MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVII, Issue 17666, 19 December 1917, Page 11

MARKET REPORTS.

RANGlOSA•Yesterday, being the last market day of the year at Rangiora, there was a largo attendance at the sale*, end business had a brisk time. Tho yarding of sheep comprised 184 fats end 654 stores. The fat sheep were in demand and good prices ruled. Best fat wethers wade 31s 4d to 32s 7d, others 28s 4d to 30s 3d; best ewes, 32s to 83s 3d. others 25s 3d to 30s 6d ; hoggets 3is 9a, and lambs 25s 6d to 26s Sd. . , All the stores were disposed oi at excellent prices. Two-tooth wethers sold at .4* to*2ss 9d, two and four-tooth wethers at 20s to 27b 3d, four-tooth wethers at 2os Gel to 265, two-tooth ewes at 27a Gd, fonr-tooth ewes at 235, and aged ewes witn lambs (Ml counted) at 17s to 20s 6rt. There was an entry of 5o head of cattle. Fat cows e- 1 at £ll to £l4 la, fat heifers £lO to £l6 7s Cd, store cows £3 to £lO, fit-' teen-mouths steers £3 ss, fiftoen-months heifers £7 ss, springers and milch cows £9 to £lO, springing heifers £lO 10s to £ls, and calves 10s to 355. About 200 pigs wore penned. Baconers made 75s to 965, porkers 55c to 635, stores 50s to 535, forward stores to 60?, email pigs 20s to 355. In tho poultry department, roosters sold at Cs to 9s a couple, Eons 2s to 4s 3d. pallets 3s 7d, spring chickens 3s 6d, old ducks 2s 6d to 4s 6d, ducklings 3s 6d to Bs, geese 7s 6d to 9n. In the produce yards, chickwheat realised 5s 6d to 6s 6d a bushel, oats 2s to 4s Gd, Cape barley 4s, Partridge peas 6s to 7s, graes seed 3|. oatshoaf chaff 4s to 4s 6d a sack, straw chaff 2s a sack, old potatoes 4s a sack, new potatoes ljd lb, green peas Is a peck, cabbages Gs & sack, onions 2d lb.

ASHBURTON. The final weekly stock ealo for this year was held at the Tinwald yards yesterday in tho presence of a large attendance of farmers, There was a large yardmg oi sheep ami cattle, a.nd prices were firm throughout Fat cattle and fat sheep were in good do maud and nearly all offered were sold. Mr J. Holland, Tinwald, obtained tho highest price for fat wethers, and sold seven at 35a 9d. Seventeen lambs, on behalf of Mr F. Hocking, Wcsterfield, changed hands at 26a Gd. Mr It. Slovcnson, Tinwald, received £l7 5s for a prime fat cow, and a fat steer on behalf of a client realised £lB. Sales were made as follow: Fat Sheep—Ewes: 14 et 27a, 4 at 2Ss, 13 at 28s, •14 at 295, 6 at 235, 19 at 265, .16 at 23s 6d, 11 at 38s. 18 at 24s 8d; wethers: 7 at 85s 9d, 1 at 33s Gd, 3 at 33s 3d, 12 at 346 3d, 1 at 35s 6d, 6 merinoes *23s 6d. Hoggets: 4 ot 245, 17 et 26s Gd. Store Sheep—lß wcollj’ evos and 18 lambs Sis Bd, '9 dry ewes 20s 9d, 16 two-tooth shorn owos 27s 4d, 130 four, six and eight-tooth merino ewes and 138 lambs 18s, 100 two and four-tooth shorn wethers 275.

Cattle—Fat pens: Cow £l7 ss, 1 at £ls, 1 at £9. 1 at £ll, 1 at £l4, 1 at £l3, 1 at £l3 12s 6d; heifer £ls ss, 1 at £ll ss, 1 at £ll 15s, 2 at £ll, eteer £9, 2 at £ls 12s Cd, 1 at £l6 10s. 1 at £lB, 2 at £l4 10s, 2 voalers £3 100. Stores—l bull £9 10s, cow «id Calf £ll, cow in profit £lO, dry cow £9, 3 heifers £fi, 1 steers £6 2s. 1 at £8 15s, bull £8 10s, 2 dry cows £8 10s, 0 yearling steers £4, springing cow £ll 7s Gd, 3 heifers and steers £8 7s. 6 at £6 15s, 1 steer £4, empty cow £9 2n 6d, 3 calves £3 13s, 19 steers £lO 2s Gd, springing cow £l4, Jersey cow in full profit £ll.