EXPORTS OF WOOL

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2643, 14 December 1915, Page 8

EXPORTS OF WOOL

• The*.exports of wool from New Zealand for the fivo months eiidod November 30, as compiled with Dalgety and to., Ltd., compare as under' with the figures for the corresponding period of last year aro as follow:— 1915. 1914. T Bales. Bales. Invcrpargill 4,005 2,385 Dunedm 3,427 3,310 Oamaru. . 2,699 759 £" n ? nl , 4,069 4,071 Ghristehurch 10,351 15,700 Blenheim ; 738 ■ 877 Nelson " ~ 42-1 ' '298 ■Wellington' : 16,883 22,057 "Wanganui 848 973 Waitara 451 329 Napier 9,472 - 10,233 • Auckland ......;v 5,260 7,111 Gisborne : 9,028 .. 8,376 Totals 74,254 76,479 At a meeting of the General Committee of the Ma-sterton A. and P. Association on Saturday last, it was decided to endorse the action of the Wavcrley Society, in disqualifyijig an. exhibitor for two'years'." " The Fiuanco Committee reported a debit balanco at date of £267 lis. 9d. The secretary.' announced that special prizes to the .value of ,£IBG Jiad been received :n Wellington,' compared with £]73 last year. . The Ground Committee reported that the grounds were ,in excellent order. A number of recommendations made by the Competitions Committee wero approved. Marshal stewards were appointed for the February show. C. V LIVE STOCK SALES The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd.,'Dannevirko branch, re?3ri:rM e . llcl , d the usual weekly sale at the J illcr s lioad Salcyards. on Friday, there being only a moderate yarding of all classes of cattle, and prices ranked all round on a. part with the previous sale rates, .There was only a small yarding 1• 1 rwa Fj s^ee Pi mostly shorn wethers, which sold at prices Quite equal to preYious sale rates. We quitted the whole of our yarding at the following .prices — iat heifers and cows, £2 15s. to £7 55.; 15-n.iop.ths heifers, .€2 ss. to £3 lis.; yearling steers, £2 53. to £2'105.; porkers, 20s • Email. porkers, 16s. 6d. . .Wo also sold 5 wethers on account of the Waitahora •Wounded Soldiers' Fund, which were kindly donated by Jtrs. Jsames M'Kenzie, of Maiigatoro. The purohasars 'ware: A. Beatie, Mataraau, 255.; D. M'Kenzie, Dannevirke, 205.; A. Wlritson, Whetukura, 18s., ' making a total oX £15 s?iAlso, on account of the Gallipoli Soldiers'- Fund, 1 pig kindly donated by J. O'Neill, of Te Hehunga, and purchased by Jlj. J. Lissington. of D-i nnevirke, for 20s. • Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., 1/id.', report having held their : usual ■weekly sale in their Carterton salo yards on Friday. A good yarding of cattle, sheep, and p:gs, came forward, far above advernumbe/s, which met with keen compctit'on, and a good clearance was made at the following prices Fat ewes,'.22s. 7d.; •forward shorn ewes. 17s. 3d. : 2-tooth ewes and wethers, 16s. Bd. to 17s. Id.;' small 2tooth ewes and wethers, 14s. Id.; store eves 12s. 7d.; f.in. ewes and lambs (all counted), 9s. 2d. Porkers, 285.; 30s. 6d. to 345.; small porkers, 3,85, to 21s. fcdv; i wcaners, 9s. 6d., 10s. to 12s. Fat cows, £8, £8 25.. £8 Us.. £8 12s. 63., £8 16s„ £8 175., £9, £10- to £10 Is.; forward store cows, £6 10s., £6 125., £6 18s., £7. £7 55.. to £7 ICs.; storo cows (young), £6, £6 25.-. 6d. to £6 75.; store cows (old), £3, £5 to £5 2s. 6d.; cows and calves, £5 lis., £5 165., £5 18s., £A 18s. to £7 75.; 2 and 3-ycar forward store heifers, £4 lCs. 6d.; 2-year store heifers, £4 Is.; yearling heifers, £2 10s. to £2 17s. 6d.; 15-months steers, £3 13s. 6d„ £4 6s. t-o £4 lis.; bulls, £6 to £7 10s. Messrs. W. and G. Turnbull and Co., Ltd., report having held their usual fortnightly sale in their jrartinborough sale yards, on Tli-ursday. A small yard- • ing of sheep but a heavy yarding of •j>att-lo came forward. Competition was very keen throughout the sale, and practically a, clearance was made at the following ,prices:—Fat shorn ewes, 225.; forward store ewes, 19s. 3d.; forward shorn ewes and wethers, 19s. 7d. Fat bullocks, £1.1, £13 to £14; fat cows, £8 145., £9 10s., ■ £9 ss. to. £9 ISs.; forward store cows, £6 55., ■£? 95. : to £3 Is.; store cows, £4 is..* £5 Is., £5 7s. 6d., £5 10s. to £5 lis.-; fat young cows and heifers, £8; forward 3-year heifers, £8 Is.. £6 ss. to £6 65.; forward 2 and 3-year heifers, £5 155.; 2-year heifers, £3 65., £3 Bs.. £3 10s., £3 15s. to £4; 15-months dairy. heifers, 4 03.; 15-months steel's (good colours). £3 195., £5 9s. to £6; 15-months S.H. cross heifers, £5; 15-months steers end heifers, £3 16s. to £4; cows and calves, £4 145.. £5 45., £5 18s., £6 10s. to £6 12s. 6d.; .sirlall, yearling steers and heifers, £2 10s. to £2 165.; heifer calves, 30?.; springing heifers, £5; bulls, £7 7s. to £8 ss.