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Southland Times, Issue 17468, 24 March 1915, Page 4

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AGRICULTURAL EVENTS FOB WEEK ENDING MARCH 27. Friday, Muivlt 2". Horse sale at Winton. CUSTOM'S REVENUE, The following was thf> i-evenm- reanveit itl Hu* t'nstom House for tho period Pith to 23rd March:— ('list urns duties £2918 i! !i Beer ilnty 22 8 D Light dues .. 29 a 2 Shipping fees d :: :: Other receipts 20 IS I Tnlal £2O 12 1 2 WALLACETOWN STOCK SALE. A mi! vaiiding. prigfs well maintained. There was a fairly large attendance ru (lie Walla,-etown stork sap- vcsH'rilay wlion a hi? yarding was placed at the disposal of Payers. The day was beautifully line, and everythin.!,' was in favour of a Rood sale resulting'. The attendance was Bond. and included in tho prathering were many fanners who were there merely for the purpose of finding out which way dm live stock cat was Jumping, tin the whole, the majority of the farmers present showed no signs of perturbation in extremis, notwithstanding die stand the Government has taken in reyard to meat ami oats. Protests were, of course, fairly frequent, which has always been a striking characteristic of the Southland farmers, pave due recognition to the fact that the Governnient was actuated li.v an hoimst endeavour to do pood to the country, and to the people of die dominion as a whole. The yarding.-; Cor yesterday and for the two previous sale days were as follows: .Mar. 2:',. Mar. Ih Feb. 22. l-'at Cal tie ~ 227 2".' 220 Store < hi 111e x pi I I Mi 1 200 Fa I Sit cep ~ I '2O 21120 255.1 St..re Sheep 2XDD 2 1"" 120 FAT ('ATTLF. Tliere was a large yarding. wliieh contained very little of prime stuff. There were only a few pens of poo.l bullocks forward, an ordinary pood pen of heifer and row beef being discernible. Tne majority of dm yarding was medium cow stuff. The sale opeimd quietly, and it unis at onee nolieeaide that the demand fur unfinished stuff was by no means keen, but when anything prime came mi the scene the luitelmrs livened up, and anything approaching really pood stuff fetched in price anything equal to what was obtaining a t last sale. Fjifmisimd cow and tmifer beef was liaek fi.idv 2 s lid p.-r l"o|bs, 1 in I eh ers were pa rt ieiila rly earefiil in regard to tloir purchases and it :s evident that die consumption of meat in Invercargill has fallen considerably, and that butchers are cutting their cloth accordingly. Alter (he butchers had salMi-d tlmir requirements tliere was a falling off in Hie btiskness, but die freezing buyers came to the reseim and made tlm sale throughout a pood one. Prices may In; quoted as follow:—Crime ox beef. ::;ts to IDs per IDDIbs: imlinished, i!Ts to 2.85; primp lieil'.r. 27s lid :o 2 xs; ontioished. 2*is to 2i;.; t;d; prime cow, 2 1s to 255: unlinislmd, I 'allowing are some of the sales: - By dm South'.md Farmers’ Co.operalive Assoeia t ion ■ Aeeount 1,. Fnsl.emler. 2 bullocks to Cyan and Turpin al £ls; aeeount W. I'orde. nut to Kiri; and Co. at tX :.S. heifer to Turpin and liridpe.s at fs r.s, C.v tile \./. 1. 11, in and .Mereanlih: Agency Co.--Account Wm. liaird, row at fin His to W. Swale: 2 do. at til 1 7s lid to It. G. Crown; 2 heifers at £5 17s lid to W. Swale; aeeount a client. 