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Southland Times, Issue 16687, 16 March 1911, Page 6

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AGBZCULTUBAL EVEIfTS FOE WEEK 'ENDING MARCH IS. Thursday, March 16. Stock sales at Edendale and Balfour. Clearing sale at Mr Nicholas .Kelly’s. South Hlllend, by Messrs Wright, Stephtnson and Co. Stock sale at Wyndham. Friday, March 17. Stock sale at Riversdale. IMPORTANT DISPERSAL SALE AT PINE BUSH. GREAT PRICES FOR DAIRY COWS. By reason of their dissolution of partnership, a dispersal sale of Messrs Carswell Bros.’ stud Border Leicester sheep, Shorthorn cattle, Clydesdale horses, etc., was yesterday carried out by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co,, at the Pine Bush Homestead. The company present, in addition to most of the prominent breeders in Southland. Included many agriculturists from the north, with a sprinkling also of Australian dealers. The fame of Messrs Carswell Bros.’ herd of Shorthorn cattle is widespread, and that particular section of the catalogue caused very great interest to be centred in the sale, although the quality of the sheep and horses also added importance to the occasion. A steady downpour of rain was in evidence for the greater part of the proceedings, but discomfort in that way had its offset in the fact that farmers were jubilant that the prolonged drought had at last come to an end. The auctioneering duties were most •ibly performed by Mr John McDonald and Mr H. Price. SHEEP. The sheep were Border Leicesters, the lock having been founded in 1572 by the late Mr H. Carswell and having since that date been added to from the best strains of blood procurable. Border Leicesters are not, however, at the present time much sought after, the supply exceeding the demand. Under '•uch circumstances prices somewhat favoured buyers. The sales were:

Fifteen four and six-tooth ewes at 2Ss and 15 at 21s to Mr IV. Couser (Mataura Island); 15 ditto at 26s to Mr J. H. Carswell; 32 ditto at 23s and 16 at 21s to Mr Chas. Robertson (Kapuka); and 15 ditto at 2is to Mr Donald Macdonald (Edsndale). Fifteen two-tooth ewes at 29s to Mr J. H. Carswell; 30 ditto at 2Ss to Mr J. A. Cruickshank (East Chatton); 15 ditto at 21s to Mr Proctor Nicholson (Mokotua); and 34 ditto at ISs to Mr Donald Macdonald. Sixteen eight-tooth ewes at 17s to Mr J. H. Carswell; 15 ditto at 17s to Mr IVm. Rule (Mataura Island); and 47 sound and failing-mouthed ewes at 15s 6d to Mr K. G. McKenzie (Fortrose). One stud 2-shear ram, by Leeston Record (imp.) out of imported dam, bred by Mr T. S. Little (Ngapara), at 17gs. to Mr Donald Gerard (Winton). One stud 2-shcar ram (sire by ram Leeston Chief), at 9gs., to Mr K. G. McKenzie (Fortrose). Ten 1-shear rams at 2bigs, to Mr J. H. Carswell. Five stud ram lambs at 3gs. to Mr Jas. Mainland (Quart; - Hills). Sixteen flock ram lambs at 25s and 34 at to Mr J. H. Carswell; and 17 ditto at 21s to Mr Chas. Carnie (Mataura Island). Fifteen ewe lambs at 25s to Mr W. Dunlop (Pine Bush); 15 ditto at 22s to Mr IV. Couser; 51 ditto at 17s to Mr J. C. Thompson (Lochiel); and 15 at 15s to Mr'A. Bell (Menzies Ferry). SHORTHORN CATTLE. The foundation of the Pine Bush herd of Shorthorns was laid by the late Mr H.- Carswell in 1870, and special attention has always been given to maintain thte milking qualities of the herd. Many championships and other prizes have also been secured at the various shows by cows shown by Messrs Carswell. The stock were in excellent condition and competition ruled exceedingly keen, bidding being always most brisk. The whole herd was disposed of at prices which are considered to be a record for dairy cattle for the South Island, the calves especially making unusually high rates. 26 cows and heifers averaged 17gs a-piece. 9 heifer calves averaged ICUgs, 10 bull calves averaged 13rigs, and 7 yearling heifers averaged 11 Vi guineas. The sales were as follows; By Mr H. J. Carswell;—Cow (four years old), 33gs; cow (three years old), 24gs: cows at 16gs, BIVLgs, 14gs. and 12gs; and bull, "Suraraerton's Florist” (five years old), 38gs. By Mr J. Thompson (Winton) :—Cow (eight years old), 31Vigs; cow (eight years old), 3'Hiss; cow (eight years old), 20gs; and heifers at 17gs and 14 gs. By Mr Geo. Anderson (Wright's Bu'-h): —Heifer calf. 21gs; cows at 18gs, Bigs, 13 V^g- S , and logs; and heifer at 7gs. By Mr J. L. Printz (Orepuki):—Cow (four years old), 30gs; heifer calves at 20gs and ISgs; yearling heifer 13gs; and cows at 16',igs and logs. By Mr John Macdonald (Otautau) Bull calf, 19gs; heifer calf, Bigs and lOBgs: and cows at 17gs and B.’g.s. By Mr IV. J. A. Macgrcgor (Mount Linton); —Bull calves at 17gs and IOVi gs: yearling heifers at logs, 12gs, OVigs, and 6gs. By Mr K. G. Mackenzie (Fortrose);— Cows at 17gs, Bigs, and 13gs. By Mr Wm. Dunlop (Pine Bush): — Heifer calf at 6Vigs. By Mr J. Carmichael (Mataura Island);— Bull calf at Bigs; and cow at 14gs. By Mr J. Gilkison (Titiroa): Bull calf at 7gs. By Mr J. Cunningham (Dipton):— Bull calf at 7gs.

