LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE

Southland Times, Issue 23377, 8 December 1937, Page 13

LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE

RISING MARKET FOR SHEEP

Short Supply Causes Prices To Soar

FAT CATTLE SELL AT RECENT RATES

A smaller yarding of fat sheep and the competition provided by several country butchers were responsible for a buoyant fat sheep market at the Lorneville stock sale yesterday, values rising by 4/- to 5/- a head for ewes and by 8/- a head for wethers. Although the market was a double one, because of the Southland Agricultural and Pastoral Society’s Summer Show next week, the entry of fat sheep was only half as big as the previous sale and prices rose as a result. One of the largest entries of fat cattle for some time was forward yesterday. There was no easing of values, however, and the market remained firm throughout, values in some instances showing a slight improvement. Fifty fat lambs were yarded and these were of quite good quality. Good prices were obtained, heavy lambs selling at up to 31/-. Following is a comparative table of the yardings of the last two sales:—

Included in yesterday’s yardings were 50 fat lambs, 17 vealers, 25 bulls and 12 dairy cows. FAT CATTLE There was an unusually large yarding of fat cattle. Not many heavyweight bullocks were yarded but there were some very good quality medium weight bullocks, cows and heifers for* ward. Considering the large yarding, the market was very sound, values throughout remaining quite firm at last week’s rates and in many cases showing a slight improvement. Prime quality bullocks made from £l4 10/- to £l5 12/6, medium quality from £l2 to £l3, handy weights from £lO 15/to £ll 15/- and light weights from £8 10/- to £9 15/-. Extra prime cows sold up to £ll 2/6, prime quality from £9 15/- to £lO 5/-, good quality from £8 10/- to £9 5/-, medium quality from £7 5/- to £7 15/. Unfinished sorts from £5 5/- to £6. Prime quality heifers fetched from £9 5/- to £lO, good quality £8 5/- to £9 and lighter weights £6 10/- to £7 10/-. The Southland Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association Ltd., sold:—Account client, 1 cow at £4 15/-, 1 at £4 12/6. Account H. Affleck (Oreti), 1 cow at £9 17/6, 2 bullocks at £l2 2/6. Account W. B. Woods (Oreti), 1 heifer at £8 15/-, 1 at £8 12/6, 1 at £6 12/6, 1 steer at £6 12/6, 1 at £7 2/6, 1 at £7 12/6. Account Andrew Findlay (Pukemaori) 1 bullock at £ll 17/6, 1 heifer at £7 10/-, 1 at £8 17/6, 1 at £7 10/-, 2 at £B, 1 cow at £8 17/6, 1 at £8 12/6. Account Mrs Armstrong (Waipango), 1 heifer at £9 10/-, 1 at £8 12/6, 1 at £lO 7/6, 1 at £8 17/6, 2 at £B, 1 at £8 17/6, 1 at £9 5/-, 1 at £7 17/6. Account Borstal Institute, 2 bullocks at £ll 17/6. Account John Scott (Wallacetown), 1 cow at £3 17/6, 1 at £3 2/6, 1 heifer at £5, 1 cow at £6 17/6. Account J. McCallum (Otahuti R.D.), 1 bullock at £l5 12/6, 1 heifer at £9 15/-. Account R. M. Jones (Makarewa), 1 runner at £2. Account client, 3 heifers at £lO 2/6, 2 at £ll 7/6, 2 at £9 17/6, 2 at £ll, 1 at £lO 12/6, 1 at £lO 2/6, 1 at £9 15/-, 1 at £9 5/-, 