GERALDINE STOCK SALE.
There was a large attendance at- the Geraldin© livo stock sale yesterday, when the yards were crowded out vnvh stock, and there was a very good sale. The entry oi cheep was about 10,000. Good forward lambs and young ewes sold well, and there was keen <lenuund for the best lines. There were very few wethers in. The entry was one of the largest- ever c-ecn in tho yards. Fat ewes brought 11s sd, lie (id, 12s, 12s 4d, 12s 6d, to 13s, forward wetihers 15s Id to los 3d, two-tooth ewes 15s 9d, 17s 7d, 183 6d. to 19s, fat wethers 18s 6d, six-tcoth ewes 20s Ckl, six and eighttooth owes lGs, .J6e Bd.;ind'l7s lid, four-tooth ewes 225, six and eighttooth crossbred ewes 14s. full-mouth ewes 12s 3d to 14s 3d, aged crossbred ewes 4s 6d, forward lambs 9a 6d, 11s to 12s 9d, very forward lambs 12s 8d to 13a, small lambs 7s, 7s 9d Bs, to 8s 3d, boilers 2s 4d, oull ewfs 3s. 3s 6d, ss, 5s Bd, 7s 6d and 8s 6d, E.L. rams 2ge, 4gs, and sgs, Border L. 2ks to 3gs. About 70 head of cattle were yarded, and there was a fairly gocd sale. Fat heifer* sold at £4 se, £i 7s 6d. and £4 17s 6d, fat Bteers £3 9s and £3 12s, fal cows £4 12s, springers 30X 37s 6d, £3, £4, and £5 17s 6d, steens nnd heifera 20s, 3os, and £2 15s. et«?r3 275, dry cows 325, yearlings 20s to 23s 6d, calves sb.
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Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12477, 12 April 1906, Page 9
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