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Otago Witness, Issue 3853, 17 January 1928, Page 36

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Burnside, January 11.

Fat Cattle.—A very small yarding; only 185 penned for to-day’s sale. The quality was only fair, and there were very few pens of heavy bullocks forward. The bulk of the entry comprised medium cows and heifers, but there were some very good heifers offered. Values opened at prices fully 20s above last week’s rates, and this rise was maintained throughout the sale. Prime heavy bullocks sold at from £l7 15s to £l9 ss; heavy bullocks sold from £l5 15s to £l7; medium bullocks sold from £l4 10s to £l5 10s; light bullocks sold from £l2 10s to £l4; prime heavy heifers sold from £l2 15s to £l4 7s 6d; heavy heifers sold from £lO 10s to £l2 10s; medium heifers sold from £9 10s to £lO ss; light heifers sold from £8 to £9; prime heavy cows sold from £l2 15s to £l3 ss; heavy cows sold from £lO 10s to £l2; medium cows sold from £9 10s to £lO. Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: fqr F. Ferguson (Kelso). 2 bullocks £l7 17s 6d, 1 £l4; W. D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 2 £l7 12s 6d, 2 £l6 15s, 2 £l4 15s, 2 £l4 12s 6d; N. and I. Reid (Outram), 2 £l6 15s. 2 £l6, 2 £l5 15s; William Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £l6 2s 6d, 1 £l4 10s, 1 heifer £9 2s 6d, 1 cow £8 15s; Brs W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 bullocks £l6; James Dow, jun. (Outram), 1 heifer £l4 7s 6d; A. Scott and Sons (Burnside), 2 bullocks £l4 12s 6d; estate of the late A. Swan (Kaihiku). 1 heifer £l4, 1 £l2 15s, 1 £l2 7s 6d, 1 £l2 ss, 1 cow £l2 15s, 1 £ll 2s 6d, 1 £lO ss; Charles Carney (Mataura Island), 2 bullocks £l3 17s 6d, 1 cow £l2 ss. 1 £ll 17s 6d. 1 £lO 7s 6d, 2 £8 7s 6d; P A. Botting (Edendale), 1 bullock £l3 7s 6d, 1 £l9 12s 6d, 1 £lO 7s 6d, 2 £8 7s 6d; P. A. Botting (Edendale), 1 bullock £l3 7s 6d, 1 £lO 12s 6d;; W. Blaekie (Mosgiel), 2 £l3 ss; F. Lishner (Kelso), 1 cow £l2 ss; Murray Bros. (Clydevale), 2 bullocks £l2 ss; T. E. Charlton (Kelso), 1 cow £ll 12s 6d; David Risk (Kelso), 1 cow £8 15s; Arthur Russell (Kelso), 1 £8 10s. The Otago Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association of New Zealand sold: For John Black (Mataura), 3 bullocks £l5 ss, 2 £l4 7s 6d; 3 £l3 15s; Air G. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 £ll 15s, 1 £8 15s; Walter Blaekie (East Taieri), 1 £l3, 1 £l2 10s; D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 2 heifers £l2, 2 £lO 12s 6d; a client, 1 £lO 2s 6d;- Robert Wilson (Riversside), 1 £8 10s; James Watt (East Taieri), 1 £8 2s 6d. The National Mortgage and Agency Company of New Zealand sold: For R. T. Kirk (Mosgiel). 2 bullocks £l7 2s 6d; William Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £l4 10s. 1 heifer £9 10s. Dalgety and Co. sold: For James M'Haffie (Clinton), 1 bullock £l2; James Miller (Wharetoa). 1 £lO 2s 6d, 2 £8 2s 6d; Walter Blaekie (Mosgiel), 1 £l4 17s 6d; executors late W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 1 £l3 10s; ,W. Lindsay (Allanton), 1 heifer £9 ss; trustees W. Black (Clinton), 1 cow £lO 15s, 1 £9 12s 6d, 2 £lO 2s 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For A. J. Bell (Stirling), 2 bullocks £lB, 2 £l7, 3 £l6 17s 6d; A. Scott. 1 £l9 ss, 3 £l6 2s 6d, 2 £15.55, 1 £l5, 2 £l4 12s 6d, 3 £l4 ss, 2 £l3 lan Lindsay (Allanton), 1 £l5 17s 6d, 1 £ll 15s; Maraeweka Station (Maheno), 1 heifer £l4 7s 6d, 1 cow £l3 ss, 1 £l3, 1 £l2 17s 6d, 2 £lO 10s; Mrs H. M. Boyd (Stirling), 1 bullock £l4 2s 6d, 2 £9 17s 6d, 1 heifer £9 2s 6d, 2 cows £9, 1 £8 15s, 2 heifers £6 15s; A. Scott (Burnside), 3 bullocks £l4, 4 £l2 10s; a client, 2 £l3 7s 6d, 3 heifers £7 ss; J. F. Bell (Stirlina), 1 £9 17s 6d, 2 £9 2s 6d, 2 £6 15s; E. Jensen (Lookout Point), 2 £7 ss. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company sold: For Kain Bros. (Stirling), 2 bullocks £l6 15s, 2 £l5, 2 £l4 15s, 1 £l3 7s 6d, 1 £l2 12s 6d; Walter Blaekie (Mosgiel), 2 £l4 10s; W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 2 £l3; a southern client, 2 £l5, 2 £l3 15s, 2 £l3, 2 £l2 Donald Reid and Co sold: For James Renton (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £lB ss, 1 £18; John Sutherland (Momona), 1 £l7 15s. 1 cow £lO 17s 6d, 2 £8 17s 6d; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 1 bullock £l5 15s, 1 £l3 7s 6d, 1 heifer £9 7s 6d, 1 £9 2s 6d, 2 £9 15s, 1 cow £lO 10s; executors late W. Kirk (Mosgiel), 3 bullocks £l5 12s 6d; W. Lindsay (Allanton), 2 £l4 10s, 1 £l3 10s, 1 £l3 10s, 1 heifer £9, 1 £8 10s,_ 1 £7 17s 6d, 1 cow £9 17s 6d; Walter Blaekie (Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l2 17s 6d, 1 £ll 7s 6d; Alexander Gillespie (Momona), 1 cow £l2 15s, 1 £l2. 12s 6d; James Gow (" Invermay,” Mosgiel), 1 bullock £l2, 12s 6d; R. Pearson (Makuika),‘.l cow^£Bss, 1 £6 ss; R.-Gair (Te' Moupai) , 2‘ heifers £B. Store Cattle. —There was a small' yarding, composed chiefly of cows and heifers. One line of three-year-old steers reached

