LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 26, Issue 99, 20 January 1933, Page 12

LIVE STOCK SALES

West Coast Stud Sheep Breeders SOUTHDOWNS AND ROMNEYS Dominion Special Service. Feilding, Jan., 19. About one-third of the Southdown and Romney rams offered at the West Coast Stud Sheepbreeders’ sale at Feilding yesterday were sold. The top price of 56 guineas was obtained by Mr. H. B. Johnston, of Cheltenham, for a two-shear Romney ram which was purchased by Mr, J. A. Mitchell, of Longburn. The following were the prices obtained: SOUTHDOWNS. Ellis Bros.. Bulls: Two to Ne.il Bros, at .18 and 28 guineas; one to McGill, New South Wales, at 26 guineas; to Sir William Perry, Masterton, nt 34 guineas; to Mr. D. Ross, at 45 guineas. 11. Burrell and Son. Feilding: Two to Mr. G. Neilsen, at 25 and 30 guineas; two to Mr. R. Seddon, at 31 and 30 guineas, W. 11. and E. M. Burrell. Cheltenham: One to 20 guineas, to Mr. J. Johnston. IV. J. Gimblett, Hastings: One at 121 guineas, to Mr. R. F. Grieg; one to Mr. G. Neilsen, at the same price. Ellis Bros.; One at 29 guineas to O'Neill Bros. IT. Burrell and Son : One at 30 guineas, to Mr. E. J. Holden : one at 32 guineas, to Messrs. Blair and Hunter. ROMNEYS.

Shannon Bros., Waituria West; One at 18 guineas to Mr. W. Baker. M. W. Voss, Karere: One at ■ 37} guineas to Mr. Henderson, Chatham.lslands. . .

W...H. Gibson. Kiwitea: One at 12 guineas to Mr. Boyd, Auckland. , J. E. Hewitt, Mangamaire: One at 14 guineas to Messrs. Wright, Stephenson and Co.; one at 12'guineas to Kilsby Bros.

’ W. F. Jacob and Son. Kiwitea: One at 20 guineas to Mr. R. Kilgonr.

11. B. Johnston, Cheltenham: One at 56 guineas to Mr. J. A. .Mitchell, Longburn ; one at 24 guineas, to Mr. M. A. Conway: two at 18 and 21 guineas lo O'Neill Bros. W. C. Small. Waituna: One at 20 guineas to Mr. G. Scott; one at 37 guineas, to Mr. J. Bartosh.

T. E. Craine, Kiwitea: One at 40 guineas to Mr. A- M. Henson; two to Messrs. O’Neill and Son. at 20 guineas; one at. 25 guineas to Mr. L. A. J. Henson. A. L. Wheeler, Marton: One at 24 guineas to Mr. W. G. Pearce. J. A. Mitchell. Longburn: One at 16 guineas to Mr. W. Jackson; one at' 19 guineas, to Mr. C. F. Johnston. 11. B. Johnston: One at 18 guineas to Mr. R. Seddon : one at 11 guineas, to Mr. J. A. S. Batchelor. .

T. E. Craine: One at 121 guineas, to Stewart Bros.

Strong Competition for Lambs

Freeman R. Jackson and Co., Ltd., report as follows on the Wanganui sale: — The entry, as advertised, came forward to a good attendance of buyers. Competition for lambs was very strong, and the annual drafts of good shorn wether lambs from Mr. James Gray, making 7/6; his b.f. rape lambs sold at 9/-. A. G. Anderson’s Estate wether lambs made 6/11. Fat sheep sold at late rates, whilst cull lambs sold remarkably well. Fat cattle were just a shade easier than last week; several pens of young steers sold at late rates, which must be a good investment for the buyer. Pigs and vealcrs were at last week’s values. Quotations were:—Sheep.—Fat lambs (light). 10/9; fat ewes, 6/7 to 7/-; light fat ewes, 5/9: medium 2-tooth wethers. 8/- to 9/-; cull 2-th ewes, 7/10; rape b.f. shorn, lambs, 9/-; woolly b.f. lambs, 7/7; Romney wether lambs, 6/11 to 7/6: cull Morikau wether lambs, 4/3: cull Morikau ewe lambs, 6/6; cull Morikau m.s. lambs, 4/2 to 4/7. Cattle. —Fat heifers, £3/16/-, £3/19/-, to £4; light, fat. heifers, £2/7/6 to £2: fat cows (heavy). £3/15/- to £4; fat cows, £3. £3/9/-, £3/10/-. to £3/12/6; fat cows (second quality),. £l/12/6. £l/15/-. to £2/5/-: 2 and 3-year P.A. steers. £2 2/- to £2/12/-; 2 and 3-year P.A. heifers, £l/17/6; 2}-year crossbred steers, £l/12/to £l/18/-; store Hereford and P.A. cows. £l/5/6 to £l/18/6; yearling crossbred steers. £l/4/-; rising 2-yenr heifers, b.r.w. bull. £l/17/-: good honor cows, 15/- to 22/6; boner cows, 10/- to 12/6. Tigs.—Heavy porkers, to 25/-: porkers, IS/-. 19/-. to 21/-; choppers, 20/-; slips (good), 9/-. 10/6. to 11/6; slips. 7/- to 8/6: weaners. 7/- to 8/6. Venlers, poor runners. 25/- to 31/-: good calves, 15/-. 18/-. to 21/6; calves, 6/- to 11/-.

