COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 17788, 18 July 1916, Page 4

COMMERCIAL

OTAXTTAXJ STOCK BALE. The yarding on Friday was large for th’s time of 'ear, and the entry mostly comprised hogget;., several pens of good stuff being forward. There were also a fair number of wethers penned, but the entry of ewes was only medium. The attendance of buyers was large, with the result that high prices were obtained, these being easily two shillings per head better than \\ hat were considered outside values at the Winton sale the previous week. This was most notable in hoggets and wethers, and in the latter section hard, closc-woolled stuff readied a point which makes it difficult to say how purchasers are going to receive a satisfactory return for the feed. The whole entry changed hands, and a good number more might have been sold had they been forward.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co. report having yarded 2500 sheep and cleared the entry as follows:—Account X.. McDowd, 100 aged ewes, A. Me Ivor, 16/4: US small hoggets, W. Saunders, 12/-: account Jno. Rabidll, 100 hoggets, T. Beck, 10/1; account .1. F. Kearns, 100 four and six-tooth wethers, Jas. Cormack, 21)/7: 12 two-tooth ewes, .1. Vale, 28 0: account A. AVilson, 150 hoggets, small, T. Bock, 15/G; 15 wethers, E. Clcnt, 2S 10; 61 do., R. S. James, 28/10; account .1. Shaw, 100 mixed sex hoggets, small, W. Crow, 15/1; account W. .Saunders, 85 aged ewes, W. M. Barker, 11/6; account E. Clent, 87 hoggets, W. Swale, 20 6; account C. C. Calder, 132 wethers, P. Joyce, 32/11; account L. Cody. 55 fat ewes, W. Swale, IS.’-: account R. G. James, 22 do., .1. Valli, 30/-; 27 fat wethers, W. G. Beer, 34/-; account C. C. Calder, 130 four-tooth wethers, AA - . G. Beer, 32/-: account J. T. Dcvery, 15 fat ewes, D. Mclntosh, 21 '6: 37 hoggets, A. Fleck, 22/6; account G. and T. Deegan, 126 hoggets, .1. Kirkwood. 22/10; account K, Carriek, 1s 1 hoggets, J. Kmkwood, 22/-: 5o small hoggets, T. Beck. 15/3; account AA’. Saunders, 15 hoggets. A. Fleming, 22/-; 86 ewes, T. Beck, 26/3: oa wethers, Mrs Dickson, 25/5; account R. G. Gray, 155 hoggets, Mrs J. J. Newton, ,1 x -; account AV. Fordo, 178 ewes, V\ . Crow. 15'3; 12 cull ewes, R. Russell, 5/-; account R. Russell, 32 aged ewes, A. Barker, 5 '6; account AA'. Swale, 2 fat cows, H. Cunningham; account I). McGregor, 13 calves, SAD Saunders, £2 7/6; account R. G. James, cow, \A’. Rail’d, £ll ID/.; k cow in calf was sold to B. Russell for £10; 2 steers to T. J. Hughes for £6 ]o/. : and a hull to T. A. Stephens for £6 10/-. CLEAMEKG SALE AT FITE SI VERS. An important clearing sale on account of- Mr AA'. J. Burke, of Five Rivers, was held by the National Mortgage & Agency Co. on Wednesday, when there was a large attendance, over 100 being present from various parts of the district. The main interest centred in the sheep, 2000 being yarded, and the demand was exceptionally keen, resulting in one of the best sales ever held in the district, this remark applying also to the cattle and horses. A splendid luncheon was provided by Mrs liurkc, and the attention of the lady and h*r assistants was much appreciated. Following were the principal sales: —100 four and six-tooth wethers, W. G. Bccrc, 33 G; 30 wethers, D. Jack, 30/-; 100 do., AV. O. Beere, 28/?: 60 medium hoggets, D. Cunningham, 14/-; 40 fat ewes, D. Jack, 22/-; 200 small two-tooth ewes, J. M. Price, 18/6; 300 two-tooth wethers, J. Isjoncy, 22/6; 200 four-tooth ewes, D. F. Clark, 26/7; 221 hoggets, A. Stevens, 20/-; 30 merino wethers, R. McLean, 11/3: 62 two-tooth wethers, small, J. M. Price, 17/-: 556 two-tooth ewes, J. Looney, 