LIVE STOCK SALES.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16425, 8 May 1924, Page 10

LIVE STOCK SALES.

WEEKLY MARKETS. ADDINGTON AND WESTFIELD. (P*.r Press Association.) OHRTiSTCHURCH, last, night. At. the A'ddingitom market the yarding to-day of fait* cattle and sheep was one of the largest, on record, due, no doubt, to the burst, of winter la'st week making holders of forward stock apprehensive about feed resources. Stove sheep: Old ewes predominated and there wnls a\ good sale for all qnaltay sheep, particularly wethers. Good two-toothed half-bred ewes 42s 6d; ordinary 33s 3d to 355; soundmouthed hailf-bred ewes 29s 9d ; sonmdmoiithed crossbred ewes 28s sd; sound and feflimg-mouthed half-bred ewes 25« to 26s' Id; aged haKf-bred ewes 14s lid to 21s; aged l half-bred empty ewes 15sj Id to 16s 9d; aged crossbred ewes, good condition. 18s 6d to 22s 3d; leaver conditioned 14s to 17s 6d; good forwalrd four, and siix-itooth halfbred) wethers 32s 6d to 34s 2d; four, .six a'nd eight-toothed half-bred wethers 30s 8d to 31s 3d; good forward two-toothed half-bred wether* 32s 6d; ordrnarv two-toothed half-bred wdthers 25s ft» 27sf lid; forward threequarterbred lambs 22s to 25s 3d; ordinary 18s to 21s; good mixed sexed hailf-bred lambs 24s 3d; threequarter-jbred owe lambs 25s 8d to 275; half-bred ewe lambs 23s to 28s; small crossbred ewe tombs 22s 8d; small and inferior lambs,l4s■ Gd to 17s 6d.

Fait lambs: Am average yarding of 3130 'head and' ai keen sale, easily .the best of the season. Prime lambs made from lOfd to lid per lb; overweights and light weights 10cl to 10^d. Fat. sheep: A very hea.vy yarding of 13 race*, the average being about nine, and ai good sale. Exporters were, operating freely, and a big yarding was cleared. Extra, prime wethers 50si; a few special 57s Gd -to 625; prime 37s 6d to 42s Gdlj medium 33s 6d to. 36s 6d; slight 30s to 335; prime ewes 31s to 345; medium 27,s 6d to 30s 6d ; light 23is to 275; old 18s to 225. Fait cattle: There was about the biggeat yarding on record, comprising 670 head: A lot of light stuff was included, but oK good beef sold with freedom. Prime beef made from 31s to 34s per 1001 b; medium 27s to 30s 6d; 'Light 24s to 26s 6d; and rough down to 15s. Special steers made from J3lB to £2O; -good £l2 to £ls; medium £8 to £11; prime heifers £7 to £lO 15s; prime cows £6 10s to £lO ss. VeaQers: Some good station lines were forward and sold well. Runnel's £5 to £6; good vealers £3 16s to £4; good ca'lves £2 to £3 ss; small calves 5s to 255.

Store cattle: There was a heavy yarding, mostly of poo.r class and a- fair sale. .Some 3-year steers made up to £5 10s. Dairy cows: There was a large yarding aind springers sold well, cows making up to £ll and heifers to £lO 10s; inferior down to 30s.

Fat pigs. - There was a' good entry, ffcitoners sold firmlly. but porkers we're weaker. The average price of bacon per lb was 6d to 6^l; porkers to B£d. Store pigs: There was a slack sale. Large stores 40s; medium 26s to 30s; slips 11» to 14s. AUCKLAND, last night.

There was ai large yarding of beef which sold alt laite quotations. Extra choice ox made up to 30s per 1001 b, choice and prime 26s to 295,- plain akid unfinished 22s to 255; prime young cow and heifer 24s to 265; other cow 18s to 235; rough beef 12s to 17s. Hea,vy prime steers realised £ll 5s to £l3 15s; medium £9 to £11; light £7 to £7 17s 6d; smaller and unfinished £5 15s to £6 17s 6d; heavy prime cows and heifers £7 to £6 17s 6d; medium £5 15s to £6 15s: light £4 to £5 10s; forwalrd cows £2 10s to £3 17s 6d; poor £1 5s to £2 ss. Calves were yarded in less than the average numbers. Late quotations prevailed. Runners made £3 15s to £4 7s; heavy vealers 53s to 745; medium 36s to 51s; light 20s to 355; smaller 13s to 18s; smaiil and fresh dropped 5s to 10s; rough' 15s to 28s. Pigs: There was ni smaller yarcUng and prices were firm at last week's rates. Choppers l made 65s to 84s; heavy and medium baconera and hea.vy porkers 64s to 755; medium and light porkers 52s to 635: large' stores 27s to 31s; slips 20s to 265; weaners 12s to 235.

