LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1804, 17 July 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report having offered a fairly good yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle at their Grcytowr. sale on July 14.. Sheep sold readily, and a (food clearance was effected at highly satisfactory prices. Ijj cattle porno good choice pens of dairy heifers were offered, an-d good rates were realised. The following is a list of prices obtained:—Sheep: Woolly hoggets, to Us. 2d.; fat ewes, to 15s. 6d.; fat wethers, 19s. Brt. : extra, prime, to 265. ' Oattle: Fat heifers, £6 10s.; heifers in calf, £3 2s. 6d.; choice springing heifers, to £7 6s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Jolinsonvillc pale yesterday as follows:—A good yarding of prime bullocks aurt a medium one of 6hcep mine forward, ond sold well at late rates. Primo heavy bullocks, £12 to £12 fo.; prime bullocks, £11 10s. to £11 15?.; lighter, £10 15s. to £11 2s. 6d.; light Testers, £1 ss. to £1 75.; prime heavy wethers, £1 3s. 9d. to £1 fe 2d.: lighter, £1 2s. to £1 2s. 9d.; prime owes. £1 os. 6d.; light ewes, lEs. sd. to 195.; lambs, 13s. to 13s. Id. Messrs. W. and G. Tumlmll and Co., Ltd. (late Jas. Mncimtosh and Co.). report having held their weekly sale in their Waipoua yards, Mm=terton, on Wednesday, when they offered n, yarding of sheep and co/ttlo as advertised. There was a fair attendance, and, bidding being keen, practically tlio wholo yarding ch-iugcd hands at prices well n-n to ra'-fi. Prices realised were as follow Four, sli, and eisbt-tooth citc i in lamb to S.u. .-11:11 Lincoln rams, 17s. 4d.; f.m. ewc3 in lamb to H.J).. 16s. 7d.: shorn lambs, 14?. 3d.; ewes in lamb to S.D. (poor condition), 10s. 9d., lis. 7d., 12s. 3d.: woolly wether lambs, 135.; fat and forward lambs, 14a. 2d.; fat owes, 17s. 9d.; two and four-tooth wethers (small), 15=i. Bd, to 16s. 3d.; fat amd forward ejves, ifls.: small shorn lambs. 7s. 7d.; cull owps, 4s. to ss. 9d.: fat ami forward cows. £3 13?. to £4 10s.: etoro cows. £2 ss. to £2 95.; cull cows, £1 12s. s'essre. Williams and Kettle, Ltd., report UOUTIII a very successful sale <m account of Mr. Wnrehiun, of Kumcra:, ou •Tiilv 15. when all stock and Mnidrlcs re.il. Ec 3 jary. aatisfaotory wlcoj, Tliey ftUoto;-\.

Second anrl third early celven?, .£7 lOe.. £8. £9, £10 10s. to £11 10s.: second <uid third ealvers, backward, £5 ss, to £6 to £7 55.; old cows, £2 IG«., £3 Zij. 6d. to £4 155.; weaner steers, £1 125.; heifers in calf, £4 to £5 10s.; bulls. £3 7s. 6d.; old owes in lamb, 13s. 2d.; f.f.m. ewe.? in lamb, 16s. 3d.; two four and six-tooth owes. 18s. 2d.; cull ma. hoggets, Bs. Cd.; old rains, 7s. Id. Tlio New Zealand Loan a-nd Mercantile Agency Co. report:—On Wedue&day, at Solway, we submitted a fair entry of sheep to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was not so good as at previous pales, and prices wero somewhat eaeier throughout. bight fat ewes made 15s. 6d.; empty owes, 13«. 6d.; ewes in lamb to S.D. rams, to lfe. 5(1.; woolly lambs, to 13s. ADDIKQTOX MARKETS. (By Telegraph—rress Association.) Christchurch, July 16. At the Addingbon live stock market there wore fairly largo ent-riee of stock and a good attendance of buyers. Fat cattle sold at tho previous week's rateu. Store tfheej) sold well, good linos and hoggets showing little improvement. Fat lambs were rather easier, and the fat dieep sale • opened at firm rates, but prices afterwards eased off considerably. Fat pigs showed no change. Store sheep: Ewes (local), two, four, six, and eight-tooth exceptionally good, £1 2s. to £1 6s. 6d.; six ana eight-tooth, 196. 9d.; mixed age#, 12s. sd. to 14s. 3d.; aged, ICs. 4d. to 13s. Bd.; oversea ewes, four-year-old, 15s. 6d. to 19s. Bd.; sound-mouth. ISg. 9d. to 16s. 3d.; two, four, and six-tooth, 18s. 2d.: hoggets (best), 14s. 9d. to lfe. Bd.; average to good, 12s. 6d. to 18s. 10d.; small, lis. Id. to 125.; we the re, two-tooth, 14?. to 15s. lOd. Fat lambs: jN'ow mason's lambs made £1 j 4s. 7d.; best freezing lambs, 17c. 6d. to 19s. I 7d.; and others, 14s. to 173. I Fat sheep: Extra- prime wethers, to £1 | IDs.; prime, £1 Is. to £1 7s. 5d.; others, ! 16s. lOd. to £1 os. Gri.; extra prime owes, to £1 61-.; prime, 18s. fid. to £1 45.; medium, 16s. to 18s.;.and aged light, 12s. 6d. to 17s. 6d.; merino wethers, 16s. to £1 3s. 4d. Fat cattle, from 275. to 355. per 100 lb., according to class. Steers made £8 12s. 6d. to £11 lCs.; extra, to £19; heifers, £6 10s. to £9 10s.; extra, to £15: cows, £6 10s. to £9 10s.; extra, to £j3 10s. Store cattle: Yearlings, to £2 4s. (passed); fifteen to eighteen-month sorts, £3 ss. to £3 13s. '6d.; three-year heifers, £5 2s. 6d.; and cowo. £1 to £6 7s. Dairy cows made, £4 to £11 7s. 6d. There was a medium yarding of fat pigs. Choppers, £4 to £5 10s.; heavy baconers, £3 ite.-to £3 165.; and lighter, £2 15e. to £3 55.; equal to s£d. to s?d. per lb. Tho bost porkers made £2 6s. to £2 IQs.; and lighter, «£1 18s. to £2 45.; equal to 61d. per lb. Store pigs: Large stores, £1 15s. to £2; medium, £1 os. to £1 145.; and small sorts, 18s. to £1 45.; small weanere mado te. 6d., whilst good sorts brougiht t-o 16s. Thero was a good demand for sows to pig, which realised to £4 12s. 6d., but the supply was small. BURNSIDE MARKET. Dunedln, July 16. At Burnside to-day 269 fat cattle were penned, tho quality* all through being fair. In spite of the large yarding, bidding was brisk, and prime cattle wero firm at late rates. ' Best bullocks, £11 10s. to £13; extra good, to £17; good? £9 15a. to £10 155.; light, £7 10s. to £9; best cows and heifers, £8 10s. to £10; extra-, to £11 7s. 6d.; good, £7 to £8 55.; light, £5 10s. to £6 10s. Fat sheep: 3226 penned. The quality all through was not nearly as good as it was last week. Prices were much on. a par with last week's rates, although ineliued to be erratic. Prime wethers, £1 ss. to £1 7s. 6d.; extra, to £1 10s. 3d.; medium to good, £1 3s. to £1 4s. 6d.; light, 19s. to £1 Is. 6d.; bost ewes, £1 Os. 6d. to £1 3a.; extra, to £1 9s. 3d.; medium to good, 17s. 6d. to 19s. 6(1.; light, 13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d. Fat lambs: Only 1400 peuned. There were very few prime lots on offer. Export buyers wero not keen, and prices ruled about tho Game as last week. Inferior lines were taken by graziers. Best, 16s. to 175.; extra, to 195.; medium to good, 14s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; light and inferior, 12s. 6d, to 135.. 6d. Pips: About 100 penned. .Stores were hardly so high as at tho last sale, but porkers and baconers were firm. Suckers. 13(3. 6d. to 165.; slips, 17s. to £1 2s. 6d.; stores, £1 3s. to £l -Bs. 6d.; porkers, £2 2s. to £2 lis.; light baconers, to £3; heavy baconers, to £4 ss.