MELBOURNE

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20989, 18 October 1933, Page 11

MELBOURNE

National Bank (£5 paid) 613 0 Goldsbrough, Mcrt .. 19 6 Metropolitan Gas .. 12 14 o Dunlop Perdriau . 018 9 Anthony Hordern ~ 013 6 South Broken Hill ?, so Mount Lycll .. ,\ 133 LORNEVILLE STOCK SALE U'BUSS ASSOCIATION TEI.EGBA.3I.> IXVERCAUGILL, October 17. A feature of the weekly stock Balo at the Lornevillo yards to-day was the improved tone 01 fat sheep, the market prices for both owes and wethers showing an incroaso of about 2s 6d compared with last week. Tho quality of fat cattlo was only fair, and there was little change in values. The fat sheep operations o£ threo or four country butchers had tho eii'ect of firming the sale considerably. Prime heavy wethers realised from 30s to 335, prime quality med-ium-weights 2ltn to 28s, lighter weights 23s to 255, unfinished down to 10s, prime shorn wothers up to 24s 6d, prime Medium-weights 20a to 225, prime quality maiden owes up to 25s 6d, prima heavy owes 21s to 235, lighter 18s to 20s, with unfinished down to 16s; prime quality shorn maiden ewos up to 21s. prime quality owes 17s to 19s. ]'\it Cattle—Extra primo quality bullocks realised £S 10a to £9 10s, prime handy woights ■''■(> 15s to £7 15s, lighter sorts down to £5 I'Js, primo handy weight lioil'crs up to .ST, medium weights .55 10s to £6 os. light and unfinished down to £U, good quality cows up to .<jr> 10s, fair quality £4 to £4 I.>, aged and inferior down to £2 10s.

KANUIORA MARKET .\ \, ! hi' v. etkiy jnarkef, yesterday yarding.; showed an increase over last week's! entries. The following were tho prices:--Cattle—Springers £3 to £C ss, spring liows £2 15s to £G, aged and low-conditioned cows 30s to £2, store cows £1 to £1 5.V bulls £5 s>;. Sheep—Fat owes 15b to 22s 9d, shorn fat wethers 1-ls 3d to 17s 9d, shorn fat oive3 Os to 13s, ewes and lambs 7s 3d to 12s, mixed-sex hoggets 14s, shorn vothers l.lr: 6d. to 12s fid. Pigs—Porkers 24s 6d to Uss 6d, baconers up to £2 Gs Cd, largo store; lets to 235 (id, slips 14b to 17s, veaners 12s to 1-ls, small veaners 9s to lis. Poultry—l Tens; 3s to -Is 10.1, roosters vs to Cs lod, turkey •■:iblers IGs a pair, ducks L'B Gd to 4s 3d. Vegetables—Cauliflowers 3d to 6d, cabbage 3d, lettuce Id to 3d, spinach 3d bundle, rhubarb 3d to Cd, asparagus cd bundle, carrots and leeks 3d bundle, onions 'throe strings a shilling', apples 2s ease. I Produce—Oats Ss Cd, wheat 8s to 10' chaff straw Is to li 3d, oatsheaf chaff L's j 6d lo 3s, crushed wheat tip, pea*. 12s I Sheepskins and hides sold .it the same I prices a« last week. !

TINWALD STOCK SALE A decline in prices of from 3o lo •Is a hoLd fur t'ut sheep was noticeable at tho w riuv/aM saleyards yesterday. The entry was an average one, and tho quality of the sheep was about the same as that at last week's sale. Interest throughout the aalo was not very keen, and butchers were not oporating to cny esient. The top price of the market was 27a obtained by Mr C. G. Brampton, Wakanui, for a single fat wether. Throe fat owes sold on behalf of Mr L. Bain (Coldstream) sold at 25s lOd, and four on account of Mr A. Bond (Coldstream) brought 24s 4d. Fat hojirots brought \rp to 22? 9d, one sold on

account of Mr J. 11. Good (Ealing), bringing this figure. Pat ewes sold from 93 lOd to 12a 7d for light-weights, up to lOs.lOd for medium, and up to 25s lOd for heavy sorts. Fat wethers, tho majority oil which Wereshorn, brought from J3s Id to 14s 5d for light, up to 17s Id for medium, and to 27s for heavy. Fat hogget prices ranged fsom 13s 4d to 22s 9d. Store Sheep—A line of 222 wether hoggets sold at 0s 2d, 7-1 owe hoggets at 12s 7d, 91 ewes and lambs at lis 7d, 50 wolhor hoggets at 14b, and 30 wether hoggets fit 18s lid. Cattle—Fat cows sold from £3 2s Cd to £6 12s dd, a purebred registered Jersey coW' £5 ss, spring cow £4 10s, cow in profit £3 10a, second calvers £1 15s and £2 ss, three store cows £1 16s, heifers £l, yearling lis.

FL'RNITURE SALE 11 ess is C. K. Jones, Ijimiled, auctioneers and estate agents, 174 Manchester street, report having held a sale of furniture and effects on the premises, So. 7 Konini street, Riccarton, yesterday. There was a largo attendance of tho public, and among Hie articles sold, tho following prices " were realised:—Kadio £ls. ermch and two chairs £O, S dining chairs £5 I.os, carpet £3 7s (id, 10 bentwood chairs £3 JOs, table and cover £2 IH<3 fid, bagatelle board £1 T)s, runner £2 12s (id, linoleum £2 17s Gd, linoleum £2 Bs, couch £l. cupboard £l, set of bowls £3 13s, set of bowls £2 7s Gd, wardrobe £3, duchesse £1 16s, duchesse £1 gs, linoleum £1 os, ware 21s. lawn mower *1 J2s, china £2 0s Gd, bicycle £1 12s 6d, kerb and set £1 5s Gd.