LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1627, 19 December 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., I/td., Wellington, report as follows on their stock sale held at Otakl on Tuesday :—We had a vary large yaTdins; of both, sheep and cattle. The demand for uhecp was very keen, and prices realised were on a par with recent sales," but there was a slackening off in the inquiry. for fat ewes', also young cattle. We have to report a very good -safe and only a few pens of cattle went out un3old. Tho . following prices were realised:—Pat ewos, 15e. 3d.; slioni owes and lambs, 16s. id.; woolly ewes and lambs, 265. 3d.; two and four-tooth ewes, 14s. (id., Us. 7d.; mixed sheep, 12s. 4d., 15a. 3d., 155.. 6d.- wethers, 13s. Bd. to lEg. 3d.; shorn cull ewos, 10s.; three-year bullocks, £5 18s.; fat cows, £5, £5 Pμ. 6d.; forward empty cows, £3 18s. 6d., £4 65., £4 11s., £4 l?c. 6d. £4 18s.; forward empty heifers, £4 12s. 6d.- store cows, £3 65., £3 10s., £3 125.; empty dairy hcilere, £3 165., £4; springing heifers, £4 165., £5 10s., £7; cows in milk, £3 12s. 6d.; eighteen-month steers, £3 163.; fifteen-month steere, £3 45., £3 Ite.; mixed weaners, 275. 6d.; weaker steers, 328. 6d.; wcaner dairy heifers, £1 16s. 6d., £2 55., £2 10a.; manor bulls, £1 155., £2; vealera 30s. M.; bulls, £3 155.; sucking pigß, 15s, to 14s.

llesere. Dalßoty and Co.. Ltd.. report having lield thoir usual stock Efllo at waiputairau on Tuesday. The report states :- We liad a fair entry of cattle and sheep. Fat heifers, £5 75.; fat steers,-£7 125.; twoyear Shorthorn heifers, £4 Js. 6d.; threcycaa- steers, £6 5e.; good-conditioned twoyear Polled Angus steers, £5 175.; a good line of eiglvteon-inonthts to two-year Heroford steers, £5 2 ? . 6d Sheep: Fat cwcb, 15s. lCd.; four and six-tooth cvrce, Hβ. 9a.; two-tooth ewes, 14s. . Messrs. Abraham and.-Williams, Ltd., Tβnort on tlieir JoluisonvHle sale, hold yea-terdav-as follows : —An-extra heavy yarding of primo bullocks and eheep came forward and sold well at recent rates. Prime woifSity bullocks, £10 Wβ. to £10 17s: fid.; Srimo bullocks, £10 to £10 7b.-60.;; lighter, £9 ss. to £9 lOe.s good voalcre, 355. to 43|.; average, 235. to 30a.; sucking pigs, 12s. 6d. to lfe: prime wethers, £1 os. lid.; good wethers. 18s.; extra prime heavy ewes £ ; prime heavy ewes, tie. 3d. to ■ 19s. 5d.; good, Bs. 2d. to 18s. Bd.: lighter, 16s. Id. to 175.; prime lambs, 165..2 d.; good lambs 13s. w 13s 6d: to 145.; plain, 11s. 10(1. to 123. 6d. Messrs. Ateaham and Williams, Ltd., renort—At Linton OU Tussda.v, Deccmboi 17 we had a, very full entry,.the.yards be'intr taxed to their utmost capacity to accommodate the stock that came torward A good attendance ot buyers -was present, and bidding was brisk, everything changing hands at the following quo a-Uon----Good woolly ewes and lambs, SOs. Od.; "woolly hoggets, 17s 3d.;'mixed two tooths, 13s. 3d. to Uα. 3d.; two-tooth wetba~ lk- aged shorn ewes, with lambs, all oo"iintcd, 7s. 4A.; forward cows £4 is. to £4 1R5.; fat cows. £5 Is. to £6 bs.; light fat cows', £5 3s. to £5 Bs.; two and a hallyear Hereford steers, £5 We.: store cows, £3 to £3 Iss.|- two-yoar blcltb, £4 lta. 6d.; vearling ■■tcors, £2 17a. M.; eighteenmonths steera, £3 45,; spriueins l«-;ifore, « 17s. 6d. to £6) hol%< ta caK, fiJ m. 6d, to £1 155. i nean«i feelto*. Mi. to ste.

