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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 257, 28 March 1914, Page 2

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RAM AND EWE FAIR, j GOOD PRICES AT CHRISTCHURCH. By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, Thursday. The annual, ram and ewe fair held by the Canterbury A. and P. Association commenced to-day on the show grounds, Addington, with the sale of flock rams. The weather was line and there was a large attendance. The keen demand that there has been this season for breeding ewes, in view of the fact that many fanners are going to devote more atten- i tion to sheep than to grain growing, | naturally caused more attention to be i taken in the ram fair. The entry total- , led 3,837 as against 4,287 last year. I The falling off was principally in Eng- | lisli Leiccsters and Corriedales. The de- j mand for flock rams was keen for all j these breeds which are favored by those farmers who pay attention to fat lamb production. Southdowns, Shropshires, and Ryelands all sold remarkably well, [Shropshires making a better average than for some years past. There was a irregular demand for Corriedale halfbreds, and only the good lines of rams piet with any competition. English and Border Leicesters sold remarkably well, as did the few lines of Romneys offered. The range ef prices for flock rams was: Lincolns, 1914, 4y 2 gns, Romney 3gns to 7gns, English Leicesters I'/ogns to. 7gns, Border Leicesters 2y 2 gns to 7gns, Southdown 4%gns to 6V4gns, Shropshire 4gns to 7y a gns, Ryelands sgns to 6y 2 gnß, Corriedale 3gns to Oy 2 gns, halfbred l%gns to 5y 4 gns.

NEWTON KING'S WEEKLY REPORT.

On Friday 20th inst., at Kaponga, I had a heavy yarding of cattle, all pen's, races, and paddocks being crammed. Competition throughout waß keen, practically everything yarded being cleared at the hammer at the following prices:— Woaner steers, good sorts in demand, £1 13s, £1 lis, £1 10s Bd, £1 1«», others 15s, Od to 19s 6d for weedy sorts, choice Jersey weaner heifers £1 19s 6d, to £2 2s 6d, others, good strong grades £1 4s to £1 lis, poor 9s to 17s, mixed weaners £1 16s to £1 lis 6d, £1 10s, £1 7s, £1 4s, £1 2s, £l, 18s, 16s, lis, 10s, 18-months heifers £3 6s, heavy fat cows £6 12s to £7 12s, small framed caws £5 18s to £6 75,. forward cows £4 13s to £5 12s, good store cows £3 4s to £3 18s, aged cows £1 to £2 12s Od, bulls (heavy) £6 10s to £8 7s, smaller bulls £2 8s to £4 12s.

{ At Uruti ou Friday, -20 th inst., for my [ supplementary sheep fair and cattle j sale I had a full yarding. The quality of j the sheep entered was first class and drew brisk bidding, all lines being sold. I The 2-tooth wethers yarded were very good. Lambs were not in as good eonjdition as the average at previous sales. (Prices obtained were as follows:—Weanjers £1 15s, £1 13s, £1 Bs, £1 ss, £1 j3s, £l. 2s (id, £l, 17s, 10s, IS-months empty heifers £2 10s to £3, in-calf 18- ] months heifers £3 !)s, 2 and 'i'/s-year in\calf heifers (rather ragged) £3 15s to J £4 4s, rough steers mixed ages, £1 12s t fid to £3, fat bullocks £9 Is (id, store cows £2 10s to £3 7s, spring heifers £4 17s to £0 15s, forward cows £4 10s to £4 IcSs, small fat cows £5 3s to £0 His, bulls £2 10s to £5, lambs 8s Id, lis !)d, (is Bd. lis (id, 5s lOd, 3s Id, good line of 2-tooth ewea 16s, 2-tooth wethers good quality, las lOd, 15s 7d, 15s (id, 15s Id, 14s Bd, 14s lid, 4-tooth wethers 10s (id and 17s, fat ewes (heavy) Ids 3d, others 14s Od to 15s 3d, fat and forward ewes 13s, mixed aged ewes 12s Od, nice lino of (i-tooth and f.f.m. Itomnev ewes 14s 7d, f.m. ewes 10s lOd, 0s 3d, 8s lid, 8s H)d, 8s 7d, 8s Id, 7s, 5s Sd, rams l'/s to 2 1 /,gns, aged rams up to 13s. On Monday, 23rd inst., at Urenui, there, was a fair entry of which I was able to clear the majority at the following prices:— Small 15 to 18-moiiths heifers £2 10s and £2 lis, rough 15 and 13months steers £2 lfis (id, aged cows £1 5s to £2 2s lid, store cows £2 12s (id to £3 5, forward and -fat cows £5 2s to £5 15s, spring heifers £4 10s to £5 17s (id, a nice line of spring Holstein dairy cows were offered on account of Mr. W. Gordon Glassford and sold very readily at from £8 5s to £lO ss, bulla £2 10s, 3-year steers £7 ss, fat ewes and wethers £l(is (id and 17s, f.m. ewes 4s 3d to 9s. 4d, 2-tooth wethers (small) 14s, lambs 7s.

