LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1685, 27 February 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Tho New Zealand Loar and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report:—We held our '; weekly sale at Solwayi .(Masterton),, .oil ' Wednesday, when wo lidd" a good entry., of both sheep and cattle. I '' There 'was' a'large attendance of 'bufor/i ant. .co>nDetition ; .was. • fairly keen. ,\Vo ;ronort,.;i : ,total .plcarance. ' of slieep under the 'liammcr, while hiost,of • tlie cattle were also sold.' ltape lambs • brought frbm 95.. to. Us.:, storo lambs. 7s. • sd. ,to to. Id.: cull 'lainlis, 6s'.'; two-tooth 1 wethers. 13s. <d. to 145M15.; mixed-sex two- ! tooths. .153. 3d.; small t.vo-tooth wether 3, • its.; two-tooth ewee, 13s. ■ lCd.; small do., ! 9e. 3d.;-s'.m."cwcs, te. Id. U 10s. Id.; fat and ' forwar.4 cows, £4 12s. '6t;.; springing hei- ■ fcrs,-£5 10s to £6 65.; bulls, to £4- lis. - PAHIATOA SHEEP FAIR.-' • Mcs3r3. Abrabam anh Williams, Ltd., Pahiatua, report on Dieir sheop fair, held yosterday, as under.—With one exception the whole entry cime fonrard, the yarding being well up. to tho. advertised numbers.' Compared with previous years,, th" shaeo were not in tho same condition, but on the other hand, decided improve- • ment was apparent in tt.e drafting .of the • various lots, especially the, big lines. The • attendance was very satisfactory, buyers ■ froni the Wairarapa, West Coast, and • Waikato being prominent, practically ithe • wholo of tlie yarding leaving tho district. ' We sold on behalf of • Mark Caselberg, • Tane, 443 4 and 5-year-olti ewes at' 12s. lid.; • 'on behalf of Jlr. BusseJl Grace, of Nga- • turi, 665 good roomy 5-year-old ewes at ; 12s. lCd. Other sales worthy of 'noto 5 were: Messrs. Hodgiris Bros., of Tane, 350 • 5-year-old . ewes, somewhat low in condi- ; tion, 10s. lid.; 3CO .4 ani 5-year-old ewes, ° on behalf of the Balfour Estate, 11a. 6d.;. O owesi from Mr. Jas. Breec's, Ngaturi, : lis. Gd.; 231 4 and 6-tootl. cull ewes, on bc- } half of Mr. H. B. Lethhridge, 14s. 2d.; 376 ■■ 2-tootli ewes, fri)m the : same vender, • lis. Cd. Mr. W. H. Nelson sold a small lot 6 of very good-oondilion'eil' 2-tooth ewes at • 14s. 6d.; -Jir; Frank White's 4 and 6-tootli t cull owes, from "Eastrj-," made 14s.' Ed.; >• and from Kohinui, 13s. 6d. A very nice lino of 4-yeor-old heavy skinned Lincoln ewes, on account of J. Olnlow Pori, sold for " 123. • At tyio commencement of''the sale, • buyers inclined to'hold off, showing • a strong disposition-to "feel the market," '• with the result that the, four or five pens 1 wore parsed at auction; at what fan only be described as ridiculous prices. , When it, ■ howeve.v, became apparent vendors :wero 1 nropaned to sell at leasonable figures. ;■ buyerr, opened out, and the pens previously passed, were quickly snapped up. Very oftep business at auction was animated, • I bidding at times being very keen, and several linos sold at pr.'ccs well in excess « of vendors' expectations, practically the '• whole of the yarding changing hands, I, eleven small pens only; out of a totni of % being turned out unsold. On the'whole, tho sa'.o can bo described c.j eminently satisfactory, ospccial'rly for good sorfnd •. breeding ewes, for wlii.ih there appeared t- to be a demand in exc»ss of tho number ; offering. Other prices realised wore as 3 follow Two-tooth ewes, lis. 6d. to' 13s; > lOd. up to 14s. 6d. foi an exceptionally [. good lot; young ewes, mixed, ages, 12s. 7d. >. to 13s. Gd.; 4-tooth ewiM, good, lEs, 2d • 4 \ and 6-tooth ewes, 12s. 3(1., 13s. 4d 13s 6d ). »■;. 2d. up to 14s. 6d. : '-y-c-ir-old ewes] Us' ,f 6d. to 12s. Gd.; 4 and 5-ycar owes, 9= 3d [. 9s. 6d„ 9s. lid.,. 10s., 10: i. Id., 10s. 3d ici' j. 4d., 1&3. 7d„ 10s. 8(1., .10.. 10d., llr„ lis ' lift' and 125.; full-mouth owes, 9s. to 10s., according to condition; failing-moutli owes in low condition, down to ss. Bd.: crorltn' . Cd. t-o 5».: 2 ami 4-tooth wctiicrs, lis.' 6<l" to 14s. 3d.; 1-shear r k oniney rains' 2 to 3i ;• gns.;. aged rami?, 305.; dog meaters BURNSIDE STOCK BALE. Diincdin, February ?fi ?. There was a full yarding of fat cattle at r?. Purntiide to-dny, 183 penned. Tlie entry consisted chictly of cowe nnd hoi 5,' fers, with an odd pen cf good-duality bu'locks. At the. prices 'were I- miKsh the same «s last week,' but as the 2 sale progressed they rcteded by 15s. t 0 2C" '• per head for bullocks, .md lfts. to for heifers and cows. Des j bulloi-Jts, j-10 l£-* to £12; extra, to £13 7?