LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2136, 30 April 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Me2sr3. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale, as follows:—A good entry o! prime bullocks and sheep came forward, and eold readily at last sale's ratce. Prime bullocks, £11 12s. 6d. to £12; lighter sorts, £10 17s. 6d. to £11; light.vcalers, £1 35.; prime ewes, !Bs. 9d. to 19e. Bd.; medium, 17s. 6u.; prime wethers, £1 to £1 2s. 6d.; two-tooth wethers, . 17s. 9d.; lambs, 14s. 9d. to l£e. The Xew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Kangivahia, ' ' on Tuesday, we had a fair entry of sheep and cattle, and have to report a bri?i sale at recent ruling rates. Sbftp: Cull lambs, 6.5. lOd.; medium lambs, ..Us.; fair lambs, 15s. 4d.; small wethers, 15s. Bd.; cgeil wethers, 16s. 10d.; forward wethers, 18«. lid.. Cattle: Weaners, 235. to 295.; good weaners, £2 ss. to £2 75.; yearling steers £2 95.; springing heifers, £6 55.; heifers in calf, £5 7s. 6d. ilossrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd, report as follows on their Pahiatua stock I f-ale:—Wβ offered a heavy yarding of shf:op and a fail , yarding of cattle. The quality of the riieop was particularly good riflit tltroughout. including the whole flock if iUr. G. H. Wall, of Pori. All classes sold exceptionally ' well, and at highest prices io far reached during this ••aso:.. • :iota-•tione-.-On behalf of Sir. Wall, four-tooth breeding ewes, 21s. 3d.:'six-tooth and fouryear breeding ewes, 20e. l<1.; four-tooth ■wethers, '20».; two-tooth wethers, 17s. Bd.; empty two-tooth ewes, 16s. 10d.; ewe lambs, 14s. 10d.; wether lambs, 14s. Bd.; email lambs, Id. On behalf of other vendors, two and four-tooth wethers, 16s. 9d. Mixedaged breeding ewes, 15s. Bd.; woolly ewo Jambs, 13s. 9d.; woolly wether lambs, 13s. 6d.t0145.; good shorn lambs, 12s. 2d. to 13s. 6(1.; medium lambs, ICb. 6d. to lie.; storeewes 63. 6d. to 10s. 3d.; fat cows, £5 Wβ.; store cows, £2 16s. to £3 Is.; dairy cows, to £6; weaneir heifers, £2 7s. 6d.; wcaner steers £2 93. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd.. report, having held a very successful sale of dairy stock on account of Messrs. jla:'.in and Wright, of Manakau, on Wcdi.cslay. Tho attendance was small, owing up duiiht to the inclement weather, but bidding vcit brisk, and every head was mo!: 1. Cows in milk made £6, £6 10s., £7. £7 10s., £8 IDs., £3 153.. £9 is.. £9 10a, £Jft 10s.. £11 2s. 6(1.. to £12 17s. 6d.; cows, close to profit, £7 to £13 7s. 6d.; springing cows, £6 to £11 ilOs.; bulls, s}gns.. Bgns., and 18gns.

