LIVE STOCK SALES.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2703, 24 February 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs.'. Dalgety ' and Company, Limited, Palmerston North, report Saving a very (rood' yardini* of both eheop and cattlc at their Feilding sale on Friday last, and practically' a total clearance was effected at the following prices:—Cull lambs, to 10s. Bd.; small mixed lambs, to 13ts. 6d.; aged ewes, to.. 16s. 3d.; fat and forward ewes, to 19s. 9d,; two-tooth wethers, to 235. Id.; fouv and five-year ewes, 21s. 6d., 225. 4d., to 235. Id.; weaners, 275. to 355.; eighteenmonth heifers, to. £3 lfc.; two-year iieifere, to £4.105;;' two and a half-year heifers, to £5 2s'.; twenty-month to two-year steers. £4 18s., £4 195., to £5 155.; two-year steers, £SM7S. 6d.,r£5"195'., to £6 Vs.; two and a half-year- steers, to .£6 176. 6d.; empty ,cow 6, .£5 2s. 6d. to £6 os.; bulls, to £5; fat heifers,. £6 12s. 6d., £7, £7 6s„ ta' 457 IU-.-.. light fat cows; £8, £8 25., to £8 106,; fat 'cows, £9:18s; to £10 2s. 6d.

- The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—At Kangiotu, on ISonday, ,wo .hddVa good yarding of both »heep and cattle. - Competition was dull, arid several lines : went out unsold. Mixed lambs, 10b. 6d. to.los. 10d.; aged owes, 10s.; weaner steers, 235. 6d. to 24e.; aged store COWs, 30s.';" forward cows, £5 75., £6, to £7 10s.; springing heifers, £7; light bulls, £4, £4'los.V'to £5 155.; heavy bulls, £5 2s. fcd.,£4.55;, £7, to £$ 10s.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., 1 report that at their 6alo held at. I J aim-utanr,i, on Monday, they submitted a large yarding of about 3000 sheep and 90 head of cattle, and under spirited competition practically the whole of their yaraing was cleared at highly satisfactory prions. They offered, on account of Mr, J. S. Smith, a line of four-year ewes, which Eold at 245. Bd. per head; on account of Mr. P. Mungavin,, Porirua, a line of two-tooth to full-mouth ew«B fit 255. 9t1.; and on .account of Mr. W. Windley, Porirua, a line of - mixed-aged ewes at 216. ia. .They sdld"several other lines at the following -prices ;*-Four-year ewes, 20s. - lOd.; full-mouth' ewes, 1 low condition, 135.. 13s. 6d., to 14s. 6d.; mixed-aged ewes, 15s, 6d., 16s. 2d., 16s. IGd., to 195.; cull ewes, lis. Id.; shorn rape lambs, lie. 2d.; woolly mixedsex lambs, 9s. 9d„ 10s. 2d., to 116. Bd.; b.f. lambs, 12s. 3d.; cull lambs, 7s. fid. to 8s 2d.; fat and forward ewes, 18s. 9d.; two. tooth- wethers, 21s. Id. to 21s. 9d.; .aged -rams, 13s. to 145.;- eighteen-month 6teers, £4 ,55.; .two-year,steers, £6 2s. to £6 ITb.; three-year steers, to £8 35.; spring calving cows, £5, ss.' to £5 10s.; _ spring calving heifers, £4 ss; to-£5 55.; empty heifers, £5 lis.; iveancr calves, £1 155.; fat and forward cows, £6 155.; bulls, £6, £6 155., to £7 10s..

Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., roport on their Johnsonville sale as follows j-A good yarding of cattle and sheep came forward, a-ud sold well • at late rates:—Prime bullocks, £16.105. to £16 123. 6d.. to £16 17s. 6d.; lighter, £16; cows, £7 166. to £9; prime wethers, 265. sd. to 265. ■Sj'i 25s.;'prime heavy ewes, 5!55. 3d. to 255. 10d.; good ewes, 225. JOd.; lighter, ,21s. to 225.; prime - shorn lambs, 175.; medium woolly., 16fi. 6d. Messrs; Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report that at their Pohiatua eale, hold on lues day, they had a large entry of sheep and a small one of cattle. The sheep market was of a very healthy tone, and bidding ' throughout was spirited, Cattle, on the other hand, owing no doubt ™ e ,P OO ;' 0 l as « of offering, was dragging. 1 he following are range of prices:—.Medium woolly ewe lambs,- 13s. sd. .to 13s. 6d • medium, woolly, wether lambs, 12s. fid. to Ws._ Id.; cull lambs, 10s. to lis. 10d.; inferior lambs, 7s. Id. to 9s. fid.; czcd ewes, id our ant ' fl vfi- year ewes, 19s. 6d. to 20s. 2d.; two-tooth wethers, 21s. cd. to ,225., 6(1.; two-tooth ewes, 19s. lOd to S» ! ™r' end six-tooth' ewes, 225. 6d. to «s.; 39 t two-tooth Eomney rams, lgn. to 3gns.; eigliteenrmonth steers, 54 lie : miieasex weaners, '325. to 345.; eighteen-month heifers,' -£3 Is. to £4 45.: forward cows, £7 to £7 55.; ■ Dulls, £5 to £9.

