LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2697, 17 February 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their usual monthly stock sale held at Tc lloro on Tuesday they offered a. lull yarding of both sheep and cattle. Competition was brisk throughout the sale. The following prices were realised:—Sheep: Cull lambs, 6s. 5<L; store lambs, lfts. 2d.; b.f. woolly rape lambs, 13s. 9d.; woolly rape lambs (good), 16s. Id.;- two-tooth wethers, 225., 225. 7d., to 245. Id.: mixed two-tooth ewes and weathers, 21s. lid.; cull ewes, 7s. 1(1.j fat and forward ewes, 255. la.: fat ewes, 235. sd. to 235. 7d.; mixed sheep, 17s. Cattle: Eighteen-nionths steers (mixed colours), £A 12s. 6d. to £4 lfc.; two-year steers (mixed colours), £4 195.; two and a half-year station-bred steers, £9 6s. 6d'.; store cows, £4 lfts. to £4 195.; forward cows, £6, £6 155., £7. £7 10s.:- fat cows, £8, £8 65., £8 10s., £8 145.; fat heifers, £7 ,45.; mixed woancr calves, 265. lo 285.; bull. £8; dairy cows and heifers, in milk, £11 ss. vd.; weaner pigs, 7s. 6d. .Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., Parnate, report on their Pahiatua. stock sale, held ou Tuesday last, as follows:— wo had tho usual entry of sheep and a medium one of cattle. Bidding was spirited for all classes, and practically a complete clearance was made under the hammer. Cattle were slightly in advance of last week, sheep on a par with same. The following is e, range of prices :—Fat wethers, 225. to 226. lid.; fat'ewes, 21s. Id. lo 21s. 6d.; mixed-sex lambs, poor condition, 9s. lOd. to 10s. 10d.; mixed-sex lambs, medium condition, 10s. lOd. to lis. 2d.; twotooth wethers, 21s. lOd. to 245.; two-tooth ewes, 21s. Id. to 225. Bd.; four and five-year ewes, poor condition, 12s. 6d. to 14s. 3d.; four and five-year ewes, medium condition, 15s. to 175.; old ewes, 10s. 6d. to lis.; fat light cows, £5 2s. M. to £6 7s. 6d.: fat I heifers. £4 15s. lo £5 125.; empty heifers, £3 19s. 6d. to £4 10s.; steers, £8 10s.; fat 1 and forward cows, £8 55.: heifers, r.w.b., £4 65.; cightcen-months steers, £5 25.; woancr heifers, 255. to 305.; other wcenere made from 255. to 355.; store rows, £4 ss. to £5; bulls made from £5 76. 6d. to £7 ss. Messrs. Abraham and Williams,' Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillc sale os follows: —A good yarding of prime bullocks and sheep came forward and sold well at late rates. Prime bullocks, £16 15s. to £17 10s.. and £16 to £16 10s.; vealers, 335. to 475.; prime wethers, 255. 7d. to 265.; light, 7/s.; good ewes, 235. to 235. 4d/; lighter, 225. to 225. 7d.; light, 19s. Id. to 19s. 9d.; prime lambs, £1 Us. 2d. to £1 os. 4d.; extra, 225. od.; good Inmhs, 16s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.

ADDINGTON HABKET. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Chrlstchnrr.il, February 16. At tho Addington yards the prices realised were as follow:— Store Sheep—Forward tombs, 14s. £d. to 17s. Bd.; ordinary lambs. 10s. 6d. to 145.; inferior lambs, 7s. 6d. to 10s.; h«ifbred wether lambs, ss. lOd. to 10s.; cull lambs. ss. to 66. 9d.; good two-tooth lta. w> 17s. 9d.; ordinary two-tooth wethers, 10s. to 14s. 9d.; forward four and six-tooth wethers. 17s. -Sd. to 215.; aged forward ewoa, 10s. lid. lo 125.; four, six. and eight-tooth, wethers, 16s..id. to 2Ce. 4d.; good two-iooth ewes, 19s. t 225. 6d.; ordinary two-wooui ewes, 15s. Id. tt 18s. Id.; sound-mouthed ewes, 16s. sd. to 20s. Pat SJieep.—Primo wethers, 255. Id. to 285.; others, 20s. 3d. to 255.; merino wethers, 20s. Id.; prime ewes, 225. to 305.; medium, 105.. to 215.; lighter, 13s. to 17s. 6d. Fat Cattle—Extra, prime steers, to £18; ordinary steers, £7 15s. to £12; extra prime heifers, to £14 10s.; ordinary' heifers, £6 m. 6d. to £9; extra prime cows, to £13 10s.; ordinary cows, £6 to £9; price of beef per ICOlb., 295. 6d.; extra, to 50s. Fat Calves.-Seven special calves realised up to .65 195., the average being £4 2s. 6d.-, other prices were: Bs. to 535. for ordinary sorts. Store' Cattle-Dairy cows. £3 to £11; extra good, to £14 55.; yearlings, £1 45.; fifteen to eightecn-mouths. £3 4b.; two-year-old steers, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 10s.; two-year heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £4 10s. 6d.; three-year steers, £8 2s. 6d..t0,£8 65.; cows, £2 to £5 ss. ' Pigs.—Choppers. 50s. to 905.; extra heavy baconers, to 1055.; heavy baconers, 80s. to 985.; light baconers, 60s. to 755.; price per lb., 6J.d. to 7d.; heavy porkers, 4Cs. to 445.; price per lb., 7jd. to Bd. Store Pigs-Best stores, 365. to 455.; medium. 225. to 355.; small, 14s. to 215.; weaners, ,Bs. 6d. to 12s.