MARKET REPOSTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10662, 24 May 1895, Page 4

MARKET REPOSTS.

SEIN SALES. Thera were good entries at the weekly ■alee of skins, hides and fat yesterday. There was a full attendance of, the trade, “ ihd the tone of the market was firm. The balk of the entry consisted of batchers •kins, for which ths prices realised were». t: 4 r i WPdiWiiiiwte^

to 2a 9d; best merinos Is 6d to 2s 4d, medium la to Is 4d; rough fat IJd to ltd. Hides and calfskins sold at tariff rates. OXFOED. The usual fortnightly sale- at Oxford yesterday was well attended. The entries consisted of about 3500 sheep and a few head of cattle. Business was brisk, and nearly all the sheep changed hands at satisfactory rates. A very good line o£ 600 four-tooth cross-bred wethers, many of which were fit for freezing, the balance requiring but a short time on turnips to fimah them off, brought 10a ; and crossbred lambs sold at up to 4s lOd, Cattle did not meet an active demand, WAIKAEL There was a good attendance at the special sale held at Waikari yesterday. A number of farm implements were sold at satisfactory rates, and the sixteen draught horses on account of the same owner met good competition, selling at up to JJI6. There were no sheep yarded, and only one or two cows and half a dozen pigs.