LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2454, 6 May 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs.- Dalgety- and Company, Limitedreport having held their Upper Hiitt 1 sale on Thursday, April 27, when a good yarding of both sheep and cattle came for"fwuxd. Bidding throughout; the sale was dull, and- a number of .lines failed to .reach, owners' reserves. The principal i>ales effected, "were:—Good woolly hoggets, 125.; small two-tooth wethers, 155.; fonr ana flVe-yoar-old ewes, 12s. 3d.; light-weight fat cowe, £5.105. to £5 155.; good fair cows, £6 ISs.. to £7; heavy-weight fat heifers, £7 10b.; stare cows, £3 18s. to. £4 25.; weaner heifers, £5e.» springing cows, £7 to £11 10s.; springing heifers, £6 ss. to £7. At the Levin sale on A*>ril 30, Messrs. ©algety and Company offered an exceptionally heavy yarding of both sheep and cattle, the pens being taxed to the utmost. . For «fat sheep the demand was fair, but • store .sheep .-were dull of eale. and prices considerably' easier than they have been for the past four weeka. A heavy yarding of cattle met fair competition, any steers showing condition meeting -with a ready talc. Female cattle, especially lowconditioned sorts, were not in demand, aad' the bulk of this class of stock went out unsold. The principal sales were as follow Good-condition two and four-tooth wetliers, 20s. 6d.j medium two-tooth-wethers, 16s. "to 16s. Bd.; forward ewes, 165.; medium woolly lambs, 12s. 3d.; medium shorn lambs, Bs. to Bs. 4d.; light-weight fat wethers, 203.- lid. to 21s. 2d.; light-weight fat owes, 20s. Cattle: Light-weight fat cows, £5 12s. 6d. to £5 16a.; primo heavyweight heifers, £10 10s.; poor condition throe-year steers, £5 35.; two-year heifers dn calf, £3 to £3 55.;/empty cows, £4 10s. to £4 155.; two-year-old steers, £3 17s. to '£4 155.; empty two and a half-year heifers, £4 Jto.

At their Otaki sale on. May 4, Messrs. l)algety and Company yarded heavy entries of both sheep and cattle, and competition for all lines of sheep and male cattle showing condition, was keen.' Female o&ttle were dull of sale. Sales effected were Forward empty owes, 15s. Id.; fat woolly lambs, 16s. tod.; medium condition cmjjty ewes, i2s. Bd.; medium shorn lambs, :7s. 9d. to Bs.; cull shorn lambs, 4s. lid. to ! <is. 4d.; good condition two and four-tooth wethers, 19s. 2d. Cattlo: Weancr heifers, "255. 6d.; fifteen-month weaners, £2 135.; medium-weight fat cows, £6 7s. to £6 135.; forward, cows, £4 19s. 6d.; store cows, 345. id. to £2; fifteen-month steers, £2 4s. 6d. .;#» £2 Bs.; yearling steers, 245. to 365. 6d.; fdairy cows, £7 to £7 135.; bulls, £4 to £7.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., import on their Johnson vilie sale, held yesterday, as follows:—A fair entry of cattle and eheep camo forward, and sold 'well 0!t late rates. Prime bullocks, £14 16s. try £14 17s. 6d. to £15; prime cows, £8 7s. ■6d.; light cows, £5 sa. to £6 15s. Fine . ilic.iTy wethers, 28s. 4d.; medium wethers, ?4s. 4d. to 245. 7d.; good, 21s. 7d. to 225. Sd.; lighter, 19s. 3d. to 19s. 6d; to 19s. Bd. Extra, •ilioavy lambs. 235. 3d.; medium lambs, 12s. '6d. to 14s. Ed.

The Kew Zealand Loan and Mercantile (lAgoncy Co., Ltd.. report.:—We held out usual weekly sale at Pahlatua on Tuesday, when wo submitted a good entry of sheep to a small attendance of buyers than usual. The sale was dragging throughout, and several lines were passed under the hammer, but we made a good clearance afterwards. We quote :-Good two and four'tooth wethers, 18s. lid. to 19s. 6d.; good •itwo-tootli d„ 18s.; small do.. 125., 6d.: twotooth ewes in lamb, IBs. 6d.; small two and. four-tooth owes, lZs. 4d.; forward , empty ewes. 165.; medium (lo„ 10s.; medium •woolly lambs. 10s. 9d.: cull lambs, 3s. Id!; springing lioifers, £5 15s.

