LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1833, 21 August 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

■ Measre. Dasgety and Co., Ltd., report as follows on their Wnikona-ft falo, flieli on Tuosday:— I Tho Stook did not come fayward ais advertised, but wo submitted a fairly good yarding of ghew and a, small ono of caittte to a, (rood attendance of the public. .The demand for sheep wa-s very koem, and we diispoeod of all linos undor the hammer amd privately. Cattle, especially dairy stook, met with rather a diagjfinK saiW, 'but wc quitted a. few Hires a,t the close of the day. Cull ewes, 4s. 6d. to 95.; mixedsei hioirsets, 12s. 7d. to 16s. 6d.; wether hoggots, to-16s. 6d.; fait wethers, to £1 Os. Bd.; yearlin®s, to £3 8?.; aprinrina heifers, £4, £6 55., to S3; weaoier pigs, 12a.

The New Zealand Lorii and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Palmcrjton North, report:—At Bamgdotu on Monday, we had a (rood entry of cattle, which sold freely at full rates. Quotations:—Yearlings (small), £1 13s. to £1 155.; yearling heifers (coloured). £3 65.; backward heifers, £4 10s. to £4 1S0.; epringine heifers. £5 10s. to £6 5».; forward heifers. £4 45.; store cow?, £2 Its. to £3 t-r: forward cows. £3 10a. .to £4 Bs.; light fat cows, £5 12s. 6t1.; cows in calf. £5 Its. to £5: springing cows. £5 1&. to £7 lCs. At'Bewmai on 'Tuesday a moderate enttry came forward, and eold on under:—Sheep: forward ewes, 15?. lid. Cottle: Forward cows, £3 Js. to £3 14s. 6d.; 00573, in calf, £3 10s. to £4 165.; yearling heifers, £2 12s. to £3 3a.; springing heifers, £5 15s. to £5 17s. 6d.; *pringißg Jereey heifer®, £8 as. 6d.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Palraerrton North, in cOTij'tiMction with Messrs. Daigety and Co., report a most successful roJc of dairy fltock on Tuesday, nn account of Mr. S. R. Lancaster. Competition wa-s tocu throughout, an-d good priccs were obtadned. Shorthorn cows in milk sold up to £13 15a., tho line avorajinc £9 16a.: ShorUMrn«a-oc3 Eipringin'g cows, up to £13 lte., *vtraging £9 155.; JeTsey-oross cows, up to £18 lte., averaging £10 10s.; Holstcim. heifers, up to £8, averauros £6 15a.; Shorthorn heifers, up to £9. averaging £6 Its.; Jereey heifers, up to £17, «,vemging £9 11a. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Solwoy yards yestarda/ wo had only ft fair entry of sheep and cattle. Thewe, however, mot with good competition, and we are pleased to report a Eood ckmj'anoo at advanced rates. Medium hofftete made from Its. lOd. to 13s. 6d.: empty owes, 13s. 6(1.; cuiU do.. Bs.; lijjht fat cows, £6 12s. 6d.

. TJio New Zealand Loan cmd Mercantile ARcnicy 00. report:—At Wa.ikQ.lloe ou Tuesday we had a good yarding of fiheep end catttc, which sold readily at prices in favour of vendors. Empty owes, 12s. 7d.: mixed hogjotsi, 13*. Id.; wether hotels, 13a. Id.; fat ewas, 17e. 2d.; eightcen-months steere, £3 2s. 6d,; twenty-months steers, £4 43.; cows and .coflves. £4 to £4 55.; backward dairy cows, £5 55.; othors, to £7 &;•, • springing. hoi fere (backward), £3 19=\; votihew, to £-5.

Mossrs. Abraham and Williams r opart on their Pabiatua snilo, held yesterday, as fallows:—W« offered a fair yarding of sheep, principally hogcote. A total clcaranco was made at iiwroaasd rates. Wo offered a hearg yurding 1 of cattle, whioh sold at late rate*. Qu&tationa: JUt hoggets, 17s. Gd. and 183. 6d.; £a,t ewes. £1 6:5.; fat vrctheo and owes, 16». <ai>d £1 ss. Cel.; good ihoj&reti, froin 14a. to 16s. Id.; aMioru, 9s. 2d., lie., 125.. 12c?. 4d-., to IJ3. 9d.: f.m. ewes, in lamb to Southdown mm?, IC-9. 3d. Cattle: Good dairy heifers madu £9 17s?. 6d. to £10; others, £5, £5 2s, Gd., £5 10*., £6 5?.. to £6 155.; backward' sort?, £3 17<j. 6d.; dairy cows, £9 stdrc cows, £2 55.; p;cod weanera, £2 to £2 14,?.; mixed ycorita&s, £3 7--\ 6(1.; vrwinor bulls, £2 lfs.

