LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE

Southland Times, Issue 24240, 25 September 1940, Page 10

LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE

BEEF MARKET EASIER

Keen Demand For Prime Wethers YESTERDAY’S VALUES FIRM Mutton values showed a further rise of from 4/- to 6/- a head for prime wethers at the Lorneville stock sale yesterday. Some excellent quality lots were offered and prices reached as high as 60*/-, the highest for some years. Numerically the yarding in all sections was much the same as the previous week. Beef values, however, showed an easing tendency; good quality offerings showed a decline of about £1 a head, while unfinished lots dropped about £1 to £2 a head. .

A comparison of the totals yarded in the various sections with the previous week’s sale was as follows:—

FAT CATTLE The yarding in the fat cattle section showed a slight increase on the number forward the previous week. There was no outside competition and as a consequence prices were easier by about £1 a head for good quality while unfinished lots were back from £1 to . £2 a head. Prime heavy weight bullocks made up to £23/15/-, heavyweight bullocks from £lB to £2l, prime handy weights from £l4 to £l7 with light and unfinished from ■ £lO/10/- to £l2. Prime heavy heifers made up to £l6/7/6, . prime quality ! from £l4 to £l5/10/- with lighter 1 from £lO to £l2. Good heavy cows ; made up to £l5/15/-, prime quality cows from £l2/10/- to £l4/10/-, medium weight from £lO to £ll/10/with light and unfinished down to £6. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Client (Waikiwi), 1 cow at £9/2/6. Client (Longwood), 1 heifer at £l5/10/-, 1 steer at £lB/7/6, 1 at £l5/5/-, 1 at £l7/10/-, 1 at £l6/15/-. Client (Kennington), 1 cow at £6/17/6. Client (Makarewa), 1 cow at £lO/10/-, 1 at £6/10/-. Client (Dacre), 2 steers at £l3, 1 at £ll/12/6, 1 at £l3/12/6, 1 at £l3/15/-, 2at £l4/2/6. Client (Lochiel), 1 cow at £l2/10/-, 1 heifer at £l3, 1 at £ll/15/-. K. G. McKenzie (Kapuka), 1 steer at £l5, 1 at £l4/5/-, 1 at £l3/7/6, 1 at £l3, 2 at £l3/10/-, 1 at £l2/17/6, 1 heifer at £l3/15/-, 1 steer at £lB/12/6, 1 at £l5/12/6, 1 at £l3. Client (Waipango), 1 steer at £l7/15/-, 1 heifer at £ll/5/-,. 1 at £9/17/6, 1 at £lO/10/-, 1 at £l2, 1 at £lO/7/6, 1 cow at £l5. H. Day (Oreti), 1 heifer at £l5/12/6. Southland Fanners’ Co-operative Association Ltd. sold:—W. H. Campbell (Otara R.D.), 1 cow at £l3/7/6, 1 bullock at £lB/10/-, 1 cow at £l4, 1 at £l3, 1 at £l5/10/-, 1 bullock at £l6/17/6, 1 at £lB/12/6, 1 at £l7/5/-, 1 at £l6. H. Turner (Tokanui), 1 heifer at £l2/17/6, 1 at £l5/12/6, 1 bullock at £l5/7/6, 1 at £l6/17/6, 1 at £l6/10/-, 1 at £l4/15/-, 1 at £l3. 1 at £l4/12/6, 1 at £l2/12/6. M. H. McNeil (Gladfield R.D.), 1 cow at £l4/10/-. E. R. Lindsay, 1 bullock at £l3. Client, 1 cow at £6/7/6. J. R. Campbell (Woodland). 1 bullock at £l7/7/6, 1 at £l5/7/6, 1 at £l5/17/6, 1 at £l4/10/-, 1 at £l5/5/-, lat £l4/7/6, 1 at £l5/7/6, 1 at £l3/7/6, 1 at £lB/12/6. i H. R. Maclean (Lorneville), 1 bullock at £l3/17/6, 1 at £ll/2/6, 1 heifer at £l4/5/-, 1 at £l3/17/6. Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd., sold: E. R. Lindsay (Branxholme), 1 bullock at £l3/12/6, 1 at £l2/7/6, 1 at £l2/12/6, 1 heifer at £B/15/-. W. Spencer (Makarewa), 1 cow at £lO/2/6, 1 at £B/12/6. Client (Lorneville), 1 bullock at £l5/5/-, 1 at £l4/15/-, 1 heifer at £l6/7/6, 2 cows at £9/15/-. McKenzie Bros. (Fortrose), 1 bullock at £l4/15/-, 1 at £l2, 1 at £lO/17/6. Client (Fortrose), 1 heifer at £ll, 1 at £lO/15/-, 1 at £ll/5/-, 2 at £lO/10/-, 2 at £lO/15/-. J. S. and W. E. Hazlett (Invercargill), 1 cow at £l4/2/6. Estate J. Donald (Edendale), 1 bullock at £l3/2/6. 1 at £ll/12/6, 1 at £l5/12/6, 1 at £l3/12/6, 2 at £l3/12/6.

