COMMERCIAL.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2442, 22 April 1915, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Pahiatua, report as follows on their Pahiatua etock gale held on Tuesday Inst:— Wc'had a very heavy yarding of sheep, and a medium one of cattle, which we submitted to the usual large attendance. We have to report a pood sale, practically everything being disposed of at rates on a par with other centres. We offered a particularly good line of 230 4 and 6• tooth heavy-skinned wethers on account of Mr. John Clulow, Pori, wluc.h realised 225. 7d. and 255. Id. Quotations: 2-tooth wethcre (be6t), 19s. lCd.; others, lis. 6d. to 15s. 10d.; 4 and 6-tooth. wethers. 225. 7d. to'23s. Id.; mixed 2-toothe, lis.; wether lamb 6 (best), 15s. Id., 13s. 7d., to 145.; others, 6s. 9d., 76. 7d., to Bs. lid.; mixed lambs. 10s.; 4-tooth to 5-year ewes in lamb, 9e., 10s., 10s. 6d.» lis. 2d., 12s. . 7d., 135.; to 14s. 3d.; 2-tooth to 60und mouth ewes, 148. 3d. to 14s. 6d.; 6-tooth to f.m. ewes, 15s. Id.; 2rtooth ewes, 16s. 9d.; cull ewos in lamb, ss. 9d. to 6s. 3d.; store cows, £2 ss. to £2 10s.; forward, cows, £3, £3 3s. 6d., £4 55., to £4 10s.: fat cows, £S 17s. to £6; wcaner heifers, 165., 2fe., to 2?5.; weancr steers, £2 Is.; heifers on drop, £6; balls, £1 to £3 103.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvllle sale as follows:—A good yardinsr of bullocks and a heavy one of sheep came forward, and realised the following prices Prime bullocks, £14 15s. to £14 17s. 6d.; lighter, £13 7s. 6d. to £13 17s. 6d.; light, £12 12s. 6d.; prime cows, £8 155.; prime heavy wethers, 2ta. 2d.; medium wethers, 225. 6d. to 235.; light wethers, 21s. Bd.; prime owes, 246.; good, owes, 225. 6d. to 235.; fair ewes, 20s. to 20s. 6d.; prime lambs, 175.; light shorn lambs, 10s. 6d. to 12s. 6d.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company. Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—At Himitengi on Monday we had a fair yarding, of cattle. Bidding was slack, and several lines failed to make reserves:—Aged store cows. 225. 6d. to £2 10s.; forward cows, £3 175., £4, £4 106.; yearling steers, £2 6s. to £2 10s.; springing heifers, £5 10s. to £6 10s.; bulls, £5 17s. 6d. v

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Palraerston North, report as follows:—On Tuesday we held a clearing sale of dairy cows for Mr. F. H. Johnston Bainesse. There was a large attendance. All good cows .sold readily at good, values, aged and. low-conditioned cows were bard to nuit. Beet cows, early caIvGTS, £8 to £10 1&.; fair cows, September culvers, £5 to £7 10s.; aged cows and backward sorts, £3 to £5; 2-year heifers, running with bull, £3 10s.; aged draught maTe, £18; - weaner pies, 10s. ; good sows, £3 10s. to £3; 155.; drill, £20; Cambridge roller, £9;'d.f. plough, £6. ALDINGTON MARKET. (By Telegraph.