£lO 10s, others up to £9 IL-. These prices were equal to late sales. Cows for butchers’ requirements sold exceptionally well, there being a good demand for this class throughout. Vealers were also firm. '1 he sale all through was a shade firmer than last week. The Otago I'armers’ Co-operative Association sold : For J. Russell (“ Lome,” Isvercargill), 1 cow £lO 10s, 4 £9, 4 £7 2s 6d, 2 £6 ss; D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 1 £lO 10s. 1 £9, 2 £8 ss, 1 £7 7 S 6d, 4 £2 19s, 4 vealers £2 10s; Robert Wilson (Riverside). 1 bullock, £lO, 3 steers £9 12s, 7 £5 6s; John Gibson (The Downs), 1 cow £9 10s. 1 £8 4s, 1 heifer £6 19s, 1 vealer -,2, 2 355, i b u n £5 iq s _ j steers £5 17s; William Lindsay (Allanton). 4 cows £9 10s.2 £9, 1 £8 15s, 1 £8 Ils, 2 £8 10s 1 £7, 1 heifer £4, 2 vealers £2, 1 30s; Messrs P. M’Skimming and Son (Benhar), 1 heifer £8 7s 6d, 2 £7 ss, 1 £7, 1 £6 17s 6d, 1 cow £l, 3 vealers 575, 3 565. 3 475, 2 30sa Central client. 1 bull £lO 17s 6d, 1 cow £6 15s. 1 £4 9s, 1 vealer 575; George Brooks (Green Island). 1 cow £7 15s 1 £7 7s 6d. 1 £5 10s, 1 £3 Ils, 1 vealer £2 12s; R. V». M ?\aniara (Puketi), 2 steers £6 s ’ 5 heifers £4; lan Lindsay (Allanton), 1 cow £6; a Milton client, 1 £4 7s 6d; P. MTvor (N.E. Valley) 1 £4 ss; W. Brinsdon (Halfway Bush), 1 heifer L 3 17s 6d; John M’Lennan (Wvndham), 7 cows £3 19s, 1 vealer £4, 1 £2* 15s, 3 £3 2 £1 9s; D. Ireland (Mosgiel), 1 bull £4-’ j\, c , h . ont . 1 cow £ 2 12s; D. A. M’Lachlan Mihiwaka), 3 vealers 30s; Ford M’Hattie (Allanton), 1 vealer £2. Stronach, Mor- . an d Co. sold: For Mrs Joyce (Fairheld), 1 cow £3 16s; clients, 1 steer £8 1 cow £5 15s, 1 steer £2 Is; Mrs H M Boyd (Stirling), 1 vealer £3; W. Harris Leith Valley), 1 c ow £2 15s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For James Robinson (Moneymore) 1 bull £7 10s; C. J. Robinson (Milton), i £5 S S . —-Donald Reid and Co. sold: For J B Ihomson (N.E. Valley), 5 cattle £2B; J Kearney (Leith Valley), 1 cow £4 ss, 1 J - T h °n a Vi Valley) ’ 1 bull ’A. P ’ Fleming (Otokia), 1 £9 12s 6d; F. Driver (Mihiwaka), 1 £7. Dairy Cows.—Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For Mrs W. Irvine (Green Island), 1 cow £9 10s; G. Donaldson (Concord), 1 £B, 1 £6 10s; client, 1 £8- T Dalziql (Brockville), 1 heifer £6 10s; J Ihompson (Green Island), 4 heifers to £6 10s; client, 1 cow £6. I£s 2s 6d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association of New Zealand, sold: For Thomas Dalziel (Brockville), 1 cow £lO, 3 £9; E. Reggett (Windsor), 1 cow £8 2s 6d; Thomas Maxwell (Dunedin), 1 heifer £7 ss; J. Woods (Dunedin), 1 cow £5 10s; A Central client 1 cow £5; A Peninsula client 1 cow £4 15s.——New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Jas. Robinson (Moneymore), 1 cow £3 S S . 1 Donald Reid and Co. sold: For J B Thomson (N.E. Valley), 1 cow £5 ss’. Calves.—Wright, Sephenson and Co. sold : For J. Adam (Green Island), 1 calf £2 Is 1 £1 ss; W. Munro (Berwick), 1 £1 16s’ D. Munro (Berwick), 1 £1 12s; A Brown (Green Island), 1 £1 12s; J. Barnes (Abbotsford), 1 £1 2s: F. Davidson (Pigeon Plat). 1 18s; George Bathgate (Outram), 1 17s, 1 14s, 2 Bs. 1 4s 6d;° F Johnson (Momona), 1 13 s A. Gillesnie (Momona), 14s 6d. The Otago Fanners’ Co-operative Association sold: For J Gamble (Mosgiel), 1 calf 395, 1 355. 1 20s;’ A. Reid (Kaikorai), 1 325; D. M'Laren (Caversham) 1 30s, ] 17s; J. T. Thomas (Mornington), 1 calf 255; T. Dowling (Hyde), 1 calf 245; R. Brockbank (Kaikorai), 1 245; Ford Bros. (Pine Hill), 1 225, 1 6s; D. M‘Lachlan (Mihiwaka), 1 20s; V. Whittaker (Owhiro), 1 20s; M. Farquhar (Highclilf), 1 15s; 1 4s 6d; J. Pryde (Mornington), 1 12s; W. Brinsdon (Wakari), 1 9 S; p. Bathgate (Outram), 1 8s ; - client 1 ss. Stronach, Morris and Co. 'sold: For Ihos. Johnson (Allanton), 2 calves o S ’ 7 £l 7s; Hardman (Pukehiki), 1 20s; H. Hodgson (Mt. Cargill), 1 calf ss; client, 1 30s, 1 16s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For C. J. Robinson (Milton) 1 calf £1 19s; W. Dick (Pukehiki), 1 5s 1 4s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: fror P Haggart (Wingatui), 1 17s; Mrs W M°rnson (Henley), 1 ss; : John Allan (East Taieri), 1 16s, 1 14s.

