LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1035, 26 January 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report Imviug held tnci.- tortnigluiy ta!e at tneir \Uipoua yards.-Masterton, on Wednesday, when they ottered a good yarding well above advertised uuinbi'i's in both cattio and sheep, which met with a ready Eale. Couipetitiou was keen throughout, vendor no uQubt reaUsiug that the. dry weather experienced lately wits detrimental to good prices, and were consequently prepared to accept the offers at auction. Practically the whole y,ardiug was cleared. Amongst the entry tuore'wus one line of two-tooih owes on account of , Messrs. Barton llros. which realise;! 12s. "d. Other quotations ware us follow :-Two and four-tooth wothers, tD -13s. <d.; lull-mouth owes. Bs. tD 9s. Id.; two-tooth ewes, Us. 2d. to 12s. <d.; four-tooth ewes (small), 11s.: shorn lambs, 7s. 3d., 7s. 6d., to Bs. ii.; woolly lamlia (small), <5. to «s. 7d.i woolly lumbs- (fair rape sorts), 7s. 6d., 7s. LCd, Bs.- 3d., to 9a. Cattio: Heifer calves. 265. to 385.; stoor calves, 355.; Uoifers in calf, £3 lCs.; cninty heifers, £1 10s.; fat cows. £5 to £5 Ills.: s'carling steers, £2 15s. 6,1.: 18-nionth stoors, i £3. 9s.;.empty heifers, £3 7s. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd.. report haviiij; hold their -forlnightJy ttock sale at WaipuUurau yesterday, when they offered ttOi/ sheep tD a large ittendance of buyers. They ouote as follows:—Pat owes, 10s. 6d.; forward ewes, 9s. 9d. tD 10s.: twotooth weihers, Gs. Bd.; four aud six-tooth wethers, 12s. Od.; good shorn wether lambs, Bs. 4d.; small woolly lambs, 3s. Id. to 6r,.; two-tooth ewes, good, 12s. lid.; : failingmouth ewes,, "id. 7d. - Jiessrs. Dolgety and Co. report:—At our Wanganui sa;o yesterday we yarded b&u sheep and ltl) cattle, of which, wo .sold 4700 sheep and 65 cattle. A big proportion of. tho sheep comprised lines' of aged ewes, for which the market wa3 easier. Lambs were also in tjuiet demand. Wotncrs wcro well coinpeted'for, a. good line of fat 'and forward four and sis-tooths making up to Us. sd. Cattle also sold well. We.quote:— Fat and forward . four and . six-tooth wethers, Ks. M. to Us. 5d.; two-tooth wethers, Its. 9d.; woolly' do., 16s. ,6d.; twotooth ewes, l<3. 3(1.; fat and- forward eweo, 10s. 7d.; f.m. ewes, 6s. <d., 7s. 2J.. 7s. 6d., 7d. 7d'., Es., to 9s. 6d.; mixed shorn lambs, 75.; small do., 55.; Lincoln, owe lambs, Bs. 7d.; sis-tooth Komney rams, £2; fat cows, £5 25. 6d. to £5 45.; two-years steers, £4 55.; dairy heifers, £3 ss. to £3 10;. '■ Messrs. Dalgety and Company .report:— At our Huiit-e-ville sale on Tuesday we had a fair yarding of sheep and a small entry of cattle. Saheop tvero dull.of sale,, and owners had to accept'reduced prices:.— Quotations:-Cull lambs, Is., 2s. 10d., to 3s. 2d.; small lambs, to ss. 9d.; small mixed two-tooths, to 10s. 34.; mixod-ago ewe 3 to 9s. Cattle: Storo cows, to £2 153. : - Messrs. Abraham aud Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillo salo as follows:—Wo oU'ered a yarding of prime bullocks and sheep, which sold readily; at lata rates. Best bullocks, £9 to £9 55.; lighter, £8 10s. to £8 155.: light,. £7.155. to £8 55.; vcalers, 17s. to 245.; prime heavy wethers, 17s-.; medium wothers, 16s. Id.; plain, 14s. 6d. to 155.; medium ewes, 13s. 6d.. to 143.; prime, heavy lambs, 13s. 6d. to 145.; good, 12s. 6-i; plain, He. to. Ho. 9d.; ehorn, 9s. - A CLEARING SALE. ' ' i The Sew Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Md., report as follows on tna clearing; 5-alo'which' they-held on Tuesday on account of Messrs. A. .Burling and Sons, near \Vailtauac:-Thero .was a good attend-' anco of the public,'buyers' being present from as far north as Palmerston 'North, and from as far south as Wellington. The stock being in csceilent condition elicited very favourable comment, and was eagerly competed for, a highly successful salo resulting. Cows in milk made up to £8 Us., and tao whole herd , of 51 averaged £b 83.; cows with calves at foot mado £4 2s. 6d., dry cows £4.5g., tv;o-ycar-old heifers £4, yearling heifers £3 Is., heifers in calf £4 155., wcaiiors (very small) 17fi flhesp; Cull ewes, 12s. '.d.: twd and four-tooth' wothers,. 13s. 9d'.;-cart-horee, £9 lCs.. Pigs: l'oi'Kers, 2Cs.; slips, IDs-

