LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1495, 18 July 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

I Messrs. Dalgety and Companv, Ltd. (PalI merston branch), report:—We have to report having a very good entry of stock at utr Mai toil sale or* futtdhv Small lambs, to 9s. 2d,; store ewes, to Bs. 5d.; empty ewes, to 105. _Bd.; s.m. ewes in lamb, 13s. 10(1. t-o 14s. 7d.; cull two-tooth ewes, in lamb, to 12s. 5d.; f.f.m. ewes, in lamb to , Southdown rams, 15?. 7d.; medium twotooth ewes, in lamb, 15s. lCd. to 16s. 3d.; young ewes, in lamb, to 16s. 3d.; small twotooth wethers, 15s. fid. Cattle—Mixed weavers, 355. 6d.; eightcen-monilhs steeiv, £3 135.; dairy cows, to £6 55.; dairy heifers, to £6 13s. Me-srs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.', report on their John.-ronvil'e sale, held yesterday, as follows:—A good yarding of bullocks came forward, but, owing to the rough weather, very few sheep were vardod. Prime bullock.--, £9 12?. 6d. to £9 17s. 6d.; lighter, £9 £.«. to £9 lte.j light, £9; prime ewes, 17s. !od.; medium ewes, 15s. 7d.; light wethers, 17s. 3d.; prime lambs, 12s. 6d. to 13s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd!, report as follows:—Woodvillc we offered a moderate yarding of both sheep and cattle, practically a total clearance beinz cll'cotcd at late rates. F.f.m. ewes, "n lamb. Its. lOd.; empty ewes, lis.; mixed hoggets, lCs. Id. to lis. 6d.; dairy cows, £6 2s. 6d. to £7 2s. 6d.; empty cows, £3 2s. to £3 9s. 6d.; heifers, in calf, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 55.; empty heifers, £3 45.; two-year steers, £4 3s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatua stock sale as follows:—\Ve offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle, notwithstanding the exceptionally wet day. Sheep again sold well, breeding ewes, on behalf of Mr. E. J. Diamond, topping the market at 21s. 3d., l:is hoggets making 14s. A good clearance was made in cattle at late rates. Quotations—Good breeding eww (mixsd ages), 21s. 3d.; forward wethers, 16s. 4d., 16s. 9d., to 1 IBs. 3d.; store wethers, 14s. 6d. to. 15s. Bd.; mixed hoggets, 10s. 6-d. to 145.; cmptv ewes, 12s. 9d.; dairy cows, £5 15s. to £7 *2(3. 6d.; store cpws, £2 17s. to £3'ss.:'heifers, 'n calf. £5 £». to £6 7s. 6d.; yearlings, 355. to £2 65.; hulls, to £2 14s. Messrs-. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their Marton sale, held on Tuesday, as follows:—Wo had on exceptionally heavy yarding of sheep, which suffered in appearance owing to the heavy' rain. We were successful in quitting the entry,'with the exception of a few pous, at satisfactory prices'. A small yarding of cattle sold at late rates. Sheep: Four and five-year ewes, in lamb, 13s. 3d. to 14s. 6d.; two, four, and flix-tooth do.. 13s. 6d. to 145.; f.m. do., 10s. 2d. to 13s. 3d.; two-tooth do., 15s. Id.: twotooth ewes, on account of Mr. F. Jefferson. 195.; four and six-toath Lincoln ewes, on account of Mr. W. Morrison, 245. 4d.; wether hoggets, 12<-. to 12s. 9d.; small do.. 10s. Id.; ewe hoggets, 13s. 9d.; mixed hoggets. to 14s. 3d.; four, six. and f.f.m. wethers, 17?.; fat wethers. 17s. 6d.; forward ewes, 10s. Bd. to lis. 5d.; fat ewes, 13s. to 14s. Cattle: Eighteen-month steers, £3 10s.; dairy cows, £6 7s. 6d. to £6 IDs.; springing heifers. £s'to .