NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1091, 1 April 1911, Page 8

NATIONAL DAIRY SHOW.

The apple section is a feature at the National Dairy Show, Palmcrston, and every year something new is added. The attention of local societies is directed to a champion class for tho collection of apples—six varieties, ten of each—open to fruit-growers', associations and horticultural societies. There are two other classes also for collections of a similar number, and for these there is X'l'i in prize money. A feature in the prize list is a score card for judging apples. Exhibitors will appreciate this innovation. There are 22 competitive sections for five lots of apples of all kinds of keeping varieties. Altogether a total of =£45 (enumerated in 22 classes) is offered for the apple section* /

LIVE STOCK SALES. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd. (Dannevirkc branch), report on this week's sales as follow:—Monday: Special talc of dairy stock, etc., on behnli of Mr. .!. Crist. at Kiritaki. Wo offered 36 cows, besides horses, etc., to a, largo attendance of buyers. The cows were a. good lot, being mostly young, and in good condition. Competition was keen, and prices for sound cows ranged from £4 10s. to £9 2s. Sd., with the satisfactory, average of £6 10s. 6d. for 29 cows. Deficient quartered animals and culls sold from X 2 to £3 55.; mixed weancrs, 235. 6d. to 255.: trap horse, £10: sows, 355.; slips, 15s. to 18s. 6d.; small wcanor pigs, ss. Tuesday: The first of the sales at Takapau under the control of tho firm was held. Messrs. l'rescott's yards were filled, and. with tho permission of Messrs. Eosc. Ltd.. a large number of sheep were penned in their yards. There was a record attendance of buyers, and, with the exception of one line, all sheep changed hands. Well forward 2tooth wethers sold at from 12s. 2d. to 12s. 5d.; 2-tooth to f.f.m. ewes, 7s. 3d. to 95.; good mixed sex lambs, Bs.; medium, ss. 4d. to 63. 6d.; culls, 35.; Eoniney ram, 1J guineass; cows and calves, £4 55.; springing cow, £7 12s. 6d. Wednesday: Weber stock eqlc. Our entry only comprised a small yarding of sheep and cattle. Four and five-year ewes, 6s. 9d.. small 2-tooth. ewes, 7s. 6d.: fat cows,. £5. Thursday : f Special sa!o at Waitahora, in Mr. Bert' Smith's yards. To a good attendance of buyers wo offered upwards of 3CCO sheep, about 2QCO changing hands under tho hammer. Prices were well up to recent rates, and, in tho cases of passed-in lots, owners were indifferent about selling. Goow 2tooth wethers reached 125.; medium 4 and 6-tooth do., lis. 9d.; small 2 and 4-tooth wethers, 95.; aged stud Lincoln ewes, 10s.: small 4 . and 6-tooth ewes. Bs. Id.; 2. 4. and 6-tooth ewes, 95.; small 2-tooth to 4year owes, ss. to 7s. 9d.; 4 and 5-year ewes. ss: Id. to 6s. Bd.; culls, 2s. to 3s. 7d.: medium woolly lambs. ss. to 6s. 6d.; mixed weancrs, 265. 6d.; 12 and 18-months steers and heifers, £2 Bs. 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd.. report holding their fortnightly salce at Levin yesterday, when they submitted a full yarding of sheep, which sold at late prices. The firm sold nearly everything under the hammer, only yarding two pens ot beef which went out unsold. This W2s owing to their not .being quite finished. Quotations:—4 and 6-tooth wethers, 14s. 10A ; 2-tioth wethers, 9s. Bd.; ewes and wethers. 6s. Id.; s.ra. ewes, Bs., 65., Es. 9d., ss. Bd., 45.; lambs. Gs. 2d.; cull lambs, 3s. 3d:; old rams, 4s. id. Messrs. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., report:— Wo held our usual weekly sale at Eketahuna. on Friday. Owing to the continuous dry weather we offered only a small yarding, which met with a dragging sale. We, however, made a total clearance. We quote:—Sheep. 