LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1610, 29 November 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

: Jfe&rs, Dalgety and.Co., Ltd., Wellington! report a : s follows oh tlioir usual fortnightly sale at the; Upper Hutt on Wednesday.— Wo. had a 1 good" yarding'of sheep and. cattle. . .There was a good; attendance of buyers,- and we quitted, practically everything under the hammer. '■ We quote the ! following prices Shorn sheep: Two . and four-tootli wethers, 13s. Id.; two-tooth wethers, small,.lCe. 4d.; two; four, and. sixtooth to f.f.m. 'ewes, ,125.; two and .four-, tooth, ewos, lis. 4d.; springing cow,s, £4 7s. 6d., £5 ss;; £5 ; 10s.; .£6 Eg., to £8; cows in milk,-' £3,- '£3 "10s., :£3 l?s. 6d„ £4 176;, !£5 7s. 6d.; fat-cows, £5 £e.forward store, cows, £4 IDs.; store cows, .£2 6s. 6d., £5 25., to S3 -13«.; springing heifers, £4'l6a. 6d.; I heifers, just calved,. £5 to £5 Os. 6d. j.heif-' c.-=, wanier ealvers, £4 165.; empty heifers/ £3 Bs. 6d.'; bulls,'£2 10s.. to £3 14s. . : Messrs. Dalgetyand . Co., Ltd., Tepor.t, as follows;—We held out usual weekly[stock 'sale at-' Waipnkurau •on .November 26, 'when we offered a srafjjl yarding of sheep and cattJc to a buyers. Competition ' was. Keen i throughout, and. wo, sold practically our whole entry under the hammer; . We -quote as follows Three-year steers, £6 lis. 'to -£7 ,25.,- according to quality and size; twoyear heifers,. £3 13i. '6d. to £3 18s.; fat ewes, 14s. Bd.; four and six-tooth wethers, forward condition, 15s. sd. ' Messrs: 'Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report-as follows;—We offered a fair yaid. ing of sheep and a heavy yarding of .'cattle, -at Woodville, to a large attendance. Sheep sold exceptionally well, but cattle were slightly- easier, vendors' reserves; however, in numbers, of cases preventing 1 business. Quotations; Fat shorn wethers, 18s. 2d;; fat shorn ewes, 155.; small ■ shorn two-tooths, lis. '9d.; ' dniry cows, £4'l7s. 6d. to £5 ICe.;' fat cows,.,'£s ss. to £6 ICs.; empty cows, £3 6s. 'to £4 Is.; cows and calves, £4 IDs. to £4 155.; heifers in calf, £4 10s. to £5 7s. 6d.; two-year-oldheifers; £3 16s. to £4 ss. 6d.; 15-month heifere, £3 55. 6d. to £3 10s.; 15-month steers, £3 &. to £3 12s. 6d.; bulls, £4 to £4 10s.; store pigs, lis. to lEs.

. Messrs. Abraham and Williams,' Ltd., report on. their Pahiatua stock sale a-a follows:—We offered a very heavy yard'ing of cattle, the-bulk of which comprised a special yarding, of empty dairy heifers. Our yarding numbered closc oh IOCO head, the bulk of which. were heifers. There .were a largo number of good quality heifers offered, for which there was good inquiry from Wairarapa arid Manawatu clients, who bought most of them. There .Yfas not eo . much demand for ordinary bred heifers, and a- large number of this class were turned out unsold. Other classes ,of stock sold, at late rates. Quotations: 15 and 18-month Jersey cross heifers, £4 12s. 6d., £5, to £5 10s.; yearling ditto, £3 17s. to £4 53.; 15 and 18-month Holstein cross heifers, £5 to £5 4s. 6d.'; yearling ditto, £3 10s.. to £4 6a.; 15-month Ayrshire heifers, £5; two-year. Shorthorn heifcis, £4 55.. £4 10s,, to £5"; small yearling heifers, £2 103. to £2 18s.; good dairy cows, to £10 5 springing heifers, £6 to £775.; fat cows, £5 2s.';.empty cows, £3 ICs. to £4 7a. 6d.; 20<month steers, £3 195.; yearling steers, £3 to £3 65.; young bulls, £3 to £5 2s; 6d.; woolly hoggets, 14ts. to 16-3.; woolly ewes, 19s. 7d. : • ADDINGTON STOCK MABKET.' * (By.Telegraph.—Press Aseociation.) Chrlstchurfch, November 27. At' the weekly sale, of stock at Addington stock yards to-day there was .fine •weather and' an average attendance of farmers ond buyers. There was' a representative yarding of all clarccs of stock, and in no case wa& the entry in excess of requirements. There was a slight increase in the store and fat sheep ?ections and a deoreaec in. lambs, but otherwit-o-th« yarding waa about equal to that* of the previous market. cinjfi hundred And ciarhty ta&d of tat. e

cattle were penned, against- 259, at the previous sale and 222 on November' 13. Tho quality throughout was good, and though competition was free and tlic-tonc of the market- better than on November 20 there was no quotable change in the value of beef, which sold at prices ranging from 265. to 33e. per ICOlb. Steers made £10 ss. to £16; extra, to £19 100., the last-mentioned price lieing obtained for a- lino of four, year-olds, which tool; first honours in this class at the Metropoti tan show; heifere, £7 ss. to £10 2s. 6d.; and cows, £5 ICs. to £9; extra, to £10 &?.