Dalgety and Co. Ltd., sold: Client (Winton). 1 steer at £l5/5/-, 1 at £l4/15/-, 1 at £l5/7/6, 1 at £l4/15/-, 1 at £l5, 1 at £l4/12/6, 1 at £l5/15/-, 1 at £l3/15/-, 1 at £ll/10/-. J. Brown and Son (Oporo), 1 steer at £23/12/6, 1 at £23. J. E. Watson and Co. Ltd., sold: Brash Bros. (Titiroa), 1 heifer at £l4/5/-, 1 at £l3/17/6, 1 at £l3/7/6, 1 at £l2/15/-, lat £l3/10/-. Client (West Plains), 1 steer at £lB/15/-, 1 at £6/5/-, 1 heifer at £lO/7/6.

STORE CATTLE There was a very small yarding in the store cattle section, the bulk of the entry being made up of empty cows. The best of these made up to £B, clean young sorts £5/10/- to £6/10/-, with culls down to £3/10/-. A small pen of three-year-old steers brought £lO. The entry of dairy cows was only a small one. Good sorts sold at late rates, but light conditioned and culls were hard to quit. The best dairy cows made from £lO to £ll/10/-, medium sorts from £7/10/- to £9, culls down to £3/10/-.

National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd., sold: Client (Waikiwi), 1 dairy cow at £B. Client (Wallacetown), 1 dairy cow at £7/5/-. Client (Tisbury), 1 dairy cow at £7, 1 at £5/10/-, 1 empty cow at £3/7/6, 2 heifer calves at 29/-. Client (West Plains), 1 dairy cow at £lO. Client (Tisbury), 1 dairy cow at £7, 1 at £lO, 1 dairy heifer at £5. Client (Morton Mains), 1 dairy cow at £7/15/-, 1 at £5/10/-, 1 at £4/15/-, 1 at £4/10/-, 1 empty cow at £3/17/6. Client (Kennington), 1 dairy cow at £B, 1 at £5. Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association Ltd., sold: Southland Hospital Board. (Lome Farm), 1 empty cow at £B/15/-. J. D. Matheson (Fairfax), 1 heifer at £5/10/-, 1 cow at £5/15/-, 2 at £4/19/-. Client (Fairfax), 1 empty cow at £4/2/6. F. J.' Illingworth (Dipton), 1 empty cow at £5/10/-. J. Aitken (Otatara), 1 dairy cow at £9, 1 at £B/15/-.

Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. sold: —Client (Lorneville) 1 empty cow at £3/2/6, E. R. Lindsay (Wallacetown) 3 bullocks at £lO, W. C. Bruce (Ryal Bush) 1 empty cow at £6/10/-, 1 at £5 client (Lorneville) 1 dairy cow at £lO/7/6, R. Turnbull (Lorneville) 1 dairy cow at £B/10/-, McGillivar and Mavon (Limehills) 1 dairy cow at £lO 2/6.

Dalgety and Co. Ltd. sold:—Client (West Plains), 1 dairy cow at £5/2/6, 1 at £7/7/6.

FAT SHEEP Several trucks of outstanding wethers were a feature of the fat sheep yarding, which was almost the same numerically as the . previous week. The market was again a buoyant one, values showing an increase of from 4/- to 6/a head. An outstanding pen of four prime heavy wethers made 60/-, while others, brought from 50/- to 56/-.

