Stock Notes.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume XIV, Issue 711, 14 January 1919, Page 3

Stock Notes.

During the late month, owing to the Christmas holidays with its festivities interveniug, the vagaries of the weather, and the late and prolonged shearing, the Stock marKet has been quite disorganised, and consequently ifc has been almost impossible hitherto to foretell its future tone, as few sales have taken place that would serve as an .indication of fche price obtainable. For instance afc this lime last year nearly avery Station owner had disposed of his surplus stock for forward delivery, whereas as yet only one or two have been reported. Happily, however, things are now beginning to move a little, and we understand that two ot

I the Western District Stations have sold their annual draft of ewes from 28. 6d, and tbe current value of station wether lambs is from 16s to 17s Gd. Also, we are glad to report ihe presence of several gjod buyers from the North Island dnribg ihe week, wheb iti a healthy sign. Thoir inquiries were mostly for ewes and lamb?. Several sales were effected at pnces ranging from 17. fid to 22s 6d, ail counted, and according to quality. They report luxuriant feed m Canterbury and Nortb Otago, aod an increasing demand for 2 tooth ewe 3 and wethers at from 27s to 80 _ (shorn). Owing to exress supply, thero was a drop of about 2s Gd per hsad m fit sheep at Wallacetown oa Tuesday, but we are assured that this was only temporary. Cattle. — Tiiere was a drop of iVcni 80. to 49s at Bumsido as wel as atWallacetown last week, wlii.h is significant at this ti-ne of the yeir. btore cattle of all kinds are at a discount, no demand itt prices ruling.