CATTLE SECTION LARGER

Southland Times, Issue 24109, 24 April 1940, Page 3

CATTLE SECTION LARGER

EASING IN PRIME BEEF

LITTLE CHANGE IN SHEEP VALUES

The cattle sections at the Lomeville stock sale yesterday were well filled, but there were substantial decreases in the entries of sheep and lambs. The fat cattle sale was not a keen one, prices being on a similar level to last week at the opening, but declining later by about 15/- a head. Calves made up a good proportion of the store cattit, entry and met a good demand at fairly good prices. Very few fat wethers were included in the sheep pens and as the quality was poor rates were slightly easier. Freeing ewes sold readily at the improved schedule rate, but butchers’ ewes were unchanged at the previous level. The fat lamb entry was a small one, prices being equal to the export schedule. The store sheep entry showed a marked decline in numbers and included a substantial proportion of cull ewes and lambs which were hard to sell. Following are the entries in the individual sections for the last two

Included in yesterday’s yarding were 12 dairy cows, one bull, four vealers and 50 rams. FAT CATTLE The entry of fat cattle was considerably larger than a week ago and included some good quality cattle of all classes. During the first half of the sale values were up to the average of the previous sale, but in the later stages there was an easing of about 15/- a head. Good quality medium weight bullocks realized from £ll/15/- to £l2/15/-, handy weights £lO/15/- to £ll/15/-, light weights £lO to £ 10/10/-; extra prime heavy heifers up to £l3/12/6, prime quality £lO/5/to £lO/15/-, handy weights £9/10/- to £lO, light weights £8 to £B/15/-; good quality cows £B/10/- to £9/10/-, medium £7/5/- to £7/15/-, inferior £5/10/- to £6/5/-. The Southland Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association Ltd. sold;—J. Campbell (Mabel Bush), 1 bullock at £lO/15/-, 1 at £lO/12/6, 1 heifer at £9, 1 cow at £9. I. A. Millar (Oreti), 1 cow at £B, 1 at £6/2/6. Client, 1 cow at £7/5/-, 1 at £B/2/6, 1 at £7/10/-. J. L. Forde (Fairfax), 1 cow at £B/2/6, 1 at £6/12/6. M. W. Anderson (Wrights Bush), 1 cow at £7/5/-, 1 at £5/7/6. The Hon. Adam Hamilton (Thornbury), 1 heifer at £l3/12/6, 1 at £7/10/-, 1 bullock at £l2/12/6, 2 ' at £ll/15/-, 2 at £lO, 1 at £9/15/-. ' Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold:—M. D. ' McNally (Morton Mains), 1 cow at i £B/10/-, 1 at £7/12/6, 1 heifer at ' £B/5/-, 1 at £7/12/6, 1 at £B/17/6, 1 ! at £9/5/-, 1 steer at £9/10/-, 1 at j £B/12/6, 1 at £B/5/-. E. J. Edie (Fair- . fax), 1 heifer at £5/2/6, 1 at £7, 1 cow , at £4, 1 at £3/12/6, 1 steer at £5/5/-. , W. J. McKenzie (Isla Bank), 1 cow at 1 £5/17/6. J. Mclntosh (Fairfax), 1 cow at £6/10/-. - Wright. Stephenson and Co., Ltd., tj sold: —Client (Tussock Creek), 2 veal- . ers at £l. Client (Tussock Creek), 1 j vealer at 5/-. D. Lindsay (Myrosa . Bush), 1 heifer at £lO/2/6. J. R. Price j (Oporo), 2 bullocks at £ll, 1 at , £ll/10/-. Client (Wallacetown), 1 5 bullock at £lO/15/-, 1 at £lO/7/6, 1 at £lO/5/-, 1 at £lO, 1 at £9/2/6, 1 at £lO/10/-, 1 at £ll/10/-, 1 at £B/10/-, 1 at £B/5/-. Eric McKenzie (Clifton), < 1 cow at £5/2/6, 1 at £l/10/-. Client c (Mataura Island), 1 cow at £B, 1 at i £7/12/6, 1 at £6/17/6, 1 at £6/15/-. i Client (Isla Bank), 1 bullock at i £ll/10/-, 1 at £ll/5/-, 1 at £lO/7/6, E 1 cow at £9/10/-, 1 at £7. Client f (Wrights Bush), 1 cow at £ll/5/-. i Client (Makarewa), 1 cow at £9/2/6, 1 c heifer at £9/2/6. E. R. Lindsay t (Branxholme), 1 cow at £B/10/-, 2 at c £6/15/-, 1 at £7. Client (Makarewa), 1 c cow at £B/10/-, 1 at £B/5/-, 1 at £B. f James Grindlay (West Plains), 2 cows c at £4, 1 at £4/15/-. 