LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2918, 2 November 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

, Mtttsrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report oil "their Levin sale, held on October 31, as - follow:—We offered :i medium yarding - of o.lltin and. a small one of sheep. .. Shoep wonvin good domojid'. but cattle : were a littlo slow of 6ale. However, wo t oloftred .-the bulk of our yarding at very satistactoty prices. We quote fat and fov"■ward shorn wethers and owes. 295. 6(1.; • - shorn 'hoggets. 235. 7d.; fat earns. £13: ,55.: • : forward cows, £9 10s.; store cows,. £6'53. —to £7 155.; medium 18-months steers, £7 65.;'4-year-old bullocks, £14 Is. . Mossrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having bold a very succossful clearing FaJo at To Horo' on account of Mrs. P. 'K. Bndianon. Tho liord of cows avor~»g«d the satisfactory price of £12 15s. I -- September and Octobor calvers niade from — £12 to £18 165.: winter calvers, £7 4s. ... to £11 12s. 6d.; Holstein bull, £10 175.; 2-war-old holfers. £5 12s. 6d. to £6 9r.; J 6-yco.v golding, £19; ha.rness m«ro. J. 6; ' ma.ro and foal, £6; 4-ycar-old draught - reldinr. £7. Tho Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile • •iEracy 00., Lt<L. report that at their - weekly yßtook sale, hold at Lorin yards 011 October 31. they oifored a fair entry ,_of oattlo. Competition was keen Uirough- . out. and they sold practically the whole of their yarding at good: values. Fat " eowß. £11' to £13: light lat heifers, £9 ~!ls.; forward condition cowb, £8 10s. to -£10 Ib.: atore cows, £7 155.; 18-montli ..Shorthorn bulls, £8 to £9; 2-ycav Jersey hulls £7 12g. 6d. to £9 55.: yearline: do., ~,£4 to £8 10s.; fat porkers, 525. 6d to 45a.; ■ . slips, 225. 6d. to 235. I'AHIATDA HEIFER SALE. Messrs. Wrlfflit, Stenhenson, and Co., 1 Ltd., report on. tho aoovo salo, hold on -Tuesday, as follows:—We submitted a • full yarding to a largo attendance of • buyers from all parte of tho district. 'Bid..dinrr for all good lines was very animated. . and wo quitted practically_our total entry I at. tho. following prices:—Bijlls: Shorthorn, " 2-yearc, to £18 18s.: Jersey, 2-years. £10 ."10s. to £10 15s. 6d. : Jersey yearlings, £4 >j 4s., £6 65., £8 os., to £10; Holstein yearvlings, £6 65., £6 16s. 6d., St to., to £10; ...grade Jersey yearlings, £3 15s. to £4 4s. ..Hoifors: Gloso to profit. £9 75.. 6d., £9 I#., 10s., £10 ISb„ to £11; backward . "heifers, springing. £7 10s.. £S. to £8 u. *;6d.: yearling heifers, £4 4s. 6d„ £4 15s„ • £5 lie., to-£5 12s. • '< — Messrs. Wrifrlit, Stephenson, and Co.. -.-Ltd., roport on their weekly sale at Pa--.hiatua 06 follows:—We submitted a full .yarding of cattle to' an oicellent attend- ; flnoo of buyers present. Prices were fully maintained, and we have to report an ox- ■ "ccllettt sale. . QuotationsUaiiT oows', 'close to profit, £9, £9 10s., to*£ll;.'spring--ing heifers, £7 10s., £8, to £9; 30 storo -cows, £8 125.; yearling Ecifers, £5 Is.; , yearling bulls, £5 7s. 6d.; Jersey bulls, „ £7 to £9. ... '..t ' , aldington market. . . , •- By Telegraph—Press Association. -Christchurch) November 1. - ' Addington market to-day was a, double market, as there will ho no sale next wook. The goneral entry -was a moderato one in point of numbers. There was a more numerous yarding of beef than of late, and the market showed an advance In prices. Store sheep sold at high rates, and there was an advance in fat lamb prioes owing to the supply not being equal to tho butchers' demands. Fat sheep sold at an advance of Is. to 2s.per head lor shorn sheep, woolly sheep TTouig firm a-t lato rates. Store cattlo and pigs sold well. Storo sheep—Wether hoggets, 17s. 7.d. to ■J7s. Id.; owo hoggets, £3s. 3d.,. 3js. 6d.; . mixed sex hoggets 275. 6d.; fonr and sixtooth wethers 255. Id. 355.; six and eighth tooth wetherE, 275. 4d.; two-tooth ewes, 345. 4d.; four and six-tooth ewes, 275. sd;; •sound-mouth merino ewes,. 17s. 9d.; ewes /.and lambs, all counted, 235. 3d. Fat ■ lambs.—Best lambs. 30s. to 355.; lighter. 21s. 6d., 295. 6d. Fat Sheep.—The range of prices was: Prime woolly wethers, 365. 6d. to sfi«.;. prime shorn wethers, 305., 37a.; ..lighter, 21s. 6d„ 295. 6d.; woolly merino wethera, 255., 31s. 3d.,- shorn, merino wethers, 235. Id., 255. 3d.; woolly lines, 30s. 9d., ' 425. 7d.: prime shorn ewes, 28s. 6d. 365. ■ 6d.; lighter, 19s. 10d., 28s. Fat cattle.— -Extra prime steere, to £24 103.; primo steers, £15 10s., £22 10s.; ordinary steers, £10 55., £15; prime heifers, £11 10s„ £14 55.:. ordinary heifers, £9. £11; extra prime, cows, to £18 55.; prime cows. £12. -6s £16; ordinary cows. £8 12s. 6d., £11 10s.; prime vealers, £2, £5; smaller, 205., 355.; prime yearling, to £8 15s. Store ..cattle—Fifteen to eighteen months, £4. £4 305.; two-year steers, £7; two-year heifers, . £5: 15s. to £6. 55.; thrce-yoar steere, £9 125., £11; three and four-year steers, £14 12s. 6d. : three-year-old heifers, £7 155.. £10 ,17s. 6d.; dry cows, £4 10s.; best dairy cows, .' £10, £13 17s. 6d. Pigs.—Choppers, £4 10=. .to £8 10s.;- heavy baconers, £4 75., £5: .extra heavy baconers. to £5 55.; light baconerf. £3 125., £4; licasj' porkers, 58s„ 665. Price per lb.. Bid. to 9d. Light pork'.crs. 505., 555. Price per lb., 7d. to 7Jd. Large stores, 555., 605.; 'medium. 455„ 545.: smaller, 325., 405.; weaners, 225., 28s. 6d.BUENSIDE MARKET. □unedfn, November 1. At Buniside to-day 200 fat cattle were - yarded. At the commencement values ..were equal to last week's rates, but closed ,20s. higher. Best bullocks. £18, £22 10s.; extra. £24 55.: medium, £16. £17, 10s.; Inferior, £12 10s.. £15; best cows and heifers. £13 10s., £16; medium. £11 10s., £13; - inferior, £9 10s., £11. Sheep (2631 penned). -The quality was gpod,' and competition

keen. Prices Advanced If*. 6rt. Prime to® eood U oSt *\ 465 " 9tL: mcdium iX.-m? « In 375,; luf erior, 305., 335. ™V.r L cu l 03 ' s :> 4k.; extra, 425. 3d.; $« t? \° F^ od ' 32s - 355..: inferior, 255., 60s. hambs (o7 penned). Priecs wero much thef same as last, week. Prime, 215.. 2As.: v.??i] lra ' § s " There was si- medium Jil'J i* Competition was keen, ana into values were well maintained.