LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3016, 1 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Messrs. DalEoty and Company, 'Limited, report liavincr held a clearing sale on Jlondiiy last on behalf of Mr. 1 , . E. A. Curtis, of Levin, who has enlisted and shortly goes into ennui. Considering tho lateness o[ the season and the continued dry Weather, prices must bo deemed satisfactory. The herd of dairy cows averaged over £9; empty cows, to £10; lieifore, due In tho spring, to £9 2s. 6d.; wenner .heifers, £2 55.; hulls, to £8. Implements and sundries sold well. Messrs. Dalfrnty and Co., Ltd.. report "fillat at thoir Levin sale, on Tuesday they offered a Rood yarding or slioej) and cattle. A considerable projiortiou of the entries consisted of aped cues, which were hard to quit. Tlio.y quote:—Alixrdasn stud Eomney ewes, 3gns.; 6.m. owes, Mβ. to 28a.; cull owes. 106.: woolly lambs, 17s. 9d. ; fatcowa, to £12: cows with ealves. -C 9 7s. 6d.: sprineiug .heifers, to £10 55.; weauer heifers, £2 16a.

ADDINOTON JIASKET. By Telegraph—-PrwES Assocjahifcm. Chrlstchuroh, February 28. At Addington Market to-day thero was a big attendance of huyer3 andotliers. Tile ya.rdins of stock was a , largo one, all classes being well represented. Tho fat cattle section was large, but tho quality was very irregular, steer beet being saort. Tho entry of lambs was about tne eamo as at the previous week's market, but iat I uheep were in larger numbers. ' Thero I was a big entry of slore sheep atd etoro I cattle, the latter including a pood line of • 120 youner beasts from the Wpel Coast. I Store sheep: Jtixed-sei lambs, 15s. Id. to ; 245. 2d.; ewo lambs, 22e.; wether lambs, ; 17b. 10d. to lSe. 1ld.; two-tooth ewes, 30s. i 3d. to 365. 5d.; two ajid four-tooth ewef, : 25.5. 9d. to 365.: four-tooth cwo3, 20i>. sd. I to 355. Id.; four, sis, and eight-tooth ewes, | 275. 3d. to 365.; sound-mouthed ewes, 18.=. ; 9d. t-o 295. M.; two-toot.li wethers. 235. to i 245. Bd.; four, and six-lootb wethers. 245.; ! two, four, six, and oi&ht-tooth wethers, ; 21s. 3d. to 236. Fat lambs: Extra prime. • to 305.; prime, 275. to 315.; medium, '235. to i 24b.; lighter, 20s. to 22e. 6d. Fat, sheep: I Extra prime wethers, to 435. 6d.; prime, I 325. to 395. 6d.; lichtor, ?is. to 305.; prime ewes, 325. to 375. 6d.; medium, 265. to i<l?.; lighter, 14s. to 255. 6d. Fat cattle: Eitra, prime steers, £21 10s.; prime steers, £14 15s. to £19; ordinary steers, £11 10s. to J614 10s.; extra prime cowe, £18 55.; prime oows, £11 10s. to £14 10s.; ordinary ctnts, £9 ss. to £10 10a.; extra prime heifers, to £15 53.; prime hoifere, £10 sb. to £14; ordinary heifers. £9 12a. 6d. 1o £10 2s. Sd. Store cattle: Yearlings, ,£S 18s.: fifteen to eighteen-month, £4 10s.; two-year-old steers, £6 7s. 6d. to £6 13b.; two-year heifers, £5 7s. 6d. to £6'; threo-ycar sfceru, £9 10s. to £12 7e,; thrsw-year heifers, £3 to £9 2a. 6d.; dry cows, £4 to £9 10e. Pigs: Choppers, to £8 175.; heavy ba«oners, £6 45.; medium baconera, £5 10s.; t light. SA 12s. (equal to 7Jd- to Heavy porkere, 645. to 725.; liffhtor, 555. to 60s. (eqtial to 9d. 1o 10d. per lb.). Best stores. 575. to 625.; medium, 47e. 6d. to 555.; small, 255. to 305.; weanere, 18s. to 21a.

BUHtfSIDE MiOJKET. Dunedln. February 28. At /Burjiside to-day, 173 fa,t cattle wero •penned. Tho sale opened Trith prices sliffhtiy above last week's irates, but values receded, and at the closo showod a decline of 10s. to 15s. on the opening prices. A fair number were turned oul, liusold. Bost bullocks, £16 to £1S; extra, primo heavy, £21 2s. 6d.; medium, £13 to £14 155.; others, £10 to £12 10s.; best cows and heifers, £11 to £13; extra, prime heavy, £14 17s'. 6d.: "others, £8 to £10 10s. Pat sheep (1843 penned): The offerings were compoEed chiefly of very medium quality..- For good quality, prices advanced about Is., while- inferior sold about last woek's rates. Beet -wethers, 365. to 385.; extra, 465.; others, 295.;. best ewes, 325. 6d. to 353.; extra, prime heavy, 465. 6d.; others, 255. Ijambs (1835 pennt-d): Tho quality was mixed, but competition waß keen. Prices wero about equal to last week's Extra prime. 345. 6d.; prime, 26b. 6d. to 295.; medium, 225. 6d. to 265.; others, 21s. There was a vory small yarding o£ pigs. Competition was keen and. prices exceptionally high.