COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 17599, 11 March 1914, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

WALLACSTOWN STOCK SALE. The usual fortnightly stock sale was held in the AVallaceaown slock yards yesterday. There was a large attendance of buyers, but a smaller entry than at the previous sale, with the bidding keener. Yesterday's entries compared with those of the two previous bales are as follows: Mar. 10. Feb. 21. Fob. 10. Fat cattle 84 149 427 Store cattle 450 554 365 Fat sheep 1950 1500 1074 Store sheep 900 3200 113T CATTLE. The bulk of the yarding of fat cattle Consisted of cows and heifers, there being a noticeable absence of weighty prime bullocks. Bidding was keen throughout and a rise of from 10s to Jos per head on- fat bullocks and of from 15s to 20s per head on cows was shown on last sale prices. There wore some tirst-ciuss store cattle yarded and these met witli a ready sale. A northern buyer was operating very freely and purchased nearly all tile big-framed cattle in the yards. He also procured a number of lines privately. Prices were in a slight advance of last sale's prices and, the bidding was more spirited, there being no time lost In getting rid of the whole yarding. SHEEP. The yarding of fat sheep was a large one and was for the most part comprised of prime wethers and ewes, which sold up to expectations. Unfinished did not meet with such a ready sale and prices were inclined to b>‘ easier. A feature of this yarding was the large number of fat lambs forward. 3t was easily the largest yarding of these at a AVallacetown sale this season and it would appear as if farmers are beginning to realise that buyers operate as freely for these in the yards as they do privately. Heavy lambs sold tip to 2Us Gd and average weights from J6s 9d to 17s 9,1. There were some good store lambs yarded and these met with ready sale *t prices somewhat in advance of the previous sale. Other classes also sold w-ell and there was no trouble experienced in selling the various lots offered. WRIGHT. STEPHENSON & CO. Fat Sheep.—Account Ronald and Sims, 50 fat wetliers at 20s 6d. Account F. J. Uowic, 10 fat ewes at 16s. Account F. G. Cowie, 20 fat ewes at ISs 6d. Account R. AA’atson. 7 4 fat ewes at 19s. -Account H. Erskine. 34 fat wethers at 21s 9d. Account F. A. Price, 396 fat lambs at 17s lOd: 100 wethers at 21s; 51 do. at 225; 7 fat ewes at 12s. Account P. I’rice. 60 fat wethers at 22s Sd. Account AA". Simpson. 76 fat lambs at 17s 9d. Account AA’elsh Bros., Kauana, 21 fat ewes at 17s sd: 20 do. at 13s lid. Account John O’Neill. 55 fat lambs at 16s 6d. Account AVm. Riddell, 43 fat lambs at 16s 3d; 11 fat ewes at 16s. Store Sheep.—Account AV. Sampson, 54 store lambs at 14s. Account John O’Neill, 94 do. at 13s lOd. Account F. A. I’rice. 46 ewes at 11s 4d. 19 at 5s Sd. Account Wm. Dowell, IS do. at Its 6d; I* do. at 11s. Account T. Young, 123 ewes at 14s. Account P. A. Price, 9 wethers at 14s. Fal Cattle.—Account H. G. Brass, bullocks at £S Ts 6d; 1 heifer at £7 15s; 1 do. at £5 ss. Account Bell and Linton. 2 fat bullocks at £l3 17s 6d. Account F. A. Price, 2 fat cows at £7 10s; 2 do. at £5; 3 bullocks at £ll. Account R. Fraser. 1 fat cow at £7. Account John Adamson. 1 heifer at £S: 2 do. at £5 Ts 6d. Account Chas. Pickett, 1 heifer at i 7 10s. Account F. C. Riddell. 2 small Jteifers at £4 ITs 6d. Store Cattle. —Account John Adamson. 2 bullocks at £6 10s each. Account Chas. Pickett. I cow at £5 10s, Account John Flynn. 31 heifers at £2 15s. Account T. Barry. 2 heifers at £3; 1 do. at £2 10s. Account Jas. Ferguson, 12 calves at 235. Account R. Russell, 24 calves at £2 2s. Account A. R. Jenkins. 