1 at £3, 1 at e £2/15/-. Client (Waikiwi), 1 bullock 1 at £9. Client (Lorneville), 2 steers at £6/5/-. ( The New Zealand Loan and Mer- a cantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Client 9 (Invercargill), 1 heifer at £7/10/-, 1 3 steer at £9/10/-, 2 bullocks at £l3, 1 g heifer at £9/5/-, 2 steers at £ll, 2 heifers at £lO/10/-, 1 at £lO. s Henderson and Co. Ltd., sold.— a Client (Wallacetown), 1 cow at a £7/2/6, 1 at £6/15/-. K. Gray (Roslyn a Bush), 1 heifer at £lO/5/-, 1 steer at ( £5/2/6, 1 at £4/10/-, 1 runner at v £4/17/6, 1 cow at £7/2/6. 1 bullock at a £l3/10/-. | The National Mortgage and Agency f Co. Ltd., sold.—Client (Otahuti), 1 bullock at £ll, 1 at £B/17/6. Client d (Tokanui), 2 bullocks at £ll/5/-, 2 1 heifers at £9/5/-. 1 at £9/15/-, 1 at d £9, 2 at £ll, 1 at £9/12/6. Client (Waikiwi), 1 cow at £4/17/6. Client 1 (Dipton), 2 heifers at £B/17/6, 1 at 2 £7/17/6, 2 at £6/12/6. Client (Maka- 8 rewa), 1 bullock at £ll/7/6, 1 at £ll, 2 heifers at £lO/12/6, 1 at £lO/5/-, 1 at 73 £9/5/-. Client (Lorneville), 2 bullocks ( at £lO/12/6. Client (Titiroa), 1 heifer 5 at £B/5/-, 2 bullocks at £lO/15/-, 2 a cows at £9, 3 at £6/17/6, 1 at £5/12/6. a Client (Invercargill), 2 heifers at 1 £lO/10/-. 11 a STORE CATTLE £ With the exception of special lines 1 of run calves there were very few store 2; cattle in the pens. Some very nice e calves were included in the yarding, J the best steers realizing up to £4/12/-, E and the best line of heifer calves up to e £4/6/-. Other lots of well-bred steer b calves sold at from £4 to £4/9/-, V heifer calves from £3 to £3/16/-, while v. a pen of smaller mixed-sex calves real- N ized £2/17/-. Empty cows sold at from 1e £4 to £5, according to condition, while a: a pen of 18-months steers realized 1 £5/7/-. Two to two year and a-half- B old steers brought from £5/2/6 to C £6/10/-. There was a small entry in 2 the dairy section and the demand was a! not as good as at recent sales. Heifers close to profit brought from £5/10/- to N £7, an exceptionally good one realizing L £lO. Factory calvers sold at -up to al £6/12/6, medium weights making from al £3/10/- to £5. Henderson and Co. Ltd., sold.—G. C Clark (Roslyn Bush), 1 bull at 31 £4/10/-. 21 The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile ej Agency Co., Ltd., sold.—Client (Inver- e 1 cargill), 1 dairy heifer at £lO. pi Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold.—E. J. it Edie (Fairfax), 2 steers at £5/18/-, 1 f cow at £2. Client, 18 heifer calves at (1 £3/16/—, 15 heifer calves at £4/6/-, 7 (] at £2/15/-, 1 at 12/-, 28 steer calves C at £4, 6 at £4/9/-, 9 at £2/15/-. 1( The Southland Farmers’ Co-opera- 4c five Association Ltd., sold.—James 5( Evans (Dipton), 2 cows at £2/4/-. J. eJ H McLean (Ohai), 3 heifers at £3, ei I’ steer at £2/10/-, 3 at £5/2/6. W. A. ei Sloan (Wallacetown), 1 dairy cow at Li £6/5/-, 1 at £4/15/-. J. H. Hawkes 21 (Wallacetown), 1 dairy cow at £9. H. | 4|

