LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 749, 23 February 1910, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

... (By .Telegraph—Press Association.) ■"' CHrlstchurch, February 22. ;■ There was again a. heavy yarding of all classes of sheep - at. Addington 'this week, and fair, entries of- other, stock. There was also -a good:-attendance.-- Fat cattlo sold - at. about- last .week's rates. - Store ' sheep v;cre in good demand,' and-fat lambs ;.were again firmer/ ~Fat sheep .Bold. •>at -.about last; week's - rates. There was'not much demand.;for -store -cattle,: but dairy cows,sold well.' as did fat pigs, but stores wore rather easier. ,

iThere was.a heavy., entry.'of. store sheep,, mostly lambs of mediuii) quality,-with a lines;of-owes-and wethers. :The sale opened; rather slack,' but afterwards improved, and :prices .-were about tho same as last-week. •: Good breeding ewes were -in strong demand,-and: all; : lots,, were , .sold freely.: The-'range/of prices was:'— Forward;'lambs, IBs. to :125.;-medium, Bs., 6d. ; to ,9s. 9d.;;.5ma11,. 6s, 2d.-..t0 ■ Bs.; .four,;six, and-.eight-tooth: ewes,,.lis;,.lid. t0:,155.: 3d.;, two •and'/four-tooth,' to: 14s. Id-; sound 'moutli; 9s. to 13a.;/aged, ss.- 7d;r, forward wethers, -12s. 0d.;,t0 ;15s.' ld.'; ' others;.los.- 9d. .to -ils. lid. i'• ' . a very »large/ yarding' of - fat -lambs," 1 totalling *9319; •of > which- a good proportion .were .of-prime quality." The demand. :for., ; export 'was', brisk, •. and a;.good.. oLoavojice \ was ' effected at "( prices 6howiilsr a further - advance •of Sd. : to 6d. ; per * hcau.'Freezing she«p '-.made 6d. •,to i '16a. -Bd.. • and a few r extra heavy - butchtrs' ilambs,: to; 175.;; backward'sorts,-lis. sdi io'l2s. There .were 8719 taken. : .fbr,-oiport,..and' the' bal* : ance by butchers :'and ■ gra,ziers. - Pat sheep-The. yurdlh'g'-'of fat sheep was not so largo, as last week, and tho bulk: was owes, thero being a few good lines of wethers',on,otter. :;Tnore was little.or no change, m values. Competition for wethers in consequence of the shortage- of good freezing.' - lines not being so keen; ew : es kept up.;theiT price, well; to the vend of. tho r ta ?ge; priiies Prime -. • wethers, lfe./r.to.."' 16s. '-'.6d:';;.'others,-: t>a ; to- Ws. 9d.; merino" wethersi 95.: nrime owes, ,12s. to 148. 3d.; extra, to* 15s.\4d.r others,;9s; to 14s. 6d. ; ' The supply, of beef: totalled '209 ; •'(air: average quality, most ,of the entries ocing again made by dealers. The 6alo" was acwut equal to last week in point of .demand, vand-zvalues showed; littlo* or no change, the quality/ not being. so good as last'week. Steers made £6' 15s. to £9 12s 6<l ' 10 £8 Zs. 6d.; cows/ • tO . 17s -: 6d.,'. equal to ■ .20s;, <d.' t« 23e.-for.vyrme.i-toiriimr Os^'-fo, 20s:; and 17s. V-V'' ff o r -' co 7; ?"d inferior p'eiv •1001b. , Teal calves' made 45.~6d. to 355.; he: ing mostly small* sorts. . \ ' / • . v

, lhere.;was ; a. .very- small, entry of store cattle, and -it -consisted mainly of steers. Yearlings. made.Z6s.;; dry cows, £3 175.. 6d. to j£A 93.; and a lino, of tlireo and fouryear steera,was passed-at £5 Us.; dairy .cows, ,£3 lUs.' to: £9 2s. 6d; . . ' ■ • ..Pigs: were;entered in fair numbers. and ;tUcy. a good aem'and. ii'or.irats .^^^»W«P l ,w;^.sU«arir-baconers,' : 7 t0...^.Md..1^,ter.- l Jte.-.to,«s; i equal ■ to Hi. to.Md. .per lb.; large" porkers, 345. •to. 4|g.;.'md.'hgnter.-ais.j to 325., equal to 4jd. to 43d. per lb. Large stores, &b." to 2*3. 6d.; smaller, 18s. to ■ 245.; and weauers, i 3. 9d. .to i2s. 6d. . I'ho - demand for stores was not as good as fovfats.' •••;•

Messrs.; Dalgety •• and 00. report' as fol-'-" lows _on -their, sale held at Poheru in J*uv.P./ iumgavins yardß yesteraay — bheep camo forward up to advertised numbers.vwithithe. exception of one sinaii pen/ ..Ml ;linoe soid/.reauiiy unuer the hammer, at pricea iu vendors", favour..;. Quotations: ,-rForward wethers, lis. Id. to 125.; shorn .rape lambs, 6s. 8a.,: Ya:, to Ys- liidj :atoro lambs,-; sworn, 55.; .7d. r to- ; 6s v - 10d<; f „smaU shorn lambs, 3s.' 6d. :to ss.'; ' email woolly lambs, , bs. Vd.; mixed, twortooth; (smaii), Its. tel.;ugedbreeding , owes; '/e. Kd.i Zd., bB. 1 6d., to Bs. 7d.:.' , ■ .-•nj. ' ,; y ' ■

:; Messrs. yDiilgety and. .'Coinpany,' Limited,', ;roDort " holaiug•• .t^eir- A/anvue&own btooji •saie, wiieu-.tiie yaraing orsneep was large* :tnau advertised; ; A'- few young- cattie, good sorts, sola :weu. vAii norses cyaracay-wero 'solcK-: <;i'ne entry uorisisteu- or 2iwu' : mixed sheep,': 1/ theaa; ot'youug; cattie,:. ; and 2 horses,:add''a 1 total: clearance was maae of :evcry'lirie;btferod'iexcopung .40 "ugea-ewes. i'l'ne ; attendance-'was. large, ; -anu oidaiu--' spirited. . pricesvwaro ;'usy .Miow.'—Two. ewes, .small,; >s. Id.; :aged. os. Id., 45..,1d.,:45.' lid;, to;6s.-4a;; no good -lines "ottering; t\?o-tbotixhvetners, small, t>si iza • better. 6orts, .85.:,t0 95.; 'a heavy of ;lambs, ;gbod ; .'-sortt>,: 6a.: 6d.,; Is., - Ys; .- 3d., 75.. • 6d.,v&5., ,vto. _Bs.\, fid.';'., ewe lambsj. 8s.; : 'cuii •lambs,. 55.. 6d.;/.shorn do;,\bs.; rains, ,EomneyB r aged, a-guinsa to '-iii ls.iiShrocshires < ; English • Leicester,. j&.guinea j \iged' gelding, i>»s trap - niare, four years,-two-year-old heiicr, ..in call', 4% 16s • ■ year! ling heifers, £2 2s. • year