LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2335, 17 December 1914, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Mr. H. Ernest Leighton reports that at Uβ sale at Lower Hutt yesterday there was a. keen demand for good cows. Oows In milk and In full profit sold from £i 10a. to £10 16a. j poor cowe with calves at loot were -hard or sale; store cowe, £2 125.-6 d. to £3 10s:; goou null, £5 12s. 6a.; others, £2 12s. 6d. to £3; horses were slow of sale; good upstanding hack eold for £16; aged harness horsoe, from £5 to £8. Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Ltd., report having held their second sale of the Beason in l'ahautaimi yards on December 16, when they offered a heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle. The quality of the yarding of sheep was much above tho average, and gome very excellent lines of 1 wethers and ewes were bought under the hammer. ■ A line of three and four-year-old steers on- account of JfessTe. PeaTce Bros, also came forward in flrstrclasj order and condition. In sheep we succeeded, under' animated competition, in disposing of every line under the hammer at satisfactory market rates. The following are some of the best sales effected:—On ac-' count of Messrs. Brady Bros.: 300 goodconditioned four and six-tooth wethers, 19s. 'Zd.; 100 two'and four-tooth wethers, at 15s. 4d.; 100 fat and forward owes, at 19a. 3d.; 50 forward ewes, at 17s. On account of Mr. A. Flighty: 120 two and four-tooth wethers, at 165.; 60 two-tooth wethers (small),-at 135.; fat ewes, at 18s.-6d. On account..of Hr..E. .Draper: 120 forward four-tooth wethers, at 19s. 2d.; fat eweJ3, at 17s. lDd. Cattle, on account of Messrs. Pcarce--8r03.: 50 three and a half to four-year-old..bullocks, at £7 83.; on account of other vendors: Two-year-old steers, .£4 IDs. to'£4 : l7s!"6d.; flfteen-monthe .'-steers, £4 '10s. to £4'.175.'"6d.;'-'fifteeh-nionthe steers, ;£2 14s. to £3; yearling, heifens, £2" 55., £2 es.'Keighteen-nionths. steers, £3 lie.' 6d._

"The.;New"--Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency "Company report as follows:—At Himatangi-sale on. Monday we had a fair yarding) ;vfhich"eold at lato rates. We quote: Fat ewes, lfo.; weaner steers, 255. 6d.;-small/yearling heifers, 355.; yearling heifers, £2-3s. 6d., £2 55.; yearling, steers, small, £2:35., £2 10s.; empty two-year heifers. £3 10s., £3 Us.-; store cows, £3 -10s., £4 10s.; fat-cows, £7 55.; bulls, £3, £3 15s.' Messrs. Obraham and 'Williams, Ltd., re;port on their Johnsonvillo Eale as follows:—A good yarding of prime sheep and cattle came forward, and sold well at lato rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £14 155.; prime bullocks, £13 fe. 6d. to £13 55.; lighter, £12 12s. 6d: to £12 Vie. 6d.; fat cows, £8 55.; primerheavy wethers, 255.; prime heavy ewes,.22s r 9d.. to-235. ;■ prime maiden ewes ■end wethers, 225. Bd.; good ewes, £1 os. 9d. to 215.; prime lamb, 14s. 6d. to 15s. 6u.; othcrs,-215..6d. to 13s. 6d.

■."""■ ALDINGTON. MARKETS. (By, ffuieEraph—Vresa Association! ' :'. ■"■■■ Chrlstehurch, December 16. At the -Addington live stock market a feature oijthe-fat stock yardings was the large entry of • fat lambs and the high quality of some-of the fat cattle. There was an.improved demand for beef, and fat lambs sold well. Store sheep of good quality sold at last week's rates, but Inferior sorts were easier and fat sheep were not 6O firm. > Store sheep:, Woolly four-tooth wethers, to 193. 6d.; good forward four-tooth wethers, to 19s. 6d.;-good forward four-tooth wethers, 17s. to 18s. Bd.; dry four and sixtooth ewes, ' 16s.' Bd.; forward two-tooth wethers, to 16s. 7d.; fair two-tooth wethere, 14s. to 15s. 4d.; inferior two-tooth, wethers, .Uβ, t0,13a. 6d.; two-tooth ewes, 15s. to 15s. Id.; gooa two-tooth , ewos, to 19s. 6a. Fat lambs: Best lambs,' 175.. to 20s. Sα.; lighter, to 16s. 6d. .' ■ Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers, to 405.; prime wethers, .229." to 26e. 3d.; lighter wethers, 16s. 9d. to 21s. 6d.; prime ewes, 19s. to 245. 3d.; others, 13s. 3d. to 18s. 6d.; merino wethers, -195.; merino ewes, Mte. 9d. to 15e. ; ■Pat cattle: Extra steers, to £21 55.; average steers, £7 17s. Id. to £12; extra .'prime heifers, to £14 17s. 6d.; average • heifers. £6...t0..£8.. 17s. 6d.; extra prime cows,.to £15; average cows, £5 7s. 6d. to £9; price of beef per 1001b., 325. 6d. to 425. 6d.: extra, to , 455: •• ■','■'. Store cattle: Yearlings, 35e.; fifteen to eighteon-monthe, ■ £2 ; 15s. to £3 17e.; twoyear steers, £4 lCs.; two and a half year steers, £5 Mβ.;'- two-year heifers,''£4"ss. to £4 10s.-; three-year steen?, £6 55.; throe l year heifers, £5 to £5 155.; dty cows, £2 95.. to.£4 155.; and dairy cows, £3 10s: to £9. Pigs: Choppers, ,50s. to 705.; extra heavy baconers, to 695.; heavy baconers, 575. 63. to 655.; lighter baconers, 475. to 555.; price Ser lb., s*d.; heavy.' porkers, 40s. to 455.; ghter writers, 325. to 3te.; price per lb., 5Jd. to 5Jd.; large stores, 28s. to 33e.; medium, 20s. to 2?6.; smaller, 14s. to lEs.; weaners; ss. to IBs.;.sows in pig, 255. to 40s.' '•"• BURNSIDE MARKETS. - •' Dunedln, December 16. At Burnside to-day 241 fat cattle wereyarded. Only a few prime bullocks were forwarded, tho bulk of the entry comprising meffTum quality. A freezing, buyen'.jyae operating freely, and prices which showed a decline of 10s. to 15s. last week again swung back to the usual rates.' Best bullocks, £14'10s. to £15 103.; extra prime heavy, to. £17 17s. 6d.; mcdium,--£l2 to £13 106.; others,-£10) to' £11; best, cows ana heifers, £9 10a. to £11; extra, to £13 10s.; others, £8 -to- £9;: • . • Fat ■ sheep:. 2295 penned, a medium yardthe quality, of, which .was fairly gooa. Competition was keen,' with prices about on a par with last week's rates. Best wetheTS; in. wool, -325. id. to 355:; best shorn wethers,, 285.. to 305.; medium, 255. to 275.; inferior, to 21©.; best woolly ewes, to Ws.; beet shorn ewes, to Ms.; medium, to 225.; others, to 18s. Fat lamhs: There iras a large yarding,570 being penned. Tho,quality was good. Competition was keen, and 'prices showefl an advance of about 2s. per head. Best, to'22s.; medium, to 18s. 9d.; light and Inferor, to 16s. ~ ... • ' .