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Southland Times, Issue 19258, 23 June 1921, Page 2

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GORE STOCK SALE. The fortnightly stock sale was held at the Gore Corporation yards on Tuesday in fine weather, when there was a large attendance of farmers and buyers. SHEEP. The yarding was as follows, compared wfthi the previous sale:— June 7. June 21. Fats 717 406 Stores 2122 1360 • 2839 1766 The quality in the fat pens was quite up to the usual, and the demand throughout was good, only one pen being passed in. The majority of the fats were wethers, and prime sorts realised 21/- to 25/9, lighter sorts making down to 18/-. Some very good ewes were forward, prime quality making up to 19/-,, while mediums made 10/3 to 13/3. The store market was firm, there being good inquiry for everything forward. The whole of the yarding was cleared with two exceptions. Young ewes in lamb made 18/6, sound-mouth ewes 12/5 to 15/1, good full and failing up to 10/2, and poorer quality down to 5/-. Only a few pens of store wethers were submitited for competition, and good forward-conditioned sorts met with ready sale up to 20/2 others bringing down to 15/-. Few lambs < ere penned, good forward sorts realising 15/6 and others down to 11/-. CATTLE. The yarding of cattle compared with that of last sale was as follows: June 7. June. 21. Fats 18 46 Stores 33 78 51 124 The yarding of cattle was the best seen in the yards for some time, and a good improvement was noticeable in the market all round, except in the case of poor quality beef and low-conditioned stores. There was good competition for prime ox beef, which realised from £8 5/- to £l3. Lighter and unfinished sorts made from £3 5/- to £7 15/-. Very little cow and heifer beef was penned, a prime cow making £lO, while an inferior quality beast made £3 10/- and a heifer £5 7/6. The store market, which has been very dull of late, showed a decided improvement, well-bred and good-con-ditioned stuff being easily disposed of at enhanced values. A line of good forward bullocks realised £7 10/- and £8 7/6. Two-year-old steers and heifers changed hands at from £4 to £5 12/6. A good many dairy cows and heifers w’ere forward and sold fairly well. Cows and heifers in full milk and close to profit, realised from. £7 5/- to £l3, factory calvers bringing £5 to £7 5/-. Bulls were difficult to quit at up to £2.

THE BURNSIDE MARKET. • (Per United Press Association.) DUNEDIN, June vH. The Burnside sales were well supplied with fat stock in all departments to-day with the exception of fat cattle. These were in short supply, and a sharp advance in prices resulted. Sheep, lambs, and pigs also realised fair values, and there was an improvement in the store cattle market, both in regard to numbers and quality. Fat Cattle—A. small yarding of medium quality, the number penned being 153. At the opening of the sale competition was very keen, and values realised were 20/to' 30/- a head above last week’s rates. There was a large proportion of cows and heifers. To-day’s yarding of prime ox beef realised up to 43/-, but the major portion of the ox beef sold would be worth in the vicinity of 41 A. Cow beef brought from 22/- to 30/-. Prime bullocks realised £l9 to £24 10/-; medium, £l5 to £18; light and unfinished sorts from £9 upwards. Prime heifers .realised from £l3 to £l6; medium, £lO to £l-2 TOA p light and-aged from £7 upwards. Store Cattler—A" better supply was sent forward for to-day’s-sale.. The yarding met with improved competition, and the prices realised were a-- few shillings a head in advance of late rates for all good sorts offered. The yarding included a few pens of bullocks in forward condition. Sheep—There, was a large yarding, numbering 3963 head, which showed an improvement in the standard of quality. Considering the large number forward good prices were realised. There were some good lines of small halfbred wethers which were keenly competed for. Prices as a whole were on a par with last week, wether mutton being worth about 4d a pound and ewe 3d to 34d. Extra prime wethers sold up to 31/3; prime wethers, 24/- to 26/6; medium wethers, 19/- to 22/6; lightweights 14/- to 17/6; prime ewes, 18/- to 22/6; medium, 14/- to 16/-; light and inferior, 10/- to 13/-. Lambs—A large yarding numbering 2470 head of fair quality was forward. There was very keen competition, freezing buyers operating freely, and a clearance was effected at very satisfactory prices. Values ranged from 15/- to 28/- a head, equal to 7d per lb, and occasionally a shade more.

