TIMARU WOOL SALE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2662, 6 January 1916, Page 8

TIMARU WOOL SALE

' By Telegraph.—Press Association. r , <1! « ...Timaru, ..January .5. ;second wool sale .to-day, 8798 !• " talgs wore offered,, and 8411- sold: Last | year for tie second'said, 13,370-bales I were: offered. The reduction is due to /. ■ : fewer sheep in, the: district, and the j sales made privately. The condition ' of the wool was-heavier than at the r ; -first sale. A few clips were really well grojvn. Prices for good wools wore well ,* maintained, and best coarse advanced: ■ ,I'aulties-slightly decreased as' compared . with ■ the first sale. , Bradford secured ;; ' thp.:greater part of the catalogue. f -American and' French 'buyers' were not .'keen. The range of prices was :Merino • 10d.-l'id., half-bred super, 16d. to good- 14d. to . 15|d., .inferior 12Jd. to ;■■■ 133 d., Corriedale 16d. to three- ; quarter and - crossbred super 15d. to l'Jd., good 13Jd. to . 143 d., inferior lljd. to 12} d.; pieces, best 12d. to J6d., good lOd. to lljd., inferior BJd. to 9Jd., looks 5Jd. Ito BJd., crutchings 83d. to lid. . ■

The brown beetle of the-grass grub is said to.be very common'just now in some parts of tho district (says the Timaru "Herald"). On some at least of : the-farms on Pa-reora -settlement the night-fliers are in myriads. Orchard trees, have been quite stripped of their leaves, and the hum of the beetles' flight in the evening is said to resemble that of a swarm of bees. It is stated that''fires-at night have been lit in the hope of reducing their numbers, with little result. One observer relates that ho found them in hundreds hiding in the daytime au inch' or 60 beneath the surface of , loose soil' under' orchard trees.;; So. many beetles this year ,means so many grubs for the next year or two. Ho would-be the farmers'.'friend indeed who should hit upon some way of luring the beetles'tb their destruction. :: . Entries for the Horowheivua Patriotic Show close with the secretary, Mr. R. D. Wallace, on January 8, at 9 p.m. ,

Never has the demand for clear-headed constructive thinking in business been bo urgent as it is right now. We are living in a progressive age, and must take advantage of all up-to-date methods. It is in savings from waste of any description that : money is made to-day, and by concentrating one's efforts on all details of our'business we claim to. be . able to produce results for our many cream suppliers. We want more cream. Can you supply tis? Further particulars,' Wangami Fresh Food Co.—Advt.

LIVE STOCK SALES.

Messrs. Abraham end Williams, Ltd., report on their Johnsonvillc sale as follows:—A yarding of prime bullocks and sheep came forward and sold liberalLy at the following prices:—Prime heavy bullocks, £17 15s. to £18: prime bullocks, £16 17s. fid. to £17 2s. 6d.; extra prime heavy vealers, £3 to £3 145.; prime vealers, 30s. to 505.; primo wetherß, 255. to 255. lid.; lighter, 243. to 245. 3d.; prime ewes, 225. 6d.; lighter, £1 os. fid. to 215.; prime heavy lambs, 192. to 19s. 5d.; lighter, 16s. 6d. to 17s. Bd. ADDIXGTON MARKETS. (jßy TelcKraph.—i :\&aueiation.) Chrlstchurch, January 5. At the Addington .stock market to-day, comparatively small entries of stock came forward. There. wa6 a good attendance. Fat cattle showed an improvement. .Store sheep sold at advanced rates. Fat lambfl were irregular, and in some cases easier than at tne previous sale. Fat 6heep advanced an average of 3s. per head. Store cattle were dull of gale. Store sheep were fairly good. Two-tooth wethers, 126. lid. to 135.; ordinary two-tooth wethers, lis.; forward four and six-tooth wethers, 17s. 3d. to 19s. 6d.; four and six-tooth halfbred wethers, lte. to 165.; good forward lambs, 14s. to 15a fid.; ordinary lambs, 10s. 4d. to. 13s. 6d.j cull lambs, ss. to 7s. 9d.; good two-tooth ewes, 17s. Id. to 17s. B<t; inferior twotooth ewes, lCs.'6d.;j failine mouthed ewes and lambs,- 10s. 7d.; sound-mouthed ewes, 10s; Bd.; fair four, six, and eight-tooth ewes, to 13s. fid , Fat Jambs: Prime lambs, 2fls. to 235.; medium, 15s, to 195.. fid.; unfinished, 12s. fid. I to 14s. fid.

Fat sheep: Prime wethers, 235. to 295.; others, 17s. fid. to 225. fid.; extra prime ewes, .to 295. 9d. ; prime ewes, 225. fid. to 265. 7d.; medium ewes, 17s. fid. to 225.; lighter, 15b. to r/s.; hoggets, 14s. fid. to 18s. . Fat cattle: Extra, prime steers, to £19; ordinary steers, £7 10s. to £12 10s.; extra, prime heifers, to £14; ordinary heifers, £5 12s. fid. to £8 10s.; extra prime' cows, to £13; ordinary cows, £6 to £9 10s. Store cattle: Yearlings, 235.; fifteen to eightcen-months, £2 4s. to £3 26.; yearling steers, £4 4s. to £4 55.; two-year heifers, £3 65.: two and a half-year steers, £5 155.: three-year steers, £fi 10s. to £6 IBs. 6d.-three-year heifers, £5; dry cowe, £3 15s. to £fi; dairy cows, £3 to £11 ss. .■: Pigs: • Choppers, - 40s. to 1205.; extra heavy baconers, to 905.; .heavy baconers, 70s. to iu ' }l s ht baconers, 555. t0.655.; pricc per lb., fid.; heavy porkers, 42fi.' to '455.; ordinary porkers, 335. to 405.; pricc per lb., 6*d. toi 6jd. ; medium stores,. 226. to 285.; smaller, 18s. to 215.; weaners, 46. 6d. to 12s. BUBNSIDE MARKET. ** x i Duned 'ri, January 5. A total of 186 fat cattle, were yarded at Burnside to-day. The quality ■on the whole was. good. Prices were easier by ? s * pcr kcad. Be6t- bullocks, £16 to £19 155.; medium, £13 to £14; inferior, £11 10s. to £2 Os.; best cows arid heifers, £13 to £14; medium', £10 to £10 10s.; inferior, £8, to £8 10s. ' /fat Sheep—l 947 penned. The quality was fairly good. :Oompetition was not so keen as Jast week, and prices declined-'ls. 6d. : Best wethers, 225, to 275.; extra, to 335. 6d.; medium, 19s. to 215.; inferior, 17s. to l?s. fia.; best ewes, 21s. to 245.; medium, 19s. to 205.; inferior, 13s. to 15s. Fat Lambs—6so penned. At the commencemens of the sale prices wore much easier, but owing to a freezing buyer operating values improved. Best, 20s. to 255.; medium, 16s. to. 175.; inforior, 13s. to'lss.