LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1101, 13 April 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

•■ Messrs. -.'Dalgety ■ and. C 0.,., -Ltd.. report holding: their .fortnightly sale at Levin yesterday, when -they yorded -over 2000 sheep. The report-states:—We yarded'some very prime fat ewes, which sold remarkably well, brineine as high as 17s. 6d. These sheen were fastened by Mr. J. K. M'Donald. We also yarded some very fine four; and-six-tooth wethers off Mr: H. 0. Hammond's farm at Ohan, and these were knocked down at 14s. 9d. We had only a small yarding of' cattle, and we report a total clearance.- Sheep:' 2, 4, and 6-tooth ewes, in lamb, 10s., lie. 10d.; 4 and 6-tooth wethers. 14s. -9d.:- 2-tooth wethers. 135.; lambs, ss. 2d., 4s, 10d., 2s. 6d.: woolly lambsj 35., 85.,10 d.: fat ewes. 17s. 6d.. 16s. Bd. 16s 6d., 12s. 8d.,, 125., lie. 6d.; fat ewes and wethers. 15s. Cattle: Heifers, in calf. £4 155.. £3 ss. (id., £3. £2 155.; cows, calvine in spring.. £4 45.. £2 14s. 6d.; 18-month steers, £1 7s. 6d.; vcaners. £2 55., 375. 6d., 395.; bulls, 20s. .Messrs. Dalsrety and Company. Limited (Palmerston North branch) report:—At our Martou sale, on April 11 we hart a. small yarding of,sheep and cattle, all of which changed hands at the following prices:— Cull lambs, 2s/- 4d.; aged ewes. 4s. 2d.; empty forward ewes, to 10s. 2d. Cattle: Mixed yearling- to 15-months cattle. £2: 18month empty heifers. £2 16s. to £3 Bs.; 15 to 18-months steor.s, sm.ili, £3 3s. 6d. Messrs. Abraham and Williams. Ltd., reports—At Levin on Friday we offered a yarding of over <C 0 head of cattle, and a good entry of sheep. With the exception of twopens of steers all lines were cleared at the following quotations:—3J and 3-year steers, £5 7s. 6d. to £5 13s. 6d.: 2-year steers, £4 2s. 6d. to £4 125.; 15 to 18months steers, £3 Is. 6d.; yearling steers, £2 145.; mother-reared wcaners. 335. 6d. to £2; weanors, 17s. to 255.; small weaners, ss. to 12s. 6d.; fat COW 6, £5 to £6; fat heifers. £5 Bs.; forward cows, £3 15s. to £4 55.; store cows, £2 IDs. to £3 65.; empty 2-year heifers, £3 ; 10s.; springing heifers, £4 17s. 6d. to £6; bulls, £3 to £4 10s.;'fat owes, 13s. to 135...7 d.; small 2-tooth. wethers.. Bs. 9d. t0.95.; store lambs, is: to 7s. 7d.; f.m. ewes, in lamb, Bs. to 10s,; cull ewes, in lamb, ,ss. -9d. .-. . -.. '".-

Messrs:.Abraham and..Williams report on .their Johnsonville sale, held'yesterday, as follows :rr-We.' offered a. heavy yardine of prime bullocks and sheep, which >. sold readily at late rates. Prime heavy, bullock?, £9 }2s. 6d. to ~£ll;'one pen of'extra prime, '£11 55.; vea.ler.3, 355. to £2-25.; eood ■wethers. 165.; ■ prime ewes, 15s. 6d.; good ewes. 14s. to 14s. 64. ;■• shorn, wethers. '13s. to 13s. 9d.; 'pTime shorn lambs, 10s.-6d. to 11k; woolly,-. 11s. to 11s. Bd.; prime, 9s. 6d. to 10s. ADDINGTON'STOCK KALE. (By Telegraph.—Press - Association.) '. . Christchurch, April 12. There- was a,' good attendance of buyers and others interested at the weekly sale of stock at Aldington to-day. There was a, fairly .representative yarding of-all descrijtibns of.stock. As regards'store sheep and fat lambs there, were good entries, .but as compared with several recent sales numbers were slightly smaller. There is an indication that matters in the fat. lamb market arc. brighter, and a distinct rise in values is to be chronicled.

Store. Sheep: The yarding was a largo one, although below that at recent sale?. It consisted of about -equal numbers of lambs and ewes, with a small proportion of wethers, which were mostly rather indifferent. The' lambs ranged from culls to fair forwards, with one pen of extra good quality. The ewes were chiefly aged. Lambs of all age 3 were easier, backward sorts being neglected. The drop is estimated at about Is., and fair-conditioned young ewes held their own, but the wethers were difficult to quit. Fair two-tooth ewes, 12s. to 13s. 3d.; inferior, 9s. to 10s. 9d.four and six-tooth. 11s. to 12s. 3d.; fourtooth (good), 10s. 6d. to Us. Id.; mixed ages, Bs. to 9s. 6d.; low-conditioned lines. is. to 75.; and gummics, 2s. to ss. In lambs one exceptionally good line made lCs. 7d.. the next highest being Bs. 9d. flood torts made Bs. to Bs. 9d.; medium, 6p. to 7= • small. 4s. 6d. to ss. 9d.; and culls, 2s. 6d. upwards, llalfbred wethers realised IC'-. 7d., and small and low-conditioned sorts to 7s. 10d.