By Mr W. S. Fleming (Rakuhouka):— Bull calf at 7gs. By Mr G. Jennings (Otara);—Bull calves at 22gs and KD/a&s. By Mr \V. A. Cok (Kauana): —Bull calf at 16gs and heifer at lOfes. By Mr D. Tither (Fdendale;; —Heifer at logs. By Mr D. McFadzien (Fortrose): Heifer at HVigs. By Mr C, Carnie (Mataura Island;: — Yearling heifer a; Sgs. HORSES. Horses made good figures as follows; — Aged mare, Kate 2nd, by Lochnagar, with colt foal at foot by Silver Crest, 62gs; aged mare Flower 2nd, by Lochnagar, with filly foal at foot by Baron Crest, 45gs; and yearling gelding by Silver Crest, 13gs; all to Mr J. H. Carswell. Filly, Star 3rd, 3 years old, by Scottish Chief, 30gs, to Mr T. Dooley (Kapuka). fielding. 3 years old, by Garthland, £35; and filly. Flower 3rd, 2 years old, by Lord Aynsley, 22gs, to Mr A. C. Mulcock (Mataura Island). Filly, Star Ith, two years old, by Lord Aynsley, 2l)gs, to Mr R. Marton (VV alrnahaka). Gelding, 2 years old, by Lord Aynsley, 20gs, to Mr G. A McNeil (Lochlel).