2-tooth wethers, 10s. 3d.: mixed ages, ewes, ss. 9d. to Bs. Sd.; small mixed lambs, 4s. 3d. to 4s. lCd.: forward ewes, Bs. 3d. Cattle, empty cows, to £3. Messrs. Dalgety and Co.. Ltd., report having held their usual stock sale at Otane on March 30, when they offered ICCO sheep to a small attendance of buyers. Bidding was not brisk, consequently there was a drop in prices. They quote as follows:—Small lambs. Is. 6d.: good woolly lambs, 7s. 2d.; sound-mouth ewes, 35.: 4 and 6-tooth Ilomncy-Lincoin ewes, iCs.: "-tooth wethers, 9s. 6rt.; 4-tootU wethers, 10s. . 6d. Messrs. Dalgety and Co. report that at their Dannovirko salo yesterday a largo entry of both sheep and cattle wa.s submitted to a good attendance of buyers. ■Bidding for sheep was not brisk, but practically tho whole of the'yardme was disposed of. Five hundred two-tooth ewes, on account of Messrs. Herrick Bros.. Oporao staition, eold at 13s. On other vendors' account 4 and 5-y.car ewes, which chiefly comprised 'our entry, sold from ssi 6d. to 7s. 4d.; culls, 2s. 7d. to 4s. 9d.; 2-tooth to 5year ewes, to. 6s. 9d.; good woolly ewe lambs, Bs. Id.; do., wether lambs. 7i3. 4d.; others, 3s. 9d. to 6s. lCd. We had a cood entry of mixed weancrs, which sold from 21s. to 305.; 18-months steers, to £3 13s. 6d.; do., heifere, <ss. to 575.; 2-year heifers. 635.; storo cows, 635. Messrs. Abraham and Williams,. Ltd., report:—At Levin on Friday we yarded 27C0 sheep and 450 head of- cattle. Sheep were dull of sale, and diard to- emit, k but vendors were prepared, to take tho pnce3 offering, and, with", the exception of two pens, we sold the whole yarding. There wore buyers in plenty for.cattle, and tho whole yarding changed' hands in almost every case under the hammer, at good prices. In two weeks, at two sales, we havo yarded 950 head of cattle and 915 have been sold! Wo quote: 2 and 4-tooth wethers. 135.; 2-tooth wethers, 125.: forward empty ewes, 9s. to 9s. Id.; fat ewes, 12s. 9d. to 13s. 5d.; 2-tooth to f.f.m. ewes, 9s. to 9s. 7d.; store ewes, ss. lid. to 6s. Bd.; fat and forward ewes, lis.: small mixed ztooths,'6s. 9d.;,-lambs. 6s. Bd. to 75.'8(1.: store lambs, 3s. Id', to ss. 7d.; potter ewes. 2s. 6d. to 3s. ildii,*.. and, 3!-ycar. bullocks, £6 95.; 2J tfMo-year.. sloors, £5 : 65.;..'21year steers, £4'los.' 6d. to £4'l4s. 6d.: 15-months steers, £3 18s.; yearling steers. £2 95.; forward empty cows, £3 10s.. £3 125., £3 145.,' £3 15s„ and £3 17?.; store cows, £2 85. 6d. to £3 Is.: IC-months heifers, in, calf, £3 Bs. to £4 55.; fat cows. £5 16s'. 4d- to £6; fat-heifers..-£6 2s. to £6 10s.; springing heifers.' £7 2s. 6d.; dairy cows. £3 10s: to £6; yearling heifers, £2 2s. 6d.;° weancrs, 205.. 305.. 335.: small bul'.B. £2 ss. to £2 12s. 6d.;.others, £3 to £5. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd. (Fcilding branch) report for the week ending March 31, as follsws:— At Apiti,'on Tuesday, a heavy yarding of sheep came forward, but tho offerine of cattle was a very small one. In cont-e----quenco of the continued dry weather, prices for sheep were low, but a cood clearance was effected. Prices:-Sheen: Fat. and forward-ewes, 9s. 6.1., ICs. Bd., Us. 9d.; fat ewes and wethers. 13*.; f.f.m. ewes. 7s. Id., Bs. Id.: s.m. ewes good), 83. 6d., 9s. 6('..; f.m. ewes, 3s. Bd.. 6s. 3d.; 3, 4. and 5- year eweo, Ts.; 6-tooth ewes, 12s. 9d.; 2. 4. and 6-tooth ewes. 12s. 7d.; 2 and. 4-tooth ewes (small). 10s; Id.: wether lambs (small). 3s. 5d.: fat lambs, 6s. 10d.; mixed lambs,' 4s. 6d.; 2-tobth wethers (medium,. 95.'7 d.; cuH 2-tooth wethers, 7s. Id.; 2-tooth ltomney rams, to 3 guineas: 2-tooth Lincoln rams, to £2 16a. Cattle: Mixed weancrs, 21s. 6d. At Fcilding yosterday we had a fai*- entry of sheep. and a small entry of cattle. The quality of the sheep was poor, consisting mottly of aged ewes. A nice line of owe lambs (sold in conjunction with Gorton and Son on account of Mr. John Ilenson) made 14s. 6d.; cull owes, 2s. 4d., 35.. 3s. Id., 3s. lid.: lambs. 5s 3d. to sa. Ba.; ewe lambs, 12s. 10d.: good cwo lambs, 14s. 6d.; fat wethers, 14s. Id.: old rams, 2s. 4d.: Southdown rurns. >> guineas; good, 18-months heifers, £2 65.; small heifere in calf, £2 Us.; store cows, £2 17s.