COMMERCIAL.

Sun (Christchurch), Volume IV, Issue 963, 13 March 1917, Page 8

COMMERCIAL.

WHEAT STANDARD. B.v Cabh. —r-rivj A*?ccia!ion. — CoppriphU ! SYDNEY. March 12. The Chamber of Commerce has fixed the ; f.n.q. standard for this season's wheat at :a<;;jlb, ;,s compared with Glib last season, the drop being due to the poor crop. AMBERLEY EWE FAIR. ANNUAL SALE OF STOKE SHEEP. I A very large all ndance of farmers was attracted to Amberley yesterday when the annual ewe fair was held. Those attending hud no reason to complain either in regard to numbers or quality of the entries, some of the sheep being of exceptionallv fine quality. The honour of topping the market went to Mr W. A. Patterson, of Amberley, I'M) half-bred two-tooth ewes making 45/3 each. The total number of sheep entered was 23,700 as against 22,000 at the sale last year. Prices were just about double those ruling at this time last season, and were on a par with recent Addington figures. The range of prices was as follows, last year's figures being given fn parentheses:— half bred ewes, best 40/6 to ! 45/3 (11/9 to 21/9); others 31/9 to 49/G (10/4 to 23/3). Pour year old half bred ewes, 30/- to 36/(16/8 to 18/3). Sound-mouth ewes, 33 '6 to 36/6 (11/- to 24/3). Failing-mouth ewes, 24/6 to 30/G (9/G to 16/-.) Aged ewes. 23/9 to 25/3. Threequarter-bred ewes, two-tooth 20/6 to 30/- (20/- to 28/6), four-tooth 29/G to 35/9, four year-old 24/6 to 34/6, sound mouUj to 35/9. Among the principal sales were:— Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold:—On account D. Archbold (Overshields), 501 four vear-old half bred ewes 33/-, 309 two-tooth half-bred ewes 39/6; estate \V. Little (Cheviot), 318 four, six, and eight-tooth ewes 33/6, 98 halfbred ewe lambs 26/6; J. B. Maxwell (Hurstlea), 255 two-tooth half-bred eves 35/-, 50 32/3; McEvedy Bros. (Stony-hurst;, 207 four, six and eight-tooth ewes 30/6, 78 five-year-old ewes 20/-; H. Little (Mount Vulcan), 451 six and eight-tooth half-bred ewes 38/-, 301 38/3, 131 two tooth half-bred ewes 37 , 130 two and fourtooth 3G/-, 123 lambs 21/9, and 267 ewe lambs 27/6; R. and J. Little (Oinihi), 153 six and eight-tooth hrdf-bred ewes 37/9, 713 36/-, 206 two-tooth half-bred ewes 40/y, 06 ewe lambs _V6, 35 21/3, 50 two, four, and six-tooth ewes 35/-; D. W. Westenra (Okuku Hills), 612 two-tooth halfbred wethers 21/-; John Little (Connobie Leal, 194 two tooth half-bred ewes 37/6; J. D. Greenwood (Teviotdale), 50 two-tooth ewes 31/9, 93 34/9; Thompson Bros. (Monshune), IG3 two to full-mouth half bred ewes 29/6; Elisor and McCracken ij . .<lio Hills), 128 four, six, and eight-tooth i.ulfbred ewes 31/-, 52 four aud six-tooth ewes 33/6; H. Davis (Waipara), 198 mixed lambs 2;:,. 10; client, 365 ewe iambs 19/-; Sir Geo. Ciilford (Stonyhurst), 090 four-year-old ewes 34/8, 451' two-tooth ewes 39/-; Wood and Newton, 02 two-tooth ewes 35,6; client, luiiG wether lambs 19/6; S. Burrows .uimhi), 200 two tooth ewes 36/9. Messrs Pyne and Co. sold:- On account W. A. Patterson (Amberley), 100 two-tooth halfbred ewes 45/3; Mrs \V. Watkins (Amberley), 83 two-tooth half-bred ewes 16/6; Andrew Todd (Waipara), 590 sound niouth half-bred ewes 33/0, 250 33/-, 55 32/-, 165 aged ewes 24/3; John Mowat (Cheviot), 200 two tooth threequarter-bred ewes 36/-, 156 35, 0, 128 tw j tooth threequarter-bred ewes 36/-, 1/2 fading-mouth ewes 24/6; John 1-itzpairick (Cheviot), 210 four and live-ycar-oid half-bred and threequarter-bred ones 23/9; Hawkswood Estate, 500 suuudmuiiUi threequarter-bred ewes 35/9, 150 35/6; G. L. Stead ( Amberley), 159 two tooth three-quarter-hrcd ewes 30/-, 250 four-year-old ewes 3t/6, 85 twu-tooth half-breu ewes 38/-, 177 hull-bred w.uier iumbs 14/1); E. Stringer (Cheviot), 400 two-tooth Hire-.quarter-bred ewes 35/9; T. Retallick (Amberley), 151 sound mouth merino ewes 16/6; Courage's Estate, 137 two-tooth hall bred ewes Jl/9, 1.0 forr and siv-tooUi haU-br.-J ewes 35/-, 200 lading-mouth half-bred ewes 30/6, 303 29/6; client, 2;1 cull lambs 11/2; G. B. Stalky (Spyc), 52 tailing -mouth ewes 27,3, 97 two and lour-tootii wethers 23/9; J. Mc-

Phcrson (Cheviot;, 515 six aml eight-tooth ewes 30/-, 221 agea half-bred ewes 22/9, 46 sound-mouth ewes 24/6; 11. Byrce (Broomfield), 144 lour and six tooth half-bred ewes 36/-, 154 37/-, -160 aged half-bred ewes 24/9, 150 sound-mouth ewes 30/6, 145 31/3, 146 29/6; F. Taylor (Waipara.l, 115 sound-mouth half-bred ewes 36/6; estate late F. <■. Westenra, 252 five-year-old half-bred ewes 27/9, i-,7 hall-bred wether lambs 17/-; A. .Me hoi Is, 215 four-year-old ewes 30/-; Scaitciille Instate, 221 two-tooth threequarter-bred ewes 27/-, 94 two-tooth half-bred ewes 30/-; Cap tain Campbell (Dovaar), 198 two-tooth halfbred ewes 29/3; I— ±l. Campbell (Happy Valley), 156 sound-mouth ball-bred ewes 28 9, 90 two-tpoth Uueequarter-bred ewes 29/3; IL F. Croft (Waipara), 109 four and six-tooth ewes 29/6, lia sound-mouth ewes 26/3, 92 two-tootn ewes 29/-, 21 30/-, 60 fa.bug-mouth ewes 21/-; Vulcan Downs Estate, 52 twotooth ewes 29/-; A. R. Tunihuli, 55 two tooth three quarter-bred ewes 32/3; cheat, 101 ewe lambs 17/3; 1- Johns, 54 two tooth nali bred ewes 40/6. The New Zealand Farmers’ Co-operative Ass‘.*ciatioii, diluted, sold: —On account Cillauder Rios, (Omihi), 116 two-tooth ewes 29/9, 111) iour year-old ewes 23 6, 210 341/ , 210 29/9, 184 29/9; C. Roberts (Mount Serial), 376 sound-mouth half-bred ewes 30/26/6; Dixoa Bros. tT>eirieiiliie;, T.B) haif ~. jjureb, 2IS cross-bred wither lambs 24/6; clients, 68 ewe lambs 23 -, 36 two tooth wethers 20/-, 46 merino iambs 13/3, 20 four-year-old cwt-s 20/-.