LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2203, 16 July 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., reXort of their itolinsonvillo-ealo as follows:—. .good entry of primo. cattle and sheep, came forward, . and sold readily at late rates.- Primo heavy- ludlocks, £13: prima., bullocks, £11 15s. to- ,£l2 5a.; tighter, £10 10s. to £11; prime cows, £9 155.; lighter, £8,155.; extra prime, heavy Weathers; 295.;' prime wethers, 2fe. 6d.; primo ewes, 21s. 6d. to 235.. and 216. 6d. to 225.; prime lambs, 16s. to 18s. Id. ADrjINGTON' MARKETS. '.By Tol<d'tti;h.—l'recs -Association.) Christchurch, July 15.' Entries of stock generally were somewhat smaller than last wcok. . Fat sheep and fat cattle were exceptions. Fat cattle were easier, as were fat lambs, of which there was only a small entry. Fat sheep eold well, and there was no change in pigs. Store Sheep—Best. hoggets (mixed sexes), 16s. to 16s. 4d.; good, hoggets (including . some good pens.of wethers), lfe. to 15s. 6d.j fairly good hoggets,- 14b. to 14a. 6d.; very medium. hoggets,- 12s. 6d. to 13s. 9d.; ewe hoggets, 17e. to 17s. 6d.; .fairly good owe hoggets, 205.; shorn hoggets,'l43. Bd.; twotooth owes, 225. Id.; four, fjix, and eighttooth ewes, 18s. 3d.; ewes (mixed agea und classes), 16s. 9d.; full and failing mouth ewes (extra good). 18s. Ed. to 21s. I0d.; full . and, tailing mouth ewee, 13s. to 14s. 9d.; aged and cull ewes (mostly empty), 7s. 6d. to lie. 6d.; merino'ewes, 9s. Bd.; two and four-tooth wothere, 18s. to .18s. 6d.; two, four, and six-tooth wethers, 19s. to 20s. 6d.; two-tooth wethers;'-17s; 6d. Fat Lamps—Extra prime, tegs, to 255. 6d.; tegs, 19e. 6d. ..to 225:.1 d.; average weights, 17s. 6cl. to 195.; light and unfinished, lfe. to 17s. 1 Fat Sheep—Ertra. prime wethers, to Jfio.; primo wethers,>23s. to 285.; others, 18s. lid' ■to 225. 6d.; merino wethers, 19s. sd. to 225. 6d.; prime ewes, 20s;' to 235. lOd.; medium, 17s. 6d. to 19a 6d.; aged and light, lis. 9d. to 17s; merino ewes, 13s. sd. to 16s. Fat Cattle.—Steers, £7 2s. 6d. to £11; ■ extra good steers, to £16; heifers,. £6 to £8 10s.; extra good heifers, to £11. 7s. 6d.; cows, £5 17s. 6d. to. £7 55.; extra good cows, to £11 7s. 6d. ■ Prices per. ICOlb., 28a. to 325. 6d. Store Cattle—ls to 18-month sorts mado £2 ss. to £J 2s. 6d.; 2-year'heifcrs, £11 Is.; 21-ycar steers, £5 7s. 6d.; 3-year steers, £7 2s. 6d.; 3-year heifers, £5 7s. 6d.; dry cows, £2 to £5; dairy, cows, £3 ICa to £9, and extra, to £14 ss. ,Fat Pigs—Choppers, 70s. to 9C0.; heavy baconers, 655. to 705.; extra heavy baconcrs, to 735.; ordinary baconcrs,' 525. 6d. to 605.; price per lb., sd. to E£d.; heavy porkers, 445. • to 475.;. other, porkers, 38s. to 42a; price per lb., 6d. to 6Jd. Store Pigs—Large stores, 455. to 48s. 6d.; medium stores, 38s. to 445.; small - stores, 28s. to 375.; weaners, 9s. for very small_,sort6, to 225. 6d. for extra good; so.vs, in pig, to £5 10s.; sows, with litters, £6 ICe. . BUENSIDE JfARKET. Dunedin, July 15.' Fat Cattle—There was, a large yaa'ding, and pricco for prime quality were about the same as last week. Medium were easier. Best bullocks Tan to £14. extra to £15 ss„ medium to £11 10s., light and unfinished to £9 ss. Cows and heifers—Best to £9 155., extra to £10 155... medium to £8 10s., inferior to £7 ss. Store cattle—Cows to £6 10s., heifers to £3 18s., yearlings to £4 155., calves to '375. Dairy cattle—Cows to £11 7s. 6d., heifers to £6 55., calves to 335. ■ Fat Sheep—A good yarding came forward, a fair proportion beiiig ewes, a few of which were prime heavy weights. Only a sprinkling of prime heavy wethers were oiTercd, which eold at extreme prices. Prime heavy wethers ran. to 315., extra to 325.. 'medium to 265.; unfinished to-225., prime heavy ewes to 255. 6d„ extra to 333. 3d., medium to 205.. inferior.' 12s. to 15s. Lambs—Sixteen hundred were yarded. Tho qnolity was pretty good. Prices were a trifle firmer than last week. Prime lambs ran to 21si 9d., extra to 235. 9d.. medium to 18.-). 6d., unfinished to 15s. 6d. Only 56 pigs were yarded, so that prices firmed. Sev-eiitv-thrcs storo pigs were offered, and met with a good demand. Fat nigs ran to £5 2s. 6d.; baconcrs to £3 15s. 6d., porkers to £2 15s. 6d., stores to £3 25., slipes to 295. Ed., suckers to 225. 6d. . '.