2 cows al £7 1.-.s to \V. Sv.ale; aeeooot F. .1. Makic. 1 heifers at t'.i ir.s to C. Winders; r> do. al l'x ir.s to C. C. Caines; 8 do. al £7 7s lid lo C. Winders: ;iceoutU a client, cow at £7 17.S to I’. Winders; account (.'osheridci- Cros.. 2 bullocks at £ll to W. Swale: 2 heifers al £8 IDs to Turpin and Fridges, account .|nhn Shaud. cow at £lO 17s 0.1 to W. Swale; cmv at £8 (Os to F. Winders: ImlJocK .it HD to W. Sw.ale. liy Messrs J. K. Watson and Co.. Md.— Aeeount Wm. Caird. 2 heifers at £7. IDs to ,1. .McArthur: 2 do. at £.7 IDs. bullock al £1! 7s Dd. cow til £0 12s lid to W. Swale; account W. Curran. 2 cows to a client at £8; aeeount C. itussell, 2 heifers to Swale at £fi 7is. tty the National .Mortgage and Agency Co, —Account 1 1. Marshall. 2 cows lo Ik ft. Jones at £ID 7s Dd; account J. Grant. 2 do. to W. Wills al £'.» 15s; account Silas Cook, 2 heifers to T. C. Mallby jit £lO IDs; 2 cows to IV. Wills at £lO tils; bullock to T. C. Mallby at £ll 17s fid; account F. F. Kelly, cow to W. Swale at £1) os; account A. Curig. 2 heifers to W. Swale at £5 IDs; account If. Cunningham, .1 heifers to T. C. Mallby at £l2 17s fid; i! do. to W. Swalo at £<i Kks; 5 bullocks to D. It. Jones at £l2; heifer to P. Winders at £S: -I bullocks to W. Swale at £l2 10s: account W. Curran, ■1 cows lo P. Winders at £9 IDs; account Noble and Drain. 5 heifers to W. S. Grieve at £7 ss; account T. Fraser, 2 cows at HD 2s fid, 2 heifers at £« 10s to AM. Swale; account W. Ford, 3 bullocks to J. Counsell at £9; 3 heifers to W. Swale at £7 5s ; three bullocks to W. Wills at £l2 ss; four cows to P. Winders at XS IDs; account R. Russell. I bullocks to W. Wills at £ll 5m- t heifers to W. Grieve at £7 ss. By .Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co,. I.ld.—Account Wm. Baird. 2 heifers lo J. Humphries al £S; 2 do. lo W. Swale at £10: 1 do. at £7 15s. 3 do. at £S Ins to W. Swale; account J. and R. Currie, 2 bullocks to W. Swale at £ls; account

It. T. McDowell, cow at £lO, steer at £9 12s fid to W. Swale. liy Messrs Henderson and Co., Ltd,— Account. W. Curran (West Plains), 2 cows at £7 15s to W. Swale: aeeount client, 2 heifers at £8 15s to W. Swale; 2 cows at £9 IDs to W. Swale; 1 cow tit £9 7s 1! dto W, Swale; 2 heifers at £7 10s to W. Match ; 2 cows at £8 15s to W. Swale: 1 cows at £ll 17s fid to J. T. Wills and Co. ; 1 cows at £lO 7s fid to H, Brass; (i heifers at £7 10s to W. Match; account J. Ross (Kyal Bush), steer at £7 IDs. and heifer at £fi 5s to W. Swale; account Colin Gerrnrd (Morton Mains 1, 2 heifers at £ID 5s to W. Swale; 7 heifers al £9 17s fid to J. T. Wills. STORE CATTLE. At the commencement of the sale prices were inclined to be easier, but a contingent of farmers from the Walma-haka-I’ine Bush area entered (ho arena, and at once there was a distinct improvement. which was maintained throughout. Some pens were passed in, but were afterwards disposed of privately. and. altogether, the sale was a good on". Good bullocks sold at from £9 15s to £1". There was (he usual contingent o£ young stuff, which were sold at cur-r.-nt rates. On the whole the prices obtained yesterday were quite up to those realised at the previous sale. Some, of the sales were: — By the N. 77. Loan and .Mercantile Agency Co, Account 11. Bussell, 20 steers at £1 15s to F. A. Price. By Messrs J. F. Watson and Co.. Ltd.