,oFn at Shec P—A very small entry of only 1850 was penned. The quality was not ap to the standard of recent yardings, and a good many ewes of very medium’quality were offered. The demand for prime heaw wethers was keen and values fully is 6d above late rates, but medium sheep were not in demand; even although the entry appealed to be insufficient for requirements. Freezing buyers were operating for prime light sheep and taken all over there was an average rise of about Is above last week’s prices. Prime heavy-weight wethers sold from 41s to 435, a pen of extra heavy wethers sold to 46s 6d, heavy-weight wethers sold from 38s 6d to 40s, medium-weight wethers S0 > j t rom 54 s 575, light-weight wethers sold from 29s to 335, prime heavy-weight ewes sold from 39s to 42s 3d, heavy-weight ewes sold from 37s to 38s 6d, mediumweight ewes sold from 34s 6d to 36 s 6d, light-weight ewes sold from 25s to 295.— Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For N. and I. Reid (Outram), pen wethers 455; ’V. D. Hunt (Wallacetown), 10 wethers 44s 3d, 14 40s, 20 395, 20 38s 6d; G. Stuart (Tapanui), 11 445, 16 435, 17 41s, 18 40s 6d ; W. M. Mathewson (Kokonga)’ 14 37s 6d, 12 31s 6d. 10 30s 6d; J. Davidson (Waiwera), 16 34s 6d, 10 31s, 7 ewes 27s 6d; W. M. Marshall (Momona), 2 345; J Andrew (Tiroiti), 7 wethers 255; F. P. Davidson (Pigeon Flat), 6 22s 6d, 11 owes 10s 9d; J. G. Wyllie (Outram), 9 ewes 19s 9d. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For John Allison (Clarksville) I wethers 39 s 9d ; James W. Blair (Outram), 11 ewes 375, 18 wethers 34s 9d, 10 32s 9d, 14 32s 3d, 7 26s 6d; R. Bruce (Milton), pen ewes 34s 9d, 6 295; Andrew Melville (Milton), 10 345, pen 28s 3d; D. Ireland (Mosgiel). 8 30s, 8 255; W. Robertson (Middlemarch), 7 wethers 24s 6d, 18 ewes 18s 9d, 3 14s 6d; John Elliott (Middlemarch), 15 wethers 235, 21 22s 6d; J. O’Connor (Adam’s Flat), 5 ewes 18s 9d-. P. O’Connor (Adam’s Flat) pen 16s. The National Moregage and Agency Co. sold: For M. Hanley (Otamita). pen woolly wethers 50s; W. R. Ncvill (Moa Creek), 11 shorn ewes 42s 3d, 10 40s 6d. 8 355, Il shown wethers 36s 3d, 12 32s 9d,’ 7 31s sd. -Tames M’Hardio (Sutton), pen shorn wethers 42s 3d, 8 shorn ewes 33s 9d, 18 25s 6d; R. H. Marshall (Stirling), 9 woolly ewes 37s 3d, 20 31s, 14 26s 9d, 9 245; William Moynihan (Ngapuna), 5 wethers 325, 15 ewes 24 s 6d, 12 18s 3d; J. R. Patrick (Willowbridgc). 18 shorn ewes 27s 6d, 14 23s 6d, 19 20s 6d; 10 19s 9d; H. T. Harvey (Waiwera). 12 ewes ' at quotations.——Dalgety and Co. sold: For James W. Fox (Te I xPeka), 18 wethers 46s 6d, 13 41s 6d, 20