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Jlwsro. AlirliJinm run! lVllllnmn, liUl, Miport on thi'lr I'flli.iiilim srili' til Tuomliiy us follows:- Wo nlVcrnl n uuuil yn-nliiiß ut lioth mliwii nnd ciiUli , to « HKiilt'i'.'ilc fllLrniliiiiri'. 'I'liri'n \\v> llll.lc Inquiry Tor nil c-I.'l.:bci< of i<lin'li, nrobnlily nil ihmihiiH nf fiM-innrs liolnp buoy hliviivliir iiiml l.lie proximity i>l tlr: llulliM.v?. Uiliitnllons: Put ewes, Mn. llil.s fiii'\v;ud pliiirn ewefl. Its. 6il. lo \\r. "Jd.i slurp oven, Vp. Oil.: .••prlnpliic holli'iv, X 5 In it 7n. Cil.i plElilri-ii-iiiiintii lii'ifiM'Ji, JJ.IV.M-, .-C3 h. (id. K/ >:i •U.\ rows nnd nlllvcs, I'A Vs. fill, to Jt<l lfii.i <<lKliti!L<n-iiiunlli fU'oi'F, X,i 17b. Gil.; youiiß lilllls, j;8 to 12 'le. Oil, ■ 'I'll? Now Zi'n.ini'.d 1/onu <i.tul Merrontllu Am-noy Co.. lild., iuul Kvdiivcd, report on l.lioir «-.'oM.y rale, liold in Hie MMii<riili.'iu yardo. l'alllntun, on Tiiesilny, —Wo hnd n. omiill ynrdliiß nt nliccp (ind ii. f.ilr entry of rattle, ivlilnh nolil woll up in lute raten. Wα lui-vo lo report ii. t'.itnl rltniiiiiM at Hie folJowliiK |ilti!(!3:--'l'\v.i. liioth wiMlicre Mhoi'.'il, l!c. lOil,; Ilolntcin-nroi-w hvlCcra, « Z». 6(1.! dnJry heifers, «t proflt, X 5 10s. to f.6; lute c;ilvlil|j dairy oow.«. X 6 10s. i store i'ows, iJJ to £'1; bulls, £2 lfe., a Uα. niul a. ADDINOITON MAttKET. !h; Tolegrniili.—Tress Aeeoointlon.) Chrlstcliiirob, l)ci:cuibnr 10. At the Aililiiigton live stock marltet there was α-lnrge yarding of nil classes of ptoek, tho eouseiiueiico liomib iirnotlciilly a double market, 'l'liero ».'is «. iwod iitleiidanoe. J'.'il on-tllc were without elmnge. Hloro elieep cold.well, except wethers, which woro ensi<M'. There woe n lieen deniunil fur Tut lnmbs at. about late rutep, and tire fat nhccp sale opened well, nnd won firm Mii-oujrhoiiil. I'ifc'B were onslor. There was a Bood demand for s'.ore and dairy cattle. The ya.rdiiii! ot store sheep woe larger than ill fcvcrn.l recent ralce, and conpisteil chiefly of shorn wethci-o of dllTcrciit nges, nlthoiiirli two-tootlie nrcdoiiilunlcdi tlic remainder consisted of fliorn ewes with lambs, the former being mostly auod, a few linos of ilry ewce, riniiu; from twotooth to full-mouth, and a few smm.ll pons of morinoe. The feature of tho iniirUot was Mio first line of store lambs offered nt Addiiißton this season. There was a larije nttendaiKC and n..good all round eale. :iltl:oush Ilia iuerencod supply of shorn wethers had the effect of e-tcadyini; tho market and chcckiiiK nny further advancing, and rnlucs for th.is class of sheep were slightly easier than at sonio recent rales. I'oun/y oivra cl'.liev with lambs or otherwise sokl remarkably well,, but owes of uncertain njrca changed luinde at prices slightly more iu favour of buyers than recent rates. The lino of lamb which was in forward condition made 2J* 9d. Quotation were:—Wethers, twotooths, Us. 6d. to 15s. 9(1., according to condition; foyir :isd six-tooths, 16s. 6d. to 17s. <d.; two and four-tooths, 16s. lCrt.; otlicrs, IJ-. lid.; inorinoiß. verv forward, 13s. lid.; o.wcij. four, and six-tootlie, good, 19s. 3d.; two-tooths, medium. 17s. 4d.; two. four, six and cisht-lootlw. 13s. 9d.; good fro!li sound-mouth !ince, 17s. as:d ewes, 9s. G'J. to 103.; younger sortie, 12s. 6d. to 135.; •woolly ewes, 245.. 7d.; woolly merinos, lCs. lid.

