LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2514, 15 July 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

' and :Company. Limited, P-almorstoii- TJorfcfr, report having held a very successful sale on account of Mr. C. A. Hopping, Itongotea, on Tuesday, When thev offered'*his u herd of grade Holstein cows,, and; a -number of Appendix. Bolstein cows and heifers; and stud • females and. bu115.;.,. large local attendance, and buyers were also present from Thames, South Canterbury, an (J down the ,"Wellington line. Quotations: — -Holsteins: Backward and' threequarter cow 6, to £7 10s.; fair cows, to £8 10s.;..*good.< cows,wi£ll to £15;. beet cows, £16, ••£l9, to £21; 2-year heifers, September calvers,'to J '£s'Zs.'6d.j yearling heifers, to £4 Appendix females; l3sgns., 14, 15, 16. Id, 19'.t0-'2sgns.; "stud females; 16, 25, 32 to ; 33gris.; grade yearling bull, lOgns.; young, stud- bulls, 12, 12i, 141, 15,. 18, 22, 23 to .57gns,j,'

Messrs. 'W, and G. Turobull and Co;, Ltd., •ropo-rtf on "'their .TVaipoua sale, .held yesterday/, as" follows:—k heavy yarding of slieop^dnd^a.'>fair yarding of-cattle came forward, to a large attendance of buyers'.. CompetitionVfor all good speen was keen, every .lino being sold with the exception of'one'pen of ewes in lamb. The following. are tho prices reialieed:—Sheep: Good 4-tooth to' f.m, ewea in lamb to S.D. rams, 245.»1d.it0,255. 7d.; f.m ewes in lamb, 18s. 3d.',' 19sr, ; to 205.; &-iooth wethers end ewea, 195.; fat r lambs, 18a. 3d.; forward BP. lambs,"l7s.7d.;' medium lambs, 133. 3d. to 13a; €d.; small B.F lambs, 13s. 3d. Cattle: Goodrdairy cowsj £7 to £8 10s.; dairy cows, -'late:icalvers, £5,- £5 6s. to £5 10s.;-empty 2-year heifers, £3 18s.; weaner calves, 275. ; TJie ls T e>v' Zealand Xioan and Mercantile .Agency Co., Ltd., rcport having held their usual stock sale in Mr. F. J. Ryder's yards at Te,Horo, on Tuesday,' where they offered a fair yarding of boti. sheep and cattlc ! to..a-good attendance of buyerß. The bid"diing VMS' keen fca" all classes of stock offered, .with-the exception of dairy cows, :whlch'/met,"with "rather-a dull sale. They report a -good clearance at. the following 'prices:—Medium ,fat. ewes, ;245. Id.;, me"dium'Vmiied sex'shorn . hoggets, 13s. 9d.:. email shorn' hoggets, 9s. 3d. to 10s. 4d.; fat cows, £6 Is., to' £6;'176. 6d-.;' forward 'cows; £4 15s. to £5 25.; 'good store cows, £4 -ss;; - 18-months- steers,-' £3~155. to-£4 2s. ;6d;r. heifers In: milk, .to : £7; dairy, cows, Bpring.'calvers,.-£5 15s. • , -The- New Zealand Loan.; and Mercantile Agenoy v -Co., Ltd., report:—At Himitangi, .on -Monday, wo had a good yarding, of cattle, all of which sold readily at slightly improved values: —IG-months heifers/ .£2 125.; £2'155.; aged store cows, 205,. £2 4s. 6d., £2 "19s;! :£3 10s.; forward cows, £3'195., £4 ■10s., £5 3s„- -£5 • 65.; • good •jfat * cows, £ -.25.; heifers, r.w.b., £4, £4 65., £4 : 125. 6d;j springing heifere, £5 s., £5 75..6 d., £7 55.; springing cows, £4 lis., £7. Messrs. Abraham Williams, Ltd., rc« .port on'their, Johnsonvillfi'sale as follows: ~A' good yarding, of' prime bullocks -'sheep.came forward, and sold readily at' late rates..- • Extra, prime. heavy .bullocks, £16 10s."to £17 55.; prime heavy bullocks, £15 7s. 6d.; 'prime -bullocks,. £14 15s. to £14 7s: 6d.; light, £3 2s. 6d.; prime heavy wethers, 30s. to 31s. 5d.; prime wethera, 295. to 295. 4d.; lightor, 275. sd. to 29b. 4.; prime ewes, 16s. Bd.; lighter, 255. 6d. to 2bs. 4d.; prime lambs, £1 os. id.; lightor, 18s. Bd. to 19s- 3d.-

