LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2574, 23 September 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham end; Williams, Ltd., Par hiatua branch, report on - their- Pahiatua mle, held on , Tuesday, as follows:—There was a small yarding of . stock, and bidding was dragging, in all cases except for well-bred, forward, good-conditioned dairy heifera. The following sales were effected: —Cull-hoggets, 145.: extra, good woolly hoggets, 225. Id.; good hoggets, 225.; fat sixtooth .wethers, 325.; woll-bred,' tiioned-forward dairy heifers, £5 15s. to £6 155.; medium springing; heifers, £5 to £6 10s.; poor-conditioned heifers, £3 7s. 6d. to £4 10s.; empty store cows, £3 lCs. to £4; empty:,heifers,,£2 to £3 12s. 6d.; yearling steers,- £2. ..

The-.New Zealand Loan-and Mercantile; Agency Company report:—At Himatangi: on Monday we had a- very largo yarding of cattle, the bulk of the entry consisting of springing heifers, all good. Dairy cows and heifers met with a ready sale, other lines-selling at late Weaner heifers, 253. 6a. to 305.; .weaner. steers, 305.,. 405.; yearling- steers,£3;- fifteen-months' steers, £4; empty,heifers. £2 10s.:to £3 1C&;' two-year heifers,-r.w.b., £3 155.. 6d.; store cows, ; aged and low, £2,.£3,- £3 10s.; fairstore cows, £4, £4 45., £4 -10s:, £4 135.; forward cows, £5, £5 .123., £5 195.; fat cows, £7 14s. 6d. ;■ cows with calves, £3 to £5;. two-year springing heifers, £5 to £7; -thrc<.r year and good quality heifers, £7-to £1(1; dairy ,cows, springing, £7 7s. 6d., £7,125. 6d., to £8 2s. 6d.; pigs, slips, 16s. 6d. .to 175.; Berkshire bears,-£3 10s.; Berkshire sows; 2gns.. to 2Jgns, At Raumai on Tuesday we had a fair yarding, all lots selling at late rates. Fat ewes, 255.; yearling heifers, 225. 6d. to 315.; yearling steers, 3Es;; good mixed Shorthorn yearlings. £3 55.; store.cows,\£i, ss„ £3 95.;- low'-conditioned springing heifers, £4 10s.; good fat cows, £10; two-year Bolstein bull, £8 ss. ADDINGTON MARKET. By-Telegraph.—Press Association. Ghristchurch, September 22. At the Addington live stock market there were ■ fairly large entries of fat stock. Prime beef showed an advance, the supply being shorter than previous weeks. The few new season's fat lambs penned-brought high prices. - The fat sheep sold opened atj about last, week's rates; in the.store sheep department ljoggets and,wethers showed a decided, advance- in value'. Store sheep: Good owe hoggets, 18s. 3d, to. 21s. Id.; fairly .good ewe hoggets, 16s. 6d;'. to 17s. 6d.; good wether hoggete, l7e. to

19s. Id.;' -moderately good wetlicr lioggete. 14s. sd. to 165.; inferior.hoggete, 12s. Id. to 13s. 6d.; cull hoggets, 9s. Id.; four and six-tooth wethers, 20s. 4d. to 225. 3d.; inferior two arid'four-tooth wethers, 17s. 6d.; 'two-tooth halfbred wethers, 175.; inferior six-tooth ewes (in lamb), Bs. * *Pat lambs: There were nine new season's lambs sent in, and they sold remarkably •well, prices ranging* from 275. to 335. 6d. Fat sheep: Extra prime wethers, to 605.; prinio wethers, 275. to 375. fid.{'others, 21s. 6d. to 265. 6d.; merino wethers, 19s. 9d. to 265. 3d.;,extra prime ewes, to 395. 6t1.; prime ewes, 255. to 325. 6d.; medium ewes, 19s. to 245. 6d.; light and inferior, 17s. sd. to 13s: 6d.; 16s. to 2£s; 6d. Fat cattle: Extra, prime eteere, to £21; ordinary steers, £7 17s. 6d. to £12; extra prime heifers, to £16 10s.; ordinary .heifers, £6 55... to £9; extra prime cows, .to £17; ordinary com £6 to £8 12s. 6d.; prico of beef per 1001b., 365. to 545., extra to 58s. Store cattle: Yearlings, 12s. 6d.; fifteen to eight*en-months, £2 155.; two-year steers, £4; two-year heifers, £3 10s.; threeyear steers passed at £6 17s. .id.; threeyear heifers, £4 155.; dry cows, £2 to £6 55.; dairy cows, £3 to £9 IC<?. Pigs: Choppers, 555. to 1375. 6d.; extra heavy baconers; 80-3. to 89s. 6d.; heavy baconers; 70s. to 735.; light baconers, 58s. to 675.; pric« per' lb., 6Jd. to 6£d. H«ivy porkers," 465. to 525.; light porkers, 38e. to 445.; price per lb., 6sd. to 7a. Store pigs: Medium stores', 225. to 285.; small, 17e. to 215.; woaners, lis. to 18s.; 'sows with .litters, to. 865.; sows in pig, 455. '.to'6o&.

. BURNSIDE. MARKET. . • .Dunedin, September 22. . -At Burnside to-day, 134 fat cattle wero yarded, the built being good to prime beef, and as the yarding was below the average there was a rise of 15s. to 20s. per head, as compared with late rates; competition .was-keen, and a splendid sale resulted. Prime bullocks, £14 105. to .£l6; extra prime to £22; : medium, £11 10s. to £13; light, £9 10s. 'to £10 10s;; best cows and heifers, ,£l'o.'los.'.to £12 10s.; extra prime, to ±fls 55.; medium', £8 lCs. to £9 10s.; light, £6 - lCs; ■to £7.105. - - < - v ' Fat-ishecp:,2Boo were penned, a large •proportion being, of excellent quality. The . demand ;.for;',weil-flnished sorts was good, "and. for:thcm:'competitionwaS keen at late rates; for unfinished the demaud.was not . quite. :«o . keen, and .prices.. were Is. per head .below late quotations. Best wethers, 355. to''33s. j extra prime, to 16s.j good, 325. to 345.; medium, 265. to 275. Sd.; light, 235. to! 248:; ;b(»t, ewes, 30s. to 348.; extra prime, to; ,40s.- 3d.; medium, 225. to 245.; light, 175.;6d..t0 21s.' Fat lambs: 384 Tvere penned. For good guality* hogget?; ;the; competition, was keen at late>.rates,'.hut-for unfinished sorts the demand-was only moderate. Three of. this season's'lambs'were penned, and sold up to 255. Sd. -Best hoggets,'26s. to 505.; extra prime, to 30s. '9d.; medium, 20s. to 225. . Pigs: 82 fats and 160 stores were penned. Fat pigs met with-a good demand, especially baconers, which were in short supply. Stores met with slow sale, and towards the finish it wa6 difficult'to effect sales.