Pigs—A medium yarding of mixed sorts. All classes met with good competition, and a clearance was effected at prices on a par with late rates. Best porkers and baconers realised from 8d to 9d per lb. ADDINGTON MARKET. CHRISTCHURCH, June 22. At the Addington market to-day, there were large yardings of fat sheep. Cattle were particularly well represented. The store sheep yarding consisted mainly of a poor class of ewes, with a fair proportion of wethers and lambs. Last week’s values were well maintained. Good forward 4 and 6-tooth wethers realised 15/- to 16/6; ordinary, 12/7 to 14/9; two and 4-tooth, 12/- to 12/7; cull two-tooth, 7/- to 8/9; forward lambs, 10/7 to 13/-; ordinary, 8/1 to 10/-; good halfbred ewe lambs, 20/-; fairly good 2,4, 6, and 8-tooth ewes (in lamb), 15/- to 18/-; inferior 2 and 4-tooth ewes (in lamb), 7/6 to 8/9; failingmouthed ewes (in lamb); 7/- to 11/4; aged ewes, 2/9 to 4/9. Fat Lambs—The rates were firm at last week’s values. Extra prime sold to 28/-; prime, 20/- to 22/9; medium, 16/9 to 19/9; light and unfinished, 12/8 to 16/6. I at Sheep—Competition opened briskly at about last week’s rates, but fell off half way through, to liven up again towards the close. All round there was a drop of about 2A a head due to big pennings. Extra prime, wethers realised 31/-; prime, 21/6 to 26/-; medium, 17/6 to 21/-; light and inferior, 15/- to 17/-; extra prime ewes, 24/1; prime, 18/- to 20/6; medium, 15/to 17/9; light and inferior, 9/- to 14/6. 1 at Cattle—Lower quality beef dropped £1 to £3 per head. Extra prime steers realised £2O 15/- to £23 5/-; prime, £l5 to £l9 15/-; medium, £lO to £l4 7/6; light and inferior, £7 15/- to £10; extra prime heifers, £2O; prime, £lO to £l2 7/6; ordinary, £6 12/- to £9 12/6; extra prime cows, £l5 15/-; prime, £8 to £l2 15/-; ordinary, £5 to £7 12/6. Vealers—Runners, £5 7/6; good vealers, £4 to £4 15/-; medium, £2 12/6 to £3 15/-; small, £1 2/6 to £2 7/6: Store Cattle—Three-year-old steers, £7 2/6 to £7 17/6; 18-months to two-year, £3 15/- to £4 10/-; two-year heifers, £3 10/to £4 2/6; good cows, £2 10/- to £4 5/-; inferior and medium, 10/- to £1 5/-. Dairy Cattle—Second and third calvers, £l3; cows in profit, £8; inferior cows, 15/to £4; good springing heifers, £8 to £ll. Fat Pigs— Choppers, £5 to £6 19/-; light baconers, £4 5/- to £4 15/- j heavy, £5 to £5 10/-; extra heavy, £6 to £6 7/-i average price per lb, light porkers, £2 10/- to £3; heavy, £3 5/- to £3 15/-; average price per lb, Bid to Store Pigs—Good to medium, £2 to £2 10/-; small, £1 to £1 12/6; weaners, 7/6 to 12/6. THE PRICE OF TIN. (By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright.) (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) LONDON, June 21. (Received June 22; 9 p.m.) Tin, on spot, £164 12/6 :'fox ' 167 1 j

I SALE OF PEDIGREE JERSEYS. CARTERTON, June 22. A sale of pedigree Jerseys here yesterday attracted a large number of buyers from all parts of New Zealand and from Australia. Ninety-three head of the famous Middle Run herd (W. H. Booth and Sons), were put up, and all were sold except four bull calves. Cows averaged £9l, heifers £7.9, bulls £6l. The sale realised £6905. HOBART WOOL SALES. DECLINE OF VALUES. HOBART, June 22. (Received June 22, 9 p.m.) 1110 Wol sales showed a general reduc tion of prices, the top price being 153 d, compared with 30£d at the March sales.