LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2143, 8 May 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

he New Zealand ''Loan'.' and' Mercantile ktd;,'rcport:—At Rongotea on dnesday we had a heavy yarding of catHie bulk of the entry consisted of ty-and forward ;cows'.' : TheSe were slightfeasier in prices; other classes selling nt ;o.■ rates.., Dairy were in demand. Yearling heifers, £2 5a.; 18nth ihcifore,-:.r.w.b., £3 10s.; 3-ycnr steers, Hy-i aged' store cows, 265.,. 295„ . to £2 (6rt.; store cows, £2 155., £3, £3 10s. to ! fa %w«rd cows, £4; £4 ss„ £4 18 ¥ fat COW, £5, £5 ;,.£5 155., £6, to £6 125.; bulls, £3 2s tlfand mixe.d lambs. 13s. lod.. ijessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., reft as follows on their Woodviilo stock pen H?d yarding of both Jl™ i V clashes of stock vrero skeen demand, and we havo to report actically a total clearance at late rates, (otations; Mixed aged ewes, in lamb,' I.; f.ra. ewes, in lamb, Us. to 15s. 7d.: lall lambs, ,10s. Id., to. 10s. 2d.; flftecnPtS « C r s, k'/' 5 f 9s '" 6d '/ wcaner steers, /•» ' - > forward empty cows, £3 f-to. £4 Bs.; ( etore cows, 365. to £2 15s.* ify cows. £4 't-o 12s. 6d.; weaner hoi--365. to 505.; mixed weaners, 3te. .to jj'fiS. .Ml. r, ~ pie same firm report" oni- their Fahiatua' k:K; sale as follows offered a good f. 1 ! 1 u « shesp and a fair yarding of WJc. "here- -was a, good .all-round dcind; practically everything selling at late * • ( 4woJ«iti-dir^r~a , wothsro,' . to 19s. 10d.; two-tooth empty ewe« I6c» empty ewes,- lis. 7d. to 13s. Id.; f.m! es in lamb, f2s. 6d. .to 12s. lid.; woolly »»<>. 13s. t0;133. 6d.: 'good shorn 'lambs; •y 3d. to 12s: Bd.; medium , ditto, 9«y. lid. 103. lOd.; two and a half-year steers £5' e'ghteen-inonth steers. £4 Is. fid.' to [145., 6d.; weaner steera, 305.; weaner ilcrs, 255. 'issrs. W. and O. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., "t- having J\eW their weekly sale in tr Waipoua (Mastertpn) yards on WeaMay, when they offere-d a good yarding meep and cattle, well above advertised fhera ihere wat> a large attendance oxters, and, bidding being very Keen, tlie sle sheep entry was sola under the hamr and practically'all the cattle. The Mas . prices were , realised Woolly fe' *0 13 /' Zd . : - 6llorn lambs, ,tl, to, IDs. :6d.; 2, 4. and 6-tooth halfif wethers, -lis. Id.; 2-tooth wethers, 18s. I s it ; • store eyle °, 10s .; 2i-year hl £ ± k ito t £6 *>•; 3-year ateeM fhM; i 4 e !M« u,seteers ADDINGTON STOCK. MARKET. : (By Telegraph—Press .Association.) , Chrlslchurch, Hay 6. .here were largo entries of rat cattle In I !,' ? lam - D '- ! , <it tne Addtngton stock las to-day, and a smaller yarding of >r3 sheep. Altnotigh tncre was a, heavy tding oi fat .cattle, there was practically change in-prmes. Medium and light ignt iambs were nrmcr, but store antep re eacsier all round, and fat ewes also awed a decline. Fat pigs aid not sell ite so lreeiy, out tnere was no alteration prices. . )uring the current'season the entries of •re sneep have been consistently large sr since Kew Year indeed, and tnis year I'lvaps , more. sheep have *been pas«ed rough this section -than in any previous idou. io-uay wethers formed a good -prot'tion of the yarding, the balance being •uc up t or a sprinkling of ewes ana ulw.. Ihe'ewes pennea were principally very ; medium duality, a considerable jportion being aged eorts, with some ?rse-a. lines. Tne auiet feeling which perded the market a week earlier was again ticeable in the transactions. The keen aiaud which cxistea lor Jambs thre-a or ir week 3 ago hao now ceased, and at jscut mostly the inquiry is for lines to id over, the fattening season having now ■i™. wethers, ,to high prices were on ed, most, of the sheep of tnis class on E>r being of a .very medium class, many iig in very backward condition. Ewes tainly showed no improvement; indeed, ; demand if anything waa-slightly weakmore especially for aged eorts. uotations are;— Two-tooth wethers (mostlight and inferior), Us. to 14s. 3d.; twod four-tooth wethers. 130. 