KIRWEE.
On Friday, at Kir/wee sal©, th© entry of snoop and lambs totalled 6300, being th© largest y-urding at this market for some tion© past. Fats ntimbored 2600, of which were l__ihs, over half of which were light and unfinished. Th© baJanc© consisted of good to prim© froezaing q<ut_lity, a line of 335, sen* in irr Mr doorway, being ©xtna w©H finished. There were only a pen or two of wethers, fat ©wee making up th© baianoo. Lambs accounted for the major portion of th© stores, the haionc© cc-r_9____g of ewes and wethers. Th© owes were mostly dealers' lines and aged sheep. Thero was a good aiti-ondanoo, but ©xoeptin--- for froezin.S lines and good forward stores, for which there was good jompetition, al _<__»09 mot vriih dull cor-_pe.i---.m, an-cT but few oha-iged ham's at aucl-on. Sales were as follows:—Fa-t 'aur*_t 14s 3d to 15s 6d. part tecs 16s Id to 17s 3d, light and interior 12s 4d to ISs ""d: fat crossbred wethers ISs to IT- SI, forward 14s Id to 15s 7d, fat merino wothors 12s 6d; fat orossbred ©wos 8q lOd to 12s 9d, a few extra to 15s; fait merino ewes 7s 8_l; rape lamhs 10s 9_ to- 12s 4d, stores 6s 8d to 9s lOd, ©we lanubs 12s; two-tooth cross-bred wethers 12s lid to 14s 9d, sma„ 9s; fourtooth crossbred enves (small, low condition) 10s 3d; sound-mouth fta Gd, aged 5s Gd.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 13131, 2 June 1908, Page 9
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