GERALDINE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXIX, Issue 7824, 17 June 1909, Page 1

GERALDINE LIVE STOCK MARKET.

"'." (From Our;. Own Lppriesppndent.^ There was a fair entry ,at the Geraldine "market yesterday, about ,d()00 sheep'ibeing -yarded. Uate realised late ratesp but the demand for stores was slow, those on .sale, being of poor quality. There, was no sale for cattle, •but pigs, were cleaned at satisfactory prices. Following are the sales : —1< at lambs--75..at,.85,6d )o 7 at 9s 7d, 21= at Us, 113 at 118,3 d, 23 at 12s, 48 : at 12s, 6&at 12si.3d, 63 a.t 12s 3d, 46 at 12s Bd, 63 at 12s Bd, 128 at 13s 3d, 58' at 13s sd, 53 at 13s 6d ; fat ewes—6: at 6s, 37 at 6s 9d, 31 at 7s 4d, 33 at /s 4d 11 at 8s 6d, 28 at 9s sd, 23 at 9s lid, 20 at 10s, 24 at lls lOd ; fat wethers—l 7at 12s 3d, 94 at 13s 6d, 33 at 13s lOd, 85 at 14s 2d, 100 (2, 4, and 6-tooth) 15s; forward wethers—32 at 10s lOd, 20 at 13s 3d; store lambs— 50 at ss, 11 at 7s 6d, 47 at 8s 9d;',68 mixed sexes at 9s Id, 61 at 2s 7d,i51 at 2s 7d;i63,-ewe lambs at 12s 7d; ewes—Bl threequarterbred full mouth at 8s 6d;' 208 ewes at 7s 6d (passed); 82 ewep in lamb at.9s.2d, 91 dojat 9a 7d, 35 2-tooth do at 16s 7d. . Pigs—Weaners, 2 at 9s, 2 at 10b, 2at lls, lat 12s, lat 15s, 3'at 15a. 6d, 2at 16s 6d; stores—2 at'22s; porkers— sat 225., " '