LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2538, 12 August 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs, Abraham aid Williams, Ltd., re.jrart on their Johnsonville rale as .follows: —A . good yardfinp . of bullocks and sheep camesfarward and'sold well at.latc Tates. Prime'. heavy bullocks, £16 lCs., £16 155., to £17; prime bullocks, £15 10s. to £16; lighter, £14-15s. to £15; prime heavy wethers,.37s. Id. to'3Bs. Ud.; prime wethers, 335. Sd. to 355.; prime lighter wethers, 31s. to 329.; prime ewes, 295.; extra.ewes, 355. 5<L Messrs. Abraham- and Williams; Ltd., Pa-" ■hiatus,. branch, report• ha,vinsr conducted' ft very .successful' clearing sale on account ;of Mr. Herbert. Hirst at Woodville. ealcyards on Monday. "The whoJe herd of'

46 cows averaged £7 lte., 6d'. Springing ihoifers-on : account of otlior vendors made £8. 0 At: their Paihiatua.. stook sale held on .Tuesday, Messrs. • Abraham and Williams .report having had large' yanlinjß of shesp and cattle.-'There was a good sale at the following. . priccs:-Bhcep: Four-tooth to five-year ewes,- oil . account of- Mr. il. T. Melted,. made '30s. Id.; f.m. ewes, 20s. to 20s. ,'2dL'j 'two-tootli ewes, ,165.; two-tooth fat wethers;' 255. 3d. to 29s'. 10d.; m.s. hoggets, 135., 3d., 14s: Id., ,15s. 6d. to 16s. 2d. Cattle: Light fat bullocks, £5 155.; light fat cows', ■£5 16s. to £7 155.; prirae fat heifers, £9 103.; light fat heifers, £6. 7e. 64, to £6 Bs.; forward, empty cows, £5 12s. 6d. to £7; empty cows. £3, £4, £4 lCs., to £4 155,; fat and forward cows, £8 55.; tliree-yesur steers, £6; two-year steers, £4 75.; bulls, £3 55.; springing heifers, £5 7s. 6d.; yearlings, 17&; dairy cows, on, account. of Mr. H. J. Toon, averaged £10 3s. Sd.; dairy cows, on aocount of Mr. M. Guerin; £7 2s. 6d.; and dairy cows, on acconnt of, Mr. A. S. liitohfield, £6.

The New> Zealand.Loan trad Mercantile Agenoy Company, Ltd., report having hold their usual'monthly stock 6alc at To Horo on, Tuesday, when they offered a email en.try. of sheep and a lair yarding of cattle. Competition was good, and they sold the bulk of their entry at good ,values. They quote Medium wether hoggets. 18s.; rising- three-year steers (low condition). £7 .49. fid.; two-year do., £5 145.; springing heifers, £6; heifers V,"i 111 ealvce, £6; dairy cows, £5' 10s. to £5 15b.

j The! New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile .'Agency ■ Company, Ltd., report:—At Hlmatangion Monday we had a full yarding of botJUsheep'.'and, cattle,, the' bulk of which, vrc sold at-late rate, only a few pens, on which the reserves were too high, went out unsold. Medium hostels. Us. lOd. to 16a. 7d.; f.m. ewes in lamb, 20s. 6d.; twotooth. wethers. Zfe; porkers, 305.; weaner heifers,.. 235. 6(1. to 265. 6d.;'.)veaner steers, 30s.' 5cL; good ■ yearling steers, £3; yearling to fifteen-months steers, good, £4; twoyear 'steers,' £5; store cows, £3 155., £3 175., to £4 25.; forward, cows, £5 US'.; good dairy cows, £5 6s. to £B.'.

Messrs. Mgcty and Company, Ltd., Master.ton, report having' held" their usual .weekly sale at Taratahi on Monday, when 'ft' fair yarding of pood-quality sheep met with keen competition, and realised the following prices --Forward two-tooth wethers, off turnips, 265.; forward two-tooth ewes, 235. 3dv; forward empty ewes, Ms. Id.

, ~. BURNSIDE MARKET. (By Telegraph.—Press; Association.) ... ' Dunedin, August 11. There was e, medium yarding of fat cattle at Burneide to-day, 167 being penned. The quality on tho wholo was only fair. Tho prices for prime bullocks were a shade easior, and medium and inferior declined by 15s. per head. Best, bullocks, £11 10s. to £17; extra prime, to £18 10s.; •imedium, £12 lfe. to £13-10s.; inferior, £15 15s. to £11 55.; best cows and lieifere, £11 10s. to £13; medium, £9 ICe., to £10 10s.; inferior, £6 15s. to £7 10s.

There was c, fair yarding of fat sheep, 2064 being penned. Prices showed a decline of Is. per hood compared with last week's rateis. The majority of the entry consisted -of only fair' quality. Prime wethers, 32s'. to 365.; extra prime, to 495.; medium, 265. to fflsr; inferior, 225. to 235.; best ewes,. 276.: to 305.; extra, prime, to 37a; .'medium; 245. to' 255. Bd.; inferior, 20s. to 21s.'

The yarding of fat lambs was small, only about I<oo coming forward. Prices were very firm at last week's rates. A number of the lainbs showed signs of going back in condition owing to losing their teeth, and these were not competed for by freezing exporters; the competitionfrom graziers was very poor. Best lambs, to 30g. 3d 1 .; medium, 245. to 265.; inferior freezers, 18s. to 195.; forward stores, 15s. to 16s. .

There- wins e, medium yarding of ,fa.t : pigs-, and a good entry of stores. Competition for porkers and baconers "was firm «tt last week's rates, and stores were more keenly {competed for. Heavy haconers. to £4: heavy porkers, to £3; light porkers, to £2 155.; stores, to 265.; elips, let), to 18s. ; suckers, 7s. 6d. to 10s.