LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1429, 2 May 1912, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Ualsety and Co., Ltd. (Palmerston North), report:—At our usual monthly sale at liaumai on Tuesday, April 30, we had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, despite the .exceptionality xough weather, and quitted all lots'-offercd at the following prices:—Onll ewes, <s. 7d.: small mixed lambs, 3?. 3d. to 6s. led.; bulls. £2 Its.; cows, in calf, £3 75.; weaner heifers, to £2. A very pood line of Jersey Jlolstein crose wcaner heifers realised £3 lCs. e<l.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd. (Masterton), report:—On Tuesday we held a clearing sale on account of Mr. J. A. Kayne. of I'leckvillt. whon we olfered lu's Hock of sheep and dairy herd. We have t.o renort a very cood sale. Herd cows sold from £4 lte. to £8 12s. 6d.. aYernains £6 ss. A line of IC4 2, 4, and 6tooth ewes made ISs.; 200 ditto, made Ms. 7.A.; 2-tooth wethers, 13s. 2d.; cull lambs, ss. ',d.; blackface rams. IS guineas; hacks, ,S6 15s. Cows, on behalf other vendors, made £4 10s. to £6 IC-s.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams report:— On Wednesday, at Mastcrton, we offered a very l.argi, tmlry ol rattle, and a. small ono of sheep, and have to report a good cale, only one wen bein? turned out unsold. Fat and forward ojvcw,' Its. ad.; cuU lambs, ss. 6d. to 7a. 6(1. A nice line of weaners. offered on behalf of I'lke Bros., made £2 10s.: weaners, £2 155. to £2 Io>.; fat heifers. £6 2s. to £6 55.; fat bullocks £8 lte. to £9; dairy cows, to £12.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonville sale as fol-lows:-A heavy yarding of prime bullocks and sheep came forward, and sold readily at. the following prices -.-Prime heavy bullocks, £10 Zs. 6d. to £10 12s. 6d.: prime billloeks. £9 10s. to £9 17s. 6d.: light, £8 2s. 6d.; extra prime heavy wethers. 18s. 1(1. to 18s. 7d.; prime wothers, 17*. 4d.: licht, 153.: prime heavy ewes, 15s. Id. to 15s. 10d.: medium ewes, 13s. Gd. to 145.; light ewes (12). 123. 6d.: prime lambs, shorn. 125.; woolhv 12s. 6(1. to 123. 9(1.; plain, 10s. to 103. 6d.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agauey Co., Ltd. (M,?stf;rton). report that there was a Rood yarding, of both sheep and cattle, and a Rood alleiidanco of buyers at their Mastort-jn tale yesterday. Competition was again keen, and nearly every lot was sold under t-lie hammer at prices well up to previous sales. Forward lambs bromrht from Bs. to 10s. 2(1.; medium, fe. 6d. to' 7s. 9d.; backward sorts. 3s. 6d. t,o 65.: empty ewes. ss. 3d. to 9s. fid • full-mouth owes, fp. lamb, 11s. 2(1.; 2-tooth ewes. 10s. Id.; wethers, 3d. to 14=.; woaner calves, £2 2s. to £2 12s. ,6d. (the latter uricp being for a nice line of 160 from Messrs. Percy Bros.); yearling Ftoors, £3 17s. 6d.; cows in calf, £7 10s. to £9.

AUCKLAND STOCK PRICES. IBy Telecraph-Prws Association.! Auckland, May 1. At Westfleld to-day there was an averageyarding of beef, and prices wcro a eliiidc higher than last quotations for very prime ox. Other qualities were about the same as last week. Choice pens of prime ox sold at equal to 265. per hundred; ordinary quality ox, 245. to 205.; caw ond hciler*. 20s. to 235. There was an average yarding of veal, which sold at late rates. An average yardms of sheep sold on a par villi lo.at week's rates. bwes were slightly higher. Heavy wethers fclclu-J 18s. 6d. to 20s. 6d.; medium weights, \os. 6d to 175.; unfinished. Us. 3d. lo 15s. 6d.: heavy owes, 13s. to 15s. 9d.; light cwea and unfinished, Bs. to Us. 6d. There \i-*s onl.y a small yarding of lambs, aim prices wero similar to last quotation. Heavy woolly, 11s. 6(1. to 13s. 6d.: nhorn, 9s. to lid. In pies, prices for all classes were lower. ! Heavy baconors. 38s. 'to 455.; chopper?, up I to £3 55.; heavy porkers, 3Cs. to 355.; light, I 265. to 32=.; small weaners, 4s. to o=.