Killy, by Silver Crest, 20gs, to Mr W. Dunlop. Golding, 1 years old, by Lord Aynsley, £2B 10s, to Mr W. Swale (Limehills). Gelding, aged, by McCallum, 19gs, to Mr J. Smith (Waimahaka). BURNSIDE UTOCK MARKET. (Per United Press Association.) DUNEDIN, March 15. Fat Cattle.—24o yarded—far abov<# the average yarding, and consequently prices eased 10s and in some cases 20s per head. Prime bullocks, £9 10a to £lO 15s; extra choice, to £l2 os; medium, £8 to £9; best cows and heifers, £7 to £S: extra, to £9 15s; medium, £5 to £0 10s. Fat Sheep.-—4129 penned, which constitutes a record. Owing to continued dry weather farmers were forced to sell a number of their sheep, with .the result that the bulk of the yarding comprised half-famished ewes with a few pons of extra good wethers. Prices for wethers declined Is to Is Gd, and for ewes 2s to 2s 6J. Prime wethers, 16s to ISs 6d; extra, to 22s 9d; medium, 13s 6d to 15s; inferior, 11s to 12s 6d; best ewes, 12s Cd to 14s 6d; extra, to 16s 6d; medium, 9s to 10s 6d; inferior, 5s 6d to 7s Gd. Fat Lambs. —33SS penned, another record. The quality was only medium, and prices declined Is. Best, 12s 9d to 13s 9d; extra, to 14s 6d; medium, 11s Gd to 12s; inferior, 9s to 10s Gd. Pigs.—l 37 yarded. Porkers and baconers were in good demand, and sold up to last week’s rates; but young pigs were very dull of sale. Suckers, 3s Gd to 6s 6d; slips, Ss to 13s 6d; porkers, ,35s to 42s 6d; light baconers, 40s to 50s; heavy, 4Ss to 57s 6d. ADDINGTON »iOCK MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, March 15. Store Sheep.—Entry not so large as last week. The quality showed improvement. Best rape lambs, 9s to 10s 6d; medium, 6s 9d to 9s; small, 5s 3d to Cs 6d; best forward locally-bred wethers, to 13s; smaller, to 11s 6d; small halfbred wethers in low condition, Ss 4d to 9s 4d; North Island wethers, 9s to 10s; four and six-tooth ewes, 12s Od to 16s; medium two-tooths, 12s to 13s; four-tooths, 14s 6d to 16s 3d; two and four-tooths, 13s to 14s; oversea two-tooth ewes, 10s to 11s 3d: six and eight-tooths, 7s 6d to 10s 6d; small sorts, 5s to Ss Gd. Fat Lambs.—s242 penned of fair to medium quality. In the early part of the sale the market was somewhat excited by the operations of two outside speculators; but afterwards prices eased off, and, compared with last week's values, showed further decline owing to unfavourable reports regarding future prospects at Home. There were 4583 taken for export at 9s to 15s 6d; 139 by butchers at 11s 6d to 13s Sd; and 520 were passed at 12s 3d to 13s Id, some of these last being afterwards taken by export buyers. Fat Sheep.—A much smaller yarding, chiefly made up of medium and inferior ewes. Prime wethers, 16s to ISs 8d; lighter, 12s to 15s 6d; prime ewes, 12s Gd to 16s; medium, 9s Sd to 12s; aged, and light, 5s 3d to 9s. Fat Cattle. —337 head yarded, and the quality was very good all round. The demand, owing to the larger offering, was not active, and values receded to the extent of 2s per lOOlbs. Steers made £7 15s to £l2 12s 6d; heifers, £5 2s 6d to £9 15s; cows, £5 to £ll— to 25s 6d to 29s Gd for prime, 23s to 25s for medium, and 20s to 22s 6d for cow and inferior per lOOlbs. A small entry of veal calves made 4s 6d to 525. A line of 55 steers from Messrs Pratt Bros.’ St. James station made fS 17s Gd to £l2.

Store Cattle. —A small yarding of Inferior sorts met with a dull sale. Yearlings, 25s to 375; 15 to 18 months, 40s to 445; two-year steers, £3 13s; twoyear heifers, £2 ss; three-year steers, £5 10s to £6 ss; three-year heifers, £3 14s. Dairy cows sold at £3 6s to £9 ss. Pigs.—A very large yarding of pigs, and the demand was slack, especially for unfinished baconers, which sold at (id to %d per lb below well-finished lots. Choppers, up to 60s, largo baconers, 42s 6d to 475; smaller, 35s to 40s—equal to 3(id to 4d per lb; large porkers, 2Gs to Sts; smaller, 22s to 25s —equal to Id to 4(Ad per lb; large stores, ISs to 225; smaller, 14s and 17s; weaners, 2s Gd to 65.»

