LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 667, 18 November 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

'.."'. :•' (By " '''Association.') ,',„., ;: '■-"Chrlstcliurcli, 'November 17. At Addington live stock market to-day there was a fair entry of;Btock, tho store and fat i cattle yardings being heavier than usual. There was a large attendance, including <• many farmers, who were, specially interested in-'tho sale of fat lambs; in view of the opening of' the freezing .works!on- Monday. Store-sheep sold at rates ruling jprior to the ■ holidays. Fat lambs wore off eredin larger . numbers than at any previous salo' -this* season, and prices in consequence woro lower. .Fat. sheep were easier, as wore pigs. Storo cattle were, in very fair demand,-and dairy cows"sold well; ■ The entry of store sheep wassoniowhat larger than at the provious sale, and consisted • largely of shorn. wethers';:- tho balanco being chiefly woolly hoggets, and ewes' and lambs. There very good denand; and prices Bhowed practically no: change,; but evidently roscrvos' had been increased, as a considerable number of' lota woro .passed, i . Shorn wethers, in forward condition, made 105.,3 d. to lis. 6d„ and ono lino, up to 135.; ■ half-bred , wether hoggots, in the wool, 13s. 9d.; owo hoggets, in the wool, an extra good line, to 175.; good crossbred ewes, in the wool (mixed ages), Us. Id., all counted; shorn owes with lambs, ss. 9d. to Bs.; aged woolly merino owes with lambs, ss. lid.;, shorn two-tooth > ewes,' 12s. ■ lid.; shorn ■ four, -six, and eightrtoothowoo.with larabs,';9fi. 9d., all counted. A line "'of-forward "-wethers in tho wool whs passed at. 16s. lld.'v '•-.,„ • , '. - --'The-entry-of fat lambs was 'tho largest' this season, and numbored nearly 1000.. Though thoro wero a few; lots o! small lamba.i the'bulk wero well growu, though thoir condition was not as good as a_ few w.ijelts ago. Competition was almost entirely on the part of butohers .'and prices wero on a;.lower level than at ; previous ■sales. Only one,-Sxportcr was operating, and he took a few good pens at' 13s. 3d. to 14s Best'lambs made 112s. 6d/ to 15s„ and liehter sorts 9s. to 125.: .:.: •; , - , - bul V l Thero. was a large entry of fat'sheep,'principally shorn, and owes ' formed; a larger proportion than for somo time past. Tho sale opened at- a-decline of Is.,- in- both . rates and prices, but; further > towards the closo nobusincss:,was done for. export. Tho range of prices was:—Woolly wethers, 16s. 9d.-to 225. 9d,; primo shorn wothers, 163. to 195.: extra, to 215.; lighter 133.-2 d.-to 155.: 6d.; -woolly hoggots,.-17s. 6d. to 275. 6d.; shorn hoggots, 16s; to 17a.; woolly ewes' 16s. to Ms. 3d.; prime shorn ewes,l4s. to-16s' .lid.; .othera,-'-,125. t0,'135.,6d. ; "': ; Q ", 8 ' '.-. The yarding of fat" cattle totalled 369 head ' and tho bulk wsb of prime handy .quality! •tTiero.iwas drill: sale, and a largo proportion ywero'passed-early. In; the sale, and wero afteriwardarjreoff .iP.ricea.„w.eip_Qn ,;aa juverago

