SHEEP YARDINGS SMALLER

Southland Times, Issue 23825, 24 May 1939, Page 13

SHEEP YARDINGS SMALLER

VALUES EASIER AT LORNEVILLE

EFFECT OF REDUCTION IN EXPORT RATES The number of sheep yarded at the weekly Lomeville stock sale yesterday showed a big drop compared-with the entries at last week’s sale. In the fat sheep section 802 animals were forwarded, against 1926 last week and the number of store sheep entered showed a decrease of about 900. Values in the fat sheep section were easier because of the reduction in the export rate of a half-penny per lb for wethers and a farthing for ewes. There was a fair proportion of good quality wethers and butchers’ ewes yarded. The entry of fat lambs was small, the majority of the animals being light and unfinished. The quality of the fat cattle yarded was much below that of the animals entered last week. The following are the yardings in the individual sections at the last two

Included in yesterday’s yarding were 10 vealers, 13 dairy cows and three bulls. FAT CATTLE There was a fairly full entry of fat cattle, but the quality was far below that of last week. Compared with last week’s values better quality cattle, taken on the average, were about 10/a head lower. Medium and poorer quality sorts also showed a reduction, but the operations of graziers assisted in keeping the prices fairly even throughout. A percentage of the yarding was passed in. Good quality bullocks made from £lO/10/- to £l2, handyweights £9 to £9/15/-, lightweights £7/10/- to £B/5/-; fair quality cows £8 to £9, medium £6 to £7, aged and unfinished ,£3/10/- to £4/10/-; good quality handyweight heifers £8 to £9, lightweights £6 to £6/15/-, small £5 to £5/10/-.

The- Southland Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association Ltd. sold:—Account H. Affleck (Oreti), 1 bullock at £B, 1 at £6/17/6, 1 at £5/10/-, 1 cow at £6/2/6, 1 heifer at £5/17/6. Account J. Baird (Oreti), 1 heifer at £6. Account James Gray (Otapiri), l.cow at £7/15/-, 1 at £6/15/-. Account H. Clinch (Otapiri), 1 cow at £5/10/-. Account J. Cormack (Tisbury), 1 cow at £5/15/-. Account W. J. Beck (Aparima), 1 bullock at £lO, 1 heifer at £lO/15/-. Account A. T. Guise (Aparima), 1 bullock at £B/10/-. Account J. T. Beck (Aparima), 1 bullock at £6/10/-, 1 at £5 15/-, 1 at £5/2/6, 1 at £3/7/6, 1 heifer at £7/5/-, 1 at £6/15/-, 1 at £6, 1 at £5/7/6, 1 at £5, 1 at £4/12/6, 1 at £7, 1 at £5/15/-, 1 at £B,l vealer at £2/17/6,1 at £2/12/6. Account client, 1 bullock at £B. Account Griffen/Owens (Otapiri), 1 heifer at £7/15/-, 1 steer at £5/15/-, 1 runner at £3/5/—. Account C. R. McCrostie (Waianiwa), 1 vealer at £2/10/-, 1 at £2/2/6. Account Duncan Drain (Otahuti), 2 vealers at £l/17/6. Account Hadley Turner (Tokanui), 1 bullock at £6/7/6, 1 at £B/7/6, 1 at £9/12/6, 1 at £7/5/-. 1 at £B/17/6, 1 at £7/17/6, 1 at £7/12/6, 1 at £7/7/6, 1 at £B/12/6. The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account T. Bulling (Bluff), 1 cow at £3/12/6, 1 heifer at £4/2/6, 1 cow at £4, 1 at £5/7/6, 1 at £5/2/6, 1 at £3/10/-. Account A. Gray (Titiroa), 1 cow at £3/15/-, 1 at £3/2/6, 1 at £4/2/6, 1 at £3/10/-, 1 at £4, 1 at £2/15/-, 2 heifers at £3/17/6. Account R. Chisholm (Tokanui), 1 bullock at £7. Account H. Verity (Tramway road), 1 cow at £4/7/6. Account T. and M. Forsyth (Glencoe), 2 cows at £6/17/6. Account client, 1 steer at £6/15/-. Account client, 1 cow at £4/17/6, 1 at £4/10/-. Account D. Gordon (Otatara), 1 bullock at £7, 1 at £5/15/-, 1 cow at £4/12/6, 1 at £4/7/6,

