COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 17783, 12 July 1916, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

WALZtACBTOWN STOCK SALE. PRICES WELL MAINTAINED. A GOOD YARDING. ■Yesterday's weekly stock sale was Held in glorious winter weather, and there was a large attendance of buyers, farmers, dealers, and other interested people. The sale was a good one throughout, and prices, all round, were well maintained. Following were the yardings yesterday and for the two preceding sale days:—

FAT CATTLE. There was a fairly good yarding, and the quality was good, notwithstanding the fact that nothing extra special was forward. The sale was a good one, but not equal to the one held a week previously, which was the best that has been recorded for a long time. 'The outside competition that was so noticeable at the previous sale was not present yesterday, but butchers and freezing operators were in evidence, and they kept things going remarkably well, albeit things were not quite so dear, a fact that was appreciated by the butchers particularly. Ox beef, 45/- to 46/- per IftOlbs: belter, 42/. to 42/6; cow, 40/- to it/-. FAT SHEEP. There was a fairly large yarding, inclnding a number of pens of really firstclass stuff. There was a goodly number of freezing buyers operating, and. altogether, a good sale was recorded, closing at prices that were even firmer than was the case last week. Extra ■pecial wethers to 38/6; prime, 33/. to 34/6; lighter, 29/- to 30/-; extra prime ewes, 25/- to 26/-; medium, 21/- to 22/6. STORK CATTLE. There was a fairly good yarding, the bulk of which was small young stuff. There were no big framed stuff forward, and prices ruled up to last week's quotes. As an indication of the demand (hut was evident, it may be staled that practically the whole of the yarding was •sold. There was only one pen of grass cattle which fetched £8 16/-, the rest of the yarding being small stuff. There was an entire absence of four-year-old grass bullocks, for which there are good enquiries. The yardings of store cattle that have been in evidence for a long time past indicate substantially that Wallacetown is now the best store cattle market In the South Island. STORK SHKEP. There was an exceedingly smalt yarding, and the prices in evidence were no Indication of what is ruling for tills class of stock. The tone of the market is distinctly good and quite equal to what was ruling at this time last year. Sales noted yesterday were:— By tie National Mortgage ft Agency Co. FAT CATTLE—Account D. Marshall, 2 heifers to Ryan and Turpin at £l3; account Campbell and Lightfoot, cow to P. Rflodera at £9 10/-; do. to do. at £lO

10, -; account J. Fosbendcr, 2 bullocks to J. Murtagh at £l3 5/-; account W. Blatch, cow to .1. Wills at £ll 10/-; cow to J. Graham at £9 2/6, 2 bullocks to Di McKerchar at £lO 7/6, 2 cows to P. Winders at £ll 10/-, 2 do. to J. Wills at £8 17/6, 2 do. to .1. Balneavep at £ll 17/6: account It. Russell, cow to Ilyan and Turpin at £l6, 3 steers to U. .McKenzie at £9, heifer to Ityan and Turpin at £ls 15/-, 2 cows to J. Wills at £ll 10/-, 2 bullocks to W. Wills at £l4 5/-; account A. Milne, 2 bullocks to J. Wills at £ls 10/-, 2 do. to T. C. Maltby at £ls 5/-. 1 do. to do. at £l4 10/-, 2 do. to W. Swale at £l4. FAT SHKKP —Account C. Cowan, 30 ewes to J. Wills at 26/4, 20 do. to Ryan and Turpin at 26/4; account W. Swale, 65 wethers to C. Wilson at 21/9; account 11. G. Brass, 18 ewes to J. Welsh at 21/10; account J. Milne, 12 ewes to P. Winders at 23/3; account NV. Smith, '2O wethers to Ryan and Turpin at 21/-, 28 ewes to W. Wills at 24/10; account J. A. Calder, 31 wethers to D. R. Jones at 32/6; account G. and T. Deegan, 17 ewes to J. Murtagh at 24/1, 30 wethers to a client at 23/3; account J. Cullen, 28 wethers to J. Lockhead at 36/8.

STORE CATTLE—Account W. -Baird, ,iun., 21 calves to M. .1. Dooley at £lO 3/-; account Lome Farm, heifer to J.\ ■ Neil at £6 1/-; account T. .Welsh, 9 calves to A. Hillis at £1 10/-; 5 do. to do. at £3 5/-, 4 do. to do. at £4 5/-; account H. Cox, 16 heifers to K. Brown at £5 10/-, 11 do. to W. Wilson at £4 19/-, heifers to W. Swale at £5 and £4 15/-, 23 steers to McKerchar at £6 7/6, 11 heifers to .1. J, Crampton at £l2 15/-; account R. Russell, 15 steers and heifers at £1 5/-, 24 do. at £5 10/-, 27 do. at £3 18/. to J, McGaw; account W. Hume, 17 yearlings to D. Fordo at £2 1/-: account G. Arnos, cow to J. Graham at £7 2/6; account R. Brown, cow to R. Russell at £5; account A. Cartwright, heifer to H. Cox at £8 JO/-, heifers at £9 10/- and £9 15/- to H. Cox; account G. Matheson, 16 steers to .1. MnKerchar at £8 16/-: account T. Brown, 4 steers to R. Kussell at £6, cow to Max Bulling at £5 17/6, cow to T. Small at £6 15/-, cow to J. Crampton at £6 12/6, 10 yearlings to Jas. Anderson at £3 2/-; account G. and T. Deegan, 20 steers to J. Cullen at £6 17/6, 6 do. to J. Crampton at £5 1/-; account A. Hillis, 9 calves at £1 15/-, 6 steers at £4 to J. Campbell, 2 bulls to J. Fosbender at £4 15/-. '

