LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 774, 24 March 1910, Page 9

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Wanganui,. March 23. Messrs. Dolgety and Company report as follows:—At our Wangamii salo to-day wo yarded 4200 sheep and 250 cattle. AH classes of stock were in good demand, and wo effected a good clearance at full market rates. Good lines of ewes were well competed for, and prices for this class showed n» advance on our last sale. Cattle sold well, everything with the,exception of one small pen selling under the hammer. Quotations:—Fat ewes, 10s:, 10s. Cd., to 125.; fat and forward wethers, 12s. 7d., 135., 13s. Bd., to 13s. 10d.; fat and forward ewes, 9s. 3d. to 10s.; four and six-tooth wethers, 12s. 10d. ; rough do., lls. rfd.; mixed-age ewes, 12s. sd. to 12s. 7d:; four and five-year ewes, Bs.. Id.,'Bs. 2d., 9s. 3d., '9s. lid.; f.m. ewes, 55., ss. od., 6s. Id., 6s. id., Cs. Gd., 6s. 7d., 7s. 3d.; cull ewes, 33. 6d., 3s. Sd. Lambs: Small, 35.; mixed lambs, 55., ss. Cd., Gs, Id., to 7s. Cattle: Weaner steers, 30s. to 325.; Jersey cross weaner heifers, .£1 ISs.; 18 to 20-months steers, 375. to £3 10s. Cd.; 15-months steers, £2 75.; two aud a half-year steel's, £3 15s. Cd.; empty cows, i! 3 6s. to £3 13s. Gd.; 18 to 20luonths heifers, £2 19s;; springing heifers, £3 las.; old cows, £1; yearling bull,.JE3. ■...-;_ • . .. . .. (Br Telegraph.—Press Associatlon.iChristchurch, March 23. At the Addingtdn livo stock market today there was u large yarding of stock, the entry of store sheep being the largest this year. There was also a good attendance. Fat cattle sold at about the prer vious week's' rates. Store sheep were in good demand, aud fat lambs showed a further rise in values. Fat pigs also sold better than was the case last week. The yarding of store sheep was m;de. up principally of ewes, and, for anything of good quality, there was a keen demand. Wethers and rape lambs also sold well, and a line of iour-tooth halfbrad ewes made 18s. Gd., while another line of four-tooth crossbred ewes sold at 18s. Best two-tooth. ewes made 16s. to 175.; others,'Ms: to "lGs.; best four r tooth ewes, 15s. to 185.,' Gd:; medium; 13s. to 155.; best sound-memthed ewes, lls. lo ios.; others; ■ Bs. to'los. Gd. ;■ aged, ss. Gd. to 7s. Gd. ;'■ forward wethers, 13s. to 14s. 2d.; others, Bs. Gd. to 12s. Gd. - There was a heavy yarding of. - fat lambs, and average quality was better than usual, only a'few unfinished lots being entered. There was keen competition auiong export buyers, and prices showed a further advance, especially for prime heavy-weights, which were .up about Is. per head, while ordinary weights wore 3d., to 6d. per lieid better. The range of prices was:—For ordinary freezing, weights, 13s.' sd. to 15s. Gd.; tegs, 16s. to 17s. 6(l.j 'a few extra prime heavy pens,, 17s. 9d. to 205., tho latter price' being paid for a.choice line of ityeland cross • lambs. ■.'-.... JTat sheep: A large entry of fat sheep was made up chiefly of ewes, for which there was good demand for.export. Thero was little change in values,, which were firm , , all through the sale for north wethers and owes. The range of prices was:—Prime wethers, 16s. to ,19s. 3d.; others, 13s. Bd. to 155.; prime ewes, 13s. to 16s. 6d.; others, 10s. to 12s. 6d,; merino wethers, 12s. od. to 13s. 7d. , A fair yarding of store cattle sold at ate rates, yardings making 21s. to 275.; fifteen to eighteeu-inonths, 38s. to £'l\ eighteen-months to two-year steers, ■ .£3 10s. Bd. to £3 175.; two and a half-year heifers, £i; three-year heifers, £i Is.; dry cows, 255. and £i 55.; dairy cows, £3 10s. to dC9. ' ' ' There were. 319 head of fat cattle penned, and, though this number was about 40 more than the total last week, .there was' brisker demand, and prices were without appreciable change. The cattle were of good averago . quality. Steers made £6. 10s.. to Jill; heifers, ss. to ,£8 10s.; cows, £i 17s. Gd.; equal to, 215.!t0 235. for prime, 19s. to 20s. Gd. for medium,' and 175.. Gd. to 'lSs. Gd." for cow and inferior per. 1001b. Y.-Veal calves niado 4s. 6d. to £3. .."..'■/ ' Pigs .formed au average entry, and, for fats, there was an improved' demand: Heavy lraconers made 505.-to 555.; lighter, 3Ss. to 48s.—equal to,.Bld.'to 33d. perlb.; large l porkers;. 345. 'to-- 385.;. smaller, 265. to 33s.—equal - to" 4Jd. per lb.; choppers sold up to 655. ■

Messrs. -Dalgcty and. Company report on their Seddon fortnightly stock; sale, held -yesterdajvas follows;r-'We,.liad au entry of> 2-11)0 sheep, a large number being in the,fat peas. Store, wethers were also well represented. , Fat wethers showed a sharp rise, and every lino was' sold, under tho hammer, 'at the following prices:—Fat wethers, lls. to 15s. 2d.j'fr ; :' ewes, 7b. sd. to Bs. 10d.; fat lambs, shorn, 10s. Id.; store wethers, 9s. to lls. 4d.; lambs, small, ss. 4d. to 6s. >3d.; shorn, 9s. 'id.; ewes, two-tooth to soundmouth, 9s. to 135.; merino owes, aged, is. to 55.; sis-tooth, 9s. 2d.; aged crossbred ewes, 2s. 6d. to 6s. Id.; rams, i. to H guineas; weaner' pigs, 145.; milch'bows, £3 10s, to £1 55... , .-;• . ;.. .•"•■■.. .;.■ .

