LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1106, 20 April 1911, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

HsoSTs. Dalgety and Co., Ltfi., report-, having hem tneir iortnighily stock sale ai' aipulturau on 'l'uesuay, wnen they otforeJ a fair yarding-o( sheep anu came to a moderate attendance or tne public. With tne exception of. a few pens or good fat bullocks, and one or two pens of good ewes and wethers, values showed a sharp decline on the corresponding Eale a iortiiigttt ago. Quotations forward, ewes, Ys. 4a. to 10s. 6d.: shorn mixed-sex lamD3, ss. lOd. to 63. od.;' shorn wether lambs, small, is'.; a"go6d"lin"o of two-tooth wethers, 123.; 'ciill .ewes, ,2b. p fat bullocks, £8 14a. 6aVto £9 Is.; l'atvheifers, £5-16s. to £6 Ids,; weanor steers, 3Us.

: Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual weekly salo in the Honvay Yards,' Mast«rtoh, on Wednesday, when they oh'ered a yarding well- above advertised numbers, but unfortunately the change 01 weather experienced this last week did not help the sale,'.and tho firm has to report a. very dull sale. Practically tho whole yarding went out unsold. They comprised' principally wethers and store ewes, which were unsaleable. Quotations' aro as follow:—Full-mouth ewes, to 7s. Id.; two-tooth, S.D. ; ewes, to 95.; two-tooth wethers, lls. to 11s. Bd. One chestnut gelding, "Sandix," brought .£13...- ... Messrs. Dalgety arid,,'o6mpany report:—. 'At our Wanganui sale yesterday we had a small yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of 336 cattle, and ' wo have to report a dull' sale,' the bulk of the yarding bsing passed at auction. We quitted most of the sheep afterwards, hut the bulk of the' ca,ttle went out unsold.. We quote:— Two-tooth wethers."l2s. 3d.; aged ewes. 4s'.; 15-uionth. steers, £3; 18-month dairy heifers £2 125.; store cows, £2 ss. 6d., £3, £3 65., £3 63.' 6d.; dairy cow 6, £4 17s. to £6 10s.small v/eaners, 10s., 13s, £d.,, 14?., 155., £1' Os.' 6d.; weaner hoiferfi, Jersey 'cross, £1 17s. sd' to £118s. 6d. ':■■■'.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their sale at Johnsonville on April 19. A. small entry of sheep, all of inforior quality, sold rcaSily, as also did a fair entry of good quality bullocks, at the following quotations:—Good bullocks, £10 ss. to £11; others, £9 12s. 6d. to £10best wothers, 17s. Id. to 17s. 7d.; light wethers, 16s. to 16s. 6d.; medium ewes, '3s Id. to 14s. Id.; light ewes, 125. , 6d. to 135.; lambs, 12s. 7d. to 13s. lid.; others, 10s. 6d. to 12s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. report on their Slasterton sale as follows:— Wo yarded more sheep than advertised, comprising wethers, lambs, aud cull ewes. The attendance was fair, but buyers were not too prominent, and althoußh business at auction was, on the whole, satisfactory, the prices recorded were easier than anticipated after the recent rain. Some Rood wethers were offered, but only half the entry changed hand 3 at prices equal to tho previous week. Lambs were well competed for, and all those yarded.were disposed of. Quotations:—Two-tooth wethers, 12s. 6d. to 13s. and 11s. 2d. for smaller sheep; woolly la-rabs, 6s. to 7s. 6d., and Bs. 9d. for an extra good lot; shorn lnmbs. in good condition, 7s. to 7a. 3d.; cull ewes, 75.; boilers, 4s. Id. ADDINGTON JfATtKET. (By Tolegraph-Prcsa Association.) Christchurch, April 19. At Addington there wore fairly large entries of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle showed little or no clianse in values. Store sheep were dull of sale, in con sequence of the unsatisfactory outlook for Seed for the winter. Fat lambs were not ciuito equal to last week s rates, and

prime fat sheep were firm, whilst others were easier. Sure cattle were mill of sale, but dairy cows were in keen demand, i'igs were in moderato demand.