Last Week’s- Flemington Prices

At last week's stock sales at Flemington. Melbourne, there was a plentiful variety of all classes of fat sheep and lambs, the moderate operations of exporters influencing a decidedly weakening trend. Quotations were: — Fat sheep : Prime crossbred and comeback wethers, from 11/- to 13/6. with extra prime hogget wethers, early shorn, from 13/- to 15/-; good crossbred and comeback wethers, from 9/6 to 1.1/-; prime heavy crossbred ewes, from 7/- to 8/-, a few pens up to 9/7; second and useful canning-grade ewes, from 3/6 to 6/3. with middling and inferior old ewes from 1/- to 2/6; prime merino wethers, from 8/6 to 9/6, with Riverina early shorn wethers, from 9/6 to 10/3; good merino wethers,' from 7/- to 8/-; middling and inferior, from 4/6 to 5/6. The approximate quotation for best wether mutton,' at ljd. a lb., with hogget, wether mutton from l}d. to 2}d. a lb.; mediumweight wether mutton, at l}d. a lb., with fat ewe mutton at l}d. a lb., with mixed grade secondary classes from 2d. to ltd. a lb. Fat lambs: Prime sold at from 12/6 to 14/-. with special small lots from 15/6 to 17/-; good sold at from 11/- to 12/-; second and inferior, from 6/6 to 9/-; prime shorn lambs, from 11/- to 13/-; extra prime, from 13/6 to 14/6. a few odd lots from 15/- to 17/-; good shorn lambs, 9/6 to 11/-: middling shorn lambs, from 6/- to 7/-, with lighter grades from 5/6. The approximate for good and prime quality lamb ranged from 3}d. to 3}d. a lb., and occasionally to 3}d, a lb.; fair average quality light grade lamb, from 3d. to 3}d. a lb.

Good Clearance at Upper Hutt

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Wellington, report a small yarding of sheep and a large yarding of cattle at the Upper Hutt sale on Wednesday. There was an excellent attendance of the public, and a good clearance was effected of both sheep and cattle:-—

Quotations are as follow: Two-tooth wethers, 8/-; forward four and six-tooth wethers, 8/6; m.s. b.f. lambs, 7/6; small cull lambs. 3/7; aged ewes, 3/7; fat cows, £3; forward cows, 27/-; store cows, 15/-; cows and vealers. 39/6; empty heifers, 35/-; 18-month empty heifers. 30/-. £2/2/6 and £2/10/-; springing cows. £3/12/- to £4/7/6: springing heifers, £5 to £5/5/-; potter bulls, £2 to £2/2/6. OVERSEAS GRAIN PRICES Australian Wheat Trade Quiet ■ (Received Jan. 19, 8.50 p.m.) Sydney. Jan. 19. The wheat market is quiet. Bulked is quoted at 2/9 J a bushel. Bagged is nominally 2/94. Shippers’ prices for growers’ lots are 2/9}. Both bagged and bulked is equivalent to 2/2} aud 2/1} at country stations. Flour, £9/5/- per ton, with excellent inquiry from China. Bran, £4/10/- per ton. Pollard, £5 per ton. Potatoes: Tasmanian. £6 per ton: local, to £4/10/-; Victorian, £5. Onions : Victorian globes. £5/10/- to £6 per ton. Maize: Yellow. 5/7 a bushel: white, to 5/6. Adelaide. Jan. 19. Wheat : Growers’ lots, 2/84 to 2/9 a bushel. Flour: Bakers’ lots, £7/12/6 a ton. Bran. £5 per ton. Pollard. £5/10/a ton, fiats 1/5 1/6 *

DOLLAR CONVERSION RATES

United States and Canada

The Associated Banks have'agreed that the conversion rates from January 16 will be: — U.S.A. Canada. Conversion of dollar bills received for collection and sale of , dollar bills 3.24 3.74 Purchase of dollar bills 3.44 3.94 These conversion rates are. of course, ascertained on a sterling basis (London funds), and therefore current rate of exchange New Zealand on London will be charged as allowed as the case may relujr%