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Southland Times, Issue 17794, 26 July 1916, Page 4

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WALLACETOWN STOCK SALE. A FAIR YARDING. GOOD FRICKS MAINTAINED. There was a good attendance at Wallacetown yesterday f«»r the fortnightly sale, and the entry was a good one, both numerically and in point of quality. The weekly sales at Wallacetown have undoubtedly come to stay, and the results have proved most gratifying to those who promoted the innovation. FAT CATTKK. There was a very good yarding, and tile quality, all over, was of the best that has been seen at Wallacetown for some sales past. There were a goodly number of pens of very deceru bullocks, anil one or two pens were of first-class quality. The demand all through was very good, although at the commencement it was a little easier than it was a week ago. It improved, however, towards the middle of the sale, and this Improvement lasted to the end. Butchers were out to buy, and freezing operators were also present, but the latter were not successful in making purchases. Prices ruled as follows:—Ox beef, 45/to 16/11; heifer, I.'!/, to 43/6; cow, 12/to 4 2/ 6. FA’j: SHEEP. There was a fair yarding. Some good quality stuff was forward, including three or four pens of outstanding quality. The demand was good, but butchers were not purchasing so freely as they bad been a week ago, and, if the yarding had been so large as at the previous sale prices would certainly have receded, .\fiything sold well, up to 38/3 being obtained for two pens, but the majority of the yarding was of medium quality. Freezing operators were on the job, and the whole of the yarding was disposed of. Prices ruled; Extra prime wethers, 36/6 to 38/3; prime, 33/to 34/-: medium, 2!)/- to 31/-; prime ewes, 26/- to 27/-; medium and inferior, 18/. to 21/-. STORE CATTLE. There was a fairly good yarding, all classes being well represented. The class forward. In so far as breeding was concerned, was inclined to be a bit better than usual. A number of pens of exceptionally good bullocks sold at up to £ll. Prices on the whole were quite .■qual to the previous sale. Good big turnip bullocks fetched from £lO 10/- to £11; 2%-year-olds, £S to £9; two-year-olds, £7 10’/- to £8 10/-; heifers, £6 to fS 10/-: empty cows, £5 10/- to £5 15/-;

