LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1257, 12 October 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Co., Ltd., report:— At our Ma-rton sale tills week a good entry of sheep and cattle came forward, and there was a good demand. Store empty ewes, 9s. 6A.; blackface hosfrets, lis. 9d.j shoru fat ewes, 12s. 3d.; light fat woolly owes, to 175.; erwe liossets., .143. 7d., 155., 15s. Id.; mixed wcaners. 36.-?.; yearling steers, £3 Is.; yoiuis bulls, £2 45.; yearLing heifers, £-3 2s. 6d.; empty cows-, £3 35.; 15-monUi heifers, to £3 15s.

Mossrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on thei-r Johnranville sale, held yesterday, as follows :-The yarding comprised a heavy entry of sheep and lambs, and a good one of heavy bullocks. There was a large attendance of buyers,' and both cattle and sheep sold well at late rates. Extra heavy bullocks, £11 17.-5. 6d. to £12; heavy bullocks, £11 to £U 7.9. 6d.; lighter, £10 12s. 6d. to £10 17?. 6d.; vealors, 2<s. to 275. to -295.; extra heavy wethers, 245. 6d.; good wethers, 21s. fx 2is. Bd.; prime shorn wethers, 175.; primo heavy ewes, 225. 3d. to 225. 7d.; prime ewos ,21s. to 21s. ICd.? plain ewes, 19*. 4d.; prime shorn owes, 16s. 4d.; stags, 18s. Id.: extra fine heavy lambs, 17s. Id. to 17s. lid. fo 18?. 2d.; prime lambs, 14s. to 14s. 4d. to lte. 6d.; sowa and suckers, £3 10s. to £o 13s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their 3Jasterton stock sale, hold yesterday, as follows:—Tho yarding of both sheep and cattle was a small one ns compared with la?t week, our offering comprising ten. pens of fke;p and four email pens of cattle. The demand for sheep was not erjual to that of the previous week, nor was the (juality, with one or two exception?. Tho bulk of our entry,'however, ohauged hands at vendors' anticipations, llogtjets, 13s. to 14s. Brf. for good sorts, and down to 9s. for culls; fat ewes, 205.; yearling steers. £3: springing heifers, backward and small, £2 12=. 6d. A quantity of harness offered made fairly satisfactory prices, but not so good as previously.

ADDINGTOX STOCK SALE. (B5 Telegraph.—Press Association.! Christcliurch, Oct-ober 11. At Addington, the entries of stock were ramcvfcal Jargcr than last week, and there wa? a good attendance. Fat cattle were easier, and store sheep, except aged owes with lambs, were firmer . Fat lambs also sold better, in coirttoucueo of a shorter supply, and the fat sheep market opened at t.he previous week's rates for prime, hut other sorts were a shade easier. Fat pip.s well. There was a mixed yarding of Ptorc s-hecp. and the numbers showed an increase over those of recent sales. There was a pood attendance of buyers, and the present rapid growth of feed caused an improved demand, aud prices generally were firmer, except for aged c\v« wilh lamb?, which in several crises failed to reach owner*' reserve. Forward wether? made 17s. 3d. to 18-i.: others. 14s. 6d. to 15s. 7d.: 2, 'I, aud 6-tooth ewes, with lamb.*, made lis. sd. to Us. Bd.; 6-tooth ewe.; with lambs, lftj. Id.; mixed ages, ll.s 4d.; and aged forts. ss. 6d. to BEd., all counted in each case; good wether hoggets, 13.*. to 145.; average lines of mixed sexes, 13s. to 13s. smaller, 105. £d. to U>.; average lines of ewe hoggets, to I<*\ lCd.; extra, to 165,; and small, lis. Bd.

The ent-ry of /fat larubs totalled only 685. ,as compared with 103 last week. The lambs were well grown, and of good quality. and there was a keen demand, prices showing a considerable improvement. Best lamb? made 17?. Id. to 225., nud smalier, 14s. 9d. to lfc. 9d.

The yarding of fat sheep was somewhat larger than last week, and was again chietlv made un of large lines of jrocd crossbred wethers from Southland. There was also .1 better entry of local sheep, includius: several pens of (.ho first shorn sheep of the soasou. The market opened well. Micro being several outride buyers operating. Priecs were firmly maintained, but eased off somewhat later on. sheep Mint wore not ouite prime not selling so well as lii6t week. The range of prices was :~ Fxtra prime wethers, to 295. 3d.; prime, 22a. to 265. 'Id.; other*.' 160. to 21s, 6d.; thorn wethers, 14s. lid, to ISs.s extra prime ewes,

to 275. 5(1.; prime, 19*. to 235. lid.; others, 17.-. fo 18s-. fid.; priiiio merino wethers, lid. to 19.*. Id.; ho?got£, 14«. 9d. to 19.«. 6d. The entry of fnt cattle totalled 280. _or about 80 more than week. The yarding vva.< o? pood rinnlity, the North Itlaiid nsniii r-ontributins 'i lnrsc portion, tiio bull; of tho cattle boiiif? in pr:n:o condition. Thero was a marked decline in tho demand, and valno:; romJed by about. 3?. per ICCIb., and a uuniber of lots were pa.s>sc'd. Steers made £7 Vs. to £11: extra, lo <£13 lCc.: heifer?, £6 ss. to £9 Sr.: and dry eows, £5 10s. to £9 £•?.--enual to 26 s. to 32?. for prime, 37?. for osM-a, 23.-?. to 25.«% 6d. for medium, and 245. to 255. for cow siug inferior per ICC'Ib. Veal calves formed an average entry, though mostly amall and rondo. 4s. 6d. to 55.5.. according to Fize and (juahty. ]f<iwke'« Hay Fibers made .€lO ss. to £15 10s., and WaJiaamii, £11 7<. £12 15s. Store cattle were generally of indiiferont quality and condition. The better sorts met. wiU\ an improvrd demand. Yearlmun mado 30?. to 36?.; 15 Id iS-months, 40?. to £2 76d.; 2-year steers, £3 14s. to £4 7.«. 6d.; 2-year heifers, £2 18s. to £3 155.; 3year steers, £6 12?. 6d.s 3-year helfern. £4; and dry cows, 30s. to £6. Dairy cows made £3 10s. to £9 ss. Fnt pips were in medium supply, and well finished animals met with a keen de« mand at advanced rates. A fair entry of stores aiso sold well. Choppers made £3 ICo. t.o £4 2?. 6d.; la-rqc baconera, 60s. to 775. 6d.; small, 5Cs. t-o 575. 6d. (eo.ual to 6d. per llO; larpe porkers, 425. 6d. to 485.; smaller. 38s. to <os. feoual to 6%d. per Inrpo stores, 30s. to 325.; medium, 225. to Zfe.; small sorts, 12s. to 165.; and wcaners, IDs. to 14s. Messrs. Abraliam and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Waikanae on Tuesday :l medium yarding of sheep ar.d cattle met a dracrtrint? sale at auction, but, in most casss, business was done privately, and very little went out unsold. Quotations:—Hoggets, 9s. to 12s. 6d.; ewes with lambs, 19s. 4d.; fat ewes, 16s. 3d.; store ewes, Bs'. Id. to 135.5 fitore wctliers, 145.; fat cows, £7 55.; forward cows, £3 IPs. to £4; dairy cows in milk. £5 to ££ 18-month empty heifers, £2 13s. to £2 155.; 12 to l&-month steers, £2 12s. 6d.; 2J-year steers, £5.

BURNSIDE MARKET. (By Teleerraph—Press Association.) Dunedin, October 11. There was a small yarding of fat cattle at to-day, 164 beinp penned. Tho Quality was fair, and, owin* to shcirt suoply, prices were firmer. Best bullock!?» £12 to £13 12s. 6d.; extra., to £14 155.; medium, £10 to £10 lte.; inferior, £8 to £9; bert cows and heifers. £8 10s., £9 10s.; extra, to £13 2s. 6d.; medium, £6 10s. to £7 10s.; inferior, £5 to £5 IPs. Fat sheen: There was a large yarduiff, 4364 bcine forward. At the commcncoment of the sale prices were a shade cafier than thosc ruling last week. Best wethers, 225. to 245.; extra, 285.; medium. 19s. to 215.; inferior. 17s. to 18s.; bc?t ewe-j. 225. to 235.; extra, 245.; medium, 17s. to 18s.; inferior, 13s. to 14s. Lambs: 46 wore yarded, and these sold at the rates ruling last week. Piss: There was a fair yarding, and a good demand for all sorts.