COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2263, 24 September 1914, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, Wellington, rcpoTt having held their monthly sale at tho Otaki yards on Tuesday, when jjood yardings of sheep ond heavy yardings of cattle came forward. There was spirited bidding right through. There was.an exceptionally keen demand for eheep, cepecialy so for hoggets. We had some- very nice pens of woolly hoggets to offer, and these brought up to 18s. lid. In cattlo the strongest demand was for etcers. The prices recorded were right through in favour of sellers. Tho principal sales were:—Woolly hoggets, 15s. 2d., 18s. 2d.. 18s. U.. 18s. lid.; cattle, mixed yearlings, £i 23. to £2 Js. 6d.; woanera, 20s. to £1 11s. j 2.\ to 3-year Et«ers, £1 11s. to £6; store cows, £5.105. to £4 10s.; light fat cows (good' inquiry), £7 to £7 16e.; empty heifers, good, £5 to £6; me- , dium, £3 16s. A large entry of dairy heifers came forward, and bidding for this .clase of stock wa,s rather incilnodi to drag. Sales •were effected at from £4 to £6 18s. Bulls, £6. The. Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., report:—At ApiW on Tuesday we had a fair yarding of .sheep and cattle and have to report a good clearance at satisfactory prices t— Sheep: Medium hoggets, Ms.; good -wether hogeets, 16s. 6d.; good ewe hogtrets, 16s. to 17s. Cattle: Kixed yearlings, £2 2s. 6d., £2 15s. 6d., to £2 19s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report on their Woodville sale, held on Monday:—We had a good yarding of both eheep and cattle. There was an all-round improvement for all classes of stock, and we have to report a very satisfactory clearance at better values:—Fat ewes. 20s. 6d.; good hoggets, 17s. IM.; medium hoggets, 11s. 6d., 135., 145.; light fat bullocka, £10 Iβ.; 2-year sfaere, £4 2s. to £4 2s. 6d.; dairy heifers, £5 55., £6 55., to £7; cows'and calves. £4 2s. to £4 13a.; empty cowe, £3 7a. to £3 17s. 6d.; mixed yearlins;s, £2 Is. to £2 14s. A steer offered'by Itr. 11. Maker, 'Hopelande, on behalf of the patriotic fund, realised £4. 2a. 6d. ■ At the Pa,hiatua Eale yesterday we offered no sheep, but α-heavy yarding of. cattle, comprising mostly dairy Heifers, /or which anything, with quality sold well. A good clearance was effected, prices showing an. improvement. Good ' dairy heifers, £6, £7 2s. 6d. to £8 55.; medium dairy heifers, £4 10s. to £5 7s. 6d.j backward heifers, £3 10s. to £4 55.; .dairy cows, £5 7s. 6d. to £7 155.; cow« in calf, £3 4s. to £4 55.; empty'cows, £2 55., £3 175., to £4 10s.; empty 2-year heifere, £3 55., £4; yearling heifers, £3. : | l' ADDUJGTON MARKETS. . (By Telegrnph-Presa Association.) ■ '. Chrlstchurch, September 23. .At the. Addington live stock market today there were again medium enti'iea of Etock and α-good attendance. Fat cattle again sold well, and prime fat sheep were firm, but other classes were rather easier. Store sheep, were iu keen demand, and there was an improvement in forward wethers.'. Store Sheep.—Very forward' hoggets, 19s. Id.; good, 15s. sd. to 16s. 6d.; fairly good, to 13s. 9d.; fair to medium, 12s. to 12s. 6d.; very medium, 10s. 9d.; small and inferior, Es. 9d.; fairly good ewo hoggets, l£e. 9d. to 165.; very medium, l<6. Id.; culls, 9s. 4d.; very, forward four and six-tooth wethers, 195.. 3d.-to 215.; fairly forward, 19s. id. to 215.;-two and four-tooth wethere, 215.; two-tooth , wethers, lte. to 15s. • 2d.; forward merino wethers, 16s. 5d.; two-tooth ewes, 18s. 6d.;'ewes,.mixed ages, 135.; aged ewes, 10s. 3d.; ewea. and lambs, all counted, Bs. to 10s. 9d., : . ' Fat Sheep.—Extra prime .wethers to 365.; prime, 255: to 315.; others, 19s. to 245. 6d.; merino wethers, 16s. 3d. to. 255. 6d.; prime cwee, 22e... 6d. to 285.;. others, 17s. 9d.''to 225.; hoggets, 'ies.' to 31s. 6d. Fat Cattle.-Steers, £7 ss. to £11 10s.; extra good, to £21 10s.; heifcTs, £6 to £8 10s.; extra good, to £13 10s.; cows, £5 15s. to £8 55.; extra good, to £15 2s. 6d-,j price of. beef per 1001b., 365. to 525. -Store Cattle-Yearlings, 335.; '15 to-.'lß- - sorts, £3 ss. to '£3 9s. 6d.; twoyear steers, £3 155.; two-year heifers, £3 So. to £3-15s.j three-year steers, £6 sa'. to £6 10s.; three-yea-r heifers. £4 15s. to £5 155.; 'dry.'cows, £1 10s. to £5; dairy Scows, £3 10s. to £9 10s. . . ' Fat Pigs.-i Choppers,' 70s. to 110s.;' heavy .bdooners. 675. 6d. to 720; extra heavy baconers, to 795.; ordinary Daconers, 555. "to 655; ' Price-per lb. s?d. Heavy, porkers,■ 445. to. 475.; ordinary, poTkers, 38s. tQ '4M. Prico per lb., 6d. to 6Jd;' ...■■: ■ . . Store Pigs—Large stores. 38s. to 435.; medium, 30s. to 375.-; /email,-' 255. to 295.; .weaners, 12s. for small, sorts, to 20s. for very, good animals. 0