STOCK SALES.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 15048, 18 July 1912, Page 5

STOCK SALES.

«g RE D' BUCKLAND AND sons. «<-!' ' S! JI saxee*' and Kfooew* cart class, light harness sorts, £9 las to tM; • it&af horses and good hacks. £13 to £21 ponies and ordinary Hacks, £4 to Ifweeds, aged anil worn sorts, all US#! The advertised thoroughbreds sold t' follow ; lligliland Chief, 60. guineas; li uVtrchv. 25 KUineas; His Eminence, &■ - v inSSas-Flying Feather, 70 guineas Kambi', 'ffljcise, 18 guineas. The trotter Moorish <•/. ®,f brought 31 guineas mid the jumper ' %totwday we held ft clearance sale at - if W. Striblcv's. Mangero. Tho attendant r*as troori. and "satisfactory prices were real--1 jjed. The draught horses brought lrom £W • -|tt £45 10s; buggy gelding, £3pj hacks, £1? Jfflw .'£l3 ss; milking cows,, ill to ill 10s, mi line srrade Jersey heifers, £4 os to is , /'ISj drays, £10 to £16 las; reaper and ; "'"wader. £19 107; drill, £57; farm waggons, WII4 to £16 10s. Farm implements and sungpairifts brought good values. _ yfjlht. Mr. N. Ker's, Clevedon, on Monday >' ' lsoyers were in attendance from all parts. The best cows and heifers sold at from £< iK'lS* to £10; others, more backward and. wreii;" £5 is to £7; empty, £2 to £3 12s 6a; ■fffieiwrß, to calve September and October, . £4 l:)s to £6 2s 6d; yearling heifers, £3 17s '■to £* Is; calves. 15s to £1 2a. Pigs: Breedins (sows. £3 5s to £4 sa; slips, 14s to 20# 6d.. . fill* mouthed ewes, 12s 3d to 12s 6d; ho®* fetfrpits, Jls 9d. Brood mares, £(> 12s 6<l to £«; ' waff Con marcs, £30 to £35; two-year-old colts i alia flUies, £23 to £26 ss; yearling fillies. £16 7 s oil to £16 13s; poultry, Is lOd to 3s .4: <ld.. The implements and sundries brought S? 1 , full Tallies. '•. We held our nana! sale at Tuakau on i ; Wedncsdii'-. the 17th inst., and had a good jardin? of cattle, practically the whole of which changed owners. Dairy cows brought - from £12 to £14 15s for best, others £6 '/a 6<l to £10 108; aged and faulty cows, £4 to &>, '. IDs - (15 cows sold on account of Mr. A. . Jlndill averaged £10); springing heifers, £6 to £6 15s; calves, £1 15s to £2 ss. . -..it TV'estfield on Thursday, July 11, a large • Vardiss of dairy cattle sold freely at ruling vhifrb jjgures. Best cows brought from £10 >ft 10s j to £13 10?, others £7 10s to £9 10s, aged ?;v£s to £6 15# 5 choice springing heifers, £* xto £11; empty cows. £3 15s to £4 7s 6d; store : rows,. £2 10s to £5 10a; yearling to 18-month heifers, £3 to £5 ss; calves, £1 5« to £2 2s. . On Saturday, July 13, at Clevedon. wo had a,..fair yarding of both cattle and sheep, and. without exception, everything changed owners. Springers, £5 5s to £8 10s; fat rows. £5 to £5 Ss; empty young cows, £3 Hto-to £4 jQs: strong calves, £1 15s to £2 S" } v2fci.-:.fi>t ewes, lis 6d to 15s 6d; hoggets, 8s 6d. ' to lis; fresh full-mouth ewes, in lamb, 14s. .The Pokeim Yards on Monday, July 15. were well filled with stock of all classes. Bio ers were numerous, and a good clearance was effected. Dairy cows made from £6 to £10. £5; fat cows, £5 10a to £7 ss: empty cow?, £215 ato £4; yearling to 18-month steers. . £215 ato £3 18s; calves, £1 14a to £2 j.. 4s; .small and weedy, 15s to £1 10s: yearling ..to 18-month heifers, £2 13s to £4 15s. -i *~We held our usual monthly sale in the isnnciman Yards on Tuesday, July 16, and • iad-an extra large yarding in all departjOSaXf Dairy cows, of which there were 300 odd-Twined, sold at from £9 to £11 103 for those, at profit, others £4 to £8 10s: tat .roirSf. £5 10s to £7 2s 6d ; empty young tows.* £3 10s to £4 12a 6d; store cows, £2 13» - ; to £3.8e; three to four-year-old forward- • conditioned steers. £7 5a to £8 6s; three-' ~. yeaiKilds, £5 to £6 18s j two-year-old steers, £4 to. £4 15s; yearling •. to : 18-month • steers. i £2 tts to.£3 17? 6d; strong steer calve#!, £2 $Is -to £2 iSa: nt£xed sexes. £1 18s to £2 6s; ; smaller. £1 Ss !>.» £1 16s; hulls, £4 to £8 15s. • On IVedr.esdav. July 17, at our weekly f«;il%9tfield fat stock market, onr entry of • beef-totalled 321 head. There was a firm de,r raatd. throughout. Choice and prime beef was-better worth, but plain cattle were inclined to be easier. Choice ox sold to £1 J? Per lOOlb. prime £1 6s to £1 8s; cow and :#Mifer. £1 to £1 6s. Steers ranged in price from £7 10b to £15 ssr cows and heifers. £4- 10s to £8 17s 6d. Fab and young calve? continue to sell freely at high figures. Bun- • jjers, £4 to £4 14s; heavy suckera, £3 5a to £3 18s; choice suckers. £2 3s to £3 3s; sittalL.dEl 5s to £2: light and fresh-dropped. 3? to £1 Is; 103 sold. There was a largo r entry of sheen, which were chiefly wethers ;or ciioice quality. Competition was steady. ~ Ma generally values were firmer. Prime Jieary -wethers £1 3« 6d to £1 4s 3d (two pens of extra special wethers from Mr. J. Connor, of Opotiki. realised £1 lis 9d and £1 8s). ; medium to hears- 19s to £1 2s. light and nnfinished 15s 6fi to 18s: best ewes 17s 6d to J-Jjj Rood to 17s ; others lis 6d to 14s 6ri -. 1 1971 sold.. The 203 hoargets penned met with ft ready sale. Best, 15s 6d to 17s 3d; good, 13? to 15s; small and stores, 8s 9d to 12s 6d. : A fair supply of pies maintained late quota- ; tions. Cluopuers. £3 18s to £4 9s: baconers. ; £2 Ifo to £3 9s; large porkers £2 5s to £2 12».J lighter £1 13 to £2 3s; slips, 16a to £1 4s; B1 sol'-.