1 heifer at £9,1 cow at dS4/2-/6, 1 heifer at £6/12/6. Account Mrs A. W. Paddon (Kennington), 1 cow at £3/7/6. Account J. H. Sheddan (Blackmount), 1 heifer at £B/7/6, 1 at £7/15/-, 1 at £5/15/-, 1 cow at £B, 1 at £5/12/6, 1 at £4/7/6, 1 bullock at £7/12/6. Account client, 1 bullock at £9/10/-, 1 at £B/12/6, lat £lO/12/6, 1 at £9/15/-, 1 heifer at £7/10/-.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account A. T. Mainland (Rakauhauka), 1 vealer at £3, 1 at £2/10/-. Account A. G. Butt (Otapiri), 1 cow at £4/10/-. Account Broughton Bush Trust (Dacre), 1 heifer at £6/10/-, 1 at £5/2/6, 2 at £B, 1 at £7, 1 at £6/17/6. Account J. Kean (Lochiel), 1 bullock at £l2/7/6, 1 at £lO. Account A. J. Willocks (Invercargill), 1 cow at £4/15/-. Account W. W. Sands (Winton), 2 bullocks at £9/10/—, 1 at £9, 1 at £B, 2 at £ll, 1 cow at £3/2/6, 2 heifers at £4/10/-. Account clients, 32 cattle passed. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:— Account M. McCallum (Gorge Road), 1 steer at £lO/10/-, 1 at £B. Account Houston Brothers (Gorge Road), 1 cow at £4/7/6, 1 at £5/12/6, 1 at £3/5/-, 1 at £4, 1 at £3/15/-, 1 at £5/7/6, 1 at £4/17/6. Account client, 1 steer at £9/5/-, 1 at £9/2/6, 1 at £B/5/-, 1 at £B, 1 heifer at £6/7/6, 1 at £7/15/-. Account G. Gibb, 1 cow at £7/5/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account client (Dacre), 1 steer at £B, 1 at £5/10/-. Account W. Stirling (Myross Bush), 1 cow at £5/12/6. Account W. C. Smith (Wrights Bush), 1 cow at £5, 1 vealer at £2/12/6. Account client, 1 cow at £6/15/-, 1 at £5/10/-. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account client (Tokanui), 1 bullock at £B/12/6, 1 cow at £5, 1 at £4/17/6. Account client (Lorneville), 1 heifer at £7/10/-, 1 at £7. STORE CATTLE There was a small yarding in the store cattle section, the bulk of the entry being store cows. The best of these sold up to £4/7/-, while good store cows made from £3 to £3/10/-, with cull sorts down to £l. A good pen of heifers realized £5. In the dairy section there was quite a few winter calvers offered but the demand was poor and prices consequently were much lower than was the case last week. An exceptionally good cow made £9/5/-, others bringing from £5 to £6, while factory calvers brought from £3 to £4.

The Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold: —Account F, Holmes (Gummies Bush), 2 dairy cows at £4 7/6. Account W. G. Saville (Myross Bush), 1 dairy cow at £4, 1 dairy heifer at £2/12/6. Account C. R. McCrostie (Waianiwa), 1 empty cow at £2/17/6.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Account client (Awarua), 4 speyed cows at £3/15/-. Account client (Mabel Bush), 6 cows at £3, 1 bull at £4. Account client (Ryal Bush), 3 heifers at £l/17/6, 2 empty cows at £3/19/-. Account client (Rosedale), 1 heifer at £3 10/-. Account client (Waikiwi), 1 dairy cow at £9 5/-. Account client (Kapuka), 4 empty cows at £3/17/6, 2 heifers at £3, 2 at £2 15/-. Wright, Stephensoil and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account F. Hankey (Waimatua), 2 cows at £3/10/-. Account W. H. Wellocks (Invercargill), 1 cow at £3. Account W. G. Saville (Myross Bush), 1 heifer at £2 2/-, 1. steer at £3 5/-. Account Waitoru Farm, Ltd. (Wallacetown), 1 dairy cow at £6, 1 at £6/10/-, 1 at £3 15/-. Account client (Ryal Bush), 1 steer at £5/10/-, 1 cow at £3 17/6, 1 cow at £2/7/6. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:— Account M. and A. Gray (Pahia), 6 cows at £4/10/-, 3 at £2/17/-, 1 at £3. Account client, 6 cows at £4/5/-. Account G. Gibb (Invercargill), 1 steer at £3/14/-. Account client, 2 cows at £3 10/-, 4 at £2/17/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. sold:—Account client, 4 heifers at £4 15/-, 1 cow at £2 7/-. Account W. J. Ellis (Myross Bush), 1 dairy cow at £4/15/-. Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Account Mrs Hazlett and Son (Kennington), 1 cow at £l/16/-. FAT SHEEP The entry of fat lambs was quite a small one and, as only to be expected at this time of the year, the majority was light and unfinished. Good quality freezing lambs realized 21/6 to 23/-, medium 18/6 to 20/-, light and unfinished, 15/- to 17/-. In the fat sheep entry there was a fair proportion of good quality wethers and butchers’

ewes. Because of the reduced export rate of a half-penny per lb for wethers and a farthing per lb for ewes, values were easier accordingly. Good butchers’ wethers made 22/6 to 25/-, medium 20/6 to 21/6, light and unfinished 15/to 18/-; prime butchers’ ewes 15/- to 15/6, good quality 12/6 to 13/6, medium 9/- to 10/-, freezing ewes 6/- to 8/-.

The Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold:—Account F. J. Hillis (Thombury), 9 lambs at 24/3, 4 at 23/3, 38 at 22/3. Account W. Sainsbury (Makarewa), 29 lambs at 17/-. Account R. McKinnon (Thornbury), 25 lambs at 19/-, 1 at 11/-, 44 at 20/-, 15 at 20/3, 19 at 21/3. Account H. R. Maclean (Lorneville), 121 lambs at 18/6. Account Peter' Fleck (Thombury), 64 lambs at 18/-. Account J. and C. McCrostie (Waianiwa), 38 lambs at 20/-. Account S. J. Cook (Drummond), 20 ewes at 9/-, 12 at 9/3, 18 at 8/6, 9 at 8/3. Account J. Murchison (Makarewa), 14 ewes at 6/9. Account E. Deacon (Isla Bank), 2 ewes at 11/9, 6 at 15/6. Account W. Lindsay (Wallacetown), 10 ewes at 14/6, 10 at 13/3. Account S. H. Paterson (Gladfield), .4 wethers at 23/6. Account Peter Fleck, 4 ewes at 12/6, 4 at 9/6, 6 at 12/-. Account C. and E. Crosbie (Waimahaka), 17 ewes at 11/9, 21 ewes at 9/3, 10 at 9/9, 9 at 8/3.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd. sold:—Account H. Anderson (Fortrose), 18 lambs at 19/3. Account client (Otatara), 6 lambs at 16/9. Account client (West Plains), 11 lambs at 17/9, 15 at 18/-. Account T. Bulling (Bluff), 4 lambs at 14/9. Account client (Makarewa), 14 lambs at 16/-. Account late Sarah Evans (Glencoe), 162 lambs at 21/9. Account A. E. Cocker (Ryal Bush), 9 lambs at 13/9. Account Jones’s estate (Kapuka), 6 lambs at 19/-. Account Mrs M. Robertson (Gladfield), 5 lambs at 22/3, 6 at 20/9. Account client (Taramoa), 3 lambs at 25/-, 9 at 18/-, 2 ewes at 3/-. 'Account H. Cowan (Wrights Bush), 30 lambs at 14/6. Account T. Bulling, 8 ewes at 7/9. Account client (Lomeville), 23 ewes at 7/-. Account client (Waianiwa), 7 wethers at 8/-, 5 at 17/9, 10 at 17/-, 6 at 16/9, 8 at 17/3, 6 at 16/6. Account client (Glencoe), 6 ewes at 13/-, 14 at 12/9, 5 at 12/3, 6 at 12/-, 9 at 9/-, 7 at 13/6, 1 wether at 24/6. Account client (Waikiwi), 11 ewes at 14/6. Account M. and B. Crowe (Limehills), 5 ewes at 15/9, 5 at 15/-, 7 at 16/3, 12 at 14/3, 5 at 14/6, 5 at 13/-. Account John Calvert (Glencoe), 6 wethers at 18/-, 6 at 17/-, 8 at 18/6. Account Mrs .M. Robertson, 4 ewes at 6/9. Account C. D. Drain (Otahuti), 7 wethers at 20/6, 7 at 22/-. Account client (Gummies Bush), 6 ewes at 6/-. Account client (Gummies Bush), 1 lamb at 10/-. Account W. Laytham (Woodlands), 5 lambs at 19/6. Account client (Waikiwi), o'J ewes at 7/9, 15 ewes at 11/9, 10 ewes at 11/3, 1 wether at 24/6.

