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Southland Times, Issue 14634, 26 January 1911, Page 7

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CDEAEING SADE AT SPAK BUSH. A highly successful clearing sale was yesterday carried out by the National Mortgage Company at Spar Bush on behalf of Mr Lachlan Eraser, who recently sold his farm to Mr A. Hillis (of East Hoad). There was a large muster of local and visiting agriculturists and the whole of the lots found buyers at prices satisfactory to the vendor. Messrs J- HBrown and J. Simpson conducted the sale hi their usual able style. An excellent lunch was provided for allcomers by Mr Eraser. The following were the principal prices realised viz.:— HOBBES. Pedigree mare, Gip, Gyrs, by Koval Prince with foal and stinted to Baron MacNair, £GT. Mr A. Christie. Black filly, -y.rs, by Baron Kilcoy, dam Lockiuvar, £52, Mr A. Chrystal (Lochiel), Bay mare, Bell, 4yrs, by Gartbland (In foal to Sir Norman) £4O, Mr J. Carrick (Ocautau). Two hay fillies, 2yrs. by Shepherd’s Pride, £lO each. Messrs John Thomson (Riverside) and W. Christie (Centre Bush). , Bay mare. Flower, 2yrs, by Loch invar. with foal and stinted to Baron Mac N’air, £3l, Mr Wm. Thomson (Lochiel). Bay mare, Violet, Syrs, by Reformer (in foal to Sir Norman), £27 10s, Mr W. Christie. Spring-cart gelding, 4yrs, by Belmont Baron, £25 -10s, Mr A. Hillis. SHEEP. Twenty-two 4 and G-tooth fat wethers were sold at 18s 2d to Mr T. A. Stephens t Wrights Bush), 187 2-tooth ewes made 15s 5d (buyer, Mrs McLeod, of Waianiwa) and 183 2-tooth wethers made 12s 9d (buyer, Mr A. Hillis). CATTLE. Twenty-three yearlings and 18-months Old heifers were sold at £3 5s to Mr Martin Silk (Lochiel), 15 2 '/ 2 -year-old steers realised £5 5s (buyer, Mr A. Hillis), 19 18-munths-old steers made £2 14s (buyer, Mr A. Hilifs), and dairy cows sold from £5 to £6. MISCELLANEOUS. Amongst implements, etc., binder 'rought £3O, drill £2O, ridger £l7 10s, lisc plough £l6 ss. roller £ls ss, doublefurrow plough £9 10s, buggy £lB, gig £l6 15s, etc. PBOZEN MEAT MABKET. The following is Messrs Dalgety and Co.’s weekly report, dated London, loth December : Market In General. —We are unable to report any Improvement in the demand for Frozen Meat since our last report. Frozen Lamb,—Stocks of New Zealand lamb are now exhausted, and in consequence buyers are obliged to turn their attention to Australian carca-es, which, if good, are fetching high prices, but with heavy shipments from Australia to arrive shortly, prices should steadily decline. Early arrivals of New Zealand lambs are likely to make high prices as the market is now bare, but later on may be severely affected by heavy arrivals from Australia and the Argentine. Best grades of Australian carcases may be quoted and secondary grades 44 d firmer. New Zealand carcases are not quotable. Frozen Mutton.—Demand very limited and prices unchanged, but holders are firm as stocks are light. Frozen Beef.—Absolutely no demand Prices quoted are purely nominal owing to the heavy supplies of chilled at low prices. Frozen Pork. —There Is very little Colonial pork on offer. Fresh pork is 4n fair demand but prices are weak. BUENSIDE STOCK MABKET. (Per United Press Association). DUNEDIN, January 25, Fat Cattle —135 head yarded, the quality being fair. There was good demand, but prices, although good, were a shade easier than the high rates ruling last week. Best bullocks, £ll to £l2: extra to £l4 755; medium, £9 70s to £lO 70s; inferior. £7 15s to £8 Cs; best cows and heifers, £7 70s to £S 70s: extra, to £lO ss; medium, £G 5s to £G 15s; inferior, £4 7 0s to £5 ss. Fat Sheep.—2ll9 penned. Tin's number was in excess of requirements and prices were easier. The decline was most noticeable in aged ewes. Best wethers, 17s 6d to 19s; extra, to 22s Gd; good, 15s to 17s; medium, 13s to 14s Gd; best ewes. Its Gd to IGs; extra, to 20s; medium, 11s Gd to 13s; inferior, 7s Gd to 9s. Fat Lambs.—COS penned. The quality vas fair to medium. Competition was good and the past week's prices were maintained. Best, 15s to 16s Gd; extra, to 17a Gd; good. 13s 6d to 14s Gd; medium, 12s to 13s. Pigs.—l 93 penned. Prices were much on a par with those ruling last week. Suckqre, Cs to Ss; slips, 9s to IC.s; stores, ISs to 225; porkers, 2Ss to 355; light baconers, 38s to 425; heavy do., 4qs to 02a. OEBIBTCHUBOH PRODUCE MABKET (Per T’nited Press Association). CIIRISTCHI'RCU, Jan. 24. There has been a fairly large amount of new wheat changing iiands during the past few days, both merchants, and millers making purchase.