RANGIORA.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5835, 31 March 1897, Page 4

RANGIORA.

The Eangiora market was again very • full of sheep yesterday, and although the sale was hardly as brisk as that of last week, young ewes, turnip wethers, fat wethers and good lambs were in demand, and prices for these classes wero well maintained. Aged sorts were dull of sale, but out of an entry of about 14,500 barely a thousand were passed in. Cattle were represented i by an entry of about 80 head and pigs by 120. i Prices were: — Pat cross-bred wethers lis , 6d to 12s, do ewes 8s to 9s, fat lambs 9s to 10s 3d, two-tooth, -half-bred breeding ewes '_ 8s 6d to 9s 9d, four, six and eight-tooth ewes 6s 6d to 8s 6dj aged ewes 4s to 5s 6d, two-tooth turnip wethers 8s 6d, 9s to 9s 6d, store lambs 5s to- 6s 6d, store merino wethers 4s 6d to ss, merino breeding ewes 3s 5d to ss, boilers Is to 2s ; cattle— beef at ■ up to 18s per 1001 b, cows and springers £4 , 15s to £6~, store cows £2 to £2 10s, two- ; year-old cattle £2 10s to £3 ss, yearlings ■ 25s ; pigs— baconers 38s to 455, porkers 15s . to 255, good stores 12s to 16s, small 8s to 10s, weaners 3s to 7s.