STOCK SALES

Southland Times, Issue 23817, 15 May 1939, Page 3

STOCK SALES

GOOD YARDING OF SHEEP STOCK SALE AT WYNDHAM For a May sale the yarding of sheep at the Wyndham stock sale was larger than usual. Fat lambs sold about schedule but buyers were not keen and a few very good lots were passed at auction. A few fat wethers sold well. There was little life in the store market, which points to the graziers’ requirements being supplied for this season and little chance for any improvement in values. Prices for fat cattle were back considerably on the last sale when the quality was very high. A few pens of store cattle sold at ruling prices. Sales were:—

National Mortgage and Agency Co. sold: 46 fat lambs at 19/9, 20 do at 19/6, 19 do at 20/-, 145 passed in, 9 fat wethers at 23/-, 69 2-th ewes at 19/6, 53 f.m. ewes at 15/9, 66 do at 14/3, 83 do at 13/9, 53 do at 4/4, 33 ewes at 3/11, 43 do at 11/6, 80 lambs at 12/-, 87 do at 8/3, 55 do at 12/10, 43 do at 8/6, 15 wethers at 15/6, 20 do at 15/6, 36 do at 17/6, fat cows at £4/2/6, £5/17/6, £4, £7/10/-, £4/5/-, £4/10/-, £4/12/6, 12 rising 2yr steers at £5, 7 rising 2yr heifers at £3/10/-. Henderson and Co. sold: 40 ewe lambs at 24/-, 30 store lambs at 13/-, 62 at 11/3, 1 fat cow at £5/15/-, 1 at £5/10/-, 1 at £4, 1 store cow at £3/7/-, 1 at £3/5/-. Passed in: 10 fat cows, 2 bullocks. Two pigs at 22/-, 2 at 21/-, 3 at 19/-, 2 at 16/-, 8 at 15/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: 87 fat lambs at 18/3, 8 do at 18/3, 135 do at 20/3, 64 at 19/3, 40 fat ewes at 8/3, 75 wethers at 20/-, 31 ewe lambs at 23/-, 81 at 22/3, 25 at 12/3, 36 at 13/8, 100 at 23/-, 33 ewe hoggets at 17/3, 16 wether lambs at 13/-, 40 ewes at 8/3, 4 at 6/-, 94 at 4/-, 61 at 12/-, 1 cow at £6/5/-, 1 do at £6/17/6, 1 do at £6, 1 do at £5/15/-, 1 do at £s,‘ 1 do at £4, 1 cow at £3/17/6, 1 do at £4/5/-, 1 do at £3/5/-, 1 do at £5/17/6, 1 do at £4/7/6, 1 do at £3/7/6, 1 do at £3, 1 do at £4/10/-.

SMALL YARDING AT OTAUTAU ROMNEY EWE LAMBS REALIZE UP TO 21/8 The Otautau stock sale was held in wintry weather. A small yarding was penned, comprising a few pens of good Romney ewe hoggets, several pens of old ewes and a few small pens of two-tooth wethers. Best Romney ewe lambs made up to 21/8, medium from 18/3 to 20/-. Wether lambs realized from 9/- to 12/- and old ewes from 8/- to 10/-. Following were some of the sales recorded:

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold: Thirtythree wether lambs at 13/-, 65 ewe lambs at 21/2, 152 at 20/-, 16 ewes at 2/7, 13 at 5/9, 50 wether lambs at 15/7, and 50 concrete posts at £6. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: Seven lambs at 18/6. J. R. Mills and Son sold: Fifty-eight ewes at 9/-.

. The Southland Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association sold: Thirty wethers at 20/-.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold: Six strainers at 9/6, 5 at 9/9, 3 at 7/-, 13 at 8/6, 6 at 9/- and 8 at 7/6.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., sold: Thirteen wethers at 17/1, 21 at 16/6, 26 at 17/7, 26 at 20/-, 143 ewe lambs at 21/8, 35 lambs at 13/7,113 wether lambs at 9/-, 100 posts at £6/17/6,11 strainers at 10/9, 4 at 8/-, 3 at 9/3, pony at £4, 1 dog at £6, 1 at £4/10/-, 30 wethers at 20/3, 85 ewes at 8/-, 3 strainers at 9/-, 12 at 8/-; 1 dog at £6 5/-, 1 at £5, 1 at £3; 2 cow covers at 10/-; haversack at 5/-; stirrups at 3/-; saddle at 15/-; whips at 9/- and 12/6; dog chains at 3/- and 4/-; dog muzzlers at 3/6.

THE RIALTO William Todd and Co., Ltd., report as follows for the week ended Saturday. Pigs.—Small weaners 9/- to 15/-, well-grown 16/- to 17/-, small stores 15/- to £l, stores £l/10/-, porkers £l/11/- to £2/8/-. I Poultry.—Good demand. Hens 1/5 to 2/-. Heavy breeds 2/1 to 4/-; small pullets 2/6 to 3/-, W.L. pullets 4/- to 7/3, B.L. pullets 7/-, Rhode Island Red pullets 5/-, geese 4/9, ducks 2/6 to 3/6. Produce.—Table potatoes, King Edwards in short supply. Prices have advanced to £ll to £ll/10- ex store for prime quality. Chaff £5/5/- to £5/10/-, straw £3/10/-, hay £4 to £4/10/-, wheat 20/- to 22/6, barley 14/-, oats 10/- to 11/6, crushed oats 9/6, fowl food 16/6, pollard 9/-, bran 7/-, oatdust 5/-, meat meal 11/-, boneflour 14/-, moose meal 19/6, moose nuts 19/-, blood and bones 9/6, K.P. super 6/6, burnt lime 4/6, cement 6/9, oyster shell grit 6/- cwt. Miscellaneous. —Barbed wire 30/cwt, No. 8 galvanized 25/-, No. 9 26/-, fowl netting 14/6, rabbit netting 26/-, sheep netting 26/-, tanks £2/10/-, pumice boilers £B/5/-, pumice washtubs £2/15/-, wheelbarrows 30/-, sashes 14/6, timber 14/- to 17/- 100, stakes £2, droppers 17/-, fencing posts £8 to £lO 100, totara strainers 12/6 to 15/-, horse covers 27/6, cow covers 9/6, horse collars £2/7/6, winkers 21/-, hames 10/6, rabbit traps “Downie” 22/6, Lane’s Ace 18/6 dozen, Ceylon tea s’s 13/6, 40’s 2/s|lb. Vegetables.—Cabbage 2/- to 4/-, cauliflower 3/- to 6/-, lettuce 2/- dozen, carrots, parsnips, beetroot Ijd to 2d lb.

INVESTMENT TRUST DIVIDEND

(United Press Association) WELLINGTON, May 13. The Stock Exchange Association has received cabled advice that the National Reliance Investment Trust has recommended a dividend of 4| per cent. THE FRUIT MARKET LONDON PRICES FIRMER (Received May 14, 6.30 p.m.) LONDON, May 13. The demand for apples is better and prices are firmer. Quotations: — Australian. —Cox’s Orange, 10/6 to 15/9; Jonathans, 8/r. to 10/-; Cleopatras, 9/- to 11/3; Granny Smiths, 11/to 13/9. The inquiry for pears is good and prices are firm. Quotations: Boses, 8/3 to 11/-; Josephines, 11/9 to 12/-. MINING NEMONA DREDGE (United Press Association) GREYMOUTH, May 13. The Nemona dredge obtained 290 z for 127 hours work in which 9500 yards were treated.