ADDINGTON MARKET. By Telegraph—Press Association. .-u' , Christohurch, February-23. At the Mdmgton live stock market there were medium entries of stock, except store aheop, ivluch were offered in large numbers Fat. cattle woro rather firmer. Store sheeD wore in keen demand at last week's rates, and the same applies to fat lambs ond fat Bheep, which were rather firmer, •nigh rates were secured for store cattle and store pigs .were in strong demand. ktore sheep: Forward lambs, 14s. 6d. to 17s. 4d.;. ordinary lambs, 10s. 6d. to 14sinferior lamb 6, 7s. 6d. to 10s. 3d.; cuii lambs, ss. Id. to 7s. 3d.; good ewe lambs, 6a. to 165.. lOd.: ordinary e-we lambe, 12s. 6d. to 13b. 9d.; good two and four-tooth wethers, 15s. 6d. to 19s. 4d.; eix and eiehttooth wethers, 19s. to 20s. 6d.; halfbred two-

tooth vretherß, 13s. fid. to 16s. 6d.; forward tvro»tooth wethers, to 18s. 9d.; fairly jjood sound-mouthed ewes, 18s. 6d. to 205.; ordinary sound-mouthed ewes, 16s. 6d. to 17b. 9d.; good two-tooth owes, 235. 9d. to 245. Id.; moderate two-tooth ewes, l&s. 9d. to 19s. 6d.; four and five-year ewee, 15s. to 18s. 6d.; failing-mouthed ewes, 13s. 6d. to 165.; in» ferior ewee, 10s. 6d. to 13s. Fat lambs: Extra prime lambs, to 265.*. prime lambs, 20s. to 245.; medium, 18s. to 19s. 6d.; lighter, 14s. 9d. to 17a. 6d. Pat sheep: Extra prime wethere, to 445.; prime wethers, 265. to 285.; others, 18s. 6d. to 255. 6d.; extra prime ewes, to 31s. 9d.; 1 prime ewes, 255. to 305.; medium, 20s. 6d. to 245. Od.; others, 146. to 20s. Pat cattle: IvxLra prime «iteers, \o -CIP 15e.; ordinary steers, £5 15s. to £12 55.; extra prime hcifer6, to £16; ordinary heifers, £7 to £9 55.; extra prime cows, to £13 12s. 6d.; ordinary cows, £5 15s. to £9 ss. Price of beef, per 1001b., 30s. to 465. 6d.j extra, to 51s. Store cattle: Yearlings, 18s.; fifteen to eighteen-month, £2 Us. to £3 175.; two-year .steers, £5; two-year heifers, £4 2s. 6d. to £4 lis.; two and a half-year heifers, £4 17s. 6d.; two and a half-year steers, £7; three-year steers, £9 7s. 6d.; dry cows, £2 178. to £6 7e. 6d.; dairy cows, £3 10s. to £18.55. Pigs: Choppers, 50s. to 975. 6d.; extra •heavy baconers, to 1055.; heavy baconers, 975. to 925.; light baconers. 655. to 755. Price, per lb., 6£rt. to 63d. Heavy porkers, 425. to 485.; light porkers, 355. t-o 40s. Price, per lb., 7d. to 7Ja. Store pigs: Best sorts. 475. to 675.; "medium, 38s. to 355.; small, 16s. to 155.; wea tiers, 6s. 9d. to 125.; sows in pig, to 95b. BURN-SIDE MARKET. Duncdln, February 23. There was a large yarding of fat cattle at the Burnside market, 269 being penned. Prices were much easier, the Quality on the whole being only medium. Best bullocks, £16 to £17 10s.; medium, £12 10s. to £13 10s.; inferior, £10 10s. to £11; best cows aud heifers, £12 10s. to £14; medium, £10 to £U; inferior, £8 10s. to £9. Fat Sheep.—3CCo wero penned, the quality being very mixed. The prices for prim« 3heep evenly drafted were firm, but a number of the pens were so mixed in quality that freezing buyers could not bid for thorn. Best wethers, 265. to 315.; extra prime, 353. 6d. to 34e. 9d.; medium, 225. to 245.; inferior, 18s. to 19s. 6d.; best ewee, 235. to 255.; medium, 19s. to 215.; inferior, 14s. to 16a. There was a small yarding of fat lambs, 600 being penned. Tho quality was only fair, the majority being light and second £rade. Prime 6old well, but medium quality was erratic. Best lambs, 19s. to 215.; medium, 17s. to 18s.; inferior, 146. to 16s. There was a medium yarding of fat Pigs, which Bold well up to last week's rates. Stores wero in over-supply, and realised much, lower prices. Baconers, 80s. to 905.; porkers, 60s. to 65e.; stores, 20s. to 2fts.j slips, tOa. to 125.; good suckers, 7s. to 9s ; inferior, 3s. to 4s. 6d.