THE SHEEP FLY.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1113, 28 April 1911, Page 8

THE SHEEP FLY.

A REPORTED CURE. . Mr. F. T. Burfitt, of Sydney, states that lengthened research, and numerous tests havo convinced him that an antidote for the maggot-fly in sheep is now available. Tests, lie says, made in a western district prove that not only does the dressing destroy tho maggots, but tho sheep are not blown again. He is prepared to supply a limited number of station-owners with tho preparation free of charge for purposes of a practical test.

LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalfccty and Co.. Ltd.. ronort:Afour Palmerstoii cale yesterday a good yarding of sheep and cattle came forward. Mixed age civen in lamb. 7s. 6d.; cull 2tooth ewes, tn £s. Id.; aped rams, to 215.; 2-tooth wethers, lo lip. 5d.; fat and for14s. A lino of 621! 2 ami' 4-tooth wethers in fair order realised 135.; small 20-month heifers, .£2 I<U. 6d. : store row?, to £3 lCs.; 20-month steers, to £3 10s. 6d.; 2-year steers, to £4.45.; 3-year steers, to £5 12s. 6d. Messrs. JJalgcty and Co.. Ltd. (Pilmcrstou North branch) report:—At our Jlang.iwcka sale on Wednesday, we. had a fair yarding of both cheep and cattle, which sold as bolov.-:—April empty ewes. 4s. 6d.; small mixed lambs, 45.; wether lambs, to ss, 2d.; aged rams, to IDs.: 2-toolh ewes, to 13s. 9d.; forward cows, to £4 6=.; aged store cows. ■>!s.; 2-year heifers, to £3 65.; 2-year forward heifers. £4 55.; 3-year steers, £5 15s. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. report :-At I'almerston Nortii on Thursday we had a moderate entrv of sheep and a. hea\y yarding of cattle. There was a good demand for young steers, and a good clearance was effected at late rates. Wb quote i-Sheep: Forward lambs, 6s. lCd.; null ewes. 4s. 5d.; fat forward ewes. 11s. 7d. Cattle: Cull weincrs. 10s.; mixed weanors, 305.; weaner steers (good), 395. 6rt. to £2: empty heifers. £3 2s. Gd. to £3 17s. 6d.; 16months steers. £3 6s. to £3 7s. 6d.: 2-ycar steers, £3 17s. 6d. to JE4; forward cows, £3 11s. to £3 155.; store cows, £2 18s. 6d.; fat and forward cows, £4 10s.; cows and calves, £4 6s. 6d.; heifers in calf, £5 10s. Messrs. Abraham and Williams report:At watkanao on Tuesday wo had ;\ good yarding of sheep and a heavy yarding of cattle. Rhcop, in sympathy with other markets, were.- dull of sale and hard to quit, but the major portion were fold. Cattle met with a ready sale, and uractically the whole- yarding changed hands. Quotations:—Forward 4-tooth wethers. 13s. lid.; 2-tooth wethers, 10s., 11s. sd. to 12s. LCd: mixed 2-tooth, lls. Id.; empty 2-tooth ewes, 10s. 10d.; empty ewes, Bs.; 25 to 3-year s £? e P' £5 5s - to £5 Es - M - i forward biilloclis, £7 25.; 2-ycar steers, £4 to £4 10s.; 12 to 15months steers, £2 10s. 6d. to £3; 18-months steers, £3 10s.; fat cows, £4 10s. to £4 17s. 6 <V to £5 Is.; forward cows, £3 Bs., £3 35., £3 12s. to £3 155.; store cows, £2 2s. to £2 179. 6d; springing heifers. £4 155.; empty heifers, £3 155.; cows and calves, £3 165.; weaners, 335. to 355.; bulls, £3 55.. £3' 9s. and £3 14s.

CLEARING SALE AT OTAKI. , llesyrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report hav'rf t wrZ eri ' a^ cesstnl clearing sale of .<lr. A. MChyne Murray's stock and sundnas at Otaki yesterday.. Local buyers wore present in good numbers, and. e:y.-3 the report, we sold everything with the excepticn of a few horses, for which no buygjs were present, at the following prices :- 220 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 13s. 7d.; 184 2tooth wether?, lls. 7d.; 70 small 2-tooth wethers, 9s. 9d.; 200 2-tooth and f.f.m. ewes, Bs. 6d.; lambs, 55.; cull ewes, 2s. Cattle: Cows in milk, £6 35., £2 7s. 6d.; 18-month heifers, in calf. £3 55.; mixed weaners, £2. 335. 6d., 325. 6d.; bulls. £4 10s £4, £2 55.; spring dray, £3 12s. 6(1.: gig, £3 Is.; harness, £2 175.. £2; fowls, 2s, 4d. per rair. Sundries and furniture sold at usual clearing sale pricc3