!*£ LOAN AND MERCANTILE. The. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile : Agency Company, Limited and Reduced, rev . port as follows:— : -v; At "VTestport yards on Thursday last we r.® our usual sale-of dairy and store cattie. -There was a full yarding, which sold .at late rates. Best cows and heifers, close to profit, sold at from £9 to £14 10s, others £5 to £8 las; caired cows, £5 to £8 ss; heifer?, £4 10s to £7; empty cows, £3 to £4 Is. At the Albert yards oil Friday horses came forward ifa larger numbers than usual, and sold at late rates. Heavy araaght horses sold at from £30 to £38.; medium draught, £21 to £26; light; harness horses, £3 to £15; hacks, £5 to £12 ids; .sotte, £2 to £5. . j.4 1 .Tf&inku on Friday we held a clear- . iris Rale of Mr. C. F. BarribeJi's live stock i conjunction with. Messrs. Alfred Buck i&o«:and Sons. There was a very large :«t9naance, and higrh prices were realised. •-fgo dairy cows sold at from £8 10s to £20 • l® s - heifers, £4 15a to £11 10s; purebred Hoi- ; stem cows, 25gns to 30ms ; balls, 25gna to Kgns; yearling grade Kolstein bull. £3 10s Is & 10s; horses, £35-to £34; hacks, £7 10s. s : riga; Sows in young, £3 10s to £6; boar, r,; j»?»:to £1 10s; weaners, 12s to 15s. ; > ;pnewhero on Monday we held a -clearing sale of Mr. H. O. Dyer's live and •l?au stock. There was a good attendance, aaa ruling prices were realised. Dairy rows-sold at from £8 to £14 ss, and heifers • to'* £10 10s; heifer calves, £3; horses to - ..-Dray, £7 10?. Fowls, Is each. . .M -East Tamaki on Tuesday we held a ; *-j|® ar inK G ale of Mr. Nat. Dickey's stock. There ..was a large attendance, and a satisfactory sale resulted. Dairy cows •old at from £5 to £16 10s; heifers, £4 10s to •a £?:• Figs, 15s to £3 2s 6d. The draught stalv •iton, Gl»n fioyal, realised 175gns; two-year- - OKI filly, 40gns; other horses, £5 to £20. K-WjOn Thursday last we held a clearing sale j. -for-the Karaka Land Company. There was • .a very large attendance, and good prices were, realised. The dairy heifers sold at ,fronr£6 to £1:2. Heavy draught horses, £39 , to £50; medium draughts, £25 to £37. The • seventeen farm horses averaged £35 ss. At . the Westfteld yards yesterday fat Cattle ere yarded in full numbers, and advanced in prices, beet oxen gellin? tc «0s per 1001b, other* 26s to 28s per 1001b; ■ row« and heifers, 24s to 26s per 1001b. Steer? Hold at from £7 10s to £13 10s; cows and heifers, £5 to £9 ss. Veal came forward in good supply, and sold at late rates. Heavy vealers sold to £3 15s; medium weights, £? to- £2 12s; others, 21s to. 30s; smaller and fresh, dropped, 3s to 10s. Sheep came forward in good numbers, and advanced in pncea from Is 6d to 2s per head. Best 'weights, sold to 28s 9d. others 21m to 26<»; two-tooth wethers 15s 6d to 17s 9d: heavy " «wesM9s to 20s; ewes, 10s to 15s 6d. Hoggets came forward in good numbers, and . sold at higher rates. Re3t hoggets sold at from 15s to 17s 3d, others 10s to 13s 6d. Pig* were yarded in good supply, and sold V at late rates. Baconers to £3 lOs; large porkers. £2 12s to £3: porkers, £1 10s to £2 S3; slips, 20s to 255. No weaners were yarded.