— Account T. Barry. 7 calves at 25.s to D. Clark; account W. Curran. 5 steers at £5 fis to T. Evans: account R. Taylor, C yearlings at £2 2s to P. Caulfield. By the National .Mortgage and Agency Co.. I.id.—Account Wm. Baird, 17 steers at £ti 15s. 2 2-year-old steers at £1 7s to Ronald Bros. ; aeeount a client, 2D steers In J. Gilkismi al £9 15s: 17 do. to G. .Mitchell tit £7 15s; account F. J. Blakie, 12 do. at £fi, 12 do. at £5 5s to T, Evans; X do. lo A. T. Evans tit £fi 17s fid: account J. Taylor. II steers to F. Foshender at £1 12s fid: account Kellchcr Bros., IX do. to p. Donley tit £3 IDs; account J. Metzger, 12 steers to W. Curran al £2 Is; 2 heifers to Ronald Rios, at £2 15s: II yearlings ill £2 fis. 2 eows and calves at £ 217s fid to \V. Ford; steers at £7 .and £0 15s to R. Russell; I) sleets to W. Ford at tfi 2s fid: I heifers to W. Curran at £1; aeeount W. Curran. I yearlings at £2 IDs, I do. to £5 lo R. Sutherland; 20 steers lo F. A. Brice at 12 15s: account B. Russell. 5 do. to J. 1-. Cilkisnn at £9: 10 do. to .1. Caulfield al £4 Is: 2 do. to Ronald Bros, at £7 15s; account ti. Glover. 4 empty rows to M. Dooley tit £5 ss: do. to H. Cunningham at £9 IDs: account Mrs Jackson, 12 steers to F. A. Price at tfi Ms: account M. Townsend, dairy cows to .1. McKay at £7 and £8: aeeount J. Wilson iTanunoai, 2 eows to 11. Cunningham at £5 IDs; account J. H. Thomson, 14 calves to C. Hanning at 22s fid; aeeount A. 11. Horton. 20 steers to T. (•’Connor at £4 Is; account A. Hartley, dairy cows to T. Swale at £9 12s fid: to T. Agnnv al £ii ss; to I'. Skipworth at tfi pis; account W, Ford, 5 steers to .1. Ciilkison at £7; account F. F. Kelly, pen of cows and calves lo G, G. Howells at £1 2s fid: do. to F. Jlillis at. £7; 7 yearlings to Drain and Noble at £2 Is; account W. Swalo, 7 steers to F. A, Price at tfi 12s: account G. E. Davis, cow to M. Foley av £9 IDs: account It. Baird, cow lo W. Swale at £1(1; cow lo W. Swale at Cx IDs; account 11. Bulls, 5 calves to T. Evans at II 15s; account T. Brown. 17 do. to J. Caulfield at £1 2s: account .Mrs Staunton, cow to T. Swale at £! ss; cow to W. Curran at £7. By Messrs Henderson and Go.. Ltd.— Account .1, yuclch 1 Woodlands), fi cows at £1 D's to A. A. Howell; 12 calves al £1 Ms to R. Wilson; 2 yearlings at £2 17.s to 11. Golden: 2 yearlings at £i ISs to W. Ford: account J, Tavlor I Waikiwi) I steer at £9 to 11. Golden: account clients. I! calves at £1 I Us to J!. Wilson: iK-nnmt R. Russell (Lome), 2 bulls al £5 to W. Swale: 2 calves at 21s to Joint Caulfield; account J. Thomson (Lome), 12 calves ill El 4 1s to F. Mason; account P. RnssMl 1 Lome), 44 .steers at M 7s to P. Dooley; account client, 2 w.ws at £7 5s lo J. Gilkison: 2 bulls at £5 IDs to R. Bussell; 1 heifer at £4 Ifis to H. Holden: account if. Blundell (Waimaluai. bull at £2 9s to H. A. Hillis. By Messrs Wright. .Stephenson and Co.. Ltd.— Account Kobt. Russell, 2 heifers at £7 10s, 2 do. at £6 Ms to John Grant; account W. G. Gtinion. t bull to A. Hillis at £2 19s; account D. McKenzie. 