down about 6d. per lMlb. Steers made £7 ss. to £12; heifers, £5 sa. 6d. to £7 123. 6d.; and cows, £4 17s. 6d. to £7.65. -Two largo Shorthorn bullocfcj from the Waikato woro passsd at £15 10a. and £14. Prices were equal to—Beat, 21s. 6d. t0 : 235.; medium, IBs. 6d. to 215.; and cow and inferior, 17s. to 18s. .per 1001b. Veal-calves sold at 40. 6d. to, 41s. < A large yarding of storo cattle, came forward, including a consignment from Southland, mostly small sorts in low condition. The sale of cows was not very, brisk. Fifteen to eighteen--months,. 595. 6d. to 425.; two-year steers, £4j two-year heifers, £3 7s. 6d.; three-year steers, £5 13s. 6d.; three and four-year - steers, £6 13s'. 6d.j three-year heifers, £4 65.; and dry cows, 30s. to £3 135... . Southland lines made, for eightecn-months to two-years, 475. 6d.; 15 to 18months, 415.; two and a half-year Bteors, £4 12s. 6d. Dairy; cows wero in good demand at £3 IDs. to £9 10a. There was a largo entry of pigs, and the Bupply being beyond requirements prices were' consequently easier., ' Choppers realised, 575. 6d. to 70sr; hoavy' baconcrs, 60s. to 555.;. and lighter, 433. to 475. 6d. (equal to 4Jd. to 4Jd. per lb.); largo porkers, 375. 6d. to 4Cs.; lighter, ■ to 355. (equal to sd. per lb.); large. stores, 325. to 365. | medium, 255. to 315.; 1 smaller, 18s. tO: 245.;.g00d weaners, 125.-.6 d.'to 1 18s.; and small sorts, 10s'. 6d., to lis. Dunedln, November 17. At iho Burnsido stock market, 2046 sheep were yarded a fair yarding of .good quality. > Shoop: Prices were a shado firmer than those i ruling last week. Best wethers (woolly), 18s. I to '225.; extra, 255. to 275«; medium, 16s. to 175., 6d.; heavy shorn wethers, up to 173.; good, 13s. to-155.; medium, Us. to 12s. Cd.; heavy owes, lip ' to 205.; medium, 13s. to Ids. 6d. . ,'" , Lambs: 180 yarded. Following on last week's' ■ entry of 400, this yarding resulted in a, decided advancement in prices. Best lambs, up'to 19s. 3d.; good, 14s. to 175.; medium, Us. to 13s. 6d. | Cattle: 200 yarded. Ituling prices. were much the same as last week. The yarding was composed of some.really prime quality cattle. The salo dragged throughout. Best bullocks, £9 to £10 12s. 6d.; medium, £7 10b. to £8 155.; small 1 and inferior sorts, £6 10s. to £6 155.; best cows and heifers, to £7 10s. Average quality. cows' I, and heifers sold at prices-up to £5 10s. Pigs: ,145 yarded. Prices for young pigs, I which wero in large numbers, were about equal to la6t week. Porkers and bacohers were in short supply, and prices firmed about id. a , pound. ' Suckers, lis. to 135.; slips, 14s. to 18s.; I stores, 19s. to 235.; porkers, 28s. to 355.; light baconera, 435. to 485.; heavy, 60s. to 535.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Limited, .report having held their fortnightly stock.- salo, at. theirMasterton yards, yesterday, when they offered a good yarding of cattle, which were well competed for, and which were all practically cleared under .tho hammer. The report adds:—"Wo had no sheep advertised, but all cattlo carao forward. ' Wo quote as follows:—Three and fouryear stoers, £5 2s. to £5 45..; two and a halfyear steers, £4 ss. to £4 75.; two year steers, £3 12s. to-£3 .165.; twenty-month steers, £3; twenty-month steers and heifers,'£3 Is.; Jersey, bull, £3 ss. Pigs:"Weaners, 14s. 3d.; porkers, 235. to 265. Our next sale will be held in the-above-mentioned yards on December ,1." Messrs. Young, Hobbs, and Company report a good,yarding ,at Eltham yesterday. - -Biddingwas brisk for cows and young cattle, while steers were easier. Primo fat cows made 103s. to 1175.; fat heifers, "655.. to 755.; fresh forward cows, 60s; to 705.; store";do„ 455. to 585.; twoyear, empty heifers,. 605.• to 605.; "yearling d 0. ,: 335. to 385.; yearling Jersey heifers,-735.; twoyear steers, 675.. 6d.; fifteen-months, steers, 58s; yearling stoers, Bmall, 325. 6d. to 335.; .springing heifers, £5 to £5 10s.; backward do.l 70s. t0.955.