LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2011, 19 March 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mosera. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their JohnsonviUe'Eole fls follows: —Our entry of cattle comprised a lino of fine Hereford heifere,' for which there was a'good demand. A poor entry of sheep did not meet with a bis demand. Prime heifers, £8 7s. 6(1. to £3 155.; lighter, £7 10s. to £7 155.; light, £6 123. 6d.; vcalors, £1 165,: - prime heavy ewes, 18s. to Ito. 6d.; pfimo wethore, £1 Iβ. . 4d.; medium cwos, ISs. 6il. to 175.; plain, 155.: prims woolly lambs, 17s. Id. to 17s. 7d.; lighter, 155.; plain shorn lambs, 123. . 6d. Jfcsere. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., report as follows:—We offered a full yarding of sheep.and a good , yarding of cattle at' our Pahiatua. sale. Thero iras a good demand for all classes ■ of sheep, practically Everything soiling under, the hammer at late rates. • Cattle also met a good sale, wcanen? showing considerable improvement. Quotations: W. N. Miller's purebred ;Romney ram lambs, £1 lα. 6d.; ewe lambs, £1 Iβ.; two-shear rams, £3 Is.: on cecount other vendors: Four and six-tooth ewe 3 fsmall), 15s. 7d.; two-tooth d 0.,. lCs.' 4d., 13s. 5d., to 14s. 7d.; four and five-year ewes. 13s.- to 14s. lCd.; mixed <iged ewce12s. id. to 13s. lid.: good-conditioned ewes, 12-3. sd. to 14s. 6d.; f.m. ewes, 9s. Id., 10s. 5d., to lla.; two-tooth wethers, 17s. -4d.; small 'woolly, lambs, Bs. to Bs. 6d.; shorn lambs, 7a, Ys. 9d., to is. 6d.:' small d 0.,. 35.,. 4s. 4d., to Gs. 6d.; Lincoln and Romney rams, 15s. to £2 25.: fat cows, £5 •la. to £5 145.; empty .cows, £2 lo;. £2 15b.. £3 2s. 6d., to £3 155.: cows and calves, £3 to £3 165.; heifers, in calf, .-53 ltfl. to £4 45.; eighteen-month ste'ere. £4 4s. 6d.; w«mer steers,- £1 J?. 6<t. to £2 25. : wßnner lieifors. £1 4s. Si.. £1 lte., to £2 35.; bulls, £2 ss. to £3 10s.BANGHVAHIA SALE. ' The New Zealand Lean and Mercantile Agency Co.; Ltd., report:—At limigiwahiaon Tuesday wo yarded about 1850 sheep and'7o head of cattle. Competition was not so keen as at recent soles, and sev-. oral lines were passed at. Ruction, but the bulk of the entry was quitted before the' day was ov«r. Quotatioue:— Sheep:' Cull lambs, 55.; inferior lambs, 75.: medium lamb 3, 7s. Bd. to Bs.; good lambp, ICo. to lCs. 4d., and up to 11s. 4d.; four-year,ewes, 13s. to 13s. Bd., and up to 15s. 3d.; f.m. rams. 13s. 6d. to Us.;-aged rams, 7s. to Us. Cattle: Weaners. good. *-3 2s. 6d.; Store' cmvs, £3 to £3 19a: eighteen-moutha steers; £3 11s.; cows in milk, £6 ss. , - ADDINGTOX STOCK MARKET. ißy Telegraph—Pr-ees Association.) ; ' Ciiristchurcli, March 18. At the Addington live stock market today a very large entry of store ehee;o and a larger number of fat lambs came for: ward, but the entry of fat sheep was about the same as last week. Fat cattle sold at late rates.. Store sheep of all clashes were even rather firmer, and fat lambs and fat eheep easier. Fat pigs eold well. Store sheep: Best two-tooth ewes, 216..and 255. 9d.; small, 18s. 6d. ami 205.; two, four and six-tooth, 17s. to 18s.; eix to eight-tooth, 16s. 9d. to 235. 4a\; sound-mouth, 16s. 6d. to 196. 9d.; aged, 11s. to 14s.;.b£ut rape lambs. 13s. 6d. to 163.; others, 12s. to 12s. 6d.; small and low-conditioned, 83. to Hβ. 6d.; twotooth wethers, Us. and loa. 6d.; four and six-tooth, 17s. to 18s.

