LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 643, 21 October 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

lUy. Telecraph—X'roas .AssociationJ ' \ Chrlstohuroh, October 20 At. stock":-market to-da;> there werq gooiT.ontrios^of-'stock.-and a luge attendance. Fat. cattlo .yrore easier? o.s werealsc store sbeep, bat fr. t ■ lambs showed., a 1: marked riso in price, and Spt steep sold ht firmer rates ?»re and: dairy also gold "well,' bti't ,pigi ipere. down several shilling's per .head., ?Tl>B entry of store Bhcsp -was somewhat largei than 'was, the caso.'last "weeli,':owe's and- lamt); forming a'-laf bb'.' portionVof ; :t|ie-yardingi'. th< balance beitig.-.<h6ggets,, and , medium-: to gQdc Vfethers. Competition wtt 1 <hot,' so.: keen ;asi?oi late, forward.(w<itherß.:boing. 'iii best demand,' and prico3 for' these- little: or' nochange Ewea and 'lanlba ;aud hoggets (except'ewe hog getsHwerei'dasier, especially' anterior '.Boris.- -Sot eral .pensV.ot.-shorn-.-wethera weife. offered, and those in forward" condition sola well; Forward wothcrs, In .the, wodl, ipade. 15s.■ 6d.' to"l6s. lOd.• medium, 145.-9 d. ; to-vlss; ' 4d.;rshbrn fathers, -J» 6d. to 'Ualjc/gOdd-'ewe: hoggets,',l4s'.' $d.' to 15s. medium, 13sj--to' 14s.';;,'hoggets,; njiied sex; 12s. J ,tt 135.;; smaller; rlOs.;-" to.!'lis. 6d.; : agod l ewes witl lambs, 4sf:lCaMo'!6s.H-! better sorts: to'7s; 9d„ al, counted. '532- fat.lainbs ..were'-ponnod,-, or ovei 120 less than,:i)Mtv.wfiek, .and ,the'.supply, wai smaller than;could;hiiye been deilt with.' Ther< was : good','.competition;. and prices rose 2s. 6d to 4s. per-head, the'rise: at' the/close "of 1 tb< sale, being Is. better than, at r the opening. Th< range of-' pricoa/waa ad 'follows:—Prime sorts 15s. 6d. to 'ißs'. /Zdii medium,"Usi, 6d. to 15s. lighter, «s. ;3d;-to 13s. The- cntfy.of fat sheei was not -Quito so- large -.as was, the caso. lasl iiveek, but. quality ,waa generally good, and then were several linen 6f shorn sheep and Mcrlnc .wethers.' ,Th'e.?sale oponed' at tflmer. rates, anc prices remitted steady throughout." The rang< was:—l'rimo wethers in their .w001,',195." to 235/ lighter, 15b': 7d. to 18b. 6d.; primo shorn wethers 13a. 6d. to 15a.i lighter. Us. ljd.-to 13s.'; woollj 6T7CS. 15«. 7d. to-165. 3d.; woolly hoggets, 14s. 'tc 14s. 'id.; Menuo wethers, 14s. to 16's.: wethers 10s: td. toil3a. Cd. ' The yardlig of fat cattle totalled 277 head, 01 40 odd more; than last week. l'bere was. a good proportion lot' prime- quality,'but' the-demand wag not very active and prices were, on the whole, rather easier,, except for prime ateers The raoge,of prices was;— Steers, £6 17a. 6d. U £11 ills.; heifers, £5 10s. to £8 155,; covrfl.'£4-17s 6d. to £8- T 2s. .6d.; equal 'to 235. for prime, 19s. to 20s. 6d.'for .medium, and 17s; to 18s. Ed; roi cow and inferior' beef per 1001b.. Thero was c large yartUng of : store cattle, including a con sigmseni- from" Southland,\ but tho' bulk" wen In-low condition. There was, however, a'good .demand. -Local cattle sold aa follows:—Fifteen to oighteen-months,. 375. to £3 45.; -two-ycai steers, £3' 83. 'to £3 .14a.; "two-year heifers, £1 55.; two. and-a half-year-steers, £4 10s.; three year, steera, £5125.-su.' to ,£6 45.; three-year hoi fern, £4 7s. 6d.; dry;cows, 205..t0 £4. Tho Southland . cattle made • prices as fqllowFif teon tc eighteen-raonths aorta, 33a.; two and three-yean do.;: £3 14s:; eighteen .montha and two-yearß do ■£2.105.;-olghteon-m6nth'to-two and a half-years 325. 6d: v,Dairy":oows sold •at '£3 IDs. to £8, ■Thoro was a large .entry-of pigs, the Bupply ol fats being in oicoss of roqujbrementa, ■ and Mice!

