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Southland Times, Issue 17697, 8 July 1914, Page 4

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AGRICULTURAL EVERTS FOR WEEK ENDING JULY 11. —Wednesday. July S.— Stock sale at Wairio. —Thursday. July 9. Stock sale at Woodlands. Land sale at Woodlands by Messrs J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd. Friday, July 10.— Stock sale at Otautau. CUSTOMS REVENUE. The following was the revenue TOr ceived at the Custom House from Ist to 7th July: Customs duties .. £1721 5 4 Beer duty .. 27 10 0 Light dues .. 17 2 I Total .. £1795 IS 5 CLEARING SALE AT ISLA BANK. Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co.. Ltd., report having conducted a highly s; tis factory clearing stile a t Isia Bank on Monday. Bth inst.. when they exposed to auction all the live stock, implements, etc., on .Messrs A, and W. V. Lindsay's farm, which they sold recently to Mr Win. Bain!, of Invercargill. The Messrs Lindsay are perhaps the oldest settlers in the Drummond district. anil none more highly respected. Evidence of this fact was very apparent by the large attendance of farmers and others, in spite of tite fact that the morning did not promise to produce a line day. However, the rain kept off. uni the sale throughout was a pleasure to conduct. Drummond lias always boasted of its Clydesdale mares, and that the Lindsay family own some, of the pick is admitted. These wore shown in excellent condition and bloom, and in suite of the slump in the iiorse market bidding was very animated, and splendid prices were received. The first mare offered was a 12-year-old. got by Shepherd Lad. and one which would do credit to any sire. Notwithstanding her advancing years, she was particularly gay and attractivcli eking, and appeared to be good for many more years. Site is safely in foal to Mr J. B, Fords horse. Premier Balga.rvie. Amongst the others were some very nice sorts, one, particularly, a 5-year-oUI mare by Royal Derby, for which there was keen competition. A number of young colts and fillies by Ptemier Balgarvie wore also sold at satisfactory prices. The following were some of the sales:—Bay mare by Shcph< rd I.ad, £sl: hay mare hy Royal Derby. £4O; hay mare hy Shepherd Pride £3B las; hay mare £.20 10s, bay mare £2O. bay mare £26, two-year-old filly £2O. 2-year-o!d filly £27, 2-ycar-old gelding £2l, 2-year-old gelding £l3. yearling colt £ll, filly foal £0 10s, lilly foal £9, 3-year-old entire colt £4l. harness horse £lO 1 ss. The sheep offered were a good lot and sold as follows: 27s fid, 110 h.m. ewes 9s fid, f>7 wethers 23s fid. 5 1 hoggets ISs Id. . Cattle. —Dairy cows, 1 at £3 ss. 3 at I £B, 4 at £7. I at £3 15s. 7 calves £3. Two pigs sold at II Is each, and implements and sundries at full market rates. An excellent luncheon was provided by the ladies, for whom three cheers were called by the auctioneers, and to which there was a hearty response. CANTERBURY GRAIN AND PRODUCE (Ber Fnitcd Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH. July 7. The local grain market is in a very quiet state, there being no offerings from the country and little or no enquiry for grain. So far as wheat is eoneerned the most demand is for fowl wheat. There is little business to lx- done in feed oats and since the London market declined the demand for A grade oats has fallen off. The potato market is very quiet and the ton*- is. if anything, rather easier, though there is no change in prices. DUNEDIN STOCK EXCHANGE. DUNEDIN. July 7. The following sales were reported on the Slock Exchange to-day; Union Steamship Co. (ordinary), £1 Is 9d: (preference). £1 0s 9d; Westport Coni Co., £1 Ifs 10Vid: National Bank. £5 Iss fid. FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Messrs A. H. Turnbull and f'o. (roprn. ! s'-mine Messrs W. Weddell and Co., Ltd.. I .option 1 have received the following nrlvirr regarding the frozen moat market: Prime Now Zealand lamb, up to 761b, it 1 1 d; prime New Zealand lamb, "Gib to 42!h, r. : 8 d: prime .New Zealand lamb. 12ib t> 701b. .">", d; f.a.q. North Island lamb. ,7 T s d: market quiet. New Zealand ox hinds. 1 T-16d. market quiet; New Zealand fores. ;; ~sd, market weak. Prime Canterbury mutton. 17-I6d; prime Wellington mutton. ” T s d: prime Plato mutton. 7" ; d: prime Australian mutton. 7Ud; market quiet. STDRIY SHEEP SAXES. SYDNEY, duly 7. At the sheep sales Mr I >ow tli wait c's m P.order Leicester ram lambs averaged (7 2s; Mr John Nixon. 7 1 hotpots, £7 U's lOd; Mr Murdoch's fourteen hoggets, ms Is. Received July 7. 7,77. p.m. A Boonoke merino ram fetched 7T7gns and another 177gns. l-'ivo averaged £7 3S ISs. Other sales were: —Account Herbert Smith (Palmerston North), one Romney .Marsh stud ram at £7. Ewes averaged £4, Account 11, Saunders (Waimalei. Romney Marsh special stud rams, four averaged £7 Is 9d. Account Smith Pros. (Palmers: o,i North), six Romney Marsh stud ewe, craged £7 Is 6d. Account the estate of •..•■n Henson (Fending). Romney Man lambs, one hundred averaged £7 Is lid: rains, twenty-eight averaged £2 7s I'd. Account Herbert Smith (Palmerston North). Romney .Mair-h flock rams (77) at £2 12s fid. Account 11. Saunders (Waimato), Romney Marsh (lock rams (nine) at £2 7s. Account John Wingate (Pongbum). Romney Marsh rams (17) at £1 7s. Account R. O. Glosson (Lucknow). Romney Marsh lambs (77) averaged £2 17s 7d. Account Smith Bros. (Palmerston North), Romney Marsh Hock rams (77) averaged £2 14s lid. Account W. G. Pearce (Colyton), Romney Marsh shearing rams (19) at £2 7s 7d. Account Buick and Son (Cloverlea), Romney Marsh shearling rams (79), averaged £2 lOs 9d. Account P. W. donkins (Picton), Romney Marsh ram lambs (72) averaged £2 7s 3d. Lincolns. —Account S. Eber (Waiuku), flock rams (fifty) averaged £7 Os 7d. Account L. P. Shawespear (Waiuku). flock ram lambs (twenty-four) averaged £7 Ss 7d. Account Alfred Kidd (Waiuku) flock rams (eight) averaged £7 17s. Account S. Kber (Waiuku). stud ewe lambs (thirty) averaged £2 17s 9d. Account C. T. EarribaJl (Waiuku). stud owes (twenty) averaged £7 Is. Account Alfred Kidde (Levin), owe lambs £7 Ms. Border Leicester. —Account John Nixon (Canterbury), forty rams averaged £7 Ss 6d; thirty ewes averaged £5 12s. Account Joseph Dowthwaite (Waimate). 167 ram lambs averaged £3 12s 7d; five flock rams £7 17s 6d. Account Donald Grsv (Tirnn.ru), 7 1 ewes averaged £7 7s. English Leisters. —Account Grant, 27 lamb rams averaged £3 19s 9d; 65 ewes averaged £7 4s sd. Account William Nixon. 37 raioj; £4 4s. Southdowns.— Account Robert Peremar (Bracknell), j»4t ram lambs averaged £3 2a. Private L