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Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume 1, Issue VII, 14 June 1905, Page 2

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CHBtsTCHiJBCH, June 7. - The entries pf stock, except fat sheep and oattle, were only fair. Beef showed a recpvei y m values. Store sheep .did not meet with so much enquiry, and fat lambs were abolit 'jibe same as the previous" week/ Fat ..sheep showed nq change, except prime wethers, which were firmer. Heavy weight bacon" pigs showed a little improvement, bub other classes were again dull bf sale. Dairy cows sold well. Store Sh ep —A small entry, chiefly Vlrethers. Owing to the break m the weather they did not sell so freely as of late. The principal sales were 2 and 4-tooth wethers at 17s 9d and 7.75 ; 2-tooths at 14s 3d ; hoggets -at 15s to 13s 6d ; aged ewes 13s Id. Fat lambs— A moderate entry sold at late rates; tegs 19s Cd to 22s ; lamb weights 17s to 19s ; lighter 16s to 16s 9d. 1 Fat Sheep* —A fairly heavy yarding, including very prime lines of wethers, which brought slightly increased rates. Prime wethers 22s to 25s— extra to 253 lOd ; medium 19s 6d to 21s Gd ; light 17s 7d to 19s ; prime ewes 19s to 22s— extra to 25s ; medium 17s 6d to 18s 9d ; aged i 14s to 17s, : Fat Oattle— l9s entereJ, mostly prims quality. Very prima steers made £9 10s to iil2 ; others £13 12s 6d to £10 2s 6d ; he : fers £5 7s 6d to £7 2s 6d ; cows £4 83 6d to E7 12s 6d— equal to 19s to 21s lor prime, extra 225, and cows and inferior beef 15s to 18s per 1001 b. Store Cattle -Calves 7s 61 to 13s; 18 months £2 13s ; dry cows 29s to £2 17s ; diiry do, best, £8 to. £10 17s 6d ; others £4 to £7 10s. Pigs— A medium yarding, which sod irregularly. Baconers made 355 . to 40s ; heavier 45s to 56s — oqual to 3*fd to 4d per b ; porkers 233 to 32s - equal to 4d to 4Jd ; medium Btores 'los to 22s 6d ; slips lis to j 14s *; weaners 5s to 10s.-