\ ■■;: ADDINGTON MARKET. . By .Telegraph.—Press Association. Ghristchurch, July 14. At, the Addiington live stock market there worj moderate yardings of,-stock and a good attendance. ;.Fat cattle showed an improvement,, and fat lambs were firmer. Store sheep sold at about last week's prices, fat pigs cold better than last week, and fat sheep were' irregular Store sheep: ,Fairly good : ewe hoggets, 15s. Id. to 175.; fairly good wether hoggets, 13s. 4d. to 14s. 6d.; inferior hoggete, 103. sd. to/12s. Gd.; cull hoggets, 95.:2 d. to :10s.; shorn'hoggets, lis; to 12s. 7d.j good mixed sex hoggets, los. 9d. to 16s. 3d good soundmouth halfbred ewes; 19s. lOd. to 225; 6d.; good halfbred six-tooth ewos, to 2's.; medium ewes, 15s. to 17s. 3d.; cull ewes, 4s. Jd. to Bs.; two-tooth wethers, 15s. 7d.; four and six-tooth wethers, 17s. 2d. to Ife. Fat lambs: Extra'prime lambs, to 26s 3d.; prime lambs,, 19s. to. 235.; medium, 16s.' to 18s. 6d.;' light and "unfinished, 13s. to '5s 6d. ■...- .

•J'a; sheep: Extra prime wethers, to 355.; prime wethers, 225., 6d. to 235,; others, 18-. to 225.; merino wethers, '15b. 9d. to 195.; extra prime ewes,, to . 295. Id; prime ewes, 20s. to 275.. fid.; medium ewes, 16s. 611. to 19s. 6d.; inferior owes, lis. 9d. to 163.;' merino ewes, 12s, 4d.

Fat cattle: Extra prime steers, to £17,195. 6d.; ordinary steers.-£7 to £11 155.: extra prime heifers, to £14 155.; ordinary heifers, £5-17s. 6d. to £9'lss; extra prime cows, £12. 2s. 6d.; ordinary, cows, £5 2s. 6d. to £9 10s Prico of beef, per 1001b., 265. to 295. 6d.; extra. tb~ 425.

- Store cattle: 'Calves, 19s. Gd.; 15 to 18•month's,; £Z 55.. to :.£3' lte.;. two-and ,two- . and: a. half-year' heifers, £4 17s. 6d.; threeyear steere.i passed at £6 155.; four-year heifers, £6 14s ; dry. cows, 355. to £6; dairy 'cows, £3,".':los';' to,''£lo lOs. \" 1

.Pigs: Choppers; 50s. to 905.; extra, heavy baconers,»'to'B2s. 6d.; heavy baconci's, 60s. to 725.; liglit. baconcrs, 1 50s.' to 68s. 6tl. Price per lb), (d. Heavy .porkers, 575.. to 455.; light porkers, 355: to 36s.Price' per■ lb., 6d. (fiilly) ... I i"Store, pigs: Medium stores, 225. ,to 20a.; email stores, 15s.' 6d. to 215.; wcancrs, 3s. to 12s.

it BURNSIDE MARKET. IT. ' Dunedin, July 14. .. There was a small yarding of fat cattle dt Burnsido to-doy, 162 being penned. Tho quality. wa's y fairly good; and .the competition whs; keen;and prices showed an ad-, vance of 105.~t0~155., per head on last week's rates.: Best bullocks, £14 Ids. to £16;. extra prime, to'"£18; medium to 'good, £12 to £!3 10s.'; others, £10 10s. to , £11 10s.; be t cows and heifers, £10 10s. to £12 10s. j extra 'prime, to £16 12a. 6d.i medium to good, £8 10a. to £9 10s.; others, £7 to £8.

iat sheep—2332 ; .were penned. With tho 'exception of . A few peiw of really prim* ■ewes »and .wetheis, tho yarding, was of medium quality. There was a good de- ' mand for' all classes, and unfinished wethers

were eagerly picked ,up by graziers; prices showed an aavaiice of Is .16 is. 9d. on last.'week's rates. Best wethers,. 28s. 6d. tio-305.; extra, to 325. 9d.;. good, 255, to 275.; otliei*3, 225. to 249.: best cw0»3,.255. to 2?5.; extra, 345.; good, 20a. to 225,; others, 15s. to 19a: •:Fat lambs—l 800 wero ponned., There was good competition betweon: graziers and .exporters, t and. prices were -firm At last week's rates. Best, 19s. Gd t0.'215.; extra prime, to 28a. 6d.;/medium to good, 17s. to 183.; others, 14s. t0.165. I : . • — ■