LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 934, 29 September 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

" .Messrs. .Dalgety . and' Co., Ltd., report havihg'h'eld their iusual stock- sale at 'Waipukurau on September .27, when. they offered 3CO .cattle- and aypood.yarding .of. . sheep• to,.- a: 'large", attendance ;bf';.buyerE' .They, quo.to-.as : follows f-rFat.-vlightiheifers,' f s'i';lss. ;*,fat.:; : c0v, , 5,:...£5 ..17b. 6d:; to' -£6 ,'9s.; st'ore'twb-'year .heifers, '£3' ?£; three-year Shorthbrn;-.heifers;|£4 12s:; two-ybar/ Polled :Anft'us . heifers, three-year, j'tillocks, . £5." 15s,'. .Sheep: , 'Forward 'wethers,'» 175.. 2d.; cull "hoggets; ,7s.' 9d.;-good wether hoggets,. 12si j.goodi ewe .hoggets,. 15a; Messrs. ; Abraham . and, Willinina, Ltd;, - re-/ port.'on -..their;. Jqhnsonvilla;,sale as fol-••WwsiT-W. heavy yarding, of; prime ; . bullocfcs/ariif: sb'(iep l :.' -,vinc]ii' sold at lato rates. . Best : bullocks, 1 .'£lo 2s. 1 "6d. to £10; 10s:;. medium bullocks, '£9 12s. 6d. to £9 155.; lighter,-.£9.t0/£9 7a. fid.; light, "£8;- , prime heavy 'eweg.i 245. to 25b.' 7d.; prime, owes; 21a. ;6d. to ' 235; 2d. ; plain; ewes,' 18s.'. Md.;-to '19sv '3d;goodiiwethera,: 24s.Mdr; "plain-, .wethers, 225.; spring.'l.aihbs/12s. Ed. to 13s. : Messfi : -; , ibrahani , ' ; a'n'd i <WiUiams,'''LtS;,'re-3 port:-~Aty Otaki.yon Tuesday, we' had 'a; 'good,-yarding!; of-bheep and 'a fair yarding; of cattle. .. All" sorts sold well, and wo have' to: report a';'total clearance. at the follow-' ing,-.prices:—Sill.-;ewes: l !and- .lambs, Its. 4d. ,165.;, 9d:;:'sm&ll 2-tobth .wethers,' l6s.;'emptyV .ewes/lis. - 3d. to 12s.'; 18-months/heifers, £3 .16a.Vforwa"rd empty-cows, £4 55.; yearling) heifers,' 375.:t0, £2 13si-,"'storo .'cows, £2 125.: 6(L ;to.j£2 145.; 5-year, steers;: £5 155.; stow' jpijtsj; lr.^ho-;New--Zealand--L6an--and..Mercantile. Agency' Company, Limited, and Dalgety and Company, Ltd.-(in conjunction) report having . held 'their ' spring l - horse fair on jiTuesday, .when, they' offered'. 120 horses' of hall' classes., There- was' a' large attendance, buyers -, being .. present from the Wiiikato, and ialso representatives of the Sydney and' .Melbourne.: trade. Bidding , was brisk for ' all.- good sorts,:, and the. majority, of ;'the;;kbrseß' changed.' hands, Quotations:— .Unbroken' pony, sorts, £2 to £5; hacks, '£7 'to' £13';. harness horses,'£i2 to £17'5s.'; light .unbroken :draughts, -£11,: £15 to £20 10s.; ■ broken 'draughts, £20, : £28 to £33;' 1 horse, trap/and harness, £57. .. v ADMNGTOjf STOCK SALES. '?•. Chrlstchurch, September 28- - At. the AddingtO'n'-live, .stock market today ;there ! : were moderate entries of stock; and , a..' good • attendance.:. Fat cattle '■■ sold well, and fat; sheep.' showed a decided rise' , in'.consequence of the small. yarding. -• Store sheep' met with' good. sa.le, but fat lamb's 'brought'lower - rates. . Pigs:;\vcre slightly improved in demand. The price of entry ■of storo sheep was about three. times as lai-ge as last , week, and' was chielly madeup of hoggets. There was a good demand for all classes, prices being a shade lirmor,, especially for hoggets:,. Good hoggets made 13s;-Id. to 14sr; medium,.9s. lid', to lls. 6d.; small, :.7s; -lid. to. 95.; ewe hoggetfi,' 15s: 6d; to.;7s. -5d.; wethers, 14s. ,to 