6d. to 155.; cxto 16s. 2d.; two, four, and six-tooth thers, 14e. sd. to 16s.;.foiu', six, and ht-tooth wethers, to 165.; merino weth(very forward), 14.-. 6d.; best lambs, 12s. to 13s. lid.; medium, lis. to lie. 9d.; ■y, medium, 10s. to lCs. 6d.; small and I, 7s. 9d.; ewe lumbs, lte. 6d. to 16s. 2d.;ther lambs, 145.;. four, six. and eightith ewEo (medium), 13e. lid. to 15s:' 4d.; md-mouth ewes'- (extra, .good). 195., 9d.; 1 and.failing mouth ewe-s, 10s, to lit', 'lie range of prices for. fat lambs , was ;— is, 19s. 3d. to 20s. -lid.; a.verage Avcighte, . 9d. to 195.; light and unfinished,:-14s. V to 17s. 6d. , licre was also another large yarding lat ohcep,. "The ouality was n<jt up to | average, owes being in much tho larg-jproport-ion.! Wetherj) maintained their ties, but ewes were easier. The-range prices was:—Prime wethers. 21s. to 245.; ilium, 16s. to 20s. 6d.; prime ewes. 17s. to ; ii.-. extra prime, to 245. 3d.; medium, , to 166. 6d.; aged and light, lis. to 13a. he yarding in the fat cattle pens aggrccd 537 head. Quotations are-.—Steers, £7 .£11; extra, to £15 10s.; heifers, £5 7s. to £9 17s. 6d.; extra, to £11 bs.; cows, to £9 155.; extra, to £13 55.. tore cattle Quotations:—Yearlings, £1 i 6d.; 15 to 18-months sorts. £S la. 6d.; rar heifers, £3 fe.; 2J-year steers, £5 55.; ;ar Bteers, £6 to £6 Bs.; 3-year heifers, 55.; dry cows, £1 to £4 15s. The yarding' dairy cows contained very few of good ility, tho majority .'being .poor sortß. ce3 ranged from £3 Es. to £11 2s. 6d„ ra making to £11 15s. here was a. large entry of fat pigs, stations are;— Average choppers, 706. to 6d.; average baconers, 48s. to 555.;

heavy baconers, 57.= 6d. to 665.; extra heavy baconers, to 7Ce. Price per lb.. sd. to sid. Heavy porkers, 445. to 465. 6d.; lighter porkers, 383." to "Kg. Price per lb., fkl. to 61d. There was a good yarding of store pigs, all classes being represented. The demand was not- keen, and as a remit of reserves not being reached, the passings were fairly heavy. . Wcancrs of alt descriptions wcro chcaper. Quotations are:—Best (-tores, 355. to 405.; medium stores. 28s. to 345.; small stores. 225. to 275.; wcaners, fe. 6d. to 145.; sows in pig, to £4. . ' BURNSIDB STOCK MARKET. .; □ unedin, May 6. At Burnside' to-day 190 fat cattlo were yarded principally of good quality, l'hero was fair competition, and prices all 1 through were.about last week's level.. Best bullocks, £11 to £12 10S.; extra., to £14; medium to good, £9 15s. to £10 155.; light', £7 10s. to £5'- 155.;. bast' cows and heirers, £8 10s. : to £9 10s.; extra, . to £10 7s.' 6d.; modiam to good, £6 to £7 lSs;; light. £4 103. to £5 15ts. . " ■ There'was a medium yarding of: fat sheep, 1 246 being penned.' There' were very few pens of prime wethers forward. The operations of freezing buyers tended to keep up the price of medium-weight wethers and ewes to last week's rates, while prime quality showed an advance ot about Is. per. head. Beet wethers, 235. 6d. to 245. 6(1.; extra heavy, to 325.; medium to good, 21s. to 225. 6d.; light, 18s. 6d. to 205.; best ewes. ■ 193. 6d. to 215.; extra good, to 245. medium to good, 16s. 6d. to IBs.; light, 13s. 6d. to 15s.' 6d. - There wad a' large yarding of fat lambe. 1934 being' penned. The majority were of good to uftimo quality and prices all round were firnMit last week's rates. Best, )Bs. Gd. to 193. 6d.; extra- good, to 235.: good, 16s. 6d. to 17«. 9d.-„light,l3s. 6d. to 15s. '. . About B5 fat pigs and 44 stores were yarded. I'at pigs were not in demand and prices showed a considerable drop. Thero ■was a. good inquiry for stores and suckers, and prices were tlrmer. Suckers, lis. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; slips to 215.; stores. 24e. to 355.; porkers, 455. to 505.; light baconers, 525. 6d. to 585.; heavy baconers, to 735. _ . Messrs. Dalgety and Compny, Limited, report having held their weekly sale at Palmerston North on Thursday, when they offered a fair yarding of stock. Quotations: —4 and 6-tooth wethers, 21s. 9d.;.fat cows, .£5 14s. to £6 10s. 6d.; store cows. £3 ss. to £4 4s. 6d.