Verity (Invercargill), 1 dairy cow at £3/5/-. Wright, Stephenson and • Co., Ltd, sold.—Client (Tussock Creek), 25 m.s. Black Polled calves at £2/17/-, 61 steer calves at £4/12/-, 65 heifer calves at £4/6/-. Client (Oporo), 1 dair? cow at £6/10/-, lat £6/15/-. P. Fahey (Woodlands), 11 steers at £5/7/-. George Edwards (Greenhills), 1 dairy heifer at £7/10/-. FAT SHEEP

The entry of fat sheep was much smaller than that at the previous sale and was composed mainly of ewes, the majority of which were of very good quality. The entry of fat wethers was disappointing. In keeping with the recent increase in the export schedule freezing ewes were dearer, but butchers’ ewes remained steady at last week’s rates. The wethers, which were mostly light and of poor quality were a little easier. Freezing buyers operated freely for ewes. Good quality wethers realized from 27/- to 28/-, medium 24/- to 25/-, unfinished 21/- to 22/6; best butchers’ ewes up to 21/-, freezing ewes up to 19/-.

There was a very small entry of fat lambs, the majority being of poor quality. Best lambs sold at up to 29/-, medium 24/- to 25/-, light weights 20/to 22/-.

Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold.—Client (West Plains), 1 wether at 23/-, 6 at 23/9, 4 at 24/-, 2 at 22/-, 7 at 24/9, 6 at 23/6, 6 at 24/-.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold.—G. D. Fox (Te Peka), ’ 6 wethers at 28/-, 11 at 26/-, 10 at 24/6, 11 at 23/-. Client (Waimatuku), 6 ewes at 21/-, 6 at 19/6, 8 at 20/-, 8 at 18/9, 6 at 16/6. Client (Lorneville), 22 ewes at 16/-. Mrs A. Drain (Otahuti), 6 ewes at 20/3, 6 at 19/6. H. and J. Cartwright (Waianiwa), 23 ewes at 18/3, 7 at 19/6, 7 at 19/3, 11 at 16/9. Client (West Plains), 9 ewes at 13/6, 9 at 15/-, 6at 18/3. Evans Brothers (Long Bush), 6 ewes at 19/-, 2at 17/9,1 at 20/3. Client (Waipango), 7 wethers at 23/6, 6 at 22/6, 3 ewes at 20/6, 4 at 20/3. Client (Tisbury), 2 lambs at 26/-. J. FL Fowler (Otahuti), 1 lamb at 21/3. W. Marshall (Waianiwa), 6 lambs at 25/9, 1 at 29/-. lat 23/6, 4at 17/9. C. Westergaard (Otara, R.D.), 3 lambs at 23/6, 6 at 21/9, 9 at 19/6. Client (Riverton), 12 lambs at 22/-, 6 at 20/-, 12 ewes at 16/3, 4 wethers at 25/-. Client (Kennington), 6 ewes at 18/-, 7 at 13/9, 6 at 15/-. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold. —Client (Tuatapere), 13 lambs at 23/-, 5 ewes at 17/-, 6 wethers at 25/6, 3 wethers at 22/9. The Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd., sold.—J. Aitken (Otatara), 2 lambs at 26/-, 2 ewes at 22/6, 8 wethers at 23/-. L. J. Brown (Waihoaka), 6 lambs at 23/-, 28 at 21/-. H. M. McDowall (Taramoa), 4 lambs at 23/3, 20 t 21/6. J. Bragg (Grove Bush), 7 lambs at 20/3. J. McNaughton (Waianiwa), 4 lambs at 19/9. I. Copeland (Otatara), 7 lambs at 27/6. /. S. McNaught (Rakauhauka), 4 ewes at 19/3, 8 at 20/6, 4at 19/-. Client, 2 ewes t.t 19/-, 7 at 13/9, 7 at 11/-, 49 at 12/ . A. J. ywood (Thornbury), 10 ewes at 19/6, II at 16/9, 6at 15/9,16 at 11/3, 4 wethers at 27/9. H. Howden (Tuatapere), 31 lambs at 20/3, 8 at 21/-, 5 ewes at 9/9. C. Montague (Waimatua), 4 ewes at 14/9. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold.—Client, 7 lambs at 27/-. Client, 3 ewes at 9/—, 7 at 17/-, 3 at 17/-, 10 at 18/-, 10 at 18/3, 6 at 15/-. Client, 22 wethers at 22/6, 31 at 21/-. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold.—R. E. Bailey (Heddon Bush), 8 ewes at 19/6, 5 at 17/9, 11 at 17/3, 2 at 18/9, 6 at 17/3. A. Mclntyre (Tussock Creek), 2 wethers at 29/3, 1 at 27/6. J. Dowling (Long Bush), 8 ewes at 21/-. W. Munro (Dunearn), 5 wethers at 27/9, 7 at 23/6, 4 at 26/9, 8 at 23/6, 4 ewes at 15/3, 8 at 19/-, 6 at 18/6, 7 at 17/-. Waitoru Farm Ltd., 2 ewes at 18/-, 3 at 20/3, 8 at 20/-, 9 at 18/9, 8 at 18/-, 11 at 18/3, 8 at 18/9, 7 at 18/-. F. Plunkett (South Hillend), 2 ewes at 18/6, 5 at 17/6, 5 at 15/3, 7 at 16/3. Mrs Crack (Thornbury), 4 ewes at 20/-, 2 at 18/9. D. McCarran (Waimatua), 8 wethers at 24/3. Client (Makarewa), 2 lambs at 26/-. STORE SHEEP There was an entry of 3000 store sheep, the bulk of the yarding being cull lines of failing-mouth ewes. These were hard to sell, but any good ewes met a good sale. A pen of 2-tooths | realized 38/6, while full-mouth ewes | sold readily at frpm 18/- to 21/6. Good

failing-mouth ewes realized up to 14/-, medium from 6/- to 10/- and cull sorts down to 1/-. Best rape lambs realized up to 17/-, medium sorts 14/- to 16/-, carry-over lambs 8/- to 10/- and culls I down to 5/-. Store wethers realized i from 18/- to 23/-, according to size and condition. There were no good lines of ewe lambs, small lines bringing up to 16/-. ' I

