LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE

Southland Times, Issue 24234, 18 September 1940, Page 10

LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE

FURTHER RISE YESTERDAY

BEEF AND MUTTON ' ■ s VALUES STORE SHEEP MARKET FIRMER In practically all sections the yarding at the weekly Lomeville stock sale yesterday was smaller numerically than it was the previous week. Fat cattle values showed a further increase of about £1 a head all round, while in some cases they were even firmer. One particularly prime bullock from a good line of Longwood cattle brought as high as £23. Values in the fat sheep section were also firm, showing an increase of from 4/- to 5/- a head on the previous week.

A comparison of the yarding in the different sections with those of the previous week is as follows:

The fat cattle yarding was a good quality one, some exceptiopally prime steers and heifers being offered. The market showed an advance of from 15/- to £1 a head all round. Prime heavy ox beef made up to £23, prime handy-weight bullocks from £l6 to £lB, lighter and unfinished £l2 to £l3/10/-. Extra prime cows made up to £lB, good handy-weight cows from £l3 to £l5 and lighter sorts from £9 to £lO/10/-. Prime heavy heifers brought to £l6/10/-, medium weights from £l3 to £l5 with lighter sorts from £lO to £ll/10/-.

National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: Mrs J. L. Blackmore (Longwood), 1 steer at £l9, 1 at £lB/17/6, 1 at £l7, 1 at £l5/15/-, 2 at £l5/17/6, 1 cow at £l3/12/6, 1 heifer at £l4/15/-, 2 at £l6/15/-, 1 steer at £l3/15/-, 1 at £l2, 1 at £23, 1 at £2l/12/6, 1 heifer at £ll, 1 at £lB, 1 steer at £l9/12/6, 1 at £lB/10/-, 1 at £l5/17/6, 1 at £l5/5/-. T. J. Hall (Tisbury), 1 cow at £9. Coburn Brothers (Mararoa), 1 heifer at £ll/5/-, 1 steer at £l3/12/6, 1 at £l2/17/6, 1 at £l2/2/6. Client (Makarewa), 1 cow at £ll/15/-. Client (Pahia), 1 cow at £ll/15/-. Client (Makarewa), 1 cow at £l3/7/6, 1 at £ll/10/-, 1 at £7/5/-. Client (Waikiwi), 1 heifer at £l3/2/6, 1 at £l2/17/6, 1 at £ll/10/-, 1 steer at £l6/15/-, 1 at £l5/12/6. Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., sold: W. H. Campbell (Otara R.D.), bullock at £l5/17/6, 1 at £l5/2/6, 1 at £lB/5/-, 1 at £l7, 1 heifer at £lB/57-, 3 cows at £l3/17/6, 1 at £l3/5/-. A. O. Fleming (Glencoe R.D.), 1 bullock at £l6, 1 heifer at £l3/12/6, 1 heifer at £l3/12/6, 2 cows at £ll/2/6, 1 heifer at £l2/7/6. A. Millar (Gladfield R.D.), 1 cow at £6/15/-. C. C. McLean (Thornbury), 2 cows at £lO/5/-. G. R. Queale (Lochiel), 1 cow at £ll. A. R. Forbes (Lochiel), 1 bullock at £l6/15/-. McDonald Brothers (Morton Mains), 1 heifer at £l4/17/6, 1 at £l4/10/-, 1 at £l3/10/-, 1 at £ll/12/6. Client, 1 bullock at £l6, 1 at £l4/2/6, 1 at £l7/2/6. G. Gray (Otahuti R.D.), 1 cow at £ll/2/6. Client, 1 cow at £lO/10/-, 1 at £9/12/6. A. H. Finn (Wallacetown), 1 cow at £4. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Co. Ltd., sold:—Client (Otahu Flat), 1 bullock at £ll/17/6, 1 at £l4. Client (Otahuti), 1 heifer at £l7/5/-, 1 at £lO/5/-, 1 -At £lO, 1 at £ll/12/6, 1 at £l2/12/6, 1 at £B/7/6, 1 at £l3. Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd., sold.—C. T. Ruddenklau (Fortrose), 2 bullocks at £l4/2/6, 1 at £l2/10/-, 2 heifers at £l3, 2 at £ll/15/-, 2 at £l3. A. Thomson (Lochiel), 1 heifer at £13710/-, 1 cow at £l5/10/-, 1 at £l3. Client (Wallacetown), 1 cow at £6/12/6. McKenzie Bro. (Fortrose), 1 heifer at £lO/5/-, 1 at £lO, 2 at £9/15/-, 1 at £9/10/-. Client (West Plains), 1 cow at £5/17/6. Henderson and Co. Ltd., sold:—Mrs N. McKenzie (Woodlands), 1 cow at £l5/2/6, 1 at £l4/10/-, 1 at £l4/5/-, 1 at £lO, 1 at £9/7/6. Herron Bros. (Mabel Bush), 1 heifer at £B/10/-. A. and S. Gray (Lochiel), 1 heifer at £lO/17/6, 1 at £lO/10/-, 1 at £l3/15/-, 1 at £l3/12/6.