Sheen: There was ain average yarding which sold under steady competition at Me rates. Heavy prime wethers made 37s 9d to 38s 9d; medium 36s to 37s 6d; light, 34s (to 35s 9d; smaller and unfinished 30s to 33s 9d; heavy prim? owes 31s 3d to 33s 9d : medium 29s to 31s; light 26s 6d to 28s 6d ; inferiority fatted ewes 18s to 255.

Lambs were penmed in average numbers and sold fift. ln'te quotations. Hea.vv prime made 27s 6d to 29s 9d : medium 25s 6d to 27s 3d ; litrht, 23s to 255; wiftnmhed befit 17s to 225; others 12s to 16s 9d. MATAWHERO yards. The following additional business wa.s transacted at the MaAawhero saleya.rds yesterday afternoon : .Store eheeo: 89 m.a.. ewes in lamb 17s &d ; 80 4-Uooth wethers 25. s lid; 49 small woolly hoggfits 10s 4d; 11 5-year ewes in Iwrib 17s 6d ; 20 cull ewes in lamb lis: 94 s.m. empty ewes 15s: 99 fat amd forward ewes 14s 6d; 136 m.s. small woolly hoggets 7s4dl; 49 fat and forward empty ewes (t>) 15s 6d ; 31 f. amd f. empty ewes 12s lid; 73 do. ewes emptv 9s: 254 m.s. woolly hoggets 16s 3d : 230 2-tooth to 5-year ewes in lamb 235; 129 do. ewes in lamb, including 4 rnims ,17s 6d ; 75 m.a. ewes in lamb 20s: 269 m.s. woolilv hoggets 15k' 4d: 26 f. and*f. emj/ty ewe« 13s 6d: 300 m.s. woolly hoggets (p) 16s 6d: 38 s.m. ewes in lamb (p) 15s; 21 m.a. emptv eweci 14s; 13 m.a. emiptv owe" 13s 3d ; 30 s.m. do. 16s 8d ; 66 good woolly hogijjotn fo) 16s Pd ; 43 m.a. emptv ewes fn) 24s 9:1; 123 m.s. woollv hoggets, small' 10s 6d: 29 f. a*nd f. wnpty ewes 15s; 44 do. do. 16s 6d: 59 frrtaf? shorn hciggets 9s 7d ; 45 do. do. 8s 9d ; 25 do. woollv' hoggets 9s 6d : 37 do. do. 5* lid: 41 tote shorn wo'ihersi (pi 22s 9d': 37 s.m. empty pwpi. 14s: 114 f. pmd f. emptv ewes 15s 6d: 100 2-itocith wethers fn)'2os 9d : 147 4-year ewes in lamb (pi 22? 6tl: 15P m.s. woolly hogg&ts (») 13s 6d: 127 5-year ewes ; m V'rnb 25s Id : 106 2-tootfh ewe? in bwnb 23s 3d: 104 s.m. do 18s 6d ; 9 2-tooth wethers 24s 6d ; 11 small wocf.ly hoggets 8s 6d; 8 s.m. emoty (iwps 12s: 15 Southdown cms* hogpT.'s 14« 6d ; 26 m.n.. ewes in lamb 11a 7d': 22 m.s. woolly hoggets 18« 9:1; 125 m.s. flhorn do.' 14s 2d: 97 m,p., woo% rY>. 14s lid: 140 4th to 5-yenr ewes im IfHtnlh 20« 6d; 105 f. nind f. emntv owes 13* 2d : 32 2-tooth wethers (l>) 19* 6d : 31 m.a'. owes in hmh lis 6d : 75 2 md 4-tooth wethers 25s 3d ; 45 2-tooth wethers (p) 20s 9d.