LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1023, 12 January 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their fortnightly stock sale at Waipukurau on Tuesday, when they offered 2300'sheep,-and a fair yarding of cattle to a largo attendance .of buyers. They, realised tho following prices:—Fat cows. £v 55.; store cows, £4 Bs.; eightecn-months heifers, £3 25.. Sheep: Fat • wethers. 12s. 5d.; fat ewes. lis. 2d.; cull lambe. Is. 9d., 2s. 6d., to 65.; good lambs, Bs.; two-tooth wethers, 10s. 6d.; four-tooth forward wethers, 13s. 3d.; two-tooth .owes,'; ,13s. 10cl.; sound-mouth • ewes, 6s. 7a.; failing-mouth ewes, 3s. iu. ' '

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report holding their fortnightly stock sale at• Blenheim to-day, when thoy submitted 2000 mixed sheep and ICQO head of.cattle. Store lambs were easier, but wethera and cattle wld. well; the whole yarding was practically cold as follows:—Fat ewes. lCs. to lis. 5d.; wethers. 13s. 6d. to 14s. ICd.: lambs, 135.; forward wethors, i?r. to 12s. 2d.; store wether?. Bs. to' llr. 3d.; rape lambs, 9s. 4d. to ICe.: store lambs, Bs. Sd. to Bs. 7d.; owes and lambs, all counted, 7s. 4d. Cattle: Eiglitem-months heifere, £3 10s.; steers, £o 165.; two-year heifers, £4 125.; etcers, —4 163.; two and- a half-year steers, £5 5r.; forward steers, £6 to £6 Is.; fat cows, £5 to £6'17<3.

Tfcfcrs. Dalgely ana Co. report:—At our Huutcr.viUe sale yesterday a fair entry of f.hcon and cattle camc. forward. Aged ewes, fir;. i 7d.j mixed weancrs, 29:«. 6i1.: fifteenmcnths steers, £3 25.; fifteen-months Hereford, heifers. £3 14s:;.diito dairy heifers, £3 2s. to £3 55.; eightecn-months steers, to £3 155.; two W two and a. half-year steers, to .£«' 155.; bulls, £3 15s. to £4 45.: st-oro pigs, 15s. ' . Messrs.- Dalgetv and Co., reporting ■ on their Wanganui sale', held yesterday, si ato as follows:—'\Ve yarded ICOO cattle and <-C 0 sheep, and v.*e emitted all tlie cattle and <!500 sheep. Cattlo.werc well competed for, and' late . rates were maintained. ; Sncep wore somewhat ciuicter than of s late iu consequence of lower prices for fat sheep, and a. heavier yarding lhan usual. Aged, ewes were difficult of sale, high reserves hampering business to some extent. Twotooth wethers were slacker than at' recent rales, .and. altogether, we-have, to report a drop of from sixpence to a nhillir.e per head v* sheep. Wo quote:—Forward bullocks, £7 85..6 d.; tliree-year do.. £5 ss; to £5 14s. 6d.; cows and calves. £3 ISs. 6d -.to £5.55.; empty cows. .€3, £3 135.. to- ,-4; twelve to. fifteen-months st-ocre,''.£3,lss. to £3 -195.; eightecn-months heue-rs. •£2 165.; dairy cows. £6; bulls to £5 18s • Sheep: Two-tooth ewes. 12s. lid., 13s. 6d.. to 14s. Id.; four and do.. 13s. 4cl. to 14s. 3d.; s'.m..ewes, 95.. 9s. 2d.,.93. 3d.. 10s.: cull ewes, 55., ss. 6d„ to 65.; two-tooth wethers, lis. Sd.,'lis. 10d.. to 123., 12s. ?d„ to 12s. lid.; four and six-tooth do., 335. 6d.; Tape lambs, 95.: cull do.. 4s. 9d. to

