LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1178, 13 July 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on thoir Johnsonville f-ile as follows:—A full entry of cattlc and sheep met rather a dull sale, and realised the followin? prices:—Prime heavy bullocks, £10 2s. 6d; to £10 17s. 6d.; lighter. £9 10s. to £9 155.; li£?ht. £9 s=. to £9 75." 6d.: cood wethers,! 17s. Bd.; plain wethers, 16s. Id.: prime ewes, j 15s. 9d. to 165.; plain ewes. 14s. 3d.; nrime ! lambs, lis. to 12s. 2d.; good lambs, 10s. | ADDINGTOX SALE. (By Telesraph—Pres6 Association.) Chrlstchurch, July 12. . At Addington live stock market there were fair entries of stock and a cood attendance. litiof sold at advanced rates. Stores eold well. Fat lambs 'were rather easier, and prime fat sheep showed an advance, while medium and inferior sorts were easier. Fab pigs sold freely at late rates.- Store cattle were in rather hotter demand, and good dairy cows sold well. There was a smaller yardintj of store sheep than last week,,and was made up of about equal proportions of ewes and hogget?, and a few pons of wethers. There was a good demand for hoggets and soundmouth ewes, and prices were a shade firmer. Aged ewes in lamb also sold well, and wethers were unchanged. Forward wethers ?old up to 14?. 4d., others lis. to 125.; good merino wethers, B.=. lOd.: cood two-tooth ewe?, 16s. 3d.; good four and sixtooth'ewes, to 15s. 7d.; medium, 10s. 6d.; pound-mouth, 14s. to 14s. 3d.; aeed. 7s. to 95.; culls, 4s. lOd. upwards; half bred ewe hogarets, lis. jsd. to ,135.//1 d..: others. Its. 4d. to 12s. 9d.;'go6d linei. mixed sexes, 10s. 6d. to Us. fid.; medium, Bs. to 9s. 6d.: wether hoggets, 9s. 3d. ,to 10s". 9d.; and culls, 63.

The yarding of fat lambs was somewhat) larger _ than last, week, between 15M and ( 16M bein? penned, of which a considerable proportion was unfinished. Prime lamhs were somewhat easier, as there was less competition for export, and other sorts were neirlcctcd. Pries ranged from 12s. .1.0 17s. 5d., and a sma'l lot ud to 18s. 9d. . There was a fairly l.arse yarding'of fat sheeo. including a fair proportion of primp wethers.' There was a good demand for "rime sheen for export, though competition was confined to a f"w buyors. Prime weth"rs and ewes were firmer liy fully Is. per henl, but, medium and light wethers declined about Is. 6d. ner nead in value, and medium and inferior ewes were also easier. The ranee of prices was:—Prime wethers. 19s. to 255.; extra, to 30a- 6d.: medium, 16s. fid. to 18s. 6(1.; light. 13s. 6r). to 165.; prime owes, lf-s. to 21s. 2d.; extra, to 2<ts. Id.; medium. 12s. 6d. to ISs. 6d.; ascd m»d light.. 3s. 6d. to 125.: merino wethers, •4s. 7d. to 153. 7d. . ■ The supply of beef comprised 236 h?ad. the bulk being of good to prim? quality, and included some from the North Island. There was a keen demand in conseouenoe of the short yarding, and values advanced about is. per ICOIIi. over the previous week's mtes. ' Primo heef sold at 255. £d. lo 295. 6rt.: extra, to 355.; medium. 225. to 255.: aud cow and inferior, which was in shorter supply. 19s. to 21s. per-1001b.: steers made .£7 to'Xll 10s.; extra, to £13 12s. 6d.; lieifers, £5 ss. to £10 55.: anil cowS, £5 ss. to £8. Voal calves formed the ur-uaJ yarding, and they sold at 4s. 6d. to 545. A small yarding of store cattle mot with rather more inoiiiry, yearlings realising 245. to 255. 6(1.: 15 to 18-months sorts. £2 6s. to £3 Is.: two-'-ear steers, -£3 17s. 6d.; three-ve/vr steers. £5 to £6 2s. 6d.: and dry cows. "345. to .£4 10s. Dairy cows brought 10s. to £9 55.; and extra, to .£ll 10s. The. entry of fat pius was under the averago in numbers, and there was :i fairly keen demand at firmer rates. Choppers cold up to 855.: law baconers. 50s. lo 575. fid : smaller. 38s. to 455. (equal to 4id.' nor 11,1- la'-'rc porkers. 3'.s. to 365.: smnllor, 255. to 30s. (eoual to lid. ner lh.). There were a few store pigs offered, and no change in prices, medium sorts making 14?. to 715.. and smaller, ss. to 12s. 13URXKTDE MARKET, my Telegraph—Press Associations • Dunsdin, July 12. At Burnside stock market 167 fat cattle were yarded. just about sufficient for tho trade's requirements. Only a few primo sorts were forward. The sale opened at an

advance on Lift week's price*. but values gradually receded and closed on a par with the rates ruling at last t-iles. V.cut bullocks, £11 ICs. to .£l3: p.\w, to £15 2v. 6d.; medium. £8 10s. tr» £9.1w.; light and-in-ferior. £6 5.5. to £7 IC.-\; bcst heifers £6 10s. to £3; medium, £5 to £6; best cows, up to £8.

Fat sheep: 4537 yarded. A hie yarding. Tho ensier tone of the London market was reflected at- the s-ale, and export buyers operated with caution. As a rnuseouenro prir-PH all over wero hack about 1:». Gd., compared with last week. Quotations?— Host wether.-, 20s. 9d. to 21?. fid.; extra, to 2£?. 3d.: medium. 17s. fcd. to 18s. 9d.: light and unfinished, 14s*. 6d. to 16?*.; best- ewe*, 16.=?. 6d. to extra, to 22-. 9d.: medium, 13*. fo 14s. 6d.; unfinished. 10?. to lis.

Fa! lambs: ?CCO penned. Tho extreme nrice? ruling of late were not maintained. Export buvers wore operating at. rcduccd limit?, owing to the easier tendency of the London market. Compared with last week prices were back from Is. 6d. to 2s.