LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2745, 13 April 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

. Messrs." Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report oh their Pahiatua. stock Kile ao -folloivsWo.liaia large yarding of stock, and have- to report'a good sale, nearly ;ovt!ry linc of eheep and cattle being disposed of before close of business. Tho following ■ are the quotationseight fat cows, £6 165.; three store cows, £3 165.; four fat cows, £9 fa. 6d.; ten store cows, £4 65.; . three fat cows, £9.75. 6d.; six store, cows, £6 7s. ■ 6d.; springing heifers, £9 , yearling',, beifers,' £2 155.; two-year 'heifers, £4; -weaner heifers, 29b. . fd.j two■'year: steers, £6 155.; 274 two and iourtooth wethers,. 21s. 10d.; 75 two and four- - tooth"Wethers,< 19s,'-2d.; 70 two-tooth wethers, 21s. Id.;-. IBS .four-tooth to four-year ' ewes," 225. lid.; SO four and five-year ewee, 2^3.; 35 empty ewes, 17s. 7d.; 63 empty ewes, -14s. &d.; 162 black-face lambs, lis. .2d.; 51 black-face lambs lis. 6d.; 31 blackface lambs, 145.; 95, wether lambs, 15s. Bd.;' 268 mixed lambs, 16s. 6d.; 153 mixed lambs, 15s. 6d.; 55 mixed lambs. 7#.; 48 mixed lambs, 14s. Id.; 31 mixed lambs, 14s. 9d. - " ADDINQTON. MAiIKBT. ' .By Teieeraph—Press Association. • Christohurch, Api-il IS." , At. the Addington. live stock market there were large .entries of sheep, especially stores, and. an increase in fat- cattl«,. which sold at last week's rates for prime, other descriptions being rather easier. Prime fat lambs maintained their value, pcr head.-Store, sheep were slower of sale, while, light' sorts were down about 6iL 'and"faf'sheep' "were barely equal to lato' ■rates., ,Store cattle were dull of sale, and pigs sold well.- '

" Store Sheep—Forward lambs, 13s. to 15s. 1 lamb©,',lls. 6d. to 12s. 9d.; cull; lambs,, ss. 9d. to-Us.; wether lambs, ' lis.' Id. to lis. 2d.; two-tooth eyres, 15s. <9d.; four and six-tooth ewes, 20s. 6d. to 25. Bd.; ifix .and N eighWooth ewes, 13s. 6d. to 14s.- 3d.; .four,\-six; and eight-tooth ewes, 15s. - Bd.: ~six-tooth ewes, 13s.- "9d. to 245.; two and ewes, 17s. t0"'199. 9d.; two-tooth *15s.>Ed. to 165.! 4d.;,'four and* 18s. 7d. --to' 20b. 9d. i mt... Lambs.—s<oß ,were penned. BxtTa prime' lambe, to 255.'-6 d.; prime>lambsi 21s. others;|lss. 4d*,to 205.:6 d . :-.-< ' Fat'-.Sheep.—Extra, prime wethers, to 31s.' 6d:; : :;prime;Avether6, 245; to 275. lid.; others, 15s. v \.10d.vt0'23e..,6d;; extra prime .ewee, to 273.. 9d,; prime* ewes, / 235.' -to. 265. 3d.; me-dium;:-18s. to 225..*6 d.; others, lie. 7d.'-to 17s.' W.' "..j,' •; •'•••. i • • Fat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £20 55.; ordinary steers; £8 17s. 6d. to £12 10s.; extra prime heifers, to £17 15si; ordinary heifers, £7 to £11;, extra prime/cows, to £17 155.; ordinary cows, £7 to;£10/ Cattle.—Fifteen to oighteen-months, £2 175";;,6d. to £3 9s.'; two-year'steers, £5; two-year,heifers, £3 7s. '6d. to £4 55.; two and a half-year steers, £6 18s.; three-year steers, £8 2s. 6d.;- four and five-year-old West Coast steers, £9; dry cows, 30s. to .£6 15s,.;.daiTy cowe, £3 10s. to £15 5a.. ,• '.Pigs.T-rChoppers, 505." to 1305.; extra heavy 'baeoners, to 1055.; heavy baeoners, 755. to light baeoners, 58s. to 705.; prico per lb.v-.6Jd. to 62d.;. heavy porkers, 465. to light porkers, 38s. to 425.; price per • 1b.,.;7id. to Bd. ; large stores, 375. to 535.; medium, 28s. to-355;; small, 16s. to 263.: weaners, 6s. to 125.;-". ;: r :'.:c* MAKKET. ' Duriedln,-.. April 12. ' At'Burn6ide i 77 'fat. cattle were vyarded. .The".opening Values r/were- about the same <as last week,' .but .later there was a ten'dency - Prime bullocks, £15 to £18 ..los.;,eitra prime, to £22; medium, £12 10s. cows and heiferd, £13 10s. to £15 17s. 6d.; medium, £10 to £12 10s. „ Fat Sheep.—l 800 were penned, the' bulkbeing medium and inferior ewes, and prices-,,generally were .about the eeme as last .-week, . .Trimo wethers, 305.; extra i.jnme;;; to CTs.''3d.;;. medium, 255. to 275.; , lighter, 245. to 275.; medium, 225.--to 235. fid. '.-.Fat 'Lambs —1980 -were penned. Export

buyers were operating at late limits, and woll-finiehed sorts were in good demand. Stores were hard of sale at rcduccd rates. Prime, 19s. to 235.; extra prime, to 356.; medium, 17s. to IDs.; others, 10s. to 155..