LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 673, 25 November 1909, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

.'.- .;. (By .Teleßraph-Pross , . '. ' .'■■"'".■■ -.■..'■':. .-'■■. Clirlstohurch,:November'24; "« ,\- ? Adttln S' on live.stock market thoro was a fairly .largo attendauco-'of. dealers .'and farmers; Entries in the'various classes of "fat ■'-and .■•store stock were on a par with the.former 6ale,.'with> tho-exception, of,-.Btpro 'sheep; which showed' a ' slight decrease..Tnt.cattle ruowed no changd'in values, fatoro sheep were; in brisk demand; ''dun in somo caEcs showed a rise of Is. per head.--Fat lambs wero also rather. firmer, and fatshcip cold.at Is. advance.- Pigs were dull of sale on account of a.largo entry. Store cattle and-.da'iry cows were in good demand. ..- ' :.-:,;■ ■■ • Storo Shesp.—Thero wac a, distinct falling-off m numbers;,tho yorfiing principally .cos;istlne':ol shorn wethors, soais of which wero. in ward condition, while others' again showed a. ■decided lack of .that ouciUty, the latter including $hon}; l twp-taoth;fewes , ,S L h«geet.s -in ': wool, arid'-? a few. awes hnd.lambs.' -Miiies on , tho whole chowed that the lots offered'wovo needed, for competition Was; distinctly keen. Every lot changed hands at ja catißlaotqry.udvancc,,jP|Pproximatelyi..tp ls.,';and .in 'sotae . caseo' ,Is. Gd». more than •- last: rates ■>erb'.ai,follow;-Shorn .two-tooth ■ owes,: 12s;>'6d.- -tev-13e.'>6tt.;; fourrtooth wethers,;. shorn, in forward : condition,-: 133. 6d.;. two-tooth halfbrcd wether hoggets, in,the wool Us-. 6d.; chornewe hoggets, 13s. <d. .:" ; The entry of fat lambs totalled 558, or a'little over 200 fewer tliaa 'last week. The quality of tho. yardins .showed on .improvement, , the bull; of the.;lambs being well'giwn'.and'ih excellent' condition^ : Price's cencrally were rather firmer, butchers : bidding moro ; :freoly ;in : consenuenco ol the .smaller niimber offered; and because tho •supply of;fat sheep -was so ohort.. : The raDgo of prices was. from -H.. 6d.;to 155.,; and' one extra pen to. 15s.'4d. '.'•','. , ' .. -.' ' ■.■/.- Tho yarding.of fat-sheoo was smaller than last week, tflo-bulk", being good to, prime wethero, and nearly all shosp were shorn. Thero-was a.good ; demand, all through on the part "Of butchers, and prices wpro .Btoady.'ai about Is. advanco .'on previous ■, week's rate 3;■'••; The, range ■. of prices was — Woolly;wethcre, 20s.;.'primo shorn wethors,■ 15«. to 175.'.-sd.j lighter,: 13s. '6d. to 14s; 9d.; woolly owes, 17a. 3d. tb 20Si;.prime shornlcwos; 14s. to 150. 7d.; others, 9s. lid. to 13b. 3d.; woolly merino wethers,,l7s. 7d.- to lEs. 3d. ■~.'•-.;.' ■-..

; There was 'a fair entry .of : ctor<! cattlo and a good.demand. Yearlings made lVc. to Ms.; 15 to-18-mo'nthd; <os. to 60s;; twd-vcar steors,' £3 13$; 6d; to £4-,; two-year heifers, £3 2s. to £3.25. 6d.-, three-year steers, £4 10s. to £5 4a. Cd.; three-year , heifers,:-£4; 145.; and, dry, cows, 455.:,t0 £4. 2s Dairy cows'ma'de £4 ,to £8 53.,' and''citra td-£96s' - Tho yarding of fat cattloi'was ii moderate one, approximating.244 head.'.tho-bulk of which I, we« of good class, whilst come wcro osceptibnally I prime.—Tho market'had .weakened a little, and ; tho .prices obtained at last sale' wera baroly maintained.; In some cases the quotatior-s wore easier. Steoro.realised £6 15s. to £10;!oxtra s;Ood, tb £10; heifers,' £5 ss. to £7 155.; cows, £4 i7si-6d.'< 'to £5,17e. 6d.; and two of pxtra quality, 1 Gd. and £8 15s. :'rcspoctivcly., .Beat steer beef ,1 : realised 21s. to-235;; mcdium, ; lßa.4o ZOa. 6d.;and cow and inferior, IGb.. 6d. .to 17s. Cd.' per . ICOlb. Vc'aKoalvos .cold at,:4o. 6d; to COs. '. ■~-. , ••"

■ The .yarding-; of -fat pigs was beyond • require-' ,menta, and tho sa'.o was dull with weaker pricco.Ohoppors eoldup to £3.55.; heavy' baconers, <ss. to SOs;; , and 'lighter,"3B3. to <2s. (equal, to 4d. ! to '4jd; per lb.); largo porkors, 345. to J7s. 6d.; and lighter, 30s; to 325. (equal to 4id. to <3d. per lb:). Storea- wore »in largo supply, and were also dull of sale, largo sorts , makir.g.Z4s. to medium, •18a. .to 235.i largo "weaners, 15s. to &sr, ; and •small. 7s;''6d.''to'-105.'.6d. VK J : ; - -. :■■■.

/The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company;.-Ltd.; report havlns held' their weakly stock sale' invtheir-Pahiatua.:-yards* on Tuesday .■last. There,was.,'a good attondanca.'.of buyers, 'and late'markist.-ratca were maintained. Quotations:— Fat haifers, £3 l'is. ,Gd.. to'£4 55.;. twoyear empty -heifers, £2.155.; store cows, £2 12s. to £2 Ho.; cows and r calves, £3 4s. 6d.;:dairy heifers, £3 7s. 6d.to £4 10s. to £4 17s. Gd. to £i 15s;; dairy cows, £5;.bu115,-£2 ls.-to £4 17a. 6d.