There was on entry of 2113 lambs, tlio bull: of which wsro we!! crown a-'id in prime condition. There were, however, a number of lot.s that were dry in the wool and lacked fina'eh. The entry included con-.si-srnnionts from Kaikoura and Oamaru. There was a very keen demand on the part of butchers, who bought tho bulk of tfce yarding, exporters fcciiie only, able to gst odd lots within their limits. A special line of Border Lciccrter-cross lambs, from Mr. W. E. bright, Willonghby. mado Z''i3. to Id's. Id. The.range of prices for ordinary prime lambs was I?i3. £<1. to 215., and lighter 16s. to 13s. Tho average price paid by exporters was about lfis., but they only took about 200. There was a heavy yarding of fat eliaop in about equal proportions of wethers and ewes, and t!is Quality and condition was RciisroUy good 'to very prime. There was a good demand til! aiiMst t!>o end of I lie sale, and prices were very firm throughout, thoiifjh heavy sheep did not sell quiio so wall ii:? week. There wns a fair amount of bm-jnoss done for export, and graziers were on tho look-out for unfillirtosrl lots of von"?' Th-? range of prices was:-Woolly wethers, 235. to 275. 3'l ; wool'y wetter..-, 235. to 275. 3d.; woolly owes, 3d. to 2%. 6d.; woclly merinos, wethers, lte. 3d. to 20s. 3d.; woolly niorino ewes ?.ts. to Z':r.- nrimo shorn wcMiers, 19s. Cd. to 2-':-.; lishter, 17s. Id. to lft-.; prime Bliorn cwos, 183. to 2Je.; others, I3s. Od. to 17s. 6(1.; stall merino wethers, Us. I Two'hundred and twsnty-fiye fat. cattle were conned, as compared with 2<!7 at tho i'previous f.a!e, nud 180 on December 4. The mialil-y of Hio bnf offered left little to bo desired, bcins ■uniformly good, the groat maiorit-v o? Hμ ttccm ,re[\.'.isiuE; prices from £9 upwardo. The role fluctuated somewhat ai virions jra-iods, but values, talten ell round, showod no change from those ruling a week earlier, the price of beef ranging from 2fa. to 345. per ICOlb.. nceordine to quality. Steers reabsed £9 Eβ to £U 2s. Cd.; extra, to £14 2s. 6d.; holferc, to £0 10s.: extra, to £12 155.; and cows, £6 to £10 153. I'baro was a fair yarding of store cattle, including ?. mixed consignmer.t from Southland. Probably as a. conseouonce of an abundance of grass, there wars again a very Veen demand, imd high prices l-ulcd for all descriptionis. Ycarlinrw myae £3; fifteen-months sorts, P.i 11s.; two-year heifers £4 l"s. to £4 155.; two ar.d a halfyear istoers. £5 195.; and cove, £2 to &1 fs. fouthlar.d cattle brougat the following prices:—Two aud a half to three-year sorts f< 195.; two a2(l -". half-year-olds. £5 2s. 6d.; two-year-o!ds, £4 9s. 6d.; and fifteen to .eighteen-month sorts, £3 3s. to £3 15s Dairy com* were in keen demand, and "mnile 'SA to £11 155.; and extra, £12 17s. 6rl.

Tliore was a nicdia'.m entry of fat Digs, and the-demand showed little-change from the previous week. Choppers made £3 ss. to £5 IDs.; heavy bicor.CTS, 58s. to.Cfe; and lixhtcr sort.?, <te. to Kβ. ; thefo prices being ecuviva'-cnt to 43d. per !b. Thd best inscriptions of povkers made ','!■?.. 6(1. to 475. id., and lightet sorts 353. to 405.,.cqw.l to 58d. to 5Jd. per lb. Store pigo were.in full "supply, but the ■ demand v/oa weak, and offers.not reaching owners' reserve;-a consideralilfl nu.mb'jr woro pafssd. including one line of 80. No largest sorts were offered;- medium sorts realised 3ft3. to '345.. and ereallar forts 20s. to 295. : Woaners were not in demand sjid prices ranged Irom.lls. to .205., according to eke.

BTJKNSIDE.MAEKET. '•■'■• Dunedin, December 18. At Barnsidc to-day there was an .'exceptionally large yardinv," of fat cattie, 273 being penned.. Competition vjsi not very keen, and prices showed a dtop of 10j. per head. Tho quality was very good. Best'bullocke, £12 10s. to £14: extra heavy, £19 10s.- medium to good, £10 lCs. to £i 2; lighter, JSB ICe. to £9 155.; best cows and heifer's, £9 "to £11; extra, to £13 155.; medium to good, £8 ss. to £9; light, £6 10s. to £7 15s. Fat sheep: 2292 were poDneil, the majority of which were shorn.- Tho duality vns good, and prices were'muchon a par with the rates rilling at the last- sale, but.good wethers hai-denad a, little toward 6 the finish. Best wethore, 2Cs. 6d. to 225.; extra, to 245. 3d.; medium to good, 18s. 9d. to 19s. 6d.; light, 17a. 6d. to IBs. 6d.; Ueet ewes, life, to 205.; extra good, to 255. 3d.; medium, 16a. 6d. to 17s. 9d.; liglit, 13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d. Of' the woolly sheep, forward wethers brought to 335. 6d. and ewes to 2to. 60. Fat lambs.-Only WOO were pennefl, thle number beinf considerably short of re(lulremcnte. As there will not be another sale till December 28, bidding was extremely brink, and prices showed a rise of lully 2s. per head. The quality ' all round was very inferior, and butchera were keenly disappointed in tho yarding; best, 20s. 6d. to 21s. 9d.; extra, to 2&. 3d.; medium to good, 18s. to 205.; interior, 16s. to 17s. 6d. • ■ Pigs.—There was a very large yarding. Suckers, elipe, and stores sold fully up to late rates, but fat pigs met with very little demand, and showed a drop of about 6s. per head. Fiucliors, Ms. to 175.; slips, lEs. 6d. to 265.; stores, to 345. 6d.; porkers, to 425.; light' baconers, to 505.; heavy haconei'6, to 6Ee.