On Tuesday, 24th, at Ilaliotu, owing to the very rough day, 1 had only a small entry, which sold as follows;—Weaner steers £1 15s, £1 13s lid, mixed weaners IKs 6d, weaner heifers £1 3s, IS-months heifers .E3, colored steers £2 Os to £2 12, bulls CI 8s to £3 Ss, cows, good condition £4 10a (id to £4 17s.

•Private sales for the week:—Weaner heifers £1 7s to £1 10s, weaner steers £1 15s and £1 18s. for real good Shorthorn lines, forward and fat cows £5 17s Gd, fat cows £0 lis, IS-months empty colored heifers £3 7s Od, in-calf 2 1 / ; -year heifers £5, in-calt 2 and 2'/.-year Jersey heifers, choice lines, £0 Ill's to £7 "is, spring heifers £4 15s, 2'/.-year steers (in demand) £G, £5 15s, £5 ];'s lid, £5 7s lid, £5 os, £5 2s (id, £5, £-1 10s, 15 and IS-months steers £3 15s, £3 10s, £3 Bs, £3 ss, hulls £5 5s to £7, mixed aged ewes 12s, f.ni. ewes Us, fat ewes 15s, 4 and (i-tooth wethers His to 18s, rams 2'/.gns to 2 : ;f,gns, 2-tooth ewes His (id, His 3d. His, Ms !)d.

NEW ZEALAND LOAN AND MKJJCAN TILE OO.'S REPORT

The New Zealand Loan and Mercantile I Agency Co. Ltd., Stratford branch, report, as follows: On Tuesday, 25th inst., we held our usual fortnightly sale in our Stratford yards, when there was a fair yarding of 435 en.ttle and 327 sheep. There Was a good attendance of the public and a fair J clearance was ell'ected. Weaners (lid not j sell so well as recently, but having siteral buyers present 'we effected "good business in this line. Kinpty and in calf heifers are not sought after but steers of fair (jiinlity are in demand. The fol- | it»wiii<' juices were realised:--Weaners jlilixiMl, small and weedy lis to '2ls, medium 28s (id for fair quality, weancr steers, iu better demand than heifers 24s (Id for small' [,<> 28s, arm 30s for fair Ito ;i:)s for good lint's., woiiner heifers | showing color, small lis «d to 245, 27s (id for medium to 2!)s to 3l'« fid for well grown stall', eows fat. in demand at 120s 130s, to 1355, store cows, not so' tfoort, 45s for small and poor to 74s to 70s 'id, but for anything showing youth and size good prices were realised.'lMs (id. 07s (Id to 100s, bulls 355, small vearliie's to 85s 05s, 102s (id, 105s, and 132s (id.t'll-month , steers from 07s to 70s, 20-mom.hs heifers ! ordinary sorts 50s to 58s lid. cull lambs j 4s Id, Is Id for small, to 8s (id for fail- j lines, cull ewes 4s 3d for cully to Us Id I for medium lines.