2 at £lO 5/-, 1 at £9 10/-, 1 at £6 5/-. Account Mrs Drain (Spar Bush), 1 cow at £B, 1 at £6 15/-, 1 steer at £5 15/-, 1 heifer at £9. Account R. Russell (Waikiwi), 1 cow at £8 15/-, 1 at £7 17/6, 1 heifer at £7 17/6. Account J. A. Young (Tuatapere), 2 heifers at £7 17/6, 14 at £7 10/-, 2 at £7 7/6, 2 at £7 5/-. Account Mrs Armstrong (Waipango), 2 bullocks at £l4 10/-, 2 at £l4, 2 at £l2 10/-, 2 at £lO 15/-. Account client, 1 heifer at £lO 2/6, 1 cow at £9 2/6, 1 at £9. Account H. Turner (Tokanui), 1 heifer at £9 2/6, 1 bullock at £ll 5/-, 1 at £ll 10/-, 1 at £ll 2/6, 1 at £lO 10/-, 2 at £9 10/-, 1 at £l4 7/6, 1 at £l3. Account W. H. Campbell (Woodlands), 1 cow at £6 15/-, 1 heifer at £9, 1 bullock at £l5 10/-, 1 at £l4 17/6, 1 at £l3. Account client, 1 cow at £4 2/6, 3 bullocks at £9 2/6, 1 heifer at £7 10/-, 1 at £7 12/6. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account H. J. Blackmore (Morton Mains), 2 steers at £ll 7/6, 1 at £9 12/6, 1 at £9, 1 at £8 10/-. Account Alex Fowler (Otahuti R.D.), 2 steers at £8 15/-, 2 at £8 7/6. Account F. Turner (Otara R.D.), 2 steers at £lO, 1 at £9 12/6. Account R. Russell, 1 cow at £9 15/-, 1 at £B, 2 at £6 17/6. Account John Scott (Wallacetown), 1 cow at £6 10/-, 1 at £5 17/6. Account client (Waikiwi), 1 vealer at £2 7/6, 1 at £2. Account client (Waituna), 1 cow at £9 17/6, 1 at £9 15/-, 1 at £8 17/6, 1 at £9 7/6, 1 at £9. Account Borstal Institute, 1 steer at £9 12/6, 1 at £8 17/6, 1 heifer at £B. Account client (Oporo), 1 cow at £9 10/-, 1 at £8 7/6, 2 at £8 2?6, 2 at £7 7/6. Account John Davidson (Makarewa), 1 cow at £6 17/6, 2 at £5 12/6. Account H. and J. Cartwright (Spar Bush), 1 steer at £8 2/6, 1 heifer at £8 2/6. Account client, 2 heifers at £8 5/-, 1 at £B, 1 at £7 17/6, 2 at £7 12/6, 1 at £6 15/-. Account Carswell and Co., 1 cow at £lO 2/6. Account D. Gordon (Otatara), 1 cow at £8 2/6, 1 at £6 15/-, 1 at £6 10/—, 1 at £3 17/6, 1 vealer at £l, 1 at 12/6. Account client (Ryal Bush), 1 cow at £8 7/6, 1 at £7 5/-, 2 at £6 10/-. Account J. Calder, 1 steer at £ll 17/6, 1 at £ll 5/-, 2 at £9 5/-, 1 at £lO. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account R. Russell (Waikiwi), 1 heifer at £8 5/-, 1 cow at £8 7/6, 1 at £6 17/6. Account Price Bros. (Waikiwi), 1 bullock at £9 17/6, 3 at £lO 12/6, 2 heifers at £7 10/-, 1 at £8 10/-, 1 at £8 7/6, 1 at £7 17/6, 1 at £8 5/-, 1 at £7 17/6. Account F. Turner (Tokanui), 3 bullocks at £9 7/6. Account estate William Fosbender (West Plains), 1 bullock at £lO 10/-, 2 at £9 17/6, 1 at £9 10/-, 1 at £8 7/6. Account Mrs E. Hawkes (Wallacetown), 1 heifer at £8 15/-. Account T. Fraser (Waianiwa), 1 heifer at £4 15/-. Account client (Lorneville), 1 heifer at £7 12/6, 1 cow at £9 2/6. Account E. Russell (Bay Road), 1 cow at £6 5/-. Account client (Otahuti), 1 bullock at £lO 15/-, 1 at £8 12/6. Account client (Lorneville), 1 heifer at £lO 10/-. Account client (Invercargill), 1 cow at £8 17/6. Account M. Beattie and Sons (Tuturau), 1 cow at £8 15/-, 1 at £4 10/-, 1 bullock at £ll 7/6, 1 at £lO 5/-. Account client (Pine Bush), 1 cow at £7 5/-, 1 bullock at £ll.

