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Southern Cross, Volume 3, Issue 3, 20 April 1895, Page 12

The National Mortgage and Agency Co. report as follows of the Invercargill yards sale of 16th inst : Fat Cattle —99 head yarded, of which about 20 were good beef, the balance all classes of cows and steers. The demand was only nominal; even for the few good pens there were hardly any buyers, and but for graziers coming to the rescue the bulk of the entry must have been turned out unsold. However, nearly every line was sold, best bullocks bringing L 6 10s for medium weights; light, L 5 to L 6 ; best cows up to L 6 2s 6d ; light, L 3 10s to L 4 10s. Fat Sheep—l46o entered, and great difficulty was experienced in placing them, as butchers were hardly buying anytning, but graziers again helped to keep the market fairly good. Extra heavy wethers brought up to 9s 3d; ordinary, 6s 6d to 8s; fat ewes, 5s to 6s. Store Sheep—3l47 entered, including a lot of very inferior and cull ewes. Store wethers brought up to 6s 6d ; small do, 4s to 5s ; culls? 3s ; lambs to 5s ; cull do, Is 6d ; breeding ewes, 3s 6d to 4s 6d, Store Cattle—ll 4 entered, mostly weedy sorts, and there was little demand. Small calves brought 15s to 18s; yearlings, 30s ; nice quality steers and heiters, suitable for turnip feeding, L 3 10s to L 4. Gn Wednesday, 17th inst., we held a sale at Wairio, The yards; were full, and must have contained over 10,000 sheep of all classes; Bidding was very slow—very few outside buyers being present. However, a good deal of business was done at prices equal to other centres;. Lambs sold at ss, to os 6cl for best ; ordinary, 3s to 4s 6d ; ewes, 5s 6d

tb'7s 6d ;f breeding ewes,' 4s to 6s ;' culls; ils: to;2s; merino, do, ;,9d ; fat :wethers,-,6s 6d to, 7 s 6d;; store do, 4s ,6d to ,ss, 6d.•...LowTCondi*. ■tione.d sheep were very unsaleable, and several lines ceuld' hot be disposed of. " Only ' a few cattle were yarded.' ; • ~. • On Thursday we held a clearing sale, at Mr A. Awdry’s farm; near Fairfax, and being unreserved, a large number, of people gathered together, making the sale pretty lively throughout. A start was made with the implements, which sold as follows Drays, £9 to £l6 15s ; binder, £18,; set harness, £5,2s ; and a lai'ge collection of sundries, at, satisfactory prices. The live stock' sold as .follows : —Draught horses at £l9 10s ; £6 and . £5 12s ;,hack, mares' and foals, £6, £5 10s, £3, £9, £5, and £f> 10s; 1 dairy cow; £7 15s; I do, £3 7s 6d ; 203 romney ewes, at 8s 5d ; 151 la'mbs, at ,8s 7d ; cull lambs, at 9d ; cull ewes at Is Bd, and Is 7d; Leicester rams, at 10s each ; 2-tooth Romney rams, at 5s to 20s; three stud Romney rams, bred by Mr James Holmes, from imported pedigree sheep, were bought by Mr Wm. Haywood, who has. also purchased Mr Aw.dry’s farm, at £6 6s each, after keen competition. Taking) the sale all round we are very pleased with the result, that being a long way above expectations.