LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2768, 11 May 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

■ The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their monthly. stock sale, held at To Horo on Tuesday, they offered, a Boud yarding 01 sheep and cuttle, and .sold, practically tho w)]plo of their entries at good values. Two-tooth wethers, 21s. 2d. to 255.; store ewes, 145., 15s. 6d. to IBs. 6d.; cull 2-tnoth3, 145.; tat cows, £7 6s. to £10; fat £6 Bs. I<j *8 65.; forward cows, £6 to ±'t> 165.; store cows, £4 Is. to £5; cow and calves £6. 16?. to £7 45.; mixed yearlings, £2 15s. j wcaner Jieifera, 225. 6d. to 375.; weaner bulls, 365.; springing heifers, £7 is.; dalrj cows. £6 10s.; bulls, £7 ss.

The N.Z. Loan and. Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Pahiatua on Tuesday wo had a very good yarding of sheep and a small one of cattle. • Competition was animated, and we are pleased to report a-total clearance under the hammer at the following rates:—Forward conditioned mixed agod ewes in lamb, 245. lid;; medium do., 19s. to 255. 7d,; cull do., Bs.; medium shorn lambs, 15s. id.; small do., 12s. 3d.;' cull do., 6s. 6d.; forward store cows, £8 las., £7 25., £7, and £6 10s. ADDIXGTON MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association.

• Christchurch, May 10. At the Addington live, stock market today entries of fat shop and lambs showed a. further increase. Thoro. were fewer 6tore sheep, but a large yarding of fat cattle. The attendance was good. . Fat cattle were easier, but fat lambs sold well at last week's rates. In store sheep there was no. change. There was a good demand for fat sheep, which'were -firm. Pigs sold well, and were in good demand. Store. Sheep—Forward iambs, 16s. 6d. to 18s. 6d.; ordinary lambs, 13s. 6d. to 165.; cull lambs, 9s. to 125.; wether lambi, lis. to 16s. 9d.; ewe lambs lis. 3d. to 175.; two-tooth ewes, lis. to 19s. 4d.; four-tooth ewes,.-16s. Id. to 18s; 9d.; four, six, and eight-tooth owes, 16s. 4d. to 225. 6d.; sixtooth ewes, 14s. 9d. to 18s.; sound-mouthed ewes, 15s. to 225. 6d.; failing-mouthed ewes, 10s.' 3d', to 14s. 9d.; aged ewes, 4s. 4d. to 15s. 9d.; merino ewes, (aged),-4s. lid. to 55.; two-tooth wethers, 17s. Bd. to 19s. 3d.; two and four-tooth wethers, 17s. lid.;'four'and ' six-tcoth wethers, 20s. 6d. to 255. 3d.; six- • tooth wethers, 225. 10d.; six and eight-tobtih wethers, l?'s. ffd.; merino .wethers,-7s. 3d. Fat Lambs—Extra prime lambs, to 355.-; prime, lambs, 225. to 265.; medium, 19s. to-2ls. Cd.; lighter, 15s. to 18s. 6d. ' Fat Sheep.—Extra, prime wethers, to 245. 7d.; prime wother-3, 255. 6d. to 335. 6d.; others, 21s. 6d. to .255.; merino wethers, 20s. to 255.; extra pritao ewes, to 395.;' prime ewes, 245. 6d. to 295. <s medium ewes, 19s. 6d. to 245.; others, 14s. 6d. to 195.; merino ijwes, 13s. 3d. to 16s. 9d.

Pat Cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £20; ordinary steers, £8 10s. to £13; extra- prime heifers, to £13 155.; ordinary heifers, £6, 7s. 6d. to £9; extra prime cows, to £18:' ordinary cows, £6 ss. to £9 10s. Store Cattle.—Yearlings, 305.; 15 to 18months, £2 165.; 2-year steers, £4 55.; 2ycar heifers, £4 ss. to £4 17s. 6d.; 3-year steors, £8 10s, to £8 155.; 3-ycar heifers, £5. 15s. to £6 10s.; dry cows, 355. to £5 10s.; dairy cows',,£3,lss. to £15 6s. "Pigs-Choppers, 50s. to £5 45.; baconers, 575.-to 935. (6d. to 6M. per lb.). -Porkers, 38s. to. 475. (75d. per lb.). Large stores, 425. to 475.; medium, '335. to 415.; small 18s. to.- 1 Mb.; weauers, Bs. to 12s. 6d. BUBIfSIDE JUItKET. '«.„■„ ~ Dunedin, May 10. At.the Burnside market 188 fat cattle were yarded, tho-majority being good to prime bullocks, but prices declined by 10s a, head. Prime bullocks, £14.75.-6 d. to £15 55.; extra, prime, -to £17 7s. 6d.; medium,±12 to £13 10s. ; best cows and heifers, £9 15s. to £10 10a.; extra prime, to'£l2 55.; medium, £7 to £9 7s. 6d. :-. -Sheep: 29Sfr \rere • rennrt, which includod a few pens of prime heavy wethers. Competition .for. prime was keen,- hut inforior quality was difficult to sell. Extra, prime wethers, 365.,.9 d.-; prime, 275. 6d to 305.; medjum, 235. to 265.; extra prime ewes, to 335. 9d.; prime, 235. 6d. to 265. 9d.; medium, 18s. 6d. to 225., Lambs: 1512 were penned. Freezing buyers were operating; for ..prime duality. Irfmc, 20s: to 235.; extra prime 275.- medium, 17s. to 19s. 3d. - ' Pigs. T There was..a small yarding and competition was keen at a slight-advance' in prices. ... ...