LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1828, 14 August 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company. Ltd., report having held a very succetsful cleardiv taie of dairy stock at Manukau. on Tuesday; on account of Jlr. 11. BrUcoc. Tlio herd, numbering ofi cows, made the ..'atisfactory average of £8 Bs. ■ Sonic of the l)ei-t individual prices were as tinder;— Dairy eown. .£l6. £15, £14 55., £14. £12 2s. 6d.. £12, £11 2s. 6d., £10 7s. 6d.. .£lO 55.. £10. £9, £8 10«., £8; and others at from £5 10s. to£7 15s. The firm also offered, on account of some,other vendors, yc-irUnt; ivtecrs and heifers, which i-old at from £1 14s. to £2 16s.

The New Zealand Loan and JVrcanlile Agency Co., Jlasterton. report:—At Solway on Wednesday we submitted a fair yanlinsr of shcei) -to an average attendance of buyers. Competition was rat her keener than at last week's sale, and prices generally were better. Fat wethers brought £i 55.; store v,-other.?, IBs. 9c1.; empty ewes, lfe. 6d.; .i,nd medium lioggets, ll*i. 9(1.

Messrs. IV. and G. Turnlmll and Co., Ltd. (late Jas. Macintosh and Co.), reporting on their weekly sale in the Waipoua (Mas-t-erton) -safe yards, state that competition was very keen throughout, and practically a- olearancc was effected at prices well in advance of late salee. The following prict3 were realised;— Fat wothers £1 2s. 6d. to £1 10s'. for one good wether; fat wethers and ewos, £1 2s. to £1 2s. 3d.; fat ewes. 18s. 9d., £1 -25., £t 2s. 3d., £t 7s. for a. good lot; fat lambs,'lss. to 17s:; forward lamte, 13s. 9d. to 145.; woolly store lambs. Us.. 5d.;• woolly lambs temnil), Bs. Id.; s.m. ewes in lamb, 13s. 6:1.; wcaner steer's, £2 35.; dairy cows in calf, ■£*! 155., £5, £5 fo. to £6 17s. "6d.; store cows, £2 ss. to £2 10s.; butls, £3 2f=. 6d., .€'! Bs., £5 Bs. to £6; cows in calf. .£<!; forward store cows, £4 35.; waaner heifers, .£2 7s. $d.

Messrs. Abraham and WP.'iams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville s-a.le, held yesterday, as follows;—A good entry of prime bullocks and slieep came forward. Bullocks sold readily at late rates, but the inquiry for sheep was not goodi Prime heavy bullocks realised £13 to £13e. id.; prime bullocks. £12 ss. to £12 ISs.; light, £7 15s. to £11 7s. Cd.; extra heavy wethers. 335. to 365; extra heavy ewes 295.; extra primo ewes. 235. 6d. to 255.; light prime ewes, 21s. 4d.; prime wethers, 2fe. 6d. to 265.

Mo3srs. Atjrah-am and 'Willrams, Ltd., Paliiatua, report.on their "tt'oodri.Ue hcifor §a.le, liidd ou Saturday, as follows:—Wo report a good clearance at following prices:— Good forward heifers, £6 15a. to £8 55.: later sort 3, £5 12a. 6d. to £7; late snrt3. £4 to £5 70. 6d.: dairy cows, lute calvurs. £5 17s. 6d. to £4 10?.; dairy rowp\ on the drop, up to £9. Another 'sile of springing heifers on the drop will be hold on September 10. At their Woodville sale on Monday a pood yarding of sheep and cattle was offered, and a total clearance clFcoted at the following rates:—Fat ewes 18s. lCd., £1, to £1 £*.; fat wethers, up to £1 23.: mixed sexed hoggets, up to 153. 7e.; mixed asred ewca. in lamb, up to £1 os. 6d.; mixed age cull wothet3, to Bs. 6d.; cull ewes in lnmb, 133.: dairy oows, £5 £5 10s.. to £6; dai-rv heifers, up to £5 17s. M.: later sorts, £3 to £4: forward cows, £3 to £3 55.: emptv heifers, up to £3; hulls, £1 18s. to £3 Is,; yonrlin? heifer*. £2 13s. 6d. to F. 7, 17<=. 6d.; yearling steers, PI 10a.; weaner steers £1 6s. to £2 65.; 20-mont-lis steers. £4 2?.: liplit fat bullocks, £7 75.; fat cow. £8 155.; weaner ptes. 14s. to 14*. fid. At the Pabiatua stock sale on Tuesday ». pood yarding of tflieep wrt.s offered. Onotntions: Mixed n«*o ewes in limb, lis. Id., 195., 19s. 6d. to £1 Is.: mixed hoggets. 12k. 7d., 135., 13s. 2d. to Ks. 9d.; others, IC*. 3d.; cw? lionets, 12s. 7d. to 14s. 3d.: cull hoggets, 95.; fnt wethers, to £1: dairy eov.\s close to profit.. £5 to £6 2s. 6d.; l-'itcr ports,. £4 to £5: sprinciu? heifer*. nn the drop £3 10s. -to*£9:-.later sori«, £5 ss. to £7; weaner ethers, £1 niixecl veaners (good sorts), £2 ss.j cull dairy cows, £3 ss.