WESTFIELD FAT STOCK MARKET. ! •>Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report saving held their usual weekly fat stock sale at Westfieid, on Wednesday, July 17, as under:— r Beef: An average yarding. Prices were ort a par with late sales. Choice pens of best- quality ox sold at equal to 25b to 27s ."j&fev 10011.'; ordinary prims ox at equal 'to-:-24s per tOOlb. Cow and heifer, best ■field at 20s to 24b, according to Quality. '« Veal : A medium yarding, which sold at I. late rates. Heavy runners made up to £6 - «*; Choice suckers, 30a to 48s; others, 3a to .. 255. : ' 'Mutton: A fairly large yarding. Choice extra heavy wether were Is 6d a head : daarer. while other qualities sold at late rates; extra heavy wethers sold at 22s J: to 25b 3d. one pen extra heavy Lincoln ! wethers making 32e; light wethers made •K* to 18s; extra heavy ewes 13s to 216; others. IS* 6d to 17a. L Lamb: A small yarding, which sold ati r I'fe rates. Heavy woolly fetched 14s to 18s, 4 osiers 10k 6fi to 13s Pork: A moderate'entry. Heavy baconera ; sold at from £2 18s to £3 18s; heavy porker? •at 38s to 435; light porkers, 24s to 35u. ■ ' / ADDINGTON. [ '--ISf Tf.LEOEAPH.-~TOS6S ASSOCIATION.] CHBISTCHURCn, Wednesday. I-'-: At Arlington to-day there were very much .'induced entries in the yards in almost all i ■ department, in consequence of the wet weather, and there was a small attendance. Cattle sold irregularly/ hut without quot--1 able ' change The few fat lambs offered • sold ' well, as did also fat sheep. Store. sheen were in keen demand, and prices were firmer, especially for store lambs. There i ; was 1 aiso a good sale for fat pigs. ! ■ '»>(! . yarding of store sheep showed a • farther' reduction, as might reasonably b* rxpestcd ar this late period of the season. lv;Q(t-tha. whole -tho eheep penned did, not, I■ appear to advantage, moist pf them snowing

