MARKET REPORTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10248, 18 January 1899, Page 6

MARKET REPORTS.

Owing to harvest the attendance of the public at the Rangiora markets on Tuesday «m limited. In the Northern Central Yards the entry was—2ooo sheep, 40 cattle, 70 pigs, 59 horses. Prices were—Fat ewes 8s od to Hβ, fat wethers lie 6d to 14s, good ■tore lambs 8s 6d to 9s, medium store lambs 6s 6d to 7s, dry store old ewes 4s 6d to ss' 9(1, hal/bred hoggets 9s 6d to 10s lOd, merino ewe* for breeding 6» 7d to 6e 9d. CattleBeef equal 18s to 19s per 1001b for prime, cow beef 13s to 14$, epringere £3 17e 6d to £6 2s 6d, yearlings 15s to 255, two-year-old Mifers £1 15s to £2 2e 6d. Pigs—Prime baooneri 60a to 60s, medium do 40s to 455, porkers 26s to 30s, good stores 25s to 28s, wouier* 12» to 16s, euckers 8s to 10s. Horse*—This was a special sale of horses from the North Island, of which 32 were told. Prices—Four and five years old, broken, £29, £34 to £37 10s; lighter sorts, £20, £23 to £26; unbroken light horses, £4 to £4 10». In the North Canterbury Yards there were 800 sheep. Halfbred ewes ■old at 8s 2d, store lambs 7s 6d to 9s Id, crossbred ewes 4a 3d to 6s. In the Produce Yards prices were—Crossbred woolly skins -3s Id to 4s 53, lambs , skins Is 4d to Is 7d, hides 2id lb, pelts 4d to 7d each, calf ekins Iβ 3d. Wool*-Halfbred 5Jd lb, merino ejd, longwool 5R locks and pieces Fat fowls 2a 4d to 2s 10d pair, ducks 3s 6d, new potatoes %d lb, chickwheat 2s to 2s 4d bushel, oats 2s Id. new do Is 9d, crushed beans 3s Id, bran 2s 9d bag, sharps 5s 9d, mJmt hUkw chaff) 26s ton, oatsheaf do £3. A* the Tiniwald Yards there were about WOO sheep and 40 head of cattle. The attendance was up to the average, the rain of Monday- baring suspended narvest operatloML The sale woe a good one throughout for sheep, all classes showing a rise of Is per bead. 'Inhere was great enquiry for lambs and young sheep. Cattle of all classes were very dull of sale. The following are some « lie prices:—Fat merino ewes 5a 3d, 6s 7d; two and four-tootha 12s lid, 13s • crossbred ewes 7s, 8s 3d, 8s 9d, 8a lid, 9s 3d Stores: two-tooth wethers 11s 7d, 11s Bd, IS* 3d; two and four-tooth crossbred ewes •nd wethers Bs, 10s 9d, 10s; crossbred ewes «nd lambs, all count, 4s 2d to 7s 6d; crossbred lambs 8s Id. 9s sd; six and eight-tooth eip»bred ewes B*i 2d 9s 7d j two and four•ooth do 9s 4d, 10s IOd ; merino ewes and tomb* Sβ Bd. 6s 2d. all count. Fat cows fck^ 4 *! M « £3 ' £4 12s 6d. £5, £2 old eattie 335. At the Temuka Yards on Tuesday there ***■ » poor yarding of cattle and pigs, but a good one of sheeo. all of which were in good condition. The enquiry for sheep was keen, and ail entered found buyers, cither under the hammer or privately. The fol iowing are quotations: —Sheep: fat ewes 7s 9d ' **■ 1Od; three-quartorbred twotooth wethers and maiden ewes 11s 4d : whree-quaiterbred lambs 6s 7d; ewes and iambs, all counted, 7s 6d. Cattle: fat «■£*• 109 to Js4f three-year-old steers £2 loe to £3, two-year-old steers 30s to 355: yearlings 15s to 20s.