LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1561, 3 October 1912, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., VellinEton', rdport having hold a successful clearliiß -sale at Lower, llutt, yesterday, on account -of Mr. T. TW'omcy. Tiiotu was .1 large attendance of- buyers, and competition \v&3 very keer. throughout tho sale. The hord came forv,-a.ril in lirst-class condition, and realised satisfactory prices, coivs in milk makintr up !o £15 2s. 6d. Quo-•tationa:-Cows ill full milk. £5 175. M.. £10 'IS*.,- £11 153., £12 10s., £12 tts., £15 'ii. 6d.: cottS'in mlik (poorer, iiuality), £5 ss. lo £9 10s.; cows, early" c'alvew, £7 IC.-. to£9 55.: cov.-s in calf. £5 ss. to £7 10*.; ycarlinz heifer.-, £2 13s. -

Messrs. Daigety and Co., Ltd.. report on their Otalti sale, held yesterday, as follows:—We had good yarding of both sheep and cattle, and in spite ■of the rough weather prevailing, slock Fold well up to late rates, and we oieured the yardin? at the following prices. Sheep: .Hoscets, 11s. 6d. to 12s. 3d.; empty ewes, to ils. Ed.; cull-ewes, 6s. lCd.; sir.all' wethers, 12=. 3d.' CatUe: 2-yeni , cmntv heifers, to JB3 ■" 55.: yearling Holstcin heifers, £3 Is. to JM Is.; yearlinc steers, £2 Ils. to £o: yearling heifers, fA it. to £3; mixed, yearling cattle., to .£2 75.: . vc-aners, 30s. to Sis': spring heifers, Si Ids. to £6 155.: cow's, rail calves, £3 .14a. to £5 153.: cmnty nowa. to fA: 3-year 'bullocks, £6 13s. 6tl.r fat cows (light), £4 19s. 6d. to £5.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report:—At Olaki, on I'uesday, wo had a good catry of sheop and a fair entry of cattle. In spite of the inclement weather, we had 0.--Bueressfiil sale, the whole of our entry changing hands at prices in favour of wethers! 15s. lid. to 17s. 7d.; fat wethers. Sis.; forward empty ewes, 16s. 6d.; fat oivcs, 20?. sd.;' 35-yca.r bullocks, £6 2s. 6d.; 2 to 24-vcnr steers. £5: dairy cows. £4 Mβ. to £7; Holstsin bulls. .« 2i. to £4 ICs.: Jcrfey bulls, .E5; yearling steers, £2 ISe. to £5 Is. ■Messrs. Abraham and TViliia,ni?, Ltd., report on their JohnsonviKc sale, hold yes"terdny, as follows:—A good yarding of prime oc-ttle and cxt.ra prime' shetp came forvvrril, and sold well at lnte rale 3. Prime bullocks, £11 ss. to £11 17s. M. lighter. £10 7s. 6d. to £10 17s. 6d.; vcalers, extra quality, £2 55.-6 d.; otliovs, 275. 6d. to 355.; extra prime heavy wethers, 295.; prime heavy wethers. 265.: prim? wothers, 243. to 25«.- 'extra, m'imc heavy ewe?.. .Bd.; prims nn-es, 22?. 6d.; nrime lambs, 17s. Jd. to 17s. «.; lighter. 16s. to 16s. Id.: light, 13s. 6d. to l<3: Ed. PAIIIATUA STOCK SALE. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows: —-V/c offered only a small yarding of sheep, but a heavy yardinc oi ea-ttlc. All classes of stocl; were in keen demand, and we made'practically a total clearance, dairy cattle and young steers beins strongly competed for. Pull-mouth owes and lambs, 16s. 6d.; fat owes, 18s.: dry ewes, 10s.: mixed hosnoti-, lfe. 6d.: 21year steers. £5 4s. Sd.; 2-.ye.-ir steers, £4 16s. to £4 17s. 6d.; small yoarliiips, 365.; dairy cows, £5 15s. to S3 Ids.; cows in calf. £4 to £4 155.; fat cows. £7; springing heifers. £6 to £8 10s.; backward heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £5 10s.; 2-year empty heifers, £4 ss. to £4 10s.; Jersey-cross heifers. £4 10s.; cmnty coy;.". £3 12s. 6d. to £4 55.: bulls, to £4 Ss.. 6a. ADDIKGTON STOCK MARKET. (Hi- Telssraph-Pross Association.) Christchurch, October 2. At AddiugtOT, to-day there were moderate entries.of stock, and tho attendance was smaller than usual. Fat cattle were rath•cr ..firmer. Store sheep, particularly , ! wethers, sold well, and new season's fat lambs showed an advance of Is. to Is. Gd. per head. Bacon 'piEs were rather easier, but, porkers wore firmer, and stores sold well. There was a cood sale for stora and dairy cattle. The yarding of. store sheep was a very small oils', and consisted of a few lambs and ewes, and a couple of pens of ewes of indifferent class, and a few mixed lots, including; one of shorn sheop. There was .1 cood attendance, and very keen demand ,for all descriptions, resulting in a clearance at prices rather above parity of recent rates, improved demand beinx cnsrially noticeable in the case ot wethers. Quotations are: owes, medium class, 17s. <d. to 17s. 9d.: one line of f.pociatly cood lngKots of mixed sexes, and in very forward condition, realising 19s. Id.': wethers, 15s. 10d. to 16.'