LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2622, 18 November 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Abraham and "Williams, Limited, Pahiatua branch, report oil their Pahiatua titock sale, held on Tuesday, as follows:— Wo iad a large yarding of cattle and a medium ono of sheop. Store cows, in forward condition, met with a keen demand, and practically the whole yarding was clcarcd under Lho hammer at ruling mar,ket rates. The following gi'ves an indication of the prices ruling:—Four-tooth wethers, shorn, 205.; fat shorn cwos, 215.; forward conditioned shorn ewes, 18s. 6d.; good mixed woolly- hoggets, 255. 5d.; year-ling-steers and lieifcrs, 345. to £2; wellbred yearlings, £2 to '£3 Bs.; well-bred P.A. .2-ycar heifers, £4 10s. to £5 55.; 3year heifers. £5 10s.; forward cows, £6 to £6 12s. 6d.; fat cows, £8 to £8 10s.; springing heifers, £4 to £6 155.; a good line of Hlereford 2-year bulls -eold <at logns., lljgns., Ifljgns., Bsgns., and Bgn-s.; 3-year Hereford bulls, BJgns. and 83gns.; other bulls, £3 7s. fid. to £5 15s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Limited, report on their Johnsonvillc sale, as follows:—We Had a good yarding of fat stock, and we had a total clearance under the hammer. Prftuc bullocks. £16 155., £17 ss. to £17 10s.; lighter. £15. £15 10s., £16 to £6 55.; prime ewes, 245., 255. to 255. 5d.; prime wethers, heavy, 275. Id., 275. 2d. to 28s. 5d.; lighter wethers. 225. Id.; prime totmb*. 16*. Id., 16s. 6d., 16?. 10d., 17s. to 17s. Id.; lighter, 125., 12s. 6d., 15s. 7d., 14s. 6d. ,to 155.; vcalers, prime, -325. to 375.; lighter, 255. to 28s. j ' ' " ADDINGTON MARKET. ! By Telegraph—Precis Association. Chrlstchurch, November 17. There, were moderate entries and a good attendance at the Addiugton yards. Good store sheep maintained their values, but inferior sorts were easier. Heavy beef did not sell so well. There was a good sale for fat lambs, and fat sheap were scarce and dear. Store Sheep.—Shorn two-tooth wethers, 10s. 9d. to 13s. 3d.; shorn four and tixtooth wethers, 14s. lOd. to 17s. 4d.; forward shorn four-tooth wethers, to 20s. Bd.; woolly four and six-tooth wethers, to 225. f»d.; woolly ewes, to 203. 6d.; shorn twotooth ewes, 13s. Bd. to 15s. 6d.; shorn good two-tooth ewes, to 18s. 9d.; woolly ewes nnd lambs (all counted), lis. 3d. to 155.; shorn ewes and lambs (all counted), lis. Fat Lambs—Best. 20s. to 245. 9d.; lighter, 16s. 9d. to 19s. 6d. Fat Sheep.—Woolly wethers, 28s. 6d.; prime shorn v,'ethers, 255. 6d. to 40s. 6d.; others, 18s. lOd. to 255.; shorn merino 'wethers, 335. to 375. 3d.; woolly ewes, 30s. 6d. to 425. 6d.; prime shorn ewes, 255. to 395. 6d.; others, 165.. 9d. to 245. 6d.; shorn hoirgcts. 20s. to 2&3. 6d. F<it. Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £30; ordinary steers, £8 7s. fid. .to £12 10s.; extra crime heifers, to £14 17s. 6d.; ordinary heifers. £6 ss. to £10 155.; extra prime cows, to £14 10s.; ordinary cows. £6 15s. to £9 Os. Pricc of beef per 1001b., 30s. to 525., extra to 58s.

Store Oattle.— Yearlings, 355.; 15 to 18months, 455. to £3; inferior 2ycar steers, £4 17s. 6d.; inferior 2-year heifers, £4 10s.; 3-year heifers, £6 12s. to £7 10s.; 4-year heifers,-£7 35.; dry cows, £2 to £8; dairy cows, £3 10s. to £13 10s. Pigs.—Choppers, 60s, to 1305.; extra heavy baconers, to 905.; heavy baconers, 755. to 82.5. bd.; light baconers, 555. to 70s. Price ! per lb., 6H- Heavy porkers. 425. to 465.; light por>ers, 355. to 40s. Price per lb., 7d. Best stores, 325. to 355.; medium, 225. to 305.; small, 16s. to 215.; weancrs, 2s. 9d. to 12s. BUIiNSIDE MARKET. Duncdin, November 17. .'At Rurnside market to-day 164 fat. cattle were penned. The duality on the whole wa-s good. Competition was not so keen as last week, and prices were easier. Best bullocks, £16 to £18: medium, £13 to £14; inferior,"' £11 to £12 10s.; best cows and heifers, £12 to £13; medium, £10 to £11; inferior, £8 to £9; Fat Sbeep—B64 penned. The quality was fairly good, but prices were easier. Best woolly wethers. 40s. .to 425.; extra. 48s. M.; medium, 335. to 355.; inferior, 295. to ; 315.; best shorn wethers, 295. to 333.; extra, j 455.; medium, 235. to 245.; inferior, 21s. to : 225.; best wooUy ewes, 38s. to 425.; medium, 31-?. to 335.; inferior, 21s. to 235. Fat Lambs—l 44 penned. Owftig to the large yarding prices were easier. Best, 18s. to 2Cs.; medium, 16s. to 175.; inferior, 13s. to 14s. 6d. There was a large yarding of pigs, j Baconers and porkers were firm, but stores ! v;ere irregular. • j