MARKET REPORTS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVIII, Issue 18331, 13 February 1920, Page 6

MARKET REPORTS.

HAWARDEN. There was a very satisfactory gale o,i Hawarden yesterday. The yarding of fat sheep and lambs totalled 3195. Freezer buyers operated freely, and fat lambs sold at 24a 2d to 32s j fat owes, 25s Cd to 83s, and wethers 29s lOd to 36s 6d. The entry of tores numbered 1500, mostly lambs. Extra good rape lambs made 24s 7d, others 18s 6d io 22s Id. Forward wethers sold u 27s to 80s 8d f GERALDINE. There was a good attendance at this week's sale, and the yarding inoluded about four thousand' sheep, for which prices were satisfactory. Sales wero as follow:—Fat ewes—--17 at 85s 6d, 7 at 85s Id, 19 at 85s, 8 at 84s 2d, 11 at 84s, 6 at 83s, 16 at 32s 6d, 6 at 32s sd, 23 at 31s lid, 17 at 81s Bd, 42 at 31s, 20 at 80s Bd, 49 at 80s 6d, 2 at 29s lid, 8 a+ 29s Bd, 80, 21, 40 and 13 at 295, 11 at 28s lOd, 5 at 28s lOd, 11 and 1 at 28s 6d, 33, 25 and 17 at 28s, 7 at 27s 7d, 37 at 27s 6d, 2 at 26s 9d, 3 at 26s 7d, 2 at 265, 22 at 255. Fat lambs—34 at 335, 49 at 31s sd, 50 at 81s 2d, 17 at 81s, 87 at 30s lid, 82 at 80s 6d, 42 and 85 at 80s, 89 at 29s lid, 27 and 21 at 29s lOd, 89 at 295, 85 at 28s lOd, 20 at 28s 9d, 85 and 85 at 28s fid, 76 at 28s 2d, 23 at 28s Id, 20 at 28s, 73 a t 27s lOd, 170 at 27s 9d, 42 at 27s Gd, 21 at 27s sd, 52 at 27s 4d, 28 at 27e 2d, 52 at 27s Id, 120, 89 and 13 at 275, 73, 20, 14 and 62 at 26s lid, 41 and 40 at 26s 9d, 20 at 26s 6d, 81 at 265, 87 at 25s 9d, 48 at 25s Bd, 26 at 25s 6d, 59 at 25s 3d, 24 at 255, 10 at, 24s Bd, 80 at 24s 7d, 83 at 245, 137 at 23s 6d, 21 at 23s sd. Fat wethers—Bo at 41s, 71 at 39i 7d. Bat 87s 6d, 65 at 87s 4d, 6 at 365, 8 a* 85s, 10 at 84s Id, 8 at 84s, 11 at Sis lOd, 1 ot 81s, 15 _at 27s 6d, 13 at 2Gs, 10 at 25s 9d. Stores.—Ewes—4B at 13s sd, two-tooth wethers, 154 and 73 at 27s j ewes and lambs, 248 at 19s 7d; mixed-sex lambs, 58 at 28s, 76 and 86 at 22s 6d, 86 at 225; xams, 2 at 18s 6d. 'Cattle.—Cows, £l2 7s 6d, £lO ss, £7 10s; springing heifer, £8 10s; fat steer, £8; other steers, £8 to £5 ss; cow and calf, £8; calves at 85s, 82s, 80s and 14s. Pigs at 88s to 365. CLEARING SALE, The National Mortgage and Agency Company, Ltd., held a clearing sale at Mayfield on Wednesday on behalf of Mr H. Hydes. The principal sales were: —Cattle—Twentytwo head dairy cows from £l2 to £2l, Shorthorn bull £lO 10s. Pigs—Fats £5 10s, £4, £3 15s; stores 67s 6d, 57s 6d, 47s 6d; boar £2. Horses—Mare (7yrs) £36 10s, do. (Byrs) £23, gelding (aged) £lO. A Lister engine and separating plant, £BO. PROPERTY SALE. Mr W. E. Simes sold by auction yesterday a house of five rooms, with all conveniences, and 29 perches of land, at No», 83, Wilmer Street, for £550. The property was purchased by Messrs Johns and Walshaw. Mr Simes also sold lot 16, Pine Avenue, New Brighton, a quarter-acre, with one chain frontage, for £75, the purchaser being Mr A. M'Kinlay. There was a large attendance of buyers at P. S. Nicholls and Co.'s rooms on Wednesday evening, when some fifty sections at North New Brighton were offered at auction. Following are prices:—Shop sites, Bowhill. Road, £IOO and £155 each; Blanwood seclions, from £IOO to £ll6 each; Rayburn sections, £llO to £115; Ascot sections. £47 10s tp,£Bs; Pinewood sections, £SO to £IOO each.