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Southland Times, Issue 17967, 7 March 1917, Page 4

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WALLACETOWH STOCK SALE. A FALLING-OFF IX FATS. STORE CATTLE BRIGHTER. The weekly metropolitan stock market, held at the Wallacetown yards yesterday, was favoured with ideal weather, and helped along by a good gathering of buyers who were, however, rather inclined to hang off fat stuff. The yardings compare thus with those for the last two weeks of the summer season; —

FAT CATTLE. The yarding in this class was not large, but the general duality of the offering was very fair. Butchers were evidently full; nor were freezing buyers so keen as they have been so far, and prices were naturally easier than those ruling at the previous few sales. The decline was easily from 10/- to 15/- per betid all round, but most vendors accepted the reduced values and the bulk Of tbe yarding was cleared. Ox beef was making from 44/6 to 45/6; heifer, from 41/- to 43/6, and cow from 4 2/- to 12/6. FAT SHEEP. Included in the very good yarding ■were a number of pens of line stuff. In this class, too, butchers appeared to bo fully stocked and, consequently, tbe demand was not nearly so keen as has been the general rule of late. Freezing men Were busing lambs and ewes and this helped the market. Nevertheless, values were slightly easier than last week’s although the fat sheep sale, taken as a whole, may be classed as successful. Quotations: Extra prime wethers, 35,'. to 36/6; prime, 34 - to 35/-. Extra prime ewes, 32/- to 33/-; medium, 25/to 26/-. STOKE CATTLE. The yarding, of average size, consisted largely of young stuff with a sprinkling of good forward bullocks. The sale was much livelier Ilian has been the erase lor some weeks past, and advanced prices ruled for all classes. Ohe northern buyer was bidding freely, and secured several lots of IS-months and two-yeur-old stuff. This no doubt assisted the sale considerably, but local graziers were also in the field. STORE SHEEP. There was an average yarding, consisting of fair quality, all classes being represented. Practically the whole was cleared at prices on a par with last Week's. Firms report sales as follows; 2T.Z. Loan Ss Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. STORE CATTLE. —Account R. Russell, S steers at £6 15/- to a client, 23 steers 1 at £5 to A. E, Wright, 14 heifers to F. H. Bennetts at £4 13/6; account T. Welsh, I 5 steers and heifers at £7 15/- to a client, 11 at £7 15/- to a client; account Jno. Hughes, 3 steers to K. Bussell at £lO, one to W. 10. Tait at £5; account F. Stevens, 2 empty cows at £2 15/- to A. Howell; account T. Welsh, heifer at ft 6/- to F. H. Bennetts; account K. Russell, 2 steers at £4 7/- to F. H. Bennetts; account F. H. Bennetts, bull at £4 8/- to Currie Bros.; account client, 6 steers at £D to F. H. Bennetts. Passed: 43 bullocks at £ll la/-, 8 at £ll 0/-.

