LIVE STOCK SALES WORLD'S RECORD PRICE FOR LAMBS' WOOL.

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2721, 16 March 1916, Page 8

LIVE STOCK SALES

WORLD'S RECORD PRICE FOR LAMBS' WOOL.

Messrs'.. Abraham and Williams, Ltd.', report on their Johnsonvillo «uo flfi follows :-fA. fair entry of prime cattle and sheep oamo forward, and cold at late rates. Prime bullocks, £17 and £16 to £16 'IDs.; prime light wethers, 245.; prime wethers, 265. Id.; heavy ewes, 25d.; juimc oji*es.<Z4ts.; plain ewes, £1 Qs. 2d. to £1 Ce. 5d.; pvimo lambs, 18s: ICd. to 195.; 16s. 6d. to 175.; prime shorn, 16s.

The Now Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agcncy Co., Ltd., report having held a clearing sale'on account of Mr. E. "Waters, Opaki, ou* Tuesday. There was a very fair attendance '«f buyer.-;, and though bidding was not'very animated, good prices were realised as follows:—W.F. woolly lambs made. lfe. lid.; bay mare, £32 10s.; light draught geldings, £25 10s., £21, and £19 10s.; drill,- £27; reaper, and binder, £15; d.f. plough, '£9; dray, £7 10s. Sundries, . etc., sold at lull rates...

' ' ;ADDINSTON MARKET, ; By Telegraph—Press Association. CHrlstchurch, March 15. At. tho.. Addington live stock market to* 'day there were large entries of sheep of all ■claesc9,'-and good- yarding 3of cattle. Fat ■catUej.sold at about last week's rates, storo Blieep wero pot quite so brisk, fat lambs showed practically no change, pigs wero easier, and store cattle were weak.

■ Store sheep: Forward lamhs, 14s. 6d. to 17s. 7d.; ordinary lambs, Eis. 3d. tol4s. 3d.; culls, fa. 7(1. to Bs. 7<1.; good ewe lambs, 14s. Od. to 175.. 7d.;' : ordinary. 12s. M. uj 14s, 6d.; two-tooth ewes, lfe. 3d. to 245. Id.; best four and six-tooth ewes, 20s. to 245. 6<1.; ordinary lour, six, and eight-tooth ewes. 16s. to 19s. Id.; failing-mouth ewes, 12s.- 6d. to 15e.; sound-mouth ewes. 13s. 6d. to 17s. ,10d.; two-tooth wethers, 14s. to 19s. 3d.; four and 6ixtooth wethers, 203. 7d.

Fat lambs; 5288 were yordcu: Extra primo lambs, to 285.; prime lambs, 20s. 6il. to 23a. 6d.; medium, 18s. to JOs.i lighter, 14s. to 17s. 6d. ' , Fat sheep: Prime wethers, 255. to 295. 6d.; others, 17s. 4d. to 245. 6d.; merino wethers. 14s. Id. to 155.; extra- prime ewes, to 315.; crime ewes, 245. to 295.; medium ewes, 19s. to. 235. 6d.; others,: 14s. to 186. 6d.

Pat cattle: Extra prime steere. to £18; ordinary, from -£8 to £12; extra primo heifers, to £12 10s.; ordinary heifere, £7 to £8; extra prime oows, to £14 10s.; ordinary, oou-s, £6 17s. 6d. to £9. Price of beef, per 1001b.. 325.-to 505.; extra, to tos. 'Store cattle: Yearlings, 28s. to 395.; fifteen. to eighteen-month, £3 7s. 6d. to £3 176.; two-year steers, £4 9s. to £5 66.; twoyear heifers, £4 to £4 le.; three-year steers, passed at £7 ss:; three-year heifers, £5 7e. 6d.; four-year steers, passed at £9. 55.; dry cows, 255. to 325.; dairy cows, £3 to £14 !w. Pigs: Choppers, £3 to £5 55.; baconers, £3 to £5 Bs„ equal to 63d. per lb.; porkers, 528. to Wa., equal to 7d. Pfr 11!.; large stores, 48s. to 525.; medium, 355. to 435.; small, 16s. to 256.; weaners, ss. 6d. to lis, 6d. BURNSIDE MARKET. : ;Dunodln, March 15. ■-'Thefe ; -waß'a-'-small yarding ,of fat cattle, at Burhside;l4().were penned, a fairly pood proportion being of good quality., prices were about ;on a, par with last week's rates. .' Prime, heavy. bullocks,. £17, £18; extra, to £20 17sJ 6d.; medium to good, £14 to'£l6; others, £13; prime heavy cows and heifers, £12 to £14;. medium, to good,, £9 to £11; light and unfinished, £6 to £8. , Fat 6heep: 230. were penned, consisting chiefly of • medium quality, very few pens of prime 'came forward.. Prices for medium and light 'were about on a par with lost "week's rates, while heavy sheep showed an advance. Prime heavy wethers, 28s. to 31s.; ; extra, to 365; 6d.; medium to-good, 235. to 265.'; light and unfinished, 18s. to 215.; prime heavy ewes, 235. to 2£s. 6d.; oxtra, 295. 9d.; medium to good, 18s, to 215.; others, to 15s. - • .

Fat :lainbs: 1100 were penned, the quality being medium.. There • was tho ueu-al attendance of export buyers, and prices were firm at last week's Tates. Best, 21s. to E3s.; extra, to 30s. 3d.; medium to good, 18s. : to 205.; others, to Ife.

Pigs: There was a small yarding of fats; competition was keen, prioes showing an advancc on last week's prices. There was a medium yarding of stores;' for which sale was dull.

Every flock-owner knows that when the lambs are free from vermin and their wool clean .and in good order, the result of his dipping has been a success. This was undoubtedly tho case when lambs'wool from the flock Of Mr. 0. H. Druce, of "Wairiki," Kumeroa, H. 8., created a World's Record at London Wool Sales.

Mr. Druce writes;—"l am glad to let you know that this is.the eighth season running now that I have used your Powder Dip on my flock here. I find it excellent in all respects.' I may say that I had the honour of creating a World's Record with my lambs' wool last year in London.' Lambs were dinned with. Quib- ■ ell's Dip, making 19d. per lb." This is just another of the manv. successes obtained after using Quibell's Improved Powder Dip.—Advt.' ,