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Southland Times, Issue 17293, 13 March 1913, Page 4

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AGRICUXTURAX EVENTS POB WE^ ENDING MABCH 15. —Thursday, March 13.—r Stock sale at Woodlands. Stock sale at Mataura. —Friday, March 11. —• shock sale at Otauvau. Land Sale at Otautau, by Messrs Henderson and Co.. Ltd. Mrs J. Gardiner's sale at Otautau. by the National Mortgage & Agency Co. BURNSIDE STOCK SAXE. DUNEDIN, March 12. There was a large yarding of fat cattle at Burnside to-day. 185 being penned, consisting principally of cows and heifers. Competition was fairly keen, but prices were 10s per head lower than those ruling last week. Best bullocks, £l3 os to £l4; good, £lO 10s to £l2; medium, £8 to £9; best cows and heifers. £lO to £ll 10s: good, £8 to £9 ss; medium, £6 15s to £7 10s. There was a good-sized yarding of fat sheep, 2706 being penned. The entry included a good proportion of good duality sheep. Freezing buyers had limits reduced, and consequently competition was almost entirely confined to butchers. Prices were about Is lower than last week’s rates. Best wethers, to 23s 3d; good, ISs to 21s 6d; medium, 16s to 17s 6d; extra heavy ewes, to 24s 9d ; heavy, ISs (id to 22s 6d; medium, 1-s L °1606 fat lambs were penned. The quality generally was not very good, and prices ruled much the same as last week. Best. ISs to 19s 6d: good. 16s to 17s 6d; medium. 12s 6d to 14s. ADDINGTON STOCK SAXE. CHRISTCHURCH, March 12. There were large entries of stock and a good attendance. Fat cattle sold at previous weeks’ rates. Fat lambs were easier in consequence of the rush of stock at the freezing works. Store sheep sold well, especially ewes; lambs, except forward lots, being a little easier. Fat sheep were irregular, but sold at about last week's prices. Fat cattle were without change in prices. There was a large entry of fat lambs, totalling 7749, the hulk being well grown and of prime quality. Prices paid were about equal to 5d to s'dd per lb. Best lambs made 16s to 19s 7d: a few extra, to 21s; lighter. 13s 3d to 15s 6d. There were about 1000 fat sheep penned, made up ehieflv of ewes, with a few pens of prime’ wethers, and several lines of merino wethers. The range of prices was:—Prime wethers, ISs to 2ls lid : lighter. Ms 7d to 17s 6d; merino wethers. 12s to 15s; extra prime ewes, to 245; prime, 16s to 2ls; medium, 13s 8d to 15s 6d; aged and light, 10s to 13s. There was an entry of 252 fat cattle, as compared with 194 last week. Prices showed no change, being equal to 22s 6d to 30s per lOOlbs. according to quality. Steers made £8 to £l3 7s 6d: heifers, £6 to £lO ss; and cows, £5 17s 6d to £lO 12s 6d. Store cattle formed a fair yarding. but prices were easier: 15 to 18months sorts made £3 to £3 lis; 2-year steers. £4 6s: 2 u.-year steers, £5 12s 6d; 2-year heifers. £3 10s to £4 2s 6d: 3year heifers. £5 to £5 7s 6d; and dry cows, 35s to £5. Dairy cow-s made £4 10s to £ll ss. There was a medium entry of fat pigs, but a good demand, and the prices from last week were maintained. Choppers ran from £3 10s to £5; baconers. 50s to 555; heavy pigs. 57s 6d to 70s. Prices equalled 5d to s’4d per lb. Porkers brought: heavy, 42s to 4is; lighter kinds. 36s to 40s —equal to 5%d to 6d per lb; medium stores, 30s to 37s 6d; stores, 22s to 2Ss; weaners. 8s to ISs. .CANTERBURY STOCK EXCHANGE,. (Per United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, March 12. Following are the latest quotations:— Crown Brewery, sellers 355; Westport Coals, buyers 275. sellers 27a 9cl; Christchurch Gas. sellers, £7 12s 6d: National Insurance, buyers. 45s 9d; Canterbury Meat, buyers, £8 2s 6d; Kaiapol Woollens. sellers. 102s 6d; Mason Struthers, sellers. 23s 3d; N.Z. Drugs (cum. rights), sellers. 50s 3d; Taranaki Oil. sellers. 17s; Waihis, buyers. 31s 9d. Sales reported; Canterbury Meats, £8 os; Christchurch Meat, £ls ss. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUNEDIN. March 12. The following sales -were reported on the Stock Exchange to-day: National Insurance. £2 5s 6d; N.Z. Portland Cemertt, 17s 6d; Walhi, £1 12s. XONDON WO OX SAXES. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.—Copyright). LONDON, March 11. At the wool sales there was a large and representative attendance, a strong market, and rather firmer prices. Shares are unaltered. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., are in receipt of the following cablegram from their London office, under date of the 11th Inst. As compared with last sale's closing rates, prices are higher about par to 5 per cent, for lambs, greasy merino super, coarse scoured crossbred, scoured merino super, and scoured merino medium : about the same for greasymerino medium, scoured merino inferior, medium scoured crossbred, fine greasy crossbred, medium greasy crossbred, and fine scoured crossbred: about 3 per cent, higher for crossbred slipe, and about 5 per cent, to 7Vz per cent, higher for crossbred lambs, and coarse greasy crossbred; but lower about par to 5 per cent, for greasy merino inferior. The demand still continues, though not quite so brisk.