COMMERCIAL

Southland Times, Issue 20081, 19 January 1927, Page 2

COMMERCIAL

WALLACETOWN SALE.

AN EASING MARKET

Consequent upon large supplies of both fat cattle and fat sheep, prices for these classes of stock showed an easing tendency at the fortnightly sale held at Wallacetown yesterday. Weather conditions were excellent and there was a good attendance of buyers. In the fat sheep section there were some exceptionally well-finished wethers forward, a fair proportion of which were good freezing sorts. There was a sprinkling of ewes and a full yarding of fat lambs. Prices for fat sheep eased by over 1/6 on those ruling at the previous sale, while those for fat lambs, which were practically all secured by freezing operators, were about on a par with those obtaining a fortnight ago. A northern buyer was operating in the lamb section, and assisted to keep prices steady. The bulk of both sheep and lamb yardings was cleared at auction, vendors being prepared in most cases to accept the values offering. The following is a comparison of the entries at the two last sales:—

Jan. 5. Jan. 18. Store cattle 43 160 Fat cattle 224 280 Store sheep 79 302 Fat sheep 1059 2466 Included in the fat sheep figures are 1261 fat lambs. Thirty-one dairy cows and 12 vealers were also yarded. FAT LAMBS.—The yarding of fat lambs was heavy, the quality being of a good average description. The demand was fair, last sale’s rates being well maintained, though, if anything, there was a tendency towards lighter prices. The majority of the yarding went to freezers, but butchers secured a fair proportion of the heavy sorts. Well-woolled butchers’ lambs sold up to 25/3, the value for freezing weights ranging from 22/- to 24/-.

FAT SHEEP: The yarding was considerably heavier than for some time past, prices all round easing. The bulk of the yarding was cleared at auction. Extra prime wethers made up to 28/3, this price being secured for an especially fine line vended by Mr T. Miller, Taramoa. Medium weights realised from 24/- to 26/6, while lighter kinds ranged down to 23/-. Prime ewes brought up to 18/-; lighter from 11/to 13/6. Prime butchers’ lambs sold at up to 25/3; freezing weights from 22/to 24/-; lighter down to 20/-.

FAT CATTLE: The yarding was a large one and included some well finished heifers and steers and the usual quota of good cows. Prices showed an easing tendency compared with last sale’s rates, but in the majority of cases sales were made at auc-

tion. In the case of cow beef prices all round showed a decline of about £1 a head. Steer and heifer beef also eased somewhat but the depreciation was not so marked as that in respect to medium cows. Extra prime bullocks realised up to £l4 17/6; good butchers’ bullocks from £lO to £ll 11/-; lighter down to £8 10/-. Extra prime cows made up to £8 10/-; medium from £5 10/- to £7; lighter from £4 to £5. Good heifers to £8 15/-; medium from £6 10/- to £8; lighter from £5 to £6. Vealers realised from 25/- to 45/-, according to quality.

STORE CATTLE: A small yarding of 160 head which met with a fairly good sale. The yarding comprised chiefly one line of good Hereford cattle which included three and three-and-a-half-year-old bullocks, empty cows with calves and yearlings. The following sales were effected. Three and three-and-a-half-year-old bullocks £8- 14/-; speyed and empty cows £4 16/-; cows with calves £5 10/-; mixed sex yearlings £3 19/-. A line of yearling heifers was passed m but was subsequently disposed of privately.

There was only a small yarding of dairy cows and bulls which met with a dragging demand, passings being frequent. The prices realised, however, showed no variation on late values.

STORE SHEEP: Hiere was a good average yarding of store sheep, but there was practically no demand for any class of stock coming under this category. However there was no variation in recent values to record, the sales effected being on a basis in keeping with late transactions. Full and failing-mouth ewes made 10/-,

Justice Shutt, Messrs J. Dewar, S. Kippel S. Moore, C. Mitchell, F. H. Reyer, C. e’ Ross, F. S. Leamon, N. R. Templer, P. Urmereta, C. C. Whittingdon, Masters R. A. Morris, J. R. Templer, H. J. Whittingdon; 108 naval ratings, and 70 third-class.

WITHIN WIRELESS RANGE

The following vessels were expected to be within wireless range of the undermentioned stations last evening:—

Auckland.—Knockfiema, Canadian Spinner, Hellenic, 11.M.5. Laburnum, H.M.S. Veronica, Lionel, Tekoa, Tofua, Scopas, Kawatiri, Hinemoa, Tutanekai, Waiotapu. Wellington.—Wahine, Maori, Ngaio, Arahura, Tamahine, Surprise, Kartigi, Whangape, Wairuna, Otokia, Tahiti, Maunganui, Trelissick, Waipori, Huntingdon, Verbama. Awarua.—Sir James Clarke Ross, C. A. Larsen, N. T. Nielsen Alonso, Remuera, Poolta, Waihora, Port Melbourne, Moeraki, Trevorian, Anglo-Colombian. Chatham Islands.—Mataroa, Arawa.

TELEGRAPHED REPORTS

COASTAL AND OVERSEAS

Auckland, January 18. Arrived: Marama from Sydney; Canadian Planter from Montreal. Sailed: Elkridge for Wellington; Kawatiri for Newcastle. Wellington, January 18. Arrived: Waipiata and Maori from Lyttelton ; Progress from Waikato. Sailed: Totara for New Plymouth; Maunganui for Sydney; Trelissick, Katoa and Maori for Lyttelton; Pakura for Napier; Ngakuta for Westport; Progress for Oamaru; Waipori and Tahiti for Auckland. Lyttelton, January 18. Arrived: Wahine from Wellington; Port Bowen from Dunedin; Storm, Rotorua and Opihi from Timaru. Sailed: Storm, Opihi and Wahine for Wellington; Sussex for Timaru. Dunedin, January 18. Arrived: Anglo-Colombian and Remuera from Lyttelton. Sailed: Port Melbourne for Wellington; Canopus and Trevorian for Westport; Moeraki for Melbourne; Breeze for Timaru. (Rec. 7.55 p.m.) London, January 17. Arrived.—At Port Siam: Kahanui; at Colon: lonic.—A. and N.Z.