LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2888, 28 September 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

.-.'.V ■', -■ 'ADMJfGTON HAEKETS. ■£■ fly Telegraph—Press Association ■■■•'•■/ „„ Chrlstohurch, September 27. .At Adaington Market to-day there was A'moderate yarding of fat stock and good • entries of store stock. Store sheep sold. ■well at .late -rates. Jlat cattle were Hither easier. Fat sheen opened at firmer. TOtes, but the market eased off, to below last. week B rates. Kew season's fat Jamba sold well. Store cattle were somewhat easier; In oonßequence of the'large jmralns. Pigs -were in keen demand at •nigh prwe3. Store sheep: Hoggots, railed •exes, 20s. 3d.; ewe hoggets, 20s. lfld. to E7s. M.;.wether hoggets, 19s. to 275.; two and four-tooth wethers, 20s. 6d. to 265. 9d.j lourtooth wethers, 28s. 4d. to 325.; four JioA six-tooth wethers, 28s. to ;32sC; merino fathers, Ms. Ild.; two, four, six, and eighttooth ewes anil lambs, all counted, 16s. 2d. !tg.lßs. 9d.; four and, six-tooth ewes, 275. la! to 30s. 3d.; new season's fat lambs, BBs. 6d. to 335. Bat sheep: Extra prime /wethore, to 485.; prime wethers, 31s. to 40b.; : others,': 255.' 4d. to 305.; extra prime' merino wethers. 275. 9d. to 355. 6d.; otherß,. 14s. 9d. to 225.10 d.; shorn wethers, 215.,2 d. to 225. 7d.;.extra prime ewes; 415.; prime owes, from 30s. to 35a. 6d.; medium, 25a. ,to 295. 6dj,others, 225. to' Ms. 6d.; hog/pets,;. 21s. to. 275. 6d.. Fat cattle: Extra

;.. '3>nme steers, to £24 to £25; prime steers, -"£ls to £20 10s.; ordinary steers, £12 to £14 : -365.; prime heifers, £12 to £14- 155.; ordinary heifers, £8 15s.- to £12; nrimo cows, ~£3l) to £14.. 15s.;.ordinary cows, £7.55. to J£9. 10s- Store.cattle: Yeanlings. £2 10s. to" £2 189:; v flftetn to, eighteen-month, £3 ■"4s; to. £4 15s.;'two-year steers, £6 17s. 6d.; "tyo and a half-year steers. £7 155.; twoyear heifers, £5 2s. 6d. to £5 7s. «d.; threesteers, £9 10a. to £10 7s. 6d.; three- / ryeax heifers, £6 to £7 55.; dry cows, £2 to . ..-«6S'Ws.i dairy cows, £3 10s.. to £13.105. ,3?igs: Choppers, £6 to £6 10s.; extra heavy • -.iaooners, £5 10s.; heavy baooners, 925.-to .100s.: light bacouers, 755. to 85s. Price, '■ lb., 75d. to 7jd. Light porkers, 48s. to heavy porkers, Ms. to 60s: Price,''Der' i flK.'BJd.. to 9d. Large stores; 48s. t0,685; tid.; medium," 40s. to 475.; smaller, 335. to ;,3j>g.;'weaners, 205.. to 255. ■■

'£&■■' '.; BCHNSIDB. MARKET. ;-' Dunedln, September 27. . .iv.-At Bairaside market to-day 224 fat cattle ,*ere yarded. The quality -mas fairly good. 'Competition was fairly keen at prices , ''about the samo as last week.- Best bul\'looks, £17 10s. to £20;.oitra prime, £23; medium, £15 to £16 10s.; lisrht and niaiflnished. £12 to £14; best cows and heif-

era, £12 10s. to. £14 10s.; ertra prime, £17 12a. 6d.: medium. £9 10s. to £1110s.; others, £8. Fat'sheep (2528 penned). The offerings ..were vchiefly" .light-weight wethers. 'Competition was • good: • A fair proportion.; of light :and : -mpdlum quality were Beoured by: grariers: at prices about the same as last-week. Best wethers, 355. to 38a.: extra,, <2s. 9d.; medium to good, 295. (o 33s.;'others. 275.: best cwos, 28s. to 325. fid.;; extra.'.heavy; 395.; others, 265. Three new season's'lambs'came forward, realising up ; to"33s. ■ A-Bmall yarding of fat pigs sold under keen competition a't last week's "rates./ Ono exceptionally heavy chopper mado- 191s. -A larco.yarding of stores met a good sale. Prime heavy baconers, 100s.; good, 905.; best porkers, Ms. to-705.; others, 505.; slips. 355.; suckers, 18s. to 26b.. • i