LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2586, 7 October 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Oo.'j Ltd., Masterton. report having held tlieir usual weekly sale at Taratahi on Monday, when a large entry of stock, principally hoggets, met with keen competition. Practically a, total clearance was made at the following prices:—Fat ewes, 255. 9d.; forward ewes, 225. Bd.; forward m.s. two-tooths, 225. 3d. to 245.; two-tooth wethers, 20s. 2d.; m.s. woolly hoggets, 16s. to 17s. Bd.; m.s. woolly blackface hoggets, 16s. tOd.; m.s. hoggets, 10s. 9d, lis. 1d.,-lis. 5d., 12s. 7d., 12s. lOd. to 135.; m.s. blackface hoggets, 10s. 2d.; springing heifers, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 12s. 6d.; two-year empty heifers, £2.125.;' vea.rlin°steers, to £2; yearling heifers, to 325. 6d.; a fat hogget donated by Master Henry Palmers to the Wounded Soldiers' Puud realised £8 7s. .

Is.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their usual monthly stock sale, held at Te Horo on Tuesday, they offered' a small entry of sheep and nn exceptionally heavy yarding of cattle, mu vc report a good clcaranco. J.here was good competition for several lines of stationbred cattle,' offered a-nd ■ sold on account of the late Herbert Hodge's estate, namely, 50 2-year Shortliom-Here-steers at £6; 26 2-year empty heifers i ms' Other sales were made as follow Three-year steers (rough), £6 19s. 6d.; 2-yow steers (coloured), £4 125.; 15 18months empty dairy heifers, £2 10s. ;• cow aud calf, £4 95.; store cows, £3 95.; fat cow, £6 45.; springing cow?, £6 to £6 10s.; cows in in ilk, £6 to £6 10s.; bull, £4 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnson ville sale as follows: —A good yarding of sheep and cattle came forward, and sold at late rates. Prime heavy bullocks, £18 155.; prime bul lock", £16 to £16 10s.; lighter, £15; vealers, 21s. to 385.; prime heavy wethers, 38s. 4d.; prime wethers, 345. to 345. 4d.; extra prime heavy shorn, ewes, 275. 5d.; prime heavy v.oolly ewes, 345. to 345. 3d.; good ewes, 30s. to 325. Id.; prime lamb. 16s. 3d. to 16s. 6d.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., of I'aluatua, report as follows on their sale held in tile Hangaha-o Yards on Tuesday:— There was a small yarding of sheep and a limited one of cattle. wo practically quitted the whole of our entry under the hammer. Dairy heifers at the drop showed an advance, in price. Prices ranged as under:—Pat hoggets, at 245.; 5year ewes, with 100 2 S.l). la.mbs, 295.; very good-couditioncd heifers, at drop, £7 7s. '6d.; good-conditioned heifers, £5 to £6 155.; dairy, heifers, £3 10s. to £4 10s.; yearling heifers, £2 ss. to £2 IDs.; empty cows, £4 to' £4 55.; yearling steers, £4 10s. • The N.Z. Loan asd Mercantile, Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their usual woekly sile at Pahiatua on .Tuesday, when tUcy offered a small yarding o£ sheep and cattle. Pat wethers and ewes made 335., store''cows, £4--4"5.; empty heifers, £4 10s.; ana bulls, to <£3 15s.

ADDIKGTON MARKET. (By Telegraph.— I'm* 'A&iocuitionj Christchurcb, October 6. At Addington live stock market there jvere rather smaller yardings of stock. Pat cattle. were oasier, and there was an -advance in store sheep; duo to the operations of a Wellington buyer and to the favourable' change in the. weather. Primo fat lambs sold better t-haoi the week before. Fat sheep- sold without change in price.

Store Sheep—Medium ewe hoggets, 16s. 9d. to IBs. 5(1.; inferior ewe hoggets, 12s; 6d.; medium" shorn hoggets, 12s. Id.; medium mixed hoggets, 15s. lid. to 18s.; pood wether hoggets, 17s. 2d. to 205.; inferior wether hoggets. 12s. 6d. to 14s. 3d.; four and six-toothed wethers, 165.; soundmouthed ewes, with lambs,\ at 9s. 7d. to lis. 7d.; inferior ewes and lambs, 6s. 7d. to Bs. . ,-'■'■

Pat" iiambs.—Best lambs,. 19s. 6d. to 235. lighter," 12s. 3d. t-o 19s.

Pat Sheep.—Extva prime wethers, to 495.; prime wethers, 275. to 36& M.;'others, 21s. 6d. to 265. 6d.; merino wethers, 19s. to 31s. 3d.; shorn -wethers, 18s. 3d. to 2fis. 9d.; extra prime ewes, to'32s. 9d.; prime ewes, 255. to 305.; medium ewes, 18s. 3d. to 245. fid.; hoggets, 16s. 9d. to 295. 6d.

Fat Cattle—Extra prime steers, • to .£2O 155.; ordinary steers,' £8. ss. to:£11 10s.; extra prime heifers, to £16; ordinary heifers, £6 7s. 6d. to £8 55.; extra prime cows,- to £18 ss;; ordinary cows, £5 to £8. Price of beef, per 1001b., 325. to 50s. Store' Cattle—ls to 18-.months, £2; 2-vear steers, £4 12s. 6d.; 2-year heifers, £3 155.; Syear steers, £6 12s. 6d.; 4 and 5-year heifers, £7 55.; dry cows, £2 to £6 7s. 6d.; dairy- cows, £3 to £9 ss.

Pigs—Choppers, 605.: to 110s.; extra heavy baconers, 1 to 985.; heavy baeoners, 70s. to 80s.; light baconers, 575. to 675. Price per' lb, 6Jd.; to 6Jd. Heavy porkers, 445. to 485.; light porkers, 38s. to 425. Price per lb., 6!|d. to 7d. . .

Store Pigs.—Best stores, 325. to- 385.; medium stores, 225. to 305.; small stores, 16s. to 205.; woaners, 10s. to 145.; sows in pi'g, to. 60s.