LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2858, 24 August 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand.Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report :—On Mcnday, in conjunction, with Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., wo held » tale of daily heifers on account of Mr. Wm. P.carce, Eangiotu. Notwithstanding the rough weather thero was a food attendance, «nd all heifers close to prollt sold well. Ilest springing heifers, £7, £7 10s.. £7 17fl. 6d., £8 7s. 6d., £9 155.; , small and backward sorts, £5 to £7. At Hangiotu on Monday we had only a small yarding, the whole of which cold readily at Rood values—Store cows, £4 55., £5 Is., £5 45.; forward cows. £6 15s„ £6 165.; fat heifers, light, £7, £7 10s. : fat cows', £7 175.. £9 65.; " cows, witU calves. £6 135.; backward heifers, £4 55., £5 17s. 6d.; springing heifers, £6.

Messrs. Abraham, and Williams, Ltd., report having held a successful clearing sale of daily, cows, heifers, etc., on Tuea. day, on account of Mr. <i. tt. Cottlo, of Levin. All. the cows close to calvJng were keenly oompetfid • for. and sold 'at the following prices:—Oows in milk, £6 10s., £8 15s. io £9 2s. 6d.; cows, close to profit, £9 155., £10 10s., £11 17s. 6d., £12 10s, £13 15s. to £18 55.; backward calvcrs, £5 10s.. £6 17s. 6d.. £7 10s. to £8 55.; springing heifers. £4 12s. 6d., £5 10s. to £6 135.; Jierpey bull, £14 10s.;. yearling empty heifers, £2 lis 6d.: "15 to 18 month' noifors, £3 13s. to £3 18s.; draught horses. £22 10s., £23 10s.; other horses, £5, £6 103., £9 15s. to £16; fat wethers, 365.; cull ewes ill Janih. 12s. Sd.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., roporl:—At Levin on Friday wa yarded, largo entries of sheep and cattle, and have to report a very successful, salo, practically all lines being sold under the hammer. Quotations:—Sheep: Fat wethers, 365. 3d.; fat ewes, 315., 335., to 365. Id.; forward ewes, 295. 2d., 305.; hoggets (best sorts),' 21s. 'lod., 225., 225. 3d.-, 235. 5d., 245: Id., 245. 9d. to 26s v 9d.; cull hoggets. 165., lYs. 3d ; twos in lamb '(aUiii'K niouths), 85s. 3d.,, 255. Bd., 265. 6d., 28s. 6d.;, 6-tooth ewea in lamb (low condition), 28s. 9d. Cattle: Fat cows (heavy). £12 35,; fat cows (light), £8 155.; forward cows, £6.155,, £6 195., £7 75., £7 10s., £7 175.; Btore cows, £4 18a., £5 2s. 6d. : 2-year empty heifers, .£4 19s. 6d,; 18-month and 2-year steers, £6 55.; 18-month steers, £5 Is.; 18-month, heifers, £3, £3 Bs. 6d., £3 155.; 2J-year steers, £7 145.; forward empty heif eT6, £5 18s. 6d.; hellers- close to profit, £8 155., £9, £10 10s., £ll\l7s. 6d.; backward heifers in,calf, £6 b.i„ £6 155., £7 Is.; dairy cows close to profit, £8, £9 55.. £10 10*, £10 12s. 6d. to £12; backward cows in calf, £6 155., £7, £7 55.. £7 7s. 6d., £7 10s.

Messrs. WTisht, Stephenson and. Co., Ltd.. report on their sale, held yosLerdeiy, as follows:—A very good yarding of sheep and a medium entry of cattle came forward to-a large attendance of buyers. Bidding at auction was spirited, and with the exception of one line of sheep, tho whole yarding was cleared, at prices in favour of vendors. Wo quote as follows:— Sheep: Fat Wethers, 335. 9d. to 365. 3d.; fat ewes, 30s. to 325.; small heggete. 20s. Id. to 20 s. Bd. Oattfe: Fat eows, £10 to £10 175.; forward store cows, £8 2s. to £8;backward • store cows, £7; pony, £5.

