LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1441, 16 May 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Tta New Zealand Loan and Morc.intile Accncy Company report on their Mnsterton sate as follows ■.-Wα had .t, cood yardins of both sheep and cattle, there was a laree attendance of buyers, and bidding was spirited throughout, the sale. With the s.xcention of one line, we fold everytlunK under the hammer. Good woolly lamns brought, from 1C;. 3d. to 11s. 2d.; shorn lambs 7? 9d. to Bs. 9(1.: two-tooth wethers, to 14s. 10d.; forward empty ewes, Bs. 9d. to Us.; backward do., 6s. 7d. to 7s. 6d.;,cw:s, in lamb, to 10s.; three-year-old fleers, £5 7s. to £5 135.; two and a Imlf-yoai- do., £3 ISs. to £4 18s.; cows, in calf, £7 10s. to £i 12s. 6d.; fat cows, £5; store do., £i es. w £3 195.; hulls, £5 3s. to £4 4s.

Messrs. Salgety and Co.. Ltd.. report on thoir Wanganiii sale. Hold on Wednesday, a? follows :-\V? yarded 200 alieep and 200 cattle. The sliecp were dull of sale under ths hammer, but we quitted the bulk pf them afterwards. Cattle met with a reany sale, practically sverythniß being cleared at auction. We nuoto:—Lambs. ss. 9(1.. is. Id.. 7s. 2d., Bs. 6d., to 9s. 4d.: f.m. ewes. 6s. 4(1.. Bs. 9c1., 95.: f.m. ewes, in lamb 95.; culls, at ts. 4d. Cattle: Forward bullocks, £6 195.; store cows, £3 165.; Hereford-cross veaners, £2 195.; Hereford woinsrs, 355.; yearling heifers, £2 IPs. to £3; wcanors. £1 103. 6d. to £1 19s. 6d.; milking cows, £o to £5 10s.; bulls, £2 165., £3 25., to £4 6s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, hid., report on their Johiifonvillc s.ile as follows: —We offered a Rood yardinjr of sheep and rattle to a good a tendance of buyers. Prices were as follow:—Prime hca-vy bullocks, £10 23. 6(1. to £10 7s. 6d.: prime bullocks, £9 7s. 6d. to £9 12s. 6d.; lighter. £3 15s to £9; vcdiers, 365. to '.Is.; light. 20s. to 21a. 6d.: prime heavy wethers. 19s. 8il.; Rood wethers, 165.; extra, prime heavy ewes, 16s. 9d.; prime heavy ewes, 15s. 3d. to 15s. 9(1.: lighter. 13s. to 13s. 6d.: prime lambs, 12s. 2d. to 12s. 7d.; plain. 10s. 3d.

Messrs. James Mackintosh and Co. renort. having held their weekly nale in their Waipoua (Mastcrton) yards on Wednesday, when they offered a small yarding of shocp but a good yarding of cattle. There was a good attendance of buyers, and competition wa-s kern. They renort practically a clearance. Fat ewes, 12s. 3d., 12s. 6d., to 12s. 10d.; fat withers, 14s. 6d.; two-tooth-empty ewes,' Us. 6d.; woolly Innibs. Bs. 3d.; small two-tooth ewes, in lamb, 11s.: f.m. ewes, in lamb. 7e. Id. to Bs. <d. (Jattie: On account of Mr. James Cameron, of Ecwarewera: Four-year-old etwrs, M 175.; three and four-year-old stesrs,' £6 10s.; threeyear steers, £5; two-year-old heifers, in calf. £4; eighteen-month empty heifers, £3 55.; cows, in calf, £4; weancrs. £2 ss. On account of other . vendors—Springing cows, £3 153. to £4 125.: empty cows, £3 ss. to £4. ADDINGTON ILABKET. (Bγ TelnxraDh.—Press Association^ . Cliristchurchj May...15. At the Addington-sale there were large entrioj for shi'cp and lambs, a. good entry of store sheep, and an avorags yarding in other departments, with a- good attsndance. Fat cattle met with a dragging sale, store- sheep of all classes sold well, iat lambs were a shads easier, fat sheep nrmer. and pigs and store and dairy cattle sold well. The entries of store sheep were slightly smaller than in the previous week, all class?s being represented, but ewes predominated. There was a, good sale for Hues of good ewes from two-tooth to sound-mouth. There was a noticeably animated demand, resulting in the (inning of prices, aud in sonic instances sales wero made at prices 6d, to Is. in advance of those, ruling a, week earlier. In lambs there was only a. small proportion of forward lines, but these, although late m soason for fattening purposes, sold quite up to former values, in fact, best lots were ..a.little dearer, whilst other clastcs were flrin at late rates. The wethers offered wi're mostly of medium class, that is, there were not many fonvard lines; jjood lines sold particularly well, the market having an upward tendency; low-condition-ed two-tooth wethers and other classes were unchanged, practically sverything was sold, and a very healthy tone pervaded the wholo market. The following was the range of prices :—Ewes, four, six and eight-tooth (fair lots), 14s. 6d. to 17=.; small sorts (same ages), 13s. to 13s. 6d.; six and sight-tooth, 14;. to Us. 4d.; two, four, and six-tooth, medium class, 12s. 6d. to 13s. 6d.; sound-mouth lines, 11s. 6d. to 14s. 4d.; full and failing mouths. Bs. to 9s. 6d.; aged lines, 6s. 6d. to 7.5. C-d.; and merinos, 4s. to 6s. 7d.; a lino of two-tooth halfbreds, was pa-ssed at 14s. Ud.; iambs, from half bred ewes (small), 12s. 10d.; ordinary rape lambs, Us. '6d. to 13s. Bd.; and others, Bs. 6d. to 9s. 6d. Wethers, forward sorts, 15s. to 16s. Id.; two-tooths and low-conditioned lines of mixed ages, 12s. 3d. to 13s. 6d. Thsre was a- very largo entry of. fat lambs totalling 1014, the Quality, taking it all round, not being equal to last week. There were many very prime lines, but, on the other hand, there was a greater proportion of unfinished lots, soni! of which should have been in the store pens. Competition lacked the keenness shown last week, aud the sale was somewhat irregular, prices even for prime quality being easier by about 6d. per head. The range of prices was:-Tegs, 17s. 3d. to 19s. 7d.; extra, k> 20s. 10d.; average weights, 14s. to 175.; aud light and unfinished, 10s. to 15a. 9d.

