LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2791, 8 June 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

_New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltdi, report that at their usual monthly stock sale, held at. Te Horo on Tuesday, they offered a full yarding ot both sheep and cattle. Competition "was brielc throughout the sale, only two pens of stock failed •to change hands. They quote:—Fat wethers. 325. 6d.; /at and forward four and six-tootli wethovs, 295. sd. to 305.: good-condition two-tooth, wethers, 275.; light fat ewes, 275. '9d.; light fartewes, 27e. 4d.; good forward .ewes, 235. 2d.; cull ewes, 13b. t-o 145.; rams (potters). 176. to 21s. Bd. ; small woolly lambs, 15s. to 15s. 6d.; fair-lambs (shorn), 14s. lid. to 15s. 3d.; cull lambe, 9s. 6d.; fat cows, £8 7s. 6d. to £B 12s. 6d.; forward cows. £5 Ss. to £5 7s. 6d.;.. store cowe, £3 to £A 2s. <5d.; Bpringiner heifors, £7 63.; eighteen-month emptv heifors. £3 J2s. 6d. to £5 65.; heifers in calf. £4 35.: twelve-month heifers. £2 2s. 5 eighteen-month steers, £3 14s. to £4 18s.; two and a half-year steers, £7 65.; light .fat steer, £11 ss. Tho New . Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Himitangi, on Monday, only a small entry came forwa£>d, which sold as under fat cows, £7 35.; forward cows, £5 10s.; store pigs, fMs., 275.; slips, 18s.; Bs. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.. report:—At Pahiatua, on Tuesday, we had only a. fair entry of sheep and cattle. Competition was fairly keen, and almoßt a total clearance was made at the following rates: —Mised-aged ewes in lamb, 27b. 6d.; cull do., 135.; backward empty ewes, 135.; m.s. t'A'o-tootas, 246. 3a.; medium shorn lambs, 17s. Bd.; springing heifers, £8 10s.; store cows, £4. Is. ta £7; weaner heifers, 275. 6d. to £3. 1 Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their stock talo held at Johnsonvllle yesterday as follows:—We had en extra good yarding of cattle and a fair yarding of sheep, which sold at last sale's rates. Prime fat bullocks. £15 17s. 6d. to £r ??/. . • « xtra Prime heifers, £12 2s. .6d., £12 16a., to £12 17s. 6d.; prime ewes, 265. 6d, to 295. 9d. to 30s. 9d.; "wethers and maiden ewes, 275. 6d. to 28s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—'Wo held on Tuesday one of tho most successful sales ever held in the Kauwhata district. Wo refer to Mr; Morns 6 -sale. The. herd of 17 cows "wero in excellent condition, and there was keen competition for them. The best price was .*ls and the lowest £6. tho lot averaging £11 Bs. right through. Springing heifers mado from £9 ss. to £10 10s. A twentymonth Shorthorn bull sold at £11 15s Sows in pig from £3 17s. 6d. to £6 lOs.i sows with littera, £5 ss. to £9 10s.; baconers, 365.; porkers. 255.; and boar, £2. ADDINGTOtf MARKET. By Telegraph-Press Association, i , I . J . Chrlstchurch, Juno 7 At, the Addington live stock market • the ! entries of stock were' generally Boinewliat larger than last week. Store sheep were in keen demand, ©specially ewes, which formed tho bulk of .the offerings. Fat cattle were rather easier, and fat lambs >\ert> firm ac late ltiles.Tho fat sheoi* market opened firmer under keen competition (from butchers and exporters, and W? °n nnces dropped back to last wcclf.i at >. 8a of all classes sold well. Store 6heep: Lambs, mixed sexes, 13s. 6d. iLi' ; H- cul inJ amt,s - 11010 6s ' M.; ivether 7d A 4° 19s ' ewe lamb s, 18s. n s ; lld,; two-tootto ewes, 265. Is. to t>a., tour Mid six-tooth owes, 17s. 3d:' : t on 6l ?i' an 4 eight-tooth ewes, 18s. im! slx -tooth ewes, 305.; six and T» CS J E ' : ,: <"""'-m<'«thcd eivcs, Ms. Id. to 18s. Id.; sound- and failingmouthed owes, 15s. Id. to 15s. 3d.; failingmouthed ewes, 103. 6d. to lis. 7d. • twotooth wethers, 14s: 6d. to 255. 3d.; two and four-tooth wethers, 18s. to 246. lid.- sixtooth wethers, 245.; merino ewes, 17s. 9d i?' m S S: 4 J ,r lvoro penned. Extra, £1 SS j h -' i i Pnme lambs. 2is. 6d. ws to ; ife w um ~l9s - to ueww. Fat sheep; Exliu prime .wethers, to 485.; Ms 3d A"' • 6d - to 31s " 10d - o,Jlerfi . tus. 3d. to 275.; merino wethers, 225. fd. to 255. 6d.; prime ewes, 275. to 315.; medium 2Ss " others. 16s - "Id. to ■ So? ! ®p nu ° owes, 15s. 4d. to 16s. Jii !P : Extr a prime steers, to £20 17s. od.; ordinary steers, £9 15s. to £12 10s • oxtra pnwo-heifere, to £13 155.; ordinary • raws to' s>tf S " tO ,. £1 ° 10s ': "Ira Pi'imo £9 10s .ordinary cows, £6 15s. to Stc X. e 0 ?„ tUe: Yearlings, £2 155.; eighteenmonth, £2 17s. 6d. to £3 195.; two-ywr ti ee ?j' 17 h : two -p ar heifers, £4 ICS. to £4 17s. 6d.; poor three-year steers, £7 to^lf •10 : . dairy «OWB. £3 ss, .Pigs: oiioppeis. 70s. \* :1355.; extra heavy baconers, to 10os.; heavy. baconers,- 755. to ?f, E ' : \ baconers, 575. to 70s. Price, per rV. -I ttpavy porkers, 465. to ?«•: "ght porkers. 38s. to 445/ Price, ner 1b.,. 7d..t0 74d. Medium stores, 325. to 38s. 12s' j™ ' S- 3,; weaners; Bs. to • BUENSIDE ITAEKET. ,i _ ~ Dunedln, June 7 -At .Burnside 180 fat cattle were penned, Competition was very keen for coofl quality, but prices declined 30s. on Inst weeks extreme rates. Prime bullocks £15 to :.£l7 10s.; extra.jrime, to £22 7b 6d.medium to eood, £12 to £14 ICS.; linlit and interior, £9 10s. to £11; prime -cows and heifors, £11 to £13; medium, £9 to £10 IDs • inferior, £7 to £8 10s. ■ Hat, sheep: 3556 were penned, principally medium ewes and wethers, importers werii keen competitors. Prices dropped' considerably from, last week's extreme rates but -were equal to, if not a shade better than, the prices of a fortnight ago. Prime wethers, 31s. to 345.; extra prime, to ill. 6d.; medium, 255. to 295.; lißht and inferior, 19s. to 255.; prime ewes, 275. to 305.; medium to good, 20s. to 245.; inferior. 145.-to 18s. ■ Lambs: 1494 were ponned. . Exporters were operating freely, and late values were well maintained. Bost, 225. to 265.; medium .to eood, 19s. to 21s. 6d.; inferior, 16s. to 18s * Pigs: The entry was much the same a 4 last week, and priceß were unchanged.