-. The prices paid were 3s Id and 3s 2d at country stations, and some fairly large lines were taken at these prices, the wheat being of splendid quality. Tile fine weather now being experienced. The fine weather now being experienced for harvest operations is enabling farmers to secure their crops in good order, and the dryness of the "heat makes it suitable for stook threshing. There are still a few oats offering, and merchants say they do not remember a season when the offerings were so small at this period after harvest. Prices are unchanged. The highest figure is paid at country stations for A riaus. Mailing barley is still .selling at good prices when the quality is sa!:- factory. New oat sheaf chaff is now offering, and sales have been made a t 70s at country stations. No business can be done for shipment north, however, in the face of lower quotations from Blenheim. Ryegrass is very scarce, and new seeds are quoted at 3s 9d to Is at country stations. .Some business has be. n done in cocksfoot, and Peninsula seed has changed liands at Gd an Slid. ADDINGTON STOCK MABKET. CHRISTCHURCH. January 25. Store Sliced). —Entry not quite equal lo that of last week, and consisted chhdly of lambs with a few pens of ewes and wethers. There was an improved demand for all classes, especially for young .slice]). There was a good proportion of forward sorts the rape lambs, and for these then: wits an exceptionally good demand end a ready sale was effected at an advance of Gd to 9d per head. Medium lambs also sold better than last week. Eorward wethers were well competed for. A pen of two-tooth ewes made Its Gd; forward rape land's. 11s to t I s Gd; extra forward, Jis 9d to 12s Id; medium sorts, £>.s 3d to Is Gd; .’-.mull and low conditioned, Ss to 8s 9d: culls, 5s to Gs Gd; forward wethers up to Us Gd; medium, 12-s 9d to l.'is mixed sexes, IDs Id to It's lid: two-tooth ewes, 1 Is to 14s Gd; aged ewes, 7s to Ss Gd. Fat Lambs. there was a fair proportion of prime freezing lambs, there were a inimh'-i----of Inferior lots offered. There was good competition and iu-avy lambs Were firmer, but medium and inferior soils sold at about last week's rales. Badly drafted lots were, if anything, easier, and many of Lbs low conditioned lots, would probably have sold l>etter in the Store pen-. There wer.- 55G1 taken for freezing at prices ranging from l>s to 17s lid for best and Us Phi to ICs 9d; 4)7 by butchers at 11s 9d to IGs 4 0 11 ; 1)9 by graziciH at 11s 9d to 12s id; and 1190 were passed in at lus :’d to 14s. Fat Sliced) —A larger entry than of late, of which ewes formed the principal proportion. There was an active demand for wethers for export, nnd. prices were tinner than last week by 6d to Is per head. Ewes opened at lower rates, and as the sa’c unit •eded prices cased off suit forth sr The range of prices was; i’rinio wethers, 17s to 18s id; lighter. 14s. to ! Gs ml: prime ewes, 14s to 15s 7d: others. >s Mu! lo 13s Gd, .oggsts, 13s to 15s t Id; ineiino wethers. 9s 2d. Eat Cattle —31G head, mostly useful i-octs. iu spile of ire good quality, however, 'there wa-J a very poor demand and a large prop Ttioi. of tile yarding was passed in, sales !vdug effected at -t

decline of Is to Is 6d per lUOlbs on last week's rates. Steers made £6 17s 6d lo 11; heifers, £5 12s Gd to £8; cows, £5 2s Gd to £8 15s—equal to 24s Gd to 28s Gd for prime, 22s Gd to 21s for medium, and IPs Gd to 22s for cow and interior per UiOlbs. Veal calves made 4s Gd to £2 15s. Fairy Cows.—A small entry and for the better sorts only to ere v.as a good demand, prices ranging from £3 10s to £0 ss. Store Cattle. —There were but few offered and there was little enquiry. Yearlings made 255; 15 to IS months, 45s to £3 lis; two-year steers, £3 IGs; 3-year steers passed at £5 7s Gd, and dry cows, 35s to £4 ss. figs.—A medium entry and all classes met witli an Improved demand, which resulted in a satisfactory clearance. Choppers up to Gss; heavy baconers, 5Us to 5Gs; smaller sorts, 40s to 47s Gd—equal to 4 1 / id per lb; huge porkers, 31s to 3Gs; lighter, 25s to 30s equal to 4 lid to 4-?4d per lb; large stores, 30s to 355; medium. 20s to 28s; small, 14s to 18s; bacouers, 5s to Bs. VICTORIA'S HARVEST. (By TotegrapL-Pr«aß Association— Copyright)MELBOURNE, January 24. The wheat harvest is coming up to expectations, and a record yield seems assured. Two million bags are lying at railway stations awaiting transport. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUXEDIX, January 25. _ Stock Exchange sales: —'Waihi, £4 15s 9d; Waihi Grand Junction, £1 10s 3d and £-1 10s Gd; Westport Coal, £7 Gs. Sales reported:—Waihi, £4 16s Gd, and for eight weeks’ delivery, £4 IGs. NEW TIEDD EOB MEAT EXPOBT. LONDON, Jan. 24. The Swist] Government has informed Sir G. H. Held that it intends authorising towns which have freezing facilities to import meat. LONDON WOOD SADES. LONDON, Jan. 24. The wool sales are being continued. Prices are firm, and there is increased competition. Eaulties tire still weak. Americans are operating for best New Zealand crossbreds, but the Home trade is taking the bulk.