LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2448, 29 April 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report oil their Johnsonville salo as follows A good entry •of sheep and cattle came forward, and sold well at late rates. Prime bullocks, £14 75.. 6d. to £14 106.; lighter, £13 10s.; fat tLeifeccs, £6 155.; .prime wethers, 275. 6d.; lighter, 255.; plain wethers. 225. 5d.; .prime heavy ewes, 255. to 265. Id.; medium ewes, 19s. 6d. to 205.; light cwee, 18s. to 18s. 1I)J.; extra prime lambs, 17s. 2d. to 19s. ?d.; others, 155.; shorn lamb?, 13s. 9d. The Now Zeaalnd loan and Mercantile Agencr Company, Limited, report having conducted a clearing sale of dairy stock and implements, etc. at the farm, Kimberley Eoad, Wereroo., on Monday, on account of Mr. 0. E. Sherman. A large attendance of. buyers wore present from the 6urxcujidlng districts, Prices were realised as follow Cows, in full milk, £12 ss. to £13 155.; July oalvers, £7, £7 55., £8 2s. 6d., £8 12s. 6d., £8 dss„ £9, £11 155.; August cabers, £6, £6 155., £7 10s., £7 155., £8, £8 10s„ £8 155.; September calvers, £6, £6 10b., £B.i oowa (no dates given), £5 65., £5 12s. Id., £6 55.; fat cows, £5 17s. to £7 55.; bull, £10 12s. 6d.; spring calving heifere, £5 10s. to £7 35.; weaner heifers, 285.; weaner steers, 195.; cured epringcart mare, £10 55.; sows with litters, £7 15s. to £5 7s. 6d.; sow, K.W.8., 355.; boar, 205.; store pjga, £11 65.; e.f.l. plough, £11; set sft. disc, £8 12s. 6d.; 2-yeaf tine harrowß. £2 45.; Beed drill, 355.; cultivator, 345.; sundries et satisfactory prices. Three ducks given by Mr.'Shannon and offered on ccoount Belgian. Belief Fund were sold, end resold, the amount realised being £2 ss.

ADDINQTON MARKET. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Christohurch, April 28. . At the Afidmgton live stock market there were again, moderate yardiugs of stock, and tho attendance wa3 interfered with in conscauence of rain. Fai cattle showed no improvement in price, and store sheep sold little better, especially lambs. I'at lambs showed a further decline. Store sheep: Inferior 2-tooth wethers, ss. lOd. to Bs.; good iMfloth wethers. Us. 7d. to 12s. 6d.; forYf&rd 4 and 6-tooth wethers, to 15s. 3d.; ordinary 4 and 6-tooth wethers, lis. 9d. to 12s. 10d.; fairly good 2-tooth owes,' 12s. to 12s. 6d.; low-conditioned. 2-tooth ewes, 12s. to 12s. fid.; low-conditioned 2-tooth ewes, Bs. 7d. to 9s. 6d.; good 6 and 8-toth ewes, to 133. lid.; low-conditioned 6 and 8-tooth ewes, 4s. fid. to 10s.; aged ewes, 3s. to fe.; lambs, 4s. to 7s. Fat lambs: Extra prime lambs, to 21s. 6d.j best lambs, 13s. to 18s.; others, 6s. to 12s. 6d. Fat sheep; Prime wethers, 17s. 6d. to 20s. 6d.; others, 12s. to 175.; merino wethers, 17s. 9d. to 205.; prime ewes, 14s. fid. to 19s. fid.; medium, 10s. to 145.; others, 66. 3d. to 3s. 6d. Fat cattle: Extra steers, to £19 155.; ordinary steers, to £7 10s. to £11; extra, heifers, £9 55.; ordinary heifers, £5 ss. to £7"fos.; extra cows, to £10; ordinary cows,, to 4 17s. 6d. to £7 10s. Price of beef, por 1001J)., 265. to 40s. Store cattle: Yearlings, 27e.; 15 to IBmonths, £2 45.; 3-ycar 6torcs, passed at £8; 3-year heife.rs, £4 55.; dry oows, 265. to £4; dairy cows, £3 10s. to £11 15s. L Pigs: Choppers, 30s. to 7s. 6d.; extra heavy baconers, to 605.; heavy baconers, 575. 6d. to 675.; light baconere, 475. to 555. Price per lb., sid. Heavy porkers. 335. to 405.; light porkers, 28s. to 325. Price per lb„ 4jd. to S3d. Best 6tores, 225. to 285,; smaller stores, 16s. to 205.; weaners, to 3s. 6d. to ss.

BURNS IDE MABKETS. Dunedln, April 28. At Burnside - to-day 137 fat cattle were yarded, mostly of fair quality. There was good competition, and prices advanced 15s. to 20s. .per head. Best bullocks, £14 to £15; extra prime, to £16 10s.; medium to good, £10 to £12; best cows and heifers, £9 to £10; good, £7 lOe. to £8 10s.; medium. £5 10a. to £6 10s.; aged and inferior, £4 to £5. Fat Bheop—l7Co were penned. A largo proportion coneistcd of aged and infori'or ewes, with a few pens' of prime to eood wethors. There was a strong demand for good sheep at an advance of 2s. to 3s. peT head, but medium and inferior sorts were much about tho same as at lost week's sale. Prime wethers, 245. to 265.; extra prime, to 345.; good, 19s. to 215.; medium, 17s. to 18s.; beßt ewes, 16s. 6d. to 18s.;; extra prime, to 275.; good, 12s. 6d. to 145.; medium and inferior, 7s. to 95.; oanncre, 3s. to 6s. Fat Lambs.—Only 215 jcto penned, and those sold at slightly lower prices than 17s. to 18s.: bost ewes, 16s. 6d. to 165.; extra prime, to 225.; medium to good, 13e. to 155.; inferior, 9s. to 10s. 6d.