LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2281, 15 October 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

■'■■ Messrs. Abraham and.. Williams, Ltd., report as follows:-We had a fair rwilroß •''' of sheep and a,'good yarding of cattle. All 7 classes of stock wero .in good, demand, and ' practically-'everything was sold at values satisfactory to vendors. .Quotations: Ewes and "6d.; ewes and lambs (all - counted), lis.; fat ewes, 225. Id.; dry owes, 165.; good dairy.cowe, £6 ?s. 6d. to £7; good- : conditioned-empty cows. £5 to £5 45.; others, £2 95.,- £3 2s. 6d„ to £5 125.; good springing '."■heifers. £7. : ;t0.".£7 155.; backward heifers, •'■ £3 17s. to £5 ss.'; empty two-year heifers, ' £3 75.; yearling-heifers, £2 to £2 lls.;.year- . linj steers,; £2.t0 £3; weaners. 375.; bulls. £3 ss. to £4.55.-y • ■ .•' ,"■' ' - " Messrs.- Abraham and Williams; Ltd., report on their Johnsonvilie sale as follows: —A fair yarding of cattle and sheep -enmo forward and sold at. late . rates. Prime "'-. bullocks. £14 to:£l4 175.-6 d.; lighter. £lo2a. 6d. to'£l3 7s, 6d.'; : vea]ors. 255. to 365.; prime ■ wethors, 245. to 245. .2d.; 'prime heavy wethcrs,*2ss. 5d.; lighter, 235. 3d.; light, 215.; prime hcavv ewes, 235. 6d.t to 245. 9d.: prime ewes, 225.; light.ewes and wethers, 19s. 4d.; prime lambs.'lss. Bd. to 16s. 2d.; lighter. -,- 14e. 9d. to 15s. - , , ADDIIJGTON MARKETS. ~'

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ;;'Chrlstohurch, October 114. At Addington.to-day the entry of fat cattle was Tather smaller than last week,, but there, were larger entries of sheep, especially of fats. Fat cattle were rather easier, fat-lambs were' firmer, and'store sheep were not .in such good demand. Fat sheep declined 3s. per head. .Fat pigs were Tathor weaker.- ■ Store sheep: Woolly sheep, best hoggets,, 14s. lid. to 15s. 6d; fairly good, 12s. 6d.; very medium, 10s. 7d. to U5..9d.; small, 9s. to 9s. 8rl.; good ewe hoggets, Bs. 7d. to 195.; medium, to 15s. 3d.; six and eight tooth ewes, with lambs (unshorn), 13s. to 14s. 2d.; aged ewes, with lambs, 10s. Id. (all counted); aged'drv ewes, 7s. to Bs. 6d.; four and six-tooth wethers, 20s. 2d.; merino wethcTS, very forward, 14s. 6d.. Shorn 6hcep: Good ewe hoggets, 14s. 9d.; mixed ewe hoggets (small), Bs. 6d.j four-tooth wethers (very forward), 18s. 3d.; two and four-tooth wethers, 115.V5d:.-, •" ■■•.-, : ■-'. Fat lambs ranged .from .18s., to. 235,, most of the lambs going ' over. 2Cs. - •'■■■-.•-. -'■■'•' ' Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers to-355.; prime, 245. to 305.; others, 19s. 7d. to 235. 6d.; shorn, 18s. to 225. ; prime ewes, 225. ■to 305.; others,' 17s. 6d. to 21s. 6d.; shorn'ewesf 17s. lid. to 203. 3d.; hoggets, 16s. 9d. to 235. 3d.; merino wethers, 18s. 6d. to. 225. 6d.: merino ewos, 14s. Fat cattle: Ordinary 6teers, £7 16s. to £11 10s.; extra, to £22; ordinary heifers, £6 ss. to £8 10s.; extra, to £13 7s. 6d.; ordinary cows, £5 15s. to £8 10s.; extra, to £13 10s. Price of beef per 1001b., 355. to 455. • • ■ " Store cattle: Yearlings, £1 165.; 15 to 18 months sorts, £2 10s. to £3; two-year steers (very good). £3 10s. to £4: -10s.; two-year. heifers, £3 15s. to £3 17s. 6d.; three-year steers, £6 55.; three-year heifers, £6; .dry cows, £1 lis. to £4 17s. 6d.; dairy cows'; £3 15s. to £9 10s. Fat pigs: Choppers, 70s. to 100s.; extra heavy baconcrs, to 775.; heavy baconcrs, 655. to 725.; ordinary baconcrs, 525. 6d. to 635. 6d.; price.per lb., 5/d. Heavy porkers, 445. to 475.; ordinary porkers,'36s. to 425.; price per lb., od. to 6Jd. Largo, stores, 38s. to 415.; medium stores, 275. to 365.; small stores, 10s. to 255.; weaners, 9s. 6d. (for small), to 18s. .'.'■BTJHKSIDB MARKET. Dunedin, October 14. At (Burneide to-day 186 fat cattle wero yarded. Competition was keen throughout, and prices were fully up to last week's lvalues. Extra bullocks, to £19 Vs. 6d.; prime, £14 to £16; good, £12 to £13 10s.; inferior to medium, £9 to £11 10s.; prime heifers and cows, £13 to £15; good, £10 to £12; light to medium, £8 to £9 10s.; inferior, £5 to £7. Fat sheep, 2028 penned: Prices were a shade firmer than these ruling last week. Extra prime heavy wethers, to <os. 3d.; prime, 28s. to 305.; good, 245. 6d. to 275. 6d.; Inferior to medium, 13s. to 235.; extra prime ewes, to :516. 9d.;' prime, 255. to 285.; gooa, 21s. to 235.; inferior to medium. 17s. to 19s. 6d.;i shorn wethers,. 21s. 9d. to 245. Fat lambs, 31 penned: Quality was good, and prices were on par with late rates, at 18s. 9d. to 245. 6d. ■ Pigs: 77 fats and 74 store were' yarded. Fat pigs sold up to late rates; • suckers, 10s. to 14s.'6d.;.slips, 17s. 6d. to 215.; stores, to 355.; porkers, 40s. to 5Cs.; light baconcrs, 80s. to 583.; heavy, to 765.