LIVE STOCK-SALES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2774, 18 May 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK-SALES

The. 'New .Zealand,'Xioan-and'Mercantile - - -Agenoy ; Co., -Ltd., Danneyirke,, report'.hav. W ing-!'held their fortnightly stock''sale'-at the Woodville sale yards on Monday. The yarding of sheep was small, but cattle . ' - came forward in good numbers, more ■ especially fat cows, . which, sold, up to recent sale, "prices realised'at these yards., rhe\ following are the quotations for the , ewes, 225.; two, four, and, ' . six-tooth ewes, 245. 3d.; good woolly lambs, Ms., 17s. 3d.,.and 155.; shorn lambs. 12s. ML Tx3 lte. Cattle: Fat cows; £6 10s., -£8 2s. * 6d., £9-45.,: to'£lo 13s. 6(1.; fat heifers, £6 . !- tsr. -£7. to £7 12s. 6d.;'empty forward cows, -■ £4-10s. to £6 13a.; springing cows, £< ss. to - £9 55.; two and a half-year forward steers, .i, ,£lo;J.weaner. calras,-245. to 235.; bulls, £6 '.r 10s. to £S; pigs, stores' 10s. and 125., wean. - ers te •The New Zealand Loan and / Mercantile f [Agency Co., Ltd., report having held their -. - Usual weekly sale at Pahiatua on Tuesday, - when'.they offered a fair yarding- of sheep .;. and cattle. - A, good clearance was mtde - . at the following prices :—F.JI. ewes. 18s. 9d.; " fat cows, £9 10s.,- £9,95„ £9 55., £9 2s. 6d.; '•* store cows, £3 2s. 6d.; weaner heifers. - £2 30s. , ' ■'». Messrs. -Abraham and . 'Williams, Ltd., . report on-' their Johnsohville sale as fol- _ lows:—A good yarding of.cattle nnd sheep came.' forwojd, and sold well. Heavy ox, ' ' ~ £19 55.; medium, £15 10s. to £16 10s.; nrime " heavy cows, £13 55., £13 12s. 6d., to £13 195.; J' ;* prime'heavy .wethers, 345., 355;, to'3ss. 3d.;. . .- prime'heavy 325. 4d. [ lighter, 265; 6d.; * prime lambs, 225. 7d. to 265. 3d. ', . Abraham, -and Williams, Ltd., Pahiatua. branch, report that at their , Mangahao yards,. on -Tuesday, they had a good yai'ding ■ of ifiheep-and jcattle.. . Tho sheep- offeretT'were of "a, "'uarticularly ;good * class,;ahd= met'!with very keen competition. OrLj,account, of Mr. James Monghan, 111 'wethers, 275. Id.;, 104 ewes, 275.; 24 255. 3d. inferior lambs made"frbm 6s. Id. to". Bs. 9d.; better lambs, - IOKIIOd.' to-12s. 6d.; two:tooth .wethers, 19s. - 6d. ■ r to"f£l-;os.-;!6d. ; . On,account of, Mr.. J. Gregory,-P.A.'stcere, £9 Is.; Hereford cross . steers, £10 65.; station, cows, £5 Is. On ' aoconnt 'of various vendors', poor store cows made from £4 12s. 6d. to £5; goodconditioneil eighteen-month steers,. £5 45.; heifers in calf, £4 :165.; good-conditioned cows,-'£6.lss. to £7 12s. 6d.; fat; cows, > to £11. ; ;• ■ ' Messrs:; Abraham.', and ."Williams, Ltd.; Pahiatua' branch,'report on their- Woodville held "on ' Momjay." last, as :follow6:—A vcry big entry of*-cattle -and; a ' medium one of sheep came forward. Com- ; petition . day ivas keen,- : • ■ lambs"'in .'particular showing- a rise- of - about Is. to'ls. 3d; on previous sales. Fat cattle,also were: iii keen' demand, showing 'i. a, rise of from o lCs. Ho 155.; per-head.- . The following giveq an idea, of the sales elfected:—Good -forward lambs. - 17s. to _10s.; medium lambs, 16s. to 16s.- 4d.; ordinary " m.s. lambs. 125.-4' d. to: 145.-3d:; cull lambs, - 9s. 4d. to 10s.; fat and forward ewes,..lßs. —-to-223.; good-fat cows. £10 to £10 12s. £d.; \ - medium fat cows, £8' to ~£10; forward..eppdiHoned cows. £7 10s. to , £? 25.. 6:7.; ' 'empty cows; £6" 12s. 6d. 1 to £7;' fat lieifers, " £8 10s. to £9 45.; store cows, good. £5 10s.