The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd. sold:—R. R. Managh (Waianiwa), 101 lambs at 15/4. W. L. Thomson (Gorge Road), 30 wethers at 32/2, 30 ewes at 2/-. Client (Invercargill), 150 lambs at 13/6. Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. sold:—Client (Fortrose), 57 f.m. ewes at 5/-. Client (Lorneville), 24 ewes at 3/-, 1 ram at 5/-. V. Butson (Rakauhauka), 149 f.m. ewes at 6/10. Client (Tussock Creek), 18 ewes at 2/9, 1 wether at 11/6, 38 lambs at 14/-, 1 ram at 9/—, 1 at 4/-. F. Plunkett (South Hillend), 36 ewes at 12/-. Client (West Plains), 1 Southdown ram at 3gn. E. M. Russell and Co. (Bay road), 1 Southdown ram at 2Agn, 2 at IJgn, 1 at lgn, 1 at 2gn, 2 at 24gn. Client, 1 Southdown ram at 4/-. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. sold:—Client, 109 lambs at 6/-. Client, 50 lambs at 20/9. Client, 43 ewes at 2/-. Client, 8 wethers at 20/6.

The Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd. sold:—A. S. McNaught (Rakauhauka), 42 lambs at 11/-, 28 at 5/6. J. W. Jamieson (Awarua), 41 4, 6 and 8-th ewes at 22/-, 40 f. and f. ewes at 14/3. Client, 23 f. and f. ewes at 14/3. J. Aitken (Otatara), 4 wethers at 18/-, 5 2-th ewes at 29/-, 16 m.s. lambs at 18/3, 13 ewes at 2/2. Millar’s estate (Hedgehope), 116 lambs at 11/-, A. T. Fleming (Heddon Bush), 87 lambs at 14/1. Client, 85 2 and 4-th ewes at 25/-, 141 f.m. ewes at 15/6, 118 s.m. ewes at 18/7, 65 at 19/-, 65 at 18/9. L. J. Brown (Waihoaka), 46 lambs at 17/7. H. M. McDowell (Taramoa), 47 f.m. ewes at 10/6. A. J. Haywood (Thornbury), 11 ewes at 9/6. Daly Bros. (Te Wae Wae), 59 m.s. lambs at 12/7, 23 wethers at 21/3. Client 24 ewes at 8/9. N. Mclntyre (Tussock Creek), 6 ewe lambs at 16/-. J. McNaughton (Waianiwa), 34 lambs at 9/6, 2 rams at IJgn, 1 at 3/-, 1 at 6/-. J. Bragg (Grove Bush), 16 lambs at 13/-. H. Howden (Tuatapere), 22 lambs at 14/6. Client, 2 Southdown rams at 4gn, 2 at 4jgn, 2 at sgn, 6 at 3Jgn, 1 at 3gn, 1 at 2gn. Henderson and Co. Ltd. sold:—Fl. Nichol (Clifton), 34 ewes at 25/1. W. Leonard (Otapiri), 28 ewes at 12/-, 10 at 2/9. Client (Roslyn Bush), 40 ewes at 2/3.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd. sold:—Client (Wallacetownj, 32 ewes at 10/-, 35 at 18/-, 21 at 19/-, 27 at 1/10. Client (Waikiwi), 20 wethers at 22/6. Client (Woodlands), 61 ewes at 17/4, 64 at 1/3. Client (Tepeka), 20 ewes at 30/-. Client (Taramoa), 76 ewes at 9/2, 47 at 2/6. Client (Waikiwi), 47 ewes at 18/-. Client (Makarewa), 21 ewes at 9/3. Client (Roslyn Bush), 50 2-th ewes at 38/6. Client (Fortification), 100 w.f. lambs at 10/6, 66 at 10/6. Client (Branxholme), 43 lambs at 10/3. Client (West Plains), 50 ewes at 20/-. Client (Waikiwi), 65 ewes at 7/1. Client (Waianiwa), 26 ewes at 4/7. Client (Makarewa), 58 ewes at 4/4, 15 at 2/-. Client, 1 Border Leicester ram at 4gn, 2 Romney rams at 1 at 30/-, 1 Southdown ram at 4Jgn, 2 at 25/-, 1 at 26/-, 2 at 3/-,

sales:— April 23 April 16 Fat cattle 150 117 Store cattle 265 187 Fat sheep 730 1148 Fat lambs 70 130 Store sheep 3087 5222