Prime mediumweight wethers brought from 38/- to 43/-, and lighter from 32/- to 35/-, prime heavy ewes realized from 40/- to 42/—, prime mediumweight 35/- to 37/-, lighter from 28/- to 30/-, and unfinished from 24/- to 26/-. Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd. sold:—D. Chittock (Kamahi) 10 wethers at 39/3, 8 at 39/3, 10 at 39/-, 10 at 40/-, 8 at 39/6, 5 at 37/9, R. J. Anderson (Otara R.D.) 1 wether at 54/-, 1 ewe at 39/3, T. R. McLean (Oreti) 7 ewes at 35/9, 7 at 35/-, A. Calder (Winton) 1 wether at 47/-, 1 at .40/-, 1 ewe at 39/-, J. H. Swale (South Hillend R.D.) 2 wethers at 55/9, 4 at 60/-, R. Swale (South Hillend R.D.) 9 wethers at 57/3, 7 at 48/9, 6 at 44/9, 6 at 51/-, 6 at 54/-, Miller Bros. (Oreti) 6 wethers at 52/3, 4 at 56/-, 5 at 50/3, J. Mcllwrick (Otapiri R.D.) 5 wethers at 39/-, 7 at 39/9, 6 at 39/6, W. R. Meadows (Fairfax), 5 ewes at 36/6, 2 at 20/3, W. S. Brown (Gummies Bush R.D.) 1 wether at 44/6, 5 at 39/-, A. W. Bickley (Gummies Bush R.D.) 4 wethers at 43/-, S. S. Patterson (Isla Bank) 3 wethers at 45/6, T. G. McNeil (Gladfield R.D.) 3 ewes at 37/9, 9 at 39/9, 9 at 39/-, 5 at 36/6, 12 at 28/-, 4 at 40/-, M. H. McNeil (Gladfield R.D.) 2 ewes at 46/6, 5 at 39/6, 6 at 38/-, 3 at 26/6, 1 at 40/-. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd. sold.—A. Miles (Otahuti), 6 wethers at 42/3, 4 at 45/-, 3 at 39/-, client (Tussock Creek) 7 wethers at 38/9, 3 at 27/6, 1 at 25/-, 5 wether hoggets at 23/6, 3 at 20/-, client (Makarewa) 5 wethers at 30/-, 5 at 35/-, 6 at 28/-, 4 at 33/-, P. Scully (Woodlands) 8 wethers at 33/3, R. McLeod (Otahuti) 6 wethers at 49/3, 3 at 49/6, 4 at 57/6, 1 ewe at 40/-, 5 at 37/6, T. Glover 5 wethers at 36/6, 2 at 40/-, 8 at 44/-, 1 at 43/-, 2 ewes at 43/6, J. Murray (Gummies Bush R.D.) 7 wethers at 37/-, 6 at 34/6, 7 at 39/-, 7 at 39/3, 5 at 29/9, H. Day (Heddon Bush R.D.) 4 ewes at 34/6, 2 at 32/3, 2 at 27/6. 2 wethers at 31/-, 7 at 38/-, 5 at 43/-, client (Makarewa), 7 ewes at 35/-, 6 wethers at 40/-, 5 at 45/-, client (Lorneville) 6 wethers at 34/6, 4 ewes at 31/9. Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Mrs N. McKenzie (Woodlands), 7 ewes at 45/3, 6 at 43/9, 6 at 41/-, 6 at 43/6, 10 at 39/6, 5 at 36/6. R. J. Ogren. (Ryal Bush), 10 hoggets at 25/9, 2 at 24/9. T. Henry (Makarewa), 2 hoggets at 38/-. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Cook and Muirhead (Waihoka), 2 ewes at 35/6, 1 at 29/-, 3 wethers at 40/6, 6 at 35/-, 4 ewes at 37/6, 6 at 33/3-

