LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2148, 14 May 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillo sale oe follows:— "Wo had a fair yarding of cattle and a good yarding of sheep, which sold readily at last, sales rates. Prime bullocks, £11 Ws. 6d.to £12 2s. 6d.; lighter sorto £10 2s. 6d. Prime vealers, £1 18s. 6d. to £2 45.. Prime wothcrs, £1 3s. sd. to £1 3s. lid.; prime ewes. 18s. 6d. to 19s. 9d.; heavier sorts, £1 os. 6d.; prime lambs. 13?. 9d. to lie. 4d." ADDINGTON MARKETS. (By Telecraph— P/css Association.) .' Christohurch, May 13. . At Addington live etock market there were'large entries of fat stock, but the entries of etore sheep showed u faltinc off. Fat 'cattle sold exceptionally well, there being-a sharp rise in prices, and fat sheep were jrirae. , Tho only change iu store sheep was "that inferior were easier. Fat pigs sold at last week's rales. Store sheep-Two-tooth ewe>, 175.; four and' six-'tooth, 15s. 6d. to 16s. lid.; four, six, and eight-tooth, to 16s. 5d.; two, four, six, and tight-tooth, lSe. 6d. to 165.; full and failiiiE-mouth, Us. to 12s. 3d.; aged ewe.?, *3. to 9s. 3d.; merino e-.ves, ss. to ss. 3d. Lambs—Good, 13s. Bd. to 14s. 6d.; extra good, to. 165.; fairly good, 11s, 6d. to 135.; very medium, 10s. 3d. to 10s. 9d.;'small. Bs. 6d. Ewe lambs, j4s. 6'd. to 15s. 6d.; four/ and six-tooth wethers. 170. to lE>-..; four, six, and eight-tooth. 17s. 9d.; two, four, and six-tooth, :16s. dd. to 18s.; two-tooth wethers, 15(i. to 165.: email halfbred wethers, 13s. 7d.'; merino wethers. 4s. 4d. ' - Thero was an entry of 7981. fat lambs. Prices-Tegs, 2Cs. to 235. 9d.; average freezing weight, 18s.; 19s. 9:1.: lislit and un- ■ finished. 15s. '6d. to 17s. 9d. Fat sheep—Extra prime wethere, to 28s. id.; prime wethers, 21s. 6d. to 255.: other wethers, 15s. 7d. to' 215.: merino wethers. 15s 3d.-to 225. 9d.: extra prime ewcs : to 2os.i; prime ewes. 17s. 6d. to 225.; medium ewes. 14s. 6d. to 17i3.: aired and light ewes, 12s. to 145.Fat cattle-Steers, £7 10s. to £11; extra, to £13 12a. 6d.; heifers. £5 Vβ. 6d. to: £11; cows, £5 to £9 105. Store cattle—Two-year ■ steers. £4 55.. to £4 10s. (tho latter being passed); two-year heifers. £3 17s. 6d.; three-year steers (a line of 57 cows), £2: (passed) cows, £2 to £4 95.; Holstein cows (from south), £6 25.; two-year Holstein heifers, £4 15s. . Dairy cows—For the best sorts there was free competition, but inferior sorts were not in reo.uest. Kepresentat've , prices wanted, from £3 Zs. 6d. to £11. Fat pigs—Choppers, 70s. to 135.3.; heavy baconers. 60s. to 685.; extra-heavy baconers. to 725.; average baconers. 46-3. to 51>3. Price per lb., Srt. to 5Jd. Heavy porkers .445. to 45.1.; lighter porkers. 38s. to 43*., price per lb., 6d. Large stores, 355. to 395.; medium stores. 28s. to 443.: small stores.. 18s.' to 27s.;'email weaners. 6s. 6d. to Its.; large wcaners, 10s. 6d. to 13a. BTJRN6IDE MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) May 13. At Burneide to-day 228 fat cattle were carded, and owing to tho large number forward pvioosi ,ihowe<l a drop of fully 10s. per head on last week's rates. Best bullocks, £10 10s.-. extra to .£ls: medium to good, i» to £10 Ss • li-ht £6 10s. to £8; Best cows and heifers, £8 to £9; extra, to £11. 7s. 6d.; medium to good, £5 to £7; light, £4 to £5 There was a fair yarding of fat sheep, 2546 being penned, these consisting of fair to good quality wetherg and owes. Competition was'cood. ancl prices were well up to last week's rates. Best wethers, 235. 6iL to 253.; ostra heavy, 2fe.; medium to good, 21s. to 235.; light. IBs. to 205.: best ewee. 19s. 6d. to 225.; extra prime, 335.; medium to good, 17s. to lfc\ 6d.; light, 13s. 6d. to 15s. 6d. There v.as a Tairly large yarding of fat Jambf. 1617 being penned, chiefly of pood quality. Competition was keen, and prices worn fully equal to last week's rates. Best IBs. 6d. to 205.; extra, heavy. 30s. 3d.; good, 16s. 6d. to 18?.; light, 14s. to 15s. 6d. —Sixty fat pigo and 27 storee were penned. Prices for , falfl were about thesame as last week, while there was o. good ilomanil for stores. Suckers,. 11s. 6d. to'l6s.; slips, to

255.; stores. 265. to 355.; porkc."6, <S6=. to 505.;- light baconers , 58s. to 595.; heavy bnconci-3, to' 745.