£6 ICs.: eighteen-month? lieifors. £3 10s.; fat cows, £5; wcaner steers, £3 6s. Messrs. Macintosh and Co. report having held their woeldy sale in their Waipouo. yards (Maslerton) yesterday, when th?y offered a yarding well up to advertised numbers. A line of ewes.' cm account of Mr. Alfred Matthews, realised 175.. and a good line of Shorthorn steers, rising two-year-old. brought £4 18s, Other Quotation?: Woolly lambs, lis. 3d.; two-tooth wethers, 13 s ?. 6d.; small lambs. 75.; cull ewes, 6s. 6d. to 95.: cows, in calf, to £8; yearling hej. foi>\ 375. 6(1.: stove rows, £2 17«?. 6d.; draught gelding, £25 1C«. WESTFIELD STOCK PRICES. At Westfield yards, fat cattle.were yarded in full numbers, and advanced in prices, best oxen wiling to 30s. per 1001b.; others, 265. to 255. per-'lCOlb.; cows and heifers, 245. to 265. per 1001b. Steers fold at from £7 10-5. to £13 10s.; cows and heifers. £5 to £9 ss. Vea! camc forward in good supply, and sold at late rates. Heavy vealers sold to £3 15=.: medium weight, £2 to £2 125.; others, 21s. to 30?.: smaller and fresh dropped. 2?. to lCs. Sheep came forward in good number and advanced in priccs from Is. 6d. to 2s. per head. Best weight sold at 28s. 9tS: other*. 21s. to 265.; two-tooth wethers, 15s. sd. to Ifc. 9d.: heavy ewc-3. 17s. to 205.: ewes, 10s. to 15s. 6d. ITog-, get> ranie forward in rood numbers, and paid at. higher rate*-. Pc.-t hoggets sold at from 15a. to. 17s. 3d.; other?, 10s. to 13s. 6d. Pigs wen yarded in good supnly. and ssld at late 'rate?. .Paconers, to £3 lC;.; Jane norl"*".".?. £2 12?. Cel. to £•$• porkers. £1 10s. to £2- 5f.: slips, to. Zls. No wcaricrs were yarded.

ADDINGTON SALE. (By Teleeraph.—Press .Association.) Christchuroll, July 17. At Addington there were very miKli reduced. entries in tlio yards in almost ail departments in consequence of the wet weather. Cattle sold irregularly, but without quotable change. The few fat lambs offered sold well, as did fat sheep. Store ehocp were in keen demand and prices were firmer, especially fur sl-oro lambs. There was a.lso a good sale ''or fat pigs. The yarding of store sheen showed a further reduction, as might reasonably be expected at. this late period of the season, ui'jd the climatic conditions experienced recently. On the whole the sheep penned did not appear to advantajrc, iiOJi of them showing clearly that they had coin: through a trying time. All classes of ewes, wethers, and lambs were l epresentcd. Despite the unfavourable weather, there was a representative attend.ancc. and there was very keen competition for all fat elates of sheep. Lambs made n. further advance cf Gd. to 9d. pel- head. Ewes more than maintained the prices ruling at recent, oaies. while the demand, for wethers v/a.s ccumllv animated as that for owes, the prices paid for this description of sheep being as.high, condition considered, as any during the current season.' Ewe lambs, of which about half a dozen lots were offered, sold a.t 13s. for small halfbrcdi-r, to 16s. 'Id. for the best sorts of ewes ,of mixed sexes, flood lamb- realised 13s. to 13s. 6d.: average lots finestly withers). 12s. (id. to 13s:; and small and inferior lines, 10s. to lis. Fairly forward wetliers made 16s: to IS;. 10d.; two-footlis. halfbred, 16s. 2d.: and iwo, four, and six-tooth halfbreds, 16s. 3d. Full'aud failins-uioutJt ewes realised J .is. to 13s. Gd.: two, four. six. and eight-tooth sorts, 16s. Id.; and two-tooth, 21s. 3d. to 21s. 6d. . . .. . There were only 6ia fat lambs, penned,' mostly of fair to prime quality,' and' thev sold at firmer rates, tors .making 17s. Cd. to 21s. 6d.'; and others. 