clearly that they had oooao through a trying tunc. All classes of ewes, Wethers, aha lam os were represented, Ewes more than maintained the prices ruling at reoeut sales, while the demand for wethers was equally heavy. Ewe lambs, of which about half-a* dozen, lots wore offered, sold at 13* for small haltbreds, to 16a 4d forth® best sort*.. Good lambs realised 13s to 13a M. average lots (mostly -wethers) 12s 6d to 133, and small, inferior lines 10s to lis. Fairly forward wethers made 16s to 16s lOd, two-tooth halfbreds 16s 2d, and two, four, and six-tooth luilibrcds 16s 9d. Full and failing mouth ewes realised • 13a to 13s 9d. two, four, sis, and eight-tooth sorts lbs Id, and two-tooth 21s 3d to 21s 6d. , ■ , There were only 618 fat lambs penned, mostly of fair to prime quality, and they sold at firmer rates. Tegs made 17s 6p to , 21s 6d. and others 15s to 17s. , - , • There was a. fair yarding of fat sheep, considering the weather,' and the quality was -very raised. There was a keen demand., and prices were very linn, all classes selling, well. Prime wethers, especially heavy weights, fully maintained their values, but light and unfinished were neglected, and were chiefly bought by graziers. Prime heavy ewes were keenly competed for, ana these, as well as all other classes of ewes, showed a rise, particularly towards the end. of the sale. The range of prices was: Extra prime wethers to 275. prime 20s to 235, lignWr 15s Id to 19s 6d. extra prime owes to 24s 9tl, i prime 17s fid to 225, others lis 4tl to 17s; merino wethers. 14s Id. Two hundred and forty-two fat cattle were penned, against 300 at the previous sale ana 310 on July 3. The yarding consisted largely of steers, of which some very nice animals were offered. The demand was . irregular. Some lines, notably those from Lapuhor. sold remarkably well, and the average price was on the same level as the previous week, namely. 24a to 30s per 1001b. Steers realised £8 17s 6d to £11. extra to £14; heifers, £6 to £6 10s, extra to £11 10s; cows, £5 5s to.£ll. Only a few store cattle were offered, yearlings making 355, 15 to 18-months £p. two-rear heifers £4 Gs, and dry cows £2 14s to £4. „ r , '~ Dairy cows were in fair demand, and sold at £5 10s to £9 for ordinary sorts, and up to £13 for extra good. All classes of trigs were represented by small entries. The demand for choppers and baconers showed no change, but porkers were slightly better. Choppers made 70s to 729 6d, baconers 65s to 735. and lighter sorts SC« to Sla 6d. equivalent to sld per lb. The j host porkers realised 42s 64 to, 465. aim lighter sorts 35s to 4{te. eoual to 5d per lb. Onlv a few stores wire offered, the demand heinc (rood. The best sorts .made 22s on to 325. and smaller 14s to 203. weaners realised 83 fid to 13s 6d. J s : ; : .. ■■ j

BURNSIDE.

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DUNEDIN, Wednesday. At Bumside to-day 153 fat cattle wore yarded, consisting chiefly of medium to inferior Quality. The supply was unequal to demand, and prices showed an advance of 10s to £1 per head on last week's rates. Best bullocks £12 15s to .€l4, extra to £16, medium to good £10 10s to £11 10s, light £8 10s to £9 10s; best cows ti.nd heifers £10 to £11, extra to £13 17s 6d, medium to good £8 to £9 10s, light and inferior £6 to £7 10s. Fat Sheep: 3051 penned, consisting principally of prime to medium quality wethers. There was a keen demand, owing to butchers having small supplies, and graaiers bidding for all lots requiring, topping off. Prices were slightly firmer than last week,' Best wethers £2s 6d .to 245, extra to 275, medium to good 20a to 225, light and unfinished 17s to 19s; best ewes 18s to 20a. extra to 24» 6d, medium to good 15s fid to 17s, light 12s 6d to 14s. - Fat Lambs: 1929 penned. The quality on the whole was not so good as last week. Graiiers secured some 800 of the yarding. Freesing lambs were firm at last week prices. Best 18s to 19s 6d, extra to 265. medium to good 15s 6d to 17s, light and unfinished 13« to 14s 6d. . PROPERTY SALES. Messrs. Smith and Halcombe wiVl offer for sale hy public- auction, at two p.m. today, at the Chamber of Commerce, Swan-son-street, the following properties:—Lca«ehold corner section, having frontage of t»lt Sin to Turner-street and 97 ft " Sin to Liver-pool-street. 45 years to run; a comer section in Mannkau Road, Epsom, frontage of 156 ft to Manukau Boad and about 901t to York Avenue. Also, the Sunnyaide Estate,* I'apakura. on the Settlement Road within 10 minutes of the railway station. The estate is level good land, and is divided into seven sections, ranging from one , acre to one acre and three-quarters. .-