We have put through a fair amount of business during the week in weaners ami grown steers, to both local and outside buyers. 20-nionths steers Ofe, 71s 72s 6d to 80s to" 82s (id for a nice line, forward ewes iip'to 14s,>lanibs 8s to 8s 3d

(and 93 3d; 4-year old ewes cully 8s to i 9s «d, store cows, small from 44s to 60s.

ADDIXGTON STOCK MARKET. Christcliurch, March 25. At Addington live stock market today thore were again large entries of store sheep and fat lambs, and an increased entry of fat sheep. Store sheep were in keen demand, and sold fully up to late rates. The fat lamb sale opened easier, but firmed up to last week's [level. Prime fat sheep sold well, but aged ewes were easier. Fat cattle sold without change, and, of the fat pigs, porkers were a shade easier. Store sheep: Best two-tooth ewes 21s to 245, small 14s Id to 19s, four, six and eight-tooth 15s to 225, best sound-mouth-I 20s to 22s 9d, others 12s to 17s Cd, aged I and culls 7s 3d to lis, aged merino ewes 3s 3d to lis, over-weight ewes mixed | ages 15s 3d to 19s Id, best rape lambs : 13s 6d 17s, others lis to 13s, small do 8s 6d to 9s 6d, ewe lambs 15s 9d I store wethers 15s 2d to 18s sd.

Fat Lambs.—Tegs 19s 6d to 21s fid, extra to 245, average weights 17s to 19s, light and unfinished 15s to 10s Od. Fat Sheep.—Prime wethers 20s Od to 23s Bd, others 17s 2d to 20s, merino wethers 9s to 16s 2d, prime ewes 17s 6d to 22s 4d, extra to 24s 4d, medium 15s to 17s, aged and light lis Od to 14s Od.

Fat Cattle.—Steers £7 10s to £ll, extra to £l3 ss, heifers £5 10s to £9 15s, cows £5 2s 6d to £ll ss, store cattle, yearlings 375, 15 to 18-months £2 to £3 16s, two-year steers £4 2s 6d, three-year heifers £5, dry cows 35s to £5 Bs, dairy cows £3 10s to £los 10s. Fat Pigs.-Choppers £3 10s to £5 10s, extra heavy baconors to £3 10s, heary baconers £3 to £3 10s, lighter baconers £2 10s to £2 16s Cd. These prices were equivalent to 5d to s'/ 2 d per | lb. Heavy porkers £2'ss, to £2 7s Od, [lighter porkers £1 16s to £2 2s 6d, price per lb, Cd to 6'/id. •

REVEALS COMPLEXION SECRET OF THE SPANISH LADY TELLS HOW THEY KEEP THEIR YOUTHFUL COMPLEX- , lONS, EVEN AT SIXTY. "As a young girl," writes one of our rcadcrß, "I always had a nice dear and delicately-tinted complexion, but on reaching the age of thirty it changed completely. The chilly winter winds and rain made my akin rough and dry—my face uswl to hum and smart horribly after the slightest exposure to frost or cold. I felt very worried to see the dreadful change that was taking place. About this time I went for a trip abroad, and while travelling in the South, 1 of Spain, became intimate with an elderly Spanish lady. Knowing how proud the Spanish girls are of their lovely skin, ami hoping she could help me, I told her of my trouble. She advised me to'obtain two ounces of rose water, one dram of tincture of benzoin, and two ounces of ordinary llowers of oxKoin from the chemist, which, she said, I could mix myself, and after shaking well, apply it with a soft cloth or sponge.. She stated that her family had used this lotion for years, and vowed -it would quickly restore my complexion. i\ applied the lotion as she told me, and the result was surprising. In two days I saw a great difference. The skin was losing its roughness, the dry, tight feelchange was wonderful. My skin had regained its smoothness, the pores were no longer coarse, and my complexion had grown younger before my very eyes. Regular use of this splendid recipe has kept my complexion beautiful for thirty years. It is inexpensive, delightful to use, and so effective that it eannot fail altogether. After four days' use the ing was easier, and the burning ceaseti to please anyone who tries it."