LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2936, 23 November 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at Levin yards on Tuesday they offered a small entry of sheep end cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Competition was keen, and a good clearance was ,mo<le. They quote:—Prime fat ewes (shorti), 325. fid., 335.; yearling steers, £6 155.; 18-month steers. £7 12s. 6d.; 2-year Jersey bull, £8 155.; light fat porkers; 32a. 6d.; good, store pies, 275. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale at Pa.hiat.ua on Tuesday, when they offered a fair yarding of cattle. Competition was fairly keen, and with the exception of one pen a totkl clearance was'made a-t the following rate©:—Store cows, £12 10s., £10- to £9 55.; springing heifers, £9' 2*.' 6d.; aged cows on drop, £6 12s. fid. to £7 10s.; yearling heifers, £6 .55., £6. £.6 10s. and £6 12s. 6d. ADDINGTON &ABKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Ghristchurch, November 22. At Addington market to-day, owing to the smaller entries of fat stock, prices for beef, • mutton, and lamb showed an appreciable advance. Store sheep were easier in consequence of the continued dry weather, but store cattle sold readily at high rates.-' Pigs were easier,-, the yarding of pigs being an exceptionally large one. Store sheep—Wether' hoggets, woolly. 255. 9d.; miied sex hoggets, woolly, 21;. 9d.; two-tooth wethers, lTs." 2d., 24e. 2d.; four-toothed wethers, 28s. 6d., 30s. Id.; four and six-tooth wethers, 265. 10d., 28s. 6d.; six and eight-tooth -wethers, 265. 10d.; two-tooth ewes, 18s. 5d.; two-tooth cwea, woolly, 345.; four-tooth eweS, 325.; four and six-tooth ewes, 265. 5d.; < ewes and lambs (all counted), 18s. 6d., 225. 6d. Pat lambs—Best, 295. to 235. -6d.; lighter. 265. 3d., 29a. 6<i. Fat sheep—Woolly wethers, 38s. 3d. to 505.; woolly- merino wethers, 345., 395. 6d.; prime shorn wethers, 305., 355. 9d.; lighter, 255., 295. 6d.; prime shorn ewes, 295. 6d., 375.; lighter, 245., 295.; shorn hoggets, 275. . 6d„ 31s. • Fat cattle-Extra : prime steers, to £21 10s.; prime steers, £15, £20; ordinary steers, £9 10s„. £15; prime i heifers, £13 10s., £U 155.; ordinary heifers, '£8 17s. 6d„ £13; prime cows, £13, £15 55.; ordinary cows, £8, v£l3. Store- cattle-15 to 18-months, £3 17s. to £4 75.; two-year steers, £5 12s. 6d.; t/wo-year heifers, £5 12s. 6d.; 2*-ycar steers, £7 7s. 6d.; threeyear heifers, £9; dry cows, £3 10s.. £10; ■ dairy cows, £5 10s„ £15 15s. Pigs—Choppers, £4 to £4 175.; extra heavy- baconers, to £5; heavy baconers, £4 55., £4 125.lighter, £3 10s., £4, equal to 7d. to 7Jd. per lb. Heavy porkers, 525., 575.; lighter, 465„ 505., equal to 9d. to 9id. lb. Best stores, 605., 705.; medium stores, 485.-, *515.; small stores, 30s„ 385.; weaner?, 19s. 6d„ 265. 6d. BURNSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, November 22. At Burnside to-day 170 fat cattle svere penned. The quality all round was" inferior to that of last -week, but jjrices advanced 10s. to 15s. Best bullocks, £18 10s„ £20 10s.; extra, £22 10s„ £25 155.; good, £16 10s., £16; unfinished, £13. £14 15j. ; best cows and heifers, £13 10s.. £14 10s.; extra, £16 155.; £17 2s. 6d,; medium, £11, £12 10s.; light, £8 10s„ £10 10s. Fat sheep (2240 penned). The entry exceeded butchers' requirements, but graziers took a fair proportion. Prices declined Is. to Is. 6d. Extra , prime -woolly wethers, •lis. 9d.; good, 40s„ 435. 6d.; medium, 345., 385.; extra heavy woolly ewes, 46s fid.; good, 345., 375.; extra prime shorn wethers, 41s. 3d.; good, 345., 355. 3d.; medium, 28s. 6d., 325.; light. 265„ 275. 6d.; extra'heavy shorn ewes, 365. 9d.: medium, good, 275.,295.; light and inferior, 235., 255. Lambs (93- penned) met a good sale. Best 29s 6d.; medium, good. 225.. 275. There was a

small yardinp of pigs. Prices were firmer. Best baconers, 1055.; good, 905.; others. 755.,' 80s. There was a. small entry of stores, and last week's high vatees were maintained.