GRAIN MARKET. \ ■ [Br TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION.] , , ! DUKEDIK, Wednesday. j Tfai volume of business passing' in oats is not great. Moat of the oat« coming forward show evidence of very bad wawther. and as there- is a. risk attached to the handling of these they are saleable only at reduced rate?- A Gallons 2s Id, B. Gortons 2a to & ted; odium and inferior Is fiid to ' l'» 10|d ex tracks Dnnedin. Wheat: Millers are not operating at present. and Quotations are • nominal. A fair quality of fowl wheat ha« been offering. and -prices have eased somewhat. • Prim® milling 3s 9d to 3a lOd. medium milling 3s 6d to 3s Bd, best whole fowl wheat os 4d to 3-3 sd. MARKET REPORT. The New Zealand Loiin and Mercantile Agency Co., Limited and Heduced, report tor the week as follows:— . ' , „ Oats: Salea firm and demand good, at 2a 10s to 2s lid, ex store. , . Wheat: In good demand at 4s 6d to 4s 7d,' ex store. . v * , „ , Bran: Slightly easier in price. Sales at £6, ex store. . V Pollard; Sales steady at £7 7s 6d, ex store, bat with prospects of prices casing. Chaff: Local—Heavy parcels have been received of all classes, and prices have receded considerably for all but really good lines, which find ready sale. Southern in good demand at late rates. „ ' . Butter: Finding ready sale for all grades. Choice, lid per lb; first grade, lOJd; second grade, lOld to IOJd. Poorer qualities for .purposes, 9Jd to. lOd per lb. v Fungus: Selling readily at %l per lb. Small parcels being easily quitted at this rate. . . . HIDES AND TALLOW, The New Zealand Loan and Mercantle Agencv Co., Limited and Beduced. report:— We submitted and sold large catalogues of hides, skins, and tallow on Tuesday, competition being keen at late rates. . Hides: Market firm. We quote-.-Extra stout ox, 7id to Bd, stout do. 6jd to 7id, medium do. frgd to 6|d, light do. &d to 64d, cows, best lines 6jjd to 61a, good M to tJd,, inferior s§d to 53d; stags, "3d to s|d; kips, fild to eld: calfskins, beet to Sid, good 7fcd to Bid, yearlings, 6id to 63d, cut and damaged, 4 Sheepskins: Market brisk, with good competition. Best butchers' skins, 6s 3d to 7» 2d, good "lines 5s 6d to 5s 9d, medium 4s to 4s M, small 3s to 3s 6d; country dry and wool y skins, large 6s 6d to Bs, medium 5s to 5s 9d, small la to 3s, 9d. Tallow: Market firm. Best mixed, 27» 6d to 28s 3d, good 25s 6d to 26s 6d. inferior 20s to 23s 9d, rough fat lid to 2d per lb. Bones, £5; cowtail*. Is 8d dozen; horsehair. Is .to Is Bd. . i Wool, in dumps and bags, selling freely: Crossbred, 6)d to 73d: lambs, fid to 7*d; dead, 5Jd to 7id; criitchings, 4d to 51a.

Messrs. A. Bnckland and Sons reV Hides; Ox, 6jd to 7d; cow, Ed to 6gd; calf, 64d to 83d; kips. 53d to 6id; yearlings, 6|d; cut, and damaged hides. 6}<l to 6d. Tallow, 21s to 28s. Rough fat, lid. Horsehair, Is Bd. * Skins: Best butchers", 6s 4d 'to 7ft Id; Others, 4s 8d to 6s; country, large. 5s 4d to 7s Bd. stood 4s to ss, others 2s fid to 3s 9(1; small and damaged. 8d to 2s 2d. Wool, in bags: Crutchings. 4Jd to 51 d; sacks, 3id; pieces, sid.