LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 714, 13 January 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

(By Teleßraph.—PreßS Association.) Chrlstchurchi January 12.' ■ At Addiugton livo ' stock market to-'day tliero were, good' entries of siock and . a large attendance, store ; sheep, were ivitliout change, i'at lamDs, were firmer, and ■fai sheep, - especially wethers, sold well.. ■I'at cattle, were. easier, and , pigs were .'in' only moderato' deniiina. 'I'nero. was a • fair , demand for, store and.-Uairy cattle. . There 1 , was a small , entry oi store sheep made up .of wethers and lames. Vh'ere was 'fair demand, especially for wethers in good condition, and rape iambs.» Wethers, xour and six ; tooth,.n)aae lis..ld. to. 12s. ba.; 1 best' rape lamb's, Ss. id., and- lighter- ts. Yd. to.Vs. 3d.. • ■' ••' ' . , - ' 'i'hero was an entry-.Of 5750 ■ fat: lambs, of- which a good , proportion' were ,not well finished. , There was good" competition for , export, and clearance;, at :prices about 6d.- per kead in advance ' of- : last week's rates.' 7 -Heavy-weights and tegs I :made:l2s. 9d. to 145.; average freezers,.lus. 6d. to 12s. 6d.-, and a few-lighter lambs, ' Ss. -2d.- to IDs., the latter-priced lot being ; "taken , by a grazier. , .. There was a . fairly, large yarding of'fat sheop, oS which the b.ulk was- wethers. Bev- : oral export buyers were operating, ■ and took a large/number - of medium-weight .wethers, prices. ranging from 14s. to 14s. I (ill., and all through tho. sale wethers .we're j irm. I'or "owes there was a" good'demand , at ,-last week's prices.. until butchers had 1 filled.their requirements, and then they -bocame more dull of sale. The range of prices-was: Prime wethers. 14s. 6d. to 175.; I lighter, ; l3s. : 2d.' to'. 145.;- prime, ewes, 116. ' 6d. -to 13s.' 6d.; ■ extras. 15s. 3d.; 1 others, fis. - to;lis.; Merino wethers, 9s.' 2d. - , .Tho -yarding of .fat cattle totalled 296 ; head, including some 1 very prime quality Btoars*'and heifers. There was fair -de- ( maud, but prices were'a' shade: easier ■ in i consequence of-,the-largo .'yarding. Steers j made £6 lis. to £11; heifers,. £5 .'l2s. 6d. < to £8 ,10s.; and cows, £5 to £6 10s., equal to 20s. to 21s. 6d.; for primo. 18s. 6d. to f 19s. Cd.' for ■ medium, and 17s. to 18s. for I cowhand inferior per lOOlb. t ■ Thero-was a small yarding' of store cat-/ J tie, and. for well-conditioned lots there ' was 1 a good demand; 'Yearlings made 205.; - fifteen to-oightceii months, 28s. to 355.'; two- ? year .steers, £3 25.-,6d.;, tw0-year heifer's, : £3.55:; two and a half-year steers, £4 17s. 6d.; three-year heifers, £3 18s. to '£4 .ss.;' 3 dry:cows, 30s. to £3 12s. 6d.; dairy coive, £3 to £8 lCs. ' g : Mo" yarding,"of pigs was a largo ouo, ■' but the demand: was not very keen, Chop- s pors sold up to 405.; hen.vy baconers, 435. to 465.;. lightar,. 345;. to (equal to 3Jd. 1 per. lb); large porkers, 325. to 385.; lighter, , 25s*-to..3os:'{equal t0'414. per lb.); medium stores, -16s. to 2251; and weancrs, : 6s. 'to 10s. 6d. Dunodln, January 12. At Burnsido stock market 225 head of fat cattle wcro yarded, the majority-consist- v ing of nlco -quality, animals. l'ricos, h though not so high as last week's, were c fair, and the yarding wa3 cleared under n kecin competition. Best bullocks, £9 10s. to v £10; extra, to £10 15c.; medium, £7 15s. to t £8 10s.; inferior, £6 to £6 155.; best' cows s and heifers. £6 15s. to £7 '10s.; extra, to b £7 153.;■ medium, £5 10s. to £6; inferior,' t' £4.t0. £4 ss. - . - .' n Fat sheep: A medium yard(ng of 2092. s The sale opened very dull, but towards n the end prices were equal ,to those of last week. Best .wethers,-Ms. Cd. to 155.; ex- fi tra, 175.; medium, 12s. 6d. to 135.; inferior, j p lis,, to.lla. 6d.; best owes, #8. to 12s.Jd.;_ b

