LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1939, 23 December 1913, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., report:—At Eketahuna, on Friday, we had a fair yarding of sheep and a. good one of cattle. The following pvicc3 were realised Mixed 2-tooths, 13e. Bd.; forward shorn owes, 145.; forward empty 2-ycar-old heifers, £3 10s. to £4 135.; yearling heifers, £2 4s. to £3 65.; year- , iing steer?, £2 17«vto£3 55.; emoty-cows, •'•v £3 10s.; bulls, !£3: 23.'; cows and- calves. £4 ss. The company also renort: We held our monthly sale at Pongaroa, on Thursday, when we submitted a small gentry of cattle. Competition was keen, and wo inado a total clearance under the hammer n.t the following prices:—Two-year steers, £4 16s. to £4 175.6 d.; 3-year steers, £5 195.; 6tor© cows,.. £3/7s. ' ADDINGTON MARKETS.' (By -Telegraph.—Press Association.) Chrlstchurch, December 22. Af. the Aldington lire stock market today beef and muttou were easier. JCit Jamba tvere firm. There were larger entries of fat stock than was expected. Beef (showed .ii further decliue. Fat lamb.? ™cro firm at about previous week's rates, and fat ►•heep declined about. Is. per head. -Pics bold at improved rates. Storo sheep.—Forward 4-tooth .wethers. IS<. 9d. to 163. 10d.; 4 and. 6-tooth wethers, ivery forward, )Bs. 5d.; others, 125. 9d. to 355. 6d.; 2 and 4-tooth wethers, lj>s. 3d. to 15?. 5d.; 2-tooth halfbred wethers. 13s. id. 1-0 1&. 4d.; 4, 6.. and 8-tooth shorn -ewes, with lambs. log., all counted; •! anu- 6-tooth Medium ewc*j,. 153. 61I.; ewos (small), 12s. fld,; 4 and 6-tooth agc-d shorn ewes (.woollv), v:ith lambs, fe. 6d.; aged shorn ewes, with liirabs, Sc-*.; aged merino ewe 3 (woolly), an-d iambs, Bs. 6d.; ,dry merino 'ewes' (woollv). , 7s. Bd. to 9s. 3d.; lull-mouth crocs- ow<u (woolly), with ?ood lambs. 15s. 7(1. Fat Lamlja.—There was an entry of 1234 ]te&t lambi'?, 17s. to 19s. 6d.; extra, to £1 2a. 6d.; lighter, 12s. 3d. to 16s. 6dFat Sheep.—Prime shorn wethers, £1 Is. to £1 ss. Gd.; others, 17s. to £1 os. 6d.; woolly ewes, £1 2s. to £1 65.; prime shorn ewes, 19s. tn £1 *3. lid.; others. 12s. 3d. to 18s.; shorn hoggets, J6s. 3d. to 19s. 6d. Fat, Oatt-b.—Stet*'r3. £7 17s. 6d. to £12; «'Xtra, to heifers. £5 10s. to £9 17s. fid.; extra, to £13 55.: cows, £6 15s. to -£10 65.. •Storo Cattle—ls to 18-months, £3 to £3 2£-year steers, £5 Bs.; 2-year heifow. = v*:4 53. to £4 7.5. 6d.; 2i-ycar heifers, £5 U.; • 3-year steers, £7 to £7 83.f~3-ye.ar heifew. £5 lie.; aud dry cow-j, £2 to £5. Dairy cow* made £3 10s. to £10. Fat Piss.—Choppers, £3 7s. 6d. £3 135.; heavy baconcr*-, £3 to £3 55.: lighter, £2 30?. to £2 155.-. these nrires equal to f?,d. per lb. Heavy porkers. £2 2s. to £2 7-*.; lighter. £1 16s. to £2. equivalent, to fi£d. ■per lb. Store pig-« Tore also in small Mipply. and a.? a result, there wo- a brisk demand, ncarlr all the animals offered chancing hands. Largo store-s, -SI 12s. to £1 ICs; midiuni, £1 7s. to £1 lis.; smal! sort.* £1 t.o £t to £1; sows, in pig. £5 15n. to £6 2s. 6d.