LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2822, 13 July 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report liaTing offered o, fair yarding of sheep and cattlc. at their Woodville sale, held on. Monday. All lines met with good competition, and. with the exception of, one cow wo sold our total yarding at the following prices Sheep: Fat ewes, 265. lid.; shorn wother hoggets, 225.; -woolly hoggets, 235. 3d. Cattle: Weauer heiferfi, £2 Is. to £2 15s. fid.; 20-month heifers, £3 10s. to £3, 155.; 2-year empty heifers, £4 7s. 6d. to: £4 14sr; fat 2-ycar empty heifere, fi6 s=. to £6 10s.; rising 2-year-old steers, £6 55.; light fat cows, to £8 25.; springing heifers, £5 10s., £7 'ss. to £7 10s! On account of Mr. A. Snaddon wo sold p. herd of dairy cows at prices ranging from £7 ss. to £12 2s. 6d. Our local agent. Sir. Mi'ddleton, will be pleased to accept tucries/for next sale. July 24. Messrs. Abraham and Williamsi Ltd., report:—On Monday, at Feilding saleya-rds, we, offered a .number'of cows and heifers on account of Mr. Herbert Smith, of Colvton. Buyers were well represented, end the whole of the ofEering of 88 head averaged £7 2s. right through. The cows sold from £6 10s. to £9 15s. each, and the heifers from £5 to £9 ss. Two bulls sold at £4 10s. and £7 ss. respectively. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Marton sale, held on Monday:—We had an exceptionally heavy .yarding of sheep and small one of cattle. The sheep consisted chiefly of hoggets, for which there was a keen demand, only two, pens being passed at auction. The demand for ewes in lamb -was not kefvn. The following are some of our principal sales:—On account Messrs. Smith Bros., 325 2-tooth Linooln wethers, 325.'6 d.; How-a-vd and Inglis, 316 woolly li&ggets, 265, Bd.; B. Fergusson, 189 wether hoggets, 24s 9d.; Whittington Bros., 238 mixed do., 235: Id.; A. Poppe, 370 mixed do., 225. 5d.; J. S Awdry, 397 mixed do., 225. 4d.: Johnston and Hut-chins, 406 mixed do., 225. 5d. ; J. N. Lane, 427 mixed do.,- 225. 2d.; 498 do.,

20s. 6d.; 87 woolly do., 245. 10d.; Aug. Fredrick, 430 mixed do., 22a. 6d.; W. Oldfield. 187 mixod do., 21s lid.; 170-E. do., 225. 9d.; J. J. li. Worriner, 250 mixed, 215.; H. Jfitschke, 157 mixed do., 245. 7d.; 162 woolly, 265. sd. Other sales were: Poor hoggets,' ICs. Bd. to 17e. 'Id.; small do., 18s. BtC 19s. M.; medium sortß, to 20s. Id.: s.m. ewes, with Lincoln ram, 30s. 10d.; s.m. do., with S.D. rams, 30s. 6d.; cull do., I9s„ ,205.; 2tooth wethers,'3os.; small do., 21s. 6d„ 255. Id.; fat B.F. hoggets. 225. 6d.; tat ewes, 265. 4d., 295. 6d.; fat- wethers, 315.. 325. JVI.; mbced fat 2-tooths. 28s. Suringins cows, to £8 5a.; heifers, to £6 15?.; cows ill calf, £5 Bs.; empty cows, £6 10s., £6 17s. 6d.; cull do., £2; fat cows, £9 155., £10 2s. 6d. : lighter do., £7 Us., £8 fat heifers, to £6. XDDIKGTOK market. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, July 12. At Addingtou market to-day there were smaller entries in all deimrtments. Prices for fat cattle, fat lambs, and fat sheep wore Ann. Store slicep were also in keen demand. Pigs showed an advancc in price, and there waa an improved demand for store cattle. ■■• ■ Store Sheep.—Hoggets, mixed sexes, 17s. lOd. to "Os. 3d.; ewe hoggets, 225. 10d„ 245. 4d. ; wether hoggets, 12s„ 20s. Bd. : twotooth wethers, 235. 10d.; two and four-tooth wethers, 275.; two, four, and six-tootii wethers, 225.. 295. 3d.; four and six-tooth wethers, 265. 6d.; merino wethers, 12s. Bd.; two-tooth ewes. 215.; two, four, six, and eight-tooth wethers, 255.; six and eighttooth wethers 245. 3d.; sound-mouth ewes, 19s„ 28s. ld. ; aged ewes, 14s. 3d., 165.; merino ewes, 14s. 3d. Lambs.—Prime, 235. to 295. 215., 245. 6d.; lightsr, 18s„ 21s. 6d.. - I'at Shcop.—The range of prices was; Prime wethers, 28s. 6d. to 355.; others. 21s. 9d„ £Bs.; merino wethers, 21s. 7d., 28s. 6d. : prime owes, 285., 355. Sd.; medium, 235. 6d.,. 17s others, 15s. 5<1., 235.; merino ewes I'at Catlle.-Extra prime steers, to £23 lis.; ordinary steers, £8 12s. 6d„ £13 15s. s extra prime heifers, to £16 55.; ordinary heifers, £8, £11 10a.; extra prime eows, to £la os.; ordinary cows, £8 55., £10 15s. Store Cattle.—Yearlings, 355.; 15 to 18months, £3 fe.; 2i-years,-£6 55., £8 17b. 64.. 3-year ateer6, £9, £10 55.; 3-year hsifera, £7 nr'in ' COws - ss. to £8; dairy cows, £3 ,10s. to £17 17s. 6d. Pigs.—Choppers. 80s. to 1135.; extra lieavy baconera, lOOs.; heavy baconers, 80s,. 906.'; .liisht bnconers. 703., 80s. Price per lb.. 6jd. Heavy iporkcrs, 565., 605.;-light porkers, 465.. 545. Price per lb., Bid., 9d. Medium stores, 305., 395.; small stores, 19s f 155.; weaners, 145.,-19s. 6d. UUitNSIDE MARKET. Dunedln, July 12. At Burnside to-day, 181 ia-t cattle were yarded. Only a. .small proportion were good quality. Prices opened at a par with lost week's rate't, but hardened 10s. per head. Best bullocks, £17 £19 10s.'; extra., £22; medium, £14, £16; light, £12 10s„ £13.105.; best cows, heifers, £13 10e., *«> e^ ra A £17 2s ' f " 1 ' : medium light, £10 10s., £12 10s. Jat sheep—3o2o penned,—A fair proportion were good Duality. Prices declined about, Is. Graziers Oiperated freely for unfinished wotliers, and freezing buyers scoured any lots coming 'within their limits, wethers, 305., 345.; extra, 38s:; good, 27©. 6d., 305.; liglifc, 245. 6d., 265.; best owes, 235. 325.; extra, <!os.; medium, good. 245.. 263.; lig-ht, inferior, 18s., 21^. Laiubs—lZCo penned.—The quality M T as only fair. For good, quality tho demand waa Keen <it last week's rates, graziers ' operating for unfinished "and backward I sorts. 235., 265.; extra, 315.; medium, t? 8 *- *. s * small and unfinished, 17e., I 19s. 6d. ■

There was a small yarding t>{ pigs. Fats sold readily at, higher "rates thnn-' last week There was a good demand for stores &t late rates.