LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1317, 21 December 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

, Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johns-onville . sale, held yesPerday,- as follows:—Au extra, heavy yarding of prim? bullocks and sheep came forward, and met with a ready ?ale. Prim bullock*. £9 10s. to £9 17s'.- 6d.'; lighter. £3 is. 6d..t0 £-9 55.; nvimc vealer?, 30:% i-o 345.; liplitcr,' 203.. to 285.; light. 10s. to 17?.; prime wethers, 15s. 6d.; good wethers, !'!«. to 14?. 6d.; trood ewes, UK. to.tV". 6d.; medium civc«, 12.'. to 9d.; olain. 10?. 6d. to 11?. 2d.; extra prime lambs'. 14s. lo 14s. 3d.; 'prim? lambs, 13s. to 1331 Cd.; medium lamb's, lis. 6d. to lis. 3d.: plain, 9s. 3d. to 10?.

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Otaki. on Tuesday, a small yarding of sheep and cattle changed hands at current rates. Vorward wethers, 13«. 6d.; forward ewes.*'l2s.cows at drop, £8 to £12 6?.; springing cows, £5 15s. lo £6 1 Oj.; two and a half-year to three-year steer 3, £5 12s. 6d.; empty beife'rs. £2 5«. to £3 1?.; empty' cow«v £3 2s.- 6d. to £5 75.; fat cows, £5 to £5 10s. At Shannon 1 , on Wednesday,. wc had a heavy yarding of . cattle, and a small entry of sheep. Sheep told well under , the' hammer,- hut cattlc .met a very dragging • sale. Wo managed, however, to oriit the bulk of the entry privately., Woollv horrgets. 14?.- 7d.; pliorn t'wo-tooths, "12s. 6d.: 18-month .flteer.*. £2 15s. to £3 7s. 6d. ; yearlinc Jlolstciu-hei-fers; £4: yearling, dairy heifers, £3 to £3 16?.; forward empty, co.wg, £4 16s. 6d.; two--' year steers, £4;' two and'a. haH-ycar steer?, £5 2s. 6d.; springing cows, £5 to £6 3s. 6d.; weaners', 295. 6d.

> Messrs. Abraham, and Williams, ' Ltd., jlroport.as follows.—Wc offered an extra .'heavy yarding of cattle, numbering 1500, this being above advertised numbers. . AU classes were . represented, although, a large portion of the yanline were voung cattlc—two-year-olds and under. Grown steers sold exceptionally v,ell. and allchanged hands.. Younger cattle did not ""meet such strong competition, but we made a largo clcarance before the'close,. The attendance' was large, buyers from the Wairnrnpa and- Jfanawatn operating freely. Good forward bullocks, £6 65.. £6 16s. to £6 195.; three, and four-year bullocks. £5 Bs.. £5 16s. 6d. to £6 25.: good two and a half-year'steers, £4 l<s. to £5; good 15 a.nd J 8-month steers'. £3 12s: 6d. to £3 175.: yearling and 15-month steers, £3 Is.. £3 3s. to £3 75.: Small yearling steers. £2 ss. to £2 10s.i fat cotfe, light, £4,105. to £4 165.: forward empty cows. £3. .£3 l?s. 6d. to £4 5?.; springing dairy cows. £5' Ms. to £6 165.: empty heifers, £2 15s. to .£3 7?. 6d.; shorn ewes and lambs (all counted), 7^.; ; ditto, in wool, lis. 3d. ADDTXGTO.V STOCK SALES. tßy Telczmnh.—Press As'fiociat-loa.! .. Chris'tchurcli, December' M. At. Addington there, were large entries of .ftbH' in cbinerjuciice of its being a double piarket, th'c demand for fat stock was good, to' meet tlie butchers'. requirements fo.r' the. Christmas and New Year' trade. Fq't.lambs'wore firmer, store sheep sold briskly, and there' was a. sharp decline in . fat cattle. Fat Wethers sold we'll .up. to lato. rates,,hut ewes'' were easier Store cattle* and bacon and store pigs were" in good- demand, while porkers were easier. . The yrfrdiiig of store' sheep, was ,-om--i what larger t.haii of late, arid the biilk ; consisted of .wet,hers, most of which were four, ond sis-tooths. . The balance of the ;yarding, consisted principally of aged ewes, with lambs. The demand was very .brisk for all,classes, and a good clearance jwas effected at i.morovcd prices. Shorn-four-tootli ewes made-16s. lid.; two-tooths, 113s. lid. to ,15s. 6r1.; aged ewes, with lambs. ,9s, 6d. to 105.,,a1l counted; two and four- : tooth ewes, 14s: 9d.: four, six, and eight,tooth, 12s. to'. 12s. 7d.;- forward' four and six-t'ootli. 14s. 6d. to ,15s. lOd.; others, 13s. -6d. to 146.;. two-tooths. 10s. 9d. 'to ,11s'. 9d.; mixed two-too.ths in low condition, 10s. Bd-; aged woolly ewes with lambs,, Bsv ,lid.; dry merino ewes,'6s. 3d.; woolly hogeets, to 15s. 9d: .