/.6(1;: medium. £9 • 10s. to £10 5?.; inferior, £7 ICs. to £8; beat J* cows and heifers, £8 10?.' to £9 fe.; extra I- £11 17i3. 6d.; medium, . £7 to £7 iCft.: in' "• ferior, £5 to £5 15s. Vat. Sheep: 2051 were penned, and this l * number proved to be t<«o much for butchl* ers' requirements; freezing buyers were j 1 unable to operate owinjc to the works be1* ing blool:ed, any availablo spnee being reserved for lanibs. As '/lie sale progiCsi-ed price;? receded, and at the end aH'cUu-K'.' were; almost uiiiakabls. Prime wethers jraliacd up to 235, Cd.'; extra, to 285.; mejJ. dium, up to 21s, 6d.; light, lk. to 2Ce.;

rime ewes, to 205.; extra, t0.225. 6d.; iueium, to 17s. 6d.; inferior, lfe.'6d. to .15.-.' Fat lambs: 1046 were penned. This was small yarding: freezing buyers were poratinn caut:>usly; tho,nullity was only nir,' ?LTJfI prices were' iniich oil a par wit h i6t week's rates. Best realised 16s. 6d. to te. 6d.; €Xtra, 'to ; l9«)^'medium, 14s. 9d. to ss. 6d;; inferior, 13s.- to 14s.- • • Pigs6s fat pigs and 63 stores were yard[l. - Competition for stores was very keen nd fats sold at late rates. Suckers made p.to'2os.; clips, to 245.; stored, to 305.; orkers,: 455.;r-baconers, to 70s. . , ADDIXGTON STOCK SALE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, February 26. There was again'a large entry of storo heep and incroasod entries of fat sheep nd lambs; the entries in'other departiicnts were average, and in i-tore Bheep here was an improvement in young ewes iml rape lambs. Fat lambs sold at slighty improved rates, in consequence of a denand on tho part of graziers, who took the mlk of the-offerings. Pxiccs of fat\i-hoep vero easier, and' fat pigs sold at last veek'is rates. Storo cattle were dull of ale. • ' ' Store sheep—Quotations for the. various grades were:. Ewes,- two-tooth (small), 15s. id. to 16s. 6d.; two-tooth, medium, 18s.; six,ooth, 17c?. to 18s:" 6d:; six and eightrtooth, ,6s. to 175.; two, four, dx, and'eight-tooth, ,3is. lid. to I£g. ldi; ' sound-mouth (good ! jlass), 14sV to 15s; 6d. ; ; extra, to .175.; fair ! iouud-mouth, 12s.;to' 12*3. ;••• full and failing mouth, :7s.; 1 forUnfcrior, to 125.; for meiium merinos, -%s. lCd.. Lambs-Good rape jorts,' 13s. to 13*. 6d.; extra, to r lss. 5d.: fair sorts, 12s. to 125.-' Bd.; average stores, 10s. sd. to lie. 6d.; medium sorts, 9s. 6d.< to 3d.; small, Bs. to 95.; culls, 6s. to ss. 9d.; ewevi, to 145.; half bred wethers, 9a..sd. to 15s.j-for average &orts, to 125.; for eery forward wethers,-there wore iione'.of special class; two and "four-tooth, 145.. to. L6s.; small', two-tooths,; to • 12s. IQd.j and a better class .of the game age, 13s. 6d.'to, 14s. 3d. ■ ■ Fat Lambs—Best lambs made 16s. to 17s;. 9d.;»a few extras to 18s. 4d.; and lighter, 12s. Id. to 15s. 6d.; the major portion of the yarding selling at- 15s. to 17s. Fat Sheop—Tho range of prices was; Prime wethere, 18s. to 21s. £d.; lighter, 16,8. to 17s. 6d.j merino wethers, 165.; prime ewee, 16s. to 20s. 3d.; medium, 13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; atred and light, 10s. Gd. to lfe. Fat Cattle—Beef ranged from 225; 6d. to. 30s. per 1001b. Steers • brought £7'l7s. 6d. to £12 101; heifers, £6 fe. to £10 7s. 9d.; and cows,' £5 17s/6d. to £8; extra, to £12 2s. .6d. • . • . . . • * • Store Cattle—Yearlings realised £1, 9<s. to £1 lfe.; fifteen 1 to eightcen-months sorts. £3 ss. .to .£3; 165.; two-year • steers, £5 fo.; two-year heifers, £4 10s.; threeyear steers, £6 55,. to £6 12n. 6d. (pasted); three-year heifers, £5 155.; and cows, £210s, to £4 10s. Dairy cows sold - well at prices ranging from £4 10s. to £12 .2s. 6d. Fat Pigs—Choppers realised 70s. to 1205.; 'heavy baconers,. 60s. to «705.; extra, to 745.; and lighter . sorts, 505.;.t0 ,575: 6d. These prices were equivalent to 'sd. to 5Jd. per lb. Heavy. porkers brought 425. to 465., and lighter'sorts 355. to <os., equahto per lb. A largo- number of store pigs came forward, and as a result of oversupply prices all round were cosier,' although Inrge sorts sold well.' Largo stores realised <p«3. to 50s. 6d.; ; medium sorts, 325. to 395.; and small pigs,' 225. to 295.; small woaners brought from 135., and large sortfl up to 20s. . - t