LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2568, 16 September 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Tho-N.Z. Loan..and' Mercantile Agency C 0... Ltd., report -.having conducted their 1 montWy sale at) VWaikana# on Tuesday. A' fair entry,of both sheep'. and cattlo came forward, and with the. exception of several •penvvof dairy stock, the -whole entry •changed. hands / at' satisfactory prices. Quotations:—Two-tooth store wethers, 225. Bdv?24s. 4d. to 275.; hoggets, 16s. to 195.; • light fat steers,'£t3; three-year • 'fat : :and forward steers, £11; light' fat hex•fer, *£6 i».; aged store cows,. £2 13s. to £3 95. : ; dairy : cows,\£6 15s. to £7; .ycttrliiig Jersey- bulls, £3 lOs.- to -£4. - ■ - The- New .Zealand : Loan, and Mercantile. • [Agency Co., Ltd.; report having held their V usual "weekly sale r at "Pahiatua on \Tues- . day-, 1 when they offered a small yarding of sheep and a fair ono of cattle. Dairy eows>. ; and heifers were again neglected, ibut;'steers and store cows met with good I joompetition. Two-year-old steers made j USS.lls.; 2J-year-old ao.', £6 ,11s. 6d.; back-, ward'store cows, £3 125.; .forward do., £5 to £5 i2e. 6d.; springing ' heifers, £3 10s. ■'to £5 175. : 6d.; dairy; cows (backward), £4 /125.T6d.- ■ Messrs. Abraham andj Williams, Ltd., report- on taeir. Oohnsonville 'sale aa fol-lows:—A-good entry of bullocks and sheep "cam© forward. Cattlo sold readily, but ■ raheep; were harder ,to quit; butchers wanting to buy. at lower prices than those rul- : !ng lately. . We have to. quote sheep .prices somewhat. easier, Prime . heavy bullocks, 'i£X7i^ : £XT-ZB. : 6d. to'£l7-17s. :6d.j prime bul•loc:.ks;..£ls:los. to' £15 175.: 6d. £16 55.; -lighter, £14 ss. to £l§i prime heavy wethers, - G7s-; 375. Bd. to 385.; prime wethers,' 355. :to 3681; prime hoavy ewes, 34s. 1 Gd. to 3Ss. to ,355; Bd.; 'prime, ewes, 335." Bd. *tor34s;; primo spring lambs, 6s. ,6d. .to 17s. Messrs. Abraham . and . Williams, Ltd., iPahiatua .branch,. report on their Wood: ,-ville; stocks sale; held on Monday, as follows:—Wo .had a large entry of.cattle and •a medium ono of,sheep, all of which sold • at'-:-values -.showing.- a perceptible increase : oh <the previous. markets, especially in the case of dairy heifers, which.showed a con- • eiderable - rise. - A nice line. of. foiir-tootli .wothers sold. at 325. 8d.,; and dairy, heifers anade' as hiffh as £6 7s. 6d. ' The follow ; ing:,is. a. list: 'ofsales-''effected:-t4O. : fat ; 4-tobth "wetliers,, 325. Bd.; .20 'ditto,, 325. 5d.;, 12 fatlewes, 535. 6d.; other fat ewes, 325.; •19-cull hoggets, Bs. 6d.; cull ewes and. hog-' gets (mixed), 95.'3d.; forward empty."cows, £6'ss'..to £7; empty'-:cows,;£4.'2s;- 6d.; smpty heifers, £4- ss.- to .£4,.105.; -second calvers, £5 T 12s. fid.; well-bred dairy heifers, £5- to '£6:75. ? j6d.; inferior,heifers, £4 to 4 17s. 6d.; mixed. Rexed yearlings/(medium), .£2 12s. "We . had a large yarding of;cattlo and a small'ono'of sheep- at our Pahiatua.sale, and 'practically ithe' whole; of. the yarding;; was- cleared' .underViho : ,-hammer Dairy heifers again -showed- an improvemont on the. previous sales, wliich goes to show that ■when: feed, is more'plentiful, should advance considerably.'•: Th© following are ; come, of . the sales 'effected:—lC-6 heavyskinned mixed, hoggets, *9s.' lid.;-26 wether -hoggets (good); .2C<s. 7d.; springing: heifers . (Very- good),-.£B'ss., £7 to £6 55.; medium springing' heifers, £3 17s. 6d;,'£4 2s."fid.: to £5 145.; empty - heifers, £2 15s.;' 10 empty P.A;:'cows'{poor condition),- £5 65.;-3 cows in icalf, £5t 145.;w7, mixed ,steers, -'£4,15.; Tvaaner heifers, 3fe.. 6d. to £2 55.; 17 well-hred^.-weaner heifers;;«2;l6s.''' .

