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Temuka Leader, Issue 1996, 18 January 1890, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

UEPOUT. GEKALDINE. Messrs J. Muadell aud Co. report sales for the week ended January 17th, 1890, as follows:At the Geraldiue yarda on Wednesday a moderate entry of stock was yarded, which met a really good market, although heavy rain fell durxng the sale, making it almost difficult, to proceed with business. Notwithstanding the disadvantage the buyers stuck to the auctioneers, and a satisfactory sale was the result. The numbers yarded were—29oo sheep, 73 head of cattle, and 45 pigs. Quotations are as follows, viz. : Shei^p—Crossbred ewes, fat, 9s, Bs, 6s; crossbred lambs, 10s 6d to 8s 2d ; crossbred wethers arid maiden ewes, 2 and 4-tootb, 10s od, 9* 9d, 8s sd, to 8s Id ; cull merino ewes, Is lid ; halfbred ewes and lambs, all counted, 6e 9d to 4s Bd.

Cattle—Fat cows sold -.veil at £3 7- 6d to £3 ss; store cows, £3 to £3 7s 6d ; steers and heifers, 2-year-olds, £2 15s, £2 ss, to £1 15s ;' yearling - steprs and heifer, £1 5s to £1; cowe ; in profit, £2 5s to £2. Pigs—Porkers, £1 ss, £1 2s, to £l ; swyU stores, 12s 6d, 12*, 9s. 7s 6d, to 7s, with strong demand. Private Sales—During the week we ■ have sold 1500 crossbred wethers and maiden eae*, tor freezing purposes, at, 13s 5d to 13s, and 1800 or. s.sbred lambs, for the same puruose, at 9s 6d, , 9s, to 8s 6d. ; WOOL BALKS. TIMAEU. The National Mortgage and Agency • Company of New Zealand, limited, and j Messrs J. Mundell and Co. held their second wool sale of the season at lhe \ssembly Rooms on Tuesday, 14th ; inst., when they submitted a of 233 bales, and succeedtd in topping tin market with a line of halfbred. at 12vi \>ev lb. fhe following are their sales under the hammer, a good many lines being placed privately after the sale:—qC". 9 bales halfbred LOH; M over T, 3 bales second combing three-quarterbred, 1 do halfbred scoured 10f-d. 1 do second combine; crossbred scoured llfd ; AORAJNG'f, 1 bale three-quarterbred locks 4|d, 1 do half and three-qiiarterbred piece.-6f-d ; Tt. 1 bale crossbred PUKER j, 1 bale crossbred dead 8^1 ; .-n over M, 1 bale mixed lOd, 1 "do first clothing merino ewes, 7 black fler ces 9d; O, Ido merino 9d ; HLfton WFBGfcaio, 10 bale* halfbred ,-wes 10d, 3 do pieces 7d, 1 do bellies 6id, 1 do ewes and rams Bd, 1 do threequarterbred hoggets 9d, 1 do threequarterbred locks 3£u; JB, 2 bales first-cross ewes first combing 9fd 1 do merino and crossbred fleeces 9d • OANJSINGTON, 3 bales stained pieces half and quarterbied 6|d, 1 do locks and pieces merino s|d, 1 do stained pieces merino 51d, 2 do locks merino sid, 2 do locks and pieces half and three-quarfcerbred sd, 2 do stained pieces three-quarterbred 5Jd; TB 4 bales second combing half and threequarterbred hoggets and ewes 10|d, 2 do half and three-quarterbred part matted fleece 8f d, 1 do first pieces halfbred frjd, 1 do merino part first combing halfbred lOd, 1 do halfbred bellies 6fd, 1 do halfbred and merino pieces and halfbred locks 4£d, 2 do first clothing merino wethers and ewes 1 do halfbred pieces and part merino locks 4d ; PW, 1 bale crossbred ewes 9id, 5 do halfbred ewes Is, 1 do ■ halfbred ewes with rams and black fleeces 9d; AN conjoined, 2 bales j halfbred hoggets lOd, 1 do halfbred j ewHs 9|d, 1 do merino and quarter- ! b.-ck V 1 do halfbred hogget lid, 1 do halfbred ewes and quarter-back fleeces B|d, 1 do merino' 9d j LG, 1 bale pieces sd, Ido locks 41; HA eonj ined, 1 bale locks 4|d ; ,-s over 8, I 3 bales halfbred ewes bred hoggets 9|d, 2 do three-quarter-bred ewes 10id, 1 do halfbred ewes with rams and black fleeces 9£d, 2 do b.-lly pieces 6fd ; cH, 1 bale pieces pari ftVece 7^d; A 3, 1 bale merino with halfbred fleeces 9d ; WP, 2 bales halfbred 10|d, 1 do three-quarterbred 9£d, 1 do crossbred 7|d ; TF, 6 bale* halfbred 10|d, 2 do crossbred 9£d, 1 do halfbred pieces 1 do halfbred and part merino 7|d; T with J in c-ntre, 2 bales halfbred ewes lOfd Bags —TB, 2 bags fleeces 7d; AM, 1 do bellies and pieces 4d, 1 do locks 4|d; .—v over 8, 3 bags locks 4-|d ; cH, I bag pieces 3d; \3, 2 bags halfbred hoggets with rams fleece s^d, Ido merino pieces 6Jd; V over Y ; 2 'bags belly pieces 1 do locks 3Jd, 1 do pieces 44d ; T with | in j centre, 1 bag bellies and locks 6-|-d Skins—GßAM PI ANS, 3bales merino , skins 6fd, Ido do 6£d; JB, 1 bale . crossbred do 6d ; H, 69 crossbred skins ■ Aucklanu, Jan. 15. 1

The third wool sales of the season were held to-day, when, taking the quality or the wool into consideration, the prices of recent sales were fully maintained. There were no southern buyers. Intercaeoill, Jan. 15. The wool Bales at Grore were very

successful The attendance was large and the bidding brisk, and prices were the highest obtained this season Quotations: Hdfbred, Is Ofd ; merino, la o|d ; crossbred, Hid; merino pieces, U^-d.