STORK SHEEP—Account Mrs Jackson, 79 mixed sexed hoggets to F. Fosbender at 14/5: account J. Chisholm, 76 hoggets to H. McDowell at 21/8, 52 ( do. to D. Chisholm at 21/3, 12 breeding ewes to J. Munro at 18/-.

By Messrs Wright, Stephenson ft Co., Ed FAT rATTJjß—Account Wrm Baird, 2 fat bullocks to .las. Balneaves at £l3 2/6; account H. G., Brass,.3 fat bullocks to llyan and Turpin at £l.l 10/-,' account 11. G. Brass, 2 fat bullocks to Ryan and Turpin at £ls 10/-; account H. G. Brass, 3 fat bullocks to Jno. Wills and Co. at £ls 17/6; account H. G. Brass, 2 fat bullocks to Jno. Stevens at £9 15/-.

STORK CATTLE Account W. J. Blatch, bull to R. Russell at £5 10/-; account P. A. Price, cow to R. Russell at £5 10/-; account do., bull to K. Russell at £6 6/-: account do., 4 steers and heifers at £i lu/- to Alex. Hillis; account do., 5 steers and heifers to McEwan Bros, at 36/-; account M. Corkin, yearling heifer to K. P, Royds at 12 17/-: account M. Corkin, cow in calf to M. McKenzie at £9; account M. Corkin, cow in calf to 10. .1. Wright at £7 17/6; account M. Holland, heifer to F. A. Price at £lO 7/6; account M. Holland, heifer to F. A. Price at £7 10/-; account M. Holland, jersey cow to P. McKinna at £8 15/-. FAT SHEEP —We topped the market for the sale with a line of fat wethers, sold on account of Jas. King (Blackmount) to Messrs G. and T. Deegan at 38/7. Other sales were: Account Wm. Baird, 25 fat wethers to H. McDowall at 27/1; account A. E. Cocker, 33 fat wethers to C. and A. Pickett at 28/-; account G. and T. Deegan, 25 fat ewes to W. Swale at 23/-: account client, 12 fat wethers to R. Lockhead at 35/7: account client, 28 fat wethers to It. Lockhead at 35/1.

rNTEBCABGTX.I HORSE MARKET. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report having held their weekly sale in the Invercargill Horse Bazaar on Saturday, and had a yarding of twenty-six horses, the majority being draughts of a very ordinary class, with a sprinkling of hacks and Imrness horses. The attendance was not large, and competition for ordinary horses anything hot buoyant, but for big solid horses suitable for waggon shafts and single dray work, there were several inquiries. This class at the present time is very difficult to locate, animals of the right stamp being particularly scarce. We quote good serviceable draughts £2O to £3O, extt*a £35; aged and stale, not saleable, excepting at very low prices. We sold a very nice 3-year-old back, by Young McKinney, out of a General Tracey mare, at £l6; others at £7, £6, and downwards. We would recommend those having horses for sale by auction to send us particulars as soon as possible, so that they may be advertised. SHARE MARKET. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON. July 11. Stock Exchange mining quotations;— Murray Creek, sellers, 60/-; Murray’s Freehold, sellers, 23/-; Success, sellers, 30/-; Walhi, buyers, 36/9, CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. CHRISTCHURCH, July 11. Beyond a few sales that are taking place between merchants and millers, there is little doing in wheat. A few sales of Tuscan have taken place at 4/5 and 1/6 at country stations, and a mixed line at equal to 4/10%. There is a

good demand for fowl wheat, and the price has hardened lately by 6d per bushel. The wheat market generally is very firm. The oats market is also firm, but very quiet'. ■There are not many potatoes offering. Although the North Island demand is not very active any lots coming forward from growers are readily saleable at £6 10/- at country stations. AUSTRALIAN MARKETS. SYDNEY, July 11. The price of bran has been fixed at £1 15/-, and of pollard at £5 15/- booked, and 5/- less for cash, ex mill. Sales of wool during the past twelve months show an improvement on the previous season. The average value is £l6 10/. a bale, the highest obtained in the Colonial markets. ~i MNROK MARKETS, WOOL SITUATION EASIER. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 10. Received July 11, 5.35 p,m. Walhi shares —37/6 to 38/6. The wool situation is easier on the eve of the sales. Eleventh hour intervention by the Government is no longer feared. The position is stated to be satisfactory, and rapidly approaching normal. Steamers arrive regularly, and cargoes are handled with despatch. There is practically no congestion.

July 11. July 1 . Junc 27. Fat cattle .. 102 100 73 Store cattle.. 427 384 132 Fat sheep .. S20 1010 «S.'i Store sheep.. 220 520 280