40s 3d, 10 37s 6d; John Eskdale (Tapanui), truck to 41s 6d ; Development Company (Cromwell), 25 39s 6d, 30 34s 9d, 35s 3d; James Wallace (Clyde), 19 28s 6d, 45 at market rates; James Douglas (Mosgiel), 15 ewes at market rates; south 10 wethers at market rates, 17 ewes 25s 6d, 4 wethers 27s. ——Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For L. S. B. Shennan (Linnburn Station, Patearoa), 1 wether 455, 23 40s 9d; Piiketoi Station (Patearoa). 19 wethers 4is 3d, 21 39s 6d; John Keast (Middlemareh), 4 33s 9d, 11 ewes 23 s 6d, 5 14s 6d ; R. M. Johnstone (Sutton), 13 wethers 325, 7 ewes 22s 6d; R. Brown (Middlemarch), 1 pen wethers 28s 3d, 7 26s 6d, 13 ewes 17s 9d; clients. 13 ewes 24s 9d, 8 18s 6d, 9 17s, 12 12s; Thomas Johnson (Allanton), 1 pen ewes 13s; Wallace Bruce (Momona), 1 pen ewes 10s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Timpany Bros. (Woodlands), 21 wethers 355, 27 345, 18 30s 9d ; Southern client, truck at market rates; T. J. Gawn (Mosgiel), pen ewes 37s 3d, 12 295; Arthur Light (Milton), pen wethers 355; D. A. Drinnan. pen ewes 265, 6 245; client, truck ewes 38s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Mrs I. E. Somerville (Milburn), 8 wethers 395, 4 29s sd, 4 ewes 34s 6d, 12 27s 6d, 5 245; R. G. Lockhart (Clarksville), 11 wethers 34s 9d, 21 335; John Taft (Berwick), 14 33s 3d i 32s 9d, 16 29s 6d, 6 27s 6d, 22 31s 3d. 2 ewes 17s 3d; Alexander Lockhart (Clarksville), 5 275; D. M'Gregor (Milburn), 5 20s 3d; Andrew Stevenson (East Taieri), 7 17s 3d ; R. Roberts (The Cairns), 10 16s 6d. 7 14s 9d.

Lambs. —A medium yarding of 620 were penned. Competition was keen, with exporters operating at late rates. Prime heavy lambs sold from 35s to 37s 3d, heavy lambs sold from 32s 3d to 34s 6d medium lambs sold from 30s to 325, light lambs sold from 25s 6d to 295. -Wright, Stephenson and Co. sold: For N. and I. Reid (Outram), 3 lambs 37s 3d, 14 32s 9d, 34 31s 6d, 17 28s; J. G. Wyllie (Outram), 12 30s 3d, 26 295, 16 27s 6d; Mrs M. J. Hughes (Wylie’s Crossing), 5 28s 6d; J. Brenssell (Waitati), 13 28s 3d; W. D. Wright (North Taieri), 4 28s; J. Silver (Portobello), 228 s; J. Patrick (Mosgiel), 6 28s; D. Wilson (Outram), 225 s——The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold: For Jas. W. Blair (Outram), pen lambs 38s 3d, pen 33s 9d; John Allison (Clarksville), 10 29s 6d; southern client, 9 295, 5 25s 3d; A. Campbell (Milton), 6 28s 9d; O. Crawford (Omimi), 3 28s 3d; D. M‘Gregor (Milburn), 9 28s; J. O’Connor (Adams Flat), 6 26s 9d; H. Orr (Moneymore), pen 255; P. O’Connor (Adams Flaf), pen 225; T. Pugh (North ’Taieri), 4 28s. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For M. Hanley (Otomita), 18 lambs 30s, 32 28s, 14 275. Dalgety and Co. sold: For John Imrie (Mosgiel), 5 lambs 345; W. D. Wright (Mosgiel), 4 30s 6d ; Jas. Douglas (Mosgiel), 48 to 2os 9d; J. A. Oliver, 233 s 9d, 4 275, 229 s 9d, 228 s 3d. Stronach, Morris and Co. sold: For Andrew Grieve (Middlemareh), 10 30s, 8 28s 6d, 8 28s, 8 27s 3d; W. Higgins (Micldlemarch) 12 28s 9d, 13 28s 6d, 8 265, 7 255; John Keast (Middlemarch), 1 pen 28s 3d; Wallace Bruce (Momona), 7 28s 3d, 15 to 255; Albert Robertson (Middlemarch), 1 275; clients, 5 275, 7 23s 6d; Thomas Johnson (Allanton), 4 22s 6d, 4 .21s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Arthur Light (Milton), 230 s 9d; D. A. Drinnan (Milton), 4 30s 6d, 4 28s 9d, 5 28s 6d; a client, 4 28s 3d; Alex. Campbell (Milton), 3 26s 3d; a client, 4 275, 10 27s 9d, 10 25s 3d; R. H. Hammond (Merton), 18 at market rates.- Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Alex Campbell (Milton), 6 32s 6d; R. G. Lockhart (Clarksville), 2 325; Andrew Stevenson (East Taieri). 5 30s 3d; R. Pearce (Mitre Bay), 6 30s; T. 11. Pugh (Mosgiel), 4 27s 6d ; R. Callander (Pukekohe), 49 26s 6d; Alex. Lockhart (Clarksville), 5 255; G. and O. Elliott (Lovells Flat), 3 31s 3d; A. C. Wheeler (Momona), 1 10s.

Fat Pigs.—A considerably larger yarding was forward to-day than in the previous week. The yarding was fairly evenly distributed as regards porkers and baeoners. Prices for the former opened a shade firmer than last week, and this rise was maintained throughout. Baeoners may be quoted about the same as last sate.— Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold: For J. Watson (Maheno), 1 pig £4 3s, 4 £4, 2 £3 19s, 1 £3 16s, 1 £3 13s, 3 £3 7s; A. Currie (Maungatua), 1 £3 3s, 1 £2 18s; a client, 3 £3 ss; C. Brenssell (Outram), 3 £3; D. Cullen (East Taieri), 2 to £2 10s; J. P. Gardiner (Burnside), 1 £2 8s; A. Moynihan, sen. (Momona). 3 to £2 7s: a client, 2 £2 ss; W. A. White (Puketeraki), 1 £2. The Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association sold : For W. A. Hastie (Pine Hill), 4 pigs £3 15s, 2 £3 Us, 2 £3 7s; C. W. Hallum (Waikouaiti), 1 £3 15s, 1 £3 9s; a Taieri client, 3 £3 14s, 3 £3; G. Edmonds (Leith Valley), 1 £3, 1 £1 19s; A. S. Cullen (East Taieri), 1 £2 6s; W. Wilson (Halfway Bush), 2 £2 6s; D. M’Kay (Mosgiel), 1 £2 ss. 2 £2 2s; C. N. Lowery (Glenore), 1 £2 3s; A. Moynihan, sen. (Momona), 3 375. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: For George Gudsell (Kakanui), 2 pigs £3 16s, 3 £3 6s, 2 £3 9s, 1 £2 16s. ——Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold: For E. P. Heenan (Middlemarch), 2 pigs £4 4s; J. Turfus (Middlemarch), 1 £4, 1 £3 12s; John Keast (Middlemarch), 1 £3 17s; W. D. Mason (Middlemarch). 1 £3 7s, 8 to £2 15s; W. J. Keast (Middlemarch), 1 £3 6s, 3 £3 4s; L. Brough (Middlemarch), 1 £3 ss, 4 £3s, 2 £2 16s; Albert Robertson (Middlemarch), 1 £3 Is, 1 £3; F. T. Williams (N.E. Valley), 2 £2 14s; S. J. Sinclair (Waikouaiti), 5 to £2 8s; client, 10 to £2 17s. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. sold: For Alex. Cameron (Outram), 3 pigs £3 3s, 3 £3, 3 £2 16s; Arthur Light (Milton), 4 £2 19s; P. Monaghan (Croydon), 3 £2 15s, 2 £2 12s, 1 £2 ss, 3 £2 Is, 2 £2, 4 £1 17s, 1 £1 13s. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For R. Cochrane (Omimi), 1 pig £4; a client, 4 £3 ss; A. Moynihan (Anderson’s Bay), 2 £3 7s; W. Brinsdon (Halfway Bush), 1 £3 10s, 1 £3 3s.

Store Pigs.—There was a full yarding, comprised mostly of weaners. Prices for these were equal to last sale. Large stores met with good competition, but backward weaners were slow of sale.—Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold; For M. Vaughan (North Taieri), 6 pigs 345; A. Roger (Sandymount), 3 325; L. .Grainger (Maungatua), 1 28s, 3 17s 6d, 216 s 6d; a client, 8 275; J. Taylor (Otokia). 6 17s 6d; a Taieri client, 4 20s.——The Otago Farmers’ Cowoperative Association sold; For J. Black (Broad Bay), 2 pigs 345; a client, 1 245; E. J. Bennett (Mihiwaka), 1 14s, 2 13s, 4 Ils 6d. Stronach, Morris, and Co. sold; For R. Dickson (Henley), 8 pigs to 14s; Thomas Johiison (Allanton), 6 7s 6d. Donald Reid and Co. sold: For Lawrence Meat Company, 5 pigs 12s 6d, 2 10s, 4 8s; A. C. Wheeler (Momona), 3 11a,

2 9s 6d, 1 4s 6d ; Peter Robertson (Outram), 12 255, 3 20s; a client, 3 14s, 3 22s 6d 4 14s 6d; Mrs W. Morrison (Henley), 3 18s, 4 17s, 2 Us; John Hamilton (Maungatua), 9 16s 6d; J. W. Isbister (Momona), 220 s, 219 s, 217 s 6d, 1 10s 6d. ’

SHEEPSKIN SALE.

The Dunedin Wool Brokers’ Association (Donald Reid and Co., Dalgety and Co., Wright, Stephenson, National Mortgage, Otago Farmers’ Co-operative Association,; Stronach, Morris and Co., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.) report as follows :—

There was a medium sized offering at Tuesday’s sale to the usual bench of. buyers. Bidding was very keen for all classes, and the market showed an of per lb on last week’s prices for most grades. Quotations are: Merino: Full wool, 15d to 15Jd. Half bred: Full wool to 16^d; halfwool to 16jd. Fine crossbred; Fullwool to 16Jd; halfwool to 15d. Cross* bred: Fullwool to 15d; halfwool to 13|d;! quarter wool to IOJd. Halfbred hogget to 15|d. Fine crossbred hogget to 14gd. Crossbred hogget to 14d. Halfbred dead to 14id. Fine crossbred dead to Crossbred dead to Crossbred hogget dead to lljd. ,Halfbred hogget dead 13g. Lambs to 13d. First pelts to lOd. Second pelts to B|d.

WAIAREKA SALE.

The first sale of the year at the Waiareha yards was held on Tuesday, when there was a small yarding taken all round. Six pens of lat lambs were offered and sold as follows:—Extra prime, 33s 3d; prime, 30s to 31s; others, 27s to 28s. Prime fat wethers sold at from 28s to 30s 9d, and others at from 26 3d to 27s 6d, while fat ewes in the wool realised 295, and shorn fat ewes 15s to 18s 6d. A couple of pen* of small two-tooth store ewes were passed, at 235. A pen of mixed age ewes in tho wool found a buyer at 29s 3d, and ewe* of mixed ages in the wool with lambs realised 235, all counted. Some shorn wethers were quitted at 16s 9d. The greatest showing of cattle was made in the fat pens, 19 being offered. The prices obtained were as follows:—Bost steers, £l3 7s 6d ; other steers, £9 10s; fat heifers, £6 10s; one extra prime cow, £lO 17s 6d: prime cows, £7 to £9; other cows, £5 to £6 10s.