23/10; 80 sound-mouthed ewes, merino cross, D. Cunningham, 1 1 75 wethers, F. Taylor, 21/-: 127 hoggets, A. Dawson, 16/4. Cattle were sold-as follows:—14 steers, L. Jones, £8; 2 heifers, J. Marshall, £lO 5/-; 20 yearlings, James Earle, £3 16/-; 8 steers, VA'. Hwale, £3 11/-: 16 calves, J Earle, £3 18/-; 2 fat cows. D. Jack, £lO 7/6: 6 do., AV. Swale, £3 5/-; 2 do., £B, J. Marshall. Horses —Mare, K. Taylor, £36 10/-; colt (Highlander), I’. Beere, £35; working draughts, J. Harvey, J. Rankin, (I. J). • Williamson, .M. Mathieson, and T. F. at £3O, down to £2B. Two two-year-olds realised £l7 each, two yearlings, £ll 5/-, and two fillies £8 and £7, Messrs Matheson, Butson and McAlister being the purchasers. A waggon was sold to J. Calder for £SO, a cultivator to G. Hamilton for £l3, chain harrows to F. J. Dyer for £l3 10/-, and a quantity of harness and sundries brought full market rates.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S ACBX.E. The High Commissioner’s cabled market report dated Condon, loth (quotations, unless otherwise specified, are for average market prices on spot), is as follows: — Meat —There is less demand for Canterbury mutton. Home-killed mutton and English lamb being In good supply. New Zealand mutton and lamb arc in small supply and prices are unchanged. Arrivals of mutton arc now very heavy with prices weak. Argentine lamb prices are firmer. New Zealand mutton, ewe mutton, 8)4d; Argentine mutton. 9Vid; New Zealand lamb, DVid; Argentine lamb 10% d. New Zealand bull beef, hinds, 6d; fores, 5%. Argentine chilled beef, hinds, o*4d: fores, 7“ 4 d. Butter—The market is very quiet. Danish salted, 170/- to 174/-: Canadian, salted, I HO,/- to 1 fi2/-; Australian salted, 155/- to ISO/-: New Zealand salted, 1 68/to 168, -; and up to 170/-; unsalted, 168/to 170,/-; Irish creamery, salted ,156/- to 160/-; Argentine, salted. 154/- to 156/-; unsalted, 156/- to 160/-. Cheese —The market is depressed and closed irregular and unsettled. Canadian, white, 84/- to 88/-; coloured, 84/to 88/-; English Cheddar, 102/- to 104/-. The New Zealand market has been unfavourably affected by heated and damaged cheese and the higher prices refer to sales made earlier during the week; white and coloured, 82/- to 84/-, and up to 86/-' to 88/-; United states Hats, white, SO/- to 86/-. Hemp—The market is quiet with little doing hut a good feeling prevails; "Goodfair'' New Zealand hemp, £lB 10/-; fair, £l7; Government graded fair Manila, £52; coarse, £49; .1 uly-Beptember shipment "good-fair” New Zealand, £4B; fair, £l6; Government.graded fair Manila, £SO 10/-; coarse, £lB. The output of hemp at Manila for the week ended last Saturday was 52,000 bale-. Wheat—The market is quiet hut holders are firm. Canadian, arrived, 52/- per quarter; afloat, 51/-. Oats —The market is quiet. Argentine, arrived, 30/-. Wool—The crossbred market is quiet witii a tendency in favour of buyers. The New Zealand Uoan and Mercantile Agency Company, Ltd,, have received the following cable from their London Office, under date 12th instant:—Tallow —We quote present spot values for the following descriptions: Fine mutton, 48/6 per cwt; good beef, 4 7/9 per cwt; mixdtl, 15 - per cwt. The market is favourable. WHEAT SHIPMENTS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) I LONDON. July 16. j The quantity of wheal and Moor afloat for the United Kingdom is 1,090,0fpi quarters; for the Continent, 4,815,000 ipiar- | tens. Atlantic .shipments last week totalled 575.000 quarters, and Pacific shipments nil. Totals: Europe, 1,565,000 quarters; Itussia, 20,000 quarters; Argentina, 127.000 quarters; Australasia, 7 8,000 quarters.