LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1000, 15 December 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. report on their Johnsonville sale as follows:—Wc offered a heavy yardins of primo bullocks and sheep, which were in good, demand, and sold readily at late rates. Best bullocks. £9 2s. 6d. to £9. 7s. 6d.; lighter, £8 12s. fid. to £8 17s. 6d.: light, £8 7s. Cd. to £8 lCs.; vealers, 225. fid. to 345.-, prime heavy wethers, 17s. Bd.; prime wethers,- lGs. lid.; medium, 165.; prime ewes, ,14s. Bd. to 155.; medium ewes. 14s. to 145."'3d.; 'plain ewes, 14s. to 13s. fid.; plain prime lambs, 13s. lid.; Rood. 125.-6 d. ADDINGTON STOCK SALE, (By Telegraph—Press Association.) ' Chrlstcfwrch, December 14, • At Addington yards there were fair entries of stock and a good attendance. Store 6heep were in keen demand on account of improved . feed prospects throuch lat* rains.. Fat lambs sold a. little under last wok's rates, and tho fat sheeu market opened without change, but ewes became easier. Fat cattle. were irregular, and with,an. easier tendency. Store and dairy cattle ..sold well, and store piss sold more freely, than fats. There, .was a smaller entry of store sheep than last week, as farmers are now not under..the. necessity for reducing stocks. There was. a good proportion of ewes in low condition with lambs, and the balance, was made up of two-tooth, four and six-tooth wethers, and a few' lots of hoggets.. There was a keen. demand on the part of the large attendance of buyers, and priPes showed an advance, especially for ewes and lambs. Forward wethers and two-tooths also sold welL -Four and sixtooth wethers made 13s. 6d to 14s. 6d.; extra, to 155.; and smaller, 12s. 3d. to 12s. 9d.; forward two-tooths brought 12s. to 12s. 9d„ and smaller Bii. 9d. to 10s.: good four and six-tooth cweg, with lambs, made lie. 6d., and aged ewes with lambs Bs. to Bs. fid.-, all counted; 'Four and six-tooth dry ewes changed hands at 135.; mixed ages, 3d. to lis. 3d.; and two-tooths, 15s. 6d. . The yarding of fat' lambs totalled 2644, or. some' 2CGO less than last week. Prices were barely ut> to last week's level. Butchers competed freely throughout tho sale and exporters were compelled lo respond in order to secure supplies. There was also more competition' by graziers for unfinished; lots. 1 There were 1515 taken for export at 12s. 6d. to 165.,- averaging about 14s. 6d.; .798 were bought by butchers at 12s. 7d.;to 17s.''3d.; 242 fell to graziers at lls.'7d. ,to 12s. Bd.; and 89 were passed in. .ThOiiyarding. of fat sheep .was not quite) so-large, as last week, a good proportion 1 'again being-ewes. The market opened at previous week's'ratesi and wethers about 'maintained their, values throughout, but ewes were somewhat easier. Several pens of sheep were bought by a Bunedin butcher. The range of prices was:—Primo wethers, 16s. to 17s. 10d.; extra, to 20s. 3d.; lighter, 15s. to 15s. 6d.; merino wethers. 9s. to 10s.;.prime.ewee, 14s. to 16s. Id.; extra, to 17s. Id.; others, 9s. 7d. to 13s. 6d.; hog- ' gets, 325. Bd. The supply of beef totalled 293 head, tho j greater portion being cows and heifersdealers sending in the bulk of the entry. - The- quality was-of fair average, but tho and prices were a shade easier; Steers made £6 ss. to £11 12s. 6d.; >heifers, £5 17s. 6d. to £8 12s. 6d.; and cows, £5 to £10, equal to 255. to 275. 6d. for prime,. 235. to 2<s. for. medium, nnd ;2Q£ to 22sV for cow. and-inferior'per ICDIb. 'A medium yarding- of 'Store cattle met with good .sale, yearlings making 305.: fiftosn to eighteen months, £2 16s. and -£3 Bs.;. two-year steers, £3 lGs. to £3 155.; threo-year».heifers. £5 to £5 35,; and dairy cows. 30s. to £4 17s. Dairy cows sold well, prices ranging from £4 10s. to £8 155., and extra te. £10. . Pigs formetl a good .yarding of all classes, though many of, the fats were not well finished, '. There .was easier demand and weaker prices formats, but st-ores. especially weaners, sold better. Choppers sold up to 605.; large baconers, 60s. to 565.; smaller, 38s. to 495. (enual to 4d. per lb.); ' largo porkers, 28s; -to 345:; smaller, 225.. to 275. (equal te 4id. to 4Jd. per lb.); large ! stores, 245. to 275. Cd.; medium; 18s. to 235.; small sorts, 12s. to 165.; and weanero, * 3s. 6d. to 10s.

CHiiISTCHURCH WOOL SALE. A-' GREAT ACHIEVEMENT. For; ;the . sixth' year, in succession.,tho. -famous clip- froin-Pahau Pastures; Gulverden, has obtained top. price at one of the . Christchurcli wool sales, ail achievement which has probably nerer before been equalled.- Tho price obtained at this season's December sale was 13Sd., which is the highest .price reached anywhere iu the Dominion in the present season. Little's.Sheep Dips have been used on this station for many years. *