LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2556, 2 September 1915, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency. Co., Ltd I .,'.report:—At tlio: clearing of dairy stock on: account of Mr.>E. Pawson, Otaki,- wo have to report a. satisfactory sole.' Cows, 1 : in malk, £8 to £9 2s. 6d.; September clivers. £7 10s-. 'to, £7 17s. 6di'i'Jato calvors, ; £5 ss. to.£6; heifers, in calf, £3 4s. to. £3 10.?.; ton-months heifers, 345.; spring cart gelding. £36 155.-.On account of . other vendors :-Dairy cowe, £6; store'cbw, £4 Bs.; heifers, r.w.b.. £4; breeding- sows, £4; store pigs, 225. fid. . ' '.Tho: Now Zealand Loan and ■ Mercantile Agency OK,- Ltd-., report:—At liangiot-u on 1 Monday wo had a-good yarding ot cattle. All classes met with good competition at late rates. Empty heiifers, £2 to, £3 195.; ■ store cows, £2 lfe.. £3,'. £3 7s. fid.-, .'£4,65.: forward cows,' £4 10s. to £5 ,lis.; light' fat cows, . £6, £6 7s. 6d„ £6 155., £7 155.,- £8 12s. 6d.; four-year - bullocks, £10 10s.; tiro-yew springing heifers, £4 10s. .to-,£S-. 12s. 6d.; good springing heifers, £6 10s., £7. 15s„ £8, £8 12s: 6d., £9: good dairy cows at drop, £12; bulls. £3 ICs. to £5 ss. Ifessrs! Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report' on the Woodville. sale held on Monday as follows:—There was. a email, yarding, of-sheep and cattle. ' The sheep sold well,- whilst dairy heifers met- with..no demand at all. The following Eales wero by them:—ss prime fat Wethers,.3ite.; 29 . ompty ewes, - 19s. lid.; '23 m.s. hoggets (medium), 18s.: dairy cows, -£9 10s.; empty cows, £4 10s. to £4 13s. 6d.; empty ..heifers, £4 155.; 6 heifers-in calf, £4.- , j,/Messrs. Abraham and' Williams, Ltd:, report on their JahnsoiM iUe sale, as follows: —A good entry of prime quelity bullocks :«une. forward and .a- fair, one of , sheep... Bullocks/sold well* but sheep were easier. Prime heavy bullocks, £17'55., £17 10s.; to £18;' prime bullocks, £16 to £16' 12s.' 6d.; lighter, £15 50. to £15 7s. fid.:■ light. £14 7e.,:6d. .to £14 10s.; prime heavy wethers, 275.'. fid-..; - prime wethers, 1355. to'3ss.'ld. and. 345. to 345.. 6d.; light. 31s. to .315.,9 d.; prime lambs, ,235/ to. 335. 7d. . ADDINGTON MARKET. ; (By Telesr? ph.--Prefer Aevyiiatlon.) Chrlstchurch, September 1. - At the Addinyton live stock market there were rather , larger entries of fat stock and a small 'yarding of store sheep.. Ha in during.(the-night.firmed the store sheep market.' and prices rose about 2s. per head. Fat sheep opened at high prices, a .Wellington buyer operating freely..: Pat cattle sold at about last week's rates. ' Store sheep: Good hoggets, 155.'.9 d. to-175.; fair.' hoggets,. 12s. 3d. to 155.. fid'.; .inferior .shorn ,hoggets, 4s. lCd. to Bs. 3d.; six and eight-tooth ..wethers, t0.225. Id.- two and four-tooth wethers; 17s. fid. to 21sl. Id.; merino wethere, to 7s. 2d.; six and eight-, tooth ewes, to 225. 9d.; : cull. six.and-eight--, tooth cwos, 1C0.:3d.; two-tooth ewes, 19s. 3d. - to 20s. Bd. ; ■ Fat; shcop: Extra prime wethers,, to 425. 6d.; : pmme : ..wethers,: 26s.vto 385.; : ordinary .\yetßei^*2o£: : : v to 255. :;6il;';' merino- .wotliere. L'lfo.Sd. to'SSs.'; extra.-' prime'.-'ewes,', to 375.; prime owes, 245. 'to 345.; medium ewes, 195.-to 235. 6d.; light and inferior, 13s. Bd-. to 18s. 6d.; best hoegeis. 19s. to 245. 9(1.; othera, l<s. '6d. to 18s. 6d>.. i Rvt cattle: Extra prime steers;'to. £2 2s.' 6d._;, ordinary steers., £.7 ss. to' £12;' extra' prime- lieifers, to £16 155.; ordinary hei,fersr£s 2s. 6d. to £10; extra-/priihe cows,' to' £16 : 55.; ordinary corns, £6 to £9 55.;" price ot beef per, IC-Olb., 335: to 52a: . Store cattle: Fifteen to eighteen-nionths/ £2, to': £2' 16s.';', two-year steers. £3,175.' 6d. and £4 15s.; -two-year-heifers, £3 10s. to £3 17s. fid.two-and a, half-year steers, £5 to ■ : £S J 15s'.; three-year steers'- passed at £7 155.; thrce-yeai heifere, £5 65.; .dry-cows, 30s. to-£5 .15a.; dairy cows, £3 to-,£9:155. ■ Pigs: :Choppers, 60s.' to|'ll9s. -fid.;'extra heavy: baconers, 725. 6d. to 775.; light baconers, 605:.t0'705.; price per lb.; 6}d. to 6}d.-' Heavy, porkers, -4£s. to 505.; light: porkers,' 355.. to 425.;-, price per lb.;-6}d. to 7d.. - ; : Store pigs: Medium stores, 225. to 285.; email stores, 163. to 215.; weaners. 18s. to 17s. Customs duty collected' a,t the port -of ' Wellington' -yesterday amounted to '£1368 9s.- Bd. '.-- - ... -: • 1 Never has the demand for clear-headed constructive thinking in business been so urgent as it is Tight now.; We are living in a progressive age, and must.take adviintgae of all up-to-dalte methddsi It is in savings from waste,of any description that money is made to-day, and by concentrating one's efforts on all details of ; our: business we claim to b« able to produce results for our many cream suppliers. We want more cream. Can you supply us? Turther particulars, iWariga nui fresh Food Co.—Advt,