LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1673, 13 February 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs, Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their ueua.l elock sale at •Wbodville on, February 10, when they offered a fair yarding of stock to a large attendance of the public. Prices-for both sheep and cattle were well up to.late rates. They quote as follows :-Fat wetheru, Us. Bd.; two-tooth etoro wethers, 13a. 10d.; fat and forward woolly lambs, 10s. Id.: cull lambs, 4s. t0,65.; shorn fat and forward lambe, 10a.; four, six,,and oight-tooth ewes, 10a.; - Bound-mouth good-conditioned ewes, Bs. sd. . '.' ...■;.:

Meesrs. Abraham and . Williams, Ltd., report as 'follows:—On Monday. February 10, at lVbbdville, we offered a' largo yarding of both sheep, and cattle to a. large attendance". There w»3 very good Inquiry for all olasees of stock, and wo sold the bulk of our/entry under.the hammer at prices well.in advance oMatc.ro.tca. Quotations :—Four-tooth' wethers. 15s. led. to 16s. 6d.; two-tooth wethors, Us. Id.; fat owce, lie. 9d. -to'l4s. 5d.; : fat'.lambs," 14s, 6d.; shorn lambs, Ba. to £a. Sd.j 18-month 'and two-year steers. £4'9s. 6d..t0 £', 195.; 18month steers, £3 sS.'tO £4; fat'.Ws, £s'fe. to £5 165.; empty cows;'£2 75.-6 d; to.£J 165.; 6pringinsc heifoKi, £5; 15-m'onth' heifers, £2 10s. to £3 3a.; m.iiod woanors," Ms;, 30s. 6d., to" 335.;,bu115, £2.lCe. to £4. ■

•■■Meesrs. Abraham and; Williams/Ltd., report as follows on thoirl'ahlatua. sale:— We offered a good 'yarding "of both sheep and cattle on February 1). '!"!:cre was an' improved tone-in the sheep market, the demand being hejner and'pricca better than late rates. Oattle eold'at recent priced. Quotations:-Four-tooth wethers. 153. £d.; sound-mou'th ev.'e's, 81. to its.', ld.; shorn lambs, 55., to .83!; Shropshire rams, 215.: 18-month steers, £3 Ps. Cd. to £3 125.; empty cowa; £3 Is. to £3 12s: Cd.; dairy heifers. £2 13s. 6d: to £3-lJo.; mixed-woaners, -lis. to 355.; buHsy,£2 £3,;75. ,Cd, r Maiirs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report.:—At.W-aikar-ae. on■ .Titciday. we submitted a very, heavy yarding of -sheep. UMtiinj, !A>\ci 'EtC.'ai;l-j fair entry.of cattb; to ay U-.rgo ttttenc-anco of. buyers. As tho W'.\:itan<ie f.hcjpare noted ior their . strong-condition end do well 011 fat areas altor beic-.; rc-ircd on the hills; the annunl drafts sr.'!>T,ittKl. r,t tbi3 time, of the year were •Uesnly- coaipetsd for, and biddmc on all lino 3 was iVpirited. Wdtli tho c.tceplion of 6no pen a total e!.;ar.:i!co of snoop v,'.i3 madu at prices slightly in advance of laic •nates. Cattle, too, wore iu good demand. We qubte as follows':—On•'account'of. A. Monki'.Fernbanh, Keihorangi. 10' two and four-tooth .wct'iire, Ms.: 163 ■ guaranteed f.f.m. -cwe-3, 123. 6d.; 153 F.hor'n lambs,-95.0d.; on account of. J1..H.-Mdor, Walkauae. 40 two-tooth owes, Vs.; 90 six-tooth to liveyoar oww, 14s. 4d.; on account, of H. Bond, Beikorangi, 125 two and four-tooth wethers, 143. 6d.; on account of'"-Messrs. •M'Loan Bros., Paraparuumn, 150 .f.m. owesills. 6d.: on' account: of other- clisrit-s. ■ twb-toot]i' wothors, 15>„ &l„ ,13a. lid.. 145.;2d., lfa. 2d.: two-tooth owcu, 3d., 15s. 4d.; cm. breeding, ewes, lis. 6d. to 12s. 9d.:storo ewer, fc.-6d., C.'. 7d., 9s.' 6a.. 9s. 9d.V fat ewre, arid wethers,', mixed," 155.. 6d„; 165.; woolly lambs, lCs. 9d.; shorn lambs, small, E.«. .Id. to 6s. ,6d.; Eoaiiray rams, Hjms. to 2ig:ns.; woaners, 245., .£95... 325., •to 3te: 15-moath heifor6,'.-r.w.b..-£3 Cs.-:-.15-moiitli steers'. £2 175..6 d. to £3 3s. 6d.: 18-monlh r,ter.-s, £4 ts. r store cows,, £2, to £3 63.; fat" cows, £4 ila. 6d'.. to £6 IDs. ~

Messrs. Abraham' and' Williams, Ltd.. report on their .Tohnsonvillo Eale. hold yesterday, as follows:— K good yarding'of ooitlo Slid shoop tame .forward., and sold well at late rate*. Prime bullocks, £10 7s. fcl. to £10 IDs.; lighter, £3 10s. to £9 !Es.; light, £3 lm. 6d. to £8 175.'6 d.; vealcr, ?,25.; prime wclhors. 18s.- to 183! ed.; ■ light wether 3, lfc. td. to lfc:; prime heavy owe.i, 18s.; good ewas, 15?. 6d. to 165.; light plain, Ka. 6d. to.lij. 9ii.: prime Jambs. Ite. Cil. to 14s; 10d.; medium 1/iuibs, lira. 6d. to 12s.'. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency -C0.,-Ltd. .(Manterton branch) -re'port':—Wo hold our weekly ralo'cf'Solway, on Wednesday, when wo offered a good yarding of shoop and a fair one of rattle to a fair attendance of buyers. ' Rape lambs made from Bs. to'los.;'cull'tomb?, 4s. 3d. to 6?.; owes, \. to 10s.; cull ewes, <a; Id. to ,6s. 9d.; fat eaws, to £5 10s.; empty heifers, £3 Is.; heifers in calf, £4109. , The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency .Co.; Ltd.. and Reduced, rem:*', os follows:—Wo hold our. ©snail monthly Wai!:anao salo at our yards on Tuesday last, when we offered an-entry of over 2CCO shesp and 100 head of cattle to a very large at. tendance of buyern, who were present from Stratford, Palmerston North, Longburn, Shannon, Levin, Pahnutanui, as well as surrounding districts.' Wellington butchers woro also in attendance, and wcro operating on both fat sheep and cattle. As it was to bo expected, owing to the resumption of business at' the freezing works, a hardening tendency In the .market was noticeable, and the sale was one of the best orcr conducted. by us in these parts. With the exception of one small pen of sheep and one of cattle the whole of our yarding changed hands to the entire satisfaction of vendors. The annual draft of four and five-year-old owes from MessTs. Smith Bros., Paekikariki, were much admired, and, under keen competition, theso woro knocked down to Mr. G. L, Bannatype, , Hcikorangi, at 163., which is supposed to be a record price for the coast 1 for this class of stock. The Lindalo Estate ewes were also keenly competed for," and made the very good price of 13s. 4d. Tho L following are a few of onr rales:—On account Messrs. Smith Bros., Paekofcariki, 300 four and fivo-ycar-old ewes at 155.; on account Mrs. E. N. Hadflold, Lindale Estate, Paraporaumu, 200 freak full-mouth owes at 13s. 4d,; on account of M. J. Lynch, Paraparaumn, -200 mixed-age ewes at 123. 10d.; on account E.' W. Kelson, Waikanae, ,150 four and five-year-old owes at lis. lOd.i on account W. H. Field, Waikanae, 100 f.f.m. owes at 10s. 6d.; on account E. W. Kelson, 150 shorn wether lambs, at Ba. 9d.: on account Dr. E. P. Knight, "Longcroft," 200 shorn lambs at 7e. We sold, on account of other vendors, shorn lambs at ss. 6a„ ss. 9d. to 6s. 5d.; forward four-tooth .wethors, to 15s. 6d.; full and failing-mouth owes, from ss. 9d. to 7s. 6d.; two-tooth Romncy rams, to 2gns.; 32 four and flvc-year-old bullocks at £7 2s. 6d.; yearling steers at £2 155.; heifera. r.w.b., to £4 10s.; weatier heilors, to £1 12s. 6d.; mixed wcauers, t to 20s.