The. yarding .of fat lambs was a, heavy one for the" time of year. ibtalUujr 326*), and the quality, was-,exceptionally good. Id addition, to the'consignments from the near farms on the. plains there .were large numbers from North Canterbury, and especially from Cheviot and Oraihi disj tricts. There was. a- keen demand, both. for local consumption and export, and j prices for prime lambs were even, better than .the week before. The best lambs ranged from 15s. to 195., and .liclitcr, 12s. 3d. to 14s. 9d. The yarding of fat. sheep was'a. large one. and consisted largely of owe?,, with some good lines of wethers. The ?alc opened a bit, slack, but afterwards improved,and last week's prices for wethers were fairly well* maintained, but ewe? wers easier in consequence of th'e large supply. An outside buyer tyas operating, but. no' business was done k for export. The rangeof prices wa-s:—Prime wethere, 17s. 6d. to 225. 6d.: wethers, 14s; 9d. to 1 l?s;; prime ewes, 15s. to 17s. 6d.s others. -10s. 9d. .to 14s. 6d.; merino wethers, 15?. 6d. The yarding of fat cattle totalled 412, and included' a large proportion of North Island lines. The sale was a. very dragging'one,' and prices fell to the extent of 3s. 6d. per 1001b. for steer, beef, the supply being considerably beyond requirements. The range of values was 255. to 28s. per •1001b. Steers made' £8 15s. to £12.1D5.; ! heifers, £5 176. 6d. to £11 10s".; and cows £4 ss. to '£9 7s. 6d.; veal calves, 3s. fid. to 665. A fair jjntry of store cattle met with' an improved demand, 15 and. 18-months making 50s. 6d. to 605.; two-year steers, £4 4?,' to £4'. 10s.: , two-year heifer?, £3 155.: two arid a half-year heifers, £4 • 19s. to £o ls. (passed): three-year steer?,' £6 ss. to £6 16?.: .three-year, heifers, £4-17s. 6d. to £5, 55,; and. dry cows, ,37e. 6d. to £410'?.: dairy cows sold at £3 IDs. to £10. There' was' a large yarding of fat pig?, and baconers mot with a good sale, and fully maintained their value?. Porkers ! were, however,' easier.* Choppers made 50s. to' £4; large baconers; 60s. to 71s. M.: 1 .lighter. *7?. to sfc,:-equal lo s*d. to 5Jd. per lb. Large porkers. 54?. to 58s. 6d.:* •mailer. 27:. tu 52;., equal to s>d.'to 5Jd, per lb. . Store pis* "rare eaiier ta consequence.

of n Inrsio rulry. In-rjjp sorls making 27?. to 32-«. tfl.; -mnllpr. to Tss: ojul wonncr?, which licttcr. t(» 17?. nriiXMDK MAItKIX (My TploKrnj»)i--I , rr.-s A?^>ciati?n.) Dunedln, Doromhor 20. At Miirnfiflr to-day, M 0 f;>t ciltlo wrrr rardod. tlie quality for Ihr uio.;i part bning tniddlintr. Thorn \\a.< donv.nid. and prtro-: v.-oro 10t>. lo 15?. hichrr than hpt wpek. Primo hullorks. i'A\ 10-. to .KI2 5«.: cxtni, to ts#«.: modiiun fo pnnd. £9 10,'. to m lfw.: lifrhl. Hi s*. lo f;8 m.i hr«.f mm- and Jioifors .Cfl lo JiD 5.«.: modiuin, tb ICs. lo £7 155.; liirht. £'» to .C 5 IS?. Knl .>6OO ponnod, inolndlnj: ,-:»vrral line* of ?,plrndid >hoop. with a sm.ill proportion oT imlilT>roii! nun!ity. Tho Mipply iva« fur too larjro. o(iii<r<jurnlly ooinpoti(ion was plow, prioos hoinc U. lo I>. f.l# lowrr at tho siarl. tliniicrli tho ilom:nid inipri>vo>l towards tho Prime* wrthor: l in wool. 225. to 2'ls.: ox'ra. to 6<1.: mrdiuni, !Bs. tn 19.'. fd.: hhorn wrthors C<V'. to 2a-;.; modium, 17r-, fid. to fid.: hoM nwo,s in wool. fid. to r.ls: tnrdixm. 17s. t-o f.1.; ho>t hhorn ow-a, 17s. to 19h.; exlrn. to 2K«. 9d.; niodiutn. to 16s 6d.

Km Jnnih?: 208?. pi»nup«K not nn ynriHnir fi»r Mir hiW\ Tlio qiiullty wnfi fur liHmv. Hi? iivornco of prryrrir.-. A fnir proi>nrtlon w*n» priino. Iml n Innumhrr w<-rr not np lo Initio 'i't.'inilnnl. Fur primr Huwr wiin i»ritnl< ifoiunnd nl (c<hk! tirltrs, bill lf>wunls tho rl.iM 1 prirps droppoil K (j(I. I'rlnio, lis, fo Ifih. 6»i.: oxlr;i lirnvy, lo 10a.: uuMlium, li s . 6d. to M*. Oil-; smsill, 11 lo 12.-.

l'lits: 210 .vanlrrl, Mi>t of thru' were porlters anil tljdil bueniiori-, '.villi a lew peim of heavy bni-oliei's. the balance eonslillni; of siii'lieis, nlins, ami store... 'I'lie'v wan htroiii: ('ompclltlou. unit lute prlcei were, fully niainiaiucil. .Suckers. 10s. lo tfis.: silos. ITj. to C2s.; stores. 255. to J,V<.; pnrkers, Jss. lo •l£e.; Ilflit liaconcrs, <Bs, In f''t'».i heavy, 60s. to ?ss.