LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 826, 26 May 1910, Page 7

LIVE STOCK SALES.

—4 Messrs. Dalgeiy and Co., Ltd., report:— At our Mnrton sale on Tuesday there wan a fair entry of sheep. Mixed ase_ ewen in lamb, 12s 3d.; mixed lamba, Bs. to 9a. 3d.; cull lambs, 4s. to ss. 7d.; used ewes. 4b. 6d.; woolly lambs, 9a. 3d.; forward ewes, 9s. 4d.; aged cwea in lamb, 85. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ud., report on their Johnsortvillo sale as follows: —We offered'a good yarding of prime sheep and cattle, which sold readily at lato 1 rates. Beat bullocks, £9 17s. 6d.; pood bullocks, «C 9 2s. 6d. to £9 7s. 6d.; £8 155.; light and plain, £7 to £< lus.; prime heavy wethers, 17s. 3d. to 165.; cood, 16s. 9d.; good owes, 14s. to 14s. 10(1.; 'otiier, 13s, 9d.; prime lambs, lis. 9(1. to 12s. 4d. ,io 13s. Id. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Xitd., report on their Pahiatua sale of May as follows :~Wc had a heavy yarding or both sheep and cattle, and experiences good competition throughout the sale ior all classes of stock. Wo made practically a total clearance of the whole wartime at satisfactory prices. Quotations:—forward wethers, 13ft to 13s. 9d.; store wethers, 10s. 7d. to lis. Id.; good ewes in lauib, 9s. to 125.; f.m. ewen in lamb, 4s. 7d. to 75.; forward empty ewes, 7s. to os. lid.; store ewes, 4s. 3d. to 6s. 10d.; good lambs, 6s. 6d. to Ba. Bd.; medium lambs, ss. to 6s. 3d.; small lambs, 3s.vto 4s. 7d. Forward bullocks, £6 to £6 10s. 6d.; 3 and 4-year-old bullocks, £5 12s. 6a. to £5 14s. 6d.; 3 and 31-year-old bullocks, £4 12s. fid. to £5 35.; 18-month steers. £3 12b. to £3 145.; springing'dairy cows. £4 4s. 6d. to £6; springing heifers, to £5 los.; cows in calf, £2 7s. to £3 155.; empty cows, £1 12s. to £2 135.; heifers in calf, £-5 7s. 6d. to £4 125.; weaners, 21s. to 285.; cows and calves, £3 2s. 6d. to £4 Is.; empty heifers, £2 13s, (By Telegraph—Press Association.} Chrlstcfiurch, Way 25. At Addington to-day there were fairly large entries of stock, and a good attendance. Store sheep sold at about last week's rates. Fat lambs were irregular, but on the average prices showed an advance. Fat cattle were easier, in conwcquence of the heavy yarding. Fat wetnorg, except very prime and inferior ewes, opened at lower rates, but good heavy ewes sold well. Pigs showed practically no change. Store cattle were dull of sale, but dairy cows were in demand. Tho yarding of store sheep was somewhat below last week's in point of numbers. It consisted principally of lambs, mid a larger proportion of ewea than of late. There was not very keen demand, and prices were about on the same level as last week. Lambrc and \vethcr3 met with rather better Inquiry, but owes were dull of sale, a considerable proportion being from the Novtli Island. Medium conditioned halfbreds, 9s. 6d.; well-grown lambs, fis. 9d. to lis.; medium, 7s. 6d.; to Bs.; culls, ss. 7d. to 75.; 2, 4, and 6tooth ewes, 10s. to 10s. 6d.; aged and broken-mouthed, 3s. 9d. to 6s. The entry of fat lambs was. somewhat larger than last week, totalling 10,230, the quality being very mixed. There was keen competition among export buyers, especially in the early part of the sale, > when there was a rise in prices, but afterwards values went back to last week's level. The range of prices was: Ordinary • freezers, 12s. 6d. to 155.; light and unfinished, 10s. 4d. to 12s. There was a very large entry of fat sheep,, principally ewes. The few lines of prime wethers offered maintained their values, as did prime heavy ewes, but all other descriptions were easier, especially aged ewes. Tho range of priceß wac: Kxtra prime wethers, to 20s. 9d.; prime, 15s. 6d. • to 18s. 9d.; medium, 13s. 9d. to 155.; light, 12s. to 13s. 6d.; prime ewes, 14s. to 17s. 6(1.; , medium, 12s. to 145.; aged, 7s. 3d. to lis. fid.; merino owes, 6s. lUd. The supply of beef totalled 362 head, a ; fair proportion being of very prime quality. The extent of tho yarding had a depreciating effect upon prices as compared/with last wool*. Steers made £7 ss. to £11 lfis.; and extra, to £12 12s. 6d.; heifers, £5 7s. 6d. to £8 10s.; extra, to £11 , 7s. 6d.; cows, £4 ss. to £8 155.; extra to £9 10s., equal to 245. for extra prime. 2Uh, to 225. 6d. for prime, and IBs. to 19s. fid. 1 for cow and medium 'quality beef per 1001b. ' Veal calves made 4?s. 6d. to 655., some ' well-grown animals being entered. 1 There was a moderate yarding of store • cattle, which included some good lines of • steers. There was a weak demaild, and a considerable proportion of the offer' ings was passed. 18-months made ; £C' 3.; 2i-year steers, £5; 3-year stcera, £5 15si. to £6 75.; 3-year heifers, £4 10s.; and dry cows, 255. to £5 17s. 6d. Dairy cows made £4 ICs. to £8 155., and extra, to £10. There was a medium entry otf pigs, and Lherc was practically no change in demand or prices. Choppers sold at 50s. to 845.; large baconers, 455. to 545.; and smaller, 355. to 425. 6d. (enual to 4d. to 4id. per lb.); large ' porkers. 31s. to 375; and smaller, 255. to 30s. (equal to 4*d. per lb.); large stores, 245. to 31«. 6d.; medium, 15a. ta 225.; small, 9s. to 165.; and weaners, 4s. 6d. to 10s. DUficdin, May 25. At Burnside stock market 200 head of fat cattle were yarded. There wa3 keen demand and, prime beef realised from 10s. t'> 15s. more than last week. Best bullocks, £10 to £11; extra prime, to £12 2s. 6(1.; medium, £8 10s. to £9 155.; light, £6 10s. to £7 155.; heifers, £5 10s. to £8 15s. Fat sheep: 3529 penued, which was far in excess of present requirements. Prime wethers mostly held their own, but ewes suffered to the extent of 3s. per head, and in some cases even more. Prime wethors, 18s. to 235. 6d.; extra show sheep, 255. to : 255.; medium, 14s. fid. to 16s. 6d.; best ewes, 13s. to 165.; medium, 10s. to 125.'6 d.; inferior, 7s. 6d. to.9s. 6d. • Fat lambs: A very large yarding, 4101 being penned. , Prices for prime lambs were on a par with last week's rates, but medium and inferior were difficult to quit. Prime, 14s. to 15s. 6d.; extra, to 17s. 6(1.; medium, 12s. 6d. to 13s. 9d.; small and inferior, 7s. 9d. to 9a. 6d. Pigs: 240 penned. All classes were easier, aiid there was a very dragging saie , Suckers, 3s. 6d. to 75.; slips, 9s. to 12s. 6d.; Btoros, 16s. to 245.; porkers, 283. to 345.: I'ght baconers, 365., 425.; heavy do., 445. to 565.