There was an exceptionally lari?e y.irdiuK of fat shc3p, including a cood proportion of very prime wethers and ewes. The bulk of the entry consisted of rood average freezing wethers and ewes. A number of lines of ewes were, however, backward in condition, and brousht comparatively lower rates. The market opened a bit. slacK, but later on competition on the part of export buyers became keener, and prices for wethers wcr2 very firm, and in some casea showed improvement upon last week's rates: ewes fit Jor freeziiiK and heavyweights also sold well. Tte range of prices was:—Prims wethers. 18s. to 215.; extra to 305.: others. 15s. lCd. to 17s. 6d.; merino wethers, Its. Id. to 11s. 2ci.: nriine ewes. Us. 6d. to 19s. 9d.. extra to 235. 6d.; others, lOp. 7d. to Ms.; merino ewes. 10s. Bd.

The entries of fnt cattle ausreeated 185 head, as against 342 on Hay 8. Th.3 yarding consisted largely of stores, mostly of a useful class, but the butcher showed no disposition to operate freely, and consequently the sale was a draccing and irregular one, prices if anything bsing easier than a week earlier. Steers realised £7 )ss. to £11 155,: heifers. £5 sa. to £11 12s. Gd., and' cows £5 IDs. to £9 10s.; beef realised 225. to 25a. rra- lCclb.. according to quality. The passings wer; heavy.

There was a small yarding of 6toro cattle, many classes being unrepresented. For all good cattlo there was free competilion. but younger sorts wsro not in much demand. Fifteen to eightcen-months sorts made 355. to 405.: tivo-vear steers. £4 12s; to £4 165.; two-year heifers, £4 15=.; mid dry cows, £1 10s. to £4 ss.

Dairy cows were rnpres?ntcd by a good yarding, and fir best clnsses thero wa» free dcmnml. Prices ranged from £4 to £11 17a. £d.

Fat pics were represented in moderate entry, n'-\ description* cnini:!.!: forward, ond there was a. good demnnd. biddings being free. Choppers realised Co=. to 80s.: oiio pic of extra, trned nimlity end weight making £5 14s. Fliavy bnconers, 625. 6d. to 705.: and liihter ,-ort3. 5Cs. to (£■-., e(|U-il to 5Sd. per lb: heavy porkers made 425. sd. to 485.. nnd lighter nigs. 355. to 40?.. this price being equivalent to s}d. pel- Hi. Store pigs were in fnir supply, and there was a good deniimd, operations ot Fouth-'rii buyers materially assisting the market for larger sorts. Largo sorts realised 30s. io 375. Gd.. cxt.rn. making Io 42?. 6d.; smn.lU--sorts, 18?. to 28s. 4d.; and wenner?, 10s. (o lte.

' ' buunsme market. U!r TelcEraph-l'russ Af.'ncHtlon.i Duncdin, Mn-y 15. At Ilurnside to-d,-iv 189 Tat i-ntMn were yarded, fliiofly of cows and heifor?. Prime bullocks realised 19s. per lirail nior- than lafit week, nnd cows and heifer* sold nt last week's price?. Ilcbi hulliicks, £10 l<) £12: ex-lrri. lieavv. £13 10». I" XI3 17s. 6d • medium. t» good. £8 In .C 9 5?.: light. £6 1C?. Io £7 10.--.: bc.-t cnw<: and hcifprs £7 t.o £8 10?.-. extra heavy. « h, ClO 15.-.: medium. £5 to 5.6 10s.: licht. £3 10?. In fA 10?.. Viil, sheen: 157S wore, ppnnod. tiv hulk ron?isting i.hicfly of cw«». rliinfly coml lo prime. Prime wether- wet with goon competition at. fricoj Iγ- Mr bead in ndritici? of ln.Kr vßlun«, B"st wother?. 19>- in 21;.; crtra, 225. to 235, 6d.; mcdluffl to eoou, In,

(o 18s. 6(1 : lisflit. l.if. !'> 16.-. M.; be=|. no, 16s. 6(1. lo IV-. Cd.; cxlvn heavy, 18s to 2;?. 6d.: medium I" Rood. 12s. m i'.=. 6<1.; aced and inferior. Bs. in 11.-.

Fat, lambs: J'ricos wore barely on n levol with hut week's high rams. Prime, 15=. 6d. l-t 17*. 6(1.; event nriino. 18;. to 19-. 9i1.: medium. 13«. t» 15;.: smiiH. 11s. 6(1. tn 12.'. M. Tics-. Porkers and baeonors were not In sudi keen demand as was ihe case last week, anil prirc- w?re 5?. to 10s. lower.