Messrs. Dateetv and Co. report:—At our Taihape ealc yesterday. tlicre was a fair entry of sheep and cattle, and a good demand, resulting in a total clearance. Cull, two-tooth "ewes', 10s. 3d.: -email ditto.-Ls. Cd.; two-tooth wether*. 12s. .Bd.; four-tooth wethers/' 13s. 7d.; medium four and sixtooth eweo. 14s. 9d.: small mixed wcanora, 275. 6d.;. ,fifteen-months steers. £2 195.; ditto heifers, £3/os. ,-6d.; do. Jersey-cross heifers,. Is.; fat cowg, £5 ss.;.forward bullocks, to'£6 135.; fat and forward bullocks, £7. . ; • . •

. Messrs. Dalscty and Co;, Ltd., report hay*, -ing*. held- their' fortnightly sale at their Mastortoii yards yesterday, wnen -entries caihe forward' well above advertised numbers. * Tliero •was" a good attendance of buyers,, arid all • stock • offered met with ready competition. - Tho report adds: Our entry included a flrst-olaM line of four and six-tooth wethors. which (althouch ,135.. 7ft., was bid for them) were passed in. in cattle we yarded soulc very pood bullocks, which met with Rood competition, those oh'account of Messrs. Barton Bros, realising, the .following prices :-Four ; year bullocks, £6 18s.; three-year bullocks, £6 speved heifers,.£4 3b. 6d.; empty heifers, £2 16s. to £3 Bs. Sheep: Two-tooth ewes (very small). 9s. ltd.;-two-tooth wethers, lis. to 125.; four and six-tooth wethers, up to 133. 7d. (unsold). Cattle: Four-year bullocks, £6 1&3. to £6 18s. 6d.; three-year bullocks, £5 12s. 6d., £5.175.'6 d. to £6 <s.: twoyear sto*rs. £5 12s. fid.; eighteen-months steers, £3.lfe. ,6d..to'. £3 165,; speyed heifers, £4 3s. 6d.; empty heiferg, £2 18s. to. a£3 ' fls.;. cows and calves, £4'. to £4 165.; springing: cowe, £5 to £5 10s.: calvcs, 3Zs. Horses worts dull of sale. • Hacks mado from'£4 to £8;. draught, aged gelding, £15. Messrs. v ' Abrhham,' and . Williams, . Ltd., report ,oh their sale, held yesterday, ai follows: —V\e offered a. good yarding, of bullocks..and;.i medium one of sheep, d-nd both sold-readily at lato rates. Best bullocks, £9 to £9 15&.;- lighter. £8 10s. to £8 17s. 6(1.; light. £7 15s. to £8 2s. 6d.; vealfire, 245.; prime wethers, 16a. 3d.; Plain, Kfs.-6d.-to 155.; prime heavy ewes, 14s. 7d. to 155.; plain, 13r„ 6d. to 13s. ; 9d.; medium lambs, 125.; plain, lis. 3d. to lis. 4d.