J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold: R. J. Lobb (Gorge Road), 1 fat bullock at £l3/5/-, 1 cow' at £l2/15/-, 1 at £ll, 1 at £lO/15/-, 1 at £l2, 1 at £7, 1 heifer at £l2, 1 at £9/10/-, 2 at £l2/15/-. Dalgety and Co. Ltd., sold: —Client, 1 cow at £9/15/-. W. Forde, 1 bullock at £l4/15/-, lat £l5/7/6. Client, 1 vealer at £l, 1 at £l/2/6. Client, 1 vealer at £2/5/-.

STORE CATTLE The store cattle entry was smaller than last week’s, values being slightly easier than for some weeks. A line of three and four-year-old bullocks realized £l3, with the two-year-olds out of this line making £lO. Best empty cows brought up to £6/15/-, medium sorts from £4/10/- to £5/10/- and culls down to £3. Mixed coloured two-year-old steers made from £7/10/- to £B/10/-, and mixed sex yearlings brought from £3/5/- to £4/10/-, In the dairy section there was a very small entry. Best sorts made up to £ll, others bringing from £7/10/- to £9 and culls down to £4.

National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd., sold:—Client (Mararoa), 8 steers at £l3, 6 at £lO, 1 at £5. Client (Kapuka), 4 steers at £6/19/-, 3 at £5/7/6, 4 at £3/12/6, 1 heifer at £5/1/-. Client (Tisbury), 1 empty cow at £5/2/6. Client (Oporo), 1 heifer at £6/2/-, 1 at £6/2/6. 1 at £3/9/-. Client (Tisbury), 1 dairy cow at £B. Client (Lorneville), 1 cow and calf at £5. Client (Otatara), 1 cow at £3/12/6. Client (Bay Road), 1 empty cow at £4/10/-. Client (Makarewa), 1 empty cow at £5/7/6. Client (Glencoe), 1 empty heifer at £5/17/-. Client (Pahia), 2 steers at £7/15/-, 1 at £6/2/6, 1 heifer at £5/15/-, 1 cow at £5/1/-, 1 cow at £4/10/-, 1 heifer at £3/18/-. Client (Ryal Bush), 1 dairy heifer at £4/17/6, 2 dairy cows at £7llls. Client (Kennington), 1 dairy cow at £7/10/-.

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., sold:—Client, 1 dairy cow at £7/15/-. Client, 1 at £9/10/-. Client, 1 at £5, 1 heifer at £3/5/-. Client, 1 cow at £B. Mrs Dixon, 1 cow at £2. Client, 3 cows at . £3/2/6, 1 at £4/5/-, 7 empty cows at £6/17/6. Client, 1 heifer calf at 22/6. Client, 1 cow at £4/5/-. Mrs Dixon, 1 calf at £2/7/6, 1 calf at £2/17/6, 3 cows at £5/10/-. Henderson and Co. Ltd., sold.—M. Cahill (Myross Bush), 2 cows at £5/5/-. Herron Bros (Mabel Bush), 1 steer at £5, lat £4/17/-. Mrs Henderson (Kennington), 1 dairy heifer at £7/15/-. J. .Hawkes (Kennington), 1 dairy cow at £7/10/-. Client (Kennington), 1 dairy cow at £B/2/6. Client (West Plains), 1 dairy cow at £7/2/6. G. Cassells (Riverton), 1 dairy cow at £l2/2/6. Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd., sold. —Client (Invercargill); 7 empty cows at £5/15/-. Ronald Bros. (Waianiwa), 1 empty cow at £5/5/-, D. McKerchar

(Lochiel), 1 dairy cow at £4/7/6, 1 at £4/12/6, 2 dairy heifers at £4/2/6. Southland Fanners’ Co-operative Association Ltd., sold.—W. Forbes (Otahuti R.D.), 1 dairy at £lO/5/-, 1 at £ll. A. Dawson (West Plains, R.D.), 1 dairy cow at £ll/7/6. Mrs Sinclair (Waikiwi), 1 dairy cow at £2/2/6. MeLeish Bros. (Drummond), 1 dairy cow at £7.