J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold.—Account Brass Bros (Tuturau), 2 cows at £5 15/-, 2 at £6 15/-, 1 at £6 10/-, 1 at £6, 2 at £6 5/-. Account T. Golden (Pine Bush), 1 cow at £6. Account J Cockbum (Spar Bush), 1 cow at £6 5/-, 1 at £5 17/6, 1 at £5 12/6, 1 at £7 15/1 steer at £8 5/-, 1 vealer at £3 2/6, 1 at £2 10/-. Account J. Young (Otahuti R.D.),1 cow at £8 17/6, 1 at £7 17/6, 1 at £7. Account Miss Beck (Gladfleld R.D.), 1 heifer at £3 10/-, 1 at £3. Account Mrs A. Jolly (Wallacetown), 1 cow at £7, 1 at £6 2/6. Account Alex Townley (Wrights Bush). 1 vealer at

£2 2/6, 1 at £1 17/6. Account D. White (Gladfield R.D.), 1 cow at £4 15/-. Account client (Otahuti), 1 cow at £6 15/Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold: —Account W. J. Irving (Myross Bush), 1 cow at £lO 7/6, 1 at £7 12/6, 1 heifer at £8 15/-, 1 heifer at £7 17/6. Account Borstal Institute (Invercargill), 4 vealers at £1 10/-. Account Hall and Seymour (Glencoe R.D.), 1 cow at £6 10/-. Account Mrs M. Hillis (Invercargill), 1 runner at £3 2/6, 1 vealer at £2 2/6. Account W. R. Pirie, 1 bullock at £l4 5/-. Account R. McCurdy (Waikiwi), 1 cow at £6 5/-. Account J. Fisher (Mokotua), 1 bullock at £ll 17/6, 1 at £8 10/-, 1 cow at £5 17/6. Account Timpany Bros. (Woodlands), 3 cows at £7 12/6. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold: —Account D. B. Wishart (Ryal Bush), 1 cow at £7, 1 at £6 12/6, 1 at £5 15/-, 1 at £5 5/-. Account James Cochrane (Otahuti), 1 cow at £7 17/6. Account A. Anderson (Waimatua), 1 cow at £6 15/-. STORE CATTLE The yarding of store cattle was con " siderably smaller than last week and the demand was not particularly keen. There were three pens of good two and three-year-old steers offered and they were passed in at £6 12/6, £7 2/6 and £7 6/-. Cows in calf-sold from £3 17/- to £4 9/-, good empty cows made £3 10/- to £5, and bulls sold down to £1 12/6. Yearling steers and heifers in ordinary condition realized from £2 9/- to £2 17/6. A pen of two-year-old steers and heifers was passed in at £4 5/-. Few good quality dairy cows were entered. Best sorts made £5 to £6 7/6 and others fetched £3 10/- to £4 10/-. A big number of bulls was forward and the sale met with a good demand. Good two-year-old bulls brought from £7 10/- to £lO 12/6 and good yearlings made £4 10/- to £B. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:— Account Alex Townley (Wrights Bush), 2 bulls at £2 15/-, 1 at £4, 1 cow at £1 5/-. Account Mrs A. Jolly (Wallacetown), 1 cow and calf at £4 10/-, 1 at £3 12/-. Account Mrs J. S. Brown (Waimatua), 1 dairy cow at £2 17/6. Account F. Ladbrook (Invercargill), 4 heifers at £3 14/-, 1 cow at £2 10/-. Account clients, 1 dairy cow at £4 7/6, 1 cow at £3 17/-, 2 at £4 5/-, 1 at £2 17/6, 2 at £3 7/6, 1 at £1 12/6, 1 at £4 2/6, 3 at £3 9/-, 1 at £2 15/-, 1 bull at £2 7/6, 1 at £4 12/6, 1 at £4 17/6, 1 at £2 15/-. Account E. Ladbrook (Otahuti), 31 steers at £6 12/6.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account J. C. Grant (Waipango), 7 yearlings at £3 4/-, 2 cows and calves at £4 9/-, 1 bull at £4 15/-. Account client (Taramoa), 3 empty cows at £5, 1 at £4 2/6, 1 at £4, 5 at £2 10/-. Account J. R. Anderson, 2 yearling bulls at £4. Account client (West Plains), 1 two-year-old bull at £lO 12/6. Account client, (Pahia), 9 steers at £7, 1 bull at £5 17/6.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account Mrs J. H. Hill (Lorneville), 1 cow and calf at £6. Account client (Branxholme), 1 dairy cow at £5 15/-. Account T. Fraser (Waianiwa), 1 Jersey bull at sijgns. Account Nicholas Maloney (Makarewa) 1 Friesian bull at 9igns. Account J. Mortimer (Lorneville), 1 Jersey bull at 9gns. Account Price Bros. (Waikiwi), 1 dairy heifer at £5.

