LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1352, 1 February 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report:—Wo held a vory successful tale of cheep at the Shannon sale yards on Tuet-day, on account of Mr. W. J. Smith, of Linton. The sheep , were . all bred on "The iieishts," Shannon, and sold under keen competition al following prices:—Cull lambs, 5e.; aged ranis, ?6. 3d.; mixed lambs, Ss. 4d. to- Bs. 7t1.; four and five-year owes, 12s. to 12s. Sd.; 2-looth ev,-23, 13s. 10d.; small 2-tooth wethers, ICs. 6d.; 4-tooth wethers, 13s. lid.; 6-tooth ewee, 14s. 7d.; 4-tooth ewes, 16s. 2d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale yesterday as follows:—We offered a heavy yardiHK of sheop and cattle, which sold well at, lato ratce. Fine heavy bullocks made from £] 17s. £d. to £10 55.; line bullocks, .£9 10s. to £9 Ife.; lighter. £9 to £9 in.; vealers, 325. to 385.; medium wethers, 15s. 6d.; plain, 14s. 6d.; prime heavy ewes, Us. 2d. to !4s. 4A.; medium wes, lie. 2d. to 13s. 4d.; lisht, 11s. 2d. to 125.; primo lambs, 12s. lid. to 13s. 2d.; medium lamb, l!s. 2d. to 12s. 6d.; plain, 9s. 6d. to 10g. 2d.

ADDINGTON SALES. IBj TeleEraoh.—l'ress ABSoeiation.) Ciiristcliuroil, January 3!. The attendance was rather above the average, tlie yardins in all classes oi' stock good, aud tliere ivaa an increatod number of Jat and store sheep in tho pens at the weekly stock sale at Adiiinston. There was a. larger yarding of bloro sheep than 'usual, including all classes of wethers, ewes, and iambs. The. demand for stores was fairly good, beiuf," bettor than at last sale, lambs especially being ia good demand, at a slight advance in prices. There, was no change in wethers'prices, but there was keen attention tisid to &wes, sorts which realised prices fully up to last week, notwithstanding tho fad, that the bulk of tho entry was only of medium qualiij-. The supply of owes was not up to the demand.

The prices were:—Very forward lambs, 12s. 3d. to 12s. Sel.; extra, 13s. to Us. 6d.; average, 11s. 6d. to 125.; medium to fair, Ks. 6d. to 11s. 3d.; culls, ss. fc!.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers made 14s. 9d. to 15s. ICd.; 4-tooth, 13s. to 145.; 2-tootli, 12s. to 145.; and culia and inferior sorts, 10s. 2d. to 11s. 3d.; 4 and 6-tootli ewes made 14s. 9d. to 18s.; 2 and 4-tooth (sood), 14s. to lEu.; 4, 6, and 3tooth (|*ood), lbs. to 17s. 3d.; ?.-tooth, l'-s. 6d. to 18s. Jd.; good sound-moiitli owes, 12s. to los.; fair-uiouthed, low-conditioned sorls, 95.; and aged linos. Ts. 9d- to 9s. The entry of lat lambo was a large one, totalling over 4CC-0, as against 2&c3 last week, 'flie general quality of lambs was botlor also, and though prices show on increase, the actual values remain about the came. There was a Rood demand, and very few .lots were pasotii. must .hading owners at satisfactory figuren. all classes of buyers operatin. , ; freely, and price ranged from 13s. to lfe., risins to 18?. 9d. for extra eood ■well-grown lambs. A good long spell of dry weather would result in raped filling of lamb pens, as feed is at pre;;ut too wet, and consequently hiis not the usual fattening properticii. ■

't'iio yiutiniif of fat sheep was about the same, and all classes were represented. There was fair competition at the htart of the sale, but the. demand cased later, and prices concluded soaker than at previous sale for ewes, wethers remaining stonily. The range of prices was as follows:—Prime wethers, 17s. 6tt. to 225.; othore, lcs. to 175.; prime ewes. !5« to Vis-: exlra. to 21s. 9d.; others. 9s. sd. to 14s. 6d.; merino wethers, 12.=. 9d. to 145. 6d. •' There were 217 head of fat cattle yarded, compared -vyith 167 yarded last week. The entry consisted of a- useful class of beef animals, :ind coir.nstitlnu was of an jivorntre nature, lieei realised 255. to 235. per 1501b.; etecrs fulfilled, £7 IPs. to .f,13: heifers". £5 lCs. to £11; and dry cows, £5 ss. to £9 ss. • There was only a medium yardins of store cattle, and the demand for all cissies was keen. YenrlinsK mode -El 17s. 6(1.; 15 to 18-month sorts. .£2 12s. M. to £3 35.; 2-year steers, £4 153. 6d. to £4 17s. 6d.; 2year heifers, £3 \1?. 6d.; 25-year stoers. £5 Is.; 3-year steere, £6 7s. 6d.; 3-year heifere, £5 Is. to £S 2s. 6d.; and dry cows, £1 10:. to £4 123. 6c!. Only a small number of dairy cows were pennod, anrl met with Ireen competition, prices ranging from .£3 lite, to .SlO 2f. 6(1. There was a Raort Pennine of fat r>!KS. the bulk beins of sood nnnlity. Prices on the whole were weaker. Chop Tier.-i fetched 60s. to eOs.; one extra, !?.?.=.; heavy baconorr-. 75.'... to 875.: and smaller, 55i. lo 7C?. (equal In 6Sd. tr> Old. mv \h.) : heavy porkers numo 465. to 585.; and lifjlrtcr sorts, 38?. lo <Ks. (count to 6!d. per lb.); store pips n-ero poorly represented, and rcali-cd hiih prices. liiirjre stores ren-lifod 225. to 333. 6d.; and smaller forts. 22?. to Jfe.; wcancrs realised lfe. 6d. to 16s. BUHN3IDE SALES. (By Telecra,ph—Press Association.) Dunctlin, January 31. At the Burnside saies to-day fat cattle to the n iimlier of ISO were yarded. Prices all ro'Uid were easier than thoio ruling last ■fyzk. Prime bullooke made £12 to £13 Its ; extra, to £14 17r,. 6d.; medium to Rood, £10 to £11 10s.; light and interior, £9 lfc. to .£11: Rood heifers, £9 to £10 Its.; extra, to £12 IS;.; medium. £7 1C?, to £5 10;.; liKiit and inferior. £3 10s. to £7. Fat f.hscp: 3312 were penned, principally e-.vc'?. v.-Ilh a fow pons of fair nu.ility wethers. Tho mallet all rouuil ivu. about Is. 6d. easier than last week. Goon wethers sold up to Til.; extra?, co 225.: medium. 16s. to IBs. 6d. ; Ikht and inferior, R=. la 15;. 6d.; pood ev.-ef. to 17s. id.; extra, to 19?. 93.: modi;im, 15?. to 16?. M. Fat hml)=: 776 were penned. Prices wore fully Is. to Iβ. i<l. caefcr than l.'mt week's rpte's. A fow consiffnrair.ts were po«ed out unsolrt. otherwise the drop would ha%e been more considerable . Prime iamh3 eold up to lSs. 6d.; eUi-.i heavy brought 2Cs. Jd,; medium, to cood, 13s. to 1/iS. &d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., reriorl on th»ir Kolv.ny sale, held yesterday, iis fcllows:-\Ye hat! u rood vardiiiK of sheep, but no rattle, and have to report ii Rood frer.oral inor.iiy [or nil iln-.'e.-, will'. Mm possible inception of breeding ewes, lor which buyers were not prtvent. The attendance was very faiUfactorr, and business at auction animated for sood-coii'li-tioned rap? lamb.;, store lambs, ami wethers, and young ewes. A line of heavyfliinnetl fat ewes, offered on behalf (if Mr. John Strang, Glcnsiiie, made 13s. Quotations, Two-tooth wethers, cr.ori but late thorn, 12s. Id.; 2-tootli ewes. 12.=.; goudconditioned rape lamb.". lCs.: other.-, 3s. Sd. to Si!.: cull lambs. 4-. In ss. Id.; fat ewes (Eood!, ijj.