LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2645, 16 December 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

• Messrs. Dal get y and Co., Ltd., Palmerstan North, report., having a very good entry of sheep and a fair .yarding of cattle at their Feilding ealc on Friday, which sold as follows:—Small mixed two-tooths, 15s. Id.; medium t\vo«tooth wethers. 17s. 9<1.; two-tootli owes, 16s. 9d. to 195,; empty ewes, 225., Sis. 9d , to 255. 7d»; in need hoggets, '233., 255. 3d., to'2ss./. 3d.; fat shorn ewes, to 235.; shorn, ewes, with black-face lambs (good), 3Cs. to 31fi. 6d.; empty cows. £4 16s. to' £6 ss. 6d.;' three-year..'steers, .to 310 2s. 6d. > -■• •• .v, The Zealand Loan' and/Mercantile !Agcncy Company report:—At ' llimataugi on Monday a moderate entry came forward end sold as under Forward »voolly. ewes.' £3s. 3d.; yearling • heifers,» £Z 10s. to £2 125.; elgiteen-months heifers, £3 ss. to £3 •178.; .'fifteen-months steers, £3 17s. to £o 18s.; etare cows,' £5 4s. to £5 135.; forward oows, £6 to £7 lis.; cows with calves at foot, £5 Is.'to £7 Is.; Shorthorn bull, •£6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile lAgenoy 00., -Ltd., report that at their ■sale hold at Pahautanui on Tuesday, they Bubmitted a large yarding of sheep and a Jew calves, and eold everything -under the •hammer at prices well above vendors' reserves. They quote:—Cull two-tooth wethers, 18s. to 18s. 3d.; two-tooth wethers, 18s. 7<L to 15s. 6d.; four-tooth -wetehrs. low condition, 20s. 3d.; four-tooth wethers, 20s. lid. to 22a. Id.; stags, 19e. 6d.; aged forward ewes, 17s. 7d.; fat and forward ewes, 20s. to 20s. 3d.; store ewes, 19s. ,<d.; forward lambs, 13e. 10d.; calves, '£2 4b. . Messrs. Abraham and "Williams, Ltd., Paihiatna branch, refjort that at their Pohiatna' sale , on Tuesday they had a small yarding- of cattle and sheep. Prices obtained at the sale "were equal to the ruling market' rates, as the following sales made will; indicate:—74 two-tooth wethers, 18s. 9d.; 19 fat and forward ewes, 19s. 10d.; cows in calf, £5 lis. 6d. to £6 ss. 6f1.; twoyear steers, • £5 Is.: store cows. £3 IBs. 6d.; yearling " heifers, £2 10s.; .eighteen-months-'steers, £3 133. • •• -.' ■ Messrs. Abraham - and Williams, ;Ltd.,. re-, 'port on their Jolinsonville sale as follows: —A fair entry of prime, cattle and eheep came forward, and sold as follows:—Prime bullocks, £16 155.; lighter. £15 15s. to £16 2s. 6d.; vealeM, 21s. to 315.; prime heavy' ■wethers,.'-275.; lighter wethers, 245. 3d.; plain light, 225.; prime ewes, 235. 6d.; prime lambs, 17s/ to 17s. 9d.; lighter, 16s. ADDISGTON ItAKKET. .. By.sTelegra.ph.—Press Association, ,Christchurch, December 15. At the <Addington market, in view of the fact that; the freezing works had been open for-a--week, there were large entries oi fat cattle, sheep- aud iambs. Store Sheep: Kape lambs, 10s. to 10s. 3d.; two-iooth wves, lis. to 14s. 2d.; two-tooth ."wether?, ,9s. 6d. to 10s. od.; six-tooth wethers, 16s. 6d/ to l'fe. 9d.j four end six-tooth ■wethei-s, 13s. 6d. to 16s. 9d.; aged ewes "With iambs, sb;- to 3s. 3d.; fair-mouthed ewes /with, lambs, 9s. Id. to 10s. lid.; eoundmouthed" ewas, 9s. tyl. Fat Lambfi: Best, S3s. to 255.; lighter, 12s. to 19s; fid. Pat Sheep :-£3tra prime wethers, to 285.; •■prime wethers, 206. to 255. 6d.; others, 14s. 4d. to 195.; extra- prime ewes, to ,315.;. .prime «weSi - 2os. to 2As. 9d.; medium ewes, 16s. to 19s. 6d.; 1 ghter, 10s.. fid. to. 15s. 6d. Fat Cattle: Extra prime steers, to £21; ordinary steers, £S to £11 55.; extra prime. 3ieifers, to; £26; ordinary heifers, £6 10s. to £9; extra prime cows, to £15 35.; ordinary cows,;: £5 ss. to £3 (price of beef Ter ICOlb., 30a..: to 505., extra to 565.); vealers, ss. to 608:'• Store cattle: Yearlings, 375.; fifteen to eighteen-months, 375. to £3; two-year ieteers, £3 10s.; two-year heifers,'.£3,'2s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers, £6 2s. 6d.; twoyear steers, £7 7s. to £7 10s.;' three-year heifers,- £5 2s. 6d.; four and five-year steers, £10; dry cows, 355. to £6; dairy cows, £3 10s. to £10 15s. Pigs: Choppers, 405.. to 625. 6d.; baconers, 6Cs. to 88s. (equal to 6d. to 6£d. per lb.): porkers, 30s. to 445. (equal to 5Jd. to 6d. par lb.); large stores, 325. 6d. to 405.; medium. 235. to 3fls.; small, 14s. to 21a.; weavers,. 4s. 6d. to 12s. * "WOOL-CIEOWEES "WElflj PLEASED. The ClrristcfruYch wool sale, held on Monday, 6th December, showed that there is still keen demand for- wool, especially halfbrod, in cood condition. The top •price was 19d. per lb. This excellent figure was secured by Colonel, the Hon. I %. Heaton "Rhodes, of OtaJnina, on whose flocks Quibell'6 Improved .Powder Dip. has bcon used for some : years past/ ; ; ' Wool-growers will- also remember that at the recent Auckland, wool sales fine crossbred wool. on which this dip had been used, realised the fine price .of 21<1. ,7>er lb., which is a record for Auckland, 'and also for that class of wool in the Dominion. There is no denying the excellent condition of the wool when Quibell's is -.used.—Advt. . ; ,

BURNBIDE MARKET. Dunedint December 15. At Burns do 150 fat cattle were yarded. The demand was slow, and priced were 15s. below last week's rates. Best bullocks, £15 10s. to £17; extra prime, to £18 2s. 6d.: medium, £12 10s. to £13 10s.; others, to £11 10s.; best cows and heifers, £9 15s. to £11: extra, to £13 12s. 6d.; medium, £7 15s. to £8 10s., Fat'Shecp: 2267 were yarded, including a few pens of extra heavy wethers. Tho yarding', was in excess of trade requirements. and nrices for prime sheep were 2s. lower, ana for medium 3e. lower. Best shorn wethers, 245. 6d. to 265.; extra, to 355. od.; : medium, 20s. to 235.; light and unfinished, 17s. 6d. to 195.; bust shorn ewes, 21s. to 235.; extra, to 31s. 6d.; medium. 16s. Co 385.; best woolly wethers, to 255.; best woolly owes, to 275.; extra, to 375. 31. Fat -Lambs: There was a far ynrdiug. 227 being penned, and prices were firm. Best, 225. to 245.; medium, 18e. to 195.; others, to 16s. 6d.