ADDINGTON MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, August 23. At Addlngton market to-day there was a large yarding of fat sheep, a fair ontry of cattle, and a small oll'ering of store sheep. • There was- a keen demand for store sfeeep, and supplies were insufficient. . The quality of tho fat cattlo. was mostly moderate, but high prices ruled. The fat sheep market was firm. Graziers competed for unfinished lots. Thero was a fair demand for store cattle, and pigs were yery dear. '

Store Sheep.-Ewe hoggets, 20s. to 235. lod.; two and four-tooth ewes, 255. lid. 345. 6d.; four and six-tooth ewes, 325. 9d.; sound-mouth ewee, 18s. 9d„ 245.; aged ewes, 175.; two and four-tooth wethers, '225. 7d., 255. 9d.; four and six-tooth wethers, 235. 2d„ 28s.

Fat Sheep.—Ertra prime wetbers, to 465.; prime wethers, 30s„ 385. ; ; others, 21s. to 295. 6d.; prime wethers,: 27e. • 1d.,;-345.; others, 9s. lOd. to 13s. 6d.:. prime ewes, 285., 335. 9d.; medium ewes, 245. to 275.; others, 17s. 6d.,' 235. 6d.;.merino ewes, 12s. 9d.;. hoggets, 225. 6d„ 30s. , . :

■Fat Cattle—Extra pirme steers, to £22; ordinary steers, £10, £14; extra prime hei. fcrs. £17; ordinary heifers, £7 15s. to £12; extra prime cows, £20 55.; ordinary cows, £7 153., £11 10s.

Store Cattle.-Yearlings, SI 155.; 15 to IBmonths, £i 2s. 6d.; tiro-year heifers, £5 7s. 6d.;'three-year steers, £1(1; three-year he: fere, £7 7s. 6d„ £7 17s. 6d.; dry cows, £3 55.. £8; dairy cows, £3 10s., £!2 155.; ejifa, £19.

Pigs— Choppers, £3 10s. to £5 135.; heavy baconers, £4 10s., £5:. extra heavy baconcrs. £5 is.; light baconers. £3 125.. £4 Price -per lb., 7d. to 7Jd.' Light porters, 46s. f 505.; heavy porkers, 525„ 58a. Price per lb., 73d. to Bid. '■■ Large stores. 485., 535. 6d.; medium. 3?5., 475.; smaller, 225., 265.; wcaners,. Us., 245. / BUKNSIDE MARKET. Duneuln, August 23. At Burnsido 275 fat oattlo were penned.' .Owing to the largo entry, competition was less keen, prices showing a decline of. 30s. to 40s. compared with last woek. Extra prima bullocks, £26; prime, £19, £22; medium £16, £18; light, £11, £14 10s.; prime cows and heifers, £14, £16; medium, £11, £13; light and inferior, £8, £9 16s. . Fat sheep (2943 . penned). • The quality was very good, and the entry was in excess of butchers' requirements, ,and as freezing buyers . were operating to only a limited extent, prices declined Is. to Is. 6d. Extra prime wethers, 425. 3d.; prime, 345. 6d., 385.; good, 305., 335. 6d.; lighter,- 255., 285.; unfinished, 245.; extra prime ewes, 395.- 9c1.; prime, 28s. 6(1., 325.; medium, good, 225,, 255. 6d.; others, 18s„ 21s. Lambs (300 penned). Competition was good for prime, while graziers bought un-

finished at last -week's rates. Extra prima, 303.; prime, 255., Z6s.; medium, 20s. 6d., 225.; unfinished, 19s. 6d.

There was nu cxccpionaily small yarding or porkers. Baconcrs were In good itcmand, and sold readily at lata rates. Stores and weaners Bold at an advance on last, week's prices.