The yarding of store sheep was smaller thau of late, and was mainly counpse.U of inferior sorts, and these were chicfiy trora oversea. Ewes and wethers formed the bulk of the entry, and tho ewes were mostly aged, and the wethers of a mixed class. The demand was weak, and sales could only be effected at a reduction on hst week's rates. Tho only exceptions were in the case of forward wethers and pood ewes, 'iheve were only two or three pens of lambs offered, and these wore not of good quality. The range of prices for local sheep was good. Two-tooth crossbred e\vc3, to 12s. lid.; four, six, and eight-tooth, to 12s. 4d.; sound-mouthed, B=. to 11s. 6d.; aged, 2s. to 3s. 3d.; inferior and small halfbrcds,.Bs. 6d. to 9s. 6d,; lambs, to ss. 6d. Oversea sheep sold as follows:—Good wethers, 125.; others, ss. 6d. to 7s. 6d.; twotooth ewes, 9s. Cd.;six and eight-tooth owes, 7s. 9d.; sound-mouth, 4s. 9d. to 7s. sd. Thero was an -entry of 6675 lambs, an against 6903 last week. Tho quality was not equal, to last week's supply, and buyers were not competing so freely, prices being somewhat easier. The nominal basis upon which buyers were operating was 4d. per lb., but values were so irregular that this may .bo talten as no more than an average. There were 5866 taken for freezing at 10s.. to 15s. <d.; 416 were taken by butchers at Us. 2rt. to 14s. 5d.; and one special line at 165.; and 393 were passed, at lQs.9d. to 14s.

■■'There.was;a large entry of fat sheep, of which ewes formed milch the larger portion. ,The wethers were mostly light, and not. well finished. Tho first prime lots of wethers sold well, but other descriptions were difficult to place at owners' reEervea. Ewos were in consequenca of their numbers • easier in price, though the export operated in all suitablo lots for freezing. The rango of prices was:—Extra prime wethers, to 2Cs. Id.; prime, 15s. 6d. to 17s. 9d.; lighter, 12s. Id., 155.; prime ewes, 12s. to 165.; a few extra, to 17s. Id.; itfedium, 9s. 6d. to 11s. 6d.; aged, ss. 7d. to 95.: merino ewes. 4s. 3d. to 6s. lid. There were 285 Tiead of fat cattle penned, ;jmd the quality was of fair averag3. The 'demand was irregular, and a number of (Sens were passed,- thoueh prices showed practically no change. Steers made £7 7s. 66,. to £11, and some extra good Quality, ti £14; heifers, £5 17s. 6d. to £9"l0s.: and cows, £5 to £10 55.; equal to 255. to 295. 6d. for prime, medium 22s*. to Ms. id., cow and inferior 20s. to 21s. 6d. Von! calves were not as numerous as usual, ond made 4s. 6cl. to' 525. 6d.. and extra to £4 ss. medium entry of store' rattle met with a'-dull sale, yearlings making 275.: 15 io 18-months, 375. to <65.; two-year steers. £4 'ts.; three-year steers, .<;5 7s. 6d. to £6 7s. id'.; dry cows, 30s. to £3 ss. ■ l)airy rows were in 'teen demand at £3 10s. to £9; extra, to £11 ss. There was a. good entry of haconers and .pdrk»rs, hut they were not in much demand, and the sale was consequently dull. Ohoppers so'.d un to, £4; heavy baconera, 475. to 55.1.; lighter. 375. to <&;.; onual to ■'(1. per lh. Larg'n porkers. 28s. t/> 325., nM lish>r. 22?. to "275.; cr.ual to 4d. to 4Jd. Jlor lb. ' Store pics were also dull "f E-iIo. tho larger sorts m.-ikins 15s. to 2Cs.; smaller, Bs. to 145.: and weanors. 3s. to 63.

BTJENSIDE SALE. (By Telegraph—Preso Association.) Dunodin, April 19. At Burnsido to-day 142 fat cattle were yarded. In consequence of the short supply, prices showed an advanco of 10s. per head on last week's rates. Best bullocks, £11. to £12 10s.; extra, to £14; medium, £9 ■to £11; best heifers, to £9 lCs. , Fat sheep: 3315 pennod, consisting principally of ewes with a few pens of good :wethers. Prime owes and heavy wethers wore a shade firmer, while, inferior sorts wero on a par with last week's rates. A number of pons wero secured by graziers. Best wethers, 19s; to 20s. 6d.; extra, 245.; medium, 15s. 6d. to 16s. 6d,; inferior, 12s. 6d. to 14s. 6d.; best ewes. 17s. 6d. to 20s. 6d.; medium, 13s. to 155.; inferior, to 11s. Fat lambs: 2198 yarded of good quality. Limbs sold at last week's prices. Best; 12s. 6d. to 14s. 9d.; extra, to 17s. 9d.; medium, 9s. to 11s.