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CLUTHA LEADER OFFICE,

Thursday Evening. BURNSIDE STOCK SALES. Fat Cattle.— l 94 head yarded. lically prime cattle met with good competition, but inferior and medium descriptions were difficult to quit except at a iower range of values than ruling last week. Best bullocks brought f rom LS 10s to L 9 ss, (one extra weight IjIQ 17s fid), good do, L 7 10s to LS 53, medium clo, L 6 10s to L7, light and inferior do, L-4 gs to Lo lfis, best heifers Lfi to L 7 .ss, medium do Lo to Lo 10s, light and inferior clo Lo 10s to L 4 os. Pat Sheep. — 3563 penned. The demand kept fairly steady right through the sale, but values, as compared with last week were Is fid to ls per head lower. Best crossbred wethers (in the wool) brought from 14s to 15s 3d, medium do 12s to 13s, best crossbred ewes (in the wool) lis fid to 13s, best shorn crossbred wethers 10s fid to lis 3d, (one extra heavy pen 14s), medium do 9s to 10s, best shorn ewes 8s 9d to 10s, medium 7s Cd to 8e fid. Fat Lambs. — 5*27 penned. There was a good demand at prices shghlly below rates ruling last week. Best lambs brought 10s to lis 3d, medium 8a to 9s, inferior 6s fid to 7s. Rigs,- -108 yarded. For all descriptions there was a great demand, ancl prices were all in favour of sellers. Suckers .brought lis to 15s, slips IGs to 20s, stores 21s to 275, porkers 28s to 345, light baconers 35s to Litis (Jd, heavy do 47s to 525.

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Clutha Leader, Volume XXIV, Issue 1222, 3 December 1897, Page 5

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CLUTHA LEADER OFFICE, Clutha Leader, Volume XXIV, Issue 1222, 3 December 1897, Page 5

CLUTHA LEADER OFFICE, Clutha Leader, Volume XXIV, Issue 1222, 3 December 1897, Page 5