THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.

Otago Witness, Issue 2808, 8 January 1908, Page 24

THE SMITHFIELD MARKET.

"It is well to recognise," says the. London correspondent of „ the Pa-storalista' Review, " that changes hiye com© over Smithfield and the system under which the frozen 'meaf! •trade has been worked. The vast v increase of South American exports .to- Great Britain years iago" marked a .radical change, and now we are in the presence of another imporfajifc factor, which means a considerable upsoiting to' the' frozen>meat' "section % of ihe -great* central markets. , I wrote Wtely concerning decentrali'sating the trade, and the change now brought about I may' Jernn'. a^'combination of■this and the entry into the frozen meat Jr^de of Messrs Swift j an "entry being followed ■ bjr other members of ihe Yankee meat oombin*tion. It is* well to call aittention Jo it in thei most prominent 1 way as the 'reyohx- 1 •fcion -baing gradually brought abou* likely-indioates-tremendous changes. The losses So be suffered- therefrom ■ are and- -will I ' be for. some time mainly felt- on iEia when;; the octopus of the American Meat Trnst nas^ fixed "its tentacles tightly over the Austral*-" fei-an meat trade, then 'look out!" .. ■ > SAIiBOF CLYDESDALE ENTIRE COI/CS .. FOR -EXPORT.. , - - Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. '(Ltd.) report ' as follows r— We have Just sold,- olpi account of the following well-knpwn breeders, 11 high-class Clydesdale entire colts for export to Australia: — On account of Mr Jas. Patrick (Lea Creek, Outram) : Roan colt. two. years. Sire Pride of Newton (12280 C.5.8.), out of Belle of Kilchattan, by Erince Frederick (8905), by' Prince of WeJea (673); dam> Blossom, by The Mackenzie, by Lion King,' out of Glasgow 'Maggie. Pride of Newton (imn.), this colt's "sire, is the champion Clydesdale stallion "in New Zealand. He was first and champion at the "Christchurch International Show, and at Dunedin, Inveroargill, Gore, Taieri, etc., etc. He stands aloneas the greatest show yard stallion in -the Dominion, and has; proved himself -• a great breeding horse. This * year' che abqve colt was first at Taieri.- first at Dunedin, and first at Palmerston shows in the two-year-olcl class. Bay colt, - two years. Sire Pridte of Newton (12280). dam Nell, by Aitkenbra©' (imp.). Bay oolt. two years. Sire Wee Mac'gregor, g-sire Clydebank (imp.) ; dam Jess, by Shepherd Lad. out of an Extinguisher mare. Black colt, two years.,* Sire Wee Macgregor; dam Taieri Maggie, by' Taieri Lad. . On account of Mr James W. Blair (Outram): Colt, two years. Sire Lord Cecil, out 'of Blossom, by Cr«igieva,r (Imp.); dam Ifaud by The Macaflum; g"-dam Bessie, by ' Young Banker (imp.)'. ' Colt, two years. ■ Sire- Merry Morning (imp:), g-sire Up ,to ,Time (10475); dam Jeannie. by -Hatfield; g-dam .Young Jeannie, by Pride of Galloway (imp.)^ Merry Morning (imp.)'.waa first- and^ champion at the Taieri' show in 1904. and- was first in the ege'3 class at Dunedin show the same year. Colt, two , years. Sire Poride of Newton ' (12280) i r dam Violet 111, "by .Prince of "Wales (imp.)." Colt, two years. Sire Royal Knight (imp.), gsire Knight o' Cowal ;* dam . Miss Heath, by King of the QUinsi; g-dam Jeun, ,by Hea-rt of Oak, by Royal Oak (imp.). ' , On account of Messrs Webwfcer and Callander (Auchtertyre. Allanton). Coilt. two .yeara' Sire Herry Morning; (imp.), dam Taieri, Rose, by Crown Prince: g-dam Polly, by Pride o£ Scotland, s Taieri Rose was first as r^'wo-year-old at Oamaru, first as"« three-ye?t-olo; at Taieri. .second aa dry mare at Dunedm.ia a ring of 11. first as a. brood mare both a* Taieri and Dunedin. Brown colt, two yeais» Sire Merry Morning (imp.), dam LU, by Agitator (imp.). On account of Mr W. Robmson, juik (Moneymore) : Bay colt, two years. Sire Ola Times, g-sire Lord Lyon : dam Mag, by Vanquisher, g-dam Lucy H, by Clan Gordon The above colts comprise one of 4he &*<»* consignments we have ever sold for export to the Australian m&rket, end the prices obtained were most satisfactory. _ - CLEARING SALE. The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile' Agency Company (Ltd.) held a clearing sale of Mr- Hicke/s stock and implements ort Tuesday, the 17th inst., whem every kft offered was keenly compete* for. • The oowa and young cattle, of- which there were J&t head, sold particularly /-well. One' heifefl realised' £6 -ss;- two £5 15s each; three £5 10s; 15 yearlings at £2; and the remainderup to £4~each. Horses fetchecT up to JE24. CLEARING SALE. The, New Zealand 'Ijobxi. and Mercantile Agency Company (LM.) report holding a sue-» cessful clearing sale of JbSx George Head's stook and implements a/t Cliraton on Monday, 23rd December, when everything, offered found ' buyers at satisfactory prices. Two hundred and forty >ewes and 1 lambs sold at ; 14s * (all counted). ' She horses) wfiich were a useful

lot, brought up to £33, and: the sundries ' brought full value under good competition. * — — I PROPERTY SAI/B. The New Zealand Loan, and Mercantile (Agency Company (Ltd.) report having sold" $pr Mr Thomas. Hiciey (Hyde) his freehold property, consisting of 195 acres, to Mr Patrick "Kinney (Hyde), at a satisfactory figure.