LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2502, 1 July 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand. Loan and Mercantile Agency, Co., Palmerston Nortih, report:— At Him&tangi on Monday we had a small yairdine.i which sold at late rateß. Small mixed lambs, 10s.; -weaner«heifers, 175.; discoloured .eighteen-months steers, £2 10s.; fair eiffhteen-months steers, £3 19s. ' The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Palmerston North, report;— At Eaumai on Tuesday there was,a fair yarding. Sheep sold well, cattle at late rates.,- Empty ewea, 9s. Id.; forward lambs, 14s. Id.; fat ewes, 19s. Sd.; forward* cow®. £4: backward heifers, £4 10s.: springing heifers, £5 10s.'/to £6; good dairy cows, £6 to £8 10s.* ,

Mossrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., FeUdins - report:—We .held clearing sales this week on account of 11. Ross, Awahuri, i dairy stock, etc.. ,and on account of F. E. Blundell, Waituna, sheep, cattle, etc. Mr. Itoss's cows,. considering the quality, sold well and springing were 'in keen demand. At Mr. Blundell's sale, notwithstanding the rough weather! there 1 was a large attendance, and bidding was brisk throughout. The sheep were' a. particularly good lot, and we have to report one of the best sales ever held in. the district. We quote:—Sheep: 313 two end fourtooth ewes, 2-95." 7d.; 167 eix-tooth ewes, 28s. Bd.; 289 four and five-year. owes, 275.; 361 ewo lambs. 17s. 2d.; 135 wether lambs, 15s. 7d.; 59 cull ewe lambs, 12s. 6d.; 33 cull wether lambs, 10s. 6d.> Stud Eomney sheep: Two-tooth ewes, in lamb to stud ftomney rams, 2Jgns.; -four-tooth do., l?gns.; sixtooth do., 2gns.; five-year do., ijgns.; ew® lambs, ligns.jram lambs, 3gn. to £1 Is. Cattle: Twenty-months steers (small), £2 lis. 6d,; two-year heifers, £3; yearlings, 20s. (small). Horses: Four-year cob, £14 10s.; -five-year cob, £13 155.; harness mare, £9 155.; pony, £4 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows: —A full yarding of both sheep and cattle came forward and sold readily at late rates. Prime light bullocks, £13, £13 10s., to £13 155.; plain, £12 ss. to £12 10s.; prime cows, £9 Bs. to £9 12s. 6d.; lighter, £8 145.; light plain heifers, £3 15s. to £4 95.; prime heavy wethers, 295.; 3d. to 305.; prime wethers, 265. 7d. to 275. lOd.; extra prime heavy ewes, 31s. sd. to 335. Id.; prime ewes, 265. 2d. to 275. 5d.: lighter,, 235. to 235. 6d.; prime lambs, 18s. 9d. ADDINGTON MARKET. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Chrlstchurch, June 30. At the Addington, live stock market entries of stock were generally smaller than. last week, and there was a fair attendance. Store sheep sold well, especially hoggets; fat lambs and fat. sheep, were firmer, and fat cattle were decidedly easier. Store sheep': Fair-conditioned four and six-tpoth ewes,. 14s. 9d. to 17s. 7d.; low-con-ditioned four and isix-tooth owes, 12s. 6d. to 14s. 4d.; aged ewes, in lamb, 7s. 6d. to Bs. 3d.; forward four and six-tooth weth<.rs, 20s. to 21s. 3d.; forward two-tooth wethers, 175." Id. to 20s. Id.; ordinary twotooth wethers, 14s. 3d. to 165.; good ewe hoggets, 16s. to- 16s. lid.; medium ewe hoggets, 14s. to 14s. 9d.; fairly forward hoggets, 13s. 4d. to 14s. 5d.; ordinary hoggets, 11s. Id. to 12cs.; inferior hoggets, 6s. 3d. to 6a. 9d.; shorn hoggets, 3s. 2d. - Fat iambs: Prime lambs, 18s. to 245. 9d.; ; medium, 14s. 6di to 17s. 6d.; light and .un- i finished, Bs. to 14s.' 1 Fat' sheep: Extra prime wethers, to 285.; prime wethers, 21b. to 265. 3d.; otliers.< 18s. to 20s. 6d.; merino wethers, 14s. 6d. to 18a. 6d.; extra' prime ew«s, to 335.; prime ewes. 18s. 6d. to 255. Gd.; medium ewes, 15s. to 18s.; inferior ewerf, 10s. 6d. to 14s. 6d. Fat cattle: Extra prime steers, to £16 55.; ordinary steers, £8 to £11; ordinary heifers, £6 10s. 'to £9; ordinary cows, £5 17s. 6d. to £9 10s. Price of beef, per ICOlb., 21s. to 365., extra to 395. Store cattle: Steers, £3 3s. to £4 12s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 55.; two-year beifers, £3 12s. 6d.; three-year hoiferj, £3 12s. 6d.; three-year steers, £6 ss. to £7 12s. 6d.; three-year heifers, £5 65.; dry cows, 365. to £5 17s. 6d.; empty cows, £3 10s. to £12 17s. 6d. . Pigs: Choppers, 60s. to 1155.; extra heavy baconers.. 70s. to 755.; light baconers, 555. to 655.; price per lb., 5Jd. to 6d.; heavy porkers, < 355. to 425.; light porkers', 28s. to 33<5.; price per lb., 5Jd. to 5Jd. Store pigs: Medium sorts, 225. to 305.; small stores, 12s. to 215.; woaners, 66. to 16s. BURNSIDE MARKET. DunccHn, June 30. At Burnside to-day 194 fat cattle were yarded, amongst which were a number of pood bullocks and heifers, the balance bemade up of ordinary steers, cows, and heifers.. Competition was fairly animated, especially for good quality steers, and prices all round were on a par with last week's rates. Prime bullocks, to £15 ss. j good, £11 to £13; lighter, £9 to £10 10s.; prime heifers and cows, £11 to £13; evtra prime, to £15; good, £9 10s. to £10 Os.; lighter, £7 to £8 0. 6d. : Fat sheep: 2797 were penned. By far the greater proportion were owes, there being 1 on Jy * small entry of prime wethers. Competition was keen throughout, and pnices for prime heavy wethers showed a rise of about Ib. per head, while medium wetlu ers and all ewes were firm at last week's £ c ates ; pTl ,^ e wethers, 225. 9d.; prime, '255. to 285.; medium, 21s. to 235. .6d.; light and inferior, 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.; extra prime ewes, 325. 3d.; prime, 21s. to 245.; modium, 17s. to 18s/ 6d. ; inferior and light, 10s. to 15s. 6n. Fat lambs: There was a much' smaller entry than usual, only 1023 being penned Competition was much keener, and prices were Is. to Is. 6d. better than last week's rales. Freezing buyers had a limited amount of space, and secured a fair proportion of the y<3rdin«z. Extra, prime, to 255. 9d.; prime, 18s. 6d. to 205.; medium, 16k. to 175.; light and inferior, 12s. to 14s. Pig-: 73 fats and 40 6tores were yarded. Prices were, about Cfl A pa#- -ffiti- -Jafii