16s. 6d.; fullinouth ewes with lambs', lis. ..6d.; .others, 6s. 3d. .to 6s. Bd.; all counted. ' . : ' : y There were,'ls4 fat,lambs .penned—& larger entry :than .'last week,*, ind .jirices ~showed a. yfurther? decline, : . best ,' : s6rtsv making 14s. 3d. to 16s. 6c1.;. and smaller, Us. to 14s. -■ ; The .yarding.,of ,fat.,sheep was a small one,-' and competition": was vei-y -' keen, : a West' Coa-st buyer . operating iagainst local butchers., There; was an -irregular advance in prices of, Is, to'2s: per. head. The range .of.,jirices. was i—Prime. wethers,. 21s. to • 265. Id.; others, 16s. 6d. to . 205.; hoggets, 14s; ■ ; to 18s.:8d.; ; 'prime:ewes, 19s>7d. : 'to 230. lid.; 'Others,. 14a. 6d. -to? 18s. 6d.j merino wethers, :16s; 6d, to 20s.'6d. Therc v.-as a total of: 190 head of fat cattle . penned, and, ,with„ the exception or one . exceptionally :good .line,' the. quality was mostly: medium. . There was ; a good demand, and; the. previous week's prices were fully maintained,, and,-.: .in' some cases, there was. an .improvement'. -. Steers : made £7! 15s. to £10'l?s. 6d:;'extra, to £16; heifers, £5 to £10 55.; .' and.'cows,- £s.'to £11 10s. (equal to 30s. , to.-355. and ■ up to 365., for primo, and':26s. :to;'29s.. for .-ihedium and inferior. beef ;per:lCOlb.).:-,: Veal Calves' made 45.:6 d. to-445., according'to.'6ifce.and quality ■A-medium entry, of store catt-le met with .a weak demand, ...yearlings aelling up to 40a.15 to 18-months do., 505.-to £3 5a.; two •and a half-year steers, £5: ss:; dry cows, 40s. to, £5. ' Dairy cows.'brought £4 10s. to £9/156.' >. An average yarding of pigs met with an improved demand, for all classes. Ohoppers sold up to'80s;;: heavy baconers, 50s. to 605.; lighter, : 4Zs. to 48s. .(equal, to 43d. per .lb.); 'large stores, - . 17s. 6d. ■ to 225, 6d.; medium, 14s. 6d.- to. 175.';.-weaners, 6s. to 10s.■ D'CIISSIDE MABKET. ■ (By Telegraph.—Press • Association.) ' Duncdini September 28. ? Burhsido.'stock market:—Fat cattlo:. 147 yarded, consisting of fair , quality. Pricea opened flrmer thaji last week's rates, but, towards the close,'competition'was easier and -prices declined . considerably, especially for heifer. .beef.; Best bullocks, ,'£10„ 10s. to £11.10s'.; extra, to'"£ls; extra medium, £9. to '£9.153.; inferior; £7 15s. to £8 10s.; best cowa,< heifers, .£8 10s. to £9 10a.: extra, to. £11 Is.; medium, ill to itl 10s.;: inferior, : £5-ss. to £6 10a. ■; Fat sheep;.* Thero was only. a small yarding of -1568, and,' as competition was keen, prices were much iirmer than those: ruling last week. Good wethers showed an . advance of la. 6d. to 2s. per head, and ewcS;. which were scarce, advanced 2s. to 2s.;.'lid.; best wethers, 225. to 255.; extra,' tb: 28s. 3d.; good, : 18s.- to : 21s. ;< medium; 15s: - 6d. -to 175.; beat ; ewea, : 18s. to 20a. 3d.; extra, to 255. 3d:; medium, 13s. to 155.;- lignt, 10a. to 13s. Fat lambs:. 48 penned. The quality waa about the same as. last week,;'; but 'prices were Scarcely as good. Good, 19s. to 225. fid.; light, 13a;. to 16s. ' Pigß: 130 yarded. Prices for y.oung pigs ;were easier, but porkers and baconcrs • wore ■ firm.-.at last week's rates. Suckers, Bs/.to lis.; inferior, to , je.; slips, 12s. to. 16s ; stores, 18s. to 235.; porkerß, 325., to 365.;. light- baconcra, 38s. fo :42s.;'> heavy, 455, to 635. >