LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2628, 25 November 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The • New Zealand ■ Loan and Mercantile Agency..Co., Ltd., ..report:—At Kengiotu on Monday only a 6moll. yarding came forward, which sold at late.rates:—Yearlings, £2"105.;,tw0-year heifers, £4 45.; empty cows, £4 155.; forward cows, £7 55., £7 17a. 6d.; fat-cows, ; £B, £8-53.; store pigs, 245.; sow and. litter,:: £5 lie. . ■• .

Messrs.; Abraham audi Williams, Ltd., report on their • Johnsonville sale ae follows:—A fair yarding of prime bullocks and sheep came foTward, and sold at the following prices:—Prime bullooks, £16 10s. to £17 7fi. 6d.; prime lighter, £15 15s. to £16 55.; prime heifers, £10 2s. 6d.; prime heavy wethers, 275. 6d.; prime wethers, 23e. 6d. to 255.; prime heavy ewes, 235.; prime cites, 21s. 9d. to 225.; good lambs, 15s; 6d. to 16s. Id.; light, .14s. to 14s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Pahiatua branch, roport as follows on their Pohiatna, ea&e held on Tuesday:—We had a large yarding of cattle, but none of sheep. _ Cattle sold at current values, and. the prices .realised were:—Forward empty coWs, £5 15s. to £7; empty cows, £5 ss. to £5 156.; cows and calves, £5; yearling heifers,- £2, £2 65., £3 55., to £3 145.; springing heif£re, £4 17s. 6d. to £5 55.; heifers and calves, £5; heifers in calf, £3 10s. to £4 155.; yearling steers, £3 7s. 6d.; mixed yeanlings, 255. to £3 Bs. 6d.; bulls, £1 55., £3 155., to £11.'

Messrs. Abraham and Williame, Ltd., Pahiatua branch, report on their Wooavillo sale held on Monday as follows:—We had a small- yarding of sheep and a, large one. of,cattle. Wo have to report almost a total-clearance at rates on-a par with other centres. Pat cows, £7, £7 2s. 6d., £8, to £8 2s. 6d.;'forward emptv cows, £6 10s. to £7;-empty cow 6, £i. £4 10s., £5, £5'65., £5 18s., to £6 le.i dairy cows, springing, £7 2s. 64. to £7 10s.; cows and calves; £6 to £6 lis.; fat heifers, £6 17s. 6d. to £7; .speyed' heifers, £5 to £5 155.; emptyShorthorn heifers, £3 Bs. to £3 165.; springing heifers, £4 ss. to £5 10s.; yearling Jersey heifers, £2 165., £3 Bs., to £3 135.; twoyear steers, £5 9b. to £5 165.; bulls, £3 4s: to £7; -wcauer pigs, 14s. to 18s.; porkers, 218. to 255. 6d. !

ADDINGTON MAEKET. By Telegraph.—Pres3 Association.

. ■ ■' ffiirlstchurch, November 24. At the Addington stock markets, the quotations were as under:—

: Prime lambs, 18s. to 22e." 9d.; others, 15s, to 17s. 9d. - .

Store-sh.ee>: Small two-tooth ewes, 13s. Id.; cull .two-tooth ewes, 95.; good twotooth ewes, 16s. Hid. to 18s. (passed); twotooth wethers. 155.; good four and six-tooth wethers, 21e. 9d. to 225. Sd.; other fourtooth wethere, 18s. Zd. to 19s. 3d.; four and six-tooth ewes. 14s. 9d.; aged woolly ewes and lambs, Us. 4d. (all counted); ~fairmouthed ewes and lambs, 125.; woolly ewe hpggete,' 195.; woolly, wether hoggets, 16s. 6d.

Fat sheep: Woolly wethers, 28s. to 375.; extra .prime 6hom, .to 415.; prime shorn 235. to 395.; others, 17s. to 225. 6d.; woolly merino wethers, 255.; wooliy owes,, 245. 6d. to "J3s. ;■ shorn, merino ewes, 18s.; extra prime, to 435. 6d.; prime shorn ewes, 225. to 376. 6d.: others. 15b. 9d. to 21s. 6d.; shorn hoggets, 20s.' to 2ts. 7d. :

Fat cattle:;. Extra prime steers, to- £22 2s. id.; ordinary steers, £7 17s. 6d. to £12 155.; extra prime heifers, to £15 12s. 6d.ordinary heifers, £6 to £1; e*tra prime cows, to £18 : 55.;. ordinary cows, £6 10s to £8 15a-; beef, per 1001b., 30s. to's3s.;extra, to -595. 6d.

Store cattle: Dairy cows, ordinary, £3 to £9.103.,; extra,:£l3.lss.;.yearlings. 205.; fifteen to eightssn-months,- £2.1C5.. to £3; twoyear steers, £3.. 17s. 6d.;.two-year heifers, ±ji 7s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers, £4 £?•' tTro an< * a half-year heifers, £4; cows £2:to'£7 10s.; vcalers, to 625. 6d. Pigs: Choppers, 60s. to 1305.; extra, heavy baconers, to 100s.; heavy baconers. 725. to 80s.; light baconers, 555. to 675. 6d.; price per lb., 61d.i heavy porkers, 375. to 445.; jurM, porkers, 30s. to 355.; price per lb. oa. to ojd.

~3 to™ Pies: Medium, 225. to 265.; email 14s. to-205.; extra, good weaners; 12s. 6d.; ordinary smokers and weaners, 3b. to-lOs ' sows, with litters, to 80s.