CUST STOCK SALE.
'At the Oust market on Monday the yarding of sheep and lambs totalled Hl5O, of which 2500 were in the fat pens, 2220 being lambs, mostly good to prime freezers. Several lots were extra prime. The balance of the fats were made-up of wethers and ewes in about equal numbers. The entry of stores, with the exception of lambs and a line of wethers, were a poor class. Competition was strong for all fats, but the bulk of the stores were withdrawn-at auction. Prices were: —Fat lambs 17/6 ,to 18/10, tegs 19/- to 21/1, light and unfinished 16/- .to 16/10, fat crossbred wethers 18/9 to 20/9, fat crossbred ewes 14/3 to 18/-, rape lambs 14/3, "store lambs 10/- to 12/10, aged cull crossbred ewpss/6 tp, 8/7.
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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 28, 10 March 1914, Page 11
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129CUST STOCK SALE. Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 28, 10 March 1914, Page 11
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