LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2352, 7 January 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonviile sale as follows: A fair yarding of cattle and sheep came forward and sold at the following prices:— Extra priale bullocks, £16 7s. 6a.; prime heavy bullocks, £14 17s. 6d.; prime bullooks, £13 10s.; good wethers, Ws.; light wetherß, 21e.-7d. to 225.; prime ewes, 20a. to. 20s. 3d.;, lighter, 18s. to 18s. 6d.; plain ewes, 17s. 6d. •to 175.. 9d;; prime' lambs, 16s. 4d„ 16s. 8d„ to 16s. 10d.;" others;:' l i3s.,"to 16s. ' .' BTJBNSIDE MAHKETS. Ounedln, January 6. At Burnside to-day 240 fat cattle were yarded This was a, large entry, but a-s butchers'* supplies were cleared out and freezing buyers 1 were operating, prices ranged'from pat -to',,los. lower than last sale. Kates were as follow.—Prime bullocks, £13 to £15 10s.extra prime, to £20; medium to good, £11 ss. to £12; unfinished, £9 to £10. Prime cows and heifers, £12 10s. to £13 55.; extra, to £14 12s. 6d.; medium, £9 to £10 10s.; others, £6 to £8. There was a large yarding of fati sheep, 2957 being penned. The entry consisted principally of ewes, very few pens of good, quality wethers being in. Prices for wethers and good ewes were quite up to late rates, but medium ewes eliowed a decline of Is. per 305.; medium, 20s. 6d, to 225.; light, 18s. to head. Freezing buyers seenred several itrucks best wethers at 245. to 275.; extra, to 19s. Best ewes, 225. to'24s. ; . extra, to' 28s. 9d.; medium, 16s. to 175.: others, 13s. 6d. to 15s. Six hundred and fifty fat lambs were penned. Pricea showed l a drop of 3s. 2d. per head on rates ruling at ■ Christmas week sale. -' Beet. 17s. to 18s.; extra, to ZOs.6d.; medium, 14s. to 15s. .64:; inferior* 12s. 6d. to :13s. 6d. Pigs.—s4, fats and .79 stores .were yarded, end sold at 1-ato quotations. - - ADDINGTON MARKETS. ' ■ ' (By Telegraph.—Press/Association.) Chrlstchurch, January 6. The opening of .the freezing works in the South Island having taken .place on Hon; day, heavy yardings of fat 6tock will now. be the rule.. Entries at Addington Yards were very large in the fat cattle, sheep, and lamb sections. ..Beef and lamb sold well, mutton export buyers operating freely, though the looaj - works are at present blocked with stock. Store sheep were .in good demand;— : ... Store Sheep.—Good forward. six-tooth wethers, to IBs. 9d.; forward four-tooth wethers, 16s. sd. to 175.; good two-tooth wethers, 14s. 9d. .to 155.; oull two-tooth wetheTS, 7s. 9d. to Us.; forward lambs, 14s. 7d. to 15e. 3d.; inferior lambs, 10s.; fair ewes, to 17e. 9d. , ■ • Fat Lambs,—Extra, prime heavy lambs, to 25e. 9d.; .tegs,. 10s. to 235.; average weights, 16s. 6d. to 19s. 6d.; light and unfinished, -,15s. to 16s. Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers, 21s. 6d. to 255. 3d.; others, 16s. lOd, to 215.; merino wethers, 16s. 4d. to 17s. 10(1.; prime owee. lftß--6di to 235.; others, 15s. to 18s.; merino ewes, lis.; hoggets, 18s. 3d. to IBs. 6d. • Fat Cattle—Extra good steers, to £1? 5e.; ordinary steers, £8 15s. to £12; ordinary heifers, £5 15s. .to £11 7s.- 6d ; extra covre to £14 155.; ordinary cows, £5 7s. 6a. to ±b ss. Price of beef per 1001b., 37b. 6d. to 425. 6d.; extra, to 455.' Store Oattle—F;fteen to eighteen months sorts, £2 9s. to £3 55.; two-year, steers, £4 155.; two-year heifers, £4 2s. fid.; three-year steers, £7; threwear heifers, £o 65.; dry cows, £2 to £6;' dairy cows, £3 to £10. ; Fat Pigs.-Ohoppcre, ordinary, 50s. to 705.; extra baconere, to 705.; ordinary baconers, 47a,'.t0 555.; heavior baconers, 605..t0- 655. Price per lb., 51d. Heavy porkers, Ms. to 435.-; ordinary porkers, 335. to 375. Price per lb.. sid. to 53d. Store pigs, large sorts, 30s. to 385.; medium, 225. to 295.; small, 15s. to 215.; and weaners, 10s. 6.d. to 1/s.