LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2185, 25 June 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Daluety and Company, liimitfil, report having held o. successful clearing (tale on behal'Cof Mr, H. Cole, Lev n.. The herd came forward in feirly Rood condition,'and the price? ruling were satisfactory, sales beinis effected at from £6 to £12 ?s. 6d. •• Messrs. Abraham and WHliams, :Ud., report on their Johnsonvllle sale as follows:— \ Good yarding of cattle ceme fonvard. includin" a liue of prime co«vs. There was a fair entry of sheep, but the demand was not very great. lieef sold readily at the following prices:x--Extra prime heavy bullock* £15; prime heavy bullocks, £13 lzs. 6d • "'lighter bullocks.. £10 12<3. C<l. to £11: prime'heavy tows, £9, £9 Sβ.. to £9 7s. 6(1.: prime wethers, 24a. Id. to 253. 6d.; extra hqavy owes, 28s. 7d.;priuie c«»s, Ms. 3d.; prime lambs. IBs. to lta. 3d.; lighter. 16s. 6d. to 16s. lid. Messrs. Abraham and Willaims, Liraitea. Paliiotua, report:--TV.c ■held an unrererved clearing sale on account of Kr. A. Himtlcy, Konini, oa Monday, when we offered the dairy herd and sundries. We have to report'ft'fnirly successful talc, the licril aver, asinp £6 bs. 6d. l'cerlins heifers,. £3i springinK helfere, £8 55.; iveaner heifers, 175.; Jersey bull. £3; store pips, 20f.: eHpi», Its. , hoKffets, I6e. 3d.; fftt «nd forward ewes. 16s. 9tl. At our I'aliin.tua. stock sole on Tuesday we offered 1500 ?hcep nnd 350 head cattle. Quotations: heifers. £5 15;.. £7,' to £7 tfrv. weaner heifers. 20p. lo 50f.; 25-yca.r pUcrs. £t 12i.. £5 55.. l/i £3 6=.: fat co«-s, £4 17e. tfl£s 2s. 6d.: cows in milk. £4 to£6 55,; best lambs, 14;. to 145.2 d.: medium lambs, 7a. 2d. to &». i 4 nnd 6-tooth «fld [4-year owes, in lamb, lße., 21:., 125.. to 225.

9n\ : fot and forward empty even. 15s. 2<1., 15s. Ud.. and 14?.: fat cwea, 20s. 6(1.; Z-tooth ewee, in lamb, 235.; potter rams, 7s. fid. to lCe. <3d.

ADDMGTOX STOCK MAPKET. (By Telegraph—l'M<» Association.)

Chrlstchurch, June 24. At tho Addington live stock market today there were moderate yordinge of stock, the entry ol.fat lamlw showinc a «insidcrflble falling off. Store ehceti sow well, cspocially ewee. Fat lambs sold at the previous week's rotes, and fat cuttle showed o. rise of .about 2s. 6d. per ICOlb. Prime fat " Storo^Sheep'.— Best '.amba, 15s. to 15?. 9d.; extra good knibfS, to 165.: medium to good lambs, 12e. 9d. to 13s. 7<1.; medium lambs, lie. 6d. to. 125.; small and cull lambe, 55, , to Bs.- average ewe lambs, 16s. to 175.; best eWkmbs, to 17s. 10d.; inferior and small ewe lambe, ids. lid. to 13s. 4d.; forward wetbpre, 183. to 19s. 6d.; fairly good wethers. 16s 6d. to'l7s.*6d.i forward 2-tooth wethere, to lfc.'Jd.; small and low-conditioned wethere. 13s. 9d. to 155.;'6 and 8-tooth ewes, to 235. 9d.; 4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes,-20s. 3d. ; best, sound-mouth ewes. 18s. to 295. 6d.; full mid failing-mouth ewce, 15s. to 16s. t<l.; better Korte, full and failins-mouth, to 18s; ;i inferior ewes. 13s. to 245.; empty ewes (aged), 9s. <<1. to 103. 10d. Fat Laniba-TeRS, 19s. 6cl. to 20s. 3d.; n. few extra prime heavy, 285.; average frcezintj weiKhte 18s. to 195.; lisht nnd nnfinished, 14s. to 17s. 6d. Fat Sheep.—Extra, prime wethere. to 38s. 3d.; ptime wethers, 235. to 28.?.; others, 17s. 9d. to 225. 6d.; prime ewes, 20s. to 255. 3d.; medium. 17s. to 19s. 6d.; agcA n nd liclit, Uf. to 16s. 6d.: merino ewes, 10s. 6d. to 13s. ■ Fat Cnttle.-Steore, £5 17s. 6d. to £11 10s.; extra Rood steerp, to £17 is.; heifers. £5 15s. to £8 ICe.; extra, .good Uciferd, to £10 155.; cows, £5 to £10 17s. 6d. ' Store Cattle.—Yearling!!, 2Ss.; 15 to 18month sorts, 60s. to 655.: 2-yrar steers.. £4 73. 6d.; 3-ycflr heifers, £4 70. 6d.: dry cows, £1 10s. to £3 153. ' " • Dairy cows made £o in?, and £10 15s. Fat Pige.-Choppera. 70s. to 110s. ; extra heavy haconera. to 705.; hciTy hatonura, 60?. to 665.: lifrhtcr uoconers, 5Cs. to 58s. The prfre per lb. in these tales was equivalent to 51d. Hoary pnrkcrs. 445. to <E?.; lighter porker?. 38f. to 425. The price per Hi. was epuivnlent to 6d. I/irF" stores. Qβ. to 48s. 6d.: medium store's. 355. to 35.=.: small stares. 32=. to Me.; wenners, 135.; sows, in pip:, £3 10s. BtTRNSIDE MARKETS. Dunedln, June 24 At JJuraside to-day 195 fat cattle were yarded. The bulk of the entry consisted of good quality , cattle, and it contained » lareer proportion of bullocks than has been yarded lately.' The demand woe better, and though the sale was erratic, prices may bo emoted ss. to 7s. 6d. per head higher than last week'fi rates. Best bullocks, £12 10s. to £13 10s.; medium, £10 53. to £11 155.; light, £8 10s, to £9 10s.; best, cows and heifers. £8 106. to £10 lto.; medium, to good, £7 10s. to £8 10s.; liijht, £6. to £6 15s. Fat SUeep.—23oo. penned, Very few «ood quality sheep came forward, and the yarding consisted largely of ewee of medium quality and light-weight wethers. The sale was firm at last week's rates for medium eheep, but prirao wethers and. ewes met with wood competition at prices slightly higher than last week's rates. Frcezine buyers were operating freely i:p to their limits. Prime wethers. 246. to 265. (id.; medium, 21s. 6d\ to 225. 6d.; light, 17«. 6d. to 195.; best ewes, 19s. 6sl. to 233,; medium, 16s. 6d. to 17s. 6d.; liftht, 13s. to lie.: inferior, 11a td.'to 13s. Fat Lambs.—2sCO penned. Competition throughout w<v» very keen and prices were a mhado liiEbtir than last week's rates. Host, 19s. to 225.: extra, to 2's.: medium, 16s. 6d. to 18s.; light 14s. 6d. to lfs.; unfimehed. 13e.- toil4s. Pigs.—There was a small yarding of M fats intl 15 "tares. Competition for fat pigs was good and prices were somewhat firmer. Store pin? were not in request, and met with poor sole.