LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3022, 8 March 1917, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Thr X.7.. Loan and Mernini.ilr Acrm-v Co., Ud.. report, that, at. thrir I,rvj n rani's on Tuesday they submitted ;■ -maii entry of sheep and a food nrrfinc nl , cat Mβ to a good attendance Thrr emitted the bulk or their enlrv nl, tlio following nricos:-F.m. Pw( ,s 25s • mixed shorn lambs. IBs. Brt.; email lamb* a-■■ fat cows. .« 15s. to £15 lZ.s. : forward ,■„«. dilion empty hoifers. £6 IVp. 6d.; forwitrri condition covtb, £3; store cow*. £2 10* m •E6; 3-jcar heifers (low condition), £.',- W r ,5 tcere ' TO . a BM, £9 l«s.; 18-monthS <lit.to, &6 25.; sprlngMii; hoilcre £12- small wpaners, 24«. to £2 Is. Meesrs. Abraham ajid Williams, I.trt report.:-At Hanmai. on Tuesday, we had "' i J ul i» y , a|,d i n,s of stnc,! ' .i"sb on 4000 shrcn and 50 head of cattlo being penned The quality of the stock yarded wae, on tho wbolp, fairly (rood. There was an imsalislieddoniaTidiiiA keen competition for tho various lines offered, and with tho exception .of the three pens of sheen, everything vrae disposed of before leaving hn yards. Prices as follows ruled—Twotooth ewes, JJs., 345. 6d.. iio. lOrt.. Sit. M ■ <l and 6-lnot.h cives. ill. 6d., 375. 10d • 6tooth and 4-rear ewes. 285., 255. Id., 31s. 6d.; foll-mou«i ewes. 2os. 3d., 26 3 . Id., 29«. 6d.. Ms., ill. 3d.; 4-year owes, 305., 325. U ■ aged ewes, 20a., !2s. Si.; cull owes, 15s. Id, 18s. 3d., 205.; 6-tooth to 5-year P!ock Book ITomney ewes, 525.; small woolly la:nlis. 19s 2d.; storo lambs, lfo. 3d.. 16s. <M.; ••nil I'imbs. 10s. «., los., 13s. 4d., Us. Id.; 2-tooth wethers. 30s. lCd.; fiouthdon-n rams, £4 10s., £5 5e.; ased rams, 176. 6d

A DDIKGTOK JIAEKKTS. By Telegraph—J'r<ws> .-Issocintio'.i. Christohuroli, March. 7. At Adduigton market to-dtty there wds a large entry in ali elassi'.s. The doicuid was good, and tho saio a farourable one. Store sheep—Mixed sex lambs, 10a. fid. to iils. 9d.; cno lambs, lls. 6d., 24b. wl.; wether lambs, 14s. 6d., 23a. 9d.; two-ticth. owes; 255. 9d., '37b. it.; two and four-tooth ewes, 3<is. 6d., Oβ.; four and slx-ttotli ewes, 31s. 10d., 343. 3d.; six and eight-tooth ewes, 27r., Jss. 8(1.; sound-month i-wcs, \ls. 3d., iis. M.; two, four, six, and oiffhltootli ewes, 245. 3d., 265. 9d.; sound-iuoutll and failing-mouth ewes, 175., .19s. It-.!.; iy;o. tootli wethers, 19s. 4d., 205.; four-tooth wethers, 235. Id.; two, four, and Bu-tooth wethers, 20s. 6d., 275.; merino wcthero, 19s. 3d. Fat shi*p—Kztra primp wethmre to 405.; prime wothers, 525. 6d., 365. lit:lit<:r wcthOTf, 285., 31n.; jirimc ewes, J7s., 405.; medium ewes, 295., JOs.: lighter ewes. 225. 6d. I'nt lan.bs—isxtra pncic, I/j .tefi. 9d.; prime. "6s. M., 3te. 9d.; medium. 23..S 245. Jd.; !i(fhUt..-. 18s. 9d., 2Cb. l&d. Kat cattle--jixtra prl le stub's, to iij 55.; £9 155., .El 4; extra raws, .£l7 17s. 6d.; pritno com, £11 10s., £14 10c; ordin-aiy tows, £9 55., £10 '.Os.;. extra prime heifers, £15 10s.: prime- heifers. £10 be., £14; ordinary heifers, £8 55., £10. Storj) cattle—Yearlings, to £2 14s. 6d.; 16 to 18-nionths, £4 10s. 6d.; two-year steerE, £6 165.; twoTear heifers, £5 17fi. 6d., £6 65.; three-

year steerf, £8 17s. 6d., £10 15p.: threryear heifers, £7 17s. 6d., £8 10*.: dry cows. £6 55., £10 155.; dairy no we, old and Inferior, £6 to £12; host., £17 65., £19. Pis*:— Choppers, £5 65.. £7; extra heavy hnconeis. to £5 135.; heavy baconnrs, £4 10a., £5: ordinary baconers, £J Wβ., £4 ss. (equal to 7Jd. per lb.). Heavy porkers, 555., 605.; lighter porkore, 465. 60s. (equal to Oil. per Ih.i. Stores—Be-st., 575. to 64a.; medium, 475. 6d., 555.: .small, 255., 305.; weaners, 17s. 6d., 21s. 6d.

BUKNSIDE MARKET. Dunedin, March J. At. BliriHiido to-day 111 fat cattle were penned. I'lio quality on the -whole wil's' only medium. Freezing 1/iiyo.rs were operating for anything: stiitn.blc. lind prices advanced about. 10s. Prime bullocks £19 7s. 6d.; medium. £16, £18; light, £13 ss, £14 155.; prlmo heifers, £14 10s.; medium, £11, £12 155.; light, aged, £8, £9 15s. Kheep (2220 penned). Only a few pens of prime vrero offered. Prices opened on a. par with late rate*, but towards the end receded about Is. Extra prime wethers, 48s. 6d.; prime, 405., 455.; medium, good, 355., 38s. 5d.; light, 305.;. prime ewes, 435. 6d.; medium, 355., 1 385.; light, aged, ?2s. 6d., 26s Lambs (2786 penned). The quality was medium. Freezing buyers wore operating for suitable lines, for •which prieee were fully maintained. TJnfmished showed a slight reduction. Prime 305., 335. 6d.; good, 265., 305.; medium, 225.] 245. 6d.; light, 18s. 6d.. 21s. A small yarding of pi»s brought prices above lost week's TalueS.