2 cows at £3 10s. Account J. Wardrobe, 71 cow at £H 17s 6d. Account H. G. Brass, 3 bullocks at £6 7s 6d. Account 7R. Brookland. 2 calves at Ts 6d. Account G. Reynolds. 1 cow at £6 2s 6d: 1 do. at £3 12s 6d; 1 do. at £3; 2 calves tat ISs each. J. E. WATSON & CO. Store Sheep.—Account K. J. Davidson 51 lambs at 14s to M. 1,. Fallow. Account C. Sheed. 29 lambs at 13s 6d to .same buyer; 31 ewes at 10s 6d to iFahey and Greevey. Account P. F. Deadlier, 3 17 lambs at 10s 6d to F. Calivert. Account F. A. Price, 34 ewes at 33s 9d to H. Boniface. Account Wallace -and Whelan, 17 ewes at 11s 6d to P. HJunningh am. Fat Sheep.—Account Ronald and Sim, *J4 fat wetliers at 21s to Jas. Taylor. Account Ronald Bros.. .36 fat wethers at 22s to D. K. Jones and Co. Account 7H. Erskine, 29 fat wetliers at 21s Id to J. T. Wills and Co. Account J. Adamson, IS fal lambs at 20s 6d to Jas. Taylor. Account Fahey and Greevey, 25 fat ewes at 13s 6d to J. Taylor. Account D. George, 23 fat lambs at 18s; 11 fat ewes at 15s to Jas. Taylor. Account .1. S. Fleming, 1 pen fat wethers at 25s 9d to Ryan and Turpin: 27 fat lambs at 17s 9d to W. Farquharson; 31 lat lambs at 225. Fat Cattle. — 1 fat cow at £5 12s 6d to D, R. Jones. Account W. Curran, 3 fat cows at £6; 1 at Li 5s to W. Vickery; 1 fat steer at £9 to T. C. Maltby. Account R. C. Lindsay and Sons, 1 fat cow at £9 to Ryan and Turpin; 2 do. at 17 15s to same buyers. Account W. K. Ronald, 3 fat bullocks at £9 to C. P. Raines: 4 fat do. at £9 to D. R. Jones. Account Ronald Bros., 1 fat cow at £ll 5s to T. C. Maltby; 1 fat cow at £8 5s to same buyer; 1 do. at £5 10s to J. 11. | Stevens- Account John Grant. I fat cow I at ±TI to T. C.' Maltby. Account J. Cat- ! vert. 1 cow at £3 5s to W. Vickery. Ac- ! count H. Pophatn, 4 fat cows at £5 17s 1 6d to W. Vickery; 4 fat do. at £8 to 1 T. J. Henderson. Account A. R. Camp- I bell. 4 fat do. at £6 12s Sd to' D. R. t Jones and Co. i Store Cattle. —Account J. Calvert, ) 1 ! steers at £5 19s to A. It. Deschter; bulls gt £6 Ts 6d. £6 10s, and £6 ss. N.Z. LOAN & M.A. CO. Fat Cattle.—Account R. L, Lindsay and Sons, OtahutL 4 fat heifers at £6 10s to J. Wills and Co. ‘ Store Sheep.—Account John* Timpany, Makarewa. 70 f.m. ewes at 12s to Jas. Taylor. Waikiwi; I pen broken-mouth ewes at Ks 2d to G. Atkinson, Wallace■town; lIS two-tooth wethers at 13s to Hugh Harvey. J. G. WARD & CO. Fat Sheep.—l pen wethers, at 17s 3d; 1 do. at 21s 6d; 1 pen ewes at 16s 9d. NATIONAL MORTGAGE CO. Pal Cattle. —Account K. Russell, 6 fat cows at £8 17s 6d; 3 do. at £B, and 3 at £7. Account J. Mitchell, 1 pen fat cows £7 17s 6d; 1 pen bullocks at £lO 17s tid. Account Mrs H. Horton, 6 bullocks at £7 12s 6d. Account J. and T. Grant, 1 pen fat cows at £9 ss; 1 pen fat cows at £6 15s: 1 do. at £7l2s’6d. Account T. McManion. 3 cows at £6 5s and 2 at £6 15s. Account W. Swale, 2 fat cow's at £5 12s 6d; 3 at £7 12s 6d; 2 at £8 10s; 1 at £9. and 3 at £8 17s Gd. Account W. Scott. 3 fat bullocks at £-10 5s and 4 at £lO 2s 6d. Fat Sheep.—Account A. H. Beer, 42 fat wethers at 21s JOd; 16 do. at 20s Id; 38 do. at 21s 4d; 27 fat ewes at 17s Id. --od 31 do. at 16s lOd. Account James

