LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2478, 3 June 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having conducted a clearing sale at Wereroa on Monday, on account of Mr. Harold Hoi-robin, who is joining tlie Expeditionary Forces. They quote:—Cows just calved, £9 10s. to £12 10s.; June colvers, £7 55., £S 155., £3 10s. to £10; July oa-lvcrs, £6 17s. 6d., £7, £7 7s. Sd. to £8; August calvers, £4 IDs., £5 55., £6 ss. to £7 10s.; September Mirers, £4 55., £5 ss. to £7 155.; October calvers, £4, £4 12s. 6d. to £5; November calvers, £3 7a. 6d. to £4 55.; empty cows, £2 155., £3 10s. to £4 155.; springing heifers, £5 10s.; sows with litter, £5 to £4 lie.; sows to farrow, £1 lip., £2 16s. to £3 is.; empty sows, £1 to £1 35.; store pigs, 10s.; draught geldings, to 20a.; cobs, to £6 15s.

Messrs. Abraham aad Williams, Ltd., report on ■ their Johnsonville sale as follows:—A 6mall yarding of bullocks and sheep came forward. There was a strong demand, and values were accordingly higher. Extra prime heavy weathers, 30=. to 30s. 4d. to 345.; extra ewes, 275. to 2Se.; prime ewes, 255. lid.; light wethers, 2Zs. 6d.; prime lambs, 17s. to 17s. 4d.; light bullocks, £12 7s. 6d. to £12 10?.; fat cows, £5 7s. 6d.

i Messrs, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report as follows on their Pahiatua sale of June I:—We had a god yarding of both sheep and cattle. The demand showed some improvement on late salt*, a*»d a satisfactory clearance was effected at better values. Quotations Mixed aged ewes in lamb, 12s. Id. to 12s, 5d.; f.m. owes, 6s. to 9e. Id.; wethers, 17s. Id. to 17s. 7d,; fat sheep, 235.; lambs, Bs., lis. l(Jd., and 155.; good-conditioned cows, £4 to £5 55.; storo cows, 355. to £2 7s. 6d.; 18-months cattle, £3 95.; weaners, 13s. to 255.; bulls, to £5. ADDINGTON MARKETS. (By Telegraph—Presß Association.) Christchurch, June 2. The attendance at Addingtoa to-day was rather smaller than usual. The general yarding of ail classes of stock wae on tho small 6ide, and there was little radical change to record in the values obtained, except in fat sheep and lambs, which showed a distinct rise. Store Sheep.—Good ewe lambs, to 14s. ICd.; wether lambs, Bs. 2d. to 9s. 9d.; mixed, 10s. to lis 6d. ; four and six-tooth wethers, 136. 6d. to 16s. Bd.; forward ewes, lis. 6d.; sound-mouth, 10s. 7d. to 14s. Bd,; aged, 3s. lid. to 7s.

Fat Lambs—Prime, 17s. to 21s. 3d.; others, 13s. 3d." to 16s. 6d.

Pat Sheep—Extra prime wethers, to 25f1. 6d.; prime, 175., 225. 6d.; others, 145., 16s. 3d.; extra prime ewes, to 255.; prime, 16s. to 20s. 9d.; medium, 12s. 4d„ 153.; inferior, 10s. 6d„ 14s. 9d.

Fat Cattle—Extra etecrs, to £15; ordinary, £7 se. to £10 55.; extra heifers, to £15; ordinary heifers, £5 ]7s. 6d. to £10 10s.; extra cows, to £13 2s. 6d.; ordinary cows, £5 10s. to £8. The price of beef per. 1001b. was 235. to 375. 6d. Extra, prime, to 40s.

Store Cattle.—Yearlings, to £1 95.; 2-year steers, £5; 3-year heifers, to £4 155.; dry cows, £1 9s. to £5 7e. 6d. Dairy covys made £3 to £18 155.; vealers, Bs. to £2 155.; extra good up to £4 Is. Pigs.—Choppers, 50s. to 118s.; light baconera, 50s. to 55a. 6d.; ordinary baconerg, 60s. to 605.; extra 725. to 765, Average per lb., 53d. Porkers, 28s. to 325.; heavy porkers, 245. to 40s. Average per lb., 6d. Store pigs: Medium stores, 22a. 6d. to 28s. 6d.; small stores, 14s. to 195.; weancrs, 3s. to 6s.