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Mataura Ensign, 13 January 1916, Page 8

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INVERCARCILL WOOL SALES. The. first wool ales uf ihc season :it Tnvercarsiiil "id t^ l ' place to-n;otrow. Tlielo is'an increase oi :{l2"> bales to'llparcd with the Its- wool sale, last year. So ";reat iia.i been u.hc qmintuy ] coming forward that some linns have been unable to liandli' all th*- wool arriving in tin e to have it included in to-morrow's catalogue, and in con-e----i,lii>nci' a considerable number of bales will bo f:ii riod over to the February .-ales. The wool is said to lie in line condition generally, and a succcssiul ■sale is confidently anticipated, the market promising very well. The following Is the order of sale and the number el' hales to he offered : --«l).il2i»tv and Co.. Ltd.: 101(5. K»M lialo-s :" I fJI -">. !•'!•'{•'! bales. Southland Farmers' C'-opci ative Assoeiation. Ltd.: loafi. ("'"): lillo, ."KM. National Mortgage :md Agencv Co.. Ltd.: HMO. .•{-•US'; 101"). 2 ,r, :7. New Zealand Loan a" id-' Mercantile 'Agency Co.. Ltd.: iOlfi, l-TOS; Ii»l"i. S")(j. .1. K. Watson and Co.. Ltd.: l!Hl<. P>:{2 : lill-~>. »1. U. Mill- -md Son : lOlfi. 71!): 1010, 520. J. -(L Wan' and Co.: l!)l(i. lO.'O; ir>l.-). 7-"il. Henderson and Co.. Lid.: SO.'J: 1 ■'•)'-">. (=l2. Wright, Stephenson and ('».. L*d.: lOlfi, 1_»:510 ; l!IIo, 2;00. Totals: lOlfi. l:{.701; 10I~>, 10.-370. BURNSin c . MAP-KETS. I*br unitkh ri:Kss association. DFNFDIN. .Jan. 12. At liurnside to-day the bidding wa* a Htt'c slack at the commencement ol the sale, but !at< r on prices improved, particularly f;>i' good quality. Values «m the whole were slightly better than h\si- week. Fat Cattle— ■ Prme- bullocks. Clfi to £lO os: medium. £l2 10s to CM 10.-: inferior. £lO 10- i:> X." 12 : piiine heifers and cow*, £l2 10- to £1 I 10s: extra to .£ls: incdiiini £lO to til 10s: intYror. £S to £O. Store Cattle.—PniHocks. to CO 7--; steers to £7 .">•-: cow.s to CO 17s (id; heifers to £1; ca'v.-s to £2 Ms. Tat Slice]). —1011 were penned. cli felly medium to jrncd wethers and ewes, with ;■. few per.* of extra good .sheep. Prices were much the same a-. lust week but ea-e-1 a little at the close. Prime wethers. 22s to 2S>s: extra. t<j .'!.«; medium. 10s fid to 2Ls fid: interior. Ifis to 19s (kl ; /rime ewes. '22s to 21s fid; extra to •'{(!<: medium. His fid to 21s fid; inferior. 1 t.s to ];V <n]. Fat Lambs. —7X2 were penned, of failquality. <V>mpetit : on wa.s not so brisk as last week, and pr'ces eased Is to Ik (h\ per head. Prime. 10s io 22s (id: medium. l-">s to His fid: inferior. 12~ fitl to ll- fid. Fat Pigs.-To CI 12s. ADDINGTON STOCK MARKET. CHHISTCHFKCH. .lan. 12. At. the Addington live stock market to-day the entries of .stock were somewhat larger th.an last week, and there was" a good attendance. Fat cattle declined alKKtt o\s yer 1001b. Fat lambs sold at last week'-i rates. -Store .sheep were rather easier, and fat tdieep declined about Js :er head. Store Slice)). —(!ood forward lambs, los to Ms Sd: fairly good lambs. Us to Pis lid; lliediuni and inferior lambs, "(is" Oil to 0s Sxl : cull lambs. 2s 7d to ,'vs lOd; forward IVur-tooth wethers, lis i'u\ to Ms fid; jjcod two-tooth wethei>. 1.3.S (id; two and four-tooth ewes, 1 l.s fid to Ifi.s 2d: sound-mouthed ewes,. 12s fid to Lis Id: ae ( d ewes. ;5s to -U (id: sound-mouthed merino ewes. -Is fid to os lOtl. Kat Latnlw.—-5171 yarded. Prime lambs. 20s to "2'2- fid: medium, l-'s to 10s (kl; Lighter 12s to 3-l.s fid. Fat Sheep.— Prime wethers. 22s to 2«s ;{d: others. L'.s to 21s (i:l : extra prime ewes, to 2Ss : prime ewes. "21s (nl to 2fis; medium ewes, Kis (id to 21s; li'diter, 13<s to. l(i-; ho<mets. 17.s (id to ifts Gd.

Ksit Cattle. — Kxtra prime steers t<> £11); ordinary steer*. IT 17s (>d to tl2; extra prime heifers, to £lO 17s (id; ordinary heifers, £•"> los to t'S : extra prime cows. t'lo: ordinary vow*. l~) 10s to .£!>: price of' beef per 1001b. 30* to 47k: extra to ">2s. r Store Catt'e. —1"> to IK-mouths. -los touts: two-year steers. t'2 lo.s t(» t I l.s; two-year heifers, to 10s; '2i-year .steers. !'t 17s (id; throe-year steers. Lf> 2s (id to tl2 H)s; three-year heifers. to; div rows. t2 to to 17s 6d: dairy cows, £o to ill. "Piysi—Choppers. oOs to !l2s: extra heavy bat-oners to *>2s ; heavy bacouets. "70* to Sfts: lijrht baconers. oos to (>7s l'x!; price per l'>. M i lieavy porkers. 3Ss to los; litrht porkers, oos to -"'lis; nriee per lh, li'jdit till, lieavy od ; medium .stores. 22s to 'Ms: .smaller K>s to 21s; weatiers. 2s to Bs. THE WHEAT MARKET. ax r.i.Kcruic tklkukavii coi'Titiiiirr. rr,R UNITKD TKKSS ASSOCIATION. Heceived Januarv 13. J>.lo a.m. LONDON. J»!«. 12. AV.lipat.~rhe American visible supplies total 174.o(il.OOO bushels. Chicago Abu options. 'I23J cents to 12(5: July, 117 i and 110;. .- HOBART WOOL SALES. Ut ELECTRIC TELKGItAI'II CorTIMUUT. J'F.R UNITF.n TRESS ASSOCIATION. Heceived .Januarv 13. U.lo a.m. HOUAHT. Jan. 13. At: the wool sales there was keen f->iu|««tition. Merinos showed 10 and comeback cros-l)reds lo per centum increase on late rates. The top price lor crossbred was 22=1 tl and for merino 20d. UNION BANK DIVIDEND. LONDON. Jan. 'l. The Union Hank has declared a dividend of 10 l» ,V r cent, and :l bonus ol 2 per cent., and carried forward tiO.->2S.