Counsel. 19 fat ewes at 16s. Account Ronald Bros.. 36 fat wethers at 22s 6d. Account Millar Bros., 13 fat ewes at 16s 8d; 20 do. ut 17s 2d; 2S do. at 16s !)d; 23 fat lambs at 16a !)d. Account 11. Erskine. .3.1 fat wethers at 20s lOd. Account 11. O. Brass, 62 fat wethers at 225; 48 do. at 21s 7d. Account W. S. Grieve, 26 fat wetliers at ISs 9d; 4!) do. at 20s Id Account James Leggatt, 34 fat wethers at 21s; 22 do at 20s lOd. Account Jas. Reilly, Orepuki, 59 fat lambs at 17s 7d. Account A. Dillon. Pahia, 36 fat lambs ut 15s. Account Thos. Fraser, 23 fat wethers at 225; 47 do. at 21s Gd. Store Cattle.—Account R. Mitchell, 11 steers at £l. Account W. Swale, 14 steers at £7; 16 do. at £6 15s; 1 bull at £S 10s; 21 yearlings at £3 11s. Account R. Russell, fat bulls at £lO 10s, £8 15s: 20 calves at £1 10s; 14 heifers at £3 10s: 11 do. at £3 7s: bulls at £9 15s. £9 2s 6d, £7 10s and £9 13s. Account W. Curran, It heifers at £6 Ts 6d; 1 do. at £3 10s; 14 do. at £2 4s. Account .). Kosbcnder, 31 steers ut £S. Account Wm. Baird, 29 steers and heifers at £3 17s. Account J. Dooley, 16 steers and heifers at £5 7s 6d; 32 do. at £t 18s. Account J. Flint, 11 calves at £1 2s 6d. Account F. J. Calvert. 1 bull at £S 15s. Account K. Berwick. 4 steers at £3 12s 6d : 7 yearlings at £2 ss: 13 calves at £1 ss; 4 heifers at £2 7s; 11 heifers at £3 7s 6d. Account E. (Juelch, 22 steers and heifers at £4 7s; 4 heifers at £2 Ss. Account \V. H. Hogue, 1 pen yearlings at £2 6s: 15 calves at £1 Ts. Account A. Smith. 11 yearlings at £2 16s; 12 do. at £3 10s. Account I’. Hardy. 17 calves at £1 6s 6d. Account Win. Beer. 1 fat bull at £M. Account .1. Dooley, I do. at £5 15s. count H. Horton. I pen bullocks at f * 11s: 1 bull at £6 2s 6d. Account Finnerty, forward cows at £6, £5 I;--. £5. £ 4 ir.s, £7. £6 10s. Account F. C. Kidder, bull at £8 10s. Account Mrs Jackson, 1 pen heifers at £?. Store Sheep.—Account F. Clarke. 172 lambs at ITs 9d. Account W. S. Grieve, 122 ewes at 12s 7d. Account .1. Timpany. 75 ewes at 17s 6d. Account A. \V. Dillon, 149 lambs at Its lid. Account .las. Reilly. 94 lambs at 13s 3d. Account AV. Swale, 111 ewes at 12s 6d; 127 wethers at 16s Kid. Account A. 11. Boor. 137 wetliers at ITs Gd. Account J. Timpany, 37 ewes at 13s. HENDERSON Nr CO.. BTI >. Fat Cattle. —Account K. Findlay. Racecourse. 2 heifers at £6 7s 6d to I>. KJones and Co. Account H. Hodgkinson. Kya! Bash. 1 cow at £8 15s to It. RJones and Co. ; i cow at £8 I *>s to P. t . Maltby: 1 cow at £1 Ts 6d to J. E. Humphries. Account M. I.avcllo. West Plains, I cow at £3 to K. Russell. Fat Sheep.— Account S. Symington. Fairfax. 30 ewes al 13s 8,1 to W. A’ickcry: 3ii wethers al 18s Khl to F. C. Kidder. Account John Henderson, M\ross, 23 ewes at 18s to C. I’. Raines. Store Cattle. —Account .1. Flint. AVcst Plains. 1 cow at £3 12s 6d to R. Blakie: 3 cows at £1 13s to R. Russell: 1 hull at £7 to .1. D. Robertson. Account I>. T.ukc, Wallacctown. I bull at £3 16s to J. I). Robertson. Account R. McDonald. Real Bush. 1 cow at £1 13s to R. Blakie; 1 steer at ir.s to A. Hiliis; 3 heifers al £3 Ids to John Grant; 3 calves al £1 6s to l>. Townlcy. Account M l.avellc. AA'est Plains. 1 hull at £1 to ,1. I>. Robertson; 8 calves at 2 ,, r i to it. Pouitlcy. Account R. Berwick. Borne. 1 cow at £3 12s 6,1 to It. McMillan; 1 heifer at £2 tis to A. Townlcy. Stoic Cattle. —Account R. Russell, AVaikiwi. I heifer al £2 8s to A. Townlev; 1 bill 1 al £3 10s to I>. Cameron. Account It. Berwick. Borne. 1 steers and heifers al £2 Is to A. Townlcy. Account K. Russell. AVaikiwi. 1 heifer at £■• to R. Blakie. store Sheep. Account I>. Shaw, inssock Creek. 133 ewes at Ms 2d to Henderson and Milne. Account At m. Blakie. Kyal Bush. 23 ewes al 20s 6,1 to B. Queleh. Account 10. Quelch. AA allacotown. 