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., .report having held their, fortnightly sale in the Waipoua yards, Masterton, yesterday, when they offered a heavy yarding of all classes of sheep; 11,000 came forward and, out of these,' 10,000 were disposed of at prices showing a decided advance on last sales. Ewes wero fully is. per head dearer, lambs were firm, and all lines were keenly competed for, a number of good buyers being in the market. The quality of the yarding was much above tho average, and some really good lines of ewes and lambs came under the hammer. Only a few wethers came forward, but all lines offered sold at an advance on last sale. There were some really good lines' of station ewes and lambs, and the large lines met with good eonii ' petition, ana were disposed of under the hammer. The drafts from.. ."Land's End," "Mataikona," "Fernyhurst," . and Messrs. W. H. Hooth, A. R. Tinkhum, W. H. and A..E. Booth, and Geo: Moore were all sold under excellent competition. Tie Land's End ewes commanded :much attention, a. line of 800 £.f.ni.' bringing •lls. 6d.; six-tooth, lls. lid.; and fiveyear ewes, 10s. 10d. The samo station's lambs (shorn) also sold we 11—374 at Bs. Id.; 1000 at. 7s. IOd. ; and 200 at 4s. 4d. A' nice line of six-tooth ewes, on account of Mr. J. Paku, mado 12s. 4d. and 13s. On account of Mr. Pearce Cotter, the firm sold a splendid line of lambs at 9s. 3d. Other quotations:—Mataikona two, four, and six-tooth ewes, lls. 3d.; four-year ewes, on account of.. Booth Bros., lls. 3d.; two-tooth ewes, 9s. Id., 10s. id., to 10s. lid.; six-tooth owes, lls. lid., 12s. 4d., to 135.; i'.f.m. ewes, 9s. 7d., 10s. Bd., lls. 3d., to lls. 6d.; fullmouth owes, 7s. Bd., Bs. 2d., Bs. 6d., J 9s. Bd., to 10s. 9d.; two and four-tooth wethers, lls. 10d. to 12s. 6d. Rams were' also well competed for, and sold well.' Cattle came forward in excess of ■ advertised mimbcrs, aud met with a ready sale at full rates. Two-year steers, .£5 25.; three and four-year steers,, to .£6 Is.; two and a half-year steers, £5 Is.; foiv ward cows, £3 'is.; 18-months steers, £2 '15s. ■ " '. .

Messrs. Abraham and Willinms, Ltd., report on their Pahiatun. sale as follows: —We submitted a very full yarding of sheep, comprising over, GOOD, and a good entry of cattle- to an unusually large attendance of buyers. Bidding for both sheep and cattle was, on the whole, brisk, throughout, aiid we succeeded in quitting practically' tho whole of- our entry at prices' in: favour of vendors. We quote :—Two-tooth wethers,lls.. 9d. to 12s. Id.; two-tooth .ewes,, small,-7s. 3d. to 10s. ; 9d. : ; mixed-aged. ;.ewes, lls.- to 11s. 7d.'; medium ditto, Bs. to 9s.'3d.'; soundmouth ewes, medium, 7s. 3d. to 7s, 9d. • poor, ss. Gd. to Gs. 9d.; old ewes, 2s. sd. to 4s.- Gd.; small wethers, 7s. 9d. to 9s. 9d.; good woolly lambs, 9s. 9d.; shorn wether lambs, 6s. 9d.; small lambs, -Is. 4d. to ss. 6(1.j cull lambs, Is.- 7d, to 3s. Gd.; two-tooth Eomncy rams, bred by Mr. Bidwill, 4 guineas to Q guineas; aged rams, 10s. to 1 guinea; 18-months steers, £3 2s. to £i; yearling steers, 325. to £2; good mixed verniers, 28s. to 335.; Jersey weanpr heifers, £2 155.; springing cows, £3 10s.; fat cows, .£5 2s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillo sale as follows:—An extra heavy yarding of prime cattle and-sheep camo forward, and met with a good demand.at late rates. Best bullocks, £S 12s. Gd. to £S 155.; lighter, £8 to £8 7s. Gd.; light, £7 125.• (Id. to .-E7 155.; vealers, 21s. to 305., equal to 20s. Gd. per 1001b.; prime wethers, 15s. to 15s. 5u.; plain, light, 12s. 10d.; prime ewes, 13s. 3d.; medium ewes, 12s. lo 12s. 3d.; plain, lls. to lls. 3d. A . -heavy : yarding of lambs sold readily. Prime woolly, lls. 10d. to 12s. M.; good wooily I lambs, lls.-3d. to lls. Gd.; prime shorn I.os. to 10s. 3d. j plain, 7s. 3d. to Ss., to .Sβ. 6d. J