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Oamaru Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue 13905, 5 November 1919, Page 2

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CHRISTCHURCH MARRETS. (Per Press Association.) CHIUSTCHURCH. Nov. 4. Business has been very stagnant in nearly ail lines during the week. There is practically nothing doing in wheat. though a lot of business could be done if supplies were forthcoming. Second* are worth 5s 9d to 0s per bushel and good whole fowlwheat sells freely up to the full Government price f.o b. Oats are still very firm indeed and prices remain on a par with last quotations. The potato market shows little if any change as the result of the lifting of the embargo and the price has scarcely altered «t all. WAIAREKA' YARDS WEEKLY SALE. There was a larger yarding of stock, and in particular of sheep, at the weekly sale yesterday at the Waiareka Yards/ with a fair attendance of buyers. But. the sale was somewhat dragging, the only class of sheep that created any life being hoggets, which sold very well. Really good crossbred mixed sex hoggets realised 34s and 355,. while smaller sorts brought from''2Gs to 31s (id. "Mixedsex halfbred hoggets were disposed of from 27s 2d to 31s Id, -and halfbred wether hoggets at 2Gs. The yarding of ewes with lambs was fairly large, but they did not sell at all freely, owners' ideas of values being a- good bit above those of possible buyers. The consequence was that a. number of lines were left unsold. Amongst these was one composed of four, six. and eight-tooth ewes with good lambs, for. which a bid of 22s all counted was declined, while other descriptions for which bids were on a parity, were also turned out. A few sales were effected, tho all-counted prices realised being 21s 4d for sound-mouthed cwns with lambs. 20s for full-mouthed, and 17s for failing-mouthed. The fat pens did not contain many really fat animals, and those entered commanded high prices. . A lot of medium-weight "wethers brought 495, while good heavy l.ewes realised 49s fid. and two extra -.-.rime ewes reached fiOs. Wethers in forward condition brought from 36s to ■4os, and lighter wethers from 32s to I 335. The 'cattle forward were few and with few exceptions not of high-class quality. A fat- cow brought £ls 15s, and a dvv cow in a forward -state but not fat was taken at £6 10s. Fightcm- ' months-old mixed steers and heifers sold at from .£3 Is to £5 10s, according to quality, and vearlings went at 30s.

The dairy cattle were a mixed lot, and prices covered a wide range, cows •in profit selling at from £6 2s Od to £l2. and heifers at from £2 13s to £P ss.

The yarding of pigs was comparatively small, and composed entirely of wc-aiiers. All offered sold readily and well, the prices running from 25s up to 465, according to size and quality.