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. sold:—Account client (Benmore), 7 wethers at 20/-. Account client (Benmore), 12 ewes at 5/6, 15 at 5/9,' 14 at 7/6, 17 at 5/9. Account Mrs M. A. Beaton (Tuatapere), 21 lambs at 19/6. Account Messrs J. S. King and Norman and King (Tuatapere), 59 fat lambs at 13/-. Account H. Mackenzie and Sons (Walter Peak Station), 6 fat lambs at 20/-, 10 wethers at 14/3, 14 at 15/3, 12 at 16/3, 10 at 14/3, 10 at 18/9, 13 at 18/6, 5 . at 18/9, 10 at 19/9, 10 at 19/3, 4 at 18/6, 13 at 18/9, 4 at 18/6. Account William Lawrence (Glencoe), 14 lambs at 18/9. Account Miss L. E. Lawrence, 5 lambs at 18/9.

Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. sold:—Account client (Mokotua), 177 lambs at 21/3. Account Glencairn Ltd. (Dacre), 115 lambs at 17/9, 2 at 22/-, 1 at 26/-. Account client (Winton), 6 ewes at 9/6, 10 at 13/3, 7 at 12/3, 8 at 13/9, 7 at 15/-, 10 at 12/6, 4 wethers at 23/- r '4 at 20/-» •. Account client (Edendale), 7 ewes at 12/6, 7 at 12/3, 13 at 11/6, 9 at 11/9, 9 at 10/9, 4 at 9/6, 7 at 10/3, 8 at 10/6. Account client (Woodlands), 9 ewes at 15/-, 10 at 14/-, 10 at 13/9, 7 at 13/-, 7 at 12/9, 10 at 12/-, 11 at 10/6, 10 at 9/9. Account A. W. Bickley and Son (Thornbury), 9 ewes at 8/9. Account client (Lochiel), 9 ewes at 10/6, 9 at 8/9, 4 at 9/6, 7 at 9/3, 8 at 10/9. Henderson and Co. Ltd. sold:—Account J. A. Stirling (Waimahaka), 5 wethers at 23/6, 4 at 23/-. Account client (Mokotua), 1 lamb at 15/6, 66 lambs at 17/-. Account J. Calvert (Roslyn Bush), 7 shorn lambs at 14/9, 16 at 16/9. Account client (Kennington), 40 lambs at 20/-, 6 lambs at 18/9. Account R. Henry (Makarewa), 1 lamb

