LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1768, 5 June 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville tale, held vci> terday, as follows:—A fair yarding of bullocks and «heep came forward, ana sold at the following prices:—Prime bullocks, £11 ?s. 6d. to £11 7s. 6d.; lighter, £7 to £7 7u.; light, £8 12s. 6d. to £9 12s. 6i1.: prime wethers, 21a.; medium wethers, 195.: good owes, 17s. 4d.; medium ewes, 16s. to 16s. 6d.; prime lambs, 14s. 3d. to 14s. Id.

■ Tile New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report as follows Our entry of stock at Solway' yesterday consisted principally of lambs, ■ these meeting with good competition. Wo made a total clearance at prices in advance of list week's rates. Forward white-faco lambs ■made from fe. 6d. to 9s. 2d.; medium whiteface lambs, Bs.; culls, 4s. sd. to 4s. 10d.; black-face modium, 7s. 6d. to 7s. 9d.: empty owes/ 12s! 9d.; small two-tooth ewes, Bs. 10a.; springing heifers, to £7;. aged ewes m' lamb, &. 9d.

: ADDINGTON STOCK SALES. (By Telegraph—Pres3 Association.) ' Christchurch, June 4. The attendance at tho Addington stock market woe good, and well up to tlie average of recent eales. The rang© of prices was as Tiowler:— I Tegs, to £1 10s. 3d.; average weights, 16s. to 195.; light and unfinished, 14s. to 15s. fid.; the range of values for extra prime wethers was £1 165.; prime, £1 os. 6il. to £1 6s. 6d.; others, 17s. to £1; ewos. prime, lfcs. to £1 35.; medium, lte. to 17s. 6d.; aged and light, lis. to 14s. 6d.; merino wetliors, 17s. 6d.: merino ewes, ICt?. Pat cattle: Steers .made £7 17s. 6d. to £11 10s.; extra, to £15; heifers,-£5 17s. 6d. to £9 13c=- 6d.; and cows, £5 15s. to £10 10s.; fat calves, to £3 '10s. for ordinary sorts, extra realising to £5.. Store cattle to 18month sorts made £2 2s. 6d. to £3 3s. fid.; cows, £1 10s. to £4 6d. Dairy cov;3, £4 Ea to £8 10s. for ordinary; extra- good making to £10 15s. An especially good cow was passed at £13 10s. Pigs: Choppers. £3 10s. to £7: heavy baconcrs, £3 7s. 6d. to £3 155.; and lighter -sorts, -62 15s. to £3 &■.. o.r equal to 53d. per lb. Heavy porkers brought £2 ss. to.. £2 10s., and lighter, £2 to £2 45., equivalent to fid. nor lb. Stores: Best sorts. £1 I<3. to. £1 19s. 9d., and smaller pigs, £1 2a. to £1 13s. Wc-aners brought, 9s. to 14s.