showed a decline. Choppers sold up to £4 165.; heavy baconers, 523. to 605.; lighter do., 455. to ; 515,, equal to 4Jd. to.4Jd. per lb.; .large porkers, , 36a; to 425.; lighter do., 50s. to 355., equal to Bid. per'lb.;/Bmall store pigs, 4s. to, ss. per .head; large sorts,. 50b.-to 365.;-medium, 2Gs. to 285.; , weanor3, 125.. to 155.; extra good to. 18s. i Dunedin, October 20. : : The following, is tho report of sales at the , Burnsidc atook market to-day:—Pat cattle: 225 yarded—a - large entTy of medium-quality cattlc, i with a few pens of extra heavy bullocks. Priccs I were. about on a par with those' ruling last ' week. Beat bullocks, £9 to £10 55.;. extra, to £12 | 55.; medium, £7 10s. to£6'los.; iaferior, £6 to I £7; best-heifers, £6 10s. - to £7 10s.;' medium. £5 10s. to £6. ... . ! Fat.sheep: 1665 penned—a medium entry,which i met. with a brisk sale.'-.Prime heavy sheep sold I at an advance of Jrom Is. to is. 7d., and mej dium and light-weights •• at about last week's [priccs. Best wethers. 20s. to 235. 6d.;-extra; to 265.; medium, IBs. 6(1. to 205.; inferior, 15s. to , 15s. 6d.; beet owes, to 165.. 9d.; extra,.to 21s. 6d.; medium. 12s. to 145.; hoggets, to 17s. Fat lamb 3: 100 medium to good' quality lambs were penned, and sold at.from 145.-6 d. to 18s. 6d.. . Pigs: 160 yarded—a large yarding, and prices dropD'cd slightly in consequence. Suckers, 14s. to £1; slips, £1 to £1.25.; stcrea, £1 4s. fid. to £1 12s. 6d.; porkers, £I'lss. to-£2 55.; baconers, to .£3; choppers, .to. £4., Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, reuort on their i3lenhcim stock sale, held this week at the co-operativc yards, as follows:—The yarding consisted/of 400 mixed sheep, and two fat cows. 'Prices were on .a patf with late sales, and ruled as follow: Fat ewes, shorn, Bs. 7d.' to 9s. 6d.; forward ewes and wethers, Bs. 7d.; fat wethors, shorn, 10s. 10d.; ewes and lambs, all counted, in wool", • 8s- 5d.; fat cows, £4 12s. 6d. to £5. . , > s. ; Reporting on their Wanganui'sale yesterday Messrs. Dalgety-and Co. state as",follows:—Five i hundred sheep and 250.cattle were yarded. Sheep sold well accordirig-'to quality,' but' cattle were easier, if anything. Wo made a good clearance. Quotations:—Fat , wethers. 16s. sa.' to 16s. 7d.; mixed , fat sheep, 15b. 6d.; forward wetliers, 15s. 4d.; medium Snixed hoggets, 12s. 3d. to 12s. 6d.; cnll hoggets, Ba. fid.small three-yeir steers, £3 10s.'; two-year ; steers, £3 2s. 6d.>to £3 95.; yearling stecrsi £2 : 75.: do. (bad colours), £1 195.; small yearling heifers, 30s. to 315.; mixed yearlings (poor), ,30s. / v • Messrs. Dalgety and Company, Limited, report that, at their Pahiatua cattle sale yesterday, 535 • head were entered.' Forward bullocks, 14s. to £7 4s.j three and a half to four-year but locks, in good condition, £5 15s. to £5 165.; threeyear steers, £4 3s. to £4 165.; two and-a-half-to three-year steers, £3 7s. 6d. to £4 155.; two and a half year steers, £3 <12s. fid. to £3 165.; twentymonth oteers, £3 65.; twelve to eighteen-montii steers, £3 3a. ;• twelve to -fifteen.month steers, £5 Bs.;'itwelvo to' Uftcenmonthheifers,Y£2•69. 6d.; two-year steers' to : £3 10s."; fat heifers,* £3 16s to £4; late springing heifers, ,£3 to £3 lQs. At. the cattle -fair,' held at' 1 Pahiatua "-yesterday, the New Zealand Loan , and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, -report'• that' they yarded about 700 cattlc, and. practically all were sold under the hammer. Four-year' bullocks, £J 155.; three-year bullocks. £4.175.; three and four--1 year. bullocks, £5 7s. 6d.; two and a, half-year steers, £4 95.; two-year steers, *£3 Bs.; yearling oteers, £2 13s. fid.;, forward store cows, £3 5s Ito £3 10s.; other store cows,-£2. ss. to £Z 155.; I two-year empty heifers, £2 9b.-to £3 55.; yearling i heifers, .£2 to £2 55.; mixed yearlings,,to. £2; I dairy : cows, '£3 to. £4 10s.; dairy h'eiI fere, in calf, £2 15s: to £3 10s.; bulls,- £2 16a. tc £3 ss. (

showed a decline. Choppers sold up to £4 its.'. , heavy baconers, 523. to 605.; lighter do., 455. to 515., equal to 4id. to.4Jd. per lb.; .large porkers, 36a; to 425.; lighter do., 50s. to 355., equal to Bid. por'lb.;, BmaU store pigs, 4s. to, ss. per .head; large sorts,. 50b.-to 365.;-medium, 2Gs. to 285.; weanor3, 125..t0 155.; extra good to. 18s. Dunedin, October 20. V The following, is tho report of sales at the Burneidc atook market to-day:—Pat cattle: 225 yarded—a - large entTy of medium-quality cattle, with a few pens of extra heavy bullocks. Priccs were. about on a par with those' ruling last week. Beat bullocks, £9 to £10 55.;. extra, to £12 : 55.; medium, £7 10s. to£6'los.; iaferior, £6 to £7; best-heifers, £6 10s. - to £7 lGs.;' medium. £5 10s. to £6. ... . ~ Fat.sheep: 1665 penned—a medium entry,which ; met. with a brisk sale.'-.Prime heavy sheep sold at an advance of Jrom Is. to Is. 7d., and me-. , dium and light-weights •" at about last week's priccs. Best wethers. 20s. to 235. 6d.;-extra; to 265.; medium, IBs. 6(1. to 205.; inferior, 15s. to 15s. 6d.; beet owes, to 165.. 9d.; extra,.to 21s. 6d.; • medium. 12s. to 145.; hoggets, to 17s. Fat lamb 3: , 100 medium to good' quality' lambs were penned, • and sold at.from 145.-6 d. to 18s. 6d.. ' . Pigs: 160 yarded—a large yarding, and prices ' dropD'cd slightly in consequence. Suckers, 14s. . ♦/* Jsl? clinq PA in PA !!«? • -stornfl. £1 4s. fid. t.ft