LIVE STOCK SAMS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1970, 29 January 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SAMS.

Messrs. Abraham and 'Williams, UA., reporting on their Woodvillc sale, says.-— Wo had a largo yarding of cattle and <i fair yarding of.sheep. A large poTtlon of tho cattle comprised young steers, cight-een-raonths and two and a half-year olds, which met good inquiry, all lines finding buyers. All other classes also said well. The sale of gift stock in aid of tho funds of tho local A. and P. Association, conducted by tho Auctioneers' Association, was highly successful, the proceeds realising approximately £50. Quotations:—Fat lambs, 14s. 4d.; good woolly lis. 6d.; fat cows, £5; eighteen-m-onths heifers, r.w.b., £3 95.; yearling heifer*. £2 6r.; two-year steers (fair Quality*. £3 18s. to £4: cightcen-montlis steers, £3 2s. 6d., £3 18«.. to £4. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., renort oni heir Pahiaua sale as follows:— Wo had o, good yarding of both sheen and cattle. Sheep sold fairly well, practically a total clearance being made beforo the closo of tho day. Cattle were- dull of sale. Wo however subsequently disposed of a largo portion of tho entry. Quota-tions:—Four-tooth wethers, 17s. id.; twotooth wethers. 14s. lOd. to 15s. 10d.; twotooth ewes. • 12s. 9d.; forward ewes. lis. id.; fat woolly sheep. £1 Cs, 6d. to. £1 Is.; good woolly lambs, Ids. 6si. to lis. 3d.; shorn lambs, 4s. 9d.. la., to Bs. 2d.; dairy cows. £5 Ss„ £6, to £6 10s.; fresh-condi-tioned cows, £4 10s. to £4 145.; store cows, £2, £2 Bs., to £3; fifteen-months steers, £3 26.; good wcaners. £1 3s. 6tl. to £1 lis.; other*,'lfe. to £1 2s. Jlessrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report on t.hcir Johnsonv.ille salo as follows:—A good yarding of prime bullocks and sheep camo forward and sold well at lato rates. Primo bullocks. £11 is. to £11 12s. 6d.; lighter. £10 7s. 6d. to £11: vealex's, 'XI 2s. 6d. to £1. 95.; prime wethers, £1 Is.; prime heavy ewes, 195.; prime ewes. 18s. Id. to 16s. 2d.; good ewes, lfe. ICd. to 17s. 6d.; primo tembs. 16*. 6d. to 175.,- lighter. 15s. Id. to IS*. 4d. ADDLXGTO.V STOCK &AJ.E. (By Tslcgrftph.—Prose Anaelition.) Clirisichurch, January 23. At the Addingtou live stock market today there were fairly large enlrios of stock, tho yarding of fat sheep siiowins' nn increase. Fat cattle were ratter duller of sale, but prices were unchanged. Store sheep sold ouito up to last week's rates, j tho supply not being cnual to the demand. Fat lambs showed a, slight drop in values, Tho fat eheep ealc opened wril, aged and inferior lines being the only claiss that wero easier. Store sheop: Forward rape- lambs, iss. to 15s. 9d.; extra, 16s. 3d. to 17*?. 6d.; others, 10a. to 14s. 9d. ; two-tooth wethers. 14s. to 15s. lid.; two. four, and six-tooth, 15s.' to 16s. 6d.; two and four-tooth ewes, lfe. to lfe. 6d.; four, six. ami eight-tooth, 15a. 3d. to 18s. 2d.; sound-moutbe, 15s. to Ids. 6d. Fat lambs: Tegs sold at 20s. to Sis. lid.i averago freezing weights, lis. fid. to i9s. 6d.; light and unfinished. 15s. 3d. to 16s. 4d. Fat sheep: Primo wethers, 21s. to 2J0.; Ud.; others, 15a. 6d. to 20s. 6ii.; merino wethere, 15s. lid.'; prime wethers, 2is, to 235. Ud.; others, 15s. 6d. to 2Cs. 6d.; merino wethers, 15s. lid.; prime, ewes, 19s. to 23e.; others, 14s. to IBs. 6d. Fat cattle: Steers, £8 to £11 lCs.j extra, to £14 fe.; heifers. £6 to £20 7s. 6d,: cowe, £6 15s. to £10. Store cattle: Yearlings. £1. 17s. 6d..j fif. teen to cightcen-months sorts, £3 Is. to £3 145.; two-year steers. £4 10s. to £4 16s, (the latter being passed); two-year heifers, £4 6s. to £4 76.; two and a. half-year etccrs. £5 155.; three-year steels, £7; threeyear heifers. £6; four-year steers, £S; dry cows. £2 ss; to £4 15s. Dairy cows made £3 ss. to £11 ss. ' ' Fat. pigs: Choppers. 555. to 755.; heavy bacouera. 58s. to' 665.; extra, to 705.: lighter sorts, 475. 6d. to 555. These prices represented oicl. per lb. Heavy porkers, tit. to 455.: lighter sorts, 355. to 40s. These prices arc equivalent to 6fd. per lb. Store pTEs':TTc'diuin classes mado 30s. to 3fe.; and Binall sorts, 225. to, 235. Wcaucm, for which there was a, very fadr demand, realised 14a. to 19s. ' . ■ BUItXSIDE MARKET. □ lined tn, January a. There was a.largo yarding of fat cattle at Burnside to-day. 220 beiug penned. Thcro wero a few pens of prime builoek*. hut tho bulk of tho entry consisted of medium-duality cows and heifers. Prime cattlo sold well throughout, hut medium and inferior lines showed a drop of 10s. to 15s. pei- head. Best bullocks, £11 lto. to £12 155.; extra good, to £16; good, £9 15a. to £11; light, £8 10s. to £9 18s.: best cows and heifero, £9 lite, to £10 Ms..- ex-tra-good, to £11 6».; medium to good, £? lfe. to £8 10s.; lirht. £5 Ms. to £6 IS?. Fat sheep: 3800 wore penned, this num. ber being largely in cxecs.3 ot requirements, liwc.s wqre in over-supply. Prices showed a drop of Is. to le. fid. for wcthers and fully 2a. for cwe«. Grosser* were operating freely, otherwise tho decline would have been greater. A !o,rg* number were turned out unsold. Best wethers, £1 3s. 6d. to £1 4s. 6d.; extra, to £1,7«.; medium to good. £1 Is. 6d. to £1 Js.: hsmt, IBs 6d. to £1; best ewen. £1 os. 6U. to £1 2« 6d ■ extra, to £1 &.: medium to. good, 18s 6d. to 19s. 6d.; llch':. 14:,-. 6d. to lie. Fat' lamh(i: SCO were penned, mostly good crualitv. Competition wa« keen, and prices were 'firm at hist week's rates. lie.-.'., IBs. to 19=. 6d.; extra, to £1 Is. 3d.: good. 16?. 6d. to 17s. 6d. l'is»: 72 fat, pigs nufl :>4 storo? were twinned. Trices remained goo<t for tuckers and utorce, .bulfnt niOT wero in ovcManplv. s nnd. prices declined about sj, ■ jicr heafij

Suckers.- lfe. 6d. to 18s.- slips, £1 (o £1 4s. 6ii.; stores, £1 7s. 6u'. to X! So. 6d.;' norkers. £2 ss. to £2 125.; lights brtctmers, 1 £Z !.ss. to £2 18s.;'Heavy hacoitcrs, £i to £$ lte: uhoppera. t0,£4..;.,-.. . v : ._,-i ~: . '