—l'ress Association.) Christchurch, April 21. At the Addington live stock market : there was a considerable falling off in the 1 entry of fat lambs and. an increase in fat sheep; other entries were about up to the average. There was a 'good attendance. Store sheep sold at last week's rates, the passings being numerous. Fat lambs were ■very dull of sale. Fat cattle showed a decline of ss. per 1001b., and. fat sheep are down 3s. and 4s. per had. Store sheep: Inferior merino lambs, 3s. 3d. to 45.; good two-tooth ewes, 16s. 3d. to 175.; good 6-tooth ewes, to 15s. 4d.; fair two, four, and six-tooth ewes, 10s. 4d. to 12a. Bd.; two to four and six-tooth ewes, to 6s. 2d.; fair sound-mouth, ewes, 65.; inferior ewes, 3s. 6d. to 55.; good forward four and. six-tooth, wethers, 15s. 3d. to 18s.; fairly good wethers, lis, 6d. to 13s. 6d.; inferior ewes, 3s. 6d. to 45.; fairly good lambs, 6s. to 9s. Fat Lambs: Extra, prime show lambe, to 236.; prime lambs, 14b. 6d. to IBs.; others, Bs. to 14s. Fat Sheep: P/ime wethers, 18s. 6d. to 225. 9d.; others, 13s. 6d. to 175.; merino wethers, 7s. 3d. to 9s. 3d.; prime ewea, 15s. to 225; 6d.; medium ewes, 10s. 6d. to 14s. 6d.; others, ss. Sd. to 10s. , Fat Cattle: Extra steers, to £15 55.; ordinary steers, £7.55. to £9 17s. 6d.; extra prime heifers, to £11; ordinary heifers, •£5 15s. to £8 55.;. extra prime cows, to '£11 10s.; ordinary cows, £4 18s. to £7 15s. Price of beef, per 1001b., 235. t0.255. Store Cattle: There was a small and poor entry, and a dull sale. Fifteen to 18-montns sorts made 455.; 2-year stores, £3 lCs.; 2year heifers. £i 55.; 3-year steers, £7 10s.; dry cows, 255.; dairy cows, £3 IDs. to tu. Vies: Choppers (practically unsaleable), 40s.'- to 706:; extra heavy baconer6. to 695. 6d.; heavy baconers, 575. 6d. to 655.; ordinary baconers, 486. to 555. Price per to., sd. .to sid. Extra prime porkers, to 40s.s heavy 'porkers,'32s. to 365.; light porkers, 275." to ote. Price per lb., 43d. to s>d-Store-Pigs; Large stores, 255. to 31s. 3d., medium, lis. to Ms.; smaller, Bs. to 176., weaners, Is. 6d. to ss. 6d. BUENSIBB MARKETS. - Dunedin, April: 21. M Burnside 206 fat cattle were yarded. The entry was in excess of raiuiTemcnts, and competition -was not keen, the close of tho Eele bidding be-.ame a littlo brisker. The yarding generally was of medium quality, and a good number of pens were passed unsold. Prices showed a. §££ of 10S to 15s. per head, as cpmpwed with last week. Best bullocks, £13 to £14, extra, prime, to £15 7s. 6c1.; medium to rood £9 to £11 10s.; best cows and heifers, £8 to £9; extra prime, to £10; medium, rtfee^l'244o were penned. The yarding for. the most part consisted of medium and inferior quality ewes, very few pens of really prime sheep conung forward A large number held over from last week were included in to-days entry. Really prime sheep sold at about last week 6 rates, but for medium and inferior nuality nrices showed a decline of about 2s. per head, and in some cases even more. A f?aod many nens of this class failed, to elicit bids, as the yaiding _was in excoK of butchers' requirements. Prime wethcrs, 9?<t to 246.; medium to good, 19s. 6d. to 2fe; otos.' «s. to 17s. 6d.; best ewes, lis to 16s 6d.; extra heavy, 225. to 265. A small pen of exceptionally heavy ewes reailisea 315.; others -7s. to 10s. < Lambs: 500 were penned. This was a Bmall entry, and prices were much on a. par with last weeks reduccdrates. Best lambs, 16s. to 18s.; extra to 19s. 6d., medium and unfinished, 10s._ to 14s. Fat Pigs: There was a mediuin-eizcd yarding of fat pigs, -which were easier in price than last week. Very few stores oame forward, and this accounted for a slight.lmprovement in the demand.