small calves, 28/- to 30/-; good sorts, 13 10/- to 13 15/-; good dairy cows, saleyard quality, £lO 10/- to £ll' 10,-; extra good, to £l3. STORK SHEEP. There was a very small yarding, conI sisting principally of hoggets. Enquiry j was good, and everything offered sold I well up to last week's prices. National Mortgage & Agency Co. j FAT CATTLE —Account Wm. Lee, 2 I cows to Wm. Swale at £7 10/-; account I Wm. Swale, 2 cows to W. Winders at j £ls: account I. Balncavcs, cow to T. C. | Maltby at £ls 10/-: cow to J. Humphries lat £ll 5 -; account It. Russell, 2 cows I to P. Winders at £9 10/.; 2 do. to T. C. | Maltby at £l7; I do. at £9, I do. at I £!l 15 -; account E. F. Kelly, cow to P. j Winders at £5 7/6; account Hell and Lin--1 ton, bullock to Ryan and Turpin at (£lB 12/fi; 2 do. to .). Wills and Co. at I £lB 17/6; 2 do. to W/,Winders at £l7 I 2/6; 3 do. to do. at £ls 2/6; account W. Swale, cow to R. Stewart at £7 8/-; account M. .1. Dooley, I bullocks at £l4 | 171 at £l7 15/- to D, R. Jones. j FAT SHEEP.—Account Geo. Tomlini son. 27 wethers to A. E. Cocker at 25/5, (21 do. to W. G. Beer at 29/1 iTo 2 do. to A. E. Cocker at 20/2; 16 do. to W. ■ Murtagh at 21/2; 22 do. to W. G. Birch [at 2S/5: II do. to A. E. Cocker at 31/2: i account K. Chilton, 35 do. to McKenzie and Harper at 20/6; 21 do. to W. G. Birch at 30/ i; account K. McNeil, 15 do. to Ryan and Turpin at 37/-; 15 do. to J. Wills anil Co. at 37/-; 30 do. to P Winders at 36/-; account J. Johnston, 59 ewes to W. Swale at 19/-; account I). McPherson, 12 lambs to T. Dillon at 1 8/6. j STORE CATTLE. —Account Frank I Forde, dairy cow to W. Burden at £11; ! do. to .1. Balncaves at £11; account J. ! Graham, 23 steers and heifers at £6 10/-, 27 steers at £7 2/- to .1. Counsell; account W. Curran, 11 steers and heifers to \V. Crowe at £5; account Ronald Bros., 9 steers to T. Brown at £6 19/-; account \V. Lee, 18 calves to W. Dickson at £1 9/-; account A. Hillis, 9 yearlings to T. Brown at £2 to/-; !) do. to M. McKenzie at £2 11 -; 2 hulls to G. and T. Deegan at £2 2/-; account R. Russell, 14 steers and heifers to M. McKenzie at £2 17/-, 6 do. to G. and T. Deegan at £7 9/-; 17 yearlings to .las. Murray at £3 10/-; 7 heifers to T. Brown at £6 17/-; II do. to M. McKenzie at £5 9/-: 10 steers and heifers to M. McKenzie at £5 10/-: ac'count W. Bnird, 9 steers to G. and T. Deegan at £6 9 -: account Mrs Hazleit, dairy cow to W. Wilson at £S; account W. Davidson, 12 calves to M. McDonald at £2 IS'-: account H. Cox, dairy cows to J. Balneave? at £lO 15/- and £9 7/6. STOKE SHEEP.—Account D. McPherson, pen hoggets to .las. Taylor at 23/-. Wright, Stephenson & Co., Ltd. DAIRY COWS; —£ I 3 10/-. £ll 15/-, £ll 10/-, £ll 5 -, £lO 10/-, £9 15/-, £8 10/-, £x 5/-, £7 1 •’>/-. FAT CATTLE.—Account R. Russell, 2 fat cows to .Inn. Wills and Co. at £l3, 2 do. to 1). R. Jones and Co. at £ll 5 -, 2 do. to J. 11. Stevens at £ll 15/-. 3 do. to Mrs H. Humphries at £11; account Chas. Pickett, I fat bullock to Raines Bios, at £11: account AVm. Baird, 1 fat bullock to .). 11. Stevens at £l4, 2 do. to Pat Winders at £l4 12/6, 2 do. to McDouall Bros, at £l2 15/-: account P. A. Price, 3 fat bullocks to T. C. Maltby at £ls 17 6, 1 fat heifer to J. H. Stevens at £9 5 -. STORE CATTLE.—Account P. A. Price IS bullocks to Alex. Gcrrard at £lO 17, 6, 21 do. to M. Metzger at £in 19/-, 1 heifer to G. B’-own at £1 15 -; account W. Brown, 1 heifor to F. Clark at £7 ."/-; account W. Baird, 11 bullocks to ,luo. Sarllier at £8 10/-, 21 steers to F. 11. Bennetts at £6 7 6; account W. .1. Blatch, ipj steers to G. and T. Deegan at £6 16/-; account Jno. Nally, I heifer to M. Mcßandlo at £7 15 '-, I cow to Mrs M. Hatton at £9 5 -; account R. Wat-on, I cow to S. Hillis at £7. „ FAT SHEEP: —Account H. G. Brass 25 fat ewes to W. Wills at 26/2, 26 do. to Jno. Wills and Co. at 27/-; account W. .1. Blatch, 2 fat lambs at 30 - to R. Turpin: no mint Jno. Keen, 54 Cat wethers to F. A. Price at 28/9, 26 do. ewes to H. P. Graham at 27/10; account Adamson Bros., 22 fat ewes to 1). R. Jones and Co. at 24/7. STORE SHEEP —Account T. J. Hughes, 126 m.s. lambs to Jno. Graham at IS.To, 150 do. to T. Grcaney at IS/9, 12 wethers to F. Clark at 2ii/-: account Jno. O'Neill, 75 rn.s. lambs to Jo'. Langford at 22/-. CHRISTCHURCH MARKETS. GRAIN AND PRODUCE. (Per United Press Association.) ('ll IHST( 'HI'IK'H, July 25. The cahie mes-ace from Melbourne announcing that, the Wheat Board may reduce the prict of wheat It) about 4 - has had a disturbing effect c-i ire local market, ami both millers and merchants have ceased buying for the time be ng. The doubt that has been In farmers' minds as to the position of wheat hi the spring will ho strengthened by the cheapening of wheat in Australia and the pos-ihilitv of both wheat and Hour being exported to the dominion. A deputation of Canterbury wheat-growers will wait upon the Premier and point out the seriousness of the position, and it is probable that an increase in import duties will he asked for to prevent the dumping of wheat and flour into the dominion. There is no change in oats or chaff, the latter being in limited demand. The potato market is dull. A few purchases are being made at 6/- at country stations, but grower.-, are not selling freely in the hope that the market will recover next month, when stocks now held in Auckland are reduced. At present the prices offered by Auckland merchants for new business would not warrant £6 being paid at country stations.

SHAKE MARKET. 'WELLINGTON, July 25. Stock Exchange sale: Union Steam Ship Co., 10/6. Quotations; Consolidated Goldfields, sellers, 10/-: Murray Creek. buyers, 50 -; Talisman, buyers, 10/-; Waihi, sellers, 38,'-: Huddart Parker, buyers, 23/9; sellers, 25/-: Union Steam (preference), buyers, 28/9: Kaiapoi Woollen, buyers, 120/-; do. (preference), buyers, 75/-. LONDON MARKETS. (By Telegraph—Press Assn. —Copyright) (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, July 24. Received July 25, 1.50 p.m. Wheat —Firm. Australian parcels afloat sold at 58/9. Shares —Waihi, 37/3 and 3S/3. New Zealand Loan and M;A. Co. have received the following cable from their London Office; — Sheepskins—Merino, fine crossbred, and iambs, %d to Vid dearer.