LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2691, 10 February 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantilo I Agency Co. reportsAt Rangiotu,' on Monday, we liad a good yarding, the whole of which mot with good competition at la to values:—F.m. ewes, 10s. Id.; small weanors, 225. 6d.; storo cows, £3 95., £4 175., £5 25.; fat heifers, £5 lCs., £6 35., £6 65., £7 75.; good forward cows. £6 135., £7, £7 Is., £7 10s.; fat cows, £7 9s„ £8, £9, £? 125.; cows and calves, £5 10s.; springing heifers, £6„. £6 10s., £8 12s. 6d.; light bulla, £5 to £6 55.; heavy bulls, £7 10s., £7 12s. 6(1., £9 17s. 6d„ £10. The.New Zealand I/oan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report.:—At Tc Wharau on Tuesday we had a large entry of sheep end a small one of cattle. The quality \ of the yarding was excellent throughout, •' not <in inferior pen being submitted. Competition: was particularly keen for all classes. A total clearance was made under IS the hammer at the following rates:—HO 6t' tooth to f.m. ewes, 265.; 11l f.f.ra. ewes, 19s. 6 2d.; 80 f.m. ewes, 195.; 40 f.m. ewes, 175.; 30 ~ fat ewes, 22a. 3d.; 90 2-tooth wethers, 225. f? 6:1.; 60 clo„ 21s. 10d.; 109 do., 21s. 4t1.; 65 ! !).f. lambs, 16s. 5d.; 78 medium wether II lambs, 14s. 5d.; 30 small w.f, lambs, 125.. t lid.; 19 2-yen.r steers, £7 10s. The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co.. Ltd., report-At Greytown on s Saturday"we had a. large.voiding of sheep and a fair one of cattle. Bidding was ani.l raited throughout the sale. With the ex- , ceplion of two small pens of cattle a total " clearance was made under the hammer. The following are some of tho chief sales: —On account, of Messrs. W. and G. (forkman, 217 w.f. mixed sex woolly lambs, 17s. 9d.; small b.f. lambs, 135.; 69 w.f lambs, 14s. 6d.; 91 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes, 245. sd.[ 207 f.m. ewes," 205.; 97 cull ewes, 145.; "" 25 2{year steers, £7 155.; lfrmonth steers, e £5; weaner steers, £1 155.; store cows, £7; ll bull, £6 10s.; cows and calves, .£4 15s. q On. account of Mr. K. H. Jackson: 1 133 w.f. lambs, 155.; small 2-tooth ewes, ffls.; mill u lambs, lis. Bd. On account of Jlr. Frank f Smith: 80 4 and 5-year ewes, 21s. lOd.: 76 - f.m. ewes, 17s. led. On account of Sir. 1 0. Eodgers: 40 f.m. ewes. 19s. 6d. On account of Mr. J. Cross: 80 f.m. ewes, 16s. 3d.; cull 2-tooth ewes, 15s. On account of a Mr. August: f.m. ewes, 19s. 6d. On account of Mr. Alf. York: Weaner calves, ' m £1 16s. 6d. On acount of Mr. H. Hawke; Weaner calves. £1 9s. On account of Mr. 6 HornibrooH: Empty heifers, £5. On acy count of Mr. Orr: Empty cow, £4 10s. On , account of Mr. Hicknell: 2-year hefiers, £4; n 18-months scters, £4 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., res port on their Johnsonville sale as follows; t —A fair yarding came forward, and sold 3 readily. Prime bullorfis, £15 15s. to £16 55.; 3 lighter, £15 to £15 55.; extra prime heavy 1 wethers, 285.; lighter, 255.; good ewes, 22?. . 6d.; lighter. 20s. lid. to 21s. 3d.; extra fine - lambs, 225. 3d.: good lambs, 17s. ta* 18s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., repOTt that at their Woodville stock sals, ' held on Monday last, they submitted a - medium yarding of both sheep and oattle. ] All classes' of stock commanded keen competition, and the prices they realised wore j well up to the ruling rates:—Two-tootli 1 ewis, 21s. 6d. to 225. 6d.; 4-tooth to f.m. ' ewes, 18s. sd. to 18s. 9d.; medium lambs, 13s. 6d. to 14s. 9d.; cull lambs, 105..,' 10s. 3d.; aged ewes, ss. to 10s. Id.; fat heifers, £5 17s. 6d. to £6 17s. 6d.; fat oows, £6 to £8; store cow 6, £4 to £4 ,10s.; 15-month heifers, in calf, £4 55.; bulls, £6 to £5 55.; empty cows, £4 to £4 10b.; guaranteed dairy cows, £7 2s. 6d. to £7 7s. Pigs: Porkers made up to 275. 6d. Messrs. Abraham 'and Williams, Ltd., report that at. their Pa;hiatua. stock sale, held on Tuesday last, they submitted a very large yarding of sheep, which,. with the exception of two pens, were ' sold under the hammer. There wa-s very keen ecmptition for all classes of shep, prices fully maintaining those current for the cast fortnight. Our sale of cattle was not large, but what we had sold well. The following is the range of prices obtained, by us under the hammer:—Good ewe lambs. 15s. 9d.; good wether 'ambs, 15s. M to ,16s. 7d.; medium lambs, 13s. to 14s. 6(1:; poorer lambs, 10s. 6d. to 11a. '3d.; cnl° lambs. 