96 ewes al 22s to Pat Joyce; 53 ewes al ISs ::d to client. CANTERBURY GRAIN MARKET. tPer Cnited Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. March 10. The weaker tone of the English market and a private advice of a penny per bushel decline in Australia has caused buyers in the local market to ease off in their purchases of wheat. The demand is therefore not so free as it was last week. Prices have, however, not weakened and there is a fairly latge quantity on offer. Oats arc still slow of sale. Some of the lines offered are off colour, the best of the grain haying apparently gone into the stack. The potato market is still very dull. There is no demand yet from Auckland, the market there at present being well supplied and hearing in mind last year’s experience there is little desire to do forward business at the equivalent of the prices now being asked at this end by groyvers. There is a good demand for cocksfoot and prices for bright, clean seed are very firm. The hulk of the seed offered is. however, medium and inferior anrl there is a considerable range in values. I’p to 4V.d litis been paid for specially good seed. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUNEDIN, March 19. ! The following’sales were made on the .Stock Exchange to-day:—AVatchman. 3s 3d; AVestport Coal Co., £1 10s 3d. The following sales were reported:—Waihl Grand Junction, buyers, £1 3s 7 Aid. sellers £ I 5s 9d: Hercules. 12s; Tasmanian Copper, Ts tod; National insurance. £2 11s; AVestpot t Coal Co.. £1 10s 6d (.two parcels t. DUNEDIN GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Donald Reid and Co.. Bid., report; AVc hold our weekly auction sale of gniin anti produce at our stores on Monday, when values ruled as under; Outs. —Although tliresiling is becoming general throughout the country few samples of new season’s oats are coming to hand. The demand is not keen at present quotations, but there is a fair inquiry for prime lines at lower values. Most of the oats now in store are old oats of indifferent quality. AA'e quote: Prime milling Is 9d to Is 9Aid. good to best feed Is Sd to Is 9cl. inferior to medium Is 6d to Is Mid per bushel, sacks extra. Wheat. —There is a good local demand from millers for nil Masses of wheat in prime condition. and fair sales have been made at quotations. Good whole fowl wheat is scarce and meets readystile hut inferior grades are not strongly enquired for. AA’e quote; Prime milling velvet 4S to Is Id. Tuscan, etc.. 3s lOd to 3s Md. best whole fowl wheat 3s Od to 3s Hd. medium to good 3s 4d to 3s Sd. broken and damaged 2s 6d to 3s 3d per bushel .sacks extra. Potatoes. —Fair supplies are coming forward. During the week a few choice lots sold up to £5 per ton. but it is difficult to place prime lots beyond £4 10s to £ I 15s, medium to good £3 15s to £1 ss. stale, etc.. £3 to £3 10s per ton. sacks included. Chaff.—The market is fully supplied. New chaff is arriving more freely, and is not so readily dealt with. Prime old oaten sheaf is in most favour. AA’e quote; Best oaten sheaf t old t £3 15s to £4, choice to £1 2s 6d. medium £3 5s to £?.' 10s. best, oaten sheaf (pewi £3 U>s to £3 13s. medium to good £3 to £3 7s 6d per too. sacks extr;i. PRICE OF CONSOLS. BON DON. March 9. Consols ate quoted at £Ti 19s. LONDON SHARE MARKET. LONDON. March 9. AA’aihi shares are quoted at 46s 3d (buyers) to 48s 9d (sellers). LONDON WOOL SALES. BO.VDON. Match 9. At the wool sales prices for merinos and fine crossbreds were yvell maintained. those for shoddy to medium crossbreds being irregular. , BONDON. March 10. Received March 10. 11.20 p.m. At the wool sales the following prices were realised for the Heeee portions of the clips named: —Chesterliope. top price 14Agd. average price 12v,d; AA’eslho and AVaihuka. top 13% d, average 12d ; K.S.T., top .154. average; X2d; Akitio, lop 14d._ average 12 Aid. Up to Friday 499,766 hales of yvool were catalogued and 48,011 sold. LONDON MARKETS. LONDON, March 10. Received March 10, 11.20 p.rn. Copper; American stocks are 78,372,000 lb. Wheat; The market is quiet and steady.