Fat Lambs: The yarding of fat lambs was. in the opinion of many, the host that has- been Denned this season, and the feature of the sale was the hardening of the market antf the general rise that

took place. The yarding totalled 6903. compared with 7081 list, week, nnd the average nualit.v was much higher. The sale opened briskly, ana , prices were on a par with late rates, lint it rapidly crow more animated, and a distinct rise of nuite Is. per head tool; place. Kxport buyers competed keenly, but when their rcamreme.ntF wore gratified thn sale dulled n little, and pr.ce.i dropped. Kvcn at tho cln?o of tho sale, however, they were abaui. 6d. ahead of values at tin- previous week's market. Exporters took 6389 lambs at. prices ranging from 9s. sd. to 16s. 3d., the majority being bought a!. 13s. 6d. to I?:'. 6d.; butrher's, 442, at 10s. 4d. to 15s. 6d.: and a lien of 72 was passed at 13s. A oouple of pot. lambs were offered, and topped the market, at 17s. At. the corresponding pal" last year there were 10.536 lamk; yarded, the range of, price? being 11s. 3d. ti 17s. Bd. Fat Sheep: As ihere was a full yarding of fa! sheep, and the quality was in advance of recent, offerings, the market was livelier, but there was no oitotibb advance on late rates. The range of nrirea was:—Prime wethers. 15s. fil. to 17s. 6d.; extra, to 18s. 2d.; others, 11s. 9d. to 155.: light and unfinished. 9s. upwards: prime ewes, 12s. 6d. to lfis.; extra to 17s. 9d.; medium. Bs. 6d..t0 12s. 3d.: aged and light. 75.-6 d. to Bs.; merino wethers. 9s. 10d. to 12s. 6d.

Fat Cattle: The yarding of fat cattle totalled 265. and the eener.il nualit.v w.is fair to good, some useful sorts beinc yarded: The sale was very irregular, competition, being in bursts, but the genera! range cf value 3 remained practically on a par with that ruling; at the previous week's sale. Four fat working bullocks realised £11 12s. 6d. to £20; steers made £7 12s. 6d. to-£l3 55.: heifers, £5 to £10 55.; and drv cows, £b ss. to £9 17s. 6d. Best steer beef made 255. to 295. 6d.; medium. 225. to 235. 6d.; and cow and inferior beef. 2Cs. U--21s. 6d. Vcalers: There was a. good entry of fat calves, and the usual demand. Prices ranged from 4s. 6d. to 575., according to size and condition. Store Cattle: There was only a small entry, principally old cows, and the demand was weak. Fifteen <o 18-months sorts made £1 Bs. 6d. to £1 165.; 2-year steers. £3 6s. to £3 18s.; Z-ycar heifers. £3 to £3 65.; extra, to £4; 3-year steers. £5 55.; 3year heifers, £3 17s. 6d.; dry cows, to £4 15s. Bairy Cows: There was a fair entry of dairy cows, including some useful sorts. Sales were -mado at prices ranging from £4 10s. to £9 10s. Pigs: There was a good yarding of fat nigs, but a lot were unfinished, and these the demand was slack. The range ot prices was rtightly below late rates for all classes of fat pigs. Choppers made to 555.; heavy baconors. 455. to 525.: and lighter sorts, 355. to 40s. (enua! to 35d. to <d. ner lb.). The heaviest porkers mode 275. :6d. to 325., and lighter sorts 20s. to 255. (equal to 4id. to 4Jd- per lb.) /storc pigs were in small demand. No laree Eort3 came forward. Medium kinds realised 14s. to 18s.; small, 6s. to 135.; wcaners, 2s. Gd. to ss. 6d.

BUENSIDE MARKET. ■ (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Duncdin, April 12. At Burnside to-day-133 fat cattle were yarded. This number was considerably short of requirements, and prices favoured vendors to the extent of Ma. ner head for good quality liuUaclis nml heifers. Best bullocks,. £10' 10s. to £12: ovtrj. to £14; medium weights, £8 10s. to £10 10s.: light, £7 to £8.. ' Fat Sheep: 2149 penned. The major portion were principally of inferior duality owes. Tho few pens of prime wethers forward were in good demand, and realised quito Is. over last week's values. Best wethers, 19s. to 215.; extra, to Ks. 3d.; medium .quality, 163. 6<l. to 18s. 6d.; light and inferior, 14s. to 15s. 6d.: tcood trade ewes realised Is. to Is. 6d. more than last week'.-, prices. Top.-, up to 195.; fair average e»ves. 15s. to lCs.; medium, 11s. Cd. to 12s. 6d.: inferior. 7s. to Bs. Fat Lambs: 2340 penned. Best quality brought 12s. Gd. to 145.: a few extra rrood, 155.: lines unsuitable for export, or trade purposes, Bs. 6d. to iOs. 6d.