LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2472, 27 May 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

Hessr3. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsoimlle sale as follogs:—A fair entry of cattle and sheep, cam© forward and sold at late rates. Prime bulLocks, £14 17s. 6d.; prime light bullocks. £12 3s. 6d. to £12 53. to £12 17s. 6d.; light cows, £5 6s. to £5 165.; prime ■heavy -wethers, 275. 9d.; prime wothers, 265. 6d.; lighter, 2<s. 7d.; extra prime heavy ewes, 275. W.; prime heavy ewes, 265.; prime ewes, 245. 10d.; plain ewes, 18s. to IBs. 6d, i to £1; prime "woolly lambs, 18s. Id. to 18s. , fid.; lighter, 15s. 6d. to 16s. 3d. ' 3lessrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their WoodviUo sale, held on lionday, as follows:—\Ye offered a good yarding of cattle, but only a lew sheep, cowe. to £5 lGs.; empty cows, .£3 9s. to fA 17s. 6d.; store cows, £2 13s. 6d. to £3 2s.* spriagiiig heifere, £5 15s. to £6; 'heifers in calf, £3 15s. to £4 r£s.; weaners, 235. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd,, Toport on their Pahiatua sale hett in the Farmers' Association's yards on Tuesday, as followsWc offered a good yarding of both i tmeep and cattle. The demand was limited. 1 and values were easier. f.AI. ewes in ; lambs, Bs. to 9s. 7(1.; good lambs, 9s. 3d. to lis. 3d.; small lambs, 4e. 9d.: heifers 7? m 2 r ll3 ' 10 Zs ' : empty heifers, .Ms. to £2 55.; yearling steers, £2; cood weaners, 275. 6d. to 30s. ADDINGTON MAEKET. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Ghristchurch, May 26. At the Addington live stock market today there were smaller entries ot fat stock than last week, especially of lat sheep and fat lambs. There was a. fair attendance, rat tattle, except prime heavy steers, were easier. There was an improvement iff fat lambs and fat sheep, and there was a fair demand for store sheep, of which there was a better-class offering. Store sheep: Good ewe iambs, 9s. 9d to 10s.; good lambs, Ik. 2d. to 9s. 9d.; medium Jambs, «s. 6d. to 7s. 7d.; cull laiubs, 2cs. Id. to 5s- Ed.; good two-tooth wethers, 12b. 09. to 14s. 3d.; forward four and six-tooth wethers. 15s. lid. to lRs. 3d.; good four and six-tooth wethers, Us. 4d. to 14s. 3d.; accd forward ewes. 10s.; cull ewes, 4s. to ss. Si ■ two-tooth civcs, 12s. ' Fat-lambs: Prime lambs, Ms. to 20s. 10(1 • others, lfe. 6d. to 15s. 6d. Pat Sheep: Primo wethers, 201. to 245. 'a.; others. 15s. sd. to 19s. 6d.; merino wethers, 12s. 6(1. to 155.; extra primo eww, to 255. 6d.; prime ewes, 16e. 6d. to 205.medium ewes, 12s. 6d. to 165.; inferior ewes 10s. to 13s. cattle: Steers, extra prime, up to « £20 lw.; primo steers, £7 15s. to £10: heif«®rs, £5 us. to £10 17s. 6d.j cows, £4 7s. 6d to £10. Beef: Prices xttv 2is. to 375. 6d ICGIb.; extra prime, to 40s. per 1001b. otorc cattle: A small yarding of stores met -with a duJ! sale. Fifteen to eighteenmonths made £2 17«, 6a. ; and dry cows, to fib : dairy co ' n ' 6, a 10awat„ pis3 i., C !? op F? rs - £2 £5 Ws.; hcary goners, .£3 2s. 6d. to £3 125.; light baconfw „L fh t 3 ' M 'i c<lual to 5 W- to equal to $. 28S ' * Store pigff: Small 6tores. 12s. to 18s 7d • wVK? WCancrs - 3s " M ' : Kood *<«'neri: