COMMERCIAL.

Western Star, 15 January 1915, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

At the Wallacetown stock sale on Tues. day tho highest price realised for fat cattle was for a pen of three bullocks sold by Messrs • Dalgety and Co., Ltd., on account of - Mr Wm. Halliday to Messrs Kirk and Co., the price realised being £ls ss. On account of Mr A. W. Clark, the National Mortgage and Ag. ency Co., disposed of 73 Wethers at 30s per head, the buyers being Messrs J. Taylor and T. C. Maltby. WALLACETOWN STOCK SALE. FAIR YARDINGS. RECOVERY IN PRICES. STORE CATTLE IN DEMAND.

The Wallacetown stock sale was held on Tuesday in beautiful weather. There was a fair attendance, but the tone showed an all round improvement, and a good sale resulted. There were no store sheep forward. Following were the yarding* for Tuesday and for th© two preceding sales;

Fat Cattle. —There was a fairly good yarding, including a number of beasts of good quality and condition, there being a good many partivularly prime pens of cows. All the same there was a strong representation of unfinished stuff. Freeing operators were in evidence, and their activity hod a strong tendency in the direction of hardening prices. Ox beef ruled at from 39s to 40s per IGOlbs; cow, 34s to 365; heifer, 36s to 375. Store Cattle.—There was a fair yarding numerically speaking, and a much improved enquiry. There was a shortage, however, of yearlings and 18-months-olds. Small cattle easily held their own compared with recent sales, and big stuff was iu fairly keen demand. Good dairy cows sold up to rates recently quoted, and heifers near calving met with a ready sale. The improved tone was very noticeable in connection with young stuff. * Tuesday’s sale was a sure indication of the improved outlook in regard to feed.

Fat Sheep.—There was a fairly good yarding consisting mostly of shorn sheep. The most of the yarding was disposed of, and bidding was brisk throughout. Prices were in advance of those ruling at last sal ■ as far as wethers were concerned. average 4.tooths shorn fetching from 22s to 245. and in the wool from 29s to 30s. There was a fair number of ewes forward, and those, if anything, sold slightly better than at last sale. Freezing buyers were operating to a consider, able extent.

J. 12. D. 29. D. 15. Fat Cattle ... 152 '195 113 St 01x3 Cattle .. ... 630 ■ 684 '896 Fat Sheep '... 810 1154 840 Store Sheep — 178 730