WALLACETOWN STOCK SALE.

INVERCARGILL, January 10. Sheep and cattle prices were easier at the first sale of the 1928 season, which, was held to-day at the Wallacetown yards. Entries were much larger than was th® case at the last sale three weeks ago. There was a decided improvement in th® quality of the stock forward, but prices were somewhat easier, sheep falling front 3s to 4s per head, while a proportionate decrease in cattle prices was recorded This brought prices on a par with tn® early December sales. Butchers operated freely, with a preference for the heavier sorts, while freezing buyers secured the bulk of the sheep. Fat lambs sold at about 9d per pound on the average. Fat sheep sold at prices a little behind those recorded at the previous sale. Good quality fat cattle were forward m fair numbers, while the stores were the best seen at Wallacetown for some time.

Sheep entries were larger than those of the last sale, the quality generally being of a high standard. Although prices fell from 3s to 4s per head, quite a good sale was experienced, considering the heavy yardings. Fat Sheep.—There was a heavy yarding of shorn sheep and woollies. Fat wefherS brought as much as 36s for prime quality; good medium-weight wethers from 32s t» 345; lighter sorts down to 28s 6d. Ewes made from 27s 6d to 30s for good heavy prime, with a few sorts 22s to 255; mediunl quality and lighter sorts from 14s to 16s. Fat Lambs. —There was a good yarding of fat lambs. Two or three pens of lightconditioned lambs failed to attract and were passed over. Freezing buyeri operated extensively, the demand generally being good. Extra prime butchers* lambs made from 30s to 31s 6d, but freezing lambs from 27s to 28s 6d, and lighter sorts down to 25s 6d.

Store Sheep.—There was a small entry of poor quality lines. Best shorn ewes and lambs realised Ils 2d. A small pen of woolly ewes brought 16s 9d. Cattle generally showed a decrease in value of up to £1 per head. Fat Cattle.—There was a large entry of fat cattle, comprised principally of good medium weight steers and nice quality heifers. A few pens of cows were forward* Heavy steers made from £l2 10s to £l4l lighter sorts, to £10; prime heavy heifersj from £lO to £ll 10s; lighter sorts, down to £B.

Good quality cows sold to £ll lOst medium sorts, from £8 10s to £10; and poorer quality, down to £6 10s. Runners made from £4 to £5, and vealers from 80S to £2.

Store Cattle. —There was a medium yarding of store cattle. The priced realised were quite on a par with those of recent sales. A few pens of nicely l bred forward steers were keenly com l peted for, and eventually sold at good prices. Some of the prices realised were as follows:. —Three and four-year-old steers, £9 19s; three-year-old steers, £§ 10s; two-year-old steers, £6 17s 6d to £7 7s 6d; yearling steers (medium £3 10s; good mixed-sex yearlings, £3 17d 6d; good empty heifers, £4 to £4 ss; empty cows, from £2 10s to £4.

There was a small entry of dairy cattlej prices being on a par with recent salesx

THE FREEZING INDUSTRY.

mataura works opened, GORE, January 10. The Southland Frozen Meat and Product Export Co.’s works at Mataura commenced operations for the season to-cay with 11 butchers on the board. There' is a fair amount of stock offering, but the opening day was a small one. The quality of the stock slaughtered to-day exceptionally good.

■ The supervising grader Jf the Meat Con: trol Board (Mr M. Hannan) visited thd works . to-day, and inspect a.I the Arts slaughtering

ADDINGTON MARKETS.