ADDINGTON" MARKETS. ' (By Telegraph.—Frets Association.) Chrlstchiirch, April 29. There were very large entries of fot Ahecp and In.mbs at the Addington live stock market to-day, but. etoro sheep showed a- falling ofT, and fat cattle were also rnttTCd in somewhat reduced numbers. Store sheep, except ewe lambs, were easier Fat lambs were very llrm. Fat cattle told c. little moro frealy, and fat piga showDil no change. Store, sheep: Jl'wo-tooth wethers, 15s. u> 17s. 6d.: other classes of wethere, 15s. to 165.; merino wethers (very forward). 14s. 9d.: best lambs, 14s. Bd. to 15s. 2(1.: foir'y good lambs, 12s. 9d. to 13s. 6d.; medium to Pfootl '.o.mbs.lls. 6d. to 12s. 3d.; very medium lambs. 10s. 6d. to 11s.; email lambs, 7s. id. to 7i. lid.; ewe lambs, 14s. 9d. to 165.; twotooth cwee (very few on offer), to 20s. 3d.; six and eight-tooth ewes, 13s. 6d. to 17n\ 6d.; lour, six, and eight-tooth owes, 15s. 6d to :Sj.; sound-mouth medium ewes, 13s. 6(1 to lie. 6d.; inferior ewes. 12a. to 135.; full end failing-mouth ewes, 9s. to 10s.; merino ewe?. 65.; age<l and cull ewes. 6s. 3d. to 9s. 5(1. Fat lambs: Tegs, 15s. to 225. 6d.; extTa to 235. 6d.; avero.se wciirhts, 17s. 6d. to 183. 9d.; light and unfinished, 14s, 6d. to 17s. Vat, ehecp: There wore heavy yardinge of f<vt sheep, tv/elvo races, being fully occu-pie-d. The Quality was varied, and the bulk of tho nHerings consisted of ewes. There was a good sale throughout, wttheri and best ewes being very firm. The 'rcniw o? prices was:—Prime wethers. 21s. to 245.; extra, to 275.; medium wethers, 17a. Bd. to 2te. 6d.; pi-ime ewes, 17s. 6d. to 235.; estra to 255.; meditiai ewes. l<6. 6d. to 175.; ng«l nn<l lisht ewes, 10s. 7d. to 14s. Kit cattle: Avemge ntecrs, £7 17s. Hi. to £11; extra steers, to £16; heifers, £5 10s to £9 llu.; avcr«so cows, £5 Sa. to £9. extra cows, to £13. Store cattle: Yearlings, £1 155.; fifteen to eighteen-month sorts, £2 Is. to £2 55.; two-year steers, £3 17s. 6d.; two-year heifers, £3 153.; three-year heifers, £4 15s. to £5 55.; cows, £1 10s. to £4 10s. A line of Bovcn young cows v/no passed in at £5 4«. 6d. Dairy cows, £3 IC*, to £9; extra michiu? to £13 Es. Pig*;: Choppers. 50s. to 755.: heavy baconer-\ 565. to 645.; extra, heavy liaconcrs to 70.5.; ordinary Iraconers. ISs. Iq "555. Prim, per Hi., sd. to s\d. .'lco.vy porkers. 423. to 45?.; ordinary porkern, to 41s. Price, per IV.. 6d. to 6Jd. Best ttores, 37e. to 405.; medium slorc-j, 30u. to 365.; small stores, 255., 285.: wcane.rs, S3. 6d. to Ms,

BURNSIDE MARKETS. (By Telegraph — Preso Association.) At Burneido to-day 224 fat cattle were yarded. The entry comprised good to me-, uinin quality, and was far in excess of traders' requirements. At the commencement of the sale prices opened <u a decline of &!.. to 10s. per head, with slow and erratic competition, but towards the end prices receded 15s. to 203. per head, as compared with Inst week's rates. Salc3 were difficult to effect, and a number of pens were turned out unsold. Best bullocks, .SlO 10s. to £12: extra, to £13 75.; medium, Jdß 6s. to £9 ICe.; light, £6 103. to £7 10s.; cows and heifers, £7 to £8 55.; extra, £11 V 7s. Cd.; medium £5 to £6 10s. Fat sheep: There was a large yarding, 3588 being yarded, consisting mostly of I medium-weight wethers and owes. At the commencement prime sheep opened firm at about last week's rates, but as the , sale progressed these receded Is. per' head below last week's rates. Freezing buyers were operating carefully in face of tho fldverse reports from London. Best wether?. 225. 6d. to 2te; extra, 18s; to 19s ; light. 1/s. to 18a; best ewes, 17<=. to 195.; extra, to 235. 3d.; good, lfe, to 16s. 6d.; medium, 12s. 6d. to 145.; light. 10s. to 11s. There was a good-sized yarding of fat lambs, 1839 be'jDg penned. The entry w?.s made up chiolly of fair 'quality. Competition for lambs showing quality was good, ond prices were firm at about last week's rates. Best, 17s. 6d. to 18s.; extra, to 18s. 9d.; medium, 15s. to 16s. 6d.; light and unfinished, 12s. 6d. to 14s. 6d. Pigs: 69 fat pigs' and 63 6tores .were peimed. The demand for baconers was rot quite so keen as at previous sales. Porkers met 0,.- good sole at prices equal to late rates. Tho demand for stores wae decidedly dull, and sales were difficult to effect. . •