TIMARU FARMERS' UNION. LIVE STOCK SALES

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1771, 9 June 1913, Page 8

TIMARU FARMERS' UNION.

LIVE STOCK SALES

. PROVINCIAL CONFERENCE. (By Telegraph—Preßß Association.) Timaru, June 7. At the anuual provincial conference of tho district Farmers' Union to-day, the report stated that the -union was not so well supported by farmers aa it should be, but it had maintained its position. The most important subject dealt with had been the recent strike of the waterside workers against the loading of a meat steamer, and the union /had been instrumental in obtaining other workers. Tho year had been disappointing aa regards the yields of grain, and there were sign 9 of a further decrease in the interest in grain-growing, partly due to tho difficulty of getting suitable labour. Tho pastoral side, however, had given good returns. Reference was made to tho inconvenience experienced duo to tho scarcity of domestic help on the farms. Tho president, Mr. John Talbot, added some further remarks on the effects of the stringency of tho money market as affecting assistance to new settlers. On tho other hand, it had beneficially chccked tho rise in land values. In concluding his address, Mr. Talbot urged farmers to join tho union. Practically all, matters of general interest were now dealt with collectively and not individually, ho said, and farmers could not cscape the tendency of the times. Labour was well organised, and farmers required to organise also to meet the possible attempts at aggression, and for the many other advantages derivable from tho position of being able to act unitedly. Mr. J. Talbot waa re-elected president. An objection being received against the dates of military camps, it was decided to ask the branches to send in suggestions of suitable dates. A remit to tlio Dominion Conference was adopted to the effect that the union take steps to organiso emergency committees, as was done at Timaru, to securo labour to meet

Messrs. Dftlgoty and CorapQiiy, Limited, Palmcrston North, report liavinj a very good yarding of sheep and a email entry of cattle at their Feilding sale on Friday, every line of which was sold at auction under ready competition. Quotations;— Cull lambs, fc. 2d., 4s. 5d., 4s. 9d., 4s. lid.; small mixed lambs, 7s. 6d„ 70. 7<1.; fair wether lambs, to Bs. Id.; smaJl owe lambs, to Bs. 7d.; fair mixed lamba, Bs. 4d., Bs. 9d., 83. lid.; good mixed lambs, to lte. lid.; good owe lambs, to lis. 7d.; preserver ewes, 10s. to 10s. 6d.; mixed-age breoding ewes, Sa. 6d.; small two-tooth ewes in. lamb, 12s. 9d.; light fat ewes, 13s. lid.; fit-oro cows, to £3; fat and forward cows, to £5.

