LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1882, 16 October 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

The I\.Z-. Loan snd Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report;—At Ke.umni, 011 Tuesaay. we had a nie'liuni entry of cattle, nil oj. which were quitted at auction, bmall yearling. 1 :, 235. 6d. to 305.; ' yearling steers, 65.; 15-month steers, £0 Is -6d.; 2-ycar ivteers. ; cows-in ec.lf, £3 12s. 6ft.; store cows, -j 155.; forward heifers, £3 155.; sonn-urn; heifer, £5 Is.; young bulls, .£3 to £2 ic-. Gd.

The N.Z. Loan and 7>jcrcantilc Agency Co. report:—At Syhvay yesterday yrc had only a fair entry of &hecp arid cattle. w.iicJi we submitted to tlio usual attendance oi buy* era. Forward owest los. (id. to 17c. od.: halfbred owes. 175.; backward us.; sttfrceows, £3 90.; yearling heifers calves, 355. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At our \vcuUanae tale on Tuesday wo had a iair yarding. Although tho salo was not briiU, we aisposi.il. of most of our entry at satisfactory pricey. Wc quote Light fat ewes, £1; backward dairy cows, £4 2i-. 6d.; cows and cal\cs ««.o, springing cov.'p, £5 17s. 6d. to £6; sprin£i>r; •heii'cry, t-o £5 lis.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. report on their Johnsonviilo Eale, held yesterday. ~*d follows:—A good entry oi prime bullock 3 iind extra prime uheop came forward. and sold readily at late rates., 1 ruuo heavy bullocks, £12 7s. 6d. to £12 l«s. Gd.; lighter. £U \Zs. 6d. to £11 17s. 6d.; linrnt, £11; prime heavy wethers, 20:;. 10d. ti> 50s. 9d.; i-U'ime wethers. 235. 6d. to 2<Js.; primo shorn wcthero, 21s. 2d.; ?d. tQ 31s. 3d.; prune ewes. 2fe. M. to 27fc. 2J.» prime lamb. 2d. to Id.; iamb, 16s. 9d. to 16s. lOd.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report on their Paliiatr.a stock 'sale. hold- on Tuesday;—Wo had a- larse yonlinir of en-sep and cattle, and have to report a, ?ood sale. Quotations:—X'at owes. £1 ?«. Sd.: .at ho?pets, 17s. <(1.; owes and lamos. £1,&. 3d.; U.F. owes :tnd lambs. .€1 7s. 7d.: l'at. and forward ewes,' 17s. Sd. to 18s. Sd.: wether hoggets, 14a. Id. to 15s. 2d.; ewe lionets, 16s. 4d.; springing heifera tbesl), 12s. td. and £5 10s.; spring heifers (backward sorts), £3 17s. Cel.. £4 1&>. 6d. to £4 !7s. 6(1.; heifers and calves, £4 IC,*. and £3 10s.; empty heifers, £3 to £3 25.; dairy cows, £3 17s. Cd. to £5; yearliu" steers, £2 175.; l-months steers. £3; 20-monihs steers, £3 1?-.; Z-ycar tteers, £4 to £4 55.; 3-year steers, Si 7s. Od. to £5 145.! store cows £2 13s. 6d.

ADDINGTON- STOCK SALE. (By Telegraph.—Pre»3S Assoclc-tion.i

Chi'isichurch, October 15. For the Aclclinirtoii live stock market todav there were rather larger yardinsrs of stock, especially ol' eheop, than wad the case last week, and a good attendance. The demand for- beef was not m/iie so keen, but prices showed little change. Store sheep were in brisk demand, i'at lambs sold better t.Unii last week, but there was a much smaller yarding. Fat- sheep were weaker towards the end of the sale. JTeavy fat piss were easier, but porkers sold tip to last week's high rates. Store sheep: lloggctfl, Us. Gd. t; 18s. 6d.; ewe hoggets, to 205.; ewcii and lambs, all counted, lis. Id. to 435.; slioru wethers, 16s. Id. ■ Fat lamljs: Best lambs. Is. to 225. 3d.: lighter, 14s. to 17s. 6d. Fat shec-: Extra prime woolly wethcra. to 31s. 3d.; nrime, 255. 6d. to tin.; others, 225. to 255.; shorn wether, ISs. M. to 225. Cd.;, prime woolly ewes, 17s'. to 28=. 6d : shorn ewes, 16;. to 19s. lid.; woolly liogjets, 21s. to 22.:.; woolly merino v.-ethcrs, 18s. 2d. ta 225. 9d Fat cattle: Steers, £8 ss, £11 10s.; extra, £17 155.; heifers, £7 lfe. to £11 12s. 6d.; cows, £6 53. to £10; extra ,to £13 17s. 6d. Storo cattle: Vcarlinsa, .Ky,; 15 to 18rconths sorts, £3 to £3 7s, 6d.; 2-ynar steers, £4 17s. 6d.: 2-year heifers, £4 to £5; 3-year f,teer= £6 lis. to £6 155.: dry cows, £2 10s. to £6 7«. Sd. Dairy cows made £3 to £-3 10s. to £6 13s. 6d.; heavy baconers, £3 10s. to £4: lighter. £2 18s. to £3 Bs. These prices arc equal to 6d. to G'.d. per lb. Heavy porkers, -;7s. to &.; lighter, 40s. to 45.,; ltao prices arc eouivalcut to 63d. to 7d.,pcr lb. ,store pigs, largo sorts, 38s. to 445.; ine',uim. ,vS. to 365.; small, 2Z«. to 275.; small weaners, 143.; extra, ijaod eorts, up to <.1«. on. BURNSIDK STOCK MARKET. Dunedin. October 15. At the. riuni'-ide market to-day 170 fat cattle were yal'ded. These were composed mostly of good uualit.v bullocks and hc.lfers. Bidding at- no time during tho sale ■wriS brisk, and prices may be quoted at 10s to 15>. per head lower last- week. Extra bullocks. £18 to £21; prime,'£l2 ;os. lo £13 10s.; medium, £9 1E». to £11: cows and heifers, prune, £1- 10s. to £13 Its., medium, £9 to £11; lig-it. £6 to £3 10s. Fat sheep: A full yarding of 3147 was penned. Tailing the entry (is n whole, the ontrv contained a large proportion of luce duality. The demand throughout was good, but. a' times, tho sale waV> inclined to be somewhat erratic. Extra wethers, to s»*' 9d.; •prime. 27-5, lo 3C«-; mi'tliiun, 23*» 6d. to 255.; light, 215., 225. 3d.; extra, ewes, to 31s. fid.; good. 225. to 245. 6d x ; medium, IPs. to 20s. Fat lambs. 47 penned. In confluence of tile larger yarding prices were lover bv per head ns compared with la=t week's rates.. Pigs: A fair yarding of fat and store pigs cainc forward, and found a. ready sole at prices on a. par with last nuiirig rates.