OTAUTAU STOCK SALE.

Otautau Standard and Wallace County Chronicle, Volume 1, Issue IV, 24 May 1905, Page 3

OTAUTAU STOCK SALE.

Tbe usual -monthly sale at the above yards took place on Friday last, when a strong contingent of buyers turned up to a pretty bare sheep market, where quality was poorly represented. However, pessimistic rumours not-withstanding-although tho sale drag-^d somewhat— caution did ndt prevail to the iame^xtent as at Winton. The whole entry was deared at prices, considering the diffeiS ence inequality of the sheep, very little tan £«*vgfc*P® previous record- sale. . Breeding l^Hr ff?l! ? d most ' ■ the deman 4> befng natur" tftly tear : lamb*,, perhaps, about . 'a shillin" dm* I Wthere at p^r . The cattle yards were well filMt-an^.althoijgh the demand was at no time Ai3ip^l^,ra fair arnauit chinged; hfinds and at p^tes:rather better than those ruling else^ere, v^no6r:!ißhieep— Wetbers, fat and forward Sl. 3 3d||^4. |;|Bs 6d, 18sDd, 18s lid ; lambs; f.t, : tp^fS?d^Bwep, fat, Vi? Od, 18s 9d ; store lttin^^^;>s !^i i ,l2s 9d, 13s 3d and 15s 8d :^^^4ttßi^*3BHa,tl3s, 14s Gd, IGa 9d. 17s 3d,;,-br^ili^r^#ttU mouth) 7s 9d, 133, 13s 3d, Uto (Kl3^uW& and 16s od. V r ?y? • $ps^& „ c at«e -Steers, £3 5-,- £4 17. ,:^5'M%^ £6 ; fat cows, £4 lfs, aid £? li^ffi-iQ^