extra, 13s. 9d.; medium, 10s. to lis.; inferior, 7s. to Bg. Fat.lambs: 1396 penned. Tho quality in , most cases being good. The yarding was far beyond butehers' requirements, and . prices wero lower, than for some time. -. Best, 9s. to 10s.; extra, 125.; medium; Ba. to Bs.. Gd.;. inferior. 6s. to 7s. . Pigs: A. medium yarding. Prices showed no change. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report : that, at their Wanganui salo yesterday 1800 sheep and 100 cattle were yarded, and a good clearanco resulted at full market i- rates. Quotations Medium' woolly lambs, d 75.; cull ditto,. 3s/ 4d. to *4s. lid.; aged s ewes, Bs. 6d.; cull ditto, 2a. 3d. to ss. 3d.; 0 two-year stoers, £3 13s. 6'd.; fat and for- - ward cows, £3 35., £3 55., £3 7s. 6d., to £3 " 165.; store cows, £2 17s. j. cows and calves,. s £3 103.; springers, £4. | q Messrs. Dalpety and Co., Ltdi, report on. their- Waikanae sale, held yesterday, as j/ followa:~-A full entry of sheep sold readily 1 at auction, there being a. good yarding. y A number ,of outsido buyers wero in at* t tendance, with tho result that everything s was sold. Wo quote:—Fat wethers, 12s. 4d.; - breeding ewes (aged), to Ss. 3d.; forward f and . fat ewes, 93. Id.; cull-two-tooth .do., 55.; small store lambs, 3s. 9d. to 45.. 6d.; 3 cull owes, 35.; fat cows, £4 10s;; bulls, to . £5; forward heifers, £2 18s.; fat heifers, £4 165.; forward cows; £3'lls. 6d. . Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd H report on their Johnsonville sale, held yes- : .terday, as follows:—We offered a good yarding of sheep and cattle, which sold at . late rates. ' Best , bullocks, £8 ss. to £8 7s. 1 6d.; lighter d'o., £8 55.; good, wethers, 12s. » 6d.; owes, 10s. 6d.; plain ewes, 9s. to 9s. - 6d.; prime lambs, 10s. 3d. to 10s. 6d.;-me--3 aium do., 9s. 9d.; plaiu do., 95.; porkers, t to 275. . ' . Messrs.! Abraham and. Williams, Ltd., report:—At'our opening sale of the year at i Pahiatua this week, we had a very good \ . yarding of both sheep, and cattle. Compc- , tition for all classes'of stock was not- ) keen, owing no doubt partly to tho threatv. ened strike of tho freezing 'companies' slaughtermen. We, however, managed to dispose of tho bulk of the yarding. Quo--5 tations:—Two-tooth ewes (small), lis. 6d.; 1 4, .6,.and s.m. ewes, lis. 6d.;'s.m. ewes, 10s. 3d.; fat. ewes, Bs. 10d/; woolly aged ewe 3, • 8s; to 9s. 6d.; two-tooth wethers, 95.;. three- !: year steers, £4 7s.' 6d.;, weaner steers, 235. 6d.; fat cows,' £3 17s.' 6d. to £4 55.; for--5 ward cows,' £3 25., to- £3 153.; store cows. £2 7s. 6d.'to £2 155.; springing heifers,\ # £3 10s. to. £4; cows:'in milk, £5 : to £6; cows » and calves, £3 7g. 6d. to £5 17s. . 6d.; hei- • fers iri calf, £3 7s. 6d.; empty heifers, £2 L 18s. to £3 35.; bulls, £2 15s. to ,£3 10S.; un- ' broken horses, £2 to 7s. 6d. The' New Zealand Loan and. Mercantile 1 5 Agency. Company,report having held their first monthly; sale at Waikanae yesterday, » when' there'was a good yarding of stock, > There was a large attendance of . buyers, and prices-showed an.improvement on late .- rates. The firm!cleared everything at the following ' rate's -.—Sheep: Shorn wether | lambs,'' ss. 6d. to 6s. 9d.; woolly wether lambs, -7s. 6d.; shorn lambs/ mixed sexes, • to ss. Id.; forward ewes, Bs.; two-tooth • wethers, 95.-2 d. Cattle: Light fat' cows, \y £3. 17s. 6d.;'cows and calves,-up to 305.; t two-year-old steers,. £2 16s; 6d. . .