2 cattle to Wm. Fordo, at £2 3s; 5 steers to A, Hillis at 3 I2s: account John Wilson, Jnr., I cow to R. Russell at XI; ;u-count, M. McDowell, 2 heifers to J. McLeod at £1: account F, Ackers. J heifer 10 J. vV. Laniont at £8 2s fid; 6 steers and heifers to J. H. Thompson at £2 10s; account W. F. Match, 1 cow to R. Bussell at £5 ss; account P. A. Price, I hull to R, Russell at £G 10s. By the Southland Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association —Account W. Baird, 1 springing heifer lo Thos. Agnew at £5; account W. Curran, 10 store cows to J. Thomson at £7 7s fid; account J. Grant, 1 cow (Just calved) to Mrs Mitchell at £7 I Os; I do. (springing) to R. Shuttleworth at £5 15s: account L. Fosbender. IS store bullocks to AV. Kerr at £9 15s; account A. Smith, 2 heifers and 2 steers to It. Shuttlcworth at 12 13s. FAT SHEEP. Then- was a large yarding, and only a few pens of fairly good wethers wore noticeable, and these were by no means special. A largo proportion of the yarding was composed of lambs; and while there were a few good pens tho majority contained unfinished stuff. As was the case with the cattle, butchers did not seem to be over eager, but freezing operators saved the situation. Tho sale opened well, but before half the yarding had boon disposed of the butchers seemed to bo satisfied, and from that time there was a noticeable slackening, and prices fell fully a shilling a head below what they were at the commence-

nicnt. Trices may be quoted as follow: Prime luitclicrs' wethers, 24s to 24s Gd; extra prime, to 2(is (id; prime ewes, 21s to 22s tid; medium and lighter, ISs (id to 12s 6d; pood heavy lambs, 19s fxl to 20s 4d; others, 17s Gd to ISs. .Sales noted were: — I!y the N. 55. Loan ami' MereanUlo Agency Co. —Account T. Fraser, 25 ewes to \V. Swale at ISs Sd. Uy Messrs J. K. Watson and Co., Ltd. — Account J. Graham, 20 lambs at 18s to IV. Swale: account, J. Leonard, 27 wethers at 22s to \V. Swale; 25 do. at 22s to Turpin and Fridges: account A. ft. Dcschler, 2S wethers at 21s !)d to T. O'Connor: 21 do. at 22s tid to W. Swale; 2G ewes at 20s Id to J. Humphries: 21 wethers at 22s 5(1 to .1. Wills; 20 do. at 22S s<l to McKenzie and Harper; account W. L. Kerr. 88 do. at 24s 8d to AV. Swale: account W. Jilackier, 22 do. at 21s to 11. G. Trass: account H. Brown, 22 do. at 22s 2d to Tyan and Turpin. By ttie National Mortgage and Agency Co.—Account ,1. McKeown. -15 ewes to W. Swale at 25s 7d: II wetliers to Ityan and Turpin at 255; -12 lambs to J. Taylor at 20s 4d; 15 do. to Kyan and Turpin at 2t's Id: account I), and 1.. Stalker. 8a wetliers to VV. Swale at 22s 7d: account, a client, 151 ewes to A. M. Irving at 20s Sd; account client, 120 wethers to A. 11. Beer at 22s Id: account 1). Marnane. 12 lambs to W. Swale at 21s; 47 ewes to It. G. Brass at 19s Id: account W. Robertson, 73 do. to .1. Taylor at 21s Gd; account J. Meehan and Sons, 102 lambs to I’. Joyce at )7s; account J. Milne. 60 wethers at 21s sd. 22 ewes at 2ls to W. Swale; account T. A. Barker. 41 ewes to T. C. Maltby at 23a Id; account IV. Baird, 40 wethers to J. Wills at 21s Gd; 42 ewes to .1. Taylor at 225: account R. Cartwright, 17 lambs to W. Swale at ISs 2d: 16 do. to J. Wills at ISs 2d; 10 do. to W. Swale at Its 9d: account T. Fraser, 15 ewes to Ryan and Turpin at 21s 6d; account Maloney Bros, It; do. to W. Swale at 17s: 2 lambs to C. I>. Baines at 17s: 1 do. to W. Swale at 17s; account W. A. Cox. 22 ewes to T. Winders at 2!s tid; account a client. 