LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2785, 1 June 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgoty and Company, Limited, report '-having !nld their Otaki sals on Tuesday lasv. when a good yarding ot sheep and cattle changed hands at following satisfactory, figures:—Pat ewe's, 265. 6(1., 28s. to 32e.; small ewes and wethers, 20s. 6d.; woolly lambs, 17s. 3d.; small. shorn lambs, 9s. 9d. and 9s. lid.; 2i-yoar steers, £7 155.; light-weight fat cows, to £7 175.; empty store cows, £4. £4 10s., £4 lfe, £5; good weaners, to 375. 6d.; heifers (sprint? culvers),.£4 lCs., £5 12s: to £6 10s.; cows in calf. £4 15s. to- £8; spring cows and heifers, £B 7s. 6d. to £11 9a. Pigs: Slips, lis. to 17s.

The Jf.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agcncj Co., Ltd., report having held a highly sue cossful sale of sheep, cattlc, otc., on a-o count of Itlr. Frank ilazell, at Eketahuna., oil Monday. Bidding was exceptional!} lteen throughout the sale, and the prices realised, . taking into consideration tho Quality of the stock, must have been a record for the district. Quotations: 140 2-toot-h ewe 3 made 285.; 218 4-tooth owes. 325. 4d.; 225 6-toot.h ewes, 325. 6d.; 693 4 and 5-vear ewes, 365. 3d.; 182 ewe hoggets, 18? 3d.; cull ewes, 175.; 2-tooth wethere. 2?s. 6d.: ' small cwo lambs, 13s. 5d.; small b.t. lambs, 16s. fid.; 2i and 3-year steers, £9 75.. £7 7s. 6d., £6 14s. 6d.; 18-month lieifnri, £4 1?3.; weaner heifers, £3' Is. to £3 Ua. i weaner steers, £3 ss. to £4 17s. 6d.; store cows. £3 17s. 6d. to £5; cows in oalf, £6 to £6 17s. 6d.; 2-yeax heifers in calf. £4 Bs. to £4 19s. 6d.; bull, £4 12s. 6d.; dogs, £4 55.. £4 10s., £5 ss. Implements and sundries sold at full rates. Mr. Ilazell don. alcd flvc lamb* to the lied Cross Fund, nnd these realised £4 2s, 6d.

Tho N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., Danncvifkc, report:—We held our usual fortnightly stock sale at Woodvillo on Monday. Tho yarding of both sheep and cattle was -small. Prices realised for tho day were quite up to those obtained at re. cent Ealcs, and wero as follow:—Fat cows. £7 10s.. £8 ICS. to £9; -fa.t heifers. £5 10s., £6 2s. 6d. to £6 10s.; store cows, £4 155., £5 15s. to £6 IDs.; 2-year steers, £4 l£s. -to £6 10s.; lj-year steers, £2 10s. to £4 lis.; 1-year steers, £3 55.; 1-ycn.r heifers, £2 155.; fat end forward ewes, 205." 9d. to 225. 3d.; woolly lambe, 16s. lid. to 16s. 7d.; m.s. shorn lambs, 9s. 6d. to 12s. 2d.

