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Timaru Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 3557, 2 May 1901, Page 2

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GERALDESTE SALE. There was a good attendance at the Ger4ldme lire stock sale yesterday. The entry CS Sheep was about 9000. Ewes sold fairly trell, and so did forward lambs. Wethers <nd' aged ewes dragged a little. Fat lambs brought 12s lid; three-quarter-bred lambs, 10s Bd, lis, lis 4d, 12s, 12s Id, 12s 6dj g"t*n cull lambs, 8s 2d; half-bred frether lambs, 9s 3d; fat ewes, 10s Id, 10s 6d, lis 2d, lis 6d, lis 9d and 12s; buffered ewes, full-month, lis 9d; xnerino ewes, Ss, 5s Id, 5s sd; merino wethers, 4s to 4s 2d j six and eight-tooth half-bred ewes, 14s There was a fair entry of pigs, porkers sold from 15s to 18s; weaners, 5s fe 7s. There was a good entry of cattle, Irhich sold as nnder: —Fat cows, £6 5s to £7 ss; forward cows, £3 to £4 10s; three-fear-old steers in good condition, £5 to £6 10s; yearlings, 25s to 355; two-year-old dtile, £3 to £3 ss. THE ADDDfGTON MARKET. Per Press Association." CHBISTCHTJRCH, May 1. Cattle.—l 43 head of fat cattle, mostly light'weights, were yarded, there being only a dozen" steers. Best beef went up to 22s par 1001bs., inferior and medium 10s to 17s Best steers sold at £8 to £9 17s 6d, lighter £6 5s to £7 10s, heifers £5 5s to £7 2s 6d, «ows £4 10s to £7 17s 6d. There -were 100 Store cattle, and they met a good demand at tho following prices :—3-year-old heifers £4, 18-months-old do. £3 12s, yearling Steers £2" lis, sic to nine months-old calves £1 lis to £1 135.. Sheep.—3ooo fat sheep, mostly ewes,- were penned. There were no buyers for export, *nd too many for butchers caused a weaker market. Extra prime wethers sold at 20s Ed, good 16s to 18s, unfinished 14s 6d to 15s fid, best ewes 15s to 17s 6d, medium 13s to 14s 6d, others 9s to 12s 6d. 4437 fat lambs came in. The quality on the whole was not good, and there was a slightly easier sale. Freezers sold at 12s lOd to 15s 3d, others 9s 4d to lis 7d. There were 6467 store sheep, mostly lambs and wethers, but a decided drop in the prices for lambs. Wethers sold at 12s 6d to 13s lOd, young ewes 13s 6d to 14s 6d, others down to 12s, lambs 10a 6d to 12s Id. Pigs.—soo pigs, mostly inferior fats and imull sorts, met a good demand for best Sorts of fats with a rise of 2s 6d per head. Baconers sold at 35s to 49s 6d, equal to 3-|d to 4d'per lb; porkers 27s 6d to 31s 6d, equal to 4d to 4^d; large stores 15s to 20s 6d, smaller 8s to 12s, suckers and weaners Ss 3d to 6s 6d-

THE BUBNSIDE MARKET. DUNEDIN, May 1. Cattle.—22l head of fat cattle were yarded. For all best pens there was good competition, and prices were fully equal to last week's. Half and three-parts fat were feiVfin up by graziers at good prices. Best bullocks sold at £lO to £ll 16s, medium £8 to £9 ss, inferior and small £5 5s to £7, best cows £6 10s to £7 15s, medium £5 5s to £6, inferior and small £5 5s to $7, best cows £6 10s to £7 15s, medium £5 6s to £6, inferior and small £3 15s to £4 10s. Sheep.—l72s fat sheep were penned. !&jjSLOStof the butchers required to buy there %ras an advance of Is to Is 6d on last week. Best crossbred wethers sold at 16s to 18s, medium 14s to 15s 6(1, best ewes 14s to 18s Sd, medium 12s to 13s, inferior 8s to 10s 6d. 506 fat lambs were penned; only a small proportion fit for freezing. Best sold at lis 6d to 13s, a few extra large 13s to 15s, medium 10s to lis, light and inferior 8s 6d to 9s 6d. Pigs. porkers and stores. Suckers sold at 5s to 7s, slips 9s to 13s, stores 15s to 20s, porkers 22a to 265, light baconers 30s to 335, heavy pigs up to 655. Wheat.—A fair amount of business is doing, but the market is not buoyant. Prime velvet and Tuscan are quoted at 2s 6d to 2s 7d, medium 2s 3d to 2s sd, fowlfeed 2s to 2s Id, broken and damaged Is Bjd to Is lid. Oats. —There is a fair demand for good to bright feed sorts, but milling is more difficult to sell. Prime milling is quoted at Is 4jd to Is sd, good to best feed Is 3£d to Is 4d, medium Is ljd to Is 3d, inferior Is to Is 2d, bags extra. Barlev. There is a good demand for bright "malting, but other sorts are not sought for. Prime malting is quoted at 2s 6d to 2s 9d, Lakes 3s, medium malting 2s to 2s sd, feed and milling Is 3d to Is 9d.