ADDINGTOtf MARKETS. \ (By' Telegraph—Press Association.) Chrlstchurch, May 5. Ait Addington there were moderate entries of stock and a fair attendance. . Pat catilo sold at last week's rates, and there : yras a little improvement in store sheep. ,'Tat lambs were firmer by fully 2s. pel'icad,- and fat sheep by 2s. to 3s. Siora sheep: The yarding of store sheep •was strikingly small. Tho quotations are:— ■Medium four and 6ix-tooth wethers, 12s. ■,7d. to 12s. lid.; medium two-tooth wethers, 8s- 9d. to lis. 3d.; inferior two-tooth wethers, 7s. to Bs. 6d.; aged owes, ss. to 6s. 7d.; aged ■merino ewes, 3s. 4d. to 4s. Id.; good soundmouth ewes, 10s. 9d. to 13s. Id,; inferior ■two, four, and six-tooth ewes, 7s. 6d. to 10s. • 7d.; fairly forward lambs, Bs. 9d. to lOb.-j -medium lambs, 7s. to Bs. 6d.; inferior lambs. -3s. 6d. to 6s. 2d.; good ewo lambs ■lis. 7d.

Fat lambs: The entry of fat lambs was eomewhat larger than last week's, totalling 2618 Tho quality was not only better, but also more even. There was an improved demand, tho additional competition being provided by tho operations of a buyer l'rom Southland and another from Temuka, ns well as several local graziers. The xange of prices was:—Prime lambs, 17s. to 205.; others, 10s. 6d. to 16s. 6d.

Fat sheep: Eight races were filled with, fat sheep of average quality. From the start tlie market was firmer than last week by 2s. to 3s. per head, but towards tho close of the sale prices were a shade easier, still a good clearance of, offerings was made. Tho rango of prices woe:— Extra prime wethers, to 255.; prime wetherß 19s. 6d. to 235. 3d.; other wethers. 15s. lOd. to 195.; merino wethers, 10s. 10d.; extra prime owes, to 245. 6d.; primo ewes, to 17s. to 225.: medium ewes. 12s. 6d. to 16s. 6d , Inferior ewes, 7s. sd. to i2s.

Fat cattle: Tho yarding of fat cattlo totAllod 223 head, compared with 213 last week. Compared with last week there was no quotable change in values. The range of prices was as follows:—Extra prime stoors, to £17 55.; ordinary steei'6, £5 lCs. to £11; extra prime heifers, to £12 10s,; ordinary heifers, £5 10s. to £8; extra prime cow 6, to £13 55.; ordinary cows, £4 to £7 103. Price of beef, per 1001b., 255. to 40s. Storo cattle were entered in small numbers and of an indifferent class. There was llttlo demand. Fifteen to eighteenmonth sorts made 255. to 405.; two-year steers passed at £3 10s.; two-year heifers. £2 15s. to £2 17s. 6d.; three-year steers passed at £6 15s. 3d.; yearling heifers passed at £11; dry cows. £2 to £5 45.; dairy cows. £5 10s. to £13. Fat pigs: There was a full yarding of fat nigs- There were some good animals. Tint good porkers were rather scarce. The demard was anything but strong, buyers being very indifferent about doing husine«e.. The- quotations are:—Extra prime chonpcrs, to 765.; ordinary choppers, 30s. ■to 605.-; extra, heavy baconerp, to 725. 6d.: heavy baconcrs. 57a. 6d. to 655.; light lmconer?. 475. 6d. to 55=. Price per lb„ sd. to sid. Heavy porkers. 335. to 3Ss.; • lieht- porkers, 255. to 30s. Price per lb., sd. to sjd. Store pn-'S: Best stored, 28s. to 325.; medium, 13s. to 275.; small, 12s. to 175.; v/eaners. ?£. 6d. to, lis. ..

BURNSIDE MARKETS. Dunodin, Mny 5. 'At Burnsid© to-day 204 fat catt-le were yarded, consisting principally of mediumweight eteers and heifers. Tho priecs for prime quality were a shade firmer than tho rato3 ruling last week, and medium and inferior sorts \re.ro- about the pa mo as a week ago. Best bullocks, £13 10s. to £14 ltte.;, extra prime, to £19: medium, £10 10s. to £11 10s.; inferior, £8 10s. to £9 10s.; best cows and heifers, £11 to £12 10s.; eitra primo, to £13; medium, £8 10s. to £9 10s.; inferior, £6 to £7. Pat sheep; 3393 were penned, the majority consisting of medium quality. Prices for prime sheep were a. shade easier than those ruling last week, while medium and inferior showed a. drop of fully Is. pe'r head. Best wethers, 25a. to 275.; eitra prime, to 325. 3d.; medium, 21s. to 225.; inferior, 18s. to 195.; best ewes, 225. to 245.; extra prime, to 275. fid.; medium, 17s. to 18s.; inferior, lis. to 125.; poor, 7s. to 9s. . Fat lambs: 1688 were penned. Priccs for prime were about the same as lest, week, but medium quality and stores were practically unsaleable. Best, 17s. to 18s.; extra prime, 205.; medium, 14s. to 155.; inferior, 10s. to lis.; stores, ss. to Bs. 6d. Pigs: 140 were yarded, and l on account of the large entry the prices were easier. Sruckcrs, ss. to 75.; clips, 9s. to lie.; large stores, 15s. to 215.: porkers, 325. to 445.; baconers, 526. to 635.