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report:—On Monday, at Itamriotu, wo had an average yarding, and sold all lots at auction at good values. We quote:— Mixed weaners, 21s. fid., 275.; waner heifers, 275. 28?. 6d.; weaner steers, £2 55.; store cows, £3 ICs., £3 165.; empty cows, £4,75. 6d., £4-Bs., £5; forward cows, £6 135., £5 155., £5 2s. 6d„ £7; fat qsws, £7 Bs. 6d.. £7 95.; cow-s with calves, £8 6s. Messrs.- Abraham' and Williams, I/td., roj)ort having held a successful clearing sale of dairy cows at their yard. Levin, on Monday, on account of Mr. ,1. J. O'Connor. The cows caino: forward in good condition, and, with the exception of two or three late calvers all sold well. Quotations:— Cows, in milk, £9; August calvers, £5 10s., £6, £7 7s. 6d„ £8 ss„ £9 2s. 6d., £10 ss„ £11, £12, £13, £15; September and October calvers £6 to £7 to £8; 2-rcar filly, £6 23. 6d.. Meferj;. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., re port on their Johnsouville sale,as follows: —A largo yarding of both caitlo and sheep came forward, and sold at last sale rates. Prlmo cows, £12 2s. to £12 18s. fid.; Light cows, £5 10s. to £8 55.; prime heavy ewes, 21e. 6d.; lighter, 255. lid. to 265." 6d.; prime wethers, 335. 6d.; lighter, 265. 6d. to 275. Jd-i lambs, 18s. 6d. to 235. Bd. to 265. ADDINGTON MifiKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. Chrlstchurch, liay 31. The general entry to-day of stock at Addington yards was considerably smaller thqn the previous week's sole. Store and fat sheep, and fat lambs, all showed a decided, decrease in numbers, and the cattlo ■ yardings were also on tho small side. Pricas on the .ivinle were fairly well maintained. Btore sheep showed a slight advance, oompa-red with the rate's current a week earlier. Tho Quotations wero:—Forward lambs, 18s. 7d:; wother lambs, 16s. to 18s. lid.; ewe lambs, 16s. 4d. to 17s. 2d.; two, four, sis, and .eight-tooth ewes, 19s. to 265.; two, four, and sis-tooth wethers,' 18s. lid. to 255. Id. \ The entry of fat, lambs was 1898, compared with 4708 at the. previous sale. Extra prime, 285.; prime, 225. to 255.; medium, 19s. to 21s. Id.; lighter, 16s. to 17s. 6d. Pat sheep showed a riso of a shilling per. head. Extra, prime wethers, to 355.! prime, 275. 6d. to 30s. 9d.; others, 225. 9d to 275.; extra prime ewes, 41s. 6d.; prjmo, 275. to 325.; medium, 235. to 265.; others, 16s. to 225. Pat cattle—34o were yarded of good'quality, including some pens of excellently finished and well-grown cattlo. Extra prime steers, £24; ordinary, £9 7s. 6d. to £13; extra, prime lmifers,, £14. 12s. 6d.; ordinary,. £8 10s. : to £10 ;■ extra, prime cows, £14: ordinary, £6 2s. 6d. to £9.105. There was a small yarding of storo cattlo. Tho nrices were: 15 to 18-months, & ih. 6d.; 2-year steers, £5 4s. to £5 7e. 6d.; 2year -Jieifcrs, £4 ss. to •£4 10s.; 3-yoal steers, £6 17s. 6d.; 3-year heifers, £5 55,; cows. £1 9s. to £o 155.; dairy cows made £3 10s. to £8; extra good, to £14 15s. Fat pigs.— I There was a medium entry ot mixed description. Choppers, 70s. to lCfis. s extra heavy baconcrs, to 1003.; heavy, 70s. to EOs.; light, 575. to 685.; heavy porkers, 465. to 505.; light, 38s. to 445. The yarding of stores was limited. Medium, 245. to 305.; snwll, 16s. to 235.; weaners, 6s. Bd. to Bs. 6d. JIURNSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, May 31. At Burnsidc to-day, 124 rat cattlo wero penned. The quality was medium, hut owing to the small, entry prices advanced £1. Best bullocks, £16 to £1B; extra iprime, to £22; medium, £14 to £15; inferior, an "to £12; best cows andheifcrs, £12 to £14; extra prlmu, to £16 '17s. 6d.; medium, £10 to £11; inferior, £8 to £!). Vat sliccp -IOZo wire penned. The quality was only fair, .but owing to the small yaroing prices adva'need 4s. por .head. Best wethers, 225. to 365.; extra prime, to 665.; mcdiium, 275. to 295.; inferior, 255. to 245,; bct»t ewes, 295. to 325.; extra prime, to 335. 9d.; medium, 245. to 265.; inferior, 19s. to 21s. Lambs-543 were penned, tho quality being only fair. Competition by exporters wa : very keen, ana pneo-j advanced 2s. per head. Best laßibs, 245. to 285.; extra prime to 345.; medium, 21s, to Ja.; inferior 17s. to 19s. i ' There was a small yarding of fat pigs. Competition was good, and prices were higher titan last weeK. Best baconers life.; medium to good, 905.; best porkers, 705.; medium, 6te). There was a medium yardang of stores, ajid late values wee well maintained. ' Slips, 28s. Gd.; weaners. 12s. to- 18s.