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Clutha Leader, Volume XXXVI, Issue 50, 3 December 1909, Page 5

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BALOLUTIIA STOCK SALES. Wednesday, Dee. 1. Donald Keid and Co. report a small yarding of sheep and cattle, and a large yarding of pigs. Sheep and pigs met with a dragging sale, while cattle sold weil up to late rates. We> yarded 206 sheep, 25 cattle, 30 pigs, and sold fat wethers from 13/3 to 22/, fat bullocks from til 15/ to CI 1 12/0, dairy cows lo C 5 15/, pigs from s/(i to l-l'/ij for suckers. UVi'j'it, Stephenson and Co., Ltd., report a mebum ,vnrding of sheep and cattle. We offered and sold on account of various client-;. .S fat bullocks at .CO 5/, 1 fat cows from £1 15/ to .CO 12/0, fat heifers at X-t 13/0,, slore cattle—-!) head bullocks unci, heifers from x'2 Jli/- to I'd, dairy cows from C2 IV/li. and peii of 155woolly hoggets (mixed sexes) at 13/(5. Otago Farmers' Co-operative Association report having yarded and sold a good number of sheep. Fat wether.-: (slu.rni sold up to J3/3, ci\es lo 12/1, forward wether.-: 1 to 11/, ewes to o/1., lambs from 12/':) to 15/'.). Pat (,attle.--A. fair yarding. Bullocks fioiri CO 5/ to C 7 JO/, cows and heifers from CI 10/ to C 5 I/. Store Cattle.—-Cows and heifers from C 3 -!/' to ,C 3 ill/ ; dairy cows from C 5 12/0 to £l. . Figs.—We yarded -10, and sold suckers and slips from 9/lo 5/0, stores to 21/0, baconers to £2 5/. UIiLXSIUF STOCK MARtiIFT. !>l \FIHV Dec, 1. I'at Catlle.-110 head yarded. Owing to the small entry prices showed an advance of from ">/ to 10/ per he-ad. Sheep.— yarded. .Prices were inueh the same as those riding iast week. Lambs.- II- yarded. Prices showed a slight advance. Host, up lo 1(5/ (id ; medium, to 13 ; inferior, to 10/; a few of extra ipiaiily, up to 17/0. Pies.— HI forward. Heavy pigs sliowcd a drop of 10/ to 15/' on iitte rales. Suckers. lb, lo .10/ ; stores •£',/ to 3tr : porkers 33./ to 3S/ ; light baconers 13' to -I/O ;heavv -18/ to '53/. LOCAL SALES. Donald lieid and Co. sold for G. Stewart (Warepa), 10 lambs- at 12/1) to 13/. Hirsts Donald R<Md and Co. report for the week ended November 291b We held our weekly auction sale of groin and produce at our stores on Monday, There was a good attendance of buyers, and except for medium chuff nearly all the lines on effer sold under fair coiupeii ion at prices about on a level wi h late quotations. Values ruled as under: Oats—Owing lo farmers requiring to clear their sheds for shearing, consign* ments have been coming forward s.oadily in small quantities. Without any very brisk deimmd theso have been in mos'i cases saleable ex truck at prices on a par with late quotations. A and B grades havo fair inquiry, but lower grades are not id favor, and are only saleable looally in small lots. Prime milling Is B)jd to Is lOd, good to best feed to 7<l to Is 81, inferior to medium Is 4d 0 Is 6d per bushel (sicks oxira). Wheat—For prime velvot and some classes of red wheat there is improved demand from local millers, and these are readily placed at quotations, Being better supplied with Tuscan they are noj; so keen to purchase the few lines of this sort still on offer. Generally the market is firm at late values, Prime milling 4s 4d to 4s sd, medium 4s Id to 48 3.1, best wbolo fowl wheat 3s lid to 4s, medium to good 3s 4d to 3s lOd, broken and damaged 2s 6d to x ßa 8d per bushel (sacks extra). Potatoes—Fair supplies are still coming forward, and all good, sound, freshly picked lots find ready sale at £3 Ids to £4, medium, with less demand, at £8 to £8 10s,' inferior, sprouted and stale, £1 to £2 10s per ton (sacks included), Chuff—Prime oaten sheaf maintains its place as first favorite, and meets lair sale at £2 17s 6d to £8 2s 6d, Medium to good has not the same attention at £2 5s to £2 12s 6d, interior and light £1 10s to £2 per ton (bngs extra). j Straw—Wbeatcn 30s to 32s 6d, oaten f27a M nee ton (pressed),