7s. to 95.; 4 and 6-tootli ewes, !3s. 2d.; 2. 4, 6 and 8-tootli ewes, 21s. 7d. to 225. 10ri.; 2-tooth wethers, 18s. to 21s. 4d.; 2 end 4-tooth wethers, poor condition, 19s. to 20s. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes, 19s. to 215.; s.m. ewes, in decent condition, 20s. to 21=. 6d.; poorerconditioned, 14s.'to 14s. Sd.; weaner steers and heifers, mixed, 325. 6d. to £2 Bs.; 18montfi steers, £3 18s.; fat oows, £7 ss. to £9 ss. i ADDINGTON MARKET. By Telegraph.—Presß Association. Christchurch, February 9. At the Addington live stock market there were larger entries of all classes of sheep, especially stores. Pat cattle were irregular and rather easier. There was a keen demo.ud for forward sheep, especially good owes, which. showed. an advance in prices. Pat lambs were also nrmer, and fat sheep sold at about last week's rates on the average. ' Store sheep, forward lambs, 14s; to 17s. 4d.; ordinary lambs, 10s. 6d. to 13s. 9d.; Inferior lambs, 7s. 9d. to 10s.; cull lambs, ss. tn 6s. Ed.; two-tooth ewes, 19s. Bd. to S'/s. Bd.; inferior two-tooth, ewes, 155.; ' sound-moutlied e-.ves, 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.; i 6ound and failing-mouthed ewes, 12s. 6(1. to 16s. ; four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 10s. to 1?3. 2d.; two-tooth wothers, lis. to 1 i*,i. 6a.; forward w.others, 17s. 6d.< to 19s. Fat lambs—3 Bos were penned. Prime lambs, 21s. to 265.; medium, 18s. to 20s. 6(1.; lighter, 13s. 7d.' to 17s. 6(i. Fat sheep—Prime wethers; 235. to 28s. 4d.: others, 15s. lOd. to 225. Sd.; merino wethers, 'lis. 9d. to 18s. 9d.; prime ewes, 225. 6d. to 265. Id.; medium, 17s. 6d. to 225.; lighter, 14s. 3d. to 175.; merino owes. 16-. t-o 175." Ba. Fat cattle—Extra prime steers, to £19 10« , ordinary steers, £7 ss. to £11; extra heifers, to £13 55.; ordinajy heifers, £6 7s. ' 6d. to £8 2s. 6d.; extra, prime cows, to £14 12s. 6d.; ordinary cows; £6 to £8. Price of beef per 1001b., 28s. to 445.; extra, to 4Ss. Storo 1 cattle—Yearlings, 275.; 15 to 18month, £3; 2-year steers, £5 35.; 2-year heifers, £3 ss. to £3 14s. 6d-; 3-year steers, £6 10s.; dry cows, 255. to £6 55.; dairy cows, £3 10s. to £14.. Pigs—Choppers, 40s. to 775. 6d.; specially fine haconers, lWs.; extra heavy baconcrs, 86s. to 905.; heavy baconers, 70s. to 80s.; light baeoners, 58s. to 68s. Price per lb., 6d. to 616. Heavy porkors, 425. to 465.; light porkers, 365. to 405.; best stores, 245. to 355.: others, 14s. to 235.. 7d.; weaners, 63. 6d. to 12s. EOBNSIDE MARKET. ' Dunedin, February 9. ■ There was a small yarding of fat cattle ( at Burnside, 139 being penned. Competi- ; tion M*as keen,' and prices were 10s. to i 20s. aboTe last week's rates. Best bullocks, ! £17 to £18 55.; medium to good, £13 to 1 £15 10s.; others, £10 10s. to £12 10s.; best ' cows and heifers. £13 to £14 7s. 6d.; me- i dium to good, £10 10s. to £12; light and i inferior, £8 10s. to £10 ss. . 1 , There was a large yarding of fat sheep, ] 3000 being penned. The entry did not include many pens of extra heavy wethers, j Tho prices for wethers advanced Is. fid. to j 25., compared with last week's rates: ewes were about Is. dearer, but towards the c close values receded to about last, week's level. Best wothers, 275. to 305.; extra, 1 to 355.; medium to good, 245. to 265.; light c and unfinished, 19s. to 225.; best ewes, 25s to 285.; extra, to 335. 3d.; : medium to + good, 20s. to 245.; others, 17s. to 19s. 6d. i Fat lambs—l92o were penned. Competi- x tion was hardly as keen aB last week, and t prices were slightly easier. Best, 20s. to j 225.; extra, to 265. 6(1.; medium to good, 16s. 6d. to 195.; light and inferior, to 15s. WONDERFUL INCREASE IN N.Z. a- EXPORTS. WOOL TOPS THE LIST. Speaking at Horowhenua, Show the Prime Minister stated that the value of Wool exported last- year amounted to the enormous sum of .£10,387,000. When farmers read this they will immediately wake up to the necessity of looking well after their Hocks and getting tho best out v of them, by giving them every possible 5 chance to produce fleeces that give tho highest market value. This can only be t done by keeping the sheep clean and contented, and the best way to do this is to 2 (lip iu Quibell's Improved Powder Dip, t which gives the best possible results. This has been proved. by the fine prices ob- t tained at the various wool sales by users of this increasingly popular Dip.r-Advt. 2 _—_ e