Mcaf.ry. W. ond 0. Turnlyuil and Co., I/td. (late Jas, Macintosh oml Co.), report having held their weekly talc in their Waipoua (Mastorton) F-alo yards on Wednesday, when they offered a pood yarding of sheep and cattle, well above advertised immibere. The whole yarding was eold at prices well up to late ratw. The following priccs were realised:—Two-tooth to f.m. ewes, in lamb, to Komncy rams, 16?. Bd.;, f.m. cweir, in lamb to S/mtlulo-m raws, £1 3s. Id.; e.in. owes, in lamb to IJomney and Shropshire ram*. • 18.;. 9d.; two-tooth to f.m. ewes, in lamb to Koranev Tarns (small). 13s, 7d. to 14s. 3d.; fat wethers, £1 $5. 6d.;

B.F. hoggets, 13?. 7d.; slioriv lwggets, lis. IM. to 145.; year]in,! Shorthorn steers, £3; fifteen-months Shorthorn steep, £4; yearling Short.hom heifer.-. £2 12s.cows, an profit, £7 lte. ADDINQTON STOCK MARKET. (By Telegraph—l'rees AEflociation.) Clirlstohurch, August. 20. At Arlington live s-iook market to-day fairly large erctriee of stock came forward, and there was a eooil attendance. Fat cattle sold at, about Inst weeks rates, while store whoop wor© in pcou demand, and CAYC3 wore rather firmer. Tho fat sheen market was very Ann. m tho butchers had ruiv out of supplies, tat pig's showed no change. Storo s'liocj): Heat hoewts, 16s. sd. to 17s. 2<1.; good; 155. Bd. to 15*. 9d.; medium, 15s. 9d. to 14s. 9d.; cutis, 10s. 4d.; half-bred owo hoggets. 1&. 2dt.; two. four, and six-tooth IOv.'CP, of o good class, Z6s. €d. to 26?. 7d.; six and eight-tooth ({rood), 255. 6d.; two, four, fix, and eight-tooth (medium), 19s. 3d.; aged and inferior. 12a. upwards; merino owes, 7s>. lOd. to 8?. 10d.; two and foftirrtooth wethers, very forward, 2&?. lid.;four and sux-tooth half-bred*. 9d.; four and six-tooth'?, medium, 19s. 7d. to 19s. lCd.. Fat sheep: Extra, prime wethers, to 375.: prime, 23j. to 303.; lighter, 19?. 3d. to 225. .6d.; prlmo owes, 20s. to .283.;» others. ISff. 4d. to 19s. 6d.; hoggcte, 16s. 2d. to 213.; merino wobhers, '22s- to 24?. 3d.; merino ewes, 14s. Id. to 16s. Gd.

Fat cattle: Steers, £7 ss. to £11 lCs.: extra, to £22 103.: heifers, £7 to £10 2e. €d.; cows, £6 to £11 £?. fid. Store cattle: Fifteen to ciffhteem-m-oiithis sorts realised- £3 Is. to £3 55.; two-year steers, £4 155.; two and n half-year steers. £5 7s. 6d.; threeyear 6toers, £6 ss. to £6 Bs.; three-year hsifers, £5 2s. 6d.; and cows-, £2 to £5 16s. 6d.; dairy cows, £4 10s. to £10. Fat pago: Choppers, £4 to £5 17$. 6d.; heavy haconers, 625. 6d. to 755.; lighter ports. 523. 6d. to 605.: or equal to 6d. per lb. Heavy porkers made 475. to 505.; smaller pigs, SBs-. to 455., equivalent tx> fid. to 6£d. per lb. Large stores ma.de 38s. to 415.; medium, 235. to 37a; and small sorts, 20s. to 275. Wcanera brought 14a. for email piss to 2l<s. 6d. for extra sood ports. Sows in pig brought £5 103. to £6. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report ofli their Johnsonville ealo as follows: —A pood ynrdin/g of bullocks and a fair one of sheep came forward, and sold well at la to rate?. Prime heavy bullocks, £13 2£. 6d. to £13 lCs.; prime bullocks, £12 to £12 12s. 6d.; lighter, £10 17s. 6d. to £11 2s. 6d.; extra, prime heavy wethers,. £1 10s. 7dw prime wethers, £1 7s. Id.; lighter, £1 4?. Id. to £1 sa. THE BUUNSIDE MAHKET. Ounedin, AiitgiLst 20. At Brcrnside to-day onJy 140 fat cattle wore ponned, and, as ths.se were barely sufficient for requirements, there was > a very brisk eale, prices being if anything higher than those ruling last week. Extra heavy bullocks, £16 lOe. to £17 10s.; prime, £14 to £15 10s.; medium, £11 10s. to £13; light, £9 10s. to £10 10s.;* beet cow and heaters, £11 10s. to £13 5b.; medium, £9 to £10 55.; light, £6 to £S. The ya.rdini l of fat sheep was smaller than, usual, only 1967 being penned. There w-3'3 a sood demand throughout. Few pens of roailly prijpo hoavy-welghts wero yarded. but the bulk of .-the entry consisted of fair- to good-quality wether?, with a few pens of owes. Extra (heavy wethera, 293. to 31s. 3d.; prime, 265. to 28?.; medium, 245. to 255.; Light, 20s. to 225. 6d.; best ewes. 2Ss. to 3Cs.; medium', 205., to 235.; light, lfo. t-o 20s. There was a full yarding of fat and aU good' bacorrcro sold unider fair competition at" prices equial to last week's raites. Porkers were not <*0 Btrongly inQuired for. Stores and email sorts were also more plentiful, but well-bred lots met with brisk demand up to late rates.