LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2425, 1 April 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Daigety and Co.. Ltd., report having held their fortnightly snle atHae-tih-i on March 26, when a good yarding of sheep cams forward, all of which we quittod at late rates. Quotations Fat and forward wethers, 235. 7d.; two-tooth wethers, 17s. to 18s.; small wethers, 12s. 7d. to 12s. 9d.; two-tooth ewes, 15s. id., 16s. Id., 17s. 6d., to 226.; f.m. ewes, 10s., 10s.- 2d„ lis. 3d., lis. 4d„ 12s. Bd.; lambs, 10a. 9d., Us., Us. 4d. to ils. 6d.; cull lambs, 56. 3d., 6s. Id. to 7s. Bd.; Lincoln rams, 81 to 3igns. Messrs. Abraham and ■ Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatua sale of March 30 as follows:—We offered a, full yarding of slieep, and a fair yarding of cattle. Sheep were again in keen uemaad, practically everything selling at full market values. There was also an improved tone in the cattle market. Quotations: Four and fiveyear ewes, 16s. to 20s. 6d.; four-tooth to four-year ewes, 16s. Bd. to 195.; two and four-tooth ewes, 18a. Bd. to 205.; small sorts, 10s. 6d„ 14s. 10d,. to 16s. 2d.; mixed aged ewes, lfe. sd. to 18s.; f.m. ewes, Bs. 7d. to 10s. 10d.; wethers, 16s. 4d. to 19s. 5d.; small ditto, 10s. to 14e.-6d.; lambs, Bs. lOd. to lis. 9d; small ditto, fc, 6d. to 7s. Id.; forward empty cows, £4 10s. to £4 155.; store cows, 355. to £2 155.; cows and calves, £5 155.; heifers in calf, £3 160. to £3 17s. 6d.; eighteen-month steers, £3 155.; weancr heifers, 30s. to 355.; steers, 245. to 305.; small weaners, 10s. to 17s. 6d. A pony donated by Miss Mathews, of Mangahao, rot the Belgian Kellef Fund niado £9 10s. ADDIUGTON MARKETS. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Chrlstchurch, March 31. At Addington the store sheep pens wcto again fully occupied with very heavy entries, and there were moderate entries in other departments. There was a good demand for the better class of Breeding ewes at rather firmer prices, but there was little change in other descriptions. Fat cattle sold at about late rates. Storo sheep were in very full supply, and represented all classes, but poor sorts largely predominated. Quotations are; Fairly good ewe lambs, to 12s. 6d. ;moderately forward, Us. 3d. to 13s. 6d.; inferior, 6a. 9d. to ttt.; cull lambs, 45.; fair-conditioned four and six-tooth wethers, 14s. 3d. to 15s. 9d.; medium two-tooth wethers, 10s. 6d.; good sound-mouth ewes, 15s. to 205.; fair, 13s. 6d. to 14s. lid.; fair-conditioned soundmouth ewe 6, 10s. Id. to 12s. 6d.; low-con-ditioned northern sound-mouth ewes, 9s. to lis. 6d.; good two-tooth ewes, 17s. 2d. to 20s. 6d.; fair, 15s. sd. to 16s. 9d.; good four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 14s. 6d. to 2Cs. 6d.; inferior, Us. to 145.; fair failing-mouth ewes, 9s. to 10s. 6d.; inferior, ss. to Bs.; cull ew£s, 2s. 6d. to 4s. The entry of fat lambs totalled 1575, 6ome being very prime end others only in forward store condition. The range of prlcea was; Extra prime lambs, to 235. 9d.; prime, 16s. 6d. to 205.; others, 10s. to 16s. About eight races were filled with fat sheep, ewes forming the greater part of the yarding. The range of prices was:— r.xtra prune wethers, to 295. 3d.; prime, 21s. to 245. Bd.; others, 15s. to 20s. 6d.; prime owes, 19s. to 245.; medium. 15s. to 16s. 6d.; others, Us. 3d. to 14s. 6d.; merino wethers, 14s. to 18s. 4d.; merino ewes, 7s. to Us. The entry in the fat cattle section showed an, increase compared with the previous weeks, the number penned being 313 h'.ad, compared with 270 last week. Quotations are: Extra good aleers, to £16 55.; , ? r A'* extra heifers, . to £12 15s.ordinary, £5 to £8; extra cowo, to £12; ordinary, £5 ss. to £8 10s. Price of ' beef, per 1001b., 31s. to 435. Store cattle were entered in small numbers, and mostly medium sorts, which met : with a poor demand. Yearlings made 20s. ■ to ton-months, to eighteen£2 10s. to £2 18s.; two-year heifers, £3 12-j.. 6d.; three-year steers, £6 (passed); three-year heifers, £5 ss. (pass. e i ): ito ry to°°il £2 10s - 10 £5: 'W'* cows. . There was a fair yarding of fat pig 6. but the quality covered a wide range, in* aitterently finished animals being numerous. Quotations ere: Choppers, 40s. to Bfc.; light baconers, 37e. 6d. to 47e. 6d.; heavy baconers, 60s. to 67t5.; extra heavy baconers, /os. to 745. 6d.; price per lb., 5Jd. to light porkere, 255. to 275. 6d.j heavy porkers, o9s. to 405.; price per lb., 4*d. to 3|d.; large stores 28s. to 326.; medium, i j; :• 9s. to 155.; weanem Is. 4d; to os. BUBNSIDE MARKET. (x „ , Dunedin, March 31. At Burnside to-day 155 fat cattle were yarded.: Thie was not a large entry, but « owing no doubt to the* approach of the holidays bidding was dock, and prices not equal t-o those ruling last week. The quality to-day was a good deal below the average, and -with the exception of a pen or two. of prime beef the entry was mainly made/up of light-weight bullocks and cows and luufere. ! Prime heavy bullocks, to £16 17s. 6d.; medium, to £15; light-weights, to £11 10b-.; ex- • tra. hoavy cows and Jwifery, to £13 2s. 6d • ' medium, to £9 10s.; light, to £6. There, were 2505 fat* sheep penned. This ' number proved to be in excess of butchers' requirements, and exporters were not operating except at reduced rates. The sale 1 dragged and a drop of 16. to Is. 6d. took place all round. The yarding comprised ' a large proportion of ewes, with only on 1 odd pen of wethers. Beet wethers, to 275. . od.; medium, to 23ti. fid.; light and unfiniah- * ed. to 20e. 6d.; best ewes, to 225.; extra, to ' 295.; medium, to 19s. ;light and unfinished, . to 13s. 6d. Lambs: 1232 penned. Prices were much o. n a par with tost week's rates. Best, to ' «€» ; ?d.; medium, to 13s. 6d.; light and un- 1 finished, to 15s. 6d.