at 22/-. Account Henderson Brothers (Kennington), 6 lambs at 15/6. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. sold: —Account client, 4 lambs at 17/6, 5 at 15/9. Account Charles McKenzie (Isla Bank), 13 lambs at 16/3, 35 at 19/-. Account R. W. Fraser (Myross Bush), 2 lambs at 18/3. Account client (Kennington), 4 ewes at 6/3, 9 lambs at 11/-. Account Charles McKenzie, 15 lambs at 18/6. J. E. Watson and Co. Ltd. sold: —Account C. Thompson (Five Rivers), 8 ewes at 10/9, 7 at 7/9, 33 at 10/-,' 10 at 12/-. STORE SHEEP The store sheep yarding was the smallest for the past six months. Fail-ing-mouth ewes again predominated, the top price for these being 8/-. Other pens brought from 4/- to 5/-, while light-conditioned and cull sorts brought from 1/6 to 2/3. Forward-conditioned lambs made up to 14/-, while carryover wether lambs realized from 8/- to 10/-. Store wethers brought from 17/— to 18/8 and a small uen of .ewe lambs was sold at 19/3. The National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd. sold:—Account client (Otahuti), 24 lambs at 14/-. Account client (Fortrose), 18 ewes at 2/9. Account client (West Plains), 71 ewes at 8/-, 9 ewes at 2/5, 12 2 and 4-tooth ewes at 22/6, 6 wether lambs at 9/-. Account client (Awarua Plains), 41 ewes at 4/3, 16 at 2/-, 3 lambs at 10/-. Account client (Lorneville), 2 ewes at 3/-. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. sold:—Account R. W. Fraser (Myross Bush), 13 ewe lambs at 14/-. Account F. Tomlinson (Myross Bush), 34 ewe lambs at 19/3. Account client, 15 ewes at 1/8. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. sold:—Account client (Invercargill), 11 wethers at 17/-. Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. sold:—Account W. Munro . (Dunearn), 39 wethers at 18/9. FAT PIGS Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. sold:—Account Mrs M. V. Hibbs (Lorneville), 1 porker at £2. Account R. Blair, jun. (Otara), 1 pig at £3/6/-, 1 at £2/12/6. Account J. Grindlay (West Plains), 1 pig at £3/10/-, 2 at £3/1/-, 2 at £3/2/-. MODERATE OFFERING OF FAT SHEEP GdOD INQUIRY FOR WETHERS AT GORE There was a moderate offering of fat sheep forward at the fortnightly Gore stock sale yesterday. The inquiry was good for prime wethers and ewes, the former bringing from 20/3 to 25/9, down to 16/6. Fat ewes made from 9/- to 11/-. The small entry in the store section met with an indifferent demand. Pennings of fat cattle were of average to good quality. Fat bullocks made up to' £B, while fat cows brought from £5 to £7/15/-. Sales were:— Wright, Stephenson and Co.. Ltd.— Twenty fat ewes at 9/-, 1 heifer at £4/10/-, 1 fat heifer at £7/15/-, 1 at £7, 1 at £5, 4 steers at £3/5/-, 4 heifers at £2/15/-, 4 cows at £3/15/-. Passed in: Seven fat steers at £7/2/6, 2 at £6, 3 fat coWs at £5/10/- and 300 s.m. ewes. Southland Fanners’ Co-operative Association Ltd.—One dairy cow at £2/7/6. Passed in: Nineteen fat wethers at 19/-, 60 ewe lambs at 17/- and 10 fat ewes. National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd.—One fat cow and two fat bullocks at £B.

sales:— May 23 May 16 Fat cattle 180 160 Store cattle . 85 98 Fat sheep 802 1926 Fat lambs 1227 2300 Store sheep 452 •' 1355