ADDINGTON STOCK JIAEKET. (By •reicsraaii"i , rsss Association.! ' Chrlstchurcii, January 25. At Adaington live BtocK maruei there ■wcce good <*ut>riC3 of stocn, aud a laii-iy large uttenaaace. fat cattle were au.t ot bule, aud nnce3 weio easier. Tncro was a '(,-00(1 eeuiiuiu.'lor more siieup, especially for rapoiJa-aibs, and prices.sn-jiveil an advance, -'.i'at wethers showed a ri«<! in price, ana.fat ewes a decline. Priirio fat liinus wore | lirnier, , aim Digs, met with a' good sale. - Store catuc wero in poor ; do-, mand, and gojtl dairy cows sola well. Tho onirics oi store sneep wei'e not quite et(ual to', those of last wesit, and consisted cnieily oi' lambs, with a, few pens of ewes and wetneis. There was -an improved demand for all clasps especially for young sheep. There was a good proportion oi forward sorts among the rape lambs, and for these there was an exceptionally gMd dqmand, and a ready rale, was oll'ectod at an advance of 6d. to 9d. per head. Medium lambs also sold better 'than last, week. I'orwa-rd wethers wore also well csmycted for. A pen of two-tooth ewes made 14s. 6d.; forward rapo lambs made lie. to 11s. 6d.; extra forward, Us. 9d. io 12c. Id,; medium sorts, 9s. 3d. to 10s. Gd.; small and loiv-couditdoncd, 6s. to Bs. 9d.; and cuils, Ss. to.6s. 6d. Forward sold up to Us. 6d.; medium, 123. 9d. to 13s. 3d.; inteed sexes, lCs. Id. to 10s. lid.; two-tooth ewes, 14s. to 145. , 6d.; and aged eweij, 7s. to Bs. 6d. The , number of fat lambs penned was 74<!8; and though ' there ivai -a lair proportion of prime freezing lambs there were' a number■• of inferior lots offered. There was good competition for private lambs, and heavy lambs wcro firmer; but medium and inferior Eorts sold at about last week's rates. Badly drafted lots were, if anything, easier, and many of tho low-condi-tioned lote would probably have sold better in the store pens. There were 5562 taken for freezing, at , prices-ranging from 13s. to 17s. 9d. for best, and 11s. lOd. to 12s. 9d. for others; W7 by butchers, at lip. 9d. to 16s. lCd.; 219 by graziers, at 11s. 9d. to 12s. Id.; and 119'j were passed .in at ICe. 14s.'-"" - ' ' - '

There was a larger entry of fat shesp than of late, of. which ewes formed, tho principal proportion. Thcro was an active demand for wethers for export, and prices werel.flrmcr than last week by 6d. to Is. per head. Ewes opened at lower raten. and as the sale. porcc=tled prices cared off still further. The-, range of prices wns :— Prime wethers, 17s. U> IBs. 7<1.; lighter, 14s. Id. to 16?. 6d.; prime cv:cf. Ks. to 15s. 7d.; others, 6s. 10d. to 6d.; hoKKOts, 13s. to 15s; lid.; merino wethers, 9». 3d. .

The supply of beeves coiuiivisod 316 head, mostly useful rarts. In spite ol tio good quality, however, there was a- very poor demand,-and iv largo. proportion of tho yarding was passed in, eales being effected at a decline of In. to Is. 6d. per. lCOlb. on last, week's. rates. - Steers made £6 17s. 6tl: to £11;-heifers, £5 12s. 6d. to £3; and cows, £5 2s; 6rt. to £8 15=:.. eo.ual to 21s. 6d. to 28s 6d. lor prime, 225. 6d. to 2<a. for medium, and 19s. C'\. to 225. for cow and inferior por ICOlh. ■ . , Veal calves made 4s. sd. to £2 15j. There was a small entry of dairy co\v3, and for the better sorts only there was a good demand, prices ranging from £3 10s. to £9 ss. There were but few store cattle offered, and tiisre was little ino.uiry, yearlings mal£is"2ss.;ls to 18-nionths. 453. to £3 11s.; two-year steers, £3 165.; three-year steers passed at £5 7s. 6d.; and dry cows, 355. to £4 Es ' ' Thero was a medium entry of pip, and all daises met with .in improved demand, which -resulted in a satisfactory clearance. Choppers sold up to 653.; heavy baconere, 60s. to 563.; and smaller sorts, .«ta. to 475. 6d. (cnu.il.-to «d. per lb.V, laTgo porkcre, 31s. to" 365.; and lighter, 25 5 . to 30s. (equal to 4Sd. to «d. per 11).); large stores 3Cs. to 355.; medium, 20s. to 28?.; small,/ Us. to 18s.; and baconers, ss. to Bs.. ..:

BTJENSIDE STOCK MAEKET. ! IBy Tclcsraph.—Press Association.! Duncdln, January 25. At Eurnside to-day 135 head, of cattlo were yarded, the quality,being fair. Thero was a good demand, but prices, although good, were a. shade easier thari the high rates ruling last week. Best bullocks, £11 to £12; extra, to £H 155.; medium, £9 ; 10s, to £10 10s.; inferior. £7 15s. to £8 55.; best cows and heifers, £7.lte. to , £8 We.; extra, to.£lo ss.i medium, £6 <s. to £5 lEs.; inferior, £4 10s; to £5 55.'fat sheep: 2119 penned. This number was in excess ol requirements, and prices were easier. The decline was meet noticeable in aged ewes. T3est wethers, 17c. 6d. to-193.; extra, to 225. id.; good, 15s. to 175.; medium, 13s. to Ks. 6d.; best ewes, 14s. 6d. to 165.; extra to 205.; medium, 11s. 6d. to 135.• inferior, 75. , 6 d. to 9s. Fat lambs: , 398 penned, the nuality of which wa's fair to medium. Competition was good, and last week'* prices wore maintained. Best, 15s. to 16s. 6d.; extra, to 17s. 6:1.; good, Us. Gd. to Us. 6d.; medium, 12s. to 13s. Pigs: 193.penned. Prices were mucb on a, par with those ruling last week. Suckers, 3s. to Bs.; slips, 9s. to 135.; stores, 18s. to 225.; porkers, 20s. to 355.: light baconcrs, 38f. to «=.; heavy do., 455. to sfi».