Hie New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account A. Anderson (Waimatuku), 1 bull at £3. Account client (Lorneville), 1 bull at £8 7/6, 1 at £4 12/6. Account R. Russell (Waikiwi), 1 bull at £6 10/-. Account E. D. Ladbrook (Otahuti), 1 bull at £4, 1 vealer at £5, 1 at £3 15/-. Account client (Isla Bank), 1 bull at £3 7/6. Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account Hall and Seymour (Mabel Bush), 1 cow and calf at £6 15/-. Account Mrs Hillis (Invercargill), 1 cow at £4 15/-. Account J. Hardy (Underwood), 1 bull at £6 6/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account L. Stewart (Myross Bush), 1 dairy heifer at £4 5/-. Account client, 11 steers at £4 2/-, 1 yearling bull at £4 4/-. FAT SHEEP The entry of fat sheep was only half as big d!s last week, although the market was a double one. Because of the short supply and the presence of several country butchers the market was quite an exciting one, values for wethers improving by 4/- to 5/- a head and for ewes by as much as 8/a head. Good quality shorn wethers realized from 34/6 to 36/-, medium quality from 32/- to 33/-, lighter weights from 29/- to 30/- and small and unfinished sorts down to 26/-. Prime young shorn ewes made up to 29/-, good quality ewes from 27/6 to 28/-, medium quality from 25/6 to 26/6 and lighter weights from 23/- to 24/-. The yarding of fat lambs was only of medium size but the quality was quite

