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Timaru Herald, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12897, 7 February 1906, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

ALBDRY STOCK SALE. ., ■ At the Albury isala on Mondayjthere was * very good jattißiidance of the .and competition: *;.fbr "~l good sheep -was. r . .good. About' 863; and limbs were offered, aaid 20' Keao.- of. castis. ".'■ . :Cai±fe--yeair!lfegs: sold aS'SOsj'rcqwS in.prpfjj: .at. £3,.. 2-y«ar--old ■ .steeTr^-^aid^n.^Jf^ys "J&, ;sos> to. cows at;£S,"-springers' '■'•& IJB4 to £5. Sheep; —25 2-^^ jl tfe&ers at T4s 6d, 13-2,;4, •and 6-tobta ditto' at'•;2ss, 4. 2r,topth. wethers «b 14a.7d, 95; iiirwtir'd steie .lamtis! aC3;2a 2d, 4passe3.), ;! 31 jmeriao wethers al 4s. 1d,., 82 fat and iovwitti! lambs at 'l3s . Id, 1181 2400£b-ewe» »ti 17s; Id, 86 .old esves and 99 lambs at 7*' 10d (passed), 170. old ewes ; and 90 lambs ait.;7s 5d (passed), ;50 .fat .wethers at'ißs."'- '.... -

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- < Ffebrtiary;;^:;';. The DepMrtment'bf industries and Co'mf merce >ias: tba v , following;;, cable, inassage --fTOBK'-i'tihe' High, Conim&sionefdated London sth inst'': ; t-" ImporfcEfiops of BiTcr Plato idutton. v laiab and butter intb; the United Kingdom the 'month b£ January totalled 197,078 carcasesji.lamb 4 , 13j007 carcases?-.'.bitter' 12,074 cwts;'distributed : as follows •:-i rMutton —London 75,516>rEiyerpobl 83,586; Hull 13,600, ,-Jf©wcastle;.a6,Boo- -Cardiff -7576, Southamptan s -2000 s-- ; ■; I,irerpooj: Bull \2Bor Cardrff ;^910;: Southampton between 'LisMpftqi/and ': : ; STOOE SALE.; ';- : ». 4 February 6. - There was a good attendance wald yards to-day^»ud?-a-.abetter tone has prevailed of MeT 7 "Fifty, head„<jf cattle were offered and prices! .were/firmer than last week- The bulk of tb&;entry;of 1500 sheep was -i»mpris&r ~M -Jstoris.' SheeprrAl&6ngh-€a*Uheap were in small sapply ti&-&h?vOif>&&£ a. €afc-laim&» M, ing passed at .13& 6dv *and wether* aft 175.10 d »iMai «b lis 64 to "Isa -to " 7d; Tb» %alfc <*f : lbe store entry was made; up oi lanibs- for wbich; 4b&a was i?.?feir>dentan<i. -Some lines were

in' fairly Tbe. sales; were—l6s lambs at; 7a _Bd, .226 . 83 at 12s 6d-,. 19£r : at"l2s 7d and" 170 9h 13s Id. '--.A-, consignment of 57 sound month ewes.ywas-cquittedjat 13s-.-3d and «wes of mis»d;-ag6*-at 7s Id; <a nice line of 215' 4,rrS:;and ri :B-tq<>tb. ewes wassold at 153. v v,,: , .v in i Cattle— Tjfiere vrss, aboat jea.. equal entry' of stores fiere .being some godd q-oality in,*. Fat. steers brought £2 23, JB4 lOlC' £4; 1&, £4, 17s- 6d to £s;>fafc cows £5, $£:&& 6d to £&; fat-bet . fera ;£4^^;^lQß,^.£4,;iss j t»;£6;yearlings Aiintbg old cattle 15s, 2Jte, 28s calves , 14a ;, «pringers ; £S ; cotts £2 ,3s 6d to£3 7s 6d''j 'rows'la'ciSl at £3, and old cows at £2 3s .6&?y-:-r. : -^r:-- .- -..:'■..

DUNEBTN WOOL ; SALKi. ".)■ •_ ~ DUNEOTN,-February 6. . There is a general .espression of opinion that to-day's, wool sale was the best held in the colony so-far this season. The balss catalogued 8534. The atof buyers was large and competition though soinewhat irregular was brisk for all classes 'of fleece wool. Prices for balibreds and.flFpssbreds. of all .de''iscriptions were froni par to higher than at last sale, .while.'merino showed a. rise in many case* of Id. Pieces and bellies were easier. Telford's Waiwera clip of super, combing merino realised first r . combing merino and se-. cond (Man'bmg ll|d, pkces and necks 10|d, Jbellies -Qfd; Kaihakie merino forongbt'l3-id, qu,urterbreA 14d and halfbred 13id. p— "'"-'' ■