LIVE STOCK SALES
Messrs. Abraham and WilliamE, Ltd.. report on their Johnsonville sale as follower —A good, variety of cjtra prime duality bullocks came forward, r.nd a fair one of filieep. There was a. keen demand for everj r thine <it the following prices Extra fine bulloclts, £15 10s. to £15 155., find £14 12s. 6d. to £15; prime wethers, 275. 6il. to 28s. 3d. to 295. 3d.; prime light wethers, 225. 9i1.; prime eu-es. 255., 255. 6d., to 265.; plain ewes. 165.; prime woolly lftmbs, 16s. 6d. to 17s. 6(1. to Ife. 4d.; prime shorn lambs, ] ss. 7d. Jtcssrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Palmerston North, report:—At our Huntervillesalc ow Tuesday wo have to report havinp a small entry of cattle, which sold as be-low:—Eighteen-montlis steers, to £4; lisht fat cows, to £7 ss. • Messrs. Balgety and Co.,' Ltd., report having held a most successful eale of fat and store' stock in their Levin yards yesterday. This was the first sale, held on Wednesday, previous sales always having been conducted on Fridays; 1015 fat sheep and 80 heart fat cattle were yarded, besides a heavy entry of all classes of store stock. Competition .was exceptionally keen, and practically the irliole y&rdinpr of fat stock was sold under the hammer. The demand for store stock was Also very good, «nd very few pens failed to find buyers. The principal 6,i10s were as under:—Prims Rood-skinned wethers. 28s. 2d.; lighter do., 265.'9(1. to 275.; jnedium fat wethers, 235. to 245. lOd.; forward wethers, 225. 3d.: fat ewes (medium weights), 235. to 235. 3d.; lighter do., 18s. 4d. to 195.; medium fat lambs, shorn, 15s. to 15s. Bd. Fat cattle: Bullocks. £14 15s. to £14 17s. 6d.; medium cows, £6 165., £7. £7 Bs.. to £8 95.; heifers, £6 3s. to £6 7s. 6d. Store sheep: Good twotooth wethers, 18s. 6d.; Rood woolly lambs, 13s. 4d.; empty ewes, 10s. to lis. 3d. Store cattle: Two and a lialf-year steers, £5 17s. 6d.; eighteon-months do., £3 55.; two and a half-year heifers, £4 Bs. 6d.; good wearier heifers, 3Ss. 6d.; , oighteen-month6 heifers, in calf, £3 55.; empty store cows, £3 ss, to £4; dairy cows, September calvers, £5 to £5 3s. A good yarding of pigs met with good competition,''and the -whole yarding was sold at satisfactory prices. The Wednesday sales will -be continued weekly, and the attention of farmers is directed to the advertisement of next week's sale, when nlong with-fat stock over 4000 hoggets will be offered. ADDINGTON MAItKET. (By TeieeritDh.—Press Association.', Christchurch, June 9. At the A(i('(ington live stock market there were, moderate yardings of stock and a. fair attendance. There was practically no change in fat cattle, but fat lambs and fat sheep were firmer in consequence of a demand for export. Storo sheep sold better all round. Store sheep: Fairly good ewe hoggets, Us. lOd.; cull hoggets, £«. Bd. to 7s. 6d.; good hoggets, 10s. 3d. to lis.; merino wethers, Bs. oil.; aged owes, ss. 7d. to 7s. 7d.; two and four-tooth wethers; 13s. 3d. to 13s. lid.; forward four and six-tooth wethers. 18s. Bd.; sound-mouth, ewes (in lamb), 15s. Fat lambs: Prime lambs, 18s. to Z2s. 7d.; medium lambs, 15s. to 18s. 6d.; light and unfinished, lis. 6d. to 14s. 6d. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers, to 31s. 3d.; prime wethers, 19s. to 265.; others, 15s. 9<L -to 18s. 6d.; merino wethers. 16s. 7d. to 205.; extra prime civet, to 275. 3d.; prime ewes, 17s. to 245.: medium ewes. 14s. 6d. to 16s. 6d.; inferior ewes, 12s. to 14e. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers," to £16 10s.; ordinary steers, £7 to £10 10b. ; heifers, £6 7s. 6d. to £10 7e. 6d.; extra, prime cows, to £14 17s. 6d.; ordinary cows, £4 17s. fid. to £8. Price of beef per 1001b., 235..t0 375. 6d.; extra, to 40s. Storo cattle: Yearlings, 325.; fifteen to eighteen-months, £2 ss. to £2 ICe.; twoyear heifers, £3- 2s. 6d.: dry cows, 306. to £5; dairy cows, £3 10s. to £11 10s. Pigs: Choppers, 60s. to 1335. 6d.; extra, baconcrs, to 795. 6d.; heavy baconer6. 70s. to 765.; light baconers, 555. to 675. Prico per lb., sd. to 6d. Heavy porkers, 375. to ,445.; light'porkers, 325. to 355. Price per lb., 6d. Store pigs: Medium stores, 22fi.> to 285.; small stores, 14s. to 205.; weaners. ss. to Bs. BURKSIDE MARKET. Dunedln, Juno 1 At Burnside to-day 190 fat cattle were yarded, and tho quo-lity of tho atock was fairly ..good. There was a. good demand for anything prime, and last week's values ' "were fully maintained. Prime bullocks, £13 10#. to £14 7s. 6d.; extra prime, to £17 10s.; medium, £11 15s. to £12 17s. 6d.; light, £3 10?. to £10; best heifers*, £'2 55.: medium, £8 17e. 6d. to £9 10s.; light. £5 15s. to £6 10s. Pat sheep: 3372 were penned, the bulk of the entry being composed of medium quality wethers and ewe 6. with "very few pens of prime sheep. Freezing buyers were not operating very freely on account of the shortage of space at the works, and prices for prime sheep remained much the same as those ruling last week, while medium quality ewes and wethers were a shad© easier. "Prime wethers, 235. 6d. to 263.; extra prime, to 275. 9d.; medium, 20g. 6d. to 275. 6d.; light, 17g. 6d. to 195.; prime ewes, 20s. to 225.; extra prime, to 265. 9d.; medium. 17s. 3d. to 195.; light, lis. to 13s. 6d. Pat lambs: 700 -were penned, consisting chiefly of medium quality, with a few pens of prime. On account of the small entry the 'demand was fairly keen, and anything prime 6old exceptionally well at a slight advance on late values. Prime, 18s. 6d. to 215.; extra- prime, to 225. 9d.; medium, 15s. 6d. to 175.; light, lis. 6d. to 13s. 6d. Pigs: 67 fats and. 16 stores' were penned. Baconcrs met with good competition, and realised e&tiefactory prices*, porkers had not the same attention, whale stores and slips met with, practically no demand. Dairy Factory Managers should get particulars of the celebrated Victor Chet6e Vat. Everyone that has used a "Victor" says they are tho best made. Albert J. Parton, Dairy Specialist, Carterton,
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2484, 10 June 1915, Page 8
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