LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2364, 21 January 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pah.ia.tua sale on Tuesday, aa follows:—We .offered a large yarding of sheep and a good one of cattle. The 6heep were mostly comprised of lambs, which there was keen demand for, especial!)' for rape lambs, the whole yarding selling, under- tho hammer at prices well in favour of vendors. There was only u limited inquiry for, cattle. Quotations:—Blackfaced lambs.l'Os. 6d.. Us. 6d.-t0.125. Id.; medium, 7s. 6d. to Bs. 9d.; small do., ts. 3d. to ?s. 2d.; woolly lambs, good, 10s. lOd. to 125.; medium, 7s. 9d. to Bs. 7d.; small, ss. to 6s. 2d.; 6horn lambs, good, 9s. Jd. to 10s. 9d., to Us. 3d.;' medium, 6s. 7d. to 7».6d;;, small. 4s. to ss. 6d.; 2-tooth' wethers. 14s. 9d.; fat and forward ewea,l6s. Bd. to 17s; 7d.; full-' month ewes, 9s. 9d. to lis.; 2-year steers, £4 13s. to £5 55.; empty cows, to £5; 18month empty heifers, £2 13s. 6d.; small weaners, 9b. ALDINGTON MARKET. (By T«iegreph—Pre«s Association) Chrlstchurch, January 20. At the Adding-ton live stock market there were again fairly large entries of stock, and there was a good attendance. Fat cattle sold at about last week s rates. Storo sheep were in keen demand, and lat lambs and fat' ewes were firmer. _ Storo sheep—Best lambs, 165.; fairly good lambs, 325. 7d. to 13s. Sd.j medium to inferior lambs, 9s. 6d. to Us, 9d.; cull lambs, Bs. 9d.; two-tooth ewes, 15s. 2d., to 15s. lid.; to 19s. Id.; good four and six-tooth wethers, to 195.• Id.; god four and sixtooth wethers, 16s to 16s. 9d.; medium four and sixtooth wethers, 13s. 6d. to 12s. Bd.; good two-tooth wethers, Ms. Id.; other two-tooth wethers, 93. 2d. to Ms. Fat lambs-Extra prime heavy lambs, 1o 255. Id.; tegs, 20s. .6d. to 235. 6d.; average weights. 17s. to 205.; light and unfinished, ■ Fat sheep-Primo Wethers, 225. 6d. to 265. Id • others,. 17s. 6d. to 225.; merino wethers, 17s 3d. to 165.; prime ewes, 20s. to Ms. 10d.; others,' 15s. to 19s. 6d.; merino ewes, Ms. lid ; hoggets, 17s. 3d. to 21s. 9d. ( : Fat cattle— Ordinary .steers, £8 to £1Z; extra good steeTß, to' £21 55.; ordinary heifers, £7 10s, to £9 10s.; extra heifers, to £12 55.; ordinary cows, £5 17s. 6d. to t-l, extra good cows, to £14 ss. The price of beef per 1001b.,,325. 6d. to 425. 6d.; extra, Store cattle—Yearlings, £1 4s. to £1 15b- ! fifteen and eighteen months sorts, £3 to £3 17s. 6d.; two-year steers, £4 Bs. (passed); two-year heifers, £4 to £4 10s.; two and a half-year Heifers, £4 18s. to £4 19a,; threeyear steers, £B Is.; three-year heifers, £b Is.; dry-cows, £2 4s. to £6 55.; dairy cows, £3'los. to £11. ~,*.. Pies-Ohoppers, 50s. to 80s.; light'baconem ~465. to 525.; heavy boconcrs, 545. to 655.; extra heavy baooners, to 725, Price per lb 5Jd.- Light porkers, 28s. to 335.; heavy porkers, 345. to 405... Price per lb., 5Jd. °Store pigs—Best stores (no largo offered), 20s. .to , 285.; small stores, 16s. to 195.; weaners, 6s. to lis. 6d.