good. Heavy lambs made up to 31/-, good quality from 27/- to 28/6 and medium quality from 24/6 to 26/-. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account Alex Peat (Racecourse road), 1 lamb at 23/-, 1 at 19/6. Account client (Underwood), 3 lambs at 27/6, 1 at 26/6, 1 at 27/-. Account A. Calder (Dipton), 8 eWes at 27/-. Account D. Clark (Glencoe R.D.), 5 wethers at 29/3, 1 ewe at 29/3, 5 at 28/9, 5 at 28/3. Account Mrs A. Drain (Otahuti), 6 ewes at 25/3. Account J. E. Fleming (Otahuti), 6 ewes at 25/-, 6 wethers at 32/-. Account client, 6 wethers at 31/-, 6 at 33/-, 7 at 26/3. Account J. Wilson (Dipton), 7 ewes at 25/3, 7 at 28/3, 8 at 24/6. Account client, 6 wethers at 30/9, 6 at 32/6, 6 at 25/9, 6 ewes at 25/-, 7 at 29/9, 8 at 27/6. Account J. O’Meara, 5 wethers at 33/-, 5 at 31/9, 9 at 34/-, 7 at 30/-, 12 ewes at 28/9. Account client, 2 wethers at 27/9, 6 ewes at 27/-, 5 at 28/3, 5 at 28/-. Account client (Woodlands), 5 ewes at 24/6, 8 at 28/3, 6 at 26/-, 5 wethers at 32/-, 5 at 31/3. Account client (South Hillend), 7 ewes at 26/6, 7 at 27/9, 5 at 24/-, 5 at 20/-, 6 wethers at 31/-, 6 at 29/9, 6 at 33/-. _ The Southland Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association Ltd., sold:—Account M. Somers (Mokotua), 8 wethers at 32/-, 10 at 33/6, 7 at 32/-, 9 at 30/3, 9 at 33/3, 8 at 32/9, 7 at 30/9, 8 at 31/9. Account J. T. Hubber (Northope), 6 wethers at 34/3, 10 at 32/3. Account client, 1 ewe at 30/3, 1 at 28/-, 6 at 30/-, 6 at 29/6, 6 at 31/3, 3 wethers at 40/-, 2 at 36/-. Account R. A. Norman (Forest Hill), 8 ewes at 28/-. Account B. C. Colbran (Makarewa), 3 wethers at 37/-. Account E. Deacon (Isla Bank), 7 ewes at 26/6, 3 at 28/-. Account A. Finn (Underwood), 2 lambs at 29/6, 1 at 27/6, 1 dt 27/3, 1 hogget at 24/6, 1 ewe at 30/—.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account J. Henderson (Woodlands), 6 ewes at 26/-, 2 at 19/-, 2 lambs at 31/9, 1 at 29/9, 2 at 29/-, 1 at 28/3. Account T. A. Fleming (Tus 7 sock Creek), 7 ewes at 29/-, 4 at 28/3, 6 at 28/-, 6 at 29/-. Account client (Invercargill), 7 wethers at 32/-, 1 at 36/3. Account Dennis Bros. (Woodlands), 8 ewes at 29/3, sat 27?9. Account J. Kincaid (Drummond), 4 ewes at 29/9, 6 at 25/9, 5 at 27/6. Account H. G. Brown (Oteramika road), 3 lambs at 29/6. Account W. O’Connor (Oteramika road), 2 lambs at 27/6, 2 at 29/3. Account J. W. Bickley (Waimatuku), 7 ewes at 28/6, 13 at 27/-. Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account client (Winton), 6 shorn ewes at 29/3, 8 at 27/-, 8 at 26/6, 5 at 28/9, 7 at 25/9, 6 at 23/9. Account Mrs M. H. Hardy (Underwood), 1 pen of woolly ewes at 29/6. Account client (West Plains), 5 shorn ewes at 29/3. Account Henderson and Co., Ltd. (Wyndham), as agents, 5 shorn ewes at 13/-. Account W. T. Kerr (Myross Bush), 1 lamb at 27/-, 2 shorn ewes at 26/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account Charles McKenzie (Isla Bank), 4 ewes at 28/-, 6 at 29/9. Account C. Henderson (Myross Bush), 2 wethers at 29/9, 2 at 23/-. Account client, 10 wethers at 29/6, 8 at 29/3, 11 at 28/-. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:— Account E. G. Pirie (Kennington), 12 ewes at 33/9, 6 at 31/6, 5 at 32/6, 1 at 27/9. Account A. E. Lapthorne (Otapiri R.D.), 5 wethers at 31/3, 6 at 29/9, 5 at 30/6. STORE SHEEP Ewes and lambs comprised most of the store sheep entry. A well-grown lot of 2-tooth ewes realized 31/- and another pen was passed in at 27/5. A number of 2-tooth wether hoggets fetched 18/6. The half-dozen pens of ewes and lambs that were yarded met with good competition. A pen of extra good quality sorts made 27/1, all counted. The remainder realized 12/6, 15/-, 16/6 and 18/6, all counted. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account client, 40 .wether hoggets at 18/6, 47 at 18/-. Account D. Duff (West Plains), 29 ewes and lambs at 21/7. Account Nicholas Maloney (Makarewa), 96 ewes and lambs at 15/-. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account client, 161 2tooth ewes at 31/-. Account D. Frew (Makarewa), 83 ewes and lambs at 16/6.

Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account client (Mill Road), 40 ewes and lambs at 18/6. PIGS

The Southland Farmers’ Co-op. Association Ltd., sold:—Account G. K. Stuart (Drummond), 3 stores at 29/-, 6 at 34/-, 2 at 26/-, 2 at 23/-, 2 at 33/-, 2 at 34/-.

Dec. 7. Nov. 30. Fat cattle 275 187 Store cattle 135 262 Fat sheep 454 979 Store sheep 744 504