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Temuka Leader, Issue 10235, 3 May 1928, Page 2

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1 TEMUKA STOCK SALE, 3 There was a good yarding of fat ' lambs at the' Temuka live stock sale s held on Tuesday, and so far as v prices were concerned it was the ■" best sale of the season, the market e showing an advance averaging 2s l; per head. A small yarding of fat wethers also sold well',' and an ave- *• rage entry of fat ewes met with a good demand. Taking it all over, a I very healthy tone prevailed in the sheep market. e Prices Avere as follow: y Sheep.—Fat lambs: 32 at 32s Sd, " 6 at 35s Gd, 23 at 32s 10d, 110 at 335, 7G at 34s 7d, 05 at 345, 5G at II 33s Bd,"3G at 32s Gd, 40 at 355, 54 " at 33s Gd, 53 at 33s 7d, 44 at 29s e Gd, 42 at 20s Od, 15 at 20s 9d. 13 cl at 295, 00 at 32s Gd, 40 at 335, 10 11 at 30s, 5S at 32s Sd; fat owes: 20 at.22s, 22 at 16s Od, 11 at 235, 4 e at 22s Od; 20 at 225, 9 at 17s 9d, ! " 19 at 225, 20 at 225, 14 at 2 ss, 21 " at 2ls 9(1, 15 at 24s Gd. 8 at 23s Gd, 20 at 20s Od, 45 at 22s Id, 10 at s ' 28s. 17'' at 21s "Id; fat wetiieirs: "20 l ' at 33s Gd, 10 at 3Gs; stores: 149 f rape lam lis at 22s Id, 4 0 store ewes at 10s Gd, 21 lambs at ISs Gd, 52 l " m.s. lambs at 20s 10d, 13 at 20s 2d, y 12 ewes at 18s Gd. Cattle, —There was a big entry of ' cattle, the fat pens occupying the' d bulk of the yarding. The prices in s both classes were on a par with l " those of last sale. The better class dairy cows were in good demand. — 1 Fat cows: 3 at £lO ss, 1 each at £8 ss, £7 7s Gd, £5 ss, £7, £5 2s Gd, " £8 17s fid, £B, £7 2s Gd, £7 15s, • £6 12s Gd, £5 ss, £l3 10s, £9 ss, '■ £lO 17s 6d, £G 10s, £lO ss, £8 12s r Gd, £li 10s, £4 7s Gd, £6, £4 10s, • £6 17s Gd, £7 2s Gd, £6, £7 10s, 3 £S ss, £6 2s Gd, £S, £5 lbs, £5 12s f Gd, £8 7s Gd, £5, £4, £9, £8 £7 1 2s Gd, £7 os, £6 10s; steers: 2 at • £l2, 1 at £5 15s, 1 at £4, 1 at £3 ' 17s Gd; stores: 3 cows at £2 10s, ■ 3 vealers at £4 15s, 1 springing 2 heifer at £7 15s. Pigs.—A fair entry brought prices well up to the average. Weaners " from 4s 6d to 15s, stores 18s to 30s, baconers 45s to 655, sow and 1 litter 4 ss. EALINC STOCK SALE. I There was a yarding of about 1200 good quality fat ewes and lambs at the Ealing stock sale on Monday, and all were sold under keen competition. Sales were: Lambs: 113 at 34s 7d, SO at 34s 7d, 136 at 33s lid, 2 at 33s 2d, SO j at 32s lid. sfi at 32s 9d, 111 at 325, 40 at 31s Gd, 31 at 31s 4d, 112 at 31s 2d, G at ,31s 2d, 90 at 30s 4d, 72 at 30s 2d, 57 at 29s lid, 1 at 2Gs. Ewes: 25 at 22s 9d, 17 at 22s 7d, 12 at 22s 4d, 30 at 20s Gd, 23 at 10s sd, 15 at lO.s Id, 24 a t ISs sd. MEAT liOAKI) TPdCES. The New -Zealand Meat Producers' Board advises that the following prices were being offered . for fat stock for export at April 28, 1028: • Canterbury.—Prime woolly lambs 361 b and under 11 1-Sd, 37 to 421 b 10 3-Sd, 431 b and over 0 7-Sd; second quality lambs 10 1-Sd. Wethers, first quality to 481 b 7Jd, ' 49 to 561 b 7.id, 57 to 641 b Gid, 63 ] to 721 b 5Ad, over 721 b 4:jd; second ( quality si|d. Ewes under 4811) 5.1(1, 40 (o stilb 5(1, 57 to 641 b 4:id, 65 , I to 721 b 4d, over 721 b Sijd. i i