' V- : A'DDINGTON .JIAIiKET. . . By .Telesraph.—Press Association. - ' ; Christchurch, September 15. . 'At the Addington,liye stock market there were' rather large entries of fat stock; Prime fat "'cattle' were"'firmer, and the fat sheep-'market'opened well, but eased, off ■ .soinwhat., ■' ; A\few ;now, season's ;fat lambs '•brought good/;prices^stqro.,,sheep.. .sold.,,ir-, regularly, but prices, showed, little chango on the'whole. C' '. " \i. Store. Sheep.—Ewe hoggets, 15s. 9d. to 205.: '. wether hoggets, 14s. 3d. to 17s: 7d.;, mixed :: sex hdggets, 6s. Gil. 1o Bs. 7d.; two and ' .foUTrtooth ewes, to 235.; four-tooth wethers,' - 155.-,2 d. to 175.-."/4 a.; ' forward, four-tooth. ' wethers, 215;.2d. to 225. 6d;; agod .ewes.and lambs,. ss. .Id. to Bs. 7d. (all counted); sound- ; mouthed ewes'and lambs, 12s; (all counted). . Fat.vLamb?.—There', were -seven?new. .sea- .: Bon's' fat lambs , sent: in, and they, sold ,:ivelU'making 215.. 6d.' to. 345. 6d- . .Fat' Sheep —Prime wethers, 275. to;37s. 3d.; : otligrs. 19s. lOd. to 265. 6d.;: merino.wethers, : : 145.;,'.9d.' to. 245. 9d.; prime ewes,- 255.. to',32s. / 3d.; • medium;'" 19a....t0 : 245.- 1 6 d.; light- inferlor, ■'15c.", to'.' 18s. "6d.Y hoggets, -' 14s.'6d. ' to •26s '9(1. ' ■ ■ ... Fat Cattle—Extra; primo. steers, to £25 . 18s.; ordinary steers,'£7 2s. 6d. to- £12; extra 1 prime heifers, £17 10s:; ordinary liei-. fers, £6 'ss. to £8; ■ extra, prime cows, to £17 10s.;. ordinary cows; £6 to £8 10s. Price of beef per 1001b., 335. to 52s.j;Oxtra, to 54s'. Store, Cattle—Fifteen, to eightccn-months .sorts made 355. to 55.; 2-year steers, £3.175. ; 6d.'; 2J and year steers and heifers, £4 W.s dry cows, . £2_ and ■£4 10s.; daily . cows'. i£3 to £9 10s. Pigs— Choppers,' '50s: ; 'to.' 1205._;" extra heavy ; baconersl ,to 80s.';' heavy baconer*";':, 70s. to'. 765.; light', baconers, ,'555.; to '675. 6d.- -Price, '/'per lb., 6W. to' 6}d.'' Heavyporkers, 445. • to- 485.; light porkers, 365. to. 42s.Price - per lb., 6id.' to 63d. < Large :"stores,. 30s. to ' 355.; medium, 275. to. 285.; smaller, 12s. .'to , /18s.; .weaners, Bs." 6d. to 17s.' . ' i V BTJBNSIDE IfARKET. • / Duncdln, September 15. At Burnilde to-day, 265 fat cattle were : penned, the greater number being good'to prime, with an odd pen of. extra prime, the balance being only very medium. .For - good quality the competition was fairly : active; though. priccs . showed a drop , of : 10s. . to 155., per head, as' compared with • last week's rates; medium Quality had .. much less attention, prices being in "favour. of buyers. Prime bullocks, £12 10s.to-£l4;' extra prime, to £17 2sV ,6d.; : medium, £10 6s. to £11.155.; light, £7 15s. to. £9 55.; best.cows and heifers,. £9 : to £11 ss'.; extra ; prime, to £12 10s.; £7 ,2s.' Gd. to £8 7s. 6d.; light and aged, £5 ss. to £6 7s. 6d. •

Vat sheep—332s were Denned, the greater pajt of which consisted of wethers of very fine Quality.* Thore were also a number of pens of prime ewes. Competition was brisk throughout, and last' week's . prices Vrern fully maintained. Export, buyers weTe 'operating to. the extent of truv'r limits, : 'and secured a fair proportion of- the yarding;

' From the sellers' point of view tlio sale wafc satisfactory from start to finish. Best -wethers,' 365. -to 38s. 6d.'; extra prime, to 425. 3d.; medium, 275. to 295.; Jißht, 21s/to 245. 6d.; ■ best ewes, 28s. 'to" 32a.: extra prime, to, 38s. 9d.; . medium, 235. to 255.; light, 17s.' M. to Zls. : Fat'lambs—Three of tliis season's lambs were'offered, xiid sold at 15s. 6d.' to'2os. 9d.; hoggets met with a dragging sale, tho quality being under that required by export buyers; best brought up to 255. 9d. Pigs—4B. fat and 52,-store pigs wcro penned. " Porkers and baconers met, with good competition, the latter . class. brine: in most-request. Stores and wearier? also met good 6ales at prices fully equal .to late values.;