bf. fat sheep -was much below . the average 'of late entries in : point of.-riumliors. -.:It was'.made:iip principally of- good 'to '.very prime half and , crossbred wethcrs, ; with, a few 'pens of , ewee, hoggets,'.and merino wethers. There was keen demaricUon the part of butchers, and competition ! was also assisted vby .'.opera-' tions for the West Ooast,,-and : prices ,advanced.'fully . 15.,. 6d..y to '■Jβ: per. liead, ,as compared with the previous week.. ■The" range , - of. prices was i^-Primo-.wethers; ? 21s. ;to 25s.■■-'3dii- others, 175.->to 205.; prime;. ewes'i,l9s; v to'22s. 3d.; extra, to 245.; others,■ 145., 7d; £b," ; l7s. :,9d.; hoggets, 15s. ,to '485.; Brimo • incrinq'" wethers, 16s. 10d. to 19s. 6d.; ghtei, 135.'9 d; . ;: . ' ■ ■ '■■';■■' '.''.There was.-a yarding of 286 head of cat-;, 'tle-.of .'§o(j'd average'.quality, 'and. including ■ a Y,consigniho.nt.. from.Ntlie ,-North r .,lslands Competition .vwas' not. quite, so keen as of late," and prices, were ' a .-. shade ■ easier.' Steejs made.s£s 15s. t6-.£ll 55.; extra, to. £14 ; 155.; fheifors, £5 sekto ' £9; 1,75. . and, .cows,; £6'65.-to £9;'equSP. to .28s.:6d:'to 30s.■ for■prime,;, 28s. for , medium," aiid 245. .to 275. for'. cow and inferior, per 100' lb. A line; of ;Kor£h.lsland steers, made, £10 7s* '6d:-itQ'-£13 J 2a. 6d. ■ .YeaV calves sold at 4s. 6d.' ; 40el,:: : -...:..' ■■'' ~-,,t. : r ■;;.:. ■■■•■'. '."■ -.A .poor yarding-.'of storo/cattlo : met with, .little:- inquiry, : yearlings ' selling at -40s; .to 555., for extra 1 ■ good; 18-months\ sorts, 495... .to ,665.; three-year :steers. : £5 10s.; three-year':heifers;-£5 55.; two and , a half-year Jersoy..steersr£3'7s.6d.; and dry cows, 255. ■to -£4 "9s. ~■/- '-'■'"'■: .:■'>;. ■;■■-.''■ -'':•-. ■ -■■"■:"■' ■: -A medium -entry of .pigs, sold rather bet!;ter than last" week for primo sorts, but unfinished pig's;."of which ;thero was a con-, siderable number offered, - were not in -suoh good 'demarid/ . Choppers made 506. to 80s.;* large-. baconers,M7s.. 6d. ! to's3s.; and, lighter,' i'375..,6d..t0 : 455.; equal to 4d:'per-lb.-; largo.porker?, 325.'. to 355.; and-smaller, 275. ;_6d.: to 30s:;. equal'to A4Jd.:, per-1b.;.. store pigs were very dull of sale; and..the yarding, iwhiijh' was fairly: large, was difficult' to dispose of. .'.Large.Btores,'made-18s. to 235.; smallet, 9b. : '6d. to- 145.; sand weanere, 6s;■ .ft-ao^--::-:.v:U-.':;■■•■;■:;-.•■;;■■.:::. ■.-. -VV 1 :.^;" , :.- , ;■■:,".• : -; :■;■. '■$ :":;• - : % :.'. "■■ BUENSIDB;PEIOES. -, V ' , '.■rj:; (By Telegraph.— Press Association,)' ■'.>■.' '; vvr '■>':■■■'?'.•'■■■,.■■'! Dunedin,' September 7> I '. i At' Burnside •' stock market. only 121. head . of' fat cattle; yarded. •-'. : The , : animals ■ wcro of .poor quality, there being no' really primo i lines. ~ Prices ehowed, an- advance ■. of'lss. to. 20s; per.head, bidding being very: keen. Best"■.bullocks, £11. 10s.' to £13; extra, to £13.155.• medium :to 'good, £9 ■ 10s. to i£lo' ~ 10s.; . light; ;:'£7;' 155.:-. to £8,. 155.; . best' cows and -heifers/ £9: IDs: to £11; good, £8 10s.' to £5 IDs.; light, £6' 10s. ' to £7 10a. : i ■:.'•■ ;-Fat sheep: 2710 penned, comprising chiefly heavy-weight prime wethers.. : Prices' .woreTmuch 'tho .same ;as. last, week, but' light-weight.wethers,:werc inclined to ease.;" -Best wethers, 23si to' 255.; extra, , "-255. 6d. to' 275:-6 d.; good, 20s. to 225. 6d.; medium, 18a. :tpl9s., 6d.; light,'l4n. 6d. to. 16s. ;~ best: owes, to '.195.; "gopd,- 15s. to 16s.' 6d.;i: light arid inferior,, 10s'. to 13b.- ■■■■:'-'■. ■':■••'■'■•■■. /. :: : Lambs:'.{The: first -of .the' new -seaßon's lambs' were forward,, eleven in :number. All .were of surprisingly good .quality, and realised from:2ls. 6d.. to .-305..:.;■: ■ Pigs: , . About 'ISO ■ yarded,.."..principally suckers and stores. '■' Porkers and baconers were in good.demand, and sold up■ to'last I.week's rates./.Suckers and stoics wero.nof in demand,;.and prices-' for ' them ; were • easier.' Suckers, 6s::to' 125.; stores,- , 155. to , . i'2os..'.6d.;:'porl;ers',-285.A.t0 :32s.j.light- baconors,;:3ss. 'to' 1 -42s;;,:"heavy..:bacoriers,'.:49s.-. to; .525;:;-6.a. ';• ;.■ 'j^yv , -;;o ■;y-:^-'.-'. ! i:■.■;':