LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1780, 19 June 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, report having ottered a medium entry of ehcop at their Solway ealo 011 Wednesday. Slieep in good condition were in good demand, a good line'of heavy fat ewes realising 170. Id. The bulk of the entry was sold as follow: Gull lambs, 3s. 9d.; medium lambs, 7s. 6d.: cull ewes, 55.; medium conditioned empty ewes, lis., 12s. 6d., to 12e>. 9d.; empty maiden ewes, to 13s. 5d.; hea.vy fat owob, 17s. Id.; 2-tooth wothers, 14s. 6d. to 15s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report;—Al our Waikanac sale we offered an average yarding of stock, which sold at tho following rates;— Store ewes, 3s. 7d.; mixed-sex lambs, to Bs. Sd.; vcalen?, £2 Ss.; heifers in calf, £5 7s. 6d.; better, to £6 155.; springing cows, £6 15s. The New Zealand Loan'and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report;—At our woekly sale at Solway (Masterton), 011 Wednesday, wc ivuibmitted a, very fair entry of sheep to a good attendance of bujers. '■Competition • was again keen, and wo are pleased to report a good clearance a,! the following rates;— Two-tooth wethers, 155.; light fat owes, 14s. Bd.; forward empty ewes, 135.; two-tooth ewes in lamb, 10s. lCd. ; mixed two-tooths, lCs. 2d.; aged ewes in lamb, 86. 6d.; woolly lambs, 93. Ltd.; shorn do., 93.; forward empty coot. £3 17s. 6d. to £4 3s. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. Palmerston North, report:—On Tuesday, at tho Palmerston Nirth yards we held a most successful sale of dairy stock, 011 account of Mr. Herbert Smith, of Colyton. • The competition was keen for good heifers, and tho following priccs were realised;— Well-grown two-year Jersey heifers, £8 76. 6d. to £8 10s.; twoyear Jersey heifers, £5 fa. to £6 155.; twoyear S.H. heifers, £4 ss. to £5; early calving cows. £7 10s. to £12 55.; late calvers, £4 10s. to £6 175.; j-earling Jersey cross lieifcrs, £3 3s. to £3 7s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillo ealo aa follows:—A good entry of bullocks and «heep came forward, and sold readily at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £11 7s. 6d. to' £12 2s. 6d.; primo bullocks, £10 10s. to £11 2s. 6d.; lighter, £9 15s. to £10 Sv\; extra heavy prime wethers, £1 4s. 7d.; primo wethers, £1 Is. 6d.; extra heavy prime ewes, £1 2s. 4d.; prime ewes, 18s.; pood ewes, 17s. to 17s. 6d.; light owes. IS?. I0d.; plain,' 14s. Cd. to 155.; prime lamb, 14s. ■ to 1%. lOd. ! Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows on their Woodville sale:— Wo offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a fairly good demand for all- classes of stock, and tho bulk of the yarding changed hands . at late rates. Quotations:—Light fat ewe?. 14s. 3d. and 14s. 4d.; sound-mouth owes In lamb. 9s. to 9s. 9d.; good ewe lambs, 9s. 6d. to 10s. 4d.; mixed lambs, to 10s. 4d.; prime fat cows, £6 10s.; fat and forward cows, £4 9?. to £4 165.; forward cows, £3 to £3 Bs.; dairy coys, £0 2s. 6d. to £5 10s. The same firm report as follows on their Pahiatua sale:—Wo offered practically a full yarding of both sheep and cattle. The sheep were well above the average for quality, in all classes, and and met keen demand, and, with the exception of two pens, every lino was sold under the hammer at prices rather in advance of late rates. Oattlo also sold well, practically a full clearance being effected at good values. Quotations: Fat wethers, 17s. sd. tO'£l; forward wethers, 15s. 6d. to 16=. 10d.; fat ewes, 15s. Id. to ,15s. 9d.; good forwnrd empty ewes, Us. 4d., 12s. 9d., to 14s. Id.; store ewes, 6s. to Bs. 3d.; sound-month ewes in lamb, Us. 4d„ 12s„ to 13s. 2d.; pjod woolly lambs. lft». 9d. to 12a. 3d.; good 6linm lambs. 9s. lOd. to 10s. 9d.; medium lambs. ss. lOd. to 7s. lid.; forward bullocks, £6 to £6 155.; fat cows, to £5 10s.; cows in calf, £3 7s. 6d. to £4 lCs.; forwa.nl empty cows, £3 6s. to £4 35.; store cows, £2 ro £2 165.; cows and calves, to £3 155.; backward heifers, £2 15s. to £5; yearling steers. £2 to £2 155.; small we-ancrs. lis.; unbroken half-draught, filly, £15. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Company. Ltd. (late James Macintosh and Company), report having hold their weekly sale in their Waipoua (Masterton) salcyards on Wednesday, when they offered a yarding as advertised. There was a good attendance of buyers, and competition was very keen.. Tho whole yarding wae> sold under tho hammer at tho following prices.—Twotooth ewes in lamb to Ttomuey rams, 130. 7d.; fat wethers, 17s. Bd.; fat lambs, 13s. Ed.; fat owes, 14s. 3:1.; forward lambs. 9s. lOd. to lCs.: two and four-tooth wethers, 165. 7d.; two-tooth wethers (small), 14s. Ed.; two-tooth wothers, 15s. 2d.; weaner lieifcr calvcs, £1 lit. ADDIXGTOX MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Christchiirch, June 18. At the Addington live clock market there were fairly large- entries of slock and n good attendance. There was a- keen demand for store sheep at advanced rules. Fat lambs showed a rise of fully Is. per head, and tho fat sheen sale opened at firmer rates, but cased off as it proceeded. Fat cattle sold about last week's rates for ordinary sorts, and extra prime sold rather better. Fat pigs were A shade easier. Store elicep quotations:—Ewes, local bred, six and eight-tooth, £1 7s. Id.:' four and six-tooth (good), to 19s. Gd.; full and fail-ing-mouth, 12s. 6d. to 13s. 6d.; aged ewes (empty), 10s. 10d.; culls (empty), Bs. Cd.; oversea ewes, two-tootli. 16s. for small, to 17e. 6d.; four, six, and eight-tooth, 175.; two, four, and six-tooth, 17s. to 17s. 9d.; six and eight-tooth, 14s. 6d. to 155.; three and four-year (good class), 16s. to 175.; four-year. 13s. lOd. lo 155.: two, four, six, and eight-tooth (empty), 12s. 9d. to lon. 3d. Lambs: Forward. 13s. to 13s. 9d.; g'ccd, 12s. to 13s. 9d.; ewes, 15s. lid.; wethers, two and four-tooth, 14s. lCd. For small, lo 15s. lCd.; very forward, 17s. to 17s. Cd.; four and six-tooth, 15s. to lfc>. 10(1.; culls, lis. lid. Tegs made £1 to £1 7s. Id.: average weights. 17s. 6d. to 19s. 6d.; and lighter, 13'. 2d. to 17s. Fat sheep: Extra primo wethers, t.o £1 lfi;.; prime, £1 Is. Gd. to .€1 75.; lighter, 17s. to £1 If.: extra prime owes, to £1 ss. 7d. ; nrimc. 19s. to £1 45.: medium, 16s. 1.0 18s. 6d.; aged and light, 9s. 6d. to 15s. Cd.; mirino wothers. £1 Is. Gd. Fat cattle: Steers, £5 12s. 6d. to £11; oxtra. prime, to £16; heifers, £6 ss. to / '(1; extra, to £14 7s. 6d.i and cows, £6 to .f tO. Store entile: Yearlings (pool-) made Ms.: fifteen to eighteen-month sorts, £3 to '3 Is.; two-year steers, £4; and cows, £1 ifv. to ,E<l 10'=. Dairy cows made £5 10s. to £i.l 7s. 6d. Fat pinn: Choppers made £3 Ms. 1o £6 95.: heavy baconers. £3 Bs. to .to 155.: :'v.,l lighter. .£? 12s. to .£3; equal to SJd. to J-d. per lb. <lea,vv porkers £2 ■'■>. to £2 Bs.: and lighter. £1 18s. to £2 2 s.: nouivalent to 6d. to GJd. per lb. Good stores realised £1 15s. to £?.; medium p!.ires. £1 Bs. to £1 1*«.; and small sorts, £1 to £1 65.: weaners brought 13s. 6(1. to 1E 3 ., the latter price being obtained for estrci good sorts. IIUnXKIDIv MATUCF/TP. Dunedln, June 'B. At Burncide markets to-day 170 fat tit (In w<ir<i yo.l'do'l, cinel»tlnK mof tty of mlluffi'RiuUllV" haUooJu JICUam,,

Jlulchcrs' stocks were light., and last week's prices were fully maintained. I'l'imo bullocks, £12 1,0 .£l3 10s.; extra, 10 Xl 4 17-. 6(1.; meflium, £10 to £11 10a: lidlit, ond inferior, £7 1&-. to £9; good heifers, £9 10?. to £10 10s.; extra, to £11 \U. Gil.; medium, £0 to £9; light and inferior, £6 to a io». J'flt sheep: There was a large yarfling, 36M lieiiiK penned. The entry consisted for the inoel. part, of medium-weight sheep, with «. few pens of good quality wether® find cwc.i. The ealos opened with prices 011 a. par with lat-:t weeks rates, but these receded from Is. to Is. 6d.. as the tale advanced, llcst weflim), £1 2s. to £1 55.; extra, heavy, to £1 17.5.; medium, 19«. £d. to £1 fe. 6(1.; light and inferior, 17s. to 18s.; best ewes, 19s. to £1 Is.; extra, to £1 55.; medium, 14s. to 155.; inferior, 10s. 611. to 12tf. I'at lambs; There was a, large yarding, 4G03 beine penned. Exporters were operating freely, aiul prices were firm at lad week's rates. Prime, 19s. Gd. to £1 Is.; extra, 1o £1 5«.; medium, 16s. to 17s. Gd.; light, and Inferior, 12s. to 13s. 6d. I'm.-': A. total of 49 fat pigs wero penned. Bidding was brisk throughout, and prlcca were much on a par with last weok's rates. Best baeoners, £3 to £3 155.; light baeoncrs, £2 10?. to £3; porkers, £2 to £2 10s.