MARKET REPORTS.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10410, 29 July 1899, Page 9

MARKET REPORTS.

There was a good entry of sheen at tho . y«ord Yards on Thursday, bui bidding was " *° animated. Seventy four-tooth ' I*T?* brou »ht 15s 6d, 150 do 15s 3d, 200 . «> ««, 60 breeding ewes 16s 6d, fat ewes ' gW«M from lis to 13s. wethers 14s to 15s w< merino ewes, in lamb, 10s lid, half-bred , : wwdioK ewes 13a 8d to 16s 6d, lambs 9s 6d t»ll»6d. - 4 IxVf 19 *** a *»**y of »tocfc in all 1 a?L 4f? >artments at the Leeston sale yesterw, but the demand was weak right through v we auction. While prices were not actu- | . W-/o*«r in sheep and pins, -yet the dell wrad, was much weaker. Several lines of W JF*P, were passed, while there wa» much TOeasine-» «t price* offered far pigs. There **fe very few fat or good dairy cattle yard- ,•«., Sales were hard to effect in medium and , US? < l uau V- «*■ number of second-rate gmngers were passed, in at lower prices than 2*2 ewes. Stock generally are in good con-1 <a«on, and it is dfiflcuH- to account for the Wot demand, unless- it is that values lately «tt» been too high. In sheep, ewes in lamb ? .-'. _*_} Jaonthed) made 14a 8d to ISs 6d, dry ? fonwd wethers 14s 8d to 15» oaV Wethers 15s, There were practically Sl! ****? nor lambs in the yard. In Jjg»t weaners made from' 12s to 16s, stores :.. _* to 295, porkers 28s io 355. baconew 40s ■jl fe «s 6d, or 3Jd per lb. In cattle, fat •* ■ 2 1 ? t^, " ,ci * B P *° -fi s 7s » springers from £2 :- Demand very poor,.. v . ~ .. . - • > .J™ 8 Monthly sales at tho Methven Yards ■t? on Thursday. Owing to the intwamt weather only a small entry wae to ad. about 1000 sheep-, which were deared , . vwrentrates.