to £6 155.; poor store cows, £3 to £5; heifers in calf, £3 3s. to £6 103.; steers, £4 16s. to £6; empty lieifers, £3 7s. 6d. to £5; wea-uers, £2' to £3 53.; cows in profit, £7 10s: to £9 10s, j bulls, £4 to £5 10s. ALDINGTON JLUtKET. By Telograph—Press Association. Chrlstchurch, May 17. At the 'Aldington live stock market today tlie yardlngs of fat stock were exceptionally larger especially' of fat sheep and lambs,, • Pat cattle, sold at last week's •rates, !mt a, good many were passed in:' Fat lambs .were,very Arm; store sheep were in fair demand at late rates, and fat, sheep were, firmer. The entries were the largest for over a year. Pigs, except baconers, were easier. -• Store shocp: Forward lambs, 16s. to 17s. 6d.; ordinary lambs, 13s. 6d. to 15s. 9d.; cull lambs, 10s. to 135.; wether lambs, 10s. to 16s. lid.; ewe lambs, 14s. 2d. to 20s. Id.; two-tooth ewes, 20s. to 255. 3d.; two, four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, 17s. 10d.; four and six-tooth ewes, ,18s. 7d.; six-tooth ewes, 10s.; six and eight-tooth owes, 15s, 6d. to 305.: sound-mouthed ewes, 15s. 6d. to 17s. 3d.; failing-mouthed ewes,"\lls.. lOd. to 17s. 9d.j aged and cull ewes. 4s. lOd. to' 10b. 6d.; merino ewes, 3s. 6d. to 75.; two-tooth wethers, 17s, 4d. to 183. 9d:; two and fourtootli wethers, 18s. sd. to 205.; fonr-t<wth wethers,- 245. Id. to 265.; two, four, and eaxtooth wethers, ,215.; four- and six tooth wethers,-193. 3d; to 245. 9d.: six and eighttooth wethers. 205.;9d. to 225. Id.; merino wethers,,ss. -to'7s, 6d. . Fat .lambs': Extra prime lambs, to 305.; prime lambs, 225. ,6d. to 265. Fat cattle; Extra prime steerß, to £2S 155.; ordinary N steers,. £8 17s. 6d. to £13; extra primo heifers, .to £15 2s. 6d.; ordinary heifers, £7 to £9 2s. 6d.; extra primo cows, to £13 55.; ordinary cows, £6 179. 6d. to £9•125. 6d. ~' . Store cattle: Fifteen to * eighteen ; month, £2 19s. to £3; two-year steers, £5 17s. &d.; two-year -heifers,. £4 19s.' 6d.; three-year steers, ~£7 2s. to £8 7s. 6d.; three-year heifers, £5 2s. 6d.; dry cows, 395. to £s'7s. 6d.; dairy cows, £3 to £19 lQs. Pigs: Choppers, l .sos. to £5 125.; baconers, 525. 6d. to 915.,/equal.to. 6d. to 6Jd.'per lb.; porkers, 355. to- 455., equal to 6}d. to 6Jd.. per lb.; medium stores, 28s. to. 345.;' smaller, .15s. to 275,; weaners, 6s. to 12s. - BUBNSIDE MARKET. Dunedln, May 17. At Burnside 170 fat cattle were penned, .and prices were very firm at the rates ■ruling a fortnight ago. Best, bullocks, £16 to £17; extra Drime, to £19 55.; medium, £14 10s. to £15 10s.; best'cows and heifers, £12 ss. to £14 55.; extra prime,' to £16 12s. 6d.; medium, £8 10s. to £10 10s.; others, £5 15s. to £8. -Fat sheep: 2890 were penned, and really good sorts ndvancedi2s. to 35., and medium Is: to Is. 6d. -Best wethers, '30s; to 345.; extra prime, to 365. 9d.; medium* to good, 255. to 28s. 6d.; light and unfinished, 20s.' t0235..6d.; best ewes, 27s>. to 3K; extra,' prime,'to 375. 6d„; medium to good, 20s. to 245. 6d.; others, 14s. 6d.'to 17s. 6d. .were penned; and competition vrns keen at last week's rates. A small pen of extra prime realised 50s. 3d.; best, 19s. to 255.; ipedium, 16s. 6d. to-18s. 6d. There was a small yarding, of fat pigs, and'the competition was very -good.- Best baconers, 10as.;- medium to good, 755. to 85s.v best porkers, 705.; medium; 605.; slips, 235. 6d. to 285.; suckers, 15s. to 17s. 6d.