LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1864, 25 September 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Himatangi. on Monday, wo had a good entry of eheep and cattlo, and havo to report a. very good sale, only 3 pens of cattlo turned out unsold. Quotations:—Sheep:. Hoggeta, 155.; fat owos, £1 3s. 6d.; fat wethers, £1 Ee. to £1 6s. Cattle: Small' yearling". £2 Os. 6d. to £2 2s. fid.; yearling steers, £2 15s. 6d. to £2 lte.: IS-montli steers, £3 10e.; 2year steers, £4 195.; 18-month heifors, £i 15s. 6d.; heifers in milk, £4 55.; springing heifers, £5 Se. to £6 10s.; inferior store cowfl, 365., to £2 12s. 6(1.; Gtore cowb, £3 6s. to £4; springing cows, £5 10s. to £6; fat cows, £6 Us. Pigs: Stores, £1 6s. 6d. to £1 l(te.

Messrs. Abraham and 'WiTliauli?, Ltil. Pahiatua. report on their Pahiatua sale, held on Tuesday, as follows:—We offered a largo yarding of sheep and cattle, and hove to report a good clearance at late rates. Quotations:—Sheop: Bwes with 100 por ccnt. Jambs, £1 3b. !d.; lwjutsto, Jte, 2a. to 17s,

3d. Cattle:. Store cowp, £2 16s. to £3 Bs.; store heifers. £2 65., £3 2»3. 6d. to £3 155.; yearling heifers, £1 7s. 6d. to 2 125.; yearling ste?rs, £1 65., £2. £2 ft?, to £2 165.; heifers, with calves at foot, £5 ss. to £6; heifers on drop, £5 7b. tfd.. £5 10s., £5 17s. 6d., £6, £6 10s., £6 17s. 6d. ,£7 to £7 7s. 6d. ; heifers on drop, in baekyfard condi. tiou, £4 55., £4 IDs., £4 155., £5 &. 6d.

3te:43ir-i. Abraham laud Williams, Ltd.. report on their Johusonville sale, held yesterday, as follows:—A fair entry cf primo bullocks and she-ep came forward, and 60ld well at lato latos. Pri'me bullocks, £11 ICs. to £12; lighter, £10 17s. 6d to £11 55.; prime heavy wethers, 29a. to 51c?.; primo wethers, 275.: prime ewes, 255.; prime lambs, 16s. to lfa. 9a.; lighter, lte. Bd. to 15s. 6d. BUttiYSIDE MARKET. (By; Telegraph— frosa Association.) Dunedin, September 24. At Burnside to-day, 175 fat cattle wero yarded, at tho commencement of tho sale prices were much on a par with lost week's rates, but they advanced considerably towardu the finish.

Primo bullocks, 13 to £14 155,; extra, to £17 155.; medium, £11 10s. to £12 l(te.; light, £10 to £11; prime hnifers, £11 10s. to £12 7s. 6d.; extra, to £13 55.; medium, £9 to £10 10s.

Fat sheep—l6oo were penned, comprising for tho most part god quality wethers. Owing to the 6mall yarding, prices' were Is. to Is. 6d. firmer than thoso ruling laet week. Prime wethers, £1 ss. fid. to £1 7s. 6d.; extra to £1 10s. 9d.; medium, £1 2s. to £1 Js. 6d.; light and inforior, 19s. 6d. to £1 Ig. 6d.; good owes, £1 2s, 9d. to £1 45.; medium, £1 to £1 Is. 6d.

Lambs—26 pened> the beet of which realised up to £1 7a. 9d. Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Sohvay yesterday wo had a Fmall yarding of shoep and a fairly largo one of cattle, which soW at the following rates:—Light fat ewes, £1 to £1 03. 9d.; £ year steers, £7; small 2-year, £4 35.; yearling do. and heifer.?; £3 2s. 6d.; backward lieifen?, £4 55.; forward cow, £5.

ADDINGTON STOCE SALES. Christchurch, September 24. At the Addington live etock market tho yardings of stock showed a further reduction, especially in tho fat sheep and fat cattlo sections. Tho scarcity of fat cattle caused a further rise in pricee, values reaching up to £2 par-lCOlb. Store hoggets were somewhat easier on account of tho continued dry weather, but wethers and ewea and lambs showed no change. Fat lambs sold at improved prices. Fat sheep opened at advanced; rates, but eased off towards tho end of the eale. Store sheep and pigs of all classes also showed an advance.

Sheep—Good wether hoggets, 16s. 6d. to 17s. Id.; medium, 15s. 6d. to 165.; small and Inferior wether hoggets, 13s. Bd. to 143.; good ewe hoggets, £1 23. 3d.; four-tooth wethers, £1 Is. Id.; four and six-tooth. £1 2s. 7d.; two-tooths, 19s. Id.; full-mouth owee and lambs. 1?*. tPd.

There vra<3 an entry of 51 fat lambs, all weU-grown, and of good quality, and prices wero firmer than tho week before. Best lambs, £1 os. 6d. to £1 63.; others, 15s. to £1.

Fat, sheep—Extra primo wethers, to £1 l£e.; prime, £1 ss. to £1 10s.; others, £! os. 9d. to £1 4s. 6d,; shorn wetehrs. 193. 6d'. to £1 le. 7d.; primo ewes, £1 2s. to £1 Bs.; li&ggets, 18s. 6d. to £1 45.; merino wother3, £1 1«. 9d. to £1 2s. lid.

Fat cattle—Eteers, £8 15s. to' £12; extra, to £27; heifers, £fl IDs. to £10; extra, to £19 10s.; cows, £6 los. to £10 155.; extra, to £17 10s.

iStoro rattle 1 —Yearlinge, £1 10s. to £1 13?. 6d.; 15 to 18-months sorts, £3 7e. 6d. to £4 lO.i. (the latter price being obtained for very good animals); -two-year heifers, £4 7s. 6d.; three-year steers, £8 (passed); three-year heifers, £5 55.; and cows, £1 2e. 6d. to £4 ss. Dairy cows made £3 to £11 6s.

Fat pigß—A moderate yarding. Choppers, £3 ICs. to £5 35.; heavy baconcrft, £3 153. to £A 29. Cd.; lighter, £2 16s. to £3 10s., equivalent to 53d. to Gsd. per lb. Heavy porkers, £2 7s. 6d. to £2 14s.': lighter, £2 to £2 55., equal to 6}d. to 6Jd. per lb.; largo stores, £1 16a. to £2; medium, £1 ss. to £1 145.; small, £1 £1 4s. There was a fair entry of weancrs, and very keen demand. Very small Bhort3, 15a. to 175.; extra, good, £1 to £1 fe.