LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 2948, 7 December 1916, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES

Abraham and Williams, Ltd., rcfollows:—At Levin sale 011 NoWh 1 w ®, ' la< ' 11 yarding 0! both sheep and cat/tie. Competition was h™ ll , a , Drastically all lines changed hands under the hammer, late prices lie's J.VfH maintained. ' l'at wethers, 345. to I?™ ■ wethers, 30s. €tl.: store *I;\' 265. lCd.; cull ewes, 10s.; -woolly liog- £? * s ' : "ged ewes lambs, 375. }?;•■ , {a .t c°ws. £11,'£13, £14, to £15 3s. 6d.; i heifers, £11; yealers, £2; t\vo-.v«ir lieiSSf'ii 18s ' forward cows, £8 2s. to rn fifteen-month heifers, los.; eighteen-month stoers, £7 Is.; y£ a ''un£ steers and lieifers, £4 165.; bulls, , t0 £1S ! cows in, milk, £11 15s. £21 10s.; springing. heifers,. £10 15s. to i- w ea ner pigs, 10s. 6(1. to Ms.; sups, 15s. Iki. to Sit.; poi-Kers, 31s. lo 175.; baconers, £3. At Palmcrston North on November 30 we had a- fairly go ml yardiug of stock, practically tho wholo ?(? w r} c " sold. Shorn fat wethers brought 4* Tr' forward shorn wethers, 345. 4d.; plain fat cows, £12 10s. to £13; small fat lieifers, £9 10s.; store cows, £9 15s. to £10 165.; dairy cows, £13 to £18; springing heifers, £8 Is.; Jtf teenmonth heifers, £6 ss. to £7 10s.; eighteenmonth Shorthorn lieifers, £8 9s, 6d.; threeyear steers, £15 Is.; stags, £8 Zs. 6d. to £10two-year sttfrs, £9 65.; bulls, £7 103. to £11 55.; Uveuty-month steers, \£B 10s.; yearling steers, £5 15s. to £6 10s.; yearling heifers (small), £5 45.;.cu1l yearling steers, £5; yearling bulls, £4 17s. 6d. to £5 15s. At the Feilding cattle fair on Friday we had a good, muster of cattle and a» few pens of sheep. A large volume of business was transacted, lat<3 rfites> being fully maintained. Fonr-year bullocks sold r - om £15 18s. to £16; three-year steers, £14 ios.; two-year £9 2s. 6d.; twelve to twenty-month steers, £8 lCs.; yearling, steers, £6 135.; fat and forward cows, £13; forward cows, £11; store cows, £8 3s. 6d. to £10 12s. 6c1.; cows and calves (poor), £U; two-year Polled Angus heifert?' 17s * ; yearling heifers, £6 165.; cull do., £4 18s.; store wethers, 305.; twotooth shorn wethers (sma-U), 275. 10d.; woolly hoggets. 375. 3d. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report that at their weekly stock -sale held in Levin yards on December 5 they offered a small entry of sheep and a good yarding of cattle to a, pood attendance of buyers. They quotesShorn fat ewes, 325. 6d.; two-year stcors, £7 10s. to-.£9 2s. 6d.; forward condition cows, £9 145.; store cows, £7; empty twoheifers,. £6 165.; two-year. .Tersey bull, £8;. yearling bulls. £5 Bs. to,£s 15s.

ADD.INGTON MABKET. By Telegraph—Press Association,

Christchurch, December 6. At Addington market to-day thero were large entries of fat cattle, sheep, and lambs, and fairly good yardings of store stock. There was a large attendance. In vieiv of the fact that some business was being done for export, fat ■ cattle ' sold well, as a new export firm was among the buyers. Pat lambs were easier than last week, about 928 being penned, and the two local freezing works were operating, paying prices averaging Bd. to BSd. per 11). ; over all, .and. although, prices, were not equal to those of last week there wa-s a : strong demand until towards tlio end ot .the' sale,' and exporters were giving-air average of- 6d. per lb. over all for both wethers and ewes. Store slieep' were easier in consequence of the continued dry weather. Stove.cattlo and dairy cows sold well, but there was a decided drop in all classes of pigs. Store sheep: Mixed-sexes, : woolly hoggets, 295. 2d.: mixed sexes, sliorn hoggets", 2,0h. 3d.; two-tooth ewes, 285.; four, six, and eighMooth ewes,-225. to 255.; sound-mouthed owes and lambs, all count-, ed, 175., 21s. Id.; two-tooth r wethers, 195., 295. 9d-.; four-tooth wethers,' 265. to 295.; four and sis-tooth wethers, 265. to 30s. 3d.; six and eight-tooth wethers, 18s. 6d. to 28s. id.; .merino wethers, 235. 5H.; extra prime - lambs, to 355.; prime, 255. to 325.; lighter, 20s. to 245. 6d. Fat sheep; Prime wethers, 30s. 6d. to'37s. 3d.; lighter wethers, 275. 6d> to 305.; wooliy merino wethers, 375. to 425.; shorn merino wethers, 245. Id.; prime ewes, 275. 6d. to 345.'-ld.; lighter ewes, 2fls. 6d. to 275. Pat cattle; Extra prime steers, to £22 55.; prime steers, £14 15s. to £18 10s.; ordinary steers. £9 to £14; prime heifers, £lt 15s. to £14 2s. 6d.; ordinary heifers, £10 to £li 10s.; extra prime cows, to '£18 2s. 6a.; prime cows, £12 ss. to '£15 10s.; ordinary cows, £9 to £12. Store cattle; yearlings, £4 165.; fifteen to eighteen-months, £5 to £5 '7s. 6d.; two-yeai; steers, £5'165.; two and a lialf-ycar steers, £7 2s. to £7 12s. 6d.; two-year heifers, £5 10s.; three-year steers, £8 ss. to £9 7s. 6a.; three-year heifers,- '£2 IBs. to £12 10s.; dry cows. £5 to £10; dairy cows, £5 to £15 12s. 6d. Pigs; Choppers, £4 to £6 10s.; heavy baconers, £4'to £5; lighter; £3 Bs. to £3 15s. (equal to 7id. to 7sd. per lb.); heavy porkers, 48s. to 545.;- lighter, 425. to 465. (equal to BJ to: Eid. per lb.); large stores, to 455.; medium, 30s. to 385.; smaller, 18s. to 275.; weauers, 16s. to 245. BURXSIDE MARKET. Dunetlln, December 5. At Burnside to-day 190 fat cattle were yarded, mostly of good average quality. The entry; .excc-edea .requirements, and prices declined' £1. Best bullocks, £18 to £19; extra, £23; good, £16 to £17 10s.; medium, £14 .'to £15; best cows and heifers, £12 10s. to £13 155.; extra, £14 10s.; medium to good, £10 10s. to £12. Sheep (1270 penned); The quality was hardly equal to that of some recent sales. The sale. opened with prices equal to last week, but they receded Is. towards the finish. Prime shorn wethers, 345. to 365.; extra, 405.; medium to good, 31s. to 335.; light, 275. to 295.; prime shorn ewes, 31s. to 335.; extra, 355.; medium to good, 265. to 295. Jjambs (60 penned); There were good, sales, price# advancing Is. to Is. Ca. Prime, 275. to 235.'; medium to good, 245. to 265. Pigs: 30 fats and 35 stores were penned. The demand for fats was firm at late rates. The market for stores was very excited, extreme . prices resulting.