. od.; wethers, small 2-tooth hnlfbreds (mcdiumi, 18s. id.: ewes, 2-tooths, inferior and in low condition, IBs. 5d.: ewes and lambs (all counted). m. 10d.; shorn ehcep (mixed eoxes), 13s. sd. There were 40 new season's fat lambs penned, and they were nearly all wollarown and in nice condition. There- was kcon demand, and the prices obtained were tho highest yet recorded in the yards, l'rimest sorts made 21s. to 2Us. bd.: ami lighter, lfa. to 20s. There was a moderate ""yarding oi fat sheen, the numbers bcilis somewhat smaller than last week. The bulk consisted of holfbred ami crossbred wethers, with a few lines of ewes and merino wethws. and 4 heavy ritorn wether;;. The. market opened well, and prices were well up to those of previous sale, but, soon bcrame firreer. anil sales were effepted at fully Is. to R sd. advance. The ranee of pri-ca r.-ps: Extra prime wethers, to 235! Sd.; prime, 225. 6d. to 265. Gd.; others. 19s. to 2!!5.; extra prime ewes, to 25 , !. Id.: prime. 18s. to 245.; others. 15«. to 17s. 6'L; ho|T7ets. 19s. 2d.: shorn wethers, \b>. <d. in 18s. 3d.; prime merino wethers, I9s. to S5«. 9d.j others, 14s. Id. to 28*. Id. One hundred and pixt,y-=is fat. cattle were penned, compared with ?.!!! at. the previous fM". «r\A 178 on Seplcmbw 18, Generally fraaftine. t.'ie c-ttlc nffcred wero , of eood ami the demand, nrneci'nlly for cow baef. ahoiTCd a, decided Improvement,

prices all round heine firinur. The'- prire. for beef ranged from 28s. 6<l. to 36=. 6d. per 1001b., Recording to quality. Steers realised £8 10s. to £11 111.-!.; extra, to £»: bcirers, £7 "s. lid. to £9 10s.; extra, to £13 On. 6d.; and cove. £6 15*. to £11 U*. Eil. There was a. fair entry of stare cattle, lines of 15 to 18-inonth sorts predominating. . The majority were in fair condition, giving evidence of liarfng been well wintered, 'although a few were in indifferent condition. The demand for all descriptions was brisk, competition bciiie keen. Yearlings made 27.*. 6<1.; 15 1o IBmonths sorts, £2 fc. to £3 lls. c<l.; 2-year Ktoeri:. £!> 11?, to £5 U-. id; 2-ycnr heifers. £4 155.; 2}-ypar steers, £'! 17-=. Gd.: 3-yeav heifers, £5 10s. to JBS 12s. 6i1.; and drv cows, 303. to £6 E-?. Dairy cows were in grcd ('emand. thonsh mostly poor sorts, and sold at £4 to £10 17s. fid. In Hie. fat, pie section there was i>. fairly large entry, find the i-la-M was iiiil/onuly !?ond. Tho demand for baraiar!' was easier, but- the prices for porkers wore somewhat belli?)- tlnn at reconl -rales. Choppers realis-erf ,f,i 10s. fo .15 Yin. fd.: large baccnors. £3 12s. J.-> £4; :ni-.l Einolle;lots, 555. to 6/s. 6(1.: these prices being etiu.il to 4:M. to 5Jd. r?r lb. linreto porter,? made 475. Ccl. to 525. and li'iiilor s-a'-is Bte. to Ws.. coual Id Ssd. to 6d. per lb. The yardillir of store "ies was rnu-li. and on the whole tb? nirallty was indifferent, many nefnp Inferior. The simply was ir.ruliiciciit for the demand, and scvei-.-i.l wnnld-be buyers were unable to secure sunpl!f!?. Only a, r-,upl? nf ns'is of laree store-- were offered. !>.nd these realised ">.n. !o '55.. whi'''t T>ioriMi;r. s-orts m.-''.o 325. tn <!(!«.: small pijts, 18s. to 305.; and weaners, 12s. to 21s. . . BUENSini: M.ATJKET. Diincdln, October 2. At Burnddc to-day EC3 fat cattle were vare'ed. Prions were from 1C?, to las. per head lower 'linn last v-rek's rotw. I'l-pr? bullocks, f/.i 10s. ■'■tn. £<J; extra, to £18; medium. Cll 10s. io £13: licht -:nd inferior, £9 to £10 10s.: good I'oifsrs.' £0 1C?, to. £11: oxtrn, to f!Z: lr-sdium. ,E7 10s. to £9: light and inferior. £0 to £7. Fat Ei'icep: 3859 wsn; jmini-11. I'l-ice-? all round were from Is. t:> Is. fd. pjnicr I'lau thorn ruling last wo?!:. Gontl v.-cthers, ?-K £rt. to Ms.: estr.-i, in 29-:. '9d.; milium. 51s. Cd. to 53?.: Hrrht and inferior. 19s. to ?K 6a.; -prims wes, ?.is. to 2'-. 9d.-. nicrtinm. 13.=. to ffis.: Hint and inferior, 15.=. 3d. to 17s. T-'it lam!)?: 35 we"* nenned, the best of which sold mi.to 25-:. td.