LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1756, 22 May 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Jfe«srs. Dalgcty Co., Ltd., report as follow,; on their Waikanae. Kile, held on Tncsdav:~We offered a fa.tr yarding of | sheep and cattle to a (rood attendance of lite public. Willi the exception of wetiiera ftock dill not seem to be m great demand, 1 but we managed to dispose of most lilies under t.lio hammer and privately, nt tic following prico?Ewes, m iamb, loll?. 9(1,; f<it ewes, to 13*. !Id.: rows, ill calf,.to.£o lit.. 6d.; fat heifers, to £4 10s.; ■sprinjrinc heifers. £3 Us- to £7 10s.; weaners, to £1. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville talc as follows; —We offered a good yarding of prune bullocks and medium sbcep. which sold well at late rates. Extra prime heavy bullocks made £12 2«. 6d. to £12 lOa; prime htav.v bullocks. £11 to £11 17s. 6d.; printo bullocks. £10 2s. 6d. to £10 12s. 6d.; light. £8 17s. 6d. to £9 7s. 6d.: prime heifers. £6 7s. Gil.; prime cows, £6 155.; vealers, £1 15s. to £2 55.; lisrhtei*. £1 Is. to £1 fa.: prime wether.'. 19s. 6(1. to 19s. 9d.; prime ewes, 16s. Cd. to 175.; plain, Us. to !■!•■ 6d.; prime lambs, 13s. to 13;. 7d. The N;w Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report that at- their Rolway vnrds'on Tuesday tliey offered a good yardins of f.hecp ond a. fair yarding of cattle. Tho bidding for lain hi? nnd ewes in lamb was not very keen, but. wethers and forward ewes met. with Brood competition. VV'-tlicrs brought froiu Ms. 9d. to 16s. Id.; empty ewes, Bs. 6rt. to 125.; forward lambs, Bs. 6d. to 9s. Id.; small lambs, fc. 3d. to 6s. Bd.; ewft-' in lamb, Bs. 3d.; fat cows, £6 12s. 6d.; light fat steers. £6; heifer calves, I £1 95.; steer calves. £1 7s.

ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. (Br Telojraph.—Preiss Association.) Christchurcli, May 21. At the Addington live stool; market there were larse.entries of all classes of sheep and fair supplier in other departments. There was a good attendance. Except for gocd young local ewes the market was caeier. Fat lambs were very irregular, but- averaged close up to last week's rates. Fat eheep were firm at last week's rates. Fat cattlo met with a draccing sale, but there was'no change of values. Fat pigs were Ta.ther firmer. Store sheep—Bapo lambs made 10s. 6d. to 13s. Gd.; ratares. Bs. 6d. to 10s. 3d.; cwo lambs, 13s. sd. to 155.; young ewes, 14s. to 205.; sound-mouth, lCis. 3d. to 135.; failing mouth, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 9d.: wethers, 13a to 17s. lid. Fat lambs—Tegs made £1 to £1 3s. Ba., and a few extra to £1 B=. Ordinary freezers, 16s. 6d. to 19s. 6d.; and and unfinished, 13s. 6d. to Ife. Fat sheep—Extra, prime wethers, £1 12s. 6(1., end o, prime lot to £1 6s. 3d.; others, 17s. to 19i. 6d. Prime cwei?, 18s. to £1 4s. 3d.; medium, 15s. to 17s. 6(1.; aged and light., lis. to 14s. 6d.; merino ewes, 10s,; merino wethers, 16s. 9d. to £1 4s. 9d. Fat cattlc—An nverage number of fat steers, £6 to £11; extra, to £14 55.; heifers, £5 12s. 6(1. to £9 ICs.; and cows, £4 10s. to £B 55.; and extra, to £11 2s. 6d.; store, cattle, fifteen to eightcen-months sorts made £2 6s. to £3; two and a half-year steers, £5 17s. 6d. (passed); two-year etcers, £4 ICs.; two-year heifers, £4 55.; and cows, £1 ss. to £5. Dairy cows sold at .£4 10s. to £12 ICs. Fat nirrs—Choppers, £3 It's, to £5: heavy hnconcrs, £3 lfc. to £3 155.; and lighter, £2 15?. to £3 55., equal to Sid. per lb. Heavy porkers made £2 ss. to £2 Bs., and lighter £1 16s. to £2 os., equal to 6(1. per lb. Storo pigs—Jfedium stores. .£1 2s. lo £1 55.; and small sorts, 16s. to.£l Is. 1

BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Duncriin, May 21. At Burnside market to-day 190 fat- cattlo were yarded, consisting principally of cowfl and lieifers of medium quality. • At t.ho commencement- of the sale prices wero ■about 30s. per head betier than those ruling last v;cek, but as the sale progressed competition became easier, and prices decline:! to a. level of lost week's. Quota-tions-Best bullocks, £10 16?. to £11 10s.; extra, lo £12 17s. 6d.; medium, £9 to £9 10s.: inferior, £7 10s. to £8 5?.; best cows and heifers, .£8 to £8 155.; extra, £9 10s.: medium. £6 10s. to £7; inferior, £5 to £5 15s. Pot shcep-2780 penned, Ponsietinß principally of medium quality.' Prices for prime wethers and owes were a shade firmer than those ruling last week, but medium and inferior flicep were easier. Best wethers, £1 4s. to £1 65.; extra, to £1 95.: medium, £1 to £1 la; inferior, 18s. to 195.; best ewes. £1 2s. to £1 45.; extra, £1 f,--.; medium, 17s. to 18s.; inferior, lis. 6d. to 13s. Fat lambs —3756 penned. Tho majority were of medium quality and prices were a shade easier than last week's rates.