LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 459, 18 March 1909, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., repor* as folio >vs on their llasterton stock sale, held yesterdayA yarding of seven thousand sheen, mostly ewes,- was submitted to a fair attend, ance of buyers. Prices for aged ewes showed a sharp decline oil recent sales. Bidding fo» two and four-tooth ewe lambs and wetheri was, however, animated, all sheep of theso classes selling freely at full rates. Very few cattle were yardfcd. We quoteSheep—Bes* two-tooth ewes, 14s. 9d.; others, 13s. to 14s. 5d.l small two-tooth eives, lis. 9d.; four and six. tooth ewes (good), 13s. 3d. to 14s. 9d.j four-year-old ewes, 135., 125., down to 10s. Gd. for Rood sorts; inferior ewes, 7s. to Bs.j culls, 4s. 9d.; lambs, best, 9s. 7d.; others, Bs. to Ss. Sd.: two-tooth wethers (good), 125.; small lambs, 7s. lid. Cattle—Fat and forward cows. i! 3 17s. A"', n rOUl i? stoCl ?.' £2 2s ' tQ n ss -: bullocks, A 5 10s. ltams-HR-omncy rains, i to li guineas; Lincoln rntns, 1 to 2 guinoQS, Bordor*Jjeicostcr rams, ? to H (juinoas; Shropshire rums. 1 to 4 guineas. Pigs—Weaners, 7s. to Vs. 6d.

BURNSIDE STOCK MARKET. (ut TELEGRAPH— H'.V.Sj ASSOCIATION',) . ' _ ~ Dunedin, March 17. At Burnsido stock market 2256 sheep wera yarded—a very large yarding. Owing to butchers being fully supplied prices receded from Is. to Is. Gd, per head all round. Old ewer and unfinished wethers wero practically unsaleable. Quotations;— Best .wethers, 15s. to 16s. Gd.; extra, 17s. 3d.; medium to good, 13s. to Ids. Gd.; light and unfinished, 10s. to 12s Gd.; best owes, 13s. Gd. to 14s. Gd.; extra, 15s. Gd.; medium to good, 10s. to 12s. Gd. Lambs: 1322 yarded. Another good yarding, but not quite equal to last week's. The limits of freezing buyers have been { reduced considerably, and there was consequently very littla competition, prices showing a further decline.. Quotationsßest lambs, 12s. Gd. to 135.; extra, 15s. 3d. j medium to good. 10s. to 12a. Cattle: 217 yarded, a large entry, composed principally of medium-quality stores and heifers. Prime bullocks sold at prices rulinglately, but for unfinished sorts there ,vas little demand. Quotations:—Best bullocks, .£8 to £9 10s.; mednun to good, £7 to £8; light and inferior, ,£6 to JE6 lfls.; best cows ami heifers, J5 to .£0 10s.; medium, ,£4 to .€1 10s. Pigs: 110 yarded, a fair yarding, and tho prices obtained being much the same as those of last week. Quotations:—Suckers, 10s. to 125.: slips, lis. to 195.; stores, 235. 'to 2Ss.; porkers, 355. to 405.: light baconers, 455. to 555.; heavy, 58s. to 60s.

ADDINGTON MARKET, rnr teleghaiui—pkksp association.) Christchurch, March 17. At Addington to-day there were large entries of stock end a -lnr« attendance. Prices generally showed a still lower tendency. Store sheep, in consequence of continued dry weather, were in weaker deninml. Vnt lawlw were also less firm, and fat cattle, owing to heavy (supply, were easier. Tat wethers showed improvement, but ewes were still- further down. Baconers wero also down, but porkers were dearer, mid sterns were not quite so keen in demand. Store cattle were dull of Gale, but dairy cows were in demand. There was again a very large yarding of store sheen, the bulk brunt: lines from a distance. The demand was decidedly slnelc, elthough some of tho best lots of two-tooth end good-mouthed e«'os, whoso condition was rifrht, sold fair'v well up to expectations, and. end, towards f'e end of the snlc, showed a rise in price. The same apnlies to a few lots of forward lambs suiHilo for .rare. Travelstained ewes, low-cnndhioned lambs, and ah descrintions of wethers, met with dull and dragging sale, end nt tho commencement a few lots were passed. Sound-month halfhred env sold at 14s, to 155.; four and nix-tooth. to lCs. Id.; and two-tooths to 17s. !*'l. A special lino of two-tooths l>.«Hbrod ewes. V.'ensleydnlc merino cross, made 5Gs. Ordinnry crossbred ewes, wit? sound piouths, but in low condition, mode 10s. to 11s. Gd.; end old ewes, 7s. unwards; forward In nibs, 10s. 9d. to 11s. Gd.: average lots. Os, to 9s. Gd.; travel-stained and in low condition, 7s. Gd. to IRs. Gd.; culls,ifs. to Gs. Gd.; forward wethers, lis. to 125.; and backward sorts, Bs. Gd. to 10s. Fat Sheep.—There was a fair entry of fat sheep, there beim? a Inreer proportion o* w»Hiers tlinn of l" f e, nnd several lines of very prime quality. Export buyers were able to onerate in wethers, prices now having cot down to their limits. and the confluence was that the*' sold better than last went Kwes. on the other hand, met with a dull sn'e, em'.. »""d and inferior sirts showed a sti'l f"rthet~ fill in prieos. Prime wethers miuln 15s. to lGs. lid.; lipl<tcr. 12s. Sd. to IK 9d,; nrime owes. lis. to 14s. fid.; others, 6s. 10(1. to I°s. od. Store Cattle.—The tnarW wis easier for all but t'oo'l sorts. A lie" of sn three-year steeri mede J)5 95.; IP-nionths Hereford steers nn ,\ heifers. .£7 55.; two-year steers. ,Ci 10s.; two nnd three-.vo.ir steers,. 15s. Gd.; f'rv cows, arts, to -H. Dairv cows were in good demand' nt ,C 3 10s. to ,f8 7s. Gd. The ynrdin" of fat entile totalled nbo"t .IStf her of enws than at some recent sales. Owin" and useful heifers, there being n smaller nnm> bor o fcows than nt some recent sales. Owin? to the henw entry, the snle was dull anrj dmcirine. nrd did not conclude till Into in tlio afternoon. Prices, excent for vorv nrime steen and heifers, showed a decline. 13est Wf mado 30s. Gd. to 225.; medium, IRs. to 205.: end eow and inferior. IBs. to 17s. Gd. per 1001b • Steers sold nt OG 2s. Gd. to .ClO ]os.; heifers ■SA ss. to £7 10s.: extra, .W Ks.: onvs e.j >■„' to ,P 7 55.; nnd extra to £8. Veal calves'mado 3s. Gd. to s«s.