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Clutha Leader, Volume XXXIII, Issue 2041, 24 August 1906, Page 5

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BUKNSIDE STOCK MARKET. Wednesday, August 22. Fat CatUe.—2lo yarded. The supply was much above requirements, and prices showed a decline of about 10s per head. Best bullocks £g losto .£lO ios, extra to £l2 15s, medium do £8 7s 6d to £9, inferior do £6 15s to £7 10s, best cows and heifers £6 15s to £s, extra to £8 15s, medium to good £5 10s to £6 ss, inferior £i, ios to £s. The Otago Fanners' Co-operative Association sold for Messrs I'etrie ahd Boyd (Stirling) 3 heifers at £7 ios, 3 do at £6, 2doat £7 Messrs Dalgety and Co. sold for MrT. Parker (Stirling) 8 bullocks to £9 7s 6d ; Mrs Mosley (Inch Clutha) 8 bullocks to ss. Fat Sheep.—l2Bß penned ; a small yarding. Prices varied littl-; from last week's though in some cases there was a.slight firming tendency. Best wethers 22s to 245, extra to 26s 6d, good wethers 19s to 21s. The two pens ol ewes forward sold from 19s to 20s 3d. —The National Mortgage and Agency Company (Ltd.) sold: For Mr I). Murray (Warepa), 61 wethers at 23s 3d. Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) sold : For Mr Robert Borlhwick (Taieri lieach), 110 wethers at 26s 6d to 24s ; Mr Simon Wright (Balclutha), 85 wethers at 26s 3d to 21s 6d ; Mr .john tirey, jun. (Milburn), 58 wethers at 25s 3d to 255; Mr Chas. Forthsyth (Milton), 5, wethers at 24s 3d to 21s. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) sold : For Mr J. Bullin (Tuapeka West), 30 ewes at iSs gel, 24 at 16s 6d, 7 wethers at 14s gd. Fat Lambs —lO4 penned ; a vay small yarding. Prices ranged from 14s to 18s,— Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) sold : For Mr C. Forsyth (Milton), 5 at 16s 3d ; Mr S. 11. Fairbairn (Taieri lieach), 9 at 13s 3d. The Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association of New Zealand (Ltd.) penned 29, and sold : For Mr James Wright (FUesmere, Hillend), 29 at 17s 6d.

l'igs. —182 penned. There was brisk competition for porkers and baconers, which wore firmer. Small sorts sold at about last week's rates. Suckers 9s to 12s 6d, slips 15s to 1 Ss, stores 19s to 22s 6d, porkers 30s to 40s, light baconers 43s to 495, heavy 50s to 60s.—Donald Reid and Co. (Ltd.) sold : Mr R. H. Michelle (Glenore), 4 at 31s 10 26s 6d, 1 at 14s. ADDINGTON MARKET. Store Sheep,—The principal sales were : - 59 two-tooth ewes 235, 141 four, six, and eight-tooth 235, 106 sound-mouthed 18s 6d, 102 at iSs 6d, 62 wethers 20s 6d, 92 at 20s id, 68 ewe hoggets ißs 3d, 68 wether hoggets 16s 4d, mixed sexes 12s 6d to 18s lod. Fat Sheep.—Prices were rather easier than the previous week. Good to prime wethers 22s 6d to 26s 3d, light 19s tod 10 225, good to prime ewes 18s to 21s, others 16s to 17s 91!, hoggets 16s 9d to 18s, good to prime merino wether«, 16s od to 22s 3d. Fat Cattle.—There were 189 head panned. Steers brought £7 7s 6d to £l2, heifers £5 5s to £<) 15s, cows I's Ss to £11 —equal to 23s to 32s 6d per r.iolh, according to quality. Yeal calves sold at 7s fid to £3 Pigs.—There was a moderate enty of pigs, the number of baconers being below requirements. Baconers sold at 45s to 70s, equal to to 5: 1 . per lb ; porkers 27s to 31 fir light and 32s to 38s for heavier, equal to to 511 per lb. Stores also sold well, larger sorts making 20s to 255, medium I2s 6d to iSs, weaners 9s to 12s, Messrs A. Moritzon and Co., audio eers, wool, stock, station, grain, produce, and com mission agents, Dunedin, report (wholesale)' for the week as under. All quotations are subject to market fluctuations. Farmers are asked when sending samples always to put a price on them, as buyers do not feel inclined to make offers. Wheat. - Prices are firm. We quote to-day : Prime velvet and Tuscan from 3s 6d to 3s 7d, red chaff and Hunters id less, fowl wheat with gjod inquiry 3s to 3s 2d. Barley.—Good malting inquired lor from 4s 2d to 4s 6d, pearling 3s to 3s 3d, feed barley 2s 9d to 2s lod. liyccorn.—2s 6d to 3s. Maize.— 4s 6d to 4s gd. Horse Beans.—4s. Prussian Blue Peas.—From 4s 3d to 5s per bushel.

Turnips.—l7s 6(1 to 20s. Carrots.—4ss to 555. Clover Hay.—,£ 3to ss. Ryegrass.—Market remains firm. Farmers dressed 3s 3d to 3s 6d—none offering, machine dressed 4s 6d to 5s 6d. Cocksfoot.—Market remains strong. Far mers' lots 3d to machined to sid. ■ Linseed.—Little dieting ; to Chewing Fescue.—There is a good demand. Farmers' samples zd to 3d, and machined seed 3/4 d to s<k Onions.—Colonials are scarce, ,£8 to £8 ios, Victorians to 10s. Rabbitskins.—We hold srles every Monday, and forward account sales every week. We have good inquiry lor all classes. Suckers and runners to light racks 6d to summers lull grown 9d to 1 id, autumns 13d to incoming winters isd tq ißd, prime winter bucks and does I9d to 22d, blacks 22d to 24d, fawns 13d to 15d. Bags and labels supplied. Sheepskins.—We hold our sales every Tuesday. Owing to the drop of the market in London, prices have eased by about per lb all round. We can quote: Ilalfbreds 7s to 7s, quarterbred 7s to Bs, fine crossbred 7s 6d to Bs, crossbred 6s 6d to 7s 6d, three-quarter bred 6s 6d to 7s 6d, merino 6s 6d to 8s 6d Pelts 2s to 3s 6d, fallen is 3d to 2s 6d, potters 2s 6d to 3s gd, lambs 6s 6d to 7s 6d. Hides. —We hold our hide sales every second Thursday. Our next sale is on the qth August. Extra stout ox to heavy ox s§d to medium light to heavy s£d to 5%d, medium light 5%d to 5%d ; yearlings 5d to sd, and heavy 5 per lb. Horse hides 7s to 9s, cow tips is 7d to is 9d per doz, cow hair 8d to 1 id, horse hair i?d to iqd. o DR. SHELDON'S MAGNETIC LINIMENT. Cjires Rheumatism. It will penetrate to your very bones, soothe, and subdue the pain. Rub it in freely. It will not blister or burn the skin. Rub it in and the pain will stop. It can't - help but do you good. For sale by Import Coy., Balelutha, and Jas. Mcintosh, Clinton. ..«»