LIVE STOCK SALE.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1190, 27 July 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALE.

Messrs. Dalgcty and Co.. Ltd., report:--At oiir Wanganui sate yesterday we yarded 2730 sheep, and a small . yarding of cattle. .We sold 22C0 sheep and the bulk of tho cattle. We have to report quiet bidding at auction, though 1 we quitted the bulk of them afterwards. We quote:—Two and four-tooths, 14s. 3d.: two-tooth do., 13s. 2d.-, f.m. ewes in lamb, Bs. sd. to 9s. M'.; cull do., 4s. <d.: mixed lambs. Bs. 6d. ; dairy cows, £4 4s. to £s;'wcancrs, 16s. 6d. to £1 10s.

Messrs. rtajgety" and Co.. Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in the Solway Yardi?, Mastorton, yesterday, - and they had practically a' total clearance. A feature of our entry (states the'report) was the stud flordcr Leicester flock offered on account of Mr. Geo. .Solvers, of Clarcville,'which, we are pleased to report, brought satisfactory prices with the exception of the stud rams. Purebred Border Leicester ewes. 2 guineas to fi\ guineas;' purebred Border Leicester ewe hoggets, 13 guinea*; purebred Border Leicester rams, hogfjcts, 2 guineas. Other quotations, arc as follow:—Two-tooth wethers, to 12s. 6d.; woolly hoggets, Bs. 6d. to 9s. 2d.; civos in lamb, 9s. 3d. to 10s. lOd. Cattle: Store cows, £2 15s. to £3 55.; fifteen-months steers, 355. to 425. 6(1.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—On Monday we held a cle.iring sale of dairy stock for Mr. 0. It. M'liac at Tokomaru. Owing to the very rough weather the attendance of buyers was rather small, and consequently the cows sold on the cheap side. Springing cows sold at from £5 to £8 55.; springing heifers, £6 10s.; yearling heifers, £2 17s. 6(1.; Jersey bull, ,£4 55.; furniture, and sundries at good prices. At Mr. S. W. Carter's sale of grade Jersey and Holstcin cows and heifers on Tuesday the attendance was not (|iiito as good as we expected. Anything close to'calving sold exceptionally well, but backward sorts were neglected, and almost impossible to sell. Cows in full mills brought £7-to £11 155.; cows, at drop, £8 to £11 10s.; Jersey heifers, £10 to £11 10s.; Holstein heifers, £8 15s. to £10 10s.; Jersey and Ilolstein heifcrs,£7 to £9 10s.; pedigree Jersey bull, £9 10s.; Holstein -bull, £7; eighteen-month Ilolstcm bull, £5 ss. ■

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report regarding their weekly Rolway sale, held yesterday:-We submitted a. small catalogue only, our entries being confined to hoggets, which sold freely liy auction at jriccs ruling from Bs. 9d. to 9s. 3d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their Johusonvilie sale, held yestarday, as follows:—Wc offered a. heavy yarding of cattle and sheep to a large attendance of buyers. The bullocks yarded were of medium weight, but of good quality. The sheep comprised mostly entra

prime nullity, and all pens found a ready sale, llc.-t, bullocks, 10 1":. l'> £5 15.-.; lighter. £9 to X 9 55.: light, X 8 10.-. to j:8 165.; prime vcalers, 3T.-. '.a <Is.; small, 235.; extra prime wethers, 21*. 3d.; prime wether*. 19s. to 19s. hi. to £1 Us. 4d.: extra prime heavy ewes, 235. 3d. to 215.; heavy maiden ewes. 21s. (A.; extra prime ewes. 18s. 2d.;-prime ewes, 16s. 2d. to 16s. 3d.; medium ewes, 14s. M. to l'a. Ltd.

ADMNGTOX JIAKKKT. (By TclcEraph--rre=6 Association.) Cliristchurch, July U. At Addington live stock market there were very small entries of stock owing to the wet weather and the interruption of railway traffic op. the northern line. Jn consequence of the short supplies of fat stock there was a sharp rise in prices. Store ewes and hoggets were in Rood demand. Vat lambs and sheep advanced several shillings per head, and there was little change in fat cattle, except that cows sold rather better. Pigs met with an irregular sale.

There, was a.fair yarding of store sheer, consisting principally of hoggets with a few. pens of cwk and wethers. The sheep were mostly oi medium to inferior class, but met- with a very good demand, especially for hoggets and young ewes, a Southland buyer again operating. Wethers were unchanged. Several lots of aged ew.os failed to .-find buyers at the prices asked. An extra good line of six-tooth ewes made 17s. Id.; medium six and eighttooth owes, 12s. lid.; 'eounu-month " halfbreds, lis. 2d:: aged and toothless, 4s. to 6s. Bd.; best hoggets, lis. 6d. to 12s. Id.; average lines. IDs. 3d. to 10s. 6d.; fair wether hoggets, lCs. 3d. to ICs. 10d.; good ewe hoggets, 13s. 3d.; medium, 10s. lOd. to lis. 6c1.; small and inferior, 9s. Id.; fair conditioned wethers, 12s. lid. to 13s. 3d.; small, low-conditioned halfbteds, IDs. 3d.

The yarding of fat lambs was almost entirely made up of one line, only a few mere smalt lots being penned. There was a good demand and a considerable rise in prices, which ranged from 13s. 7il. to 19s. Id.

The entry of fat sheep was also a very small one, and consequently prices advanced several shillings per . head. The principal supplies of sheep and lambs have been coining of late from the northern district. This source was cut oft' by the interruption of railway traffic, and the competition .of butchers to fill their, requirements was naturally keen and accounted for such a marked rise in prices;. .The •range .of prices was:—Prime wethers, 2is. to. 1873.; extra, to 385.; others, lbs. 3d. to 205.;- prime eKim, 18s. to 235.; extra, to 335.; medium, 15s. to 175.; wethers, 12s. 6d. to 14s. 9(1.

T The yarding of fat cattle totalled 177 or little more thfi.n half an average entry. The greater part of the yarding was of medium quality, but tho balauco consisted of very prime, cattle. There was little change in prices, cows, however, selling at improved rates. Prime beef made 275. 6d. to -32=.: extra, to. 355.,-medium, 255. to 275.; and cow and inferior, 235. Cd. to 245. 6d. per ICOIta. A small yarding of veal calves sold at 4s. 6tl. to 555. There was a. small yarding of store cattle of mostly poor quality. Fifteen to eightecn-months sorts mado £2 155.; threeyear steers,' £5 12s. 6d.; and dry cows, 16s. to £3 :ss. • There were only three pens of dairy cows offered, and there was a keen demand, for all useful sorts, prices ranging from £3 • 10s. to £9 10=., the general run making £7 10s. to £9. There was a. short entry of pigs and. tho market for. fats opened at tho previous week's rates, but foil away to the • extent of Id. per lb. Choppers made 60s. to 80s., heavy baconers 50s. to 605., and lighter 10s: to 475. 6d. (equal to 4jd. to 4Jd. per lb.); large porkers, 3!;. 6d. to 383. Cd.; lighter. 255. to 3Cs. (equal to 4Jd. to 4Jd. per lb.). The operations of one,largo buyer towards'.the close of the sale assisted to maintain prices from a further fall. There were only a very few stores penned, and for these there was a fair demand, though the quality was only medium. Prices ranged from 12s. to 165., and wcauers made 6s. to lU. 6d.

SALE OF ■ DAIRYING PROPERTY. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., 'Wellington, report having sold by auction yesterday (in conjunction with Messrs. Abraham .and Williams, Ltd.) the' Papailouga Estate, situated near Levin, on ■ account of the estate of the late Sir Walter Puller. The area was approximately 930 acres, and was subdivided into 18 -sections ranging from 25 to 98 acres. There' was ajvery large attendance of buyers from all parts of the Dominion, and the Town Hall, Levin, where the sale was held, was packed. Bidding was very keen throughout, and the whole area was disposed of under the hammer at prices ranging from £24 to £41 per acre. The average price realised over tho whole estate was a little over £32 per acre.

Following is the list of purchasers:—Mr. Wm. Tompsitt, Otaki; .Mr. J. S. Field, Ohariu : .. Valley; . : Mr., P. Mungavin, Forirun; Mr. F. Ilorrobin, Otaki Railway; Mr. John Stansen, Levin: Mr. Joseph Boyd, Levin; Mr. C. Olson, Ohau; Mr. D. Sutherland, Wcroroa; Mr. J. M. Johnstone, Palmerston Sorth; Mr. R. A. Rolston, Ohau.