18 ewes to A. M. Irving at 20s 10d; account 1). Marnane. 22 lambs at 20.s Id to J. Taylor. By the Southland Farmers' Co-opera-tive Association —Account U. Brown, 5 fat lambs to ,1. Wills at Iss (id; account ,1. 1 loddinott. 28 fat lambs to .(as. Taylor at 15s 2d: 21 fat wethers to T. Winders at 20s Til; 5 fat ewes and 1 wethers to D. .McMillan at 16s lid. By Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co.. I.td,—Account G. and T. I'eegan. 2‘t lambs to W. Swale at 225; account. Fahey and Greeney. 16 ewes to W. Swale at 17s 6d; account Alex. Jenkins. 2 lambs to IV. Swale at 265: 2 ewes to Ryan anil Turpin at 19s 6d: I hogget to W. Swale at 255; account Ahlcrson and Young, 29 ewes to C, P. Baines at 20s 2d: 25 do. to P. Wirilers at 20s 2d; 28 do. to \V. Swale at 20s 2d; 26 do. in IT. G. Brass at 20s; account IV. A. Cox. 29 wethers to P. ‘Winders at 21s 2d. By Messrs Henderson and Co.. Ltd. Account Garston Patriotic Farmers, in aid of the British Relief Fond, 25 wethers at 19s to AV. Swale; 28 wetliers at 22s 4(1 to IV. Swale; 19 wethers at 17s to W. Swale; 1 lamb at Ms to C. P. Raines; 7 ewes at 19s lOd to Ryan and Turpin: account clients, 22 wetliers at 25s 2d to W, Wills: 22 wethers at 25s ad to T. O'Connor; 24 wethers at 25s 4d to Ryan and Turpin. STORK SHEEP. There was a considerably better tone observable, and the whole of tho yarding was cleared. Good young ewes made up to 225. Old ewes fitted for feeding and fattening off on ragwort, and for such-like purposes, were sold at a much better price than lias been recently ruling. and lambs were in much bettor demand. All over, the sale showed an improvement on tho previous one. Sales recorded were; — By the N.Z. Bonn and Mercantile Agency Co. —Account W. Blatch, 112 f. and f.m. ewes at 12s lid to Rrownridge Bros. ; IS2 do. at 12s lid to M. Hillis. By Messrs J. K. Watson and Co., Ldd.— Account A. Hillis, 28 lambs at 16s 2d to the Southland Frozen Meat Co. ; 22 do. (small) at Ss to J. McLeod; account AV. Bladder: 20 do. at 9s (id to W. Boyd; account P. lleschler, 97 do. at 10s 7d to F. Fosbendor: 71 do. at 10s 7d to W. Boyd; account A. It. Dcschler, 82 twotooth ewes at 2!s 6d to Ronald Bros. ; account D. Cameron, 129 lambs at 12s 6d to J. Jensen. By tho National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd. —Account a client, 78 wethers at 17s, 287 ewes at Ms 7cl to J. Bleakley; 116 lambs to A. McKenzie at Ms 9dV account M. McKenzie. 86 ewes to Mrs O’Connell at Ms; account T. A. Barker. 80 wethers to A. McDowell at 20s Gd; account A. W. Clark, 164 twotoolh ewes to J. Murphy at 225; 69 do. to J. Metzger at 225: account a client, 48 lambs at 15s 7<l; account R, Russell, 147 lambs to A. 11. Hunter at Ms; account several diems, aged rams at 10s, gs 6d, four at ss, three at 15a. By Messrs Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd. —Account J. and T. Doegan, *3B ewes to S. Edic at 235; account Fahey and Greeney. C 7 owes to J. Fahey at Ss 6d; account Mrs O. Brown, 2G owes to AAV H. Hogue at 9s Gd; account Robt. Harrington. 197 lambs to D. Connor at 12s -Id: 57 Jo. t0 Posbender at 8s 7d. "By Messrs Henderson and Co.. Ltd,— Account F. Fitzgerald (Pallia), 27 lambs at 13s t0 Eo >’ le ; 6 lambs at 7s to Stewart Bros.