STORE SHEEP The store sheep entry was larger than the previous week. The market remained firm at late rates. Good ewe hoggets made from 33/- to 36/_ and wether hoggets were slightly easier, the best of these making 22/-, while others brought from 15/6 to 19/-. A line of 2,4, 6 and 8-tooth breeding ewes made 33/-. Ewes and lambs made from 12/- to 14/- all counted. Wright, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., sold:—Client (Riversdale), 377 ewes at 33/7. Cook and Muirhead (Waihoka), 7 wethers at 29/6. Client (Lorneville), 35 ewes at 13/-. J. B. Smith (Tussock Creek), 17 ewes and 34 lambs at 15/6. T. Wilson (Ryal Bush), 14 hoggets at 16/-. Dalgety and Co., Ltd., sold:—H. Watson (Wallacetown), 31 hoggets at 20/6. J. H. Meehan (Wrights Bush-Glad-field R.D.), 80 ewe hoggets at 36/-. National Mortgage and Agency Co., Ltd., sold:—Client (Makarewa), 27 ewe hoggets at 27/5. Client (Glencoe), 8 wether hoggets at 18/9. Client (Makarewa), 43 ewes and lambs at 14/-, 6 ewes at 2/-. J. E. Watson and Co., Ltd., sold:— J. Crombie (Kennington), 19 ewes at 22/-. R. N. Gunther (Underwood), 91 ewes and lambs (all counted) at 15/4. Henderson and Co., Ltd., sold:—R. J. Ogren (Ryal Bush), 28 ewe hoggets at 33/-. YARDING OF FAT STOCK SOUND INQUIRY AT GORE SALE A yarding of fat sheep and fat cattle met with a sound inquiry at the fortnightly Gore stock sale yesterday and values secured were on a par with those ruling at recent sales. Several pens of wethers of outstanding quality were included in the fat sheep section. These were offered by Dalgety and Co. Ltd. on account of Mr Donald Gillespie (Merino Downs) and brought up to 48/-. Other lines brought from 46/- to 47/- for prime sorts, while medium wethers sold at 36/6 to'4l/-. In the cattle section up to £l9/10/was paid for extra prime bullocks, other sorts selling at £l7/10/-. Medium weights realized from £ll to £l2 2/6 and prime heifers brought from £l3/12/6 to £14.. Fat cows sold at from £9 to £ll/7/6, poorer sorts realizing £5/5/- There was only a small store entry. Dairy cows brought up to £6, dairy heifers up to £4/15/-. Dalgety and Co. Ltd. sold.—Two fat bullocks at £l9/10/-, 1 at £lB/10/-, 1 at £l7/10/-, 2 at £l2/2/6, 2 at £ll/5/-, 3 at £l2, 1 at £ll, 2 at £ll/12/6, 3 fat heifers at £l4, 1 at £l3/12/6, 1 at £ll, 1 at £B/10/-, fat cows at £9, 1 at £ll 7/6, 10 fat wethers at 48/-, 10 at 46/6, 10 at 47/-, 5 at 43/9, 1 fat cow at £l/15/6.

The Southland Farmers’ Co-operative Association, Ltd. sold.—One fat cow at £lO, 1 at £5/5/-, 1 store cow at £4/10/-, 1 at £4, 1 dairy cow at £6, 8 fat wethers at 37/6.

The National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd. sold. —Six fat wethers at 41/-, 11 at 36/6, 1 dairy heifer at £4/15/-.

Wright, Stephenson and Co. Ltd. sold, —Twelve fat wethers at 36/9.

CLEARING SALE AT SOUTH HILLEND

A successful clearing sale was conducted by the National Mortgage and Agency Co. Ltd, at South Hillend on account of Mr H. Smith.

The sales were as follows:—110 ewe hoggets at 40/4, 393 ewe hoggets at 35/-, 39 wethers at 39/-, 637 two and three-shear ewes at 37/-, 197 two-tooth ewes at 39/-; 364 four-shear ewes at 31/-; one dairy heifer at £B/10/-, two dairy heifers at £B, bull £4/10/-; one draught gelding at £l4/10/-, two draught mares at £l2, pony at £8; jogger £2/15/-, sledge £l/1/-, Tyne harrows £4, chain harrows £lO, blocks and chains £3/5/-, roller £l7, scales £9/15/-, blocks and chains £3/15/-, waggon £lO, dray £l6, dray £lO, lime-sower £l2.

Sept. 24 Sept. 17 Fat cattle 110 105 Store cattle 41 113 Dairy cows 26 25 Fat sheep 438 441 Store sheep 772 529 Vealers 2 3