Messrs. Dalgety and Company, 1/imited, Wellington, report having held their Levin sale on Friday, when they offered a good yarding of both sheep and cattle. There was a good demand for all classes of young sheep, and pr.ico3 for lamb wore firmer than at previous sales. . We offered an exceptionally nice line of woolly ewo lambs on account of Mr. N. Kirlicaldie, which reached the exceptionally good price of 13s. We disposed of most 0/ our entry under the hammer and privately at the following prices Lambs, to 7s. lid.; owe lambs, to 135.; wether lambs, to lis. Bd.; two-year steers, to £3 18s.; weaners, £2 to £2 10s.; springing heifers, £4 13s. 6d.. £4 155., to £5 155.; cows in milk, £4 45., £5 ICs., to £6 10s.; store cows, to £1 155.; fat cow?. £3 16s. to £5 12s. 6d.; fat bullocks, £7 7s. 6d. to £8. Mcesre, Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report:—At Levin-, on Friday, we submitted a fair entry of sheep and a full yarding of cattle to a good attendance of buyers. Bidding under the hammer was spirited, I and before the day was out wo managed to ; quit practically the whole of our entry. A good demand existed for fat sheep, while , showed a slight riso on late prices. We quote a© under.—Fat wethers, 18s., £1 os. 6d.. £1 Is. 6d.; fat ewes, 14s. 6d., 15s. 9d., 165., 18s. 9d.; fat and forward wethers, 15s. Id., 15s. 9d.; forward empty ewes. 10s. lid. to 135.; fat lambs, lis. 6d., 15te. Bd.; woolly lambs, 103. lid.; shorn lambs (small), ss. lid., 6s. 6d.. 7s. 4d.. Bs. 6d.; light fat and forward bullocks, £7 7s. 6d.: fat cows, £5 2tf. 6d., £5 55.; fspr.ing.ing heifers, £5 15s. 6d., £6, £7 17s. 6d., to £9 65.; empty cowe. £3 55., £3 10s.. £4; Shorthorn and Hereford cows in calf (station line), £4 55.; 18-month steers, £3 Bs.; three and three and & half-year steers, £5 to. 6d. to £5 }os.; four n.nd Aveyear bullocks (low condition), £6 Bs. Messrs. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Feilding eale.:—Wo had an average yarding of sheep *and cattle. In sheep, all good eorts found a ready market, cull 3 were, however, hard to quit. Wo quote:—Fat ewes, 15s. Bd.; -best «wo lambs, 125.; mixed lambe,' good, 9s. 10d. to 10s. 2d.; others, 7e. 4d. to te. 9d.; small two. tooth ewes in lamb, 10s. lOd. Cattle: Light beef heifers, £4 15s. to £5 lis.; 18-month steers, £3 7s. 6d.; store cows, 17s. to £1 7s. 6d. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company report:—At Fellding, on Friday, wo had a- email entry of eneep, which sold well. We had a good yaTding of cattle, and have to report a good clearance. Sheep: Woolly lambs, Bs. 5d.; ewo hoggets, lis. 7d.; ewes in lamb, 10s. sd. Cattle; Small weaners, 153.; store cow's, 305., 345., to £2 10s.; fonvn.rd cowe, £3, £4 ?«3.; fat heifers, £5 to £6 55.; fat cows, £7. The same firm report:—At Apiti, on Wednesday, we had a fair yarding of both sheep and cattle, which sold well at late rates. Twotooth wethers, 165.; two-tooth wethers, small, 12s. 4d.; inixed-ago ewes, lis. 6d.; four-year ewes, good, 13s, 4d.; mixod lambs, Bs., Bs. lid., £s. Bd.; ewe lambs, 10s. lOd.; small lamhs, 4?.; store cows, £2 55., £3; forward cow, £3 4s. 6d. to £4 12s. 6d.; fat cows, £5 12s. 6d.; yearling stoers, £2 65.; 15-month heifers, r.w.b., £3 12s. 6d.; springing heifers, £4, £4 17s. 6d. Tho New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcncy Co., Ltd., report:—We held our usual monthly sale at our Pongaroa yards on Thursday, when we offered a fair entry of both sheep and cattle to a big attendance of buyers. The tsale was a, J.ittle dull, but we managed to quit the whole of our entry, with tho exception of one pen of cattle, at satisfactory figures. Wo sold fat and forward wethers from 15s. to 15s. 1(1.; "woolly lambs, to Bs. 6d.; shorn lambs, to 69. 3d.; empty owes, to Bs. 3d.; ewes in , lamb (mixed age?), to 95.: failing-mouth owes, from ss. to Bs.; mixed woanor calveo, to £1 os. 6d.; to two-year otekrs, £3 14s, Messrs. A. H. Atkinson and Co.. Ltd., FeUding, report good general entries on Friday—poultry, pigs, and prod-ace sclline well. Apples were in short supply, -and are inquired for. Tho firm quote:—Baconcrs. £2 9*. to £2 125.; porkers, £1 95., £1 10s., to £1 135.; good stores. £1 4s. 6d. to £1 5*.; good weaners, 95.; others, ?s. to 53. 6d.; aged horses, £3. Poultry, flt per pair:— Hens, 2s. fid.. 35., 3s. 6d.. to 45.; cockerels, 4s. to 4s. 3d.; roosters. 2s. to 45.; P. 8.. 6s. 6d.; ducks, 4s. to 4s. 9d.; turkey 145.: hens, 10s. Pig potatoes, 3s. to 3s. 6d.; ta.ble, Bs. to j fW. 6d.: Algerian oats. 35.; chaff, £4 to £4 7s, 6d. per ton; nolla/rd, lis.; lis.; onions, 12s. to 14s. per owt.; cabbages, 7s. to Bs. por u e nok; cauliflowers, 95.; carrots. 45.: pmnnliins, 7s. to P»3.; niarrows, Bs.; peas, 4s. 6d. to 6s. 3d. per bushel.