AUCTION SALES

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 267, 7 August 1919, Page 8

AUCTION SALES

!. fixtures. ........ ; .:.... to-day. levin Tards, 1 p.m.—Salo of stock and im- • plemcnts (Abraham and Williams). Drill Hall, Follding,' 2.30 p.m.-Laud sale .. (Levin and Oo.). ....... ... .. - TO-HOESOW. Queen" Street,' Levin, 1.30 p.m.—Sols of > -stock and implements (Abraham and !'"Williams). 46-Manners Btreot, Wellington,- 2 p.m.j.Furniture Bale (Radford and Co.). ~..-..,,. . •SATURDAY. Grey" Street ; Horse Baaaar. Mmerston ■'North; l 12 noon—Land sale (Abraiam . anil WiHiams), , . ■ ADDINGTON MARKET 4100 FOR A PAT BULLOCK. Bj TelezraDh—Presß Ao«oclatloE. Christchurch, August fi. At Addington stock market to-day there ■p-e'ro large entries of fat stock, especially of..'eheop, for the double market, held ia consequenco of iho Grand National holidays next week. .All classes of tot stock sold at extremely high rates, beef in some cases being equal to. : £i per 1001b., and this not for the extra special iota. A purebred white shorthorn buttock, bred and fattened by. tho Kiocarton Estate, . topped the marker at the record price for Now Zealand of £iW. UMton also showed a short advance in price, end ',". the choice lots realised up to Mi JO's/'for: three down cross wethers from 'Mr.. Georgo Murray, M'Kenzio Country. Mr. Fred Bull, who has topped' the. niar- ! tct at this sate for some years past, was not represented. There were a dozen fat lambs, representing the new season's orop, and they sold up to '13s. Od. Fat pigs, sold as high as £U 7s. Od. Store $heop were in rather better demand. There was a poor entry of store cattle, $nd vealers, though not of very good quality, sold.well. Store sheep—Two and four-tooth ewes, ■ 295. Gd. .to 325". 6d.; four, six, and oighttcoth ewes, 355. 3d.; sound and Mll- - ewes, 18s. Id. to 31s. 3d.; two, four-tooth .wethers 2Gs. 9d. to 335. 9(1.; wether hoggets, 17s. 3d. to 265. 5d.; mixed Bex hoggets, 205.. 7d. to 225. lOd.j.owo hoggets, 255. 9d.; specially prime wethers to i&ii 10s.; extra prime wethers, to M; prime wethers, ; 555. to. Gss.; medium wethers, 455. to Sis. Gd.; lighter wothors, 335.. .to 41s. Gd.; merino wethers, 275. Gd. to-28s. 9d,;-extra prime owl's, to M; primo'.ewes, Us. Gd. to 5Gs. Gd.; medium ewes, ,40s; to 475.; 'lighter owes, 325.-Gd. to 395.;. hoggets, 2Gs. to 555.. .. •'.

Fat cattle—Special steers, Mi- 10s. to ',£100; extra prime steers, to ,£11; prime Bteors, „£2O to .£3O; ordiuary steers, £la 7s. 6(1. to ,£l9 155,; Tough smd unfinished, £$ to .613; extra prime heifers, to .£32; primo heifers, Ala 2s. Gd, to £20 2s. Gd.; ordinary heifers, £9,25. (id. to ,£ls; extra primo cows, to .£3O 55.; prime cows, ,£l3 15s. to ,£l9 10s.; ordinary cows, £8 12g. to'JCI3. - • .

Pigs-.-Ea'coners, £j to £8 15s. (equal to 9M. per ib.); porkers, £2 15s. to £i 155.-(equalto lid., lb.); choppers, £iip £tt 10s.; largo stores, £2 10s. to £\ ss.; medium, £i fs. to £1 Bs.; smaller, !os":'to 10s.';'.woauew, 17s. to 235.