LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2323, 3 December 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.,. report having held their fortnightly sale at Woodville on Monday, when they olfered a good yarding of eattlo and a. fair yaidlne ol elieep'. • All classes of cattle sold well, particiilarly store caws, which wcro in advance nf lato rates. Beef was well competed for. We sold fat coys from £7 to £9 10s.; store cows. £3 ss. to £4 Is.; dairy covrs, £4 15s. to £5; yearling heifers, £3 25.; fat ewes and wethere, 195.; store ewes, 15s. Id.; small two-tooth ewes and wetherß, ,10s. 2d. : Messrs. Abraham : and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatue, solo on Tuesday os followB:—We olferod «nlj ono pen of sheep, but ft large yarding of cattle. A satisfactory clearance was effected, the demand for yearling steers being keen. Quotations Empty cows, £4 Js. to £4 12a.: cows and calves, £4. 6s. to £4 95.; irood llfteen-month heifers; £3 86. 6d. to £3 95.: others, £2 10s.. to ,£2 - IBs.; . fifteen and eighteen-month steers, £2 17s„ £3 10s., to £3 17s. 6d:; mixed yearlings, £2 175.; heifers in calf,'£4.los. to £4 155.; young bulls, €3, £3 ]2s. 6d., to £6 13s. M.; three heifers sold for the Belgian Relief Fund, on behalf of Mr. J. M. Cole, Mr. G. Thompson, and Mr. T. J. Withell, of Makairo, made £3 17s. 6d., £4 95., and £3 2s. 6d.; and a wether, on account of Mr. P. Allen, of Makairo, made 21s. ■ I ~ , Messrs.- 'Abraham and." Williams, Ltd., ' report on their'' Johnsonville sale as follows;—A good entry of bullocks and a fair one of sheep came forward, and sold readily at late rates. Prime bullocks, £13 108. to. £14; -lighter, £12 to £12 12s. 6d.; prime • cows,- £S 10s.;' vealers, 255. to 515.; extra prime. l wethers, 255. 10d.; prime written,' 245.; -,S4sJ-,Bd. j prime heavy ewes, 235. lOd.; medium ewes, 20s. 3d.; lieht ewes, IBs. 6d.; prime lambs, 16s. Sd. to 175.; good lambs, ; 15s. to '-15s. Bd.; light, 13s. 9d. to 14s.'6d. Messrs. Abraham . and, Williams, Ltd., report:—Wo held' our monthly sale at Shannon' on Tuesday, when we yarded a small entry of sheep, but a heavy one of cattle. Bidding on all lines was very animated. Prices realised were as follow: Ewes, and lambs, half , shorn, half woolly,21s. 7d.; two-tooth wethers, \cs. 7d.'; yearling .heifers, best, £2 Bs., £2 145., £3, £3 Os. 6d.; others, 375. to £2 35.; yearling steers, £3 os. 6d.,:£3 10s;, £3 125.; eighteen-month steers, £4 lie.. £4,125.; two and d half and three-year steers,' £6 65.; empty stare cows, £3.35. to £3 .95.,- £3 12s. 6d.j vealers, 285., 295.; bulls, -£4 14s. to £5 10s.; light fat cows, £6 25.; weaner pigs, 13s. fid. to 175.; stores, 225.; breeding sows, £4 10s. and £5. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbnll and Co., Ltd., report having held their u6uo.i pale in their Waipona. salo yards on Wednesday. A fair yarding was, offered to a good attendance, : but competition tob . not 'keen. The following: prices' were- realised:—Fat ewes, : 18s." 5d.; store ewes, lis. 6d.; fat cows, £7 1,65.: forward cows, £5'55.; threeyear,. steer's,. £7 12s. 6d.; three-year empty heifers,-£3 135.; fifteen-month Jersey cross 'heifers,'£3. !os.'; two-year-old Hereford cross heifers, '£3 i4s.; yearling heifere, £2; Jersey bull, £4 12s, 6d. ADDINGTON MAKKET. (By Telegraph.—PreFs Association.) .' Chrlstchuroh, -December 2. At the Addington live stock market there was a smaller yarding of fat cattle, but larger entries of. fat: sheep and lambs. The rains have improved the store sheep market, and there was keen demand for all that were offered. Eat cattle showed a little keener demand at late rates. Pat lambs and fat sheep were ■ somewhat : easier in'co'Dseqeunco of tho : large entry , , : Store' sheefij Forward/two-tooth -wethers,, to 165.-7 d.--medium two-tooth wetners, *3g.' . 6d. : to 14s. lid.; inferior two-tooth wethers, 12a. lOd. to 13s. Id.; forward four-tooth wethers, 17s. 9cL 'to 20e. 5d.; backward woolly four-tooth- .wethers, 18s. 6d.; fair woolly ewes, witKldmbs, 145. : 3d.; other ewes, with lambs, 7s. id 125.; two, four, 6ix, and eighttooth ewes, 17s. Id.; woolly merino wethers, lfe.-fid. Fat- lambs: Best lambs, IBs. 6d. to 20s. 9d.; lighter, 14s. 6d. to lte. Fat sheep: Prime shorn wethers, 22b, fid. to ■ 265.; others, 19s. to , 21s. 6d.; shorn 'merino wet-tiers,- 195.; woolly eweo, 16s -Od. 1 to 255. 9d.; prime shorn ewes, 20s. to 25b. 3d;; others," 165.. .to 19s. 6d.; shorn- merino ewes, 12s. "6a. to: 15s. 6d.; shorn hocgeto, 18s. to 21s. 6d. ■ - Fat;'cdttle: -Extra prime steers, to £22 10s.; ordinary steers, £7 15s; to £)t lOs.i heifers, £7 to £12 155.; ertna prime cows, to £IJ. 12s. 6(1.; ordinary -*ows, £6 sg. to £9; .Price of beef, per 1001b.. 325. to 41b. . - Store cattle: Yearlings, 405.; fifteen to' eighteen-month. £3 2s. 6d. to £3 Bs.; two. year, heifers, £3 17s. to £3 19s. 6d.; threeyear- steers, £6 7s. 6d. to £7 155.; four and' five-year -steers, £8 ,12s. 6d. to £10 v los.; three-year heifers. £5 to £5 155.; dry.cows, £2-to £6 155.; dairy cows, £3 to £11. .'.Pigs: Chonpcrs, 50s. to 80s.; extra heavy baconers, 60a. to 685.; ordinary haconers. ,48s. to 555. : Price, per lb.. sd. to s}d. Heavy . porkers, ,425.:. to 445.;. lighter porkers, 35a. to 48s. Price, per lb., s;<i. Large stores, 30s. to 355. fid.medium, 225. .to 295.;.5ma11, 16s. to 215.; weaners, 10s. to 16s.