FAT SHEEP. —Account G. and _ T. Deegan, 29 ewes and wethers at 37/7 to J. McMahon. Passed: 64 wethers at 36/-. Wright, Stephenson ft Co., Ltd. FAT CATTLE. —Account Thos. Fraser (Waianiwa), 3 bullocks to Wm. Swale at £l4 2/6; account Louis Garden, 1 cow to Wm. Wills, jun., at £l7 2/6, 1 do. to Wm. Wills, jun., at £l6 5/-, 1 cow to Jno. Wills at £ll 15/-, 2 cows to Mrs H. Humphries at £l3 15/-, 3 cows to J. McMahon at £ll 7/6, 1 cow to Jno. Wills at £ll 15,/-; account H. Cunningham, 1 cow to Jno. Wills at £ll 17/6; account Jno. Begg, 4 bullocks at £ls 10/- to W. -Marshall, 3 do. to J. Sullivan at £l4 17/6, FAT SHEEP.—Account H. G. Brass, 33 ewes to W. Baird at 32/6; account G. and T. Deegan, 21 ewes to Ryan and Turpin at 36/3 and 21 do. to J. McMahon at 3 4/6; account J. H. Hill, 6 Jambs to J. McMahon at 27/3, 18 ewes to W. Wills, jun., at 28/3; account M. Mcßandle, 31 ewes to W. Swale at 24/6; account Button and Cook, 12 lambs to Jas. Balneaves (Myrose) at 19/7; account W. G. Gunnion, 2 ewes to W. Swale at 31/-, and two lambs at 25/- to W. Swale. STOKE SHEEP. —Account H. G. Brass, 43 lambs to Robert Blakie at 23/6, 2 lambs to Robert Blakie at 20/-, 131 lambs to Robert Blakie at 23/-; account Chas. Ward, 34 two-tooth wethers to S. Goodson at 27/9, 36 two-tooth wethers to S. Goodson at 27/9: account Button and Cook, 11 f.m. ewes to W. Sullivan at 20/-; account H. G. Brass, 152 fourtooth ewes at 34/9 to Jas. Affleck, S eight-tooth ewe.s at 28/- to Jas. Affleck, S6 four and six-tooth ewes at 30/1 to J as. Affl-eck. National Mortgage ft Agency Co., Ltd. FAT CATTLE —Account J. Milne, 4 heifers at £l2 10/- to W. Wills; account T. Maloney, cow to T. McKenzie at £lO 5, -, bullock to W. Swale at £l2; account A. Baird, bullock to W. Swale at £l6, one to do. at £l2 15/-, heifer to J. H. Stevens at £ll 15/-; account Duthie Bros., 4 bullocks to F. R. Martin at £ll 17/6, 4 to do. at £l2 10/-, 2 to W. Swale at £lO. 2 cows to W. J. McMahon at £l3 7/6, cow to W. Swale at £l2 17/6, 2 bullocks to Ryan and Turpin at £l4 15/-, 2 to W. J. McMahon at £l4 2/6; account W. Smith, 3 bullocks to W. Wills at £ls 10/-, o heifers to W. Swale at £l2 5/-. FAT SHEEP. —Account J. Balneaves, 31 lambs to J. Welsh at 29/-; account J. Counsel, 11 wethers to W. J. McMahon at 31/11; account C. Lane, 13 ewes to a client at 32/6, 111 lambs to P. Joyce at 23/8; account G. and T. Deegan, 35 wethers to W. Cowie at 36/6; account J. and VV. Calvert, 90 lambs to W. Swale at 25/10, 40 wethers to J. McKenzie at 33/7; account Jno. Calder, 47 wethers to W. Wills at 35/1, 27 to Mrs Humphries at 35/1, 17 ewes to W. Wills at 33/10. STORE CATTLE—Account W. Curran, 11 steers and heifers to G. Crowtbers at £7; account J. Meehan, steer to W. E Tait at £9; account J. H. Smith, 11 steers and heifers to F. Birss at £5 15/-; account Waikiwi Patriotic Committee, steer (donated by Mrs Major Mitchell) to Messrs Boyd and Barber at £3 18/-; account Mrs Mitchell, calf to W. J. Boyd at £1 17/6; account T. Walsh, 10 steers and heifers to G. Crowthers at £7 11/-; account F. Maloney, bull to W. Curran at £9 10/-; account W. J. Boyd, 5 calves to J. H, Smith at £1 8/-, bull to W. K. Tait at £7 11/-, one to do. at £7; account I'. O'Connell, 18 heifers to T. Welsh at £6; account J. O’Donnell, 4 steers to G. Crowthers at £6, one to T. Welsh at £3 IS/-; account Davidson Bros., cow and calf to Currie Bros, at £8 15/-; account A. Baird, 2 bullocks to F. Bennett at £9 16.'-: account F. Clark, 3 heifers to F. Bennett at £3 10/-; account Mrs Lawrence, cow and calf to J. Murphy at £6 10/-: account A. Howell, 12 calves to J. H. Smith at £1 10/-; account J. White, bull to V 4. E. Tait at £B. one to do. at £7 10/-; account F. Maloney, cow and calf to T. Hughes at £S 7/-.

STORE SHEEP.—Account J. and W. Calvert, 172 m.s. lambs to P. Joyce at 22/9, 21 do. to A. Botherway at 16/-, 40 wethers to a client at 33/9; account J. Balneaves, 19 ewes to a client at 23/-; account J. Counsel, 58 ewes to R. Mullen at 34/-; account C. Lane, 101 lambs to J. MacWo at 20/3. CHBXSTCHXnaCH BASKETS, (Per United Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, March 5. Offerings of wheat are still scarce. There is a ready sale for all descriptions at prices fixed by the Government. The demand for oats remains firm, with keen competition for ai! lines offering, and in many instances quotations are exceeded. Duns are differing so in quality that it is difficult to give quota, tions. Good stout dark Duns would readily find buyers at 3/5 on trucks, whilst some of the light samples offering are difficult to sell at 3/-. An advance from £l7 to £2l per ton on oatmeal (251b bags), is recorded, I.ONEON MARKETS, WOOL SALES, (Australian & N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, March 5. At the wool sales the Government wool offered totalled 23,500 bales; appraised but not offered, 10,090 bales; free offerings, 52,500 bales. The Government reserved 17,500 and requisitioned 10,000 bales. The trade bought 58,500 bales. There was a large attendance throughout and the demand widened-, and strengthened as the sales progressed. Merinos touched the highest price on record. Good combing generally advanced 5 per cent, above January rates. Short, faulty carbonising sorts were 10 per cent, higher and good scoured 5 to IVz per cent. Crossbreds were almost entirely withdrawn for Government contractors at prices not yet disclosed. Lambs’ wool advanced 10 per cent. WOOL AND METALS. LONDON, March 6. Received March 6, 10.35 p.m.

Bradford wool is very firm, and all prices tend against the buyer. Wheat —Lately business has been steady and unchanged. Copper—£l39 10/- to £137. Electrolytic—£l49. Load—£3o 10/- to £29- 10/-. Spelter—£sß 10/. to £55. Tin—£2oo 7/6. Silver—36 15-16 d per oz.

Mar. 6. Feb. 27. Feb. 20. i'at cattle , i 17 104 89 Store cuttle , 11 i) 2.1 I 204 i'at sheep . . y 7 1 1 196 7)92 Store sheep .. S70 1600 28 4