COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXVII, Issue 46, 10 March 1903, Page 4

COMMERCIAL REPORT.

Messrs Bisley Bros, and Co. report on the lire stock market as follows : — i Our annual Kani Fair was held at the Railway Sale Yards, Richmond, on Friday last. T bo day broke dull and heavy, I and at an early hour hea-y rain fell, the result being that; a start was not made till noon The arrangement for conducting the sales were of a moßt complete nature, and buyers of imported sheep found eve. y convenience, as all pena were ticketed, describing the class, and also giving Ihe names of breeders. The ramß yarded numbered some 400, also about 2500 store and fat sheep, and 530 hoadof cattle. There was a good representative Gathering, including our principal stock Swno s from all parts of the province and tho West Coast. One of the features of these entries worthy of note u Ihe rapiditw with which tbo Shropshire Down sheep' have swung into popular favour, and tbe corresponding decline in LinI coins Amongst the entries were to be noticed sheep from all the principal sheep breeding parts of the colony, and the fact that such breeders as Lincoln College, Canterbury; VV. Grant, Timaru; Messrs Nel-on Brothers, Hike's Bay ; Matthew Bid well, tJealey. Dorsetf, North Island, have thought tit to hare their stock represented is positive proof that Nelson is freely acknowledged to be an important centre' for the distribution of stock. Including the principal sales there were on account of Nelson Brothers, Englisb Leicester tarns, purchased by Mr James Gibbs at £42 7s 6d 5 Komuoy Marsh, bred by Mr Bid well, North Island, purchaser* being Mr Fillicre, £4 17s 6d, Bar G. Wilkie buying a pen at £4, 5s each; On account of Mr Matthews the firm offered some first class Byoiney Marsh rams; the p incipal sales being made with Mr Wither £3 10s, Mr Fillicre ,£3 15s. 'Ihe highest priced Roniney Marsh rams wero sold on acconht of Boaley Bios, Canterbury, Mr My tton buying the pen at .£5 each. They also roport having sold, oc acoount of Mr Thomas Hunt, Booiney Marsh lams from £'6 2s 6dto£3 7a6d. Mr J. Maroden was also represented in this class, and salon wero effected on his b.half averaging £'d each. Mr Hudson was the successful purchaser of a splendid line ou account > f Mr Dorset., securing seven Rouiueys at £8 eachi the auctioneers report that tho Shropshire Down ram wa3 in good demandi On account of Lincoln College, Canterbmy, the highest sale was made during the day, the purchaser being Mr J. Byrne at M7s bd. Sales were made on account Of Nelson Brothers, Hawke's Bay, w. Grant, I imam, consignors, of Shropshire Down rams, prices ranging from M to £5 153. Merino ram3 from Mr Bell were in poor demand, pricos ruling from 35s to 52s 6d. Coriiedalos wero passed in at £ 4. Mes.rs Bisley Bros, and Co. also iepo:t having beti their annual sale of 3tore and fat stock at Thorpe, Motueka Valley, and F. whil . on the 17ln, 18th, aiid 19th ult, fticea iviro cunsidercd by all very satisfactory, young breeding owes beiug in g^od demaud. Thorpe.- Include. d in tl e principal sales they sold on account of Mr A. Silcock, fats, lis ; on account of Mr R. Langcrniv store eivos, mixed agBB, 9s ; on account of Mr Turner, fa wetbers, lis 6d. Forward stores 9s lid, ewes 10s ld, lambs (store) sold for Cs <Jd t . 7s lOd. At Motueka Valley.- The yardiDg was only fair in comparison with other years. They report hav.ng yarded BUO store and fat sheep, as w 11 ab 20 head of caltle, horses, et'J. Pricis compared well with I'horpe sale* At Foxhill— On account if Mr I. FbimeuiOie} small line of ewes at Cs la_ib3 7s 7c\ Tbo highest price at this ealo for store owes was Ss. live head of young cattle sold at £3 7s 6d oach; t At, their; ann .a) ram and ewe fair 2500 stora and fat sheep were offered. Pi ices for storos and fats wore well maintained a-id fully in k eping with those h Id at Tlioipe, Moluokft Valley, and Foxlr'll. C^Vtle : Calves spldal- from. 2Bb 6d to 31s. _. line of 2_ head realis.d .£3. . Messrs Bi<ley _ros. also roport L_q sale of one line of 85 head forward joung cattle, mixed saxes, at £6 2s 6d per bead. Milch cows arc iu strong demaud, saluu having been effected at pricet. ranging from £o oa to .£lO 10s. On YYtduusda. last the abov -named firm held Lhrir supplemohlaty ram sole; and sale dF store sliOep aiid catUe. Lambs aro iii good demaud and are selling up to 8- Cull lamb» were offered; and bought for a s 7d to 5 9di A line of full mouth bsves sold at Bs. Store cattle, all sexes, ivero offered and sold at satUFacto y prices. Calve; 20* : 3 araeo; £5 2s ; twoyoar o'd bullocks, £3 4s ; heifers, from £i la to £5 10 «. Light horsos w* re offered, bnt the deni.nd in that lino i\ for b.uavy eoits. Sales now will be conditctod every 11 Mnesdajas usual, at thtir railway s»i« yards-; Richmond, and l.he auctioneers »*•• Kiver'.i e shortly lines. to be offered. _>uring Ibe laiL rhouth thp firnl beg to itport l>a?iug sold privately and by public auctijn some 12;000 sbe.p o? a!! classb.-. 4-«>0 LeAd of mited cattle," as well as . oi.6"n, pigs, otc.

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