LIVE STOCK.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1887, 23 October 1913, Page 10

LIVE STOCK.

t, , 11 1 ■ ADDINGTON STOCK UtARKUT. rs (By Telegraph—Pr«6s Association.! ! i Chrlsicliurch, October 22. c- At tile live stock market toll. day. there was an average yariiiii!! of ~i stock and a fair attendance. Fat cattle . showed no change in price. Store sheen were ilrmly held, and several lots weft? 2 passed. Fat lambs were easier in conact quence of the iatger yarding. J The fat sheep sale opened well, but- tilt' i sale was irregular. Fat pigs showed a lc dcciine in prices. r Store sheep: Two and four-tooth, shorn t wethers, 14s. Cd.; shorn wether hoKgelfcV , lis. 3d. to 125.; shorn ewe hoggets, 145.; woolly ewe hoggets. 21s. Jd. (passed); woolly wether hoggets (raedinm), IDs. lOd. to 16s. j r 5d.; exceptionally good mixed wooily hoggets. 2Cs.; round-mouth woolly ewes with good lambs. 13s. 9d. (all counted); aged is ewes in tho wool, with lambs, iSs. 4d. (all counted); aged cull ewes (empty), 7«. 9d. Fat lambs: Best lainbs. 10a. to 21s. Cd.; . others, 16s. tn 17s. 6d. Sat sheep: Extra primo woolly wethers, to 355.; prime, 255, 6d. to 29,j. 9d.; others, 225. to 2-cs.; prime . shorn wethers, 19.9. 6d. to 225, 9d.; others, •' 16s. 3d. to 195.; woolly ewes, 21s. lOd. to 295. 6d.; shorn ewes, 16s. 3d. to 225. 6d.; I. woolly hoggets, 235.: woolly merino wethi- ers, 2ls. 4d. to 235. 7d. ' Fat cattle: Steers, £s to £12; extra, to £19 55.; heifers, x £s'sa. to £9 65,; cowe, £5 .; 10s. to £9; extra, to £12 10s. Store cattle: Yearlings. £1 13s. 6d.; fifteen to eightcon- • months sorts, £2 4s. to £3 9s, 6d.; two-year steers, £4 17s. 6d.; two-year heifers, £4 to £4 4s. 6d.; three-year heifers, £5 lCs.; thrco- >. year cows, £1 19s. to £5 ss. Dairy cows made £3 to £10 10s. Fat pigs: Choppers, £3 _to £4 155.; heGv.v bac'oners. £3 ss. to £3 135.; extra, to £4; y others; £2 12s. to £3. Theee prices were equivalent to 5Sd. to 53d. against 6d. to 6Jd. a week earlier. Heavy porkers, £2 Su. to £2 95.; lighter, £1 18s. to £Z 2s. Store I, pigs: Largo stores, 38s. to 455.; medium, 28s. to 375'.; einnii sorts, IBs. to 2'te. Won Tiers made from 10s. 6d. for small sorts to 18s. 6d. for very good pigs. . Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.. report on their Johneonville sale, held yesterday, as follows:—A good yarding of primo bullocks and sheep came forward. > There was rather a dragging sate lor bullocks, but sheep met with a ready sale. . Prime heavy bullocks, £12 to £12 10a. t light, ' £10 15s. to £11; vcalers, 235„ 28s„ to 31s. to, 325. 6d.; prime shorn wethers, 2&a. 6d. A good line of prime woolly ewes sold at from 275. to 275. 4d.; plain ewes, 235. 6d.: prime lambs, lfe. 6d. ( 17s. 5d., to 17s. lOd,; • good lambs; 15s. to lis. 9d.; light. K3 The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Teport:—At Pahautanui on Tuesday wo submitted a, good yarding of sheep and cattle, and although bidding at l auction was not brisk we disposed of practically all our entries at satisfactory prices. ' We auote: Mixed Jioggets. to 17s. 9d.; ewes 3 and lambs (small percentage), 18s. 6d.; J two-year steers, £4 to £4 2s. 6d.; yearling • steers, £2 12s. 6d.; yearling heifers, to £2 ! 12s. 6d.; heifers, in calf, backward, £4; heifers, just calvod, £4; yearling bulls, £2 i lis.; store bullocks, £6. Messrs. W. and 0. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report lmvlng held their weekly sale in ' their Waipoua (Muster-tod) saleyards, on i Wednesday, when they had a very poor , yarding, owing no doubt to most of tho . farmers being away at tho Ilawke's Bay Show. Tliere were no sheep penned, and ' only a email entry of cattle, which met i with very slack competition. The follow- - ing prices were realised:—Dairy eow, £5 Eg.; empty heifer, £3 lis.; heifers with ' calves, £4 95.; springing Iseifers, £5 Eg. to : £5 10s.; hoifers, in calf (late calvers). £3 l 145.; Jereey ,bull, £3 10 s.; porker, £1 14s. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report ' having held a very successful clearing -sale • on account of Mr. J. S. Adams, at the , .homestead, Paraparaumu, yesterday. Coni- . petition for niost of the lines oifered was keen, especially for sheep,'and every lot offered was disposed of under the ham- • mer at a satisfactory figure. The arrangements for displaying and selling the stock were good, and reflected credit on the ven- ; dor, who had gone to considerable trouble ' in this matter. Shoep were especially keen- . ly competod for, as also were all young i cattle. The dairy cows and heifers wero rather backward in condition, and, con- • sidering this, very good values were ob- - tained for sucli stock. l'rices realised were I as under:—Ewes, with lambs, 17s. 3d. to If,?. , 3d.; ewe hogget.3, lEs. Id.; wether hoggets, 14s. lid.; fat ewes, 15s. 3d. to £1; b.f. hoggets (medium), 12s. 3d.: small do., 7s. Id.; mixed-sex hoggets (small), 9s. 7d.; cull rams, 19s. to £1 35.; two-year .dairy, heifcre, £3 165.; two-year -Jersey heifers,'"£4 7s. Cd.; two-year steors, £4 lis.-; springingj-heifers, £4 Is. 6d. to £5 7s. 6d.; two-year bulls, £3 Is. to £4; yearling steers (inferior), £1 10s.; yearling 'heifers, £2 Os. 6d. to £2 135.; calves, IPs.; 45 dairy cows and heifers, in backward condition brought from £2 17s. 6d. to £6; store'cows, £2 to £-3 ss. BURNBIDE MARKET. Dunodln, October 22. At Burnsido to-day, 164 fat cattle wero yarded. Priccs were easier at tho beginning of the sale, but they hardened considerably towards the finish. There were some heavy-weight bullocks forward, and the majority-wore well finished. Best bullocks, £12 to £13 10s.; extra heavy, to £19 7s. 6d.; good; £10 Its. to £11 155.; ligil, £8 103. to £9 10s.; .heifers, £9 lfis. to £11; extra. to £12 2s. 6d.; good, £8 to £9; I'ight, £6 10s. to £7 lfs. '. - j ■ Fat sheep: 1942 w;ere penned. The yarding consisted of medium to good quality, with a fow pens of heavy sheep. Owing to tho small number forward, bidding was brisk, and prices were firm at late rates. Beet wethecs, £1 6s. 6d. ts> £1 Bs. 6d.; extra. to £1 135.; good, £1 3s, 6d. to 55.; light, £1 Is. to £1 2s. 9d.; best ewes, £1 4s. 6d. to £1 65.; extra good, to £1 7s. 6d,; medium, £1 2s. 6(1. to £1 3s. 6d.; light, £1 to £1 Is. _ . Fat lambs: 81 wero penned. Prices showed a drop of Is. 6d. to 2s. per head. Bj|t, 17s. 6d. to 18s. 9d.; extra-., to £1 3s. 3d.; others. 14s. 6d. to 16s. .... Pigs- About 180 were penned, including 6ome fine lines of baconers. Prices ruled about last week's rates. Competition was brisk for suckers and slips. Suckers, £1 to £1 4s. 6d.; slips, to £i 9a.; stores, £1 10s. to £1 17s. 6d.; porkers, £2 2s. to £2 75.; light baconers, £2 14s. to £3 35.; heavy baconers, to £3 14s.j' choppers, to £4 17s. 6d.