New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., sold—Client (Otahu Flat), 5 calves at £4/9/-, 1 bullock at m.s. cattle at £6/11/-.« FA'li SHEEP The entry in the fat sheep section was little more than half that offered the previous Week, and the quality taken all round was only fair. The yarding included a few pens of good quality wethers, but very few prime ewes. The presence of several outside buyers resulted in a rise of from 4/- to 5/- a head on the rates ruling the previous week. Prime heavyweight wethers brought from 44/9 to 48/-, prime mediumweight wethers from 42/6 to 45/-, medium from 36/- to 38/- and lighter from 32/- to 35/-. Prime mediumweight ewes made from 35/- to 37/6, medium 32/- to 34/and lighter from 28/- to 30/-. Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd., sold.—D. George (Makarewa), 5 ewes at 24/3, 4at 29/-. A. McDonald (Otapiri R.D.), 7 wethers at 36/-. H. C. Affleck (Heddon Bush R.D.), 8 wethers at 37/6. K. Caughey (Otapiri R.D.), 5 wethers at 33/3, 5 at 35/6. Client 5 wethers at 37/6, 3 at 39/-, 5 at 38/6. T. R. and H. R. McLean (West Plains R.D.), 8 ewes at 35/-. T. R. McLean (Heddon Bush R.D.), 11 ewes at 29/3, 8 at 34/6, 8 at 33/9, 8 at 37/3, 1 wether at 55/-. J. A. Anderson (Gladfield R.D.), 8 ewes at 37/6, 9 at 34/3, 1 wether at 33/-, 8 ewes at 37/6, 7 at 34/3, 7 at 27/6. Client, 5 hoggets at 22/6, 5 wethers at 35/6. Client, 8 ewes at 38/6. Client, 35 wethers at 45/-, 2 at. 38/-. Client, 2 wethers at 38/-. National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd., sold.—W. Lightfoot (Tussock Creek), 5 ewes at 35/3. F. J. Shearing, 3 ewes at 27/-, 6 wethers at 32/6, 4 at 41/6, 2at 34/-, 3at 36/9. Client (Lorneville), 8 wethers at 37/6, 4 at 35/-, 8 at 37/-, 7 at 36/9, 6 ewes at 27/9. Client (Thornbury), 6 ewes at 31/6, 6 at 29/-, 7 wethers at 40/-. Client (Mabel Bush), 6 ewes at 28/3, 5 at 29/—, 4 wethers at 41/9. Client (Hedgehope), 9 ewes at 23/-, 7 wethers at 39/6. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., sold.—Client (Gorge Road), 6 wethers at 35/6,10 at 34/3, sat 31/3. G. Gray (Ryal Bush), 2 wethers at 37/9, 10 wether hoggets at 24/3. J. Jackson (Wright: Bush), 2 wethers at 28/-, 6 wether hoggets at 26/-. Client (Tokanui), 12 wethers at 33/9/6 at 39/3, 3at 34/-,’6 at 36/-. Client (Otautau), 9 ewes at 35/-, 8 at 36/-, 6 at 34/3, 7 at 36/-.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—C. Carr and Sons (Pukemaori), 8 wethers at 43/3, 7 at 42/6, 9 at 41/-, 8 at 40/-, 8 at 41/3, 8 at 39/-, 6 at 38/-. Southland Hospital Board (Kew), 4 hoggets at 22/3. Client (Lomeville), 8 wethers at 39/3, 6 at 39/-, 8 at 37/9. F. Ridder (Otahuti), 4 wethers at 44/9. Client (Isla Bank), 5 wethers at 48/-, 7 at 41/3, 4 at 39/6.

Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold:—J. Findlay, 4 wethers at 35/-. L. Dawson (Mossburn), 8 wethers at 33/9. J. Findlay, 7 wethers at 35/6, 7 at 39/6, 5 at 38/9. L. Dawson (Mossburn), 8 wethers at 33/6, 8 at 36/9, 8 at 38/6, 8 at 39/6, 8 at 36/9, 8 at 37/6, 8 at 36/3. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:— Ronald Bros. (Waianiwa), 6 wethers at 44/-, 5 at 38/6. R. G. Shearing (Waipango), 2 wethers at 38/-, 3 at 36/-.

