Invercargill Stock Sales.

Southland Times, Issue 19134, 26 August 1903, Page 3

Invercargill Stock Sales.

TUESDAY, u( ; v; ' : - The Invercargill Stockbrokera' Association report having held their fortnightly sale . at WaTlacetown this day, -when there Avas a lair entry and a good attendance. , , ¥M' Cattle— ll3 yarded. There was not a keen: aemttiid, but the quality \of the majority avbb not the befct, and these were somewhat neglected, Fat bullocks brought £9 10s to XlO for best ; mediuint £7 15s to £9 ; best speyed heifers £9 . Us toi. £10'; good, :£9.:to £9 ;2s 6d ; cows, £'8~ 17»- Gd to £0. . : : . ■ Store Cattle— l 22 yarded, most of which changed hands a* ssatisfactory prices. ; best dairy-cows- at '£&>Ws;to -£8^;~ me--dium, £.5 to £5 12s 6(1, and 'down to £2 10s for poor; 3 ana 4yr-olirt bui)pcks £6 2s 6d to £6 7s Gd ; 3yr-oWavp*s Ss 2yr-old, £3 15s ; yearlings, £2 10s and £2 12s 6d. ' ' Z : Fat Sheep— l 227. penned; There jw.as.- --' keen competition, and good prices jvwere^ ' obtained for greart sheep. Two splendid; lines of wethers' fetched £1 3s to £1 lis , 6d r, ajpicked wether of 3tfr A. 'Lindsay's was bought by Mr Swalo at £2 ; good i bringing £1 ls iv to £1 Is 7d ; ineniuni i £1 0s 6d to £1 ls ; and others, 19s lOd to 14s 7d for small ; best fat ewe 3, ISs lOd to £1 Os Id ; medium, 15s lld to I 18s 3d; inferior, 13s 9d to 14s 7d : best .'• hoggets, 15s 9d Lo 17s ; one (heavy) of Mr- Clearwater's was bought by Mr Field • at £•! 2s 6dn, Stohe Sheepr-300 penried. Ewes ia , lambV 15s : bes^: hoggets 14s to 15s 6d ; medium .to small, 13s Od to 9s 4d : I wethers, 13s: 3d to 15s fid.