HADDINGTON- MARKET. '. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, January 11.' At"' Addineton live stock market there were good entries of stock and a larce attendance: rat cattle were m improved demand, including competition from tl>e Morth Island, and priccs showed a marked rise. Store lambs, which formed tho bulk of the entry ,of store sheen, were down 6(1 to Is. 6d. per head. Fat lambs were rather firmer, and-fat cheep sold well. Uacon pips were somewhat easier, but porkers wcro a- littlo firmer. -Dairy , cows were in demand, but store • cattle were dull, of sale. . v , ' There was a larger entry of store sheep than last week, the good demand of late for store lambs, resulting ma largely • mcrea&ed offering, and the' bulk of them were of good quality. The in the price of fat lambs last week no doubt showed farmers that they were buying store lambs on too a basis, and consequently tho priccs paid lact week were not maintained. Forward-rape lambs were down about 6d r .to9d. per head, while medium sorts were easier by Is. and - upwards.Tho rango of prices was: Forward rape lambs, 10s. to Us.; medium, Bs. 6d. to 9s. 6d.; and small,-to ,Bs. A lino of two-tooth ewes was passed at. 13s. 9d. Four-tooth wethers made 12s, 6d. to' 13s. 7d.. and owes and lambs, all counted, 6s. Id., . • The entry of fat lambs totalled 4188, and the ouality of the-offerings was the. best of tho season. There were* many largo liner, of very prime lambs penned, and these made 15s, to 17s. <d., and this showed a firmness even considering tho better .quality as compared with last week. The general range of prices was: Prime lambs. 17s. to 17s. 4d.; medium, V<s. 3d .to 155.; and lighter, lis. 6d.. to 133. There wero 3691 taken for freezing, 497 by butchers,' and 90 were passed in. The entry of fat sheep was a. moderate one, and tho market opened well for both wethers and ewes. It improved as it advanced, wethers being firmer, and ewes advanced Is,, to Is. 6d. per head.. Tho range of pric"6 was: Prime wethers, 16s. 6d. to 16s. 7d.; lighter, 13s. 9d.'to 16f.; prime ewes, 14s. 9d; to 17s. Id.; others, lis..to 14n. Tho entry' of fat cattle comprised 224 hoad. and was made up chiefly of cows and hei/ers, and a few pens of steers.'The demand was a complete chance from rc- ! cent sales, being keen all through the salo. with the result that values increased 'to 30s, .per lC01b. : A feature of the sale was - the operations of North Island buyers, it being- quite a new thjng for supplies bciiif? boucht at Addineton for shipment north, importation, rather than , export being the rule. A complete clearance was effected, steers making .£6 ICS. to £11 2.i. 6d., and extra to £13; licifers, £5 15s. to £9; and cowp,' £<! 17s. 6d. to £8 2s. £d.. equal to 275.' to 3Cs. for prime, 245. to 26a. for medium, and ?ls. to 235. .for cow and inferior per 1001b. Veal calves sold at Is. 6d. to 535., according to size and duality. There was a- small yardinc of inferior store cattle, and they met with a dull Gale, fifteen to cicht-cen-moiiths sorts realising 38s. to 5Cs.; two-year steers, £3 lCs. (pareed); two and a. half-year steers. £5 Es. Cd.; three-year heifers. £4 155.; and dry cows, 30s. to £3 10s. . Dairy covs were in good demand at £3 to £10. ' . -. There was a good entry of pics. choppers we.re dull of sale, and prices up to 60s. Bacoceie were easier, laree sorts making 50s. to 565.; smaller, 40s. to <9s. (equal to 4Jd. to. '.Id. per lb.). . Porkers, on tho ■other hand, improved in demand, large (-.arts lnakine 325. to 385.. and-lighter 23g. to 335. (equal to 4id.-t9.-4id. per lb.}. Stores v.-ere easier, sorts sellinc at 225. to 2i.'g. Cd.; medium. 14s. to 2Cs.; small. ICS. to 135.; and weaners: ss.' 9d. to Bs. THE BTJItNSIDE MARKET. (By. Telegraph.—Press Association.! 1 Duncdin, January 11. " At. Burnsidc' to-day. 148 fat cattlo wcro yarded, and, if anything, prices were a r.hado'better than was the case last, week. Best bullocks, to £12; good, £9 15s. to £10 155.; medium, £8 15s. to £9 10s.: beet heifers, to £9; extra to £10 IDs'.: good, £7 to £8 10s.; medium. £6 ss. to £7. Fat sheep: There war, a laree yarding, 25E6 being penned. The (sale opened very dull, and several lots were passed at i>-c commencement. Prices improved -s the sale progressed, but they were about 3s. lower nil-round -as' compared with last week. Best wethers. 2Ce. to 2?s.i cxtri. to 235. 6d.; medium. 16s. 6d. to 19r>.: inferior, 14s. 6d. to 15s. 6d.; best ewes. 18s. to 205.; extra, to 2fe.; medium. 14s. to 17s. Fat lambs: There was a large yarding of 9EG, which mot with a very dull salo. A fair percentage was taken by - graziers, but prices showed a decline of Is. 6d. to 2s. per head as compared with last week's rates. Best, to 15s. 3d.; good, 125.-6 d. to 145.; medium, 10s. Ed. to Its. '