LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2154, 21 May 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

addington markets. (By Tclczraph— Prese Assoeiotion.) Christch'.iroh, May 20. At the Addington Jive stock markets today there were again largo entries of fat stock, and a good attendance, lat cattle HDlit at late rates, prime beef being very firm. Fat lambs were rather easier, and store sheep sold a little better, lat nigs sold at lato rate.?, except porkers, which were somewhat weaker. I'"nt s.ieep showed rurlher firming in prices. Store Sheep.—Two-tooth wethers. 14s. 3d. to IS*, fid.: four and six-tooth wethers, lfo 4cl to 18=. 9d.; four and six-tooth halfbred wethers (small), 155.; two, four, and six-tooth wethers, lfc. 3d. to 17«. 7d.; twotooth wethers (very imuilD. Its. 4d. to Us. 7d.; merino wethers, lis. 2d. to lis. 3d.; two, four, mx. and eight-tooth owes. 19s. lOij.; ewes (mixed ages ami cl«;scs), l&s. lltl.; aged ewes, 9s. 6d. to ICs. 6d.; cull ewes, 6s. LCd • Lambs-Good, 13s. 9d. to 14s. Id.; fairly cood. 12s. 6d. to 13s. 3d.; medium to fair, 103. 6d. to lis. 3d.; ewe lambs (fair), l's>. 9d. to 15s. 3d.; small, 13s. sd. The fat lamhs average value was about 6}d. per lb. over all a« compared with 6Jd. last week prices. To«'S 19s. fid. to Ms. lCd.; averape weights, 17a 6tl.- to 195.; light and unfinished, 14s. od. to 17v?. ' Fat Sheen.—Extra prime wethers, to 295. 6d. ; pvlrae wethers. 21?. to 265.; other wether*. 15s. to 21.".; extra- prime merino wethers, to 25=. 3d.; extra prime ew?i?, to Ws. 4d.; prime, l&s. to 23«s>; aged and lieht. 12?.' Cel. to li's. 9d.: medium. 15s. to 17?. 6d. Fat CflUle.—Steerfl. £7 l'to. 6rt. to £11 10?.; extra good steers, to £16; heifers, £5 1 Vs. fid. to £3; extra- good heifer?, lo £10 7s. fid.': cows, £5 to £7; extra, good cows, to £12 lb?. .Stoic Cattle.—'Fifteen to eighteen months port-?, £2 lGo.; two-year steers, .t'3 9.*. to £4; two-year heifers, £3 ss. to'£3 Ifo. fid.: thi'ee-.ftar oteers, £5 17?. Gil.; eowx, £1 to £5 15?!; dairy corts made £3 10s. to £13 lOe. Fst i'igs*.—Ordinary choppers, £3 10s. to £5 10?.; ordinary baconers, <8?. to 555.: heavy baeoners, fid. to 6!®,; extra heavy baeoners to 68?. .price per lb. sd. to 53d.; ordinary porker?, 38?. to 42?.; heavy pqrliero 4te. to 47?,, price per lb. fid. Store pic?, best stores 30s. to 335., medium 235. to 29.*.. smnll !&?. to ?.!«?.. weanera 8?. Od. to 145., sows in pi{? lo £4 ss. Me>.?r.:<. Abraham and William*, Ltd., report as follows on their Woodvillc Stock sale:—Wo offered a very pood yarding nf both sheep end rattle. St-or.'c was in such jrood demand, the reeent rough weather no doubt being accountable, only a mod-' eratc clcarattce bcin<? effected; values, however. were well maintained. Qi'.otations.—Mixed aj*ed ewes in lamb 2Cs., fat e«co 16?. 9fi, forward, empty cwe.v JJ". 6rt.: fat wethers 21*. 6d.. ema-11 two-tooth wethers 175.; shorn lambs. Us. lid. to 123. fid.; forward *mpty cows. £4 to £4 17s. fid.; store cows, £2 Is. to £2 19e.; 10-month

steers, £4 45.; heifers in calf. £3 6a. Ed. to .€3 17f».; tveaner otoers, 38s. to £2 la.; mixed twiners, 17s. to 355.