. CHRISTCHURCH, January 11, Entries at Addington generally were smaller to-day and there was a recovery in the prices in most of the major sections of stock. Store Sheep.—There was a much larger entry,, comprising for the most part lambs. J.here .was a sound sale for rape lambs with an advance of a shilling per head on last week. Good ewes and forward wethers also showed an improvement. Good m.s. three-quarterbred lambs realised to 25s 3d; forward rape lambs, 23s 4d to 24s sd: medium rape lambs, 22s 3d to 23s Id; backward rape lambs, 17s to 19s 8d; forward four and six-tooth, wethers, 23s 7d to 24s medium four and six-tooth wethers, Ils lOd to 23s 4d; good two-tooth wethers, “v* -J? , * n ferior two-tooth wethers, lis 3d to 20s 2d ; good four, six, and eighttooth ewes, 27s to 29s 9d; medium four six, and eight-tooth ewes, 22s lid to 25s 3d; two-tooth ewes, 25s 9d to 27s sd; cull ewes, 8s to 10s 6dj aged ewes and mixed lambs to 14s 10d; a Cambs. About 1850 were entered. As butchers were keenly in the market, values were fully up to schedule, advancing on last week by Is to Is 6d a head. Extra prime heavy lambs made to 34s lOd; prime, 28s od to 325; medium, 25s 6d to 28s: light, 23s 6d to 255. Eat Sheep.—A small entry of eight races was forward compared with an average of 10 to 11. There were a few outstanding lines, but the bulk were medium to ewes. A keen demand by butchers was evidenced and values generally were above export schedule. Big prime wethers were better by 2s a head ; other sorts by Is 6d. Extra prime wethers brought to 38s 4d • prime wethers, 32s to 34s 6d; medium 2&> to 31s; light wethers, , • 6d; extra prime ewes 30s 34s ™ P“ me e. w ,es, 25s to 295; medium ewes, 20s to 245; light ewes, 16s to 19s. Fat Cattle.—There was a similar sized entry to that of last week—soo head. An improved sale was recorded, good cattle being up by 20s a head, with other sorts a shade firmer. Prime medium weight beef made 38s 6d to 41s per 1001 b and in a few cases to 42s 6d. Medium brought 35s to 37s 6d; heavy weight 33s to 33s 6d ; inferior, 25s to 28s per 1001 b. Extr a prime heavy steers realised to £2O 2s 6d; prime heavy steers, £l6 to £lB 10s ; medium weight steers, £l3 10s to £l5 15s; light i to £ . 13; cxtra prime heifers, to £l3 17s 6d; prime heifers, £ll 5s to £l3medium heifers, £8 15s to £11; fight heifers, £6 10s to £8 10s; extra prime cows, to £l5 17s 6d; prime cows, £lO to £l2 10s; medium cows, £7 10s to £9 10s; fight cows, £4 10s to £7. Vealers.—There was a very small entry and an improved sale. Most sorts xeaused to £7 ss; good vealers, £4 17s od to £5 10s; others, 25s to £4 15s Calves made 5s to 15s. Dairy Cattle.—A good sale was met. becond to fourth calves brought £7 10s to £9 10s; medium, £6 to £7 5s- good heifers, £4 10s to £B. Store Cattle.—Several young lines of steers and heifers were forward, and sold 11 - T ";° and three ? ear st «ers made £6 18s. od to £7 7s 6d; yearling to 18 months steers, £3 Is to £3 18s 5d ; yearling heifers. £3 15s to £3 8s 6d; two-vear heifers, £4 to £4 Ils; best cows, £3 to £5 ss; bulls, £3 10s to £8 11s. Fat Pigs.—There was a moderate entry but an excess of over-weight baconers which were disposed of with difficulty’ In the case of one line of 30 odd, the lightest pigs sold at 6s 6d a head more than the heaviest. Choppers made £3 to 6a, baconers, 5s to £3 Is—averace ? er to s;id. Porkers brought 34s to 38s; heavier sorts, 40s to 48s 6d — average price per lb, 51d to 7d. Store Pigs.—There was no change in values. Small weaners realised 8s to 14sgood weaners, 15s to 17s; slipes, 15s to 18s 6d; stores, 19s 6d to 28s 6d; extra large, to 345.

OAMARU MARKETS.

rpj „ OAMARU, January 13. The Oamaru grain market shdws no sign of activity, and it will be some weeks before this season s produce is offering for sale in any quantity. The only sales reported are those of the Hakataramea Velvet wheat, which has realised 7s 3d and 7s 4d per bushel, free on trucks. Tuscan wheat farmers are, as yet, displaying no anxiety to do business. There seems to be a general disposition to hold for at least os per bushel, but whether this will be possible remains to be seen. Several crops of Algerian oats have been cut but none have yet come upon the market.

Inquiries are being made for lucerne hay, an , good prices are likely to be obtained if the drought continues in Central Otago Quantities of ryegrass have been ha/ vested, but none is yet offering. The live stock market is beginning to u°" j greater an ’ mat i°n owing to the abundance of grass. There is a strong demand for store sheep, but for the same reason few are offering. Ewe lambs for delivery in February have sold at 26s 9d and mixed sex lambs for forward delivery at 235. Fat wethers have realised up to 365. Fat lambs are selling at schedule rates. A report was circulated early in the week that a further decline in prices .was expected, but this has not materialised, and buyers are still paying OJd per lb for 3olb lambs.

The beef market shows little variation. A line of prime fat bullocks sold at £l4 5s per head. Ox beef is nominally worth from 32s to 34s per 1001 b. heifer beef 30s, and. cow beef 255. Pigs are in better demand than for some weeks past, and a hardening of prices has taken place.

SOUTHLAND MARKET REPORT.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) INVERCARGILL, January 14. GRAIN.

Oats. —For the last two or three weeks; due to holidays, all markets have been well nigh at a standstill, and this position is due also to other factors, such as the near approach of new oats in the northern centres and the fact that many buyers and salesmen have their hands fairly full at the present time over wool matters. Local stocks are about the lowest in the history of the trade,, many finding it difficult to fill orders for local consumption without calling in the assistance of competitors. Those who do happen to hold

any small stocks arc firm in their ideas 9 j value, 3s 6d, f.0.b.,5.i., A Gartons; 3s 3d for Bs. So small are the holdings of white oats that the local market is being supplied mainly by Duns and black oats.

Chaff. -Quantities offering by growers are so few and far between that prices have materially improved, such chaff being worth to growers £4 5s on trucks, their siding, sacks supplied by buyers; this for prime quality. Ryegrass and Seeds Generally.—There is little improvement to report. The local distributing trade in the meantime is over, though later on a certain demand will arise for autumn sowing. It is also anticipated that possibilities exist for shipment to Australia and to northern centres towards the middle of next month, at which time new seed, though about offering by the earlier harvesters, will not ne.in store sufficiently long" for any quantities of machine-dressed seed to be delivered. Supplies of such can hardly be ready anything much prior to the middle of March. STOCK REPORT. The stock market has opened fairly good fo- the new year, and all classes are selfing well. The fat cattle market is well supplied, prime medium-weight bullocks and heifers offering fairly freely The yarding at Wallacetown sale on Tuesday was larger than for some time, and although values showed a drop from the previous sale, the prices obtained must be considered satisfactory to the vendors. The fat sheep pens were well filled also’ and prices were back from 3s to 4s per head. The yarding in this particular section taken all over was good, some very nicely-finished wethers and young ewes being offered. . The store sheep market is quiet, shearing being general, but in the course of a few weeks there will be more business being transacted in this section. Store cattle are still selling well, and the prices are firm at late Fat Cattle.—Extra heavy prime bullocks, to £l7; prime heavy do, £l2 10s to £lo; medium do, £lO to £ll 10s; prime heavy heifers, £lO to £ll 10s; medium do, £8 to £9 10s; lighter, to £6 10s; prime heavy cows, £lO 10s to £l2; medium do, £7 10s to £9 10s; vealers, to 365; runners, to £4 10s. Prime ox beef. 35s to 37s per 1001 b; prime heifer, to 37s 6d per 1001 b; cow beef, 30s per 1001 b. Fat Sheep.—Extra heavy prime wethers to 365; prime heavy do, 33s to 34s 6d; medium weight do, 30s to 325; prime heavyewes, 25s to 28s; medium do, 20s to 22s 6d; lighter do, down to 15s; prime heavy lambs, 30s to 31s 6d; prime medium do, 27s to 28s 6d; lighter do, down to 25s 6d. Store Sheep.—Mix-sex lambs, 20s to 225; two-tooth wethers, 20s to 23s 6d; four-tooth do, 24s 6d to 265; two-tooth ewes, 30s to 33s 6d.

