SOLWAY SHOW.

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2376, 4 February 1915, Page 8

SOLWAY SHOW.

■ : Although entries for the annual show of the : Mastertori A. and P. Association,td b'e 'held., at Solway on February. 16 and: 17,.'closed'oa Saturday-night, late entries .will bo received up till Saturon. payment of Is. per entry for |ato;feo. ~■ The Association has increased ihe-prizo moriey-this year. In addition to substantial cash', prizes,, a large numberT.of valuable trophies will be awarded, including tho Branwpoth Cup, Perry Salver, Johnston Rose Bowl, Allen.Cup, ind;.G.:C. Wheeler Mammoth Shield-r----ill in the Ronmey s«ctionr—Glenside Cup (Southdowiis), ■i'ikitapu Cup (fanners' jlasses); Walker and/Hall Cup, M'Laren blip, Suns-Cooper Cup,', and-New. Zealand Shipping. Company's Cup—all in ihe - sheep for 'freezing sections —Henjerson Cup ..(fat sheen), Matengatenga Llup (Shorthorns), BidVill Cup (for the jest hack), and Shaw,' Savill, and ilbion Shipping Company's Cup for the , ihampion draught stallion. In the comtetitions section the champion jump is vprth £50, the leaping competitjon £17 |\i',ith the Brack Memorial Cup in addition),..the Consolation Jump £16, tho iiaiden : jump :£l4, while there are ilso; walking, trotting, and turning comSetitions and pony jumping. Liberal irizes : arb also awarded in other sec-lions.-Show stock, can be landed by hiflrrignt .on to the'show-ground. Those lesiring-■■ accommodation in Maetertbn iuruig show week should communicate vitlithe.aasooiatioa's secretary (Mr. J. B. ItainetfciJxj^^iMi^tertojijL^WMoei

LIVE STOCK SALES. , Messrs. Abraham end Williams. Ltd., report on their Johneonville sale as follows: —A fair yarding of cattle and e heavy one of sheep came forward. The demand wae not strong and a lot of ene<7p remained uneold. Medium bnllocke, £12 7s. 6d. to £12 12s. 6d. to £12 17s. (A.; light heifers. £5; mcdmm heifers. £7 lto.: Tcalera, 32k. 6d. to 34e.; prime wethers, 225. 3d. to 22e. 6d.; light wethers. 19s. 6d. to £1; prime ewes, 19s. to 19s. 6d.: light ewes, 17e. (id. to 18s. 6d.; good lanibe, Ms. 44. to 15s. 2d.; lighter, 13s. to 13s. 6d. Meesre. Abraham and Williams, Ltd., report on their Pnhiatue sale of FebrnaTy 2 ae follows:—Wo offered a heavy yarding of sheep and a fair yarding of cattle, buyers from the Manawatu operating freely for sheep, practically ft total clearance being made under the hammer. Fresh-con-ditioned cows sold well, and good weaner etcers eold up to £2 23. Qnotatione: Fair two-tooth and four-tooth' ewea, 13s. to 145.; four-tooth to five-year-old cwee, 13s. 3d. to 145.; mixed aged ewee in low condition; lie. Sd. to 12s. lid.; a.m. ewes, do., Bs., 95., to 10s. 3d.; fat two-toothe,'lß6. Id.; mixed twotooths, 15e. 4d.; two-tooth wethcre (small), 13s. 3d.; medium woolly lambs, Bs. Bd. to to. 9d.: fair wooUy lambs, as., Bβ. lid., to 7s. Id.; good shorn lambs, ICs. Id. to IDs. 6d.; others, 4a. Id.. ss. 3d., 6s. 10d. to 6s. 2d.; light fat cows, £5 106. to. £6 136. 6d.; empty cows, '£3 7s. to £4 17s. 6d.; weaner steers, £2 2e.; weaner heifers, 26e. to JOs. ' 'ADDINGTON 'MARKETS. (By Telegraph.-Press Aesociation.) Christchurch, February 3. There was e,gan a large yarding of stock at Addington markets, and a good attendance. Fat cattle were firm. Store eneep showed practically no change, good forward lambs being in keen demand. Fat lambs were rather easier, the' quality ehowinu e. falling off. Store -elieep: Good two-tooth wethers, to 16s. 3d.; fairly good four and six-tooth, 15s. 6d. to 18s. 6a.; very forward four and six-tooth, 19s. to 21e:; very forward lambs, 15s. 6d. to lfc. "Id.; forward. 13s. 9d. to lEe.i inferior, 7s". 6d. to 9s. 3d,; culls, 55.; good four and eight-tooth ewes, to 16a. 3d.; aged,. 10s. Fat lambs: Extra prime heavy-weights, to 24e. 4d.;-tege, 20s. 6d. to 235.; average Heights, 178. 6d. to 205.; light and unfinished, 15s; to 176. Fat cattle;. Ordinary steers, £7 2s. 6d.-to £12 10s.; extra, to £22 2s. 6d.; ordinary heifers, £6 to" £10; extra, to £11 16. 6d.; cows, £5 55.. to £8 1/e.; extaa cows, to £17; price of beef per 1001b., 34e. to 425. 6tt.; extra, to 455. .-■ Pigs: Choppers, EOs. to 87e.; light baconere, 60s. to 67js. 6d.; extra heavy boconers, to 745.; price, per lb., 5Jd. to 5Jd.; light porker 3, lie. to 405.; heavy porkers, to 325. to 48s. 6d.-j price per lb., 53d. to 6d. Stores;-BesfetoTes,-325. to 35b.; medium.' :225. to 305.; Email, 14e. to 205.; weaners, 3s. 6d. to Bβ., \ .'. . ' BUENSIDE MAEKET. Dunedln, February 4. ■At Buxnside to-day 237 fat cattle were yarded, constituting a large entry. The' eale was a bit slow at the beginning, but export buyers were operating steadily, and kept prices firm at last week's rate. Prime heavy bullocks, £16 to £19; medinm, £12 15s. to: £14j light and unfinished, £8 lOe, to £11 10s.; prime cows and heifers, £12 to £13 10s.; medium, £9 to £10 10s.; light and inferior, £5 15e. to £8 10s. - . Fat eheep: 3077 penned.. The quality, taken all over, was much on a par with last week, the major portion of the entry' being made up of medium quality wethers and ■ ewes. Freezing buyers were operating keenly and secured a large number of sheep. This had a steadying effect on the market, and kept prices firm at e shade better than last week' 6 rate. Prime wethers, 255. to 265.; extra, to 295.; medium to good wethers, 23e. to 245. 6d.;' light, 19s. 6d. to 21s. 6d.; prime ewes, to 155.; extra, to 295.; medium , to good, 20s. to 226. 6d.; light and inferior, 17s. to 19s. Fat lambs: 2661 iienned, making the largest entry of tho ecason. • The quality woe quite as good ae that forward lost week, with an odd pen of extra prime. Competition by freezing buyers was very keen, and prices were, if anything, firmer than last week-: Prime, 215. / to 24«. 3d.; medium, IBs. _6d. to Me.; light and inferior, 16s. 6d. to 17s. Oα,