Regarding their Pahiatna sale, the firm report:—We offered a heavy yarding of both slieep, and cattle. The sheep were of particularly good class right throughout, and-sold well: notwithstanding, the exceptionally rough weather, Mr. A. M'Cool'iJ flock of breeding ewes topping the market at 235. Id. for his four and six tooths, 2is. 4d. for the four and five-year-olds, and I£W. 3d. for the. ewe lambs shorn. Other quotations: Mixed ajred owes in lamb 17s. tOd. to 2tls. 6d.; empty ewes, 13s. 9(1., Us. 4d. t-3 15=. 9d.; fat ewes, Ifo. 9d. to 17s. 7d.; twolootll empty owes, 16?. £<1. to 17s. 6d.; twotooth wethers, 15a 4d. to 20s. 3d.; woolly lamlis. 13s. to ISs, 9d.; medium phorn lambs, lis. 3d. to 12s. 3d.; pmoll ditto, to Bs. A good clearancc was made in cattle at late rates. We quote: Si-year steers, £6 175.; 111-month ■ steers. £3 155., .€4 14s, 6d.. and £4 1f..).; v.-canor steers. 31a.. 365., to £2 2s. Cd.: wemer heifers, 325. Cd. to 39a ; mlied weancrs, 31s. to 355.; forward empty cow?. P.Z 3s. 6d., £4 25., to £4 ISs.; fat cows, £5 3s. 6(1. to £5 18s 6d.: dairy cows, £6 2s. 6d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., Teport: At. our Waikanae sale on Tuesday we bad, defpite the inclement weather, a good yarding of stock, whiMi sold readily at the following prices: —Forward wether.', to JBs. 7d.; «geil romp, to 135.: store cows. £3 2s. 6d.: forward cows, to £3 lis.: aged cows, 365.: 21-year-old steers, £5 10s.; better ditto, to £5 Ife.: light f"t bullocks, £6; pigs at all -.priccs lo 27fv 6d. Jleesrs. Abraham and 'Williams. Ltd.. re-port-on their .Tohnsonvillc sale an follows: —A heavy yarding of prime bullocks ami sheep' came forward. There v.-as a 1 good demand for bullocks, which sold readily at ruling rates. The demand for sheen wn.s nuietcr. but, prices wce> firm. Prime heavy li'jllnc.lts. f.t?.. £\z 7s. Gd.. to .«? tOs.: privno bullocks, £11 15s. to £11 17tt 6d.: lighter, £10 10s. to £11; nrirne "owf. £6 6s. to .£7; nrimc wethers. ?.3s. to 235. Id.: extra prime heavy ewes and wether*. 2r<. 6d.; rrood ewes. Ito. Cd. to 18s. 9d. to 19s. 2d., plain. lfa'lCd. to 175.; good lambs 16s. 2d., plain lis. Cd. BtENSIDE MABKET. Dunedin, May 20 At Burnside market to-day, 19C0 fat lambs were yarded. The quality was much the same es of late. There was a. full attendance of export buyers, and a. total clearance was effected at prices slightly in adtance of lost- "week's ratec*. Best lamb? 19s. to 215., extra to 215.. others 16s. to 18?., unfinished 12*. 6d. to 15s. 6d F-af Cattle—2ij yarded. As butchors arc holding GiOL'lcs, competition was not keen. Best bullccke £11 10s. to £13, extra to £15 10?., medium £10 to £11, others £9 to £10, best covrs nnd heifers £7 t>s. to £8 7s. 6d., extra to £9 10s.. others £5 to £6 15s. Pot tSheep—3s34 yarded. Tho greater proportion consisted of owes and mediuniweicjht \rethcre. Prime wethers and heavyweight wethers met with ready sale. Best ewe® 18?. to 22;., extra prime to 275. Grt., others 15?. 6d. to 17s. 6d.. primtf wethers 225. to 2te. 6d.: extra to ole. 9d., medium and unfinished 16s. Gd. to 19s.