ADDINGTON SALE. (By Telegraph—Pree3 Association.) Chrlstchurch, February 12. At Addington live stock market there was. again a large entry of store sheep, though not as numerous as tho Inst two weeks. Moro fat sheep and lambs were also offered, and there were also good entrica in other departments. The attendance wa« fairly larec. Fat cattle lost in values compared with laat week. Fat lambs were easier, ns were fat sheen. Pigs of nil classes sold/better. Store and dairy cattle met. with a. moderate demand. The entries of storo sheep were considerably below .thaee "of previous week, but the Attendance showod no decrease. Forward rape lambs, of which only a few pens were offered. mado.l3s. 2d. to 14s. 4d.; [airly forward Hues, 12s. to 12s. Bd.; good average sorts, lis. to Us. 6d.; fair, 1C«. ?d. to IPs. 9d.; small and inferior. Bs. to Bs. 5d.; half bred wethers, 9s. 6d. to lis. 6d.; ewes. 12s. 3d. to 13s. 6d. Two-tooth ewes brought 153. to 19s. 2d.; four-tooth, to IEo. 6d,; nli and eight-tooth, 14s. to 15a. Bd.; four, tix,

and eight-tooth, 11a. to ISs. 6d.; tour and six-tooth. Ks. to 17s. Bd.;-average- soundmouth sheep, lis. 6d. to Ife. 4d.; full and failing-mouth, S3, to 9s. Id.; four and six. tooth wothera made to 15s. 9d.: email twotooths, 12s. 3d.; and two and four-tooth sorts. 12s. 3d. to 14s. 6d.

Thero were 1750 fat lambs'pennod. Best larubs made 16a. to IBs. 5(1.; light, 14s to lea. 6d. ■...-' ■

There woro bctwocn 4000 and 6CCO fat sheep entered of average quality, and last week s rise in values wns not maintained. The rango of prices was:-Prime wotb»re ISs. to 225.; lightor. 16s. Bd. to 16s M •' prime; owes, 17s. to 20e: Bd.; medium ' Hi 6d. to lfc. 6d.; others, 10s. to 14s Tho yarding of fat wvttlo totalled 243 bejl being 10. 6d. per 1001b. lower, the rulliifr prico boinj 225. to 30s. per ICOlb btsers mado £7 ss. to £13 10s.; heifers, £6 to £9 15o. : «r.dcon, £6 2s. 6d. to £12' j s ■Store cattle yoarlinga made £2; fifteen to olghtcen-mont-h sorts, £2 195. to £3 17s 6d • two and a half-year steers, £5 17s. 6d.;' and dry cow«, £1 10s. to £4 15s.

Dairy cows rcado £4 10s. to £10. Fat pigs: Choppers realised Ms. to 80s • largo baconers.-GOs. to 66?. 6d.; and other sortß, 6Ce. to 67a. 6d. (equivalent to sd. per lb.). Porkers made «s. to 485.; smaller sorts bringing 31a. to We. (equal to 53d. to 6d. per lb.). Stores: Large forts. 355. to Ma.; and smaller pigs. 22e. to 30s. Wcancrs, wlucn were In keen roquost, made 16s. Ed to 225.. tho latter prices being obtained for extra food eorte. BTJRNSIDB MARKET. ■ . , Dunedln, February 12. There was a large yarding of fo,t cattle at Durnside to-day, 217 being penned, principally medium-weight bullocks of fair qi'.flity. The offering wn,s in escess of requirements, -and prices sliowed a drop of IM. per head at tho beginning of the sale os compared with last week, and declined still further towards the end. Best bullocke, £11 10s. to £12 10s.; extra, to £13 10s.pood £9 15s. to £10 10s.; light, £7 10s. to io 153.; be6t cows and heifers, £9 to £10extra good, to £11 10d: : good, £7 IPs. to' £8 10s.; light, £5 to £6 15s. Fat sheep:'27o2 penned, consisting of modmm-woight wethers and owes, with only a few pens of prime sheep. Although the freezing works open on Thursday there wns Bo competition by exporters; and prices showed a drop of about Is. per head. Best wothers, 21a. to 235.; extra, to 245.' 6d • medium to good, IBs. 6d. to 205.; light, 16s' 6d. to. 18s. 6d.; best ewos, 18s. 6d. to 21o.; extra good, to 275. 6d.; medium; 16s. 6d to 163.; light, Us. 6d. to 15s. 6d.

Fat lambs: 833 penned. This .number was largely in excess of butehers' requirements at this time of the year, and na freezing buycra were not operating, prices declined Is. 6d. to 2s. per head. Best, 16s. 6d. to 17s 9d.; medium to good, 13s. 6d. to 14a. 6d. Pigs: Only 32 fat pists and 43 Btores wero yarded. Competition was very keen for fats, and prices showed a riso of fully ss. per head. Store 3 Eold at ■about le-st week's rates. Suckers, 14a. 6d. to 19a.; Blips, to 135.; stores, to 2te.; porkcra, 38s. to 459.; light baconers, <3s. to £63.; heavy baeonera, to 725..