LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2532, 5 August 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

■' Messrs, Abraham and Williams Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as follows: —A good entry of oattle came forward,, some of which were plain and light. A full yarding of prime quality sheep also war? penned and everything met a ready sale at the following prices:—Prime bullocks, £15 15s. to. £16 25.'6 d., and £15 17s. fid. to £15 10s.; prime' light bullocks, £13 55.; others, £12; vealers, 355. to 445.; extra 'prime heavy wethers 375.; prime wether's, 325. 9d.' to 335., and 335. Bd.: to 335. 93.; • prime lighter wethers, 31s. 8d".; extra? heavy 'ewes, 355. to 38s. 6tL; medium ewes, 265. 6d. > 275.; -prime, lambs, IBs. 4d„ . 18a: 7d. to 19.3. 6d.;. lighter, 17s.

; ADDINGTON MABKET. '(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) . Christchurch; August 4. . - At the Addington live stock market there were large entries, particularly of. fat stock; . Pat cattle brought. very high prices prices,' the rate per 1001b. being tho highest for the yards. Prime fat lambs were very firm, but unfinished sorts were easier, in , sympathy with lambs in the "store . Store sheep sold irregularly, ewes and»-hoggets and forward wethers sold well, but other classes were easier. Store sheep, fairly forward, four and sis-tocth wethers, 225. Gd. to 235.; ordinary two, four, and six-tooth wethers, 195." 3d.'to 215.; two-tooth-wethers, 14s. 3d. to 17s. Bd.; good ewo hoggets 153. 3d. to 19s. 3d.; cull owe hoggets, lis. iOd. to 135.; food hoggets, 133. 4d. to 15s. Id.; inferior hoggets, •,9s. 6d. to 12s. 6d.; cull hoggets, 6b. 4d. to Bs.; 6d.; sound-mouthed ewes, 17s. lOd. to 18s. 9d.; inferior ewes, 10s.: to 13s. 9d;; two-tooth ewes, to 195.; aged ewes, ss, 3d; to Bs. 6d. , ."'Fat Lambs.—Extra prime lambs, to 435.; prime lambs, 225. 6d. to 275. fid.; medium lambs,- 1 ' 185..' 6d.' to 225.; lighter, 12s. 6d. to 18s, ' Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £40; ordinary steers, £8 10s. to £13; extra prime heifers to £14 10s.; ordinary heifers, £6 ss. to £11 55.; extra prime cows, to. £18 17s. 6d.; ordinary cows, £6,t0 £13.105. Price of beef per 1001b., extra prime, steers to 605.; others, 353. to 555. ~ • -Pigs.—Choppers, 505.-to 140s.';'extra heavy baexnors, 85s. to 925. 6d.; heavy baconers, 745. to 80s.; light baconers,- 57b. ■ fid- to 70s. Price per lb'.,-; 61d. to 6Jd. Heavy porkers, 455. to, 605.; light porkers, 38s. to-425. Price per lb., 6*d. to,7d.>' Fat Sheep—There was: a. largo yarding

of fat Bheep and included in the yarding were a number of extra, .prime lots of wethers. 'Tliero was a very keen demand on the part of butchers lor ( all classes of sheep, and prices for all ordinary to prime quality wore 2s. to 3s. per liead •hotter than last week. Extra, prime sheep sold well, but the top price for Sir. I'red. Bull's Romuey-Shropshire wethers was only £7 10s., as against an Australasian record price of £15 last year. The bulk of tho wethers offered made 30s. and over. The prices were: Extra prime wethers, to £7 10a.; prime wcthors, 255. to 355.; others, lSa.4d. to 245. 6d.; merino wethers, 235. to 30s. 6d.; extra, prima ewes to 525. 6d.; prime ewes, 245. to 325. 6d.; medium owe-, 19s. 6d. to 235. 6d.; . others, 16s. to 19s.

BUBXSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, August 4. At Burnside to-day 292 fat cattlo were yarded, a fair proportion being well finished bullocks and heilers. The large yarding appeared to be in excess of requirements consequently at the commencement of the salo prices were 10s. to 15s. ner head lower, but towards the end values were very littlcb below those ruling last week. I'rime bullocks, £16 to £18; extra prime, to £20 55.; good, £12 10s. to £14 103.; light, £10 to £2; best cows and heifers, £12 to £14; jood, £10 to £11 10s.; light and inferior, £6-to £8. Fat sheep—2396 were penned. There was spirited competition, and prices were veTy firm iat last week's rates, and in oomo cases Is. liigher. Prime wethers, 30s. to 335.; extra prime, to 425. 6d.; good, 245. to 265.; light, 21s. to 225. 6d. ; best ewes 275. to. 305.;. extra prime, to 4Cs.; good, 225. to 245.; medium, 18s. to 20s. Pat Lambs—4Bo were penned. There was a brisk demand for all killable lambs at an .advance t of Is. .to 2s. per head, while stores ruled about the same as last week. Prune lambs, 245. to 265.; extra prime, to 345.; good, 20s.' to 225.; stores, 14s. to 16s. 9d.