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Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3551, 25 April 1901, Page 2

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GERALDEfE FARMERS' SALE. There was only a small yarding at tlie Geraldine Farmers' Yards yesterday. Twotooth rams sold at 10s 6d and lis; lambs a£ 7s 6d to lis 2d, and calves 7s 6d. WOOL AND SKIN SALE. . The catalogue for the local wool and skin - ~ sales, held in town yesterday, was not large. The attendance of buyers was fair, but only a limited amount of business was done. The following are quotations:— Half-bred wool, at per lb., to s£d; merino, 4|d; dead wool, 4fd to sd; crosstied skins, at per lb., 3fd to 4d; farmers' skins, Is 4d to 2s sd; butchers' skins, Is 6d to 2s lid; long wool skins, 4s Id; lamb skins, lOd to 2s 6d; pieces, 4d per lb. Fat, 15s to 17a 6d per cwt. CHRISTCHUKCH MARKET. Per Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, April 24. Cattle.—At Addington 247 fat cattle were yarded, including some good station lines. There was a slight improvement for prime, bnt inferior were weaker. Good to prime fetched 20s to 99* 6d, others 17s to 19s 6d per lOOlbs., best steers brought £8 to £9 15s, others £5 10s to £7 10s, best heifers £7 to £8 10s, others £4 15s to £6 10s, best cows £7 to £8 2s 6d, others £4 2s fid to £6 10s. Dairy cattle were in good demand up to £9 15s. Nothing was doing in stores.

Sheep.—About 2000 fat sheep, mostly ewes, were penned. There was no demand for export, but the butchers kept prices -steady, with a slight improvement for good deep. Wethers fetched 15s lid to 18s 7d, best ewes 15s to 16s Bd, merinos 13s to 14s 6d, inferior down to lis, merino wethers Tig

to 14s. 2850 fat lambs were penned. There trare not many prime, but anything up to the mark sold welL Other sorts were Is lower. Freezers brought 13s to 15s 9d, extra prime to 16s 7d, others 10s to 12s 6d. 12,245 store sheep were penned, mostly rcsgh sorts and dealers' lines from the Chaihams and Marlborough. "Vendors reduced their reserves, being anxious to quit, and more changed hands than usual at slightly lower rates. Forward wethers fetched 14s Id to 14s lOd, backward 8d to 14s, good young ewes i4s to 16s- 6d, medium sorts 12s to 13s 6d, aged 6s to Bs, lambs 9s to 10s 6d for backward, and iin to 33s passed.

Kgs.—4so pigs were penned. Baconers fetched 32s 6d to 465, ordinary up to 52s 6d, extra heavy equal to to 3£d per lb., porkers, good sale, at 23s to 31s 6d, equal to 4d. Good Btores were in demand at 19s to 255, smaller 12s io }Bs, suckers 4s to 6s.

DUNEDIN MARKETS, DUNEDEf, April 34; gattle.—-At Bnrnside market IS9 iafc "ffere yardgd. almost wholly fair to b&m, width nU . * * • • - unaer fair competition at about 23s per lOOlbs. Best bullocks brought £8 5s to £lO ss, medium £7 to SI 15s, light £5 10s to £6 15s, best cows and heifers £6 10s to £B, medium £5 to £5 15s, aged cows £4 to £4 15s. Sheep.—The entry of fat sheep consisted of 1799, all crossbreds except one or two small pens. There was a fairly good demand for prime wethers which were scarce, but ewes met with a dragging sale at prices on a par with those obtained last week. Best wethers sold at 16s to 18s 3d, medium 15s to 15s 9d, best ewes 13s to 14s 9d, medium lis to 12s 9d, aged 9s to 10s 9d. The yardmg of fat lambs was much larger- than usual, 1262 being penned. Very few were prime, a large proportion being only forward stores, for which there was not much demnrd except at low prices. Prime lambs met a fair sale. Best lambs sold at 12s to 13s 6d, medium 10s 6d to lis 6d, small 8s to 9s 6d. I*igs.—l62 pigs of all sorts were penned. Porkers and baconers met with a good sale, but other sorts were hard to quit. Suckers sold at 4s 6d to Bs, slips lis to 15s, stores 16s to 225, porkers 25s 6d to 30s, baconers 32s to 465.

Wheat.—quality continues iojneefc n rezay «i.?e hi late values. Median milling is uot readi'r disposed of. JVvJs"wlieat meets vrr.h ftiir >ulo, tut is r 'Jtr more pler.rin;'. Milling is inl at 2s 6d to 2s 7u. aia-tiijci to e<ol 2s 3d to 2s sd, fowl-wheat ..-..n'e) "2s to 2s broken and damape ! ;< S'l to Is ]l<! , sacki in.

Oats. Good to be~. feed lines meet with fair conipe* tinn. I : 'no milling .sorts are not strongiy er\q'>d for, and inferior quality is jti it. Prime milling is quoted at I* 4 .id : . Is- 5-1. good to besl feed Is to Is 4d. inferior to medium Is to Is 3d : s-irk- es'ra Barley . no new season's- f»rain are now ci.-ming h L There is good local demand f< r all p -e lets. l> ut ar.vtbing else is not in rc'|ire.-r i: d is difficu't to place even at fo'.r prices. 1 iine malting (Lakes) is quoted ;<r 2~ 9 ! t- y< 6d. good" 2s to 2s 6d, millinff Is 9J to 2- feed Is 4d to Is 8d ; sacks extra.