Fat lambs: Tegs, 19a 6d. to 215.; average weights, 17e. to 195.; light 'and unfinished, 14s. lid. to 16s. 6d. ;

Fat sheep: Prime wethers, 20s. 6d. to 233. 9d.; others, 17s. to 205.; prime ewes, 17s! 6d. to 225.; extra-, to 23a.. 6d.; mediumi , Kβ. to 17s.;', aged and light. 13a. 2d. to 14s. 6d. .

■Fat cattle: Steers, £8 7«;-6d. to-£ll 3a. 6d.;-extra, to £15 2s. 6d.; heifers. £5 17s. 6d. to £11.26. 6d.; cows. £5 to.' 6d. to. £10 12s. 6d. Store cattle: Yearlings, 18s. to 260. 6d.; fifteen to eighteen-months, £2 5e and £3 10s.;-two-year steers, £4 lCs: to £4 135.; two and a, half-year st«ers, £5 65.; three-year,, steers,'-£6 ' 125.: dry cows,-325. 6d. to £10; four-year steers (Chathams), £6 175.; coivp (Chathams), to £4 lCs.; dairy cows.£3 10s. to £11 10s.

Fat pigs: Choppers, £4 to £4 155.; heavy baconers, 625. 6d. to 765.; lighter baconers, 525. Sd. io 60s. These prices were equivalent tp-'Sd. to 5Jd. per !b. Heavy porkers, 483. to 603.; lighter Dor!s»rs, «e. to «s. 6d.; price per.lb., 6>d. Store pigs: Best store's, 38s. to 465.- 6d.; medium etores, 27a. to 373.: small stores, 225. to 263.; iveancrs, 12t). to 15Sij sows in pig. £4 to £5 53.

1 \ ': BTJRN.SIDE MARKET. ■ : Duncdin, March 18. At Burrlside to-day 159 fat catlte were yarded. Owing to the largo supplies oa

hand bidding l)y butchers was nof brisk. Prime cattle showed a drop of about. ss. per., head', , but medium and cow beef declined IOS. to 15s. per heed. Best bullockc, £11 to £12 ss.'; extra- good, to £14. lCs.; medium; £9 15s. to £10 ICs.: light, £7 ICa. to. £8 10s.; best cows, and heifers, £9 10s. to £10 10s.; medium, £7 to £8-55.; light, £4 10s, to £6. ' ■

Tat 'sheep: 3686 penned. Prime sheep 6old np to last week's rates, but medium shnwcd «, drop 'of from 6d. to Iβ. per hc-?.d. The operations of freezing buyers tended to regulate pric&i a good deal. Best wethers, £1 4s. to £1 55.-9' d.; 'extra, to ft, 9s. M.; medium to soai, £1 Is. 6d. to £1 35.; light, 18s. 6d. to £1; be3t ewes, £1 Is, to'£l 35.; extra, to £1 65.; medium, 18s. to .193.; light, 1&. 6d. to 17s.

Pat lambs: 1100 penned. Prices were very firm at last week's rates. 18s. to 19n.; extra,' to £1 3s. '.VI. j eond, IS*. 6d. to 17s. 6d.: lighter. «s. 3d. to 15s. «d. ' Pigs: There was a, larse yardine of store and fat pips. Baconers were ftrm at late Tato3i but storpu showed a drop of about 3.". per head. Suckers. 11s. 6d. tr, lto. 6d.; slips, 163. to £1 Is. 7d.': stores, to £1 145.: piri-ors. £2 ss. to light bacone.ru, £2 16a. to £3 35.; heavy baconsrs, to £318©.