STORE SHEEP The store ineep yarding was only about half the size of that of the previous week. The sale was a good one, values being better than those ruling at recent sales. Ewe hoggets made from 32/- to 33/6, wether hoggets bringing -up to 24/-. A pen of fullmouth breeding ewes made 28/3, while ewes and lambs made from 13/6 to 16/3 all counted. A line of 4 and 6-tooth wethers realized 30/6. Southland Fanners’ Co-operative Association Ltd. sold:—Client, 16 ewe hoggets at 33/-. J. R. McLean (Tussock Creek), 95 ewes and lambs at 16/3. Client, 17 wether hoggets at 24/-, 2 wethers at 23/-. Client, 10 hoggets at 12/-. . National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold: —Client (Waipounamu), 119 ewes at 28/3. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:—R. J. Lobb (Gorge Road), 1 heifer at £4/9/-. Client (West Plains), 2 cows at £4/7/6, 3 at £4/5/-. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—W. J. Field (Lomeville), 36 ewes and 40 lambs at 13/10 all counted. Client (Thornbury), 173 wethers at 30/6. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:— Client (Waimatuku), 21 ewe hoggets at 33/6. HORSES National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Clients, 1 draught mare at £lO, 1 at £l3/10/-, 1 at £B/10/-, 1 at £B/5/-, 1 at £ll/10/-, 1 at £4, 1 draught gelding at £l3/10/-, 1 at £5/10/-, 1 at £lO/10/-. SUNDRIES e Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold:— Client (Myross Bush), 1 mare £l4/10/-. Mrs Anderson (Gore), 1 lime sower at £3/5/-, 3 leaf tyne harrows at £3/10/-, harrows at £2, disks at £2/5/-, plough at £7/12/6, sledge at £l/2/-.

KEEN DEMAND AT McNAB SALE

DAIRY COWS BRING GOOD PRICES

A feature of the fortnightly McNab stock sale held yesterday was the entry of a herd of 28 dairy cows offered by the Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd., on account of Mr J. H. Collett, of Pukerau, who is giving up dairying. The herd, which was made up of good young cows, brought forward in splendid condition, met with a good demand and brought from £lO/10/- to £l6/15/-. Late calvers sold down to £6.

There was a good yarding of fat cattle forward and good prices were realized. Prime heavy bullocks brought from £l6/5/- to £l7/10/-, and fat steers realized from £9/17/6 to £l2/7/6. Fat cows sold up to £9. The sheep entry was a small one. Full and failing-mouth ewes brought up to 17/-, and ewe hoggets realized 32/-.

The Southland Farmers’ Co-opera-tive Association Ltd., sold.—Fortythree ewe hoggets at 32/-, 1 fat bullock at £l7/10/-, 2 at £l6/10/-, 2 at £l6/5/-, 1 fat cow at £9, dairy cows at £B/5/-, £B, £7, 1 fat cow at £B/15/-, dairy cows at £9/10/-, £5/2/6, £B/7/6, £6/15/-, £7/10-, £lO/7/6, £6/15/-, £ll/5/-, £B/5/-; £B/15/-, £6/10/-, £9/15/-, £ll/7/6, £ll, £lO/10/-, £l4/2/6, £6/17/6, £l2/2/6, £l2/5/-, £l6/15/-, £l2/5/-, £l2/2/6, £125/-, £l6/15/-, £l2/5/-, £lO/7/6, £lO/15/-, £l2/12/6, £6/17/6, £6, £l2/15/-, £ll/17/6, £ll/10/- and £6/10/-.

Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold.—One store steer at £6/15/-, 1 calf at £l/15/-, 1 empty heifer at £7, 1 empty cow at £4/15/-, 2 at £5, 1 cow and calf at £5/15/-, .70 f. and f. ewes at 17/-, 4 yearling calves at £4, 1 bullock at £6/2/6,1 heifer and calf at

£5, 1 empty cow at £l/15/-. New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., sold.—One fat steer at £l2/7/6, 2 at £lO/15/-, 1 at £9/15/6 and 1 dairy cow at £B. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd.; sold.—Dairy cows at £B/5/-, £4/5/~ and £7/10/-. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold. —One empty cow at £7/2/6.

Sept 17 Sept 10 Fat cattle 115 122 Store cattle 113 186 Dairy cows 32 88 . Fat sheep 490 781 Store sheep 518 S89 Vealers 3 6 Bull 1 — FAT CATTLE