ADDIMGTON 31AKKET. Christohurch, May 1. 'flic entries or stock at the Aridinston market to-day were 6omtnvhat smaller than of late, in consequence of the break in tho weather, and there was a Rood demand for almost all classes. Store sheep sold well fat lambs were very firm, thcro was a sharp rise in fat sheep, and fat eattlo 60ld rather better. Fat iiiffs were easier, in consequence of a large yarding. The offering of store theep wns much below the number offered for a considerable time past. Ewes and wethers made up the principal portion, there being but few pens of lambs. Ohathmu Isianci sheen wore well represented, but the class of sheep offered generally was chiefly medium, there being nothing special on offer. There was a sood sale at the previous week's rates, wethers, if anyUiing, bein? n shade dc.'irer. The ranee of prices was: -Forward 4 and 6-tooth wethcrf. 14s. hi. to 15*. Od.r 2-tootlis, 12s. f<l. to 13;;. 6d.; and up to 15s. for a very forward lino; cmnl 2 and ■i-tootli 12s. to 13s. 3d,; goo. 6 and β-tooths', 13-». 3d. to 14s. 9d.; full and lailiiis-iuouths 9s. 9d. to 135.; aged, Bs. "The yarding of fat lambs totalled 6307, and iui-liided some very (rood lines of wellfinished lambs. Tliero \vu.s a keen demand on the part of tho cxvorl buyers., and prices were very firm, legs made lip. (xi. to 19s. 9(1.; extra, to 225. 3d.; ordinary f«;winu' weight*, 11s. 6(1. to 175.; lighter. Us. 6d. to 14s. , . , The yarding of fiit siieep was a fairly large one, the greater proportion hcir.s ewes. .\nionK the wethers were some exceptionally good lines. There v:\* ■■< keen demand on the part of tho export ou.tt'rs for freezing sheep of all i-la.«--.os. lie market befim a coiilriist, lo the duller sale of lost week. There was an advance in prices of Is. to 2s. per head. 11l s e cases.the rise was even cicilur in wntliers. Ah compared with last week, the range of prices wasi-l'rime wethers, !Ss to A?. Ltd.; extra, to 235. W.; others, Ids. Id. to 17s. 6d.; prime ones, Ue. 6d. t<> Us. <<!.; oxtrn, to Ble.: othors, 10s. 10(1, to IW.i

The yarding of fnt cattle totalled VS. ami tlie duality was not c(|iml to l.i-l week. The .'«ic wan dull. Imi. on the v.iude, iirice- .-Ihiwiml a little improvement, beef beiiiß eiiual t;i 2is. to 25j. per ICUIb. Sleeri made X 7 17s. 6d. to £11 10=.. and extra', to £13 10s.; heifers. £6 w £0 W..; .■/ml cow- £5 15s. to £9 -15". Veal calve.-, of which there was a small civtry, sold at 6s. to 605., according In size ami duality. licyond a line of ycnilinus and a number of old cows, there were only odd lot.- in the store cattle pern-. The yrarlfoiiM broiißlit 375.: 15-month to 18-mniitli eons £3 55.,- 2-vcar stcL'i-s, £4 10s.-, 3-year steers, £6 and £6 55.; ar.d dry cow.?, £2 ss. to £4 IC.--. There was a ffood yarding of dairy | cows and a keen demand fur the butter j -oris sab« talfiiiK place at .O v> £11 6s. I There was n large entry of Vat pits. | tlie rouKh chaupTK in t.ho weather causinj j farmers nml dealers to send in all- tiiat were tit for marliol. Tlm competition was | therefore not so keen, and prices were i easier. Choppers sold at 50s. U> 915.: lartre j bacouers, 60s. to 715.: lfe'hter. 5Cs. to oas., j eciual to ad. to 53d. per lh.; larpi porkevs, <0- to «-■ ■ liinaUc-r. 325. 6(1. U> 375. 6u.. eiiual t;> 5Jd. per lb. .There was only a sii.nll entry of store pics, and there was onlv a moderate ikunnnd. There were no In rise sorts in. and medium made SI?. >l. to 33--.: smaller, 17s. to 2i:s.; and a. lew pens of wcaners, 12s. to 14s. BBEXSIDK MARKKT. Dunudln, May 1. I At Burnsidc to-day there was a large yarding of fat tattle, 260 bcniß pennwl. roiisiatiiiß mainly of cons and heifers aim licht-weiiht bullocks, and the quality was fair. Prices i'or licliVweiK its were: 10s. to 15s. ca-sior than last weeks rates, Inu. owiiiß to the tiinalt number of prims bullocks coining forward, these did not participate in the decline. Extra, heavy bullocks, up to £12; Rood, to £11; light and medium, to £8 10;.; extra, heavy ncifcrs, £8 to £9 63.; good, to £8; light, £4 to £5 19 3 Fat'eheop: 3164 were penned, constitutlnc a. largo yardinsr. Freezing buyers were operalliiß. and consequently prices afl round were much on a par with those rulinr last week, with tnc exception of unfinished and Inferior ewes, which were elijrhtly easier. tiootl wethers, 19s. 6d. to 2!5.: extra, to 2Zs.. 6d.;.medium, 16s. 6<l. to IBs.; lifjiit and inferior, 15s. to Ids.. best ewes. 17s. to 18s.: extra, to 21s. 6d.; medium, 13s. to 145.; inferior, <K to ilj. Filt lambs: 2337 penned, a fair yardinsr of good duality. There was a ke-j.ti demand for export, and prices at tnc beßini.inp: of the sale were a shade firmer thf.ii las week's rate?, but as the pale proßnsscrt prices cased, closins on a liar with those rutins last. wee!;. Bwt. It"- to 17s. oil.; extra? to 18s. 6(1.: medium, to 155.; liKht. 1 I'ips?- There was a small yardinsr. only £0 belnp; penned. The competition was ke?n, and prices were on a par with those riilinc last week, with the exception of sto-c piw. which showed-a slight advance, anil suckers, 12s- ti lfe.; slfps, 17s. to Ms.; stores, 255. to 4£s.; baconers, tip to it-.