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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 11663, 23 January 1902, Page 2

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THE HOME MARKETS. The Agent-General's telegram, received at "Wellington yesterday, dated London, January 20th, "is as follows :—" There is •no alteration in the mutton market since last week. The Knmara's new seasons lambs, brands other than Canterbury, realised 5d to S?d. There is no alteration in beef. Butter is steady at 106s; Dan- " ish. 108s; cheese, 50s. Hemp is firm but quiet; good fair -Wellington, spot, £34 10s; February-April shipment, £;>:> 10s. Cocksfoot is firm, but the market- is inactive at 405." Messrs Dalgetv report, under date Lon- - -don, January 21st, as follows :— '* The: second series of wool sales opened to-day, -with a fair selection. There was a very large attendance of buyers, and the competition was animated. As compared with the closing rates of last series, prices of finest merino are higher by 2£ per cent., and other descriptions of merino by 5 per cent. Fine crossbred wools are higher by 5 per cent, and other descriptions of crossbred bv 5 per cent, to 10 per cent. The demand" is chiefly for greasy crossbred wools, lustrous descriptions." GERALDINE LITE STOCK SALE. There was a large attendance at the Geraldine fortnightly live stock sale yesterday, when there was a very good entry and. a record sale, nearly every line being disposed of under the hammer. There was an exceptionally good entry of lambs, which sold well." Three-quarter-bred ■ lambs brought Ss 6d, 8s 3d. 8s 9d, 10s Id, 10s 3d, 10s 6d, 10s 7d, 10s lOd, and 12s 7s; two-tooth wethers 9s, 10s 2d, and. 13s Id; ewes and lambs, all counted, Bs, 8s 6d, and 9s 3d: fat 9s 3d, 9s 6d, 10s 6d, and lis. There was a good entry cf cattle. Cows in profit brought £4. £4 2s 6d. and £4 ss; two-year-old heifers £2 10s and £3 10s; fat heifers £6 7s 6d; steers, £4; dry cows, £4 8s and £6 12s 6d. There was a small entrr of pigs. Small stores fetched 9s, 10s," and 10s 3d. -ADDINGTON MARKET, Pres3 Association. CHRISTCHURCH, January 22. Cattle-—166 head of fat cattle were yarded, mostly light to handy weights, ■with a few good steers. There was a dull sale, and a decline of Is per 1001b, beef ruling at 17s to 245. Steers brought £6 12s 6d to £8 10s, prime £9 to £ll, heifers £5 5s to SS ss, cows £5 5s to £7 10s. Sheep.—About 3000 fat sheep were penned, mostly ewes. Freezing wethers were in good demand, selling from 13s to 16s 9d, heavier no to 17s id, and ewes easier. Best sorts 12s to 14s, good lis to 12s 6d, others 8s to 10s 6d. Merinos were almost unsaleable owing to the large yarding of ewes, and only .oneprime lot sold" at 14s 3d. 3?ive thousand fat lambs were penned, including a numbar cf secondary. This and careless drafting ware responsible for a decline of Is to Is 6d. About 2500 were taken for export at lis 4d to 14s 3d. Six hundred went to the butchers at 9< 3d to 13s 7d, 650 to graziers at Gs to 10s Bd, 1400 were passed at ICs to 13s 9d. Sir thousand sis hnrdied sere th.ep were penned, mostly lambs. The dry weather caused less demand for al! sorts, and there was a decided decline. Wethers made 10s lid to 12k cd. diy ev.es 10s Sd to 13s 7d, ewe 1 ; and lambs 3s to 8s 2d, all -ecunled. Abrrnt 2003 iambs were sold at 7s 3d to 10s Si, and 1600 were passed/ Pigs.—Ab"ut 503 pigs' were penned. ATI classes v. ere e:is:e:\ Baconsrs brought 55s to 525. porkers 2Z>: to 2Ss. both averaging jwr ib: s:or*s 14s 6J to 20s, and s&iall 6> to 10s 61. BURXSiDK MARKET. DOrKDIX, January 22. Cattle.—lls he;;d «f ::.t cattle were yarded. Ore-thud were fairly good bullocks, the b.iit'sce b?ir.g co-.rs ;:nd Lalffinished cattle. "rices ruled about 10s better than lest- week, prime beef realising 26s to 27s per iGGIb. Best bullocks broucT/t £3 10s to £ll ss, uisdirni £8 to £9 ss. others £6 10s to £7 17s 6d, heavy cows £i rt> £7 2s 6d, me !ct £5 . 15s to £6 17s 6:i. ethers £4 to £5 10s. Sheep.—l72S fat sheep wete panned, the m.'-jou'.y t)e;::,rr weil-finislied ewes. Prices shewed a decline of nbrc.it Is per head. lie- crossbv*! wethers brought 15s od to 17s, me-:!h;ni 13s 9J to 15s. inferior Its r,-» 15<. !-,esl heavy ewes 13-s 6d tr> 14/ Su. luer.hri.i lis to 13-. others 8s 6i to I'.s SJ. Hiz httmlre-'t ::nd sixtytwo iambs '.rere pernr.-!. Prime were "in good demand, bat medium were e::sier. Best brottr'"--' lis 3d to 12.- .6-i. 9* 6d to IC.v vi. rthi-r 7s 6'i tr. 9- 31. Pi ys ._S2 t-:cs w>re yarded, r-nd al' met wi L r; <zr,: : I• ' ::i:',;t:;:-">-'. ;:t : O-vLs.—AH F-rts L.i.=.e: with ;: good ii:quirv. bit the quart :ry on offer is practically r.3. A few.lots of medium ouality are ccmrarr forward, and Snd ready buyers at quotations. Prime millir.c is quoted at &? 6d to 2s &id, good_ to best feed 2s 5d to 2s 6d, medium 2s od to 2s sid per bushel fsacl-s extra). Wheat.—i-'-ime milling wheat continues to meet witi> i ready sale. Medium quality is nenrly nil being quoted as fowl wheat, for which there is a steadv dePrime milling is quoted at 3s to 3s 3d, whole fowl wheat 3s Id to 3s 2d. ftroken and damaged He 9H t n 3c -ner hnshpl