STOCK SALES.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7568, 21 May 1914, Page 2

STOCK SALES.

.tfmYka. The steady advance in the price ot fat lambs was again the feature oi Tuesday's stuck sale at Temuka. Last sale the advance was approximately

Is a hiad, and Tuesday’s sal" showed a further advance of Is a head all round. Tins of course was very satisfactory to growers. The attendance was large, and tho sale, on ilia whole, one of the least of the season. Fat hum's realised up to 225, and the (re -s throughout were good. 4 here was a good demand for fat ewes, and ; rar( |ca lly all that was o (Venal was disposed of. The demand tor cattle

was not Stirling, but fair sales Were made. T'at steers fetched, up to .CIO las. Calves Wife not in good demand, and the passings wore many. The i'iil rv in pigs was good, baconcrs realising up lo CO .Is, wound's to ■ Kis, aild slips lo 20s, Sales made inhaled . SI I K lid’. Fa I l.ambs.—o at 20s '7d, 81 at 1 Ss, 112 at K-i iUli 120, 47, 01, .20.1 at IDs, ISO, 02, 21 at 17s lOcl,

72 at 20s Id, 2, 18 at 17s, 37 at ISs.-Sd, 170 at 21s, CO at 18s 7d, 88. at lAs Id, I ut 15s (id, 22 at 225, 55 at 18s sd, 17s, 181, 220, at 18s 2d. CCS and 140 at 18s Id, 153 ut 27s Id, 170 at IVs Bd, I*l6 at 10,s Id, 2.8 at 21s, 37 at 17s Id, 1 at lls (id. ISO at 10s 3d. A mixed line i f ewes and wet hers sold at 12s. . Fat cues—lss to 10s.

Fa I wethers-l .at IDs ltd, 33 at ,21s' Sd, :w i\C 18s Bd, 33 at 21s 3d, 32 at 21s 10.1, I at 20. iEwes-27 <u IVs 2d, I I and 21 at ' 15s Gd, 11 a! i-s lid, 51 at Ids, 25 21. 1, 23. 5 7 at L’s, 18 at 15s 7d, 33 at its Id, :-5 at IGs sd, 8 at 12s lid, 15 at 13s sd, 31 at 15s sd, ill at its 7d, ■23 at ids lid, -IS at 17s •Sion «—’l h ; only stur. s entered were !l! old ewes, and thess were passed at 15s Bd. CATTLE. Fa I steers at Ail 2s Gd, Ails 5s and Gil) 15s, fat cows L‘B 15s, lal hellers G 7. c ,\v (spring culver) Qt 12s Gd,

calves at Ills, young steers at .C2 1 is. caws in profit A 8 JUs to All), • (’ins —lVniners Fs to 1 ;: S; slips Ills to 2,is ; haconers up to ,C 3 ss. ■m ■ ADDIN’! !TUN T .

ABDT'NCTON, May 20. There wel'e. good entries of stock in all classes, /at, slurp and lambs being again in large supply. The fat cal lie included some line animals from North Canterbury. 'The demand was rather butter than at the previous-sale, but quotations were unchanged, beef making 25s to 28s (id. Vealcrs realised 8s to 80s. The entry of fat lambs was smaller than last week, and prices were slightly easier, realising equal to G.UI per

lb. The yarding of store sheep was much smaller, principally wethers, but -there was a belter tone in all elarses. ’1 his was- especially noticeable in tin,' case <>!’ lambs and best wethers, which sold at a slight advance. A full supply of fat pigs of average quality met a heller demand than at rrc -nt sales. Choppers and haconers realised 5d to s.fd ; best porkers were easier at (id.