LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2673, 20 January 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalsety and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report having a very fair yarding of stock at their Marton sale on Tuesday, which sold as follows-:—Two-tootli ewes, to 21s. 9d-; empty store owes, lis. 3d.: • forward lambs, 14s. to 14s. IM.; fat and forward ewes, to 205.; forward wethors, Zls. 7d. to 225. 6d.; Z-tooth wethers. 20s. 5d.; 15-months heifers, £2 14s. to £2 17s. 6d.j 2-year heifers, £2 14s. to £2 17s. 6d.: 2-year heifers. £3 17s. to £4 '155.: % year forward heifers, to £6 25.; empty store cows, to £4 95.; 2-.vear steers, to £5 13s. 6d.; 25-year stejrs, to £7 10s.; yearling steers, £2 155.; light fat covre, to £8; bulls, to £7 10s.; springing heifers, to £5 17s. tjQ.

, The New. Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—At Himitangi sale on Monday we had a very good yarding of both sheep and cattle. Competition was brisk, and we sold the whole of our entries at good values. Forward ewes, 18s. 6d.; aged ewes, 12s. Id. to 12s. 2d.; 2-tooth, ewes, good, 245. 2d.; Z-tooth wethors, 235. 6d.; small mixed lambs, Bs. 7d.; mixed, wcaners, 235., 255. to 325.; good v/eaners, ■steers, 30s. to £2 ,25.; 18-months heifers, £3 2s. to £3 lis.; aged store oows, £2 17s. 6d„ £3 45., £3 135.; store cows, £4 to £5; forward cows, £6, £7 65., £7 165.; fat cowa, ■£S, £8 175.; cows <uid ca.lvcs, £5 10s.; 2-ycar bulls, £4; heavy bulls, £6 ss.j £8 10s. to £9; good porkers, 263.

llessrs. ADraham and Williams, Ltd., ro- [ port oil theiir Johneonville sale as follows: —A good entry of prime cattle and sheep came forward, and sold readily 'at tho following prices Prime bullocks. £17 10s. to £17.123. 6d,; lishter, £16, £16 7s. 6d. to £15 10s.; vcalers, 4Gs. to 443.; extra prime heavy wetliers, 275. Id. to 275. Bd.; extra heavy ewes, 265.; good ewes, 225. 6d. to Zd.; .lighter, 20s. 6d, to 21s, 6d.; extra heavy lambs, 225. Id.; prime shorn lamhs, 17s. ,6d.; plain woolly lambs. 14s. to 16s. Messrs. 4ihroJiam and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pahiatua stock sale, held on Tuesday, as follows:—We had a full yarding of sheep and a small one of cattle. Bidding was extremely keen for all classes of , sheep, especially lambs, which advanced approximately Is. per head, on the late raling rates. Cattle were easier, but any well-bred lots met with a good demand. Prices were as follow —100 shorn wether lambs, dxtra good, 15s. 7d.: 1M lambs, 14s. 7d. ; 19 lambs, 13s. 7d.; medium lambs, 125.; cull lambs, lis Bd. lis. 6d„ lis. Id. to 10s. Id.; 90 4-tooth i/S 170 'f; 228 , wethers, 20s. 10d.; 178 4-tooth to 3-year ewes, 225. 3d., and down to 17s. 3d.; aged ewes, 195.; fat ewes, 225. Id.; fat wethers, 255.; empty SS W iV £ ?j lls ;» t0 3s ' 6d ' : meaner steers, f ? d ' : steers, £4; fat cows, to £10 55.; bulls, £12 10s„ down to £4 17s. od. 1

ALDINGTON MARKET. By Telegrauh-l'rcias Association. u 11. i ,Chrlstohurch, January 19. At tie Addington live stocK market there were moderate ya,rdingn of stook. .Cattle were caster, and lambs were firm. Storo sheep were in large supply, specially lambs, and prices ware mura easier. Fat sheep were firm, especially wethers. Storo cattle were dull of sale, as also were pigs. Store Shoep — Good ...forward lambs lis. 6d. to 14s. Id.; medium lambs, lis. to lis. 3d.; light lambs, 55.. 6s. to 9s. 6d.; cull lambs, 2s. 9d. to 4s. 9d.; forward two-tooth wethers, to 15s. 6d.; backward four-tooth wethers, 9s. 3d. to lis. 3d.; medium four and six-tooth wethers, 13s. to 155.; failingmouthed ewes, ss. to 7s. 5d.; good twotooth ewes, 14s. to 16s. Bd. Pat lambs—2Bl/ were yarded.—Prime lambs, 20s. to 225. 10d.; medium, 15s. to ISs. 6d.; lighter, Us. txL to i4s. 6d. Pat-Sheep—Prime'wethers, 225. to 275.; ot_-ers, 15s. to 21s. fid.; merino wethers, 15s. 6d.-; prime ewes, 21s. 6d. to 25s. ;> modium ew<s, 16s. 6d. to 215.; lighter, 10s. to 16s. i'a-t OatHe—Extra prime steers, to £19; ordinary steers, £7 15s, to £11' 10s.; extra pnmo heifers, to £13; ordinary heifers, £6 to £7 10s.; extra, pr&uo cows, to £13 17s. 6d.; ordinary cows, ±6 to A 8 10s. Primo of beef par 1001b., t,9s. to <5s : extra to 50s. Store Cattle.—Yeajlings, 225.; /IS to 18months, £2 125." 6d. to £3; 2year steel's, £4 # 55.; Zi-year steers, £4 17s. 6d.; 2-year heifers, £3 155.; 2J-ye>ar heifers, £4 10s.-3-year steers, £6 17s. 6d.to £8; 3-yeax heifers, £4 10s. to £5 10s.; dry oows, £2 Ids. to £7 10s.; dairy cows, £3 ss. to £12 5s Pigs—Choppers, 4Js. to 80s.; boconers, 50s. to 955„ equal to 6d. per lb.; porkers 23s' to 425.,' eaual to sd. to 53d. .per lb.; best stores, 275. to 325.; medium, 18s. to 255.; smaller, 10s. to 165.; weancrs, Is. 6d to 6s. 6d.