COUNTRY SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14929, 29 February 1912, Page 5

COUNTRY SALES.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd., Hamilton, report as follows:— At Te Anga on the 20th inst. there was a Rood yarding of cattle anil sheen. Cattle sola well, but .sheop were very dull of sale, only a few small lines of lambs changing bands. Prices: Three to 31-year-old steers, As 10s to £6 7s: 13-raimths to 2-year-old r< i?' £,s ' Ma to M'< ]5-months-ol(l heifers, W 16s; shorn lambs, 6s to 6s 6d; woolly lambs, 7s 3d to 7s 9d; 2-tooth, Lincoln rams. 'sjgnß; 4-year-old Romney rams, £2 to £2 iOs 2 and 4-tooth wethers. 12s. ! At Hamilton on Thursday sheep came ; forward In more than advertised numbers, i and all sold at most satisfactory prices. I (food porkers were also in demand, but j small pigs were not wanted. Cattle were j dull of sale. Prices: Fat lambs. 12s 3d to . 14s; fat wethers. 14s to 14s 9d; 2-tooth store I wethers, 10a fid: forward lambs. 10s 3d to 10a 9d; shorn lambs, 5s 8d; fat ewes. 10s 9d Ito lis 6d; forward ewes, Ss to 9s lOd; store I Pigs, £1 o s t() £1 iss. weaners, 7 g to 13s; ! bacon pigs, £2 gs; fat cows, £5 7s 6d to £5 | 10s: killable rows. £4 15s to £4 17s 6d: fat ! heifers, £5 to £5 10s: store cows. £3 7s 6d i to *? 12: I 6d; calves. £1 93 to £2; heavy bulls, i-o Lis to £6 15s : dairy cows, at profit, £6 12s I wl to £9 103: heifers in calf. £4 to £5 ss; uii- ! r"' o '^' 1 horses suitable for light express, i £7 15s to £10 ss. ; On Thursday, in conjunction with the . tamers Auctioneering Company and Dali r et -}' and Co.. we held our annual ram fair in Ohaupo yards. A big yarding of rams j was catalogued, and with the exception of ! uincoins and Komneys were dull of sale, Jnncoln rams, from Mr. R. Bremer's stud kL? ;vw!e - v ' m ? up to Signs; Southernbred Romneys, from Jgns to 4ens; English i Je i, C „ e l from & ns to 3gns: Border LeiI centers, igns; cull rams, lfla 6d to £1 Is. BURNSIDE. | Cut TEWGIIArn.— ASSOCIATION".] DUXEDKf, Wednesday. ,-^L? Un .\ to -< ! «> - . 181 fat cattle were ™«i- d, i 9^ lnß t( ? tho lai 'K° yarding last »eck. butchers had a largo number of cattio on hand, and prices allowed a drop I . 1.11 ¥ 10s per head. There were compara- , tively few pens of prime bullocks forward, 1 Y a Prj hn *f «>n«Bi*"t»ng principally of cows I and heifers. Best bullocks. £10 10s to £11, | Tat- to £12 10s, medium to good £3 10s to ! !;„•«•• ,5 ut £ to ss ; best cows and heifers £8 to £9. extra to £10 6s. medium to good £6 153 to £7 10s. light £4 to .£5 10s. rat v>heei>: 2659 were penned, this mim"er .being largely in excess of butchers' requirements. Prices were, still above freezers limits, and there was a very dragging sale. Prices at the beginning were about equal to last week's rates, but competition slackened perceptibly towards the end, and prices dropped fully Is per head. Best wethers. 16s 6d to 13s 6d. extra to 20s. medium to good 15a to 16s. light 13s 6d to : 143 &d; best ewes 13s 6d to 16s 6d, extra to 20s. medium to good 10s 6d to 12s 6d. rat Lambs: There was a medium yarding, 1123 being penned. Tho quality was only i lair, especially for this time of the year. Competition was keen for prime quality lambs, but medium lots had not, the same attention. Prices all round were much on a nar with the previous week's rates. Best, 15s 6d to 14s 6d. extra 15s 6d to 17s 6d, medium lis 6d to 13s. Pigs: About 90 -were yarded. Slips and stores, were in fair supply, and prices showed a drop of about 