LIVE'STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1029, 19 January 1911, Page 8

LIVE'STOCK SALES.

Dalgety; and .Co.; lit4-/.(Pa4m«rs to ».»o>;th branch) report :-At our Marlon sale- on Tuesday a. fair' entry 01 both sheep ana cattle caine to hand, nearly all of «hic" changed hands at pnceri a« bolo\.. umi lambs, 4s. to ss. 3d.; medium rape laiCfe to Bs. 3d.-; light fat wethers, l«s.: ■ Btiftli Yearling heifers, £2 25.; emall -yearlinff steers, £2 Bs. Ed.; 15-mont-hs steers. £3. as. 6d.; dairy heifers. £4 155.; 2s and ear steers, £5; store, pigs, 20s. -.:

Messrs.-'"Abraham and Williams report on their Masterton stock sale held this weelt as ■ follows ;—Wc had. a- -heavy, vardini ot sheep 'of various ■ corts," Includinc several Kood lots of ewes and wethers, upwards ot five thousand head being submitted. Wo also yarded two hundred head of cattle to a.large attendance. Sheen were in Keen demand. -Three-year bullocks in Eood condition, £6 95.; others, £5 .lis. to £5 195.; culls, £4. Us. to £4 12s. 6d.; small culls empty heifers, .£3 55.; 2-Jooth wethers in pond condition, 135.. 13s. Id., 13s. od. and up to; 13s. 6d.; small .sorts, lis. 6d. to -12s. 3d.; culls, 10s:-fd; : '.to;llsy cnll'ivether lambs on Behalf of iho ; ;To Pall-ae Estate. fe.-'Sd: to 6s.- lld?;> cull ewedamb",' GsMOd. to / s. <a.; cull. &U'thdo*h iaml)s(.'frori)'. the same ~es- , tate.V7s.'-lid. southdown rape lambs.,.-Ira.. -tOd.;'small- rape"lambs; 95.; medium shorn lambs, 6s. to 7s. 3d.; culls, '.a.-. Rood shorn rape lambs, up to 95.; fat lambs, lis. «a. to 13s. 6d. v for an extra good lot; fat owes, 12s. 6d. to 15s. Id.: 4-tooth ewes, lis. 3d. to 15s. id. for an extra good lot; 2-tooth ewes, lis. 6d. up to 14s. Id.