Store Cattle. —Three-year steers, £8 to £9 10s; two-year do, £5 10s to £7; yearling steers, £4 to £5; two-year heifers, £4 to £a.

FRUIT AND PRODUCE WORLD.

Rei ly s report: —Our first new season's dessert and cooking apples and honey pears arrived during the week. Beauty of , Irlsb Peach and Gravensteins realised od to od per lb cooking Emperor Alexandra 4d to sd, jell v apples 2d to 4d P er „ lb - ~c P oult, r y : We sold 375 hens, 3s to is; 165 cockerels. 2s 4d, 6s 6d: 153 chickens, Bd, 2s; 129 ducks, 2s Bd, 8s 6d; geese, 6s 6d,7s 6d per pair; 1 hen and 10 clucks, 12s 6d. Sardines; Brislings, 3s 6d os 6d; small sild. 3s 3d, ss. Section honey, os od to Ils Sd. Red currants, 4d, 6d Black currants, 4d, 6d. Cucumbers, 6s 6d' 12s 6d. Carrots, 2 S 6d, 3s. Parsnips 2s. Beetroot, Is 6d. Lettuce: Choice, 25,. 3s. Cabbage: Choice, 2s 6d; others unsaleable. Cauliflower, 6s, Bs. Eggs, Is 6d, Is 7d Logan berries, 9d. Raspberries, 91, d’, Is. Strawberries: Choice, Is Bd, 2s; jam Is 2d, Is 4d. Butter: Pats, lid; bulk, Is factory pats, Is 3d, Is 4d. Preserved ginger, Is 2d. Peaches: Crate peaches, 3d, 7jd; cases, 3s 6d, 7s. Honey pears, 3jd to sd. Apricots, 3id, 7d; cases, ss, 8s 9d. Cherry plums: Choice, sd; others, 2d, 3d. .plums, 4d to 7d; extra choice, Bd. Cherries: Good, Bd, Is; choice. Is 2d, Is 6gd Honey: Bulk, 4Jd, 101 b tins, ss; 21b pottles, Is. Gooseberries: Choice ripe 2d, 4d; jam, Igd, 2d. Grapes: Locals, 2s Id, 2s sa. Broad beans, French beans, 9d, lid. Green peas: Choice, lid, 2£d; inferior, unsaleable. New potatoes: Locals, 2ad, 3d; Outrams, 2d, 2jd. Peanuts, sd. Brazils, lOd. Almonds, -Od. Tomatoes: Nelson glasshouse, coloured, 12s 6d, 15s 6d; others, Bs, 10s 6d; Christchurch special, lOd, Is; mediums, 6d, 9d; locals, 9d Is 2d. Cheese: Mediums, 9£d; loaf, Tea: Orange Pekop, 2s 6d. Beeswax, Is 6d, Is 9d. Horsehair, Is Bd, 2s. Feathers, Is, Is 9d. Bacon pigs: Prime, 6J,d, 7d; porkers, 7d; heavy-weights, Bacon: Choice, 1» la; odd lots, 6d to Is. Hams, Is 3d. Apples: Otago Central, 5d to 7d; Blenheim Gravensteins, 14s to 16s 9d; Emperors, 8s 6d to Ils 3d; American Winesaps, 21s. Lemons: Californians (to arrive), 62s 6d. Navel oranges: Choice, 455. Onions: Mclbournes special quality, 15s bag. Chicken food: Reeves’, Palmer’s. Oyster grit, 8s 6d. Fat, 16s. 245. X Keys meatmeal, 18s. Moose calfmeal, 19s 6d. Special quality woodwool. 35s per cwt. Egg crates, 7s 6d to 18s 6d. Fowl wheat, to 7s 9d. Oats: A Gartons, 3s 3d; B Gartons, 2s 9d per bushel. Special apple wrapping paper: 10 by 10, 3s 8d per ream. C.M.W. spray pumps, 12s 6d to £5. Bordeaux powder, Is to Is Id. Atomic sulphur, 7d t o 93. Black Leaf “40”: 101 b tins. 545; jib tins, 5s 3d. . Lime sulphur: In barrels, Is lid; in tins, 2s 6d gallon. Arsenate of lead, 2s 6d to 3s 6d per lb. Spreader, lOd. Oatsheaf chaff: Choice, to £5 15s ; Bran, £6. Pollard, £3 10s. Strawberrv pottles, 60s to 65s per 1000; crates, 5s 6d.

REILLY’S CENTRAL PRODUCE MARILTD., Dunedin.