The-yarding of fat calves was rather helow the average of recent markets, ami thc-r;a!e occupied only a short time. The quality, generally speaking, was satisfactory, as was- also competition, and prices ranged from Bs. to 6Ci;., the latter price being paid for nu exceptionally well finished calf..

There was a smaller entry of fat. lambi in the pens than'at the previous sale, the entries being 445 and 536 respectively. The quality'was not- as good, and a largo proportion of the lainbs were decidedly lighter in .weight. .Competition, however, woe keen, and taking the quality of the lambs into consideration there 'wn« an advaunu ol about Is: per head all round. The'whole of tho.entry went to butchers, .exporters not. operating. The top price was gained by . a good draft from Eldcrdie . Estate, Oamaru, which fetchcd 20s. The range of prices was as folIo«i3:-J3c<3t lambs, 16s. 6d. to 205.; lighter sorts, 15s. 6d. to 16s. 3d. . A pen of small culls only realised Ba. 3d.

| Although the entry of store sheep was elightly in excess of that of the' previous week, it was-within a very narrow comBass, and much below requirements. The bulk of the sheep wore of good class, and '/included two or three lines of exceptionally fine woolly hoggete, some forward fourtooth' wethers, u tew pens of shorn wethers, some merinos, and a pen of shorn ewes of various ages, and in low condition, with lambs. With such a. limited supply, there 'was,' paturally a strong demand for all classes, : and' the sale was notable for tho high values ruling, the best class of ewo hogg£t.s being in remarkably good demand. Shorn ewes with lambs (mentioned above) wore /withdrawn- at 12s. Gd., all counted. Shorn two' and four ; tooth wethers, in forward condition, mado 17s. and 17s. Id.; ewe hoggets (in wool),- 225. IM. to 235. Id.: good wether hoggets (in wool), 2Ca.; fourtooth wethers (in wool), 225.; cull crossbred ewes (in wool), mixed ages, 13s. Id. to '3d.; merino wethers (in wool), 9s. 7d.; and morino -owcu. 9s. ■ .There .was .a medium yarding of fat •cheep, shorn sheep largely, predominating, and all classes were represented. At the opening of tho sale, tha demand was on a par. with that of the. previous week, but as the ■ sale progressed there was a perceptible weakening on the demand, but, taking, the market from start to finish ■ there' .was little . change in valuta from those ruling a, week/earlier.' The range of prices was:—Prime woolly w«ther.s, 2-. 5 . sd. to 295. 3d!; others, Mo; 10d. to'24s.; woolly owes,.. 21s.,<d. to. 265.' 3d.; woolly .hoggets, [.vi. 9d.; woolly merino wethers, 19s. lid. to Ms. 6d.; prime shorn wethers, 195.. to 235. Sd.; lighter, lf«. 7d. to 185.'6 d.: prime shorn ewes. 18s. to 225.; others, lis. 2d. to 17b. 6d.; . eh-orn merino wethors, 14s. 9d. to 15s. 3d. Tho yarding'of .dairy cows was small, the bulk being of useful quality, and the demand was very keen, all sorts being ; eagerly fought- after.' Representative prices ranged from £5 10s. to £10. There were a fair number of- store cattle, and all classes commanded keen competition, buyers being vor,v ; : anxious to secure lines, almost re-: gardloro of condition. Fifteen to eighteenmonth, stores brought £3 7s. to £4 55.; twoyear .-/heifers, £5 ,to £5 65.; three-year steers/' £7 ss;; three-year. heifers, £5 'Its. to £6.;i5.; and cows, £2 to £6. \ .' / > A good lot of store pigs, including some from outside Canterbury, came forward. Largo stores,-, including largo lines from ICaikoura, -. realised 426. to 495.;' medium, 325. to 405.; and small sorts. 21s. to 30s. Sows in ■ pig'.brought .to £4 55., whilst weaner-K realised 15s. to 2Es., tho latter price, being obtained for exceptionally good halfbred Tartiworths. There was a fair yardibg of fat pigs, which,' in most, eases, wtir-s well finished. Competilion wa6 free, and prices wore unchanged since the previous sale: t Choppers realised £3 3s. to £6 "125." 6d.; heavy baeoners, 6Es. to 705.; and lighter pigs, 635. to 60s. (equal to 5Jd. to CM; per lb.). ' A few exceptionally heavy pigs" made £3-16s. to £3 18s. (or about sd. per lb.')." ;' Heavy porkers brought 45s. # to 5Js.; 'Knd lighter norlr,, 365. to 445. (equivalent to 53d. to Cd. per lb.).