A BIG SHEEP SALE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14924, 23 February 1912, Page 5

A BIG SHEEP SALE.

OVER 30.000 CHANGE HANDS.

[by telegraph.— press ASSOCIATION'.]

TiMAHU. Thursday. sitito,I fi *•"*** clearing sales neccsCountry b y„ the subdivision of the Mackenzie ='' IVC « ho late Mr. w ' Grant had u rVrni f,. nrstwjluss station Hock. Buyers " RhS,« i tar and near > and over 30,000 ( > !i„t„ llln sed hands in two hours. The II flwi« r c wer6 i c chief prices:— bred 1 J?a 1 1^: too . ll J'n «40 at 19s = four-tooth. 1500 J T,i. I.J, 0 ? 0 . at , l9a 6[t = six-tooth. 2383 at 17s '. \v«fhni?"^ th> 500 ° at 12 « "<• and 13a. \\ ethers: two-tooth at lis and lis id. '," w«?hL. bs: , 15w at Us - and 2700 at 13s 3d. 1 ™ iT« ,mb « S: 4500 at 8s 7d and fi ß 9d. Cull ; f«„fh ','' 9s M ' Merinos: Pour and six- " \hl\« woll jors 15s 4(J : fair ewe*. 800 at 8a; 11 mv„?" q «?' rt < bred two. four, and six-tooth 1 S, /i 65 jS.nt.l6a 6d. and 1200 at 8s 3d and up to 9 ,' dale and Rom rams made J MASTERTON RAM FAIR. i niGII-PRICED ROMNEYS. 5 [BY TELEGRAm.—I'UESS ASSOCIATION.] MASTEKTOK, Thursday. l uS 0 - 1 " 11111 ? 1 ram fair under tht> auspices of tho MMtcrton Agricultural and Pastoral Association .?„ . s"*?.*? '°- da y. when Itomneys. Shropshire* . ana fcnglun Leacesters were offered. Tho quality I 0I the yarding all round was above the average, and tower inferior sheep were, put through than • lor °i lumber of years past. In Ronmeys the highest price obtained was 200 l Ruineas for one of Mr. Krnest Short's stud ranw. ; the same owner obtained 168 guineas for another . ram. Fleck Romneya ranged up to 6i guineas. In Shror>slures, Mr. H. I>. Vavasour, of Marl- ' borough. beaded the list with 13 guineas for a splendid specimen of a flock ram. Leioesters were in poor demand. i Southdowns and Lincolns will be offered tomorrow. , AUSTRALIAN PRODUCE MARKETS Br Telegraph.— ion.—Copyright. ("Received February 22. 11.5 p.m.) Stdxet, February 22. Wheat, 3a 8d to ?s BJd. Flour, £8 15s. Oats: Algerian, 3s 7d; giant*, 3s 7d. Barter: Capo. « tS,'' English melting, 4s 6d. Maize, 4s 6d to '» wL Bran, £5 15a Pollard. £6 ss. Potatoes £< 10s. Onions, £8 10s to £3 15s. Butter: Seeded, 130s; prime, 118s to 126* Cheese, Bid. Bacon, 7|d. Melbourne, February 22. At the hides sale there were fair supplies and good competition. Prices were unchanged. Adelaide, February 22. Wheat, 3s 7d to 3s Bid. Flour. £7 10s to £3 17s 6d. Bran and pollard, 14Jd. Oats, 2a lid. HIDES, SKINS, AND TALLOW. Messrs. 0. W. Binney and Sons report m follows :— On Tuesday we offered and cleared extra large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow. Hides: Market firm, with keen competition for «11 classes. Ox, extra stout 7Jd to Bid stout 7d to "id, medium 6j|d to &£d, | light 63d to bid : cows, extra good 64d to 6Jd, good 6d to &id, seconds 5Jd to 5Jd; stags', 4Jd to Sid ; kips o-jd to 6Jd ; yearlings. 54d to 6-id ; calfskins, best Bjd to 9Jd (one special line realising lid per lb), good 7d to 7id, meaty 6d to 6Jd; cut and damaged hides, 3k! to 4Jd per lb. Skills: Market, firm with good competition. Picked skins 6s 4d to 7s. large 5s 4d to 6». medium 4s 4d to 4s lOd, best pelts and lambskins 2s 6d to 2a 9d; country, best pelts and lambskins, 2s 3d to 2s 9d; medium. Is 9d to 2s; dry skins, large, double fleeces 7s to 8s 3d, good 4s 3d to 5s 9d. medium 3s 3d to 4s. small 2s to 3s; best pelts Is 3d to Is 6d. small 9d to is ; best lambskins Is 6d to 2s, small Is to Is 3d each. Tallow: Market easier. Best mixed in shipment casks. 27* 6d to 28s 6d • good, 23s to 25s 6d; medium, 20s to 22s 6d; inferior, 18s to 13s 6d per cwt. Hough fat. ljd to ljd per lb. Cowtails Is B<l per dozen Bones- Good dry £4 15» to £4 17s 6d per ton. Wool: Bags and dumps selling freely. Flcca. fid to 7£d : bellies and pieces, 4£d to Sid; locks, 3d to 3id per lb. WAIKATO SAI.ES. The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering Co.. Ltd., report:-— At the Te Kuiti yards on February 14, we had a yarding of 2600 sheep and 1450 head of cattle. Competition was very dead and prices were low, consequently a large number of stock remained unsold. Fleshy 24 to 31-year-old steers were required, but only a tew pens were sold, as owners generally were asking above market quotations. Store lambs, shorn, made 4s 9d to 6s 3d; good-woolly lambs. 7s 3d to 8s 6d; small two-tooth wethers. 10s 3d to 12s: forward four-tooth wethers. 14s 3d; very choice twotooth ewes. 13s to 15s: smaller two-tooth ewes. 10s 3d to lis (A: f.f.m. owes, 7s 6*l to 10s 6d: fresh conditioned 34-year steers, £6 5s to £7 7s; choice 2*-year steers, £4 15s o £5 Is; fat cows, £4 10s to £5; yearlings. £2 15s to £3 ss: weaner calves, £1 16s to £2; 18-month steers, £3 5s to £3 10s; fleshy cows. £3 15s to £4 10s. At the Hamilton yards on February 15 we had an entry of 1175 sheep, chiefly fats, 102 pics. 170 fat cattle, and 2:2 store cattle. All classes of stock were easier in price, and competition w« very slack. Small weaner pies sold !r-r.- '."= to 10s; better sorts. 12s to 14a: sli'j.-. 21s to 265; porkers, 33s to 40s; fat wethers, 15s to 15s 9d: fat ewes. 9s 9d to 13s 9d; fat lambs, lis 6d to <•»: store ewes. 8s to 9s 3d; cull ewes, 6s: fat steers. £7 7s to £8 9s. about 15s below late sales; fat cows and heifers, £5 to £5 .i o. f- "owo, P4 5s t" £4 158; meaty old cows £3 139 to £4; fresh 21-year-steers, £5 Is: yearling steers, £2 15s to £2 18s; weaner calves. £1 10a to £1 17s; springing heifers. £4 15s. At Rangiriri, on 16th. we had a yarding of 640 head of cattle. There was a good Inquiry for all classes, and any stock not sold were passed simply because the reserve was beyond present market quotation. Fleshy 2J-year-old steers made £5 to £5 10s: same age steers, not so forward. £4 Ts 6d to £4 15s; two-year-old steers, £3 16s to £4; 18-month steers. £3 5s to £3 10s.- choice weaner calves. £2 8s; medium calves. 30s to 35=r ; fat cows, £5 to £5 10s; fleshy heifers, £3 10s to £4