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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11659, 18 January 1902, Page 2

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THE HOME MARKETS. Tiie Colcniu Consignment and Distributing Company has received the following caole message from London :—" Frozen meat.—The price for Canterbury mutton is 3id_; Napier, vVelLington and North Isliicd, 3^d; first quality lamb, 4Jd; second <iuality lambj 4£d." ST. ANDREWS STOCK SALE. There was an entry of about 2500 sheep at St. Andrews yesterday. There was a gotd attendance of bnyers and. a good demand lor all classes of "stock. The following are quotations:—Fat and extra fat ewes, 9s ad to 13s Id; fat and forward wethers, 12s 9d to 13s; ewes and lambs (all counted), 7s 2d to 9s 2d; two-tooth •ewes, lis to 12s ; two-tooth backward welters, 10s Sd to lis. There was a small yardicg of cattle, which met with a very fair sale at late prices. THE LOCAL ATA.ftKKTij,

Aj soma holders have this week shown a tendency to meet buyers, there is more activity in the wheat market, and sales have bean made at 2s lid, L0.0b., sacks •extra. The sales have given the market a .firmer tone, but holders of prime lines st2l hold on for 3s, which price they exject to see given before the new grain is on the market. There is now praetie--ally no '"fowl wheat" to be got, and to meet daily demands good wheat is being disposed of at 2s 9d for whole and 2s 6d for broken, f.o.b. The quotations for oats, 2s to 2s 2d, are nominal, as the marlet is abiist baie. Canadians are worth Id more. There are very few enquiries, owing no doubt to the near approach of "■harvest. Xc barley is on otter or enquired for. STUDHCLME HORSE SALE.

Messrs Gniuness and LeC'ren, Ltd., report having held at Stadholme Junction oa Thursday their annual harvest horse sale. xhess sale* were inaugurated by .the firm some Years ago, and have 'V^Wi h *% m ,°- St ?°i k the and as tzr a* * n, -J.g<» OJ {it-;<s£3 and attendance o, buyers, am ths tettttisg cCinmanity are 1 *■*-• —*s years sale was as good rpu oeitcr than any preceding sale. -ue eziti-zs comprised 74 broken and unbrukin drr."g!ic mures and geldings, 7 spring c-cvp libr.-is, 12 saddle and light h.;nic-s Lois-;*, 4 i'arr.i ilravs, 2 spring crars. J curls aud" gigs, 2 d.f. piociih.-. cn-i £ :, i»div implements and harness."" Mr E. 3. rinbners and 3fr A. H. JCourn, tL-2 auctionasrs. were kept busy all the afternoon, and had the pleasure of £n.~'i"Z EE " owners for half the horses and ail . l bs implements at very satisfactory prices. j£ r - working horses met keen cempeti-i'vn. ' tmi s S e & borses were difficult to sell ar" cv'jTb ~ s ' reserves - Some really splendid h4-"s V ~ re sent for ward - *»r the T:donaei-t'-Jii"d Messrs .J Da-i tw,.,* " man Hodgson. E. Crowe, Jj Shaw! n :. IL . r'Wo!d ma-e owned bv MrV im .™ *P to owner's especiatioa*, Tke i * ~ rt f ;7>J^, r -<>!d draught mafa ±-<l3,\ "* "■ S.T"™ 1 - old mu're ! ,\ x 10s. /-J-par-old gelding £35",. 5--vear-' °- r « ge!dicg'_cj3s,- 6-vear-old *«?« T?" o r,H • „:?:. 8 -. v pr-old fft'tding J329,-. 4-vear-o. M

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