Wallacetown Stock Sales.

Southland Times, Issue 14817, 19 December 1900, Page 3

Wallacetown Stock Sales.

TUESDAY, 18111 DECEMBER. The National Mortgage and Agency Oo report ' having been in attendance at the fortnightly sale held in the Inveroarjfill Y»-ds this day. The entry ' of cattle, both (at and etires, wu good, but owing no doubt to a number of the former not being prime 8 a Urge number were turned out unsoM. Stores met . with good sale, though prices were, if anything, a ' shade slaoker than list, sales. Sheep were poor y represented, both stores and fit, Dut what were forward changed hands at sitlafactory prices. We ! quo: eas follows : — ' F.t oai tie-Bullocks prime, £7 15a to .60 8s 6d ; • medium. £G to ,C 7 32< 6d ; hsifers, prime, £7 to £8 ! 103 ; medium, £5 to £6 15s ; cows, £4 to £5 7s Cd. ' Store cattle— Steers and belters (torward) £i 15s to .£0 10s ; 2-year-old dn. £3 2s to £4 luj ; others, £2 ; 16s to £3 ; yearling*, £2 to £2 12s ; cnlrea, 20s to 30s. ! Fat Sheep— Wethers, 17s Hi to 10) 9d ; ewe» and wethers, 17s to 18l 7(1]: ewtß, 13* 9d to 144 Gd ; lambs, 12i 6d to 14s. Store sheep-Ewes, with lambs, £l0s; do (all counted) 0s 6d to 0< lid; haggetj, U» to lfis ßd ; wethers (a good line in forward condition) 16s id. J. A. Mitchell and Co. report having been In at- c tendance at the Wallacetown acock sale th's day, - when there was rather a small entry (80) of fat i cattle. Stores were forward in large Dumber?, 403 t being yarded. Fat cattle, although mostly all sold, , were duller of sale than last sale. Youag stores, however, were in good request, especially growing cattle, < but dairy oowa *ere a drug, and a number of that ] class were withdrawn. We quote : - ( Bullocks— Best heavy, £lv for a pen of beauties ; ordinary, £6 to £8 10s ; cows and heifers, £6 to ' £7 We. Sheep— Only 73S penned, and for these competition ) was brisk, shorn welhere and maiden ewes bringing - from 15s to 10a Od ; do do in the wool, 16s 6d to 203 ; - shorn ewes, 17s to 11s lOd ; fat lambs, 14s, 13s Bd, and lls 3d ; hoggets In the wool, 19a 6d ; en-es and { lambs up to lls, all counted. ( Note -The next Wallkcetown sale will be held on £ Thursday, 3rd January. I I Wright, Stephenson and Oo report having held ' tbeir fortnightly sale in the Invercargill Yards this « day, when SO fat and 408 store oattle, and 730 fat and store sheep were penned. As most of the butchers - held part supplies beef was not very keenly com- _ petedfor. Fat.heep belrg scarce prloes ruled high, i shorn lots bringing in aome oases more than their ( mates did in the wool last (ale. Tin following prices j were obtained : — £ Fat cattle— Prime bul'ocki. £* to £10 ; fat cows, j £» to £S 10a ; lighter, £6 to £5 lUs. fat sheep— Shorn wethere, 18] to 109 Od ; shorn ewes, lls to 16s ; prime lambs, 13a 3d to 14s ; lighter, . lls 3d. Store sheep -Four and six-tooth wethers, Us 3d; * aged ewes, with limbs, 85 7d to 10s (all ooun'-ed). J Store cattle were well competed for at satisfactory ' prlo-.t.