GERALDINE MARKET.
About 15,000 sheep were yarded at tho Geraldine salo on Wednesday, and there was a fair attendance of buyers. The sale, however, was rather a dragging one, and there was a fall in the prices lately obtained, i'ats selling about a shilling a head Jess. The demand for stores was fairly good, arid lambs sold well. Following are ihe prices:—hat ewes, 21 at 8s 9d, 29 at 9s, 17 at 9s Id, 38 at 9s 3d, 65 at 9s 4d, 111 at 9s od, 64 at 9s (3d,. 25 at 9s lid, 22 at 10s 3d, 214 at 10s id, 3G at 10s Gd, 31 at 10s 9d, 23 at lis, 47 at lis 4d, 5 at lis od, 29 at lis Bd, 56 at 12s, 113 at 12s Id, 24 at 12s 4d. Fat wethers, 47 at -2s 7d, 29 at 13s, 3 at 13s sd, 13 at 13s Sd, 104 at 13s lid, 9 at 14s 7d, 95 at 14s 9d, 21 at 15s 4d, 13 at 10s Gd, Fat lambs, 100 at 10s Gd, 52 at 10s 7d, 214 at lis, 112 at ,11s 3d, 29 at lis Gd, 59 at 12s Id, 2G at' 12s 2d, 107 at 12s Id, 53 at 12s 6d, 32 at 12s 7d, 50 at 12s Bd, 102 at 12s lid, 15G at 13s, 58 at 13s Id, 143 at 13s 4d, 288 at 13s Gd, 136 at 13s 7d, 231 at 13 s Bd, 305 at 13s 9d, 40 at 13s lid, 67 at 14s, 215 at 14s Id, 140 at 14s 2d. Forward ewes 47 at 7s (xl, 29 at Bs, 109 at 8s Gd, 263 four, sis, and eight-tooth ewes, 10s id, 80 two-tooth ewes 12s lOd, 36 do 13s Gd, 50 do 14s 4d. Cull ewes, 82 at 4s 9d, 154 at ss, 26 at 5s 7d. 130 at 5s lid. Store wethers, 35 at 10s 3d, 136 two and four-tooth 10s 7d, 180 four and sixtooth 12s 9d, 124 at 13s. Store lambs, 202 at 6s, 69 at 6s Id, 93 at 6s 3d, 209 at 6s 8d; 204 at Bs, G2 at 8 S 2d, 214 at 8s Gd, 193 at 8s 9d, 18 at 8s lOd, 46 at 9s sd, 25G at 9s Gd, 200 at 10s sd, 140 tkre-e-quarterbred lis. Cull lambs, G2 at ss, 75 at 5s 9d. Cull ewes, 82 at 4s pd, 154 at ss, 26 at 5s 7d, 130 at 5s lid. Fully 100 rams were on offer, but there was no demand; a few sold up to 2J guineas. Cattle—Fat heifers £5 ss, fat cow £G 10s.
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