COMMERCIAL. Live Stock Report.

Southland Times, Issue 11842, 16 September 1891, Page 2

COMMERCIAL. Live Stock Report.

J O Ward reports on the stock market, for the week ending Tues-ay, 16tn inst, as follows :— I held a clearing sale of sheep cuttle, impifments, 4c, at Mr i.obm's farm, Hokonni, cv 'h=.-. 9th inst. The attendance wl9 b-rge and competition «-as brisk for the eheei battle were not in mnch demtnd I <-olci *~9*J hoggets at 13s ; 34 do (small) at 7e 4d ; 190 ewes, in lamb, at 12s ; draught horsae at L 7, Ll2, and Ll4 10s ; backs at L 5 to L 8 ; dairy cows at L 2 to L 3 10s ; young tattle at L 2 ; on account, Mr D Anderson, 68 hoggots (medium) a' 103 6d On account ef Mr A G'oson dairy heifers at 13. I held my weekly eale of cheep and rabbit Bkins, kc, in my w^reh-mse. Lidifl street, on Monday, when f offered a ma ium cat_Jo^ue of dry ekins fro i the country ; th'usud number Of bu ers were in attendance and c<-c petition W*= keen. I sold fnil-wood-d ehe c^kins at os 8d ; others, np >o 3s 4 J ; rabbh&kins at 8_ i for Bummers, ana up to ls 5 i for mixed winters ; odi lots of wool at up to 7|i per lb. I i aye also to report that the forinijhtly sale was hel-5 to.riay in tbe Corporation yards. Gore. There was a large entry of first-clats sbeep, principally ho»R«ts. ihe a> tendance was largj •nd prices good, late value- bein? ab.ut n>aintatued. iiogS«lß *brt-u.»fc^ -ap to 13=* E-d ; breeding ewes to i4s, and cull hoggets 7a to 103. 'J ha demand for ca'tle was slack