LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2215, 30 July 1914, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johneohyille sale 'as follows: .—A good entry of cattle and sheep came forward, and sold well at late Tatce. Prime bollocks, £11 10s., £11 155., to £12; lighter, £11; prime heavy cows, £9 12s. 6d. to £1U 2s. 6d.; prime heavy wethers, 28s. 2d.; prime wethers, 265. 4d. to 265. 6d.; lighter withers, 25e. 7d.; extra .heavy ewee,. 275: Id.;, prime maiden owes, 255.; prime lambs, 14s. 5d.,' 14s. 5d., t0.155. 9d. ,

• Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held a very successful clearing sale at'TTereroa on Tuesday, on'behalf of Mr. J. Sigloy. The herd'came forwara ,ni.good condition,-and bidding was spirited throughout the sale,;tho 'they report a total clearance, under the hammer at a very. _ satlslaistArv. .averaeo" ol £9 2s: for sound cows. Some of the principal sales ® ro , follow:—Oows: £7 12s. 6d„ £8, £8 t0.,; £8.155., .£9. £10 155... £11 lib., to £13; springing heifers,. £7 .12s. 6d.; yearling heifers, £3 _155.; sprmg-caxt-mares, £17; sows in pn:. £7 to £7>105.; store pigs, >293.;. baconers, £2 10s. ' ;• ° "

Messrs.v-Dalg'ety and Co., Ltd., Masterton. report having., held, their fortnightly -sale at fareytown on Monday, when there was a fair yarding of stock, for which', there waa only fair competition. The ; following, prices were realised-.-Sheep: Ewes in lamb to Southdown . rams, IBs. \9d. Cattle: Springing heifers, £6 155., £6, to £6 Is.; mixed weaners, 305.; calves, 19s. 6d., i

and G. Turnbuli and Co., Ltd., report having held a very successful clearing, sale on Tuesday,, when they sold on account of Mr. Walter H. Reynolds, East Taratahi, the .whole of his ;deiiry herd of 41 cows, all second cabers. The range of prices was from £5 to £10 10s„'and the average was £7 12s. 6d.

Messrs.' W. and G. Tumbull and Co., Ltd.. report having held their weekly sale in Uieir Waipoua (Masterton)' saleyards. on , Wednesday, when they offered a good yardmgol sheep and cattle as advertised. Competition was very keen, practically tho whole yarding being sold under tho hammer. Amongst our eheep entry wo sold, on account of, Mr.. Jer. Savage, Te Ore Ore, •a. line of 153 two-tootH wethers at 255. Other prices were as follow :-Two-tooth -wethers, Ms. 6d.; two-tooth ewes in Jamb, 2fe.; twotooth, to f.m. ewes in lamb, 245. 10d.; four-tooth-to f.m. ewes in lamb, 21s.' Cattle: •£ws M. cotf, £4, £4 2s. 6d.-j store cows •£4,_£4 Eg. r yearling steers, £2 165.; yearling fat cow 6, £ 5; 14 5 .,.6d,cJ ' , ADDIJfGTON MARKETS. ■' . /By Telegraph-Press Association.) .« ' . ... . Chrlstchurch, July 29. At th© Adduiffton lire stock market there was a larger entry of fat sheep and average. y.ardings of other stock. Fat cattle sold at about last week's rates, and there was practically'no change in store eheep. Pigs sold rather 'better. : -Store sheep": "Best hoggets, 17s. 6d. to 18s. Jd.; good, 15s. 6d. to medium, 14s; to 155.; very, medium, 13s. 3d. to 13s. 9d. ; infen or, 12s. 6d.; best four, fiix, and eighths a?" t d ' : oth f rs (same ageir 21s. led, to ,235. -9d.; four and five-year ewes M'- full 5 fl d failing moTh, 17s! fid. to 18s. lid.; aged, lis. 7d. to lJs.; dry (very forward),- to' 19s.' 9d.; four and sixtodth": forward wethers, 216. to 21s. 9d.:' . two-toot'h, 15s. 6d. i

p i E n x i ra P"-™? wethers, to 355. :/ pnme, 235. to 295.; wethers, 15s. Bd. to 22s I 6d.; mowno wethers, 155.. 4d. to 26e • extra pnnie.ewes, to 30s/: prime, 2Ce.- tokV;- m£ ! 19 . s - M.; aged and- light, : 14s. 9d. r to 17a.; merino ewes, 12s. 9d. to 17a 6d.; hoggets, 16s. 3d.,t0 lfc. ICd. '; ' Fat cattle: Begt steers, to £24: averast steers £7 10 6 . to £12; /heifers, £6 10" tfl £11 155.; cows,. £5 10s. to £13; extra to £13 10s.; beef, per 1001b., 2es. to 3fe" Store cattle: Yearlings, 555. to 60s.;.fifteen to eighteen-months sorts, 705.; two-year steers, £5 55.; -two-year heifer?. £4 9a . 21. year steers, £5 15s; ; 21-year heifers,'£4'is s . steers, £6.155.; dry cows, £l 10s. to.*s.sr.;.dairy cows, £3 to £12. •, Fat pigs: Average choppers, 705.,t0 ICCs.extra good choppers, to'l6os.; extra heavy i Ms.; average b-aconers. 655. to ?hV?H tr \ l b ?, c ' >ner3 - 55s - t" 605.;-price per il?- 55^; ■ averago porkers,' 465. to Ib' : 6d B to' 6iS'• ' 445 - i -''» ri «e per .Store pigs-'targe stores, 38s. to '445.- medium stores, 28s. .to 375.; small stores 18s. to 265.; weaners. 10s. 6d. to 17a 6d • cows 'n pig. 80s. to 100s. v '

• ■ BURNSIDE JfAKKET. ~- _ ~ . Dunedln,■ July 29. At Burnside market to-diiy. 184 tat cuttle were yarded, being a fairly iareo vardinir which included several pens of good bullocks. The sale opeiud at a,bout last week's iates, -but improved. lfa: m«"um to good, £10 15s. to £11 10s.; others, £9 to £10d to £10; extra, to £11.175. 6d.; r medium, £7 10a. to £8 10s.- inferior, £5 15s. to £6 10s. Store cattle: Bulls, to £7 155.; store, to t 2i'i y % "p B . l to ' cows and heifers, to £° 3s. 6d.; dairy cows, to £8 2s. 6d. sheep: 2110 yarded, including about ZOO of very good quality. Prices wcto about Is. higher than last week,, but the market eased towards the close. Best wethers, 265. to 2/s,; extra, to 325.; medium, 225. to 23s • light,.. 19s. to 205.; best ewes. 245. to 25s : extra, to 3ta.; medium, 19s. 6d. to 21s • in. fenor, 16s. to 15s. Fat lambs: There was a small yardine and prices were very firm at last -week-o rates. Best lambs, 19s. to -215.; extra, to 225. 3(1.; medium, 17s. to 18s.; inferior. 15b. to 168. Pigs: 79 fats and 111' stores were yarded Heavy baconers, £3 ss. to £4; light baconers, £2 10s. to £3; pnrkere, £I.lßs.-to £2 55.; stores, £1 7s. to £1 155.;- slips, 18s. to 255.; suckers, 12s, to'l7e. 6d.