LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2942, 30 November 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and-Co., Ltd., report having Md their weekly salo at Levin on .Tuesday, when they offered a good entry .of sheep .and cattle. There was a slight slackening in the demand for dairy stock, but the orpward tendency for all other classes of cattle was maintained.' a total clearance being effected under the hammer. Sheep also sold at well up to •late sales. Quotations:—Forward woolly wethers, 425.; fat shorn wethers, to 335. 6d.; M.S. medium hoggets. 33a. 2d.; cull hoggets, 275. lOd.; light-weight fa/ bullocks, £17; fat heifers, to £11 10s.; empty forward cows, to £14 ■ 2s. 6d.; store coin, with calves, to £11, 10s.; spcyed 6torc heifers, £9 165.; 2}-year Bteers, to £11 Is.; young bulls, to £5 2s. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Danncvirke, report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Woodvillc on Monday, when they submitted a fair offering of 'Sheep and cattle. AH lines changed hands under the hammer at very satisfactory futures. Quotations are as follow;— Sheep: t pen fat ewes. £2 os. 2d.; 1 pen light fat wethers, shorn, 31s. 6d.; while a nice pen of 50 M.S. woolly hoggets realised 38s. Id. (a record for the yard) Cattle: Cows, springing, £12 155.; forward cows, £10 10s.; store cows, £9 Is.; 15-nionth steers and-heifers. £6 65., £6 125., and £7 15s. We also offered six porker?, prices for which ranged from 255. to 325. ADDINGTON MARKETS. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, November 29. AtAddington market.to-day the general yarding of stock was about the same as at tho previous week's sale, fat lambs being slightly more numerous. Fat and 6tore sheep were about the same. Steer beef was' distinctly soarcer. There was a firm and steady demand for practically all classes of stock, and on tho whole prices wcro good, the prospects of raiu giving confidence. Store' Sheep—Mixed sex hoggets,, woolly, 245. 3d.; two-tooth wethers, 20s. 9d. to 255.; two-tooth wethers, woolly, 255.; four and six-tooth wethers, woolly, 295,; four and six-tooth wethers, 235. 6d„ 315.6 d.; six and eight-tooth wethers, 21s. 10d., 28s. 5d.; eight-tooth merino wethers, 16s.' 3d., 17s. lid.; two and four-tooth ewes, woolly, 225. 6d.; ewes and lambs all counted, 16s. 6d. Pat Lambs.—Best lambs, 295. to 345. 6d.; lighter, 20s. 3d., 28s. 6d. Pat Sheep.-WooUy merino wethers, 225. 6d. to 265.; prime shorn wethers. 315., 395. 6d.; lighter, 225. 6d., 295. 7d.; prime shorn ewes, E9s. 6d., 375. 3d.; lighter, 235., 28s. 6d.; shorn hoggets. 265. 9d., N 3ls. 3d. Fat cattle.—Extra prime steers, to £20 10s.; prime steers, £15, £18 155.; ordinary steers, £10 65., £14 10s.; prime heifers, £12, £14 10s.; ordinary heifers, £9 to £12; prime cows, £12 10s., £16 2s. 6d.; ordinary cows, .£9, £12; stone' cattle, 16 to 18 months, £4 10s. to £4 17b. 6d.; 2-yoar steers, £6 155.; 2-year heifers, £5 173. 6d.; 2J-year steers, £3 2s. 6d.; 3-year steers, £9 10s.-, £10; 3-year heifers, £8, £9 7s. 6d.; dry cows, £4, £11 ss. Thero were ssmo extra good quality vcalers penned, and sales were mode from 15s. up to £7 76. 6d. The yarding of dairy cattle was small, and mixec inferior cows sold at £5, and better sorts up to £15 ss. Fat Pigs.-Choppcrs, £4 to £6; extra heavy baconers, £5; heavy baconers, £4 to £4 10s.; ordinary baconers. £3 5s. 1 to £3 15s. ■ Price per lb.. 7d. Heavy porkers, 535. to 575.; lighter. 455.. 50s. Price per lb., BJd. to 9d. Stores—Best, 55b. to | 655.; medium, 465., 525.;- small. 285., 345.; weaners, 18s., 245.; extra good weaners, 265.