15s. to 17s. There was a fair yarding of fat sheep, considering the weather, and the -quality • ,w» .very mixed. There was a keen demand and prices were very firm, all classes selling • well. Prime- wethers, especially heavy-weights, fully maintained their values, but Ifeht and unfinished were neglected, and were chiefly bought by graziers. Prime - hea.vy ewes wore keenly- competed for, and tlrase showed a rise, particularly towards the end of the sale. The ranjre of prices was: Extra prime wethers, to 275.: nrimo, 20s. to 255.; lighter, 15s. Id. to 19s. Cd.; extra, prime ewes, to 255. 9d.: prime, 17s. 6d. to 2?is.: others, lis. 4d. to 175.; merino wotte'i. 14s. Id. Two hundred and forty-two fat cattle were pennsd, again.* - 300 at the previous sale, and 310 on Julv 3. The vardiw consulted largely of steers, of which "somo vciry nice animals were offered. The demand was irregular, some lines, notably those from Lagnmor, selling remarkably well, and the average priee was on the name Ijvel as til", previous week, n.-mely 245. to aCs. per, lCOlh. Steers realised £8 17s. 6d. to £11; extra, to '£14: heifers. £6 t.o £6 10r.: extra, to £11 1C?.; find cows, £5 ss. to £11. Only n. few Store cattle were offcrpd. y-MTlings making 355.; fifteen to eighteenmouths. £.3: two-year heifers, £4 8-=.; and drv cows, £2 I<*. to £4. Th.'jry cows were in fair demand, and sold at £5 10=. to £9 for ordinary sorts, and un to £13 for extra. good.All classes oT mas were represented hv small onirics. The demand for chopper's and baconers showed no change, but porkers were slightly better. Chopper? ' made 7lls. to 7fs. 6d.: linearis. 655. to 73=.; and lie-liter sorls. 5C.=. to 575. 6d. (equivalent to Rtd. Per lb.). The best porkers realised 4?.=. 6d. to 465.. and liehter kot.'s 355-. to iOi;. (equal to sd. per lb.). Only .a few stores were olTered. the demand (rood. The best sorts mad* 225. fid. to 325., and smaller J 4s. 20s. Weaners realised Bs. 6d. to Us. 6d. ' BTJKXSIDE MAHKET. Dunedln, July 17. At Burnside to day 158 fat cattle were yarded, consisting chiefly of medium to inferior quality. The supply was unequal to the demand, and prices eliowed an advance of 10s. to £1 per head on last week's rates. Ut-s-t bullocks, £12 15s. to £14; extra, to £1C; medium to good, £10 10s. to £11 Its.: light. £8 10s. to £9 10s.; best cows and heifers, £10 to £11; extra, to £13 17s. Cd.: medium ti 'Rood. £8 to £9 10s.; light and inferior, £6 to £7 10s. Fa.t sheep: 305! penned, consisting principally of prime to medium quality wethers. . There was keen deimand owing to butchers having small supplies and graziers bidding: for all lots requiring topping cfl\ Prices were slightly firmer than last wcei. Ilest wethers. 225. 6d. to 24=.- extra, to 27a; medium to good. to 22;.; light and iinfiiii'i'ihcd. 17s. to 195.; be=t ewes lEto 205.; extra. 1o 2'! p. 6r1.; medium, to good] IS*. Cd. to 175.: light, 12s. 6d. to 14= Fat lamb?; .1929 penned. The oualitv on the whole was not so good as last week. (Irazicrs fccured some 800 of the warding. Freezing lambs were firm at I;t,st week's prices. Unit. 18s, to 19s. 6d.: extra., to 265.: irefliuin to [rood. 15=. 6;l. to 175.; light and unfinished. 13s. to 14s. (id.