COMMERCIAL.

Feilding Star, Volume 4, Issue 676, 7 January 1926, Page 7

COMMERCIAL.

JOHN SON VILLE SALE

At the Joliusotiville sale yesterday a, good yarding of sheep and lambs came forward. Owing to the holidays there was no sale last week and butchers’ supplies were short, consequently a good sale resulted. Sheep hold 'on,, a pair 'wtlih late rates. Competition lor lambs was very keen, and prices showed an advance .on last sale. Arp average yarding of bullocks were offered and sold 1 at prices on a par with late, rates. Vea-lcrs were in keen demand. Wethers 20s to 30s 9d, owes 20s to 26s 3d, lambs 2ds t0,30s 3d, bullocks £l2 10s to ilt> 12s 6d, vealers 3ds to '£2 12s 6d.

DALGETY’S CABLEGRAMS. The list of arrivals of wool will close at 1 p.ni. on the iltli inst. The quantity available for the series, including old stock, is estimated at 180,OIK) hales. Cheese —Since our last report prices are Js to 2s per cwt. higher. LINSEED MARET. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram from Calcutta: AYe quote £IS 5s lor linseed per ton c. and 1. • Sydney, immediate shipment, and £lB lor Ala rch-April shipments. Market dull. •

BURNSIDE MARKET ROWER. BRICES RULE (Press Association Telegram). Dunedin, Jan. 0. At the Burnside sale to-day fat cattle prices were scarcely on a par with those ruling a fortnight ago. l'at sheep dropped. Is Gd to 2s per head. Lambs were cheaper by Us per head and more, and pigs were substantially easier. Fab Cattle.—A yarding of 282, compared with 2181 at the last sale. The quality ranged from medium to fair, the supply of plain cows and nil* finished steers being above the average. Prime ox heel sold at from 12s to 45s per lOOIbs; unfinished bullocks, 87s 0d to 40s; prime heifers 32$ Gd to 85s; light heifers and cows 25s to 80s. Prime bullocks realised £lB to £22; medium £ls to* £l7 10s; light and unfinished .£4O to £18; ■ prtnva cow s and heifers £ll to £lB 10; • medium £7 15s to £9 15s; old and inferior £5 Is to £7 os.

Fat -Sheep.— A very big entry of 8248. compared'with 1121 last. week. The selection was good and included relatively; few ewes. Graziers were not keen buyers. One- exporter was operating slightly. Tbe opening was at lower rates than were ruling two weeks ago Early in the sale there were some passings. The demand 'became a trifle better, but it did not hold, and sale ended with the demand weak. Light wethers were back Is Oil per head, while heavy wethers receded 2s. Prime heavy wethers made up to old per pound, light and uiiihnished wethers -3d to (id, ewes 4d

to 4]d. Extra prime wethers made to d2s, "and a r w medium woolly wethers made Ids'3d. A fejy medium woolly ewes sold at 36s <Jd. Prime heavies realised irom 425. to 465; prime animals from 3ls to 34s,flight from 27s 3d to 20s; prime heavy ewes from 34s to '36s 0d; good from 26s to 28s <kl; an 4 lighter from 21s 6d to 2 os. " j Lambs.—About -160 were' penued, compared with 1860 at the last,sale. The supply was faiiMy good, and the quality... was mostly .right.;, though a . few pens of. unfinished animals were in evidence. Exporters were operating, and the, fact that the..'Jambs ■would have .to bo railed to Canterbury militated against the paying of high prices. The sale was quiet and most butchers Were not at all keen. Prices were about 2d and, more under those of the last sale , Extra prime lambs sold at from 30s 9d to 335, prime from 20s Dd to 28s 6d medium from 23s to 2ds. ■. •

Store Cattle A yarding of about 250 coni]^4sod mostly of fair to good cows and young stock, including some thirty head of aged: bullocks of medium, quality. The bullocks failed to sell at auction, and other classes of \ stock met with only moderate competition. Pigs.—A yarding of IG4 fats and G 4 stores. There was a sharp allround. drop of some shillings per head. • .