2s per head. Porkers and baeoners were scarce, and prices for them were fnllv up to the previous week's hin-h rates. Suckers 8s ed to 12a 6d. slips to l?s. stores to 30s, porkers 35s to 425, light baeoners '16s to 545, heavy baeoners to 655. ADDINGTON. [Bv TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] CnmsTcnt-Kcn. Wednesday. At the Addington live stock market today there was a Targe attendance of farmers, buyers, etc. There were good entries of pigs, cattle, and fat and store lambs, while there was a substantial increase in the number of store sheep yarded. The accommodation for this class of stock was taxed to its limits. Store Sheep: There was a very large entry of store sheep, the bulk being ewes, though all classes were represented. >v ethers were numerous, and there was a moderate quantity of lambs, while overscan s«ieep were in evidence. Taking the large entry into consideration, the demand was gooa, especially for good young Canterbury ewes. forward rape lambs maintained .their value, but there were few penned, Ordinary stores sold moderately well, the prices being in favour of buyers. Good wethers wore sought after, but poorer sorts were quieter. Tho range of prices was:Good ev.es, two-tooth. 16s to 17s, extra to I's 6d, Hum halfbreds 14s; four, six. and eight tooth, 15s 6d to 17s; full-mouthed, vs to lik ,; north Island ewes, four and ?i£ «5 a ? l, i 1 / 8 143 9(1; six and eiQ tOOth, JSL- d ,° "s. Wethers, forward, 15s to 16s, others 12s *«» 14a 6d; sound mouth halfbreds. 10s 6d. Lambs, best, 12s to 13s, good 10s 6d tolls 9d. fair 9s to 10s, small 7s Bd, halfbred wether lambs 7s 3d to 9s. culls 7s 4d. t«t?ii.Hi?i bs: The .warding of fat lambs totalled 5451, »9 against 6866 at the previous seek 8 sale. The quality all round showed a slight deterioration, as compared with recent sales, and there was a decided weak- ', i;,. values, estimated at from 6d to 9d a nead. The , fact that a buyer who generally operates largely was holding back had a depressing effect upon the sale. All .rood lines were quitted readily, but there 'was well finished . sorts. Recent prices, which wore somewhat above the average, may be attributed to the fact that some buyers had orders to fill this month but at) parently th stimulus is no longer to be mar?!?'! With ' vi tb^ th "suit that the SnJl h£l3 - wakened, as recorded. The range of prices was from 12s 5d to 9s 6d Fat .sheep: The yarding was onl- a medium one, all classes being represented enent' *£™ ti °P***»* toTVimiSd fW' competition being confined mainly h»Jll , «? «» 3, The - Bales made were on the basis ot r the previous week's values. The ?i ,fl oi s h h e e rs 'sr&FiFn* ewea fA ffi prUed t Ma tl h;J« y *^ lnff of fat cattle comprisejl 218 head, an increase of 54 over last week s sale. The bulk of the yarding was i^* 3 ' and ft" lil I°,; r ' demand for all classes nnn-.hi- } C weaker, but there was no 3ta ™. • ,n d J? P m Va , ue '- Beef mad e 24s to 278 per i O .? according to quality. Steers fetched £3 10s to £12 10s. one fetched £14 Heifers made £6 5s to £8 7s fid. extra to £9 ,n ci A '7 nd i', ry I OWH £ , 5 t0 £8 29 6d > extra to £10 7s 6d. A moderate entry of fat calves met with the usual demand and representative prices ran cod from 43 6d to >6s, according to size and condition. j Store Cattle: There was a fairly large entry, including some useful lines. The demand was good. Yearlings made 325. 15 to 13 month;. £2 12s to £4; two-vear-old ?« W n rß 'i £ 1. 