. Messrs. Abraham and "William?, Ltd.,-.re-their follow: —We offered a ebod 'yardihg- of' prime cattle and sliesp, which "sold readily at late rates. Best bullocks. £9 to £9 55.; lighter, £8 lTs. to £8 155.; light, £8 to £8 55.; store cows, £2 2s. to £5 135.; bulls, £3; old cows, £4 £s. to £5 2s. 6d.; prime wethers, 16s. 3d. to 16s. 8d; .lighter, 155..3d. to 15s. Bd.;.prime ewes, 145,'9d.; mediuni ewes, 13s. (3d.; prime lambs, 12s. Id. to 13s. 2d.;' plain, lis. . ADDINGTON" MARKET. {By Telegraph—Press Association.) ''. /'Christchurch,'January -18. •» . At Addington live 6tock market there were good entries of stock, and only a fair attendance, tho harvest operations engaging the attention of many farmers, who usually attend the yards, Fat cattle were a. shade easier. Store cheep'-sold/at about last 1 vreek'6 rates, "forward lambs being ■. slightly firmer/ Fat lambs maintained dast week's price? vhcavy lambs scllinc rather hotter, and fat sheep opened well, but ewes declined in . price towards the end. There was: no change in - the prices .of- fat- pigs and 1 stores were dull of sale. . The yarding of store jfneep was aeain a large one, lambs forming a large proportion, many lines of which came from the Peninsula. There was a good demand for all classes, and forward lambs were firmer, no doubt on account of the better tone in ' the fat lamb market last week. There was a short supply of ewes and wethers,. cs*. specially of the former. Forward lambs eold. up to-10s. 10d.; medium,,ss. 6d. to lCs.: and small, 2s. lOd, to' ss. Id.; forward wether - ; sold at 12s. 6d.: 2-tooth,'Bs. Bd. to 10s. 10d..; 6 and 8-tooth owes (goad), 12s. 3d., in low condition, lis. 3d.; 2-tooth ewes. 12s. 4d. to 13s. 4d.; and aged ewes. ss. to 7s. 7d. • Tho yarding oi fat lambs totalled- <<75, tho, quality not being so good on tho whole as last week. There were, however, some very prime line 3, and a few heavy lots met with extra ko?n competition, and' brought more than the overrall price's triven foi* ordinary freezers. AU freezing lines met with ;a good sale, and good quality lines w6ro : a shade firmer. Thero wero~~3l}l3 lambs taken' for export at 15s. f.d. to 18s. for best, and lis. 4d. to 15s. for lighter; 395 by butchers, at lis. 3d. to 15s. <d.: 214 by graziers, at Us. sd. and lis. 9u.; and .853 were passed at lis. to 12s. 4d., and some lots did not clicit a bid. The yarding of fat sheep was about er»ual to last week's in point of numbers, and included some good lines of handy weight wethers.. The imarket .oper.3d firm, at last •:veok's 4 rates. Wethers were competed for, and maintaind thir values throuehout, but towards the end of' the pale ewes became difficult to sell at much lower/Driccs.; The range of prices was: Prime wethrrs, 16s. 6<l. to 19s. 3d.; lighter.- 13s. to 165.; prime ewes, 14s. 6d. to lfo. 7d.; others, lis. 6d.. to ivs.; nscd, down to 5s 2d.; merino iwethers, 7s. Sd.; to 9s. 6d.; merino' ewes, 4s. lCd. There were 300 fat cattle penned, and of fair average duality, though odws and .heifers formed the bulk. The demand was Taiher weaker than the previous -week, though prices did not show much change. Steers made-£7 15«. to £12 155.: heifers, £5 15s. to £9 lCs.; and cows, £5 10s. to £8 55., equal to 265. to 30s. for prime. 245. to 25.7. for medium, and 21s. to 235. for cows and inferior per 1001b. Veal calves made 4s. 6d; - to 425., according to size and Quality. Ther.e was a small yarding of store cattle principally old cows. .The rale lacked animation. .Yearlings made . 215.;, 15 to 18months. sorts, £2 15?.; 2-year steers. £2.125. 6d.; 2-year-heifers. £3 55.; o-ycar heifers, £4; and dry cows, £2 to £4. ' There was a. small yarding of dairy cows, and nothing of a good class came forward. Sales were made at £3 ,10a. to' £7 17s. fid. There was a medium entry of pigs, and there was a .cood demand for fat mjrs, though exporters were unable tp do business. Choppers run.de up to 705.: larso baconers, 5Cs. to 565.; smaller. 40s. to 475. 6d. (equal'to 43d. per lb.); larce powers, 30s. to 385.;. smaller, 255. to 2fo, (caual to Al.d. t«3 42d. per lb.). There way a, poor demand fcr stores, medium rorts makin?'2os. to 255.; smaller, 14s. to 195.; a"nd weaners! 4s. 6d. to 7s. Cd. • BTJRNSIDE STOCK SALE. (By Telegraph—Press Association.! DuncUin, January 18. • At Burnside. to-day • there'^was' a small- . yarding of cattle, 123 head beins yarded. • Only a small proportion were prime heavy ; cattle, but the entry incliided'a*humber of " good to prime bullocks, with the usual percentage of cows and heifers; The small supply,-combiuGd with good demand by tho trade, was responsible for a brisk r,a!o nt prices nearly 20s.,per head diicher than those ruling last week. Bost- buUock-3. £11 to £12 12s. Cd.: medium, to good, £9 to .£lO 155.; light, £7 lCs. to £8 155.; best cows and , heifers, .£7.105.. to £8 ICy.; medium to cood, £5' to £7. • Fat shesp: There was- a moderate yarding, 2117 being .penned Although the entry • was not- large, it was quite sufficient for requirements, and pricc.i showed no ira- . provement on late quotation;;. Bret wethers, ; 19s. to 215.;. extra, to 225. 6d.; medium to ; 'good, 16s, to 18s. 6d.; best ewes. 17s. to 195.; . medium, 13s. to IC-3. 6d, ' Fat lambs: Tho entry was exceptionally small,, only 277 being, penned. , In • conge- ! quence of the short supply, all on offer met ' with good sale, and prices recovered to tho extent of 2s. per head. ..Host lambs. 15s. to " 16s. 6d.; medium to good, los. to l<s. 6d.; light and stores." 9s. 6d. to 12s. 1 Pigs: One hundred and sixty penned. - The demand for stores and bis Flips was - a shade firmer than last week; but- suckers » again. cold very cheaply. Porkers and baconers met With brisk sale, owing to the small number .penned. Suckers. Eg. to Bs.; - slips, 9s. to 153.; stores, lEs. to 225.; porkers, • 28«. to'3ss.; licrht baconcrs, Ids. to 425.; ' heavy, 455. to 525,