ADDING TOX STOCK MARKET. (By Tei«sraph.—'Vrcw Association.) Chrlstchurch, August 13. There were only small entries of stick and a, limited attendance at the Addington stock market. Store sheep showed little change, though ewevr were rather easier. No fat lambs were penned, and only a few hogßots. The entry of fat sheep consisted of 10 linos of wethers, which brought high pricc-3. Fat cattle -were rather cosier, but without quotable chansc the quality of the yarding being only moderate. Pijrs of all clsisscs-were in sood an# porkers showed some ndvnttcc in price. Store 'sheep: Hoggets ffaiv to good), t4s. to 15s. ewe hoggets (medium), 15s. lCd. to 165.; toalfbrod wot Hers, hogget? 145.; 2, 4, and 6-tootli wethers, £1 2s. 9d.; 2, 4, 6, -and 8-tooth ewes. £1 Is. 4d.; 4. 6, and 8-tooth ewef., £1 Is. 6d.; full and fail-ing-mouth, 14s. to 16s. lid.

Fat ehoop: Extra pr'ine wethers, to £1 145.; prime wether?' £1 to £1 lis. 6:1.: others. £1 os. 3d., to £1 Is.; 19s. 3(1. to £1 3a. 6d.

• Fat cattle: Stoora realised £8 to £11 155.: extra, to £16; hcifors. £7 lCs. to £9 10s.: cows, £5 7s. 6d. to £9 155.; store cattle, 2-vear-old.g (mixed). £4 143-: 3-ycar eteers, £7 19*.; cows. £2 lCs. to £4 19s. ' Dairy cows: There x was a. fair entry of dairy rows, but the quality was mostly poor. Prices ranged from £4 10s. to £10. Pips: Choppers, ~r s 15s. to £6 17s. 6(1.: lnrge baeoners, £3 3s. to £3 75.; lighter. £2 15s. to £5. equal to 64. per lb.; heavy porkers, £2 6s. to £2 1?«.; lighter, £2 to £2 65.. equivalent to 6Jd. per lb.: small ROTts were in good demand, but the entry was «raall; large stores realised £1 lis. lo £1 Ik 6d.: smaller Forts, 18s. to £1 Bs.; weaners, 14s. to 18s., . • ,' i BURNS IDE MARKET. Duncdin, August 13. • . Some 350 fat cattle were yarded at Burnside to-day, including several pens of good quality bullocks. I'rices were from 10s. to 15s. per head lusher than last week's rate*. Bet-it bullocks, £12 10s. to £14; extra heavy, to £17; medium to good, £10 10s. to' £U 55.; light and. inferior, £8 to £9 10s.; best iieifei*, £10 Us. to £12 17s. 6d.; medium to good, £8 lCs. to £9 IC*. Fat sheep: 2500 penned. A number of butchers had secured supplier outride, and prices were Is. 6d. to 2s. per headjowcr than last week's rats*. The yarding included a good proportion of good quality wethers. Best, wethers, £1 ss. to £1 Bs.; extra, to £1 lis.; medium, £1 Is. to £1 3a.; others, 19s. to £1 fa. 6d.; best owes, £1 Is. 6d. to £1 3s. 6d.j extra, to £1 lis.; others, 16s. to 18s.. Fat lambs: 200 penned. Freezing buyers were operating, but frmiers secured a large proportion of the yarding, and prices were a shade firmer. Best. 173. to 1H«. 6d.; extra, to 19s. 6d.; medium, 15s, to 16s. Pigs &old at late rates.