15s to X 5 lls -' two-year'heifers, £4 2* to £4 os; two and a-half year steers. £5 1/s; three-year steers, £6 lis" to £6 19a; three-year heifers. £5 2s 6d to £5 10s; dry cows, £2 to £4 10s. Dairy cows met with good inquiry, and prices ranged from £3 10s to £8 10s. extra making £11 ss. Pigs: There was an average yarding of fat pigs, which met with g-ood competition, uid a complete clearance in all lines. Choppers made 60s to IOC?, heavy baeoners 72s to 76.-. extra to 945, others 55s to 68s, the values being equal to 6id per lb. Heavy porkers made 45s to 50s, lighter sorts 38s to 435, equivalent to 6Jd per lb. There was i medium entry of store pigs, but the demand was not quite as keen as at the previous sale. Large sorts 'realised 39s to 48s, und smaller 22s to 345, weaner-4 making ,2s to 16s. MARKET REPORTS. The y<?*' Zealand Loan and Mercantile # Agency Company, Limited, submit the following market report : — OliU : In good demand at 2s lid and 3s ex store. Wheat; .Sales steady at 4s 7d ex store. Bran and pollard : Sales firm at £5 15a and £7 iCs ex store respectively. Chaff: Good Southern, £5 15s ex store. Local supplies v.iry considerably in quality, lower rates •uiing, Butter: Choice, lljd; first grade separator, .OJd ; dtroiiu pradc separator, 10ia ; eheajier milliig qualities, 10d to lO.lil, in good demand. i''gg.-;: Selling freely at Is il iht dozen. Fungus : Nominally worth 4jd. Small quantities ..'tiling 'forward. Messrs. Alfred Huckland and Sons supply ha following market report:— Hides: Ox sgd to 6Jd; cow, 6Jd to 6UI: tip, 6d to 6|d; calf, &id to Bid; stags, 6yd; hummed hides, 4, l ,d to 5Jd. Tallow, £1 is to £1 2s. Hones, 5s- Horsemir. Is 7d. Skins: Pest butchers' lambs' and pelts, is to 3s sd, others 2-3 7d to 2s 9d. Country ikin.-,: Good 4s 6(1 to 5s 6d. small 2s 2d to Is f,d. Lambs' and pelts: liest, 2s Scl t<V os Id. Small and damaged, 2d to 2s. HIDES, SKINS. AND TALLOW. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Limited, report as follows: We submit tod and sold largo- catalogues of iiflcs, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, competition jeirig keen for all lines. Hide? : Ma.-1.-ft bri.il:, with good inquiry. We Itiote— o.x, extra stout to Bd, flout 7d to 72d, ' n-dium 6|d to 6|, light 6j<l to bid ; mwi', best, , ine3 63d to &]<!. good oi<l to 6J,d. inferior 5?, l to ijd; stags', 4Jd to sjd; cnlfikins, best to 91, ! rood V;d to I'd, cut and damaged 4'd to 6;jd, lamaged hides 3d to sd; kips, Cxi to 6id. Sheepskins: Market firm. Best butchers' skins, < licked to Bs, goo 1 lirien 5s 3d to 6* 3d, medium in to 4s 91, small 2* M to is 6d ; country dry kin«. large to 7s 6<l. medium 3s 3d to 4s 3d, mall Is to 2s t>\ ; lambs' and pelts, 2s 7d to 3s 4d. i Tallow: Market, firm. Best-mixed, to 28s : good, ( !4s fid to 26s 6d; inferior. 17s 6d to 22s 3d; ouarli fat. Ud to 2d per lb. IVines. £4 17s (VI. Cowtails. Is 8d per ilwti, ] Horsehair, la to'is 7d. ( ( THE COCKSFOOT HARVEST. J [liY TELZGRAI'H. — OWS CORnBSPONOBXr.I CnTUSTCHUBCW. Wednesday. Owing to 1 the unfavourable weather tho < ocksfoot harvest on Banks 'Peninsula tliis ■eason will be one of the longest on record. Generally at tho end of February, in all xcent. a few high-lying paddocks threshing s, completed, but this year it is question- b iblo if half the seed is yet in the sacks. 1 is to the total" yield many experts con- j iider it will.be much in excess of that of ast year. The absence of sunshine maTtes he seed hard to thresh. A few sales have " ieen effected at from 4id to 5d off tho p loors. si