LONDON WOOL SALES. WELLINGTON', March 15. The High Commissioner lias cabled the following report on the opening of the second series of colonial wool sales dated London, March 14;— The wool sales commenced with animated competition for all descriptions. Trade is good, and manufacturers are buyers. The Continental trade has ihproved steadily since the January series, and present prices are firm at the closing rates of last sale; 110,000 bales of N'cw Zealand wools are available. The estimated values of New Zealand wools at the close of the firse series of the colonial wool sales held in London on February 7, 1911, were:—Superior merino, ll’/id to Is Id per lb; medium merino, 9 Mid to lid; inferior merino, Sd to 9d; fine crossbreds, lid to Is 2d; medium crossbreds, 9d to 10% d; coarse crossbreds, 8d to lOd. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company are in receipt of the following cable from their London office —Wool Sales.—There was a full attendance at the opening of the sales to-day. Competition by Home and Continental buyers was active and prices as comi pared with the close of the preceding sale ruled firm for all sorts. The opening catalogues were fairly representative. THE SHAKE MARKET. LONDON, March 14. Share quotations: Bank of Australasia, 11614 to 11714, ex dividend, Bank of New Zealand, 1114 to 12. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile debentures 99. CHRISTCHURCH TEAMWAY LOAN. LONDON, March 14. The Christchurch Tramway • Board is issuing £61,400 414 per cent, debentures at a minimum of 103. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUNEDIN. March 15. Stock Exchange sales; Talisman Consolidated, £2 8s 6d and £2 11s. Sales reported; Waihi Grand Junction, £1 Cs 9d t2 parcels); Talisman Consolidated, £2 9s 3d; New Zealand Insurance. £4 4s 6d; New Zealand Paper Mills, £1 3s 9d; Stock Exchange Proprietary, £3 2s Gd. A BREAD TRUST. 9 NEW YORK, March 14. Mr John Gates is behind a big corporation that has been formed to control the bread market.

“It is really astonishing the number of people who make application to me for employment,” said the Mayor of Wellington (Air T. M. Wilford), “especially men who are incapacitated or crippled in come manner from doing manual labour.” Of the latter class, Mr Wilford has had as many as four wait upon him in one day. "They are scarcely fit to do anything but wave a flag,” said Mr Wilford,- "and what can I do?” The calls on the mayoral purse in these and other cases are severe. For instance, this morning Mr Wilford’s distribution amounted to a sum that is considered a handsome weekly wage for the average man. One day a widow with three children to support asked for employment as charwoman. “It would surprise you the number of applications I receive for positions as conductors on the tramcars. There were three this morning and we have 2000 applications on the file. There is also a continuous request from out-of-work clerks for employment.” "Half my time,” declared the Mayor, ‘‘is taken up interviewing these unfortunate people who are looking for work.” SOBE LUNGS. When your lungs are sore and Inflamed from coughing. Is the time when the germs of pneumonia, pleurisy, and consumption find lodgment and multiply. Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery for Coughs and Colds stops the cough and heals and strengthens the lungs. Dr. Sheldon’s New Discovery is a safe and never-fail-ing remedy. Small dose. Pleasant to take. Every bottle guaranteed. Price, Is 6d and 3s. Obtainable everywhere. At the request of the Victorian Premier (Mr Murray), the State medical officer (Dr O’Brien) has prepared a report on the case of a resident of Glenferrie, who has suffered from cancer. According to Dr O’Brien, the patient, after being advised by two medical practitioners to undergo an operation for a small cancerous sore on the inner side of his lower lip, decided instead to take treatment from a socalled "cancer expert.” The latter, it is alleged, promised to cure him in two months for £lO. The sufferer took the treatment from March, 1910, to February, 1911, and now Dr O’Brien reports that his case is beyond operation. The treatment consisted mainly of the application of plasters, which caused the patient great pain. Dr O’Brien adds:— "If the plasters referred to contain arsenic, or, in fact, any caustic, then I have no hesitation in saying that the treatment was radically wrong. It would promote ulceration. The idea that arsenic applied in this way removes ‘the roots of the disease’ is simply preposterous humbug. If no legislative enactment exists to make cancer and other unqualified ‘experts’ responsible for damage done to the health of those who are foolish enough to consult them, then the sooner some action is taken by Parliament the better, in order to conserve not only the health, but the pockets of those unfortunate patients who place themselves under the treatment of ignorant charlatans.”

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