LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1220, 31 August 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgcty a,nd Co:, rcport:-At our .ilarton sale yesterday there was a good entry .of sheep M\d cattle. Small hoggets, 85. to 9x 6d.; medium wether ho'irgets. 11s., 125., 12s. 2d.; ewe hoggets, medium, 12s. 3d. to 135.: fair ewe hoggets, to 14s. Ed.: ciill hoggets, ss. Id. \to 6s. 6d.; cutl /.owes, to ss. Id. Cattle: Empty cows, to £3: yearling heifers, to £2 l£s.; weaner steers! "£2 Os. 6d.-18-nxontbs steers. £3 10s. . A line of 20nionths to two-y&ir steers, £4. •; , Messrs. Da!sety and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in the Solway yardi (itastortonj on Wednesday. August 30; when they offered a- very , small yarding of both cattle niid sheen, which* met with Rood competition. They report a clearance, at prices right up to late rates Woolly Ixwccts. to 12s. M.; extra, (rood hoi?ge!?,. to 13s. Ltd.; 12-month? steers ami heifers, 365.; forward cow.i, £3 IDs.; twoyear empty heifers," £3 Is. to £3 7s. 6d.- 18months bull, to JE4. •■■■■■' Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnconville fnlc, held ye->-torday. as follows :-Wc offered a good yarding of prime sheep and cattle, which sold readily at the following prices — Prime heavy bullocks. .f.U-23. 6d." to £11 15 S 1 ..^. 10s- t^,* 10 . medium bullocks]' £9 lis. 6d. to £10 55.; prime heavy wethers £2s. tj 225. good wethers, £l"0s. 4d. «i 215.; light, 9s. srt.; prirno. ewes. 19s. 3d. to Messro. Abraham and. Williams,' Ltd. report:—At Otaki on Tuesday, we had'?mall yarding* of sheep and cattle." Most of the entry changed hands at the following prices., Jlixcd hoggets, 10s. 6d.:-. ewes in .lamb, 15s. . 9d.; empty heifers. £2 13s. 6d • heifers iir calf. £3 K'; heifers in milk £3 195.; l£month steers. £3 125.' 6d..... .': . '.".:,. ADDINGTON RALE. (By Telegraph-Press Association.) Chrlstehurch, August 30. At Addington there was a fairly largo yarding of stock and a. good attendance. There was no chanse in values of fat hoggets, .there being an easier tendency, many wethers being down 2s. to 3s. per head. Fat pigs were much dearer. The yarding of store sheep was about equal to last week in point of numbers, and -was of mixed character, ttotrccts formed the larger proportion, the balance being chiefly ewes, but only n. few pens of wethers were forward sorts. For the twotooth ewes on offer thore was a good demand at iirm rates.' but other classes were dull of tale. Hoggets were difficult to dispose of, a. few halfbrede felling at 13s. to Us., and a good mixed lino at 14a. lid., those prices being ctioal tq last week's rates, hut other classes were easior by 6d. to 9d. per head. Wethers were unchanged m price.- The ranee n£ pticcs was: Exceptionally good two-tooth halfbrcd ewes. 19s. 3d. to. 19s. 6tl'.: four, six, and eight.tooths, 13:1. to 14s 3d.: sound-mouth, 10s. 6d. to 11s. 6ti.; failing-mouth, 7s. 6d. to 11«.; ewes and lijmlir. (all counted), 8.?. Id.; forward wethers, 13s. to Us. lid.; merino wethers. 7s. 3d.; ewe hoeects. 12s. lid. to Ms.; oxccptbn.illy good mixed line. Ms. lid.; others, 9s. to 9s. 6d.; and smaller sorts, 7s. 6d.. to Bs.

Tho entry of fat sheep was somewhat larger than last wenk. and included several lii:es of heavy Border Leicester cross wethers from Southland and Komney Leicester cross from Jlawkc's Hay. The local yheop were mixed in weight and quality, and included a few pons of hogeets and merino wethers. At tho opening of the rale prices showed a decline on late rales, heavy Vlicep being easier by 2s. to 3s. ner head. The ma,rl;et became a little firmer towards the close, but prices generally were Is. to 2s. below last week's rates, and more as mentioned in the. case of heavy sheep. Tho range of prices was: Prime wethers, 22*. to 275. 6(1.; others, 16;. 3d. to 21s. til..; prime ewes, 18s. to 235.; extra, to 245. 6d.j others, 15a. to 17s. 6d.; hoggets, 13s. 9d. to 18s. 3d.; merino wethers, 14s. 6(1. to 17s. Id.; new season's lamb?. 15s. Hi.

There were 240 he»:I of Tat cattle oenned of fair aycraee aua.|ity. Notwithstanding the yardinic beine smoller than of late, tho demand was not keen, and a number of lots were vaseed in. The reason for this it is stated was that a considerable (iiiaiitity of dead beef from the Xorth Island has been imported into Canterbury and at relatively lower urices than are ruline for beef in the yards. Steers made £7 17f. 6d. to £11; extra, to £14 55.; heifers, to £9 17s. 6d. (canal to 265. to 30s. for jirhnc. 355. for extra, 245. to 25?-. for medium, jaid for cow and inferior beef 235. 6d. to 245. ner lCOlb.).

Veal calves made 4s. 6d. to 555., accordins to size and duality, and exceot for two-year-olds there was not much rale. For store cattle yearlings made 255.; 15 to 18-month=, 535. to 603.; two-year steers. £4 Us. to £4 17s. 6f1.; two-year hsilers. £{.

7s. to £4 15s. 6(1.: dry rows, 30s. to £-1 45,; dairy cows made £3 IC.-, to £3 15s. There was a saunll entry of fat pic?, and prices showed a sharp ri;c, the sale being one of the hest he!(l for some time. Choppers made up to £5 155.; heavy baconers, 60a. to 705.: and lighter, 50s. to 575. 6d. •(equal to sJcl. to 53d.. and in some cases up to 6d. per Ib.j; large porkers, 3,75. 6d. to 475. 6(1.j smaller. 3Cs. to 365. (equal to £;1. to 6{d. ami up to 7(1. per Ib.i. Store pigs wcro entered in larcer number:-, and the market was somewhat easier, though the operations of one buyer prevented a decline. Lareo stores made "Bs. to 315.; smaller sorts, 15s. to 255.; and weanors, Bs. 6d. to 13s. BUKXSIDE JIAEKET. (By Telecraoh.—Press Association.) Dunedin, Aueust 30. At Burnside to-day 195 fat cattle were yarded. At the start of the sale nrice3 were, if anything, a little better than those ruling last week, and though it was anticipated that owing to the large yarding prices would bo easier towards the close, the raq.rset was firmer throughout. Best bullocks. £12 to £13 ICe.; extra to £14 7s. ■H.; medium, £10 IPs. to £11 155.: best hei■fers. £8- to £9.; extra, to £11 17s. 6d.; medium. £5 IDs: to £7 15s. '•_ Fat Sheen: 4066 penned. This large yarding was composed chiefly of prime wethers with a- few pens of medium duality ewes. I Prices for really prime heavy wether. , ! were about Is. above last week's ra.tes, but medium and unfinished sorts were close on Is. easier. Prime wethers, 225. to 245.; extra, to 265.: medium, 18s. 6d. to 205.; liirht. 12s. 9d. to 16s. 6d. lloirgets: Onlv a few wers yarded, and .these sold at late rates. Best, 155. 